It would appear that the hearing that took place on December 3 before the House Financial Services Committee for the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act of 2009 (also known as the anti-UIGEA BILL) went off successfully putting the regulation of online gambling in a favorable position.
Casino News
Delay in UIGEA Implementation
The United States Treasury and the Federal Reserve issued a joint statement confirming that the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) will be postponed for a period of at least six months.
Results and Winners of eGaming Review Awards
The most important online gambling awards, the eGaming Review Awards, was held at London’s Billingsgate on November 30th.
LuckyLiveCasino.com Accepting Neteller
LuckyLiveCasino.com is an online casino that not only offers the most up to date online gaming experience available but also offers to make deposits and withdrawals easier for their clients by adding Neteller to their cashier.
UK Online Casino Presenting New Look
Slots N Games has joined the many online casinos that have recently renovated their sites in order to make them look more appealing to United Kingdom players.
eCOGRA Holds Courses in Several Countries
ECOGRA, the non-profit organization’s Responsible Gambling manager, Tex Rees, recently conducted in-house courses at various online casino, poker and sportsbook operations in four countries.
Israeli Police Bust Internet Gambling Ring
Three hundred police and tax authorities raided 37 homes in Israel earlier this week and arrested dozens of people suspected of being involved in organized gambling and other criminal activities that includes extortion, money laundering and property theft. The raid was handled together with the police’s Lahav 433 unit, the Money Laundering Prohibition Authority, the Tax Authority investigators as well as State Prosecutors after a lengthy undercover investigation.
Golden Casino to Turn Away US Players
Disappointing news for US online casino players is the announcement that Golden Casino, a major player in the US gaming space, is in the process of being sold. Once Golden Casino is under the new ownership on December 1, 2009, it will no longer accept new players from the US.
Major Moolah Pays Out Jackpot Hit
The Major Moolah jackpot was hit once again on Sunday night making it the third hit on this game in the past month. Approximately two weeks ago the Major Moolah game was hit for $7,676 and one lucky player walked away with $17,474 after hitting the same game less than a month ago.
Two Time Winners at Online Casinos
There have been many online casino winners who have, against all odds, succeeded in have two big hits.
Poland attempts to ban Online Gambling
An anti-gambling campaign has been organized by Polish leaders in an attempt to ban Internet gambling.
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