The Macau Government should look into the experiences of other countries when dealing with the application of the smoking ban in casinos, lawmakers said, however, they remain unable to come to an agreement on how the anti-smoking law should be applied. The Legislative Assembly remains unable to come to an agreement on how the anti-smoking law should be applied to casinos and other entertainment venues, despite the amendments to the draft law proposing a three-year transition period for those establishments. read moretoday
Washington, DC (July 28, 2010) –The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today applauded passage of H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, by the House Financial Services Committee. The bipartisan 41-22 vote demonstrates that sensible regulation of Internet gaming is gaining support in Congress while prohibition continues to fail. read moretoday
Washington (Dow Jones) - A House panel voted on Wednesday to approve a measure that would seek to regulate many forms of online gambling, in an effort to overturn an existing law that bans the increasingly popular Internet-based gambling. Lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee voted 41-22 to approve the legislation, meaning it could be brought to the floor by House Democratic leadership. read moretoday
Thursday, 29. July
No consensus on smoking ban in casinos has been reached
Pennsylvania gambling tax income outpaces Nevada
Silks fails to beat odds
Camelot to be turned down
Ladbrokes joins gaming licence race
Football World Cup showed that online betting is bigger than ever
Failed gaming site cost CAD 7.3 million: minister
EU court says countries can ban online gambling
New law would allow more casinos in Puerto Rico
Jamaica legalizes casinos to revive economy
PAGCOR to review mobile casinos