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The history
of online gambling is not a long and mysterious one,
although there have been a few scandals in its time.
Rather, the history of online gambling is quite short
(starting in the 1990's) and explosive. Internet
betting has become a multi-billion dollar industry in a
very short time - still continuing to grow in its fiscal
rise. Online gambling happened so fast, that as it
became a reality, the largest and most successful
companies in the industry were just being formed - and
scrambling to do so. The catalyst for this scramble
happened in 1994, when the government of the Caribbean
island, Antigua Barbuda, passed the law that enables
online casinos to operate from their homeland to this
day - the Free Trade and Processing Zone Act.
With the technological possibility of online gambling
already in the air, this new law made it legal to
license and operate online casinos from the Antigua
Barbuda jurisdiction. Of those who saw this as the
lucrative opportunity that it was - two brothers -
Andrew and Mark Rivkin - formed the company Cryptologic,
and began creating software solutions to safely handle
financial transactions with unprecedented encryption
designs. At the same time, both Microgaming and Starnet
Communications were formed - all in the same year
Antigua Barbuda passed its groundbreaking law.
Canada was home to many important
internet gambling developments at
this time, including the formation of the Kahnawake
Gaming Commission, which was formed to regulate online
casinos and to enforce gaming fairness standards.
Starnet Communications was also based from Canada, but
was still obliged to operate offshore accounts in
funding their eCash bankroll. Boss Media is another
newly organized company claiming its stake in the
industry at the time. However, it is Microgaming and
Cryptologic who lead the way in gaming technology, with
Cryptologic creating the first fully operational gaming
platform, equipped with eCash depositing capabilities
and real money account management. Before the end of
1996, Cryptologic releases its very first software
package under their subsidiary, WagerLogic. And by
October of the same year, InterCasino (one of the very
first online casinos) is in full operation on the Web.
The Industry Takes off
Running
Thus begins the multi-million dollar industry (soon
to become multi-billion). Shortly after Cryptologic and
InterCasino start gaining revenue from online gambling,
Boss Media AB begins operating their game server from
Antigua and Barbuda. Starnet Systems International
simultaneously begins granting licenses to casino
operators with their customized software packages. In
return, Starnet requires the casinos to pay them a
portion of their earnings, which the software
manufacturer presumably uses to finance its own online
betting site, WorldGaming.net. And in their quest to
be "the first", Microgaming releases the first
progressive online slot machine, Cash Splash.
Over the next year, online gambling takes off, and by
the end of 1998 produces an annual revenue of $835
million. U.S. players make up a large portion of this
revenue, which begins to draw attention from U.S.
lawmakers. It is at this time that the Republican
senator from Arizona, John Kyl drafts his first of
several bills to ban online gaming. Called the
Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, the bill intends to
make the selling of betting related services and goods
to U.S. citizens illegal. It does not pass, however,
and on-line wagering continues to thrive. Within the
same year, both boss Media and Starnet successfully
implement their gaming licenses to independent online
casino operators.
Canada begins its own crackdown on the industry by
raiding Starnet offices located in Vancouver. Royal
Police claim that Starnet's email server is based in
Canada, resulting in an illegal extension of betting
activities, which the Canadian Criminal Code does not
allow. Starnet was later fined $100,000 for its
involvement in online gambling. Riding on the wave of
this opposition, Senator Kyl revises his Prohibition Act, which fails to pass in the
U.S. congress once again. (The bill is revised a third
time by Virginian Republican Bob Goodlatte, but fails to
gather a two-thirds majority rule in the U.S. House of
Representatives) In the meantime, Australia grants the
first and only online casino license to Lasseters, which
to this day is running strong on the Web. The license
is issued by the Northern Territory Government, which
other territory governments in Australia begin modeling
their own online gambling legislation after. However,
by the year 2000, the Federal Government of Australia
puts into effect the Interactive Gambling Moratorium
Act, which prohibits any online casino or sportsbook
formed after May of 2000 to operate from Australian
soil. Lasseters is the only online casino to this day
operating from Australia. (The Australian government
later successfully passes a bill that U.S. congressmen
were trying to pass themselves. Although several
allotments were made to facilitate sports betting and
horse racing, the Australian legislation banned online
casinos and sportsbooks from offering services to
Australian citizens.)
