The FBI Must be Really Bored
It appears that the FBI is sending agents into the online game, “Second Life” to investigate the virtual casinos there.
View ArticleGovernment Sanctioned Copyright Infringement?
Lawrence Walters reports on this at Adult Industry Update: A little-known dispute between the island nation of Antigua and the United States may turn into a major headache for media companies,...
View ArticleRon Paul on the UIGEA
Another reason to like Ron Paul. I can’t say that I throw in 100% with his economic policies, but I can’t say that they would keep me from voting for him. His libertarian views on social issues are...
View ArticleBodog loses its domain name
Due to, well, just really REALLY stupid litigation strategy (as in not showing up at all), one of the best known online gambling websites, Bodog, no longer owns its own domain name. Back in September...
View ArticleMassachusetts Proposes Nanny-State Online Gambling Law
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has proposed a new law to make criminals out of citizens who place bets online. (source) What makes this proposed law suspect to me is that it is buried deep within...
View ArticleUS bans online gambling, Antigua strikes back
Back a few years ago, in an attempt to pander to the Religious Right — the “conservatives” who want to make government so small that it can fit under your bedroom door, and into your brain — Bill Frist...
View ArticleIn Anti-Gambling Craze, First Amendment is Collateral Damage
We (okay, I) usually think of the uneducated red states as the anti-freedom bloc. But, the Blue states are doing their part to make sure that Dixie and Utah aren’t the only places where personal...
View ArticleRepublicans move to “clarify” the UIGEA
For months, Barney Frank (D-MA) has been trying to unravel the UIGEA — the law that Bill Frist tacked on to a Port Security bill, which may not have made online gambling illegal, but it sure scared all...
View ArticleKentucky v. 141 Domain Names Order
The order in Kentucky v. 141 Domain Names has been issued. As my firm is involved in this case, I can not comment too deeply on it. However, here is an outline of notable points in the ruling. Domain...
View ArticlePennsylvania Judge Rules that Poker is a Game of Skill
Pokernews.com reports that a Pennsylvania judge has ruled that poker is a game of skill. His ruling dismissed a case in which Walter Watkins was charged with running an illegal Texas Hold’em game. Most...
View ArticleYou Betcha! “Gambling” Site Wins in Washington Court of Appeals
Betcha.com is an “honor system” gambling website. It functions as a social networking platform where gamblers make private bets with one another. Betcha collects a small fee from its members in...
View ArticleCensorship in the Name of Political Correctness — Gamers Prepare to Face a...
Editorial and Comment by Zac “AGhostInTheSnow” Papantoniou “Just when the decency police and moral values group have been all but defeated in the courts–both of law and public opinion–a new threat has...
View ArticleWashington State comes down against online gambling
By J. DeVoy Today, in a unanimous decision authored by Justice Tom Chambers, the Washington Supreme Court dealt a blow to online gambling. Internet Community & Entertainment Corporation, doing...
View ArticleOnline Gambling Comes to DC
By Marc J. Randazza Washington, D.C. – not Las Vegas, Miami or Texas – is poised to be the first to allow online gaming for its residents. But it’s not without some catches. Players must be within the...
View ArticleFeds indict online gambling sites
By J. DeVoy Fresh on the heels of D.C.’ s decision to pursue legal online gambling, the DOJ indicted a number of gambling websites today, including PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker....
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