American football
December 29th, 2009
The New England Patriots (blue) playing offense, against the Philadelphia Eagles (white) in an NFL game.
American football, known in the United States and Canada [1] simply as football, is a competitive team sport. The object of the game is to advance the football towards the opposing team’s end zone and score [...]
Treatment of racing dogs
August 25th, 2009
Living Conditions
In many of the countries where there are large greyhound race tracks with gambling, the dogs live in kennels at or near the track or by their trainers.
In the United States, the kennels are indoor crates stacked two levels high, with the females usually kept on the upper level, and males on [...]
US slot machine ownership regulations
November 8th, 2008
Here is a list of potential restrictions and regulations on private ownership of slot machines in the United States on a state by state basis. Note that these regulations are subject to change without notice and are not fully guaranteed to be completely accurate.
State
Age of Machine
Legal Status
Alabama
Any Class II
LEGAL
Alaska
Any machine
LEGAL
Arizona
Any machine
LEGAL
Arkansas
Any machine
LEGAL
California
25 [...]
Lottery jackpot records
September 20th, 2008
Lottery jackpot records are a matter of some interest to both participants and observers of this form of gambling.It is often said that the annual Christmas lottery in Spain, dubbed El Gordo (The Fat One), is the largest in the world. In 2003 its prize fund reached (converting euros to approximate [...]
History of baseball
August 3rd, 2008
Origins of baseball
The distinct evolution of baseball from among the various bat-and-ball games is difficult to pin down. However, it is mainly agreed that modern baseball is an American development from earlier British games, such as rounders, with possible influences from cricket.
The earliest known mention of the sport is in a 1744 [...]
Slots Regional Variations
July 26th, 2008
United States
In the United States, the public and private availability of slot machines is highly regulated by state governments. Many states have established gaming control boards to regulate the possession and use of slot machines. Nevada is the only state that has no significant restrictions against slot machines both for public [...]
Lottery
June 26th, 2008
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
May 12th, 2008
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
January 2nd, 2008
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 [...]
$21m annually for Antigua and Barbuda in its dispute with US for online gambling
December 22nd, 2007
The World Trade Organization, on 21 December 2007, issued the arbitration report regarding Antigua and Barbuda’s complaint against “United States — Measures affecting the cross-border supply of gambling and betting services” (DS285), especially UIGEA, awarded Antigua and Barbuda an annual $21 million compensation claim against the US and also [...]
EU online gambling companies against US
December 21st, 2007
The European Union, Japan, and Canada have reached a settlement with the U.S. regarding its protectionist online gambling policy through UIGEA, although US tolerates some forms of online gambling, such as state lotteries and horse racing.
Remote Gambling Association made today a complaint under the EU Trade Barriers Regulation seeks to stop discriminatory [...]
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA)
December 18th, 2007
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (Pub.L. 100-497, 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.) is a 1988 United States federal law which establishes the jurisdictional framework that presently governs Indian gaming.
The Act establishes three classes of games with a different regulatory scheme for each:
Class I: traditional Indian gaming and social gaming for [...]
US and EU agreement on online gambling, possible Canada and Japan
December 17th, 2007
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 [...]















