At this time, it is reported there are approximately
700 online casinos in operation, processing real money
wagers in several currencies. Microgaming, Cryptologic,
Playtech and Boss Media make big waves just before the
millennium approaches, with Boss Media receiving share
quotes on the Stockholm Exchange and releasing the first
multi-player gaming interface, enabling real-time chat
between gamblers playing the same game. Microgaming
hires the renowned Price Waterhouse Coopers to audit its
gaming software, insuring standard and fair payout
percentages in addition to releasing its second
progressive jackpot game, LotsaLoot online slot
machines. Shortly thereafter, Microgaming releases yet
another three more progressive gambling games: Super Jax
video poker, Wow Pot, and Fruit Fiesta online slot
machines. Cryptologic goes public as well, gaining a
spot on the Nasdaq National Market. In four years since
its inception, Cryptologic reports approximately 680,000
patrons have used its software to make betting related
financial transactions. By 2001, the estimated number
of patron who have gambled online nears eight million.
More Countries Enter the
Game
Other countries paving a way for online gambling at
this time include Argentina, which licenses its first
online casino, as well as the UK territories, Isle of
Man and Gibraltar, which both begin issuing licenses to
internet sports betting websites. In Africa, Sun
International Hotels makes a pact with Boss Media to use
their software for an online version of the
African-based brick 'n mortar casino.
From the year 2001 onward, online gambling is marked
by bills, legislation and lawsuits. The United States
still seeks to put an end to online gaming, whereas
the United Kingdom does all it can to make it a
legalized and profitable venture. In the U.S., two
major anti-online gambling bills are passed. One of
these bills updated the infamous Wire Act, although
there is still varied interpretation of the law,
questioning what exactly entails recreational/leisure
gambling and sporting. The other bill prohibits U.S.
based payment processors, such as credit card companies
to facilitate transactions made at internet casinos. (Thus
the reason there is such a wide selection of alternative
payment methods on the internet these days). As a
result of the growing power of anti-gambling lobbyists,
the U.S. Congress effectively pressured large U.S. based
search engines, such as Google and Yahoo, to cease
advertising for on line betting companies. One such
company, Casino City, countered by filing a lawsuit
against the U.S. government, claiming its First
Amendment rights to free speech were violated. However,
the case was thrown out after several appeals. One
positive movement in regards to online gambling in the
U.S. is the state of Nevada's bid to permit online
casinos to operate from within the state, effectively
allowing Nevada residents to gamble on the Internet. The
legislation is slow moving, but has succeeded in passing
guidelines that would tax and license Nevada-based
online casinos.
United Kingdom Leads the
Way...
In England, there is less opposition at the time,
with legislation being passed to effectively legalize
online betting in the U.K. As far back as 2001, the
British Channel Islands passed a bill that would
legalize online betting, thereby putting protocol
standards of licensing applications in place. Later
that same year, the Gambling Review Report was released,
which strongly suggested to legalize all types of
internet gambling in the U.K. This, in turn, led to the
drafting of the U.K. Gambling Bill, which is a
comprehensive bill that would legalize online betting
and allow for more land-based casinos and betting
operations. Cultural Secretary, Tessa Jowell, has been
a large factor in revising the bill, which would impose
strict regulations and high standards to all related causes.
The approval of the UK
Gambling Act in April of 2005 was a monumental occasion
for the internet gambling industry. eCommerce
Regulation and Online Gambling Enforcement (eCOGRA)
helped advise in the penning of the UK Gambling Act,
which becomes enforceable in the Fall of 2007. The Act
called for the creation of the UK Gambling Commission,
which now oversees all regulation enforcement in the
areas of licensing online casinos, preventing
underage/problem gambling and organized crime, and
ensuring gaming fairness through software fairness
accreditations and monthly payout percentage reports. In
addition to issuing and monitoring operating licenses,
the Commission issues codes of practice, investigates
and prosecutes illegal offences and advises the
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. No
other global leader had hitherto adopted such
comprehensive online gambling regulatory legislation. In
fact, England now serves as the model for other
countries interested in regulating the online gambling
industry. In 2007, there are approximately over eighty
international jurisdictions regulating online gambling
in one form or another. While some countries fully
embrace all sectors of the gaming industry, there are
others who only allow certain types of internet betting,
going so far as to license offshore online casinos, but
not permitting their own residents to gamble online.
