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  • The Web: New rules for online gambling

    04/13/2005 12:22:21 PM PDT · by kerrywearsbotox · 67 replies · 1,118+ views
    United Press International ^ | April 13, 2005 | Gene Koprowski
    Chicago, IL, Apr. 13 (UPI) -- Regulation of online gambling is emerging in the United States and elsewhere, but that is not likely to slow the worldwide phenomenon, experts told UPI's The Web.The World Trade Organization last week ruled the U.S. government could regulate Internet gambling and authorities in the United Kingdom are establishing a new public body to police online gaming activities. "We hope that at some point it does get regulated," said Jessica Rovello, chairman of Arkadium.com in New York City, an online wagering forum. "We don't want to see people taking out a second mortgage to finance...
  • Greece Bans Video Games

    08/31/2002 10:12:29 PM PDT · by chudogg · 6 replies · 332+ views
    On-line chess banned from Internet cafes?Three months after promising to instantly outlaw all electronic games from the public domain in the wake of a heated public debate on widespread illegal gambling, the government tabled a bill to that effect in Parliament yesterday. The draft law, presented by the Economy and Finance Ministry, bans any form of “electric, electro-mechanical and electronic” game devices, including computers, from hotels, coffee shops, club premises and public areas in general. This will not apply to Internet cafes, which, however, will not be allowed to offer their clients computer games. The police will be responsible for...