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PokerStars Granted License in Malta; Prepares to Launch PokerStars.eu
02-10-2012,
PokerStars received Remote Gaming License in Malta and will soon be rolling out www.PokerStars.eu, which will benefit players in several European markets.
French ISPs Must Block Players from Unlicensed Online Gambling Sites
01-04-2012,
French ISPs must prevent players from playing on any gambling sites not licensed by the Autorité de Régulation Des Jeux en Ligne (ARJEL).
Inside Gaming: Caesars Takes on Asia, New Online Laws for Denmark, and More
09-28-2011,
Caesars breaks ground on its first hotel in China, the EU approves new Danish online gaming regulations, and in-room betting technology passes the Nevada Gaming Commission.
Packing Up to Play Poker: London, England
09-15-2011,
Thinking of moving from the U.S. to continue to play online poker?
The Nightly Turbo: Poker Break, PokerStars in Another Music Video, and More
12-18-2009,
Tonight's Nightly Turbo will take you into the weekend with news on the latest poker player taking a break from the game, PokerStars in yet another music video, and more. Now you'll have something to talk about when you're sitting at the poker...
PokerStars European Poker Tour Warsaw Day 4: Luca Pagano Highlights Sunday's Final Table
10-24-2009,
The final table was reached on Saturday at the 2009 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Warsaw after the elimination of Alexander Debus in ninth place. Leading the way into the fifth and final day of action will be Oleksandr Vaserfirer holding 1.854...
United States, European Union to Resume Negotiations over Online Gambling
07-15-2009,
Incoming US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and European Union Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton met last week in Washington D.C., later...
Poker News Briefs, July 8, 2009
07-07-2009, , 2
Negotiations in Florida between the office of Governor Charlie Crist and state tribal leaders over a gambling expansion that would see increased...
Poker News Briefs, July 2nd, 2009
07-02-2009,
The roster of players for the first Caesars Cup, to be conducted at this fall’s World Series of Poker Europe, have now been named...
European Commission Concludes US in Violation of Trade Agreements
06-14-2009,
On June 10th, the European Commission released a report finding that U.S. online gaming laws and their enforcement...
France, European Commission Attempt Negotiations in Online Gambling Tug-of-War
06-10-2009,
While the two sides appear nearer to a an agreement on workable regulations, the standoff over online gambling between the government of France...
European Poker News Briefs, May 15, 2009
05-15-2009,
The Dutch government is facing yet another lawsuit over its UIGEA-ish attempt to prevent its citizens...
EU Commission Concludes US Anti-Gambling Laws Violate WTO Rules
03-27-2009,
Following a 12-month investigation, the European Commission has found that the United States' attempts to block European online gambling sites from accepting American customers violate World Trade Organization rules...
Politics and Poker: Internet Data-deletion Debate Heating Up
03-20-2009,
The European Parliament is worried about your data sitting dormant on websites of all kinds and last week began formal discussions to further regulate personal data on the Internet. Greek Member of the European Parliament...
International Poker News Briefs, March 13, 2009
03-13-2009,
In a lopsided vote last Tuesday in Strasbourg, France, Members of the European Parliament resoundingly rejected the idea of creating a unified EU market for online gaming. The vote — 544 in favor, 36 against, with 66...
WTO Complaint, Anti-UIGEA Bill to Appear Within Month
02-21-2009,
The year began with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 finally going into effect. But 2009 is already shaping up to be a year full of challenges to that law, which is designed to curb the transfer of funds...
Utah State Rep. Introduces Bill Asserting State's Rights over Gambling Legislation
12-30-2008,
Republican Utah state representative Sheryl Allen has introduced a resolution in the Utah state House calling for any legislation related to gambling -- including online gambling -- to be left to the state rather than...
Poker News Business Briefs: December 28, 2008
12-28-2008,
The number of sites licensed to offer poker to residents of Italy now includes four sites of using Playtech network's software. The member sites approved are Snai s.r.l., Eurobet Italia SpA (a division of Gala Coral), Sisal SpA...
The Year in Poker: July, 2008
12-26-2008,
The prospect of a delayed final table for the WSOP Main Event left the poker world in an anticlimactic mood, even as the final bracelets in 2008 WSOP preliminary events were awarded in early July. The immense ME field...
EU Court Approves Cut-Rate Business Taxes for Gibraltar
12-20-2008,
On Thursday a European Union court in Luxembourg ruled in favor of Gibraltar's state aid case, thereby allowing Gibraltar to levy a corporate tax rate of just 15% of profits on offshore companies. The ruling enables Gibraltar...
The Year in Poker: January, 2008
12-20-2008,
From a big score down under to business deals and international trade battles, January of 2008 was a fair harbinger for what the year would bring. Alexander Kostritsyn captured the year's first million-dollar title by besting Erik...
Dutch Officials Tussle over Online Gambling Legality
11-22-2008,
Efforts by Holland's Justice Ministry to move forward with UIGEA-style prohibitions against non-state-sanctioned online gambling businesses are running into opposition from the Dutch banking industry, which wants little...
European Union/US Online Gambling Dispute Likely Headed to WTO
09-19-2008,
A report from Reuters on Thursday indicates that the dispute over online gambling between European Union countries and the United States is increasingly likely to result in a formal World Trade Organization complaint, opening the way...
Poker News Bytes, September 3, 2008
09-03-2008,
According to published reports, the European Union plans to resume trade talks with the U.S. Trade Representative's office over the US Department of Justice's pursuit of online-gambling firms and officials, the UIGEA and other matters...
US Postpones Trade Meetings with EU Regarding Online Gambling
08-03-2008,
The United States abruptly announced a postponement in scheduled trade talks with representatives of the European Union that were to discuss online gambling and the stance of the current US administration, which in the EU's view...
EU Delegation to Question US Officials over Online Gambling Stance
07-22-2008,
A delegation of European Union trade officials will conduct talks with US officials at the end of this month over prosecutions and market restrictions concerning online gambling that appear to European interests to be restrictive...
Poker News Bytes: July 18, 2008
07-18-2008,
Officials closed down a central Indiana business where patrons are alleged to have played poker for money, contrary to that state's law. Authorities targeted the Hold 'Em House, in Tipton, 30 miles north of Indianapolis, stating that...
Sweden to Consider Privatization of Online Gambling
05-28-2008,
Faced with continuing pressure from the European Union and the pending threat of being called before the European Court of Justice, Sweden is considering selling off some of the "less addictive" of its state-run gambling services...
Unibet Appeal Denied in Netherlands Court, EU Action Looms
03-28-2008,
Ahead of a scheduled vote wherein Dutch legislators will consider UIGEA-style legislation designed to restrict access to the Dutch online gambling market for international court, a Netherlands Court has denied an appeal...
Poker News Bytes, March 18, 2008
03-18-2008,
Austria's bwin Interactive Entertainment AG, one of Europe's leading Internet-based gambling services, was disheartened by the German Federal Court of Justice's dismissal of a motion to suspend enforcement proceedings against bwin...
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