Posts Tagged ‘Canada’

Lottery

Posted by Nicolae on June 26th, 2008 under Lottery Guide
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A lottery is a popular form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize. Some governments forbid it, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national lottery. It is common to find some degree of regulation of lottery by governments.
The first signs of a lottery trace [...]

Legal online gambling in America

Posted by Nicolae on May 12th, 2008 under Business, Casinos, Companies, Events, Gambling industry, Legislation, Online Gambling, UIGEA, United States
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During July 29-30, 2008, will take place the conference Next Generation in Gambling (NGG) (Exploring multi-channel delivery of games to customers while complying with federal and state laws in Canada, United States and Latin America).
The event will target the casino, racing, and lottery companies working in North American jurisdictions, focusing to [...]

Gambling predictions, 2008

Posted by Nicolae on January 2nd, 2008 under Asia, Atlantic City, Business, Casinos, Dubai, European Union, Gambling industry, Gran Scala, Las Vegas, Macau, Online Gambling, Predictions, Projects, UIGEA, United States
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It seems that it is very hard to make predictions on gambling, this year even more difficult than the other years, and online gambling much more difficult than the classical gambling.
2008 will be a very good year for the land casinos. Las Vegas has some big problems that will allow to other [...]

Indian online gambling and casinos - Mohawk - Kahnawake Gaming Commission

Posted by Nicolae on December 19th, 2007 under Casinos, Gambling industry, Legislation, Online Gambling, Studies, Reports & Survey
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The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was passed with hope that tribe-operated casinos would provide a steady source of income for Native American communities. The income genereated from these casinos would aid reservation economic development. Many tribal governments have seen great improvements in their ability to provide public services [...]

US and EU agreement on online gambling, possible Canada and Japan

Posted by Nicolae on December 17th, 2007 under Legislation, Online Gambling, UIGEA
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Unfortunately for the online casinos and poker rooms, the agreement (signed in Geneva) is not to change UIGEA, but to compensate EU for this ban.
United States will compensate European Union especially in the domain of the trade, and mail services. In accordance with Business Week, “This compensation cannot be [...]