And then there was the
United
States...
And then there was the
United States, indeed. A whole heap of controversy has
come from the land of Liberty, where until 2006, allowed
online gambling to remain in a middle grey area.
Beginning in May of 2006, a string of arrests of online
sports betting CEO's began, including those of World
Wide Telesports, BetOnSports, and industry leading
eWallet, Neteller. All the while, the U.S. imposes
sanctions on offshore gaming companies, most of which
are licensed by the small Caribbean island of Antigua
and Barbuda. Antigua opens a case with the World Trade
Organization, who even after U.S. appeals, rules the
U.S. government is propagating discriminatory policies
by fostering online gambling carve outs, yet prohibiting
other WTO members from providing the same services.
Antigua's case draws international attention (even from
the European Union) and opens the door for larger
countries to take a stand against the U.S. as well.
Despite these happenings,
the infamous Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act
is passed in October of 2006 - primarily at the hands of
Senate Majority Leader, Senator Bill Frist, who sneakily
attaches the bill to a "must-pass" non-debatable Port
Security Bill in the wake of global terrorism. Frist
claims that online gambling revenue is being used by
offshore companies to fund terrorist activities, yet has
no proof to back his claims. Critics of Frist claim that
his motivations are tied into his own conservative
southern Baptist religious and moralistic convictions,
which apparently do not add up with many U.S. citizens,
the Washington Ethics Committee, and Citizens for the
Responsibility of Ethics in Washington, who cited Frist
as the most corrupt politician in Washington DC. Despite
Frist's claims that gambling is evil, he received nearly
$50,000 in campaign contributions from land-based
Harrah's Casinos, whose stock just so happened to raise
nearly 20% when the UIGEA was passed (That amounts to a
$1.7 billion increase in net worth for Harrah's).
Furthermore, Frist received $21,800 in contributions
from the tobacco industry and $29,550 from the liquor
industry. Frist has also been documented for
misappropriating his own charity funds ($456,000 worth)
to members of his party.
As for the bill's author,
Virginia House Congressman, Bob Goodlatte, critics find it interesting there are several carve
outs for online gambling, including lotteries, horse
racing and fantasy sports betting. Even more interesting
is how Goodlatte received $10,000 in campaign
contributions from the National Thoroughbred Racing
Association (which would strongly benefit from internet
betting on land-based horseracing events), $27,000 from
Philip Morris and $41,700 from the liquor industry.
Goodlatte claims that online gambling puts underage and
problem gamblers at risk, yet has no provisions
protecting children from buying online lottery tickets
in his legislation.
All of this becomes too
much to take for the nearly 30,000,000 U.S. citizens who
disagree with the prohibition, as well as many U.S.
politicians - many of which did not even know Frist had
attached the UIGEA to the Port Security Bill. One such
politician is House Financial Services Committee
Chairman, Barney Frank, who refers to the Unlawful
Internet Gambling Enforcement Act as the "stupidest law
ever passed". Frank gets support from colleagues,
including the European Union, and draws up the first
draft of the Internet Gambling Regulation and
Enforcement Act (IGREA) in April, 2007 - two months
prior to when the UIGEA is scheduled to go into
enforcement. Meanwhile, Nevada Congresswoman, Shelley
Berkley pushes to implement a comprehensive study of the
U.S. facing online gambling industry, which could very
well be used to dictate regulatory legislation of
further IGREA drafts. As the UK as proven, there is
plenty of evidence showing technological advancements in
underage and problem gambling prevention, protection of
minors and fair gaming software. The IGREA still awaits
its fate at this time.
