Poker, Law and Society

Here you will find stories relating to poker law, and how poker relates to society. Updates stories on the UIGEA, and all poker related legislation will also be found here, along with updates on the legal situation poker faces in countries all over the world.

• McDermott Urges Congressional Support for Online Gambling Legislation

  February 01, 2008,

  Citing a recent analysis of online gambling revenue performed by prominent auditing and assurance firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, U.S. Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA) has urged Congress to again consider formal regulation of online...

   

• Costa Rica, Antigua File Additional WTO Arbitration Requests

  February 01, 2008,

  With the recent EU/US settlement and the Antigua arbitration decision on record, many thought the World Trade Organization online gambling disputes were behind us. But in a somewhat unanticipated move, Costa Rica and Antigua both separately...

   

• EU Announces Formal Notices Against Germany, Sweden

  January 31, 2008,

  The European Union today initiated action against two countries, Germany and Sweden, over international access to the countries' citizenry by providers of online-gambling services. Both countries have taken steps in recent months...

   

• Antiguan Minister Rejects WIPO Official's Opinion in Online Gambling Flap

  January 27, 2008,

  A debate triggered by comments made by the director of the Copyright Law Division of the World Intellectual Property Organization at least temporarily raised the question of whether Antigua and Barbuda would be able to collect on its annual...

   

• German Online Gambling Ban Assailed by European Union

  January 26, 2008,

  It should come as no surprise that the European Union is not pleased with Germany's newly enacted ban on online gambling. The news service Reuters has reported that the EU has decided to take legal action against Germany...

   

• Finnish State-Run Online Poker Room Proposed

  January 24, 2008,

  According to recent reports, Finland is the latest European country to openly consider a state-run Internet poker room as a way of diverting revenue away from international, Internet-based gambling companies and into government coffers instead...

   

• College Poker Life: The Growth of the GPSTS

  January 23, 2008,

  While some schools may have poker clubs, weekly poker nights, and even large, freeroll poker events, students at universities such as Harvard, Yale, UCLA, and USC have been fortunate enough to join new chapters in one of the newest...

   

• Online Gambling Access Brings European Legal Skirmishes

  January 19, 2008,

  A complaint to the European Union over access to the German online-gambling market, a French court decision recognizing the need for compatibility between French and European Union law, and a curious Finnish 'think tank' paper...

   

• UK's Gambling Ad Whitelist: Tasmania In, Kahnawake and Antigua Still Out

  January 16, 2008,

  Earlier this week, the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport confirmed that Tasmania will be added to the 'whitelist' of countries or jurisdictions allowed to advertise online gambling in the UK. This is good news...

   

• Opinion: Lawyers to Cash in Online Sites' Ad Settlement

  January 11, 2008,

  Maybe it's just a coincidence that the Seattle based law firm of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro (HBSS) announced a date for a class-action civil trial in California only days after two of the lead defendants announced...

   

• College Poker Life: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO

  January 09, 2008,

  The winter break is finally coming to a close for students attending Saint Louis University and that means many of the regular poker games, both on and off campus, will be starting back up again. Whether you're looking to enjoy the comfort...

   

• Lawsuit Filed to Block Federal Approval of Florida Seminole Pact

  January 04, 2008,

  Last week, the Department of Interior approved a 25-year compact signed between Florida Governor Charlie Crist and the Seminole Nation, covering the offering of gambling within Florida. The pact, signed on November 14th...

   

• Germany to Welcome 2008 with Online Gambling Ban

  December 31, 2007,

  An extensive ban outlawing almost all forms of online gambling has been ratified by at least 13 of 16 German states and is scheduled to go into effect on January 1st, 2008. The ban comes from a mid-December vote by each of the 16 German...

   

• RGA Files Online Gambling Complaint Against US

  December 26, 2007,

  The Remote Gaming Association (RGA) has filed a complaint against the US under the European Union's Trade Barriers Regulation on behalf of European online gambling companies. Clive Hawkswood, RGA's Chief Executive said, 'We have been...

   

• WTO Awards Antigua $21 Million Annually in Online Gambling Dispute

  December 21, 2007,

  Today, the World Trade Organization released the decision by the Arbitrator on the case of United States – Measures Affecting The Cross-Border Supply Of Gambling And Betting Services. The 89-page decision awarded Antigua...

   

• Online Portals Settle with DOJ over Gambling Ads

  December 20, 2007,

  In 2004, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google stopped running advertisements for online casinos under pressure from the US Department of Justice, but apparently that didn't go far enough to quell the DOJ's ire. Yesterday the DOJ announced...

   

• US Settles WTO Online Gambling Claims with the European Union

  December 18, 2007,

  Yesterday Reuters reported that the US had reached a settlement agreement with the European Union (EU), Canada and Japan relative to the US retraction of their online gambling market to World Trade Organization...

   

• European Union Waits as WTO Gaming Dispute Simmers

  December 12, 2007,

  Recent comments by European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson regarding the ongoing international trade disputes with the United States over online gambling continue to show the current U.S. administration at loggerheads...

   

• Bodog Foils Legal Ploy in Latest Ruling

  December 08, 2007,

  Bodog was the winner in the latest ruling in a patent-infringement lawsuit that has developed more twists and turns than San Francisco's famed Lombard Street. On August 31, 1st Technology Inc. filed...

   

• Cyber World Group Plea Unconnected to Kahnawake

  December 05, 2007,

  Last week, PokerNews picked up a story from CBC, reporting that Cyber World Group, the administrating company of online casino Golden Palace.com, had pled guilty to two counts of illegal gaming in Quebec. After learning more...

   

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