Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act Faces Long Uphill Climb - 20/05/2010 8:05

As a follow-up to a story previously discussed in these pages, we are pleased to report that the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee did in fact have a hearing on Jim McDermott's Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act on the morning of 19 May, 2010.

There was no... view more>>

US Senators Wyden and Gregg Introduce Online Gaming Legislation - 25/02/2010 8:02

Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Judd Gregg (R-NH) have introduced the Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010, which includes provisions to legalize and regulate Internet gaming.

"With so much media focus on the differences between Democrats and Republicans in Congress, this bipartisan initiative highlights the growing support... view more>>

Iowa Mulls Offering Legalized Sports Betting - 05/02/2010 8:02

The Iowa Senate is considering a bill that would offer legalized sports betting in Iowa Casinos.

This bill has a long uphill climb ahead of it, as it not only needs to be approved by the Senate prior to the first sports bet being accepted, it will need to... view more>>

Bodog the Strongest Brand in Online Gambling? - 08/01/2010 15:01

A report published on January 5, 2010 by independent gaming consultant Josh Apiafi using Google to test the brand strength of the top 10 online gambling sites showed Bodog to be the strongest.

The survey was done by looking at the number of Google Alerts generated daily, during December,... view more>>

More Payment Problems Ahead for US Facing Gaming Companies? - 01/10/2009 21:10

The saga continues with U.S. gaming payment processors.

First there were payment processing problems with gaming giant Bodog in 2008. More recently there have been legal attacks and seizures against companies processing payments for US-facing poker rooms, previously reported upon here in the Wheretobet.com news telegram. Now... view more>>