Legal Casino News
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.
- By Ciara Trenton
- Published 08/29/2011
- Legal Casino News
Greece has become the latest country to crack down on Internet gamblers who do not pay taxes on their winnings. The government has set up a police task force to go after gamblers who bail out on paying taxes from online casino earnings.
- By Lucas Hardy
- Published 08/15/2011
- Legal Casino News
Revenue has started to come back in Las Vegas casinos, but that has not
stopped the companies that own those casinos from thinking big. Many of
the biggest gaming companies in the world are expecting to launch US
online casinos in the near future.
- By Ciara Trenton
- Published 07/26/2011
- Legal Casino News
Online gambling is coming to the US. That is the opinion of
Massachusetts Treasurer Steven Grossman. Although the treasurer does not
agree with the online gambling movement, he is prepared to back a push
in the Massachusetts legislature to allow the state lottery to sell
tickets online.
- By Elijah O'Connor
- Published 07/10/2011
- Legal Casino News
Washington DC was set to become the first jurisdiction to allow online
casinos openly in the US, but recently the city is coming under fire for
the plan. The original plan was to have the casinos operating by July,
with real money play to begin in September.
- By Jack Swank
- Published 06/25/2011
- Legal Casino News
The latest attempt to regulate online poker in the US came on Friday
when Representative Joe Barton introduced the Internet Gambling
Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection, and Strengthening UIGEA Act of
2011. Unfortunately for online casinos, they will be left out of the
party if the legislation is approved.
- By Andre Salmon
- Published 06/6/2011
- Legal Casino News
By the end of this year, gamblers that travel to Las Vegas may no longer
have to freshen up and head downstairs to the casino in order to
gamble. These gamblers will have the luxury of turning on their
televisions, and playing their favorite casino games.
- By Jack Swank
- Published 03/19/2011
- Legal Casino News
Three states will have lawmakers discussing new online casino
legislation in the coming weeks, with Nevada, the gaming capital of the
US, leading the way. Florida and Iowa are other states that are also
considering online poker legislation.
- By Ciara Trenton
- Published 03/4/2011
- Legal Casino News
Individual states are making a strong push towards regulated online
gambling in the US, but online casinos are for the most part being left
out of new proposals. California, Florida, and Iowa are all looking to
pass new online gaming laws, but each is only looking to regulate online
poker.
- By Lucas Hardy
- Published 02/12/2011
- Legal Casino News
It has been several weeks since New Jersey lawmakers passed legislation
that would bring casino gambling to the Internet in the state. Online
gamblers are now getting antsy waiting for Governor Chris Christie to
sign the bill.
- By Owen Cadus
- Published 01/28/2011
- Legal Casino News
The state of Florida appears poised to become the next state to regulate
online poker. With New Jersey lawmakers already legalizing full online
casino gambling, Florida legislators are discussing taking the first
step towards that goal.