As for the future and continuing history
of online gambling, it looks fertile and conducive to more growth
and technological advancement. The pioneer software
companies, such as Microgaming and Cryptologic, continue
to pave the way for internet wagering. More and more
start-up software companies and online casinos are
populating the internet, staking a claim in the multi-billion
dollar industry. From country to country, online
wagering legislation is still being drawn up, ever
changing the way internet gambling is regulated. However,
one thing is for certain: So long as operators and
players maintain ethical and responsible standards, the
industry is here to stay.
Notable News Timeline for the Internet Gambling
Industry at Large:
2005
June '05
06/15/2005 -
Prospects of Comprehensive Study of Online Gambling
Rising
06/27/2005 -
Report Highlights Potential of Mobile Gaming
July '05
07/02/2005 -
World's Top Online Gambling Advisory Groups Merge to
Form the RGA
07/11/2005 -
Online Skill Gaming Catapults Gin Rummy into High Stakes
07/15/2005 -
"Online Casinos" Thriving in South Korea
07/17/2005 -
First Mobile Gaming Casino Branded by UK Television
Company
07/28/2005 -
Central America Poses New Home For Online Casino
Operators
August '05
08/20/2005 -
Club Dice Online Casino and Noble Poker Bought by Empire
08/29/2005 -
Online Survey Aims to Stop Pathological Gambling
September '05
09/24/2005 -
TabCorp Innovates Preventive Gambling Measures
09/27/2005 -
Monthly Tournaments on the Rise at Online Casino Sites
October '05
10/01/2005 -
Online Casino Gambling Operators Meet to Discuss UK
Gambling Bill
10/03/2005 - United Kingdom Fuels Online Casino and
Gambling Industry
10/07/2005 - Canada Considering Prospects of Online
Gambling
10/08/2005 -
Online Gambling Problems Besiege Israeli Government
10/15/2005 - UK Gambling Commission Chief Advises Treasury
10/21/2005 -
Hawaiians Continue to Bet at Online Casino Sites Despite
Law
10/22/2005 -
Victor Chandler Goes Online with Chinese Casino Gambling
10/25/2005 - Jackpot Factory Casino Celebrates Six Years
Online
November '05
11/06/2005 -
GameAccount to Reveal Online Blackjack Feature at
Conference
11/13/2005 -
Leisure & Gaming Buys Out Nine.com and English Harbour
Online Casino
11/18/2005 -
Few U.S. Online Casinos Holding on to a
Fight With Online Casinos
December '05
12/06/2005 -
A New War Against Online Casino Spam
12/07/2005 -
Online Gambling Adverts Feel Crackdown in the UK
12/13/2005 -
Poll Suggests Americans Want Gaming Online Legalized
12/21/2005 -
Israel Begins Sniffing Out Online Casino Advertisers
12/23/2005 -
Online Casinos Doing More Good in South Africa
12/26/2005 -
Internet Gambling Gets Attention in New York Times
Report
2006
February '06
02/04/2006 -
Australia Concerned About Online Text Betting
02/19/2006 -
Software Developer Playtech Puts $300m on LSE
02/20/2006 -
US Non-Compliance of Gambling Laws Concerns Antigua
02/21/2006 -
Remote Gaming Alliance Disputes With Italy
02/24/2006 -
Japan's First Ever Online Casino Cafe Raid
March '06
03/08/2006 -
Online Forums Targeted by Latest US Bill
03/10/2006 -
Online Gambling Investments Then and Now
April '06
04/12/2006 -
eCOGRA and Malta Agree on Online Casino Standard
04/25/2006 -
Mobile Phone Lottery and Sports Bets Booming
04/28/2006 -
AGA Recommends Online Gambling Study
May '06
05/02/2006 -
Canada Gaming Association Criticizes Online Casinos
05/21/2006 -
Online Sports Gambling Operation Taken Down by U.S.
05/26/2006 -
Party Gaming Founders to Throw in Their Towels
June '06
06/08/2006 -
UK Gambling Commission Publishes Casino Regulation Doc.
