In the face of the economical crisis every state tries to find ways to get in the mottoes. (more…)

Barack Obama, the 44th President in the history of the United States, took office on 20 January 2009. And no-one can deny that the new President has more pressing issues to deal with during the current crisis than the question of online poker. Nevertheless, this issue concerns millions of players in the United States.
The UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) Law, adopted in 2006 by the Bush administration, prohibits financial transactions outright between online poker websites and American banks. It was intended to bring an end to online poker in the USA. In a more general manner, numerous measures have been taken to combat online poker in the United States over the past 2 or 3 years. (more…)

Google UK will soon be displaying “Adwords” advertising links to online gambling sites.

Google Adwords is a system of advertising links based on the “Pay Per click” principle. Companies buy keywords and when the internet user enters one of these keywords into the Google search engine, it displays an advertising link towards companies that have purchased the keyword. These companies pay Google according to the number of clicks made by internet users on Google’s advertising link to their site. (more…)

Steve Beshear, the Governor of Kentucky, has issued a request to the State of Kentucky demanding the blockage of the domain names of numerous online gaming operators, including PokerStars and Full-Tilt Poker, with a view to protecting the interests of the State. (more…)

One week ago, Cologne Court confirmed the ban on Internet gambling and therefore on sports betting in Germany. The bookmaker Bwin had requested the lifting of this ban in the German States. (more…)

The bookmaker Unibet is once again being prosecuted by the Dutch government - this time for excessive advertising during Feyenoord Rotterdam’s Centenary tournament several weeks ago. The spokesman for the Minister of Justice has denounced the actions which contravene the online gaming laws in force in the Netherlands. (more…)

Readers may recall that some time ago, French football club Paris Saint-Germain lodged an complaint for infringement of copyright and advertising free-riding against the sports betting websites Unibet and Bwin. (more…)

The Swedish legal system has just authorised advertising by foreign gaming operators in the media, thus ending the discrimination which formerly existed. (more…)

The European Union’s legal department has launched a preliminary enquiry into the discriminatory measures approved by the USA, which infringe the rights of European companies offering their services to American customers. (more…)

Brussels has, once again, slammed the French decree enacted under the country’s crime prevention legislation. The text, which clearly favours the State monopoly, does not conform to Community Law. (more…)