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- July 26, 2017 By Oliver Young -

Massachusetts is one of the states where the debate on online gambling legalisation has been ongoing and very fierce, especially in the last few years. There are many people who feel very strongly, either in favour of legalisation or against it and they have been arguing for and against, both in the media as well […] Continue Reading

- July 25, 2017 By Riley Wilson -

Back in January, we received the news that the state of New Jersey was taking its bid to offer legalized sports betting straight to the Supreme Court. This decision could have widespread consequences for sports wagering across the United States. In case the Supreme Court rules in favor of changing the federal law, California will […] Continue Reading

- July 24, 2017 By Oliver Young -

The main event of the World Series of Poker took place this weekend. WSOP is the largest land-based poker tournament and the first event took place in 1970. These days online poker is becoming extremely popular and in many US states, online poker legalisation proponents are fighting the battles in the legislative bodies. New York […] Continue Reading

- July 20, 2017 By Riley Wilson -

Good news for Calvin Ayre and the Bodog online gambling business came from the office of the US federal prosecutor, after all charges filed more than five years ago have been dropped. Back in 2012, Bodog, Calvin Ayre and three other individuals were charged by the District of Maryland Attorney for illegal gambling and money […] Continue Reading

- July 19, 2017 By Oliver Young -

Phil Ivey is not an uncontroversial individual, to say the least. This famous poker player has been involved in a few scandals over the years. Most notable, he has been accused of edge sorting on several occasions. In 2016 a federal judge ruled against Ivey and he had to pay over $10 million to an […] Continue Reading

- July 17, 2017 By Oliver Young -

Indian gambling and betting laws are pretty strict, both when it comes to online as well as offline betting. Currently, there are only three states within India where casinos are legal – Goa, Sikkim and Daman. There are fines for those who organise illegal gambling and the fines are more severe for those who engage […] Continue Reading

- July 10, 2017 By Oliver Young -

Pennsylvania is one US state where the interests of the anti-online gambling lobby and the proponents of online gambling legalisation clash very often. The main battle is of course, legal, and it is fought in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the State Senate, but other methods are used and employed as well. One of […] Continue Reading

- July 3, 2017 By Oliver Young -

The situation with the status of online gambling at a federal level in the US, seems to be at a standstill. Those who are in favour of legalisation try to push bills that legalise online gambling through the houses of representatives of various individual states, whereas those who oppose online gambling are trying to prevent […] Continue Reading

- June 29, 2017 By Riley Wilson -

Roskomnadzor has temporarily blocked access to Google this week, due to links leading to a banned online gambling website. Many internet users were surprised on Thursday, when they lost access to Google.ru, while the reason was a redirect to a gambling domain pertaining to Russian bookmakers Fonbet. The response of local internet service providers was […] Continue Reading

- June 28, 2017 By Oliver Young -

New Jersey is one of the most enthusiastic American states when it comes to putting forward a legal framework that will allow citizens to have access to betting and gambling services, both online, as well as at land-based facilities. New Jersey legalised online casino gambling in 2011, thus becoming one of the few states where […] Continue Reading