06/09/2006 -
A New Standard For Online Identity Verification
06/12/2006 -
New Online Gambling Research Institute Launched
06/19/2006 -
Online Casino Regulation Adopted by Jersey (UK)
06/22/2006 -
Members of Congress Urged to be Open to Online Gambling
06/23/2006 -
Lawsuit Against Online Casinos Software Boss Media
Stands
06/24/2006 -
Off Track Betting in New York & NYC to be Available
Online
06/27/2006 -
UK to Host International Online Casino Gambling Summit
06/30/2006 -
Ontario Pushes to Ban Illegal Canadian Casinos
Advertising
July '06
07/07/2006 -
PWC Gives Forecasts of Gambling Industry Revenues to
2010
07/12/2006 -
Online Casino Laws Against Gambling Pass U.S. House
07/14/2006 -
Alderney Completes Revised Online Casino Laws
07/20/2006 -
Online Sportsbook Casino, Bet on Sports Shuts Down
07/22/2006 -
Online Gambling Research Predicts Massive Growth in UK
Market
August '06
08/05/2006 -
Casino Gaming to Undergo Most In-Depth Survey Ever
08/05/2006 -
Regulation of Online Gambling in Spain Looking Favorable
08/10/2006 -
German Casinos and Gambling Monopoly Affects Bwin
08/14/2006 -
BetCorp to Migrate US Telephone Bets to Casino Bets
Online
08/24/2006 -
eCOGRA and Malta to Regulate Online Casinos Consistently
08/30/2006 -
Poker Gets Debated as a Game of Chance and Skill in NC
September '06
09/02/2006 -
WTO Panel to Rule on Antigua & U.S. Online Gambling
Dispute
09/05/2006 -
UK Online Casino Gambling Predicted to Double by 2010
09/06/2006 -
Online Casinos Globally Sprouting, Including China and
Spain
09/11/2006 -
Sportingbet CEO Released on Bail - Online Business as
Usual
09/16/2006 -
Online Casino Gambling Survey Encouraging Online Players
09/20/2006 -
Neteller Positions Itself as a Leader in Online Casino
Payments
09/21/2006 -
Casino Gambling Legislation Being Fought Over in the
Senate
09/29/2006 -
Online Casino Gaming Licenses on the Rise in Isle of Man
09/30/2006 -
Italy to Embrace Regulation of Online Betting Activities
October '06
10/01/2006 -
Online Gambling Bill Prohibition Measures Pass With Port
Bill
10/02/2006 -
Cryptologic to Suspend U.S. Casino Accounts Immediately
10/03/2006 -
Louisiana Issues More Arrest Warrants for Sportingbet
Online
10/05/2006 -
Landscape of Online Casino Gambling Shifts With U.S. Law
10/08/2006 -
Online Casino Payment Processors See Light at End of
Tunnel
10/11/2006 -
eCOGRA Online Casino Regulation Offers Fairness and
Security
10/12/2006 -
Online Sportsbooks Announce Intentions Pending U.S. Law
10/13/2006 -
SportingBet Disposal to Breed Euro Online Sports Casinos
10/19/2006 -
Online Casino Payments to be Processed by NETeller For
Now
10/21/2006 -
Antigua's Online Casino Gambling Case Gets Strong
Backing
10/22/2006 -
Alderney Signs Six Online Gaming Licensees in Two Months
10/25/2006 -
UK Casino License Applications Come in at Staggering
Rate
10/28/2006 -
Online Casino Gambling Advertising Ban Proposed in
Canada
November '06
11/03/2006 -
U.S. Online Casino Gambling Thriving Despite U.S.
Legislation
11/04/2006 -
Announcing New Online Gaming Regulator: Alexander First
Nation
11/06/2006 -
Canada Pressured by UK to Regulate Online Casino
Gambling
11/11/2006 -
Lasseters Online Casino Begins Major Layoff Due to U.S.
