The U.S. ban on offshore Internet gambling payments is illegal, the World Trade Organization said yesterday, upholding a decision that allowed for sanctions.
The WTO said the United States ignored the previous ruling, which challenged the U.S. ban on payments to gambling Web sites while allowing bets on its own soil.
Antigua and Barbuda, a Caribbean nation [...]

UK-based online gambling firm Sportingbet has announced that it is moving the group’s operations to the Channel Islands, largely because of uncertainty over the operational requirements due in September’s Gambling Act 2005. A statement from the company said that the board had chosen the Channel Islands because of the more defined regulatory environment, and that it will have left the UK by 1 September.

QUEENS—A Miami, Florida, executive and his wife, charged with participating in an unlawful online gambling operation that booked more than $3.3 billion in wagers over a 28-month period, have pleaded guilty to felony charges in the case.

Daniel B. Clarin, 32, and his wife, Melissa Clarin, 31, both of Miami, Florida, both entered guilty pleas. He [...]

Brussels has written to Germany asking it to reconsider a proposed ban on online gaming, and warned that the country faces possible legal action if it proceeds with the legislation. EU industry commissioner Guenter Verheugen has written to German regional state governments giving them a month to change the draft treaty on the issue or face action.

Online gaming firm Sportingbet is said to have reached an ‘amicable solution’ with Louisiana’s district attorney. A statement from the firm said that all related warrants issued by state police had been cancelled with immediate effect, adding that the St Landry District Attorney now considered the matter closed.
Last September, the Louisiana State Police issued a [...]

The European Commission has launched the second stage of legal proceedings against Denmark, Finland and Hungary over what it sees as measures to restrict the free movement of sports betting services. It has demanded, in the form of reason opinion, that the EU member states amend their laws, after calling them unnecessary and discriminatory.

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. - Engineers at PureDepth Inc. spent years developing tools for helping the military plot 3-D maps of war zones, eventually licensing top-secret technology to the U.S. Air Force and Navy.
But the Silicon Valley startup hit the jackpot in October when it inked a deal with International Game Technology Inc., [...]

US Democrat Barney Frank is considering a bill to repeal last year’s anti-gambling legislation according to a spokesperson for the congressman, who chairs the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee.
Frank’s office confirmed that he was considering legislation, but added he had not drafted thebill and had no timetable for legislation.
According to the UK’s Financial Times [...]

The UK government has said that the ban on TV and radio gambling ads is to be lifted in September as part of the New Gambling Act, adding that operators would have to adhere to a new set of ’socially responsible’ rules.
Under the new guidelines, gambling adverts won’t be allowed during shows aimed at under-18s, [...]

The South African National Lotteries Board has suspended the award of a seven year contract seven-year exclusive national lottery contract pending a review after it said that winner Gidani and rival bidder Uthingo had not revealed sufficient information about their shareholders at the time of the tender.