The island nation of Antigua and Barbuda (which is approximately 216-miles east of the U.S. Virgin Islands) has had a 14-year legal battle with the United States stemming from the U.S. prohibition of foreign online gambling operations which devastated what was once a $3.4 billion industry in Antigua. In 2004, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled…
Is Antigua Going to Launch a “Pirate iTunes”? In 2007, Antigua won a $21 million/year award from the WTO against the U.S. for its banning foreign entities from participating in legal online gambling n the U.S. The WTO authorized Antigua to suspend compliance with copyright laws as to U.S. goods as a means to collect…
CLBR SEGMENT 1 Special thanks to Holly Wetzel in making this possible. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (50.5MB) THE REVIVAL OF ONLINE GAMBLING IN THE US WITH AGA PRESIDENT FRANK FAHRENKOPF, JR. From UIGEA to Atlantic City . . . 2006 Congress passes the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (or UIGEA) which shuts down domestic online gambling. 2011 Justice…
New Jersey Becomes Third State to Approve Online Gambling, More to Follow New Jersey has joined Delaware and Nevada among states that have legalized intrastate online gambling, while Massachusetts, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa and Mississippi are considering similar moves. As states look for a big payout in revenue from such measures, recent studies have analyzed past…
With Antigua preparing to launch a “pirate iTunes” where they will sell U.S. movies, music, games and other media without compensation to the rights holders with the blessing of the World Trade Organization, how exactly did the United States’s decade long battle with the Rasta Mouse That Roared get to this point and will the powerful…
Advertiser Settles Text Messaging Claim under TCPA for $47 Million Jiffy Lube’s parent corporation may pay $47 million under a class action settlement arising from sending text messaging wthout opt-in consent in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Unlike CAN-SPAM which does not impose any opt-in requirements, text messages require opt-in consent under the TCPA.…
Delaware Becomes First State to Approve Online Gambling Delaware, the state that prides itself on the being the first to ratify the Constitution, became the first state in the nation to approve online casino gambling. Casino games will be available to Delaware residents through the websites of the state’s casinos, with betting controlled and monitored…
SEGMENT 1: GARY WISE, ESPN CONTRIBUTOR AND POKER EXPERT JUSTICE DEPARTMENT’S $731m SETTLEMENT HOW DID WE GET HERE AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE FUTURE OF ONLINE GAMBLING GARY WISE Gary is a veteran of the World Series of Poker and writes for or Bluff Magazine and World Poker Tour and his poker-based writing has been featured in a…
SEGMENT TWO: ONLINE GAMBLING’S US COMEBACK Tim Parilla (bio to be added) joins us to discuss the recent DOJ Opinion that green-lighted state online gaming operations in IL and NY and is now spurring activity in other states as well. A Justice Department opinion letter has opened the door to online gambling in the United…
TOP STORIES OF 2011 #1 AMAZON WARS 2010 ended with the Amazon Tax in effect in three states totally approximately ten percent of the population and GDP. With the addition of Arkansas, Calfornia, Connecticut, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Vermont the tax has some applicability in states which comprise about 1/3 of the population and GDP the…
A Justice Department opinion letter has opened the door to online gambling in the United States for the first time since Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA). The opinion abandons prior expansive interpretation of the Wire Act and limits its application to only sports wagering, thereby giving the green…
Feds Take Over Top Gambling Sites The Justice Department has shut down PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker for violating federal gambling laws. The Justice Department claims that the off-shore sites sought to circumvent U.S. prohibition of online gambling by routing payments through faux e-commerce companies and corrupt banks. The move comes at a…
Do Not Track Bill Introduced, Browsers Advance The 112th Congress’ privacy legislation derby is expected to have plenty of contestants, Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) has reintroduced his “Best Practices Act,” while Reps. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) and Sen,. John Kerry (D-MA) are each expected to offer bills soon. Stearns recently indicated that…
FCC Chair GenachowskiDefies GOP on Net Neutrality The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has suffered a string a setbacks on net neutrality this year. In April, the D.C. Circuit ruled the FCC lacked authority for the net neutrality principles adopted by the Bush FCC and therefore the Obama FCC lacked authority for its more comprehensive regulatory…
Privacy Bill to Address BT and Geo Targeting The long awaited privacy bill from House Internet Subcommittee Chairman Boucher still has not surfaced but reports are that it may require opt-in consent for behavioral targeting. In addition, the bill may address geo-targeting in mobile devices after a recent hearing on the matter in which Rep.…
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