Loss
11/12/2006 -
BetonSports Agrees to Permanent Injunction and Closes
Shop
11/13/2006 -
Internet Gaming Study Commission Act Likely to Move
Forward
11/15/2006 -
Playtech Acquires Part of Tribeca, Shifts Online Casino
Ops
11/16/2006 -
Online Gambling Survey in Ontario Shows Increased Poker
Play
11/17/2006 -
Game Account Turns Online Skill Gaming Away From U.S.
Market
11/19/2006 -
More Online Gambling Indictments in New York and Florida
11/26/2006 -
Gamcare Refutes Claims of One Million Problem Online
Gamblers
December '06
12/11/2006 -
Online Gambling Debate Takes Place at UK House of
Commons
12/14/2006 -
Merrill Lynch Forecasts Very High Online Gambling Growth
Rate
12/15/2006 -
German Leaders Seek Online Casino Ban as ECJ Ruling
Lingers
12/17/2006 -
Online Gambling Regulation to Take Place in all of South
Africa
12/24/2006 -
Playtech Software Doing More Than Just Online Casinos in
Asia
12/27/2006 -
Online Mahjong May Soon be Coming to the Rest of the
World
12/28/2006 -
Italian Online Gambling Licenses go to Ladbrokes and
Will Hill
12/30/2006 -
New York Horseracing Tracks to Allow Offtrack Online
Gambling
2007
January '07
01/01/2007 -
Greek Casinos and Illegal Online Gambling Expected to
Rise
01/09/2007 -
eCOGRA Online Gambling Report Suggests Surprising
Findings
01/12/2007 -
Pacific Congress on I-Gaming to Bridge Online Gambling
Sectors
01/14/2007 -
Victor Chandler Speaks With Israel About Online Gambling
01/16/2007 -
Former NETeller Directors Arrested - Online Casinos Not
Affected
01/18/2007 -
RTG Online Software Developer Could Relocate to Costa
Rica
01/21/2007 -
Neteller Hurts More Than Just the U.S. Online Casino
Gamblers
01/22/2007 -
Cryptologic to Develop Adapted Online Casino Games in
China
01/23/2007 -
Online Gambling Continues in the U.S. Despite Scare
Tactics
01/26/2007 -
Latest Online Gambling Statistics Published by eCOGRA
Survey
01/26/2007 -
Scandinavia Likely to See Ladbrokes Online Gambling
Services
01/27/2007 -
Mariana Island, Rota, Seeking Casino Gambling Commission
February '07
02/02/2007 -
Interactive Sector of ICEi 2007 Breeds Optimistic
Developments
02/03/2007 -
Israeli Judge Calls Out Foreign Online Casinos and
Betting Ops
02/08/2007 -
Scansafe Shows U.S. Citizens Continue to Use Online
Casinos
02/12/2007 -
Online Casino White List Praised by RIGT in Light of UK
Summit
02/14/2007 - Neteller Discusses With USAO the Repayment of Online
Funds
02/18/2007 - Cryptologic to Launch New Sites Aimed at Holland Online
Casino
02/23/2007 -
GPWA Announces Their 125th Approved Online Casino Portal
02/26/2007 - eCOGRA 2006 Global Online Gambler Report Gives Player
Insight
02/28/2007 - Former CEO at 888 Online Casino Questioned by French
Officials
March '07
03/01/2007 - UK Commission Releases First of Remote Gambling
Statistics
03/03/2007 - Online Betting in Turkey Will Remain Under New
Legislation
03/06/2007 -
Online Gambling Industry Gets a Favorable Ruling From
the ECJ
03/13/2007 - Online Payment Processor Neteller Acquires More Legal
Help
03/14/2007 - Legislation to Repeal U.S. Online Gambling Ban is in the
Works
03/17/2007 - Court Hearings Wrap for Giordano's Alleged Online
Gambling Ring
03/19/2007 - The Online Gambling Industry is Looking Better all the
Time
03/21/2007 - Neteller Signs Agreement With USAO to Transfer Online
Funds
03/22/2007 - European Commission Prompting Changes in Online Gaming
03/24/2007 - UK Budget Statement Reveals a 15% Remote Online Gaming
Tax
03/30/2007 - WTO Ruling Rejects U.S. Appeal and Online Gambling Carve
Out
03/31/2007 - Online Sportsbook Founder, Gary Kaplan, Arrested in S.
