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Periods of time go by when no articles are written in our Legal online casino news section, but those times are quickly fading as online casino bans, expansions, and court cases become more mainstream. Antigua and the US are a main stay on the legal online casino news wires, but the UK, Germany, Italy, Australia, South Africa and many other nations around the world break legal casino gaming news, too. So keep a close eye on this page and our Legal casino RSS feed for the latest developments covering all aspects of online casino legalities.
Iowa may become the first state in the US that will allow their residents the right to do what they are already doing, to gamble online at a casino. With an estimated 50,000 Iowans betting online, lawmakers are seeking apiece of the revenue for the state.

Visa has become the latest credit card company to force online casino players in the US to adjust their deposit methods at the casinos they play at. Visa followed in the footsteps of MasterCard by announcing they will no longer process online gambling transactions.

The year 2010 may be remembered in history as the year that the US finally put an end to the prohibition of online gambling. Many states are moving closer to legalizing and regulating online casinos, and people in the US cannot wait.

Thursday was supposed to be the day that online casinos affected by the disturbance of Governor Steve Beshear's attempt to seize their domain names would get their salvation. Instead, the day came and went and the Kentucky state Supreme Court did not offer their opinion.

While many of the European Union countries struggle to meet the online gambling standards that are set within trade agreements, little-known country, Estonia, is leading the way. Estonia has recently legalized online gambling.

BetonSports is now a defunct online gambling website, but while it was operating, the site took in over a billion dollars in revenue from US customers. On Friday, former Chief Executive David Carruthers was sentenced to thirty-three months in prison for his role in the company.

The calendar has now officially turned to the year 2010, and many casino operators are hoping that means a change of luck. The past few years have been rough for US-based gaming stocks, but companies are expecting a turnaround soon.

There have been positive steps towards regulations of the Internet gambling industry in the US in 2009, and now as the year ends online casinos are looking towards 2010 as the year when the regulations finally get put in place.

It has been a bittersweet year for online casinos when it comes to the US. The country has actively gone after several online companies, while at the same time, members of Congress were working towards changing Internet gambling laws.

Facebook may be one of the largest social networking sites in the world, but that does not mean that everybody is welcome. Facebook has decided that online casino ads will not be accepted.

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