America
03/31/2007 - Research Assessment of German Gambling Market Looking
Good
April '07
04/08/2007 - Online Casinos Face Tighter Grip by Antigua and Barbuda
04/13/2007 - Big Plans Taking Shape to Challenge U.S. Online Gambling
Ban
04/19/2007 - Online Gambling Raids go Down in Western Greece & Taiwan
04/24/2007 - South Africa on the Fast Track to Regulating Online
Gambling
04/30/2007 - Online Poker Growing Beyond Washington State's Strict
Law
May '07
05/07/2007 - US Spits in Face of WTO Regarding Online Gambling
Dispute
05/08/2007 - Safe and Secure Online Gambling Initiative is Grassroots
Effort
05/09/2007 - eCOGRA Raises Online Casino Fairness Standards With TGTR
05/10/2007 -
US Online Gambling Study Gets Support & Committee
Referrals
05/17/2007 - Poker Player Alliance Holds Power to Regulate Online
Gambling
05/20/2007 - Total Online Gaming Transaction Review Approved in
Gibraltar
05/21/2007 - Click2Pay Struggles With Online Withdrawals; Citadel
Negotiates
05/24/2007 - Swedish Online Poker Monopoly, Svenske Spel, to Stick
Around
05/26/2007 - ESI Suffers After Citadel Ceases U.S. Online Casino
Deposits
05/31/2007 - Roxy Palace Online Casino Ceases Business With U.S.
Players
June '07
06/07/2007 -
Millionaire's Club Makes World's Largest Online Casino
Jackpot
06/05/2007 - Legislation Tries to Set Apart Poker From Online Casino
Games
06/08/2007 - Testimony Before House Committee Favorable to Online
Gaming
06/19/2007 - Playtech to Develop & License ShuffleMaster Online
Casino Games
06/13/2007 - European Union Makes Claim for Online Gambling
Compensation
06/22/2007 - Harvard Study Observes Behaviors of Online Sports
Bettors
06/23/2007 - Ethoca's Online Casino Self Exclusion Service Praised by
IGC
06/26/2007 - Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative Endorsed by
RGA
06/28/2007 - Online Betting Sites Express Support for European
Commission
06/29/2007 - Neteller Misses Annual Audit Deadline; Online Funds
Still Frozen
July '07
07/02/2007 -
Online Gambling Middleman, Stephen Lawrence, Pleads
Guilty
07/03/2007 -
Historic Partnership Bred Between Online and Offline
Gambling
07/11/2007 -
Online Betting Sees Light in France Following Court
Overruling
07/12/2007 -
iMEGA Gets Courtroom Hearing on UIGEA Online Gambling
Ban
07/13/2007 -
Online Casino Deposit Method, Eco Card, has Another
Alternative
07/14/2007 -
Online Sports Betting Study Shows Women Smarter Than Men
07/16/2007 -
Online Poker Legitimatized as a Game of Skill by Danish
Court
07/18/2007 -
Online Gambling Activity Increases by 13% During Month
of June
07/18/2007 -
Neteller Settles With USAO; Online Withdrawals to be
Processed
07/20/2007 -
First Online Casino Software Tester Approved by UK
Commission
August '07
08/01/2007 -
Online Gambling Survey Underway at the Helm of Oxford
University
08/04/2007 -
America Online UK to Offer Online Sports Betting Later
This Month
08/05/2007 -
Christchurch Casinos Given Ultimatum by New Zealand
Government
08/08/2007 -
UK Gambling Commission Publishes Latest Online Gaming
Survey
08/09/2007 -
Online Casino and Jurisdiction Whitelist Released by UK
Officials
08/12/2007 -
Online Casino Operators to Face Tough Regulation in
South Africa
08/28/2007 -
Antigua and Barbuda Expected to File More Claims Against
the U.S.
08/18/2007 -
Washington State Based Online Betting Site Taken Out by
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