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Netherlands – definitively
(small unimportant country for you all)Ok so when they say Gambling is banned from say, anywhere, do you think that means the operation of running the casino will likely never have an office in that country or will they really simply not allow folks from that country into gamble….? It seems that’s the attempt anyway (to prevent the citizen of any given country), but whats everyones take on how able governments will be to enforce this? Certainly it could get more and more restrictive and then govs could start enforcing heavly against people doing it, but what does everyones gut tell might happen? I don’t know what to think either way yet, I’m still pretty new to this. You all are probably the best barometer on the planet about how this could all pan out……
Ben
Canada????
Not on that list yet…and likely will never be.
Don’t fool yourself Canada is starting except it is happening backwards.The banks are talking the lead instead of the Governments.Scotiabank has been refusing gambling transactions for over a year now . And now ontario has banned advertising .I think Canada wants a cut of the pie though and can be Pursuaded to allow it for a cut.:colgate:
Spain and South Africa are legalizing online gambling. Canada – only Ontario is banning advertisements.
China – everything is banned there, Russia – who cares?
On a list France is the only one that could hurt someones pockets.
Germany – only in three states is actually banned by local laws.
You guys need to quit stirring :bullshit:
casinobonusguy wrote:And now ontario has banned advertising .Not exactly true:
Ontario passed the law that banned two types of advertising in regard to online gambling. The law only prohibits:
1) Gambling ads originating within Ontario…and…
2) Gambling ads that target citizens of Ontario.
So if you live there, you’re screwed (I have experienced this first hand where I live). If not, just don’t target Ontario residence specifically and you’re fine.
:rollover: UK seems to be the place to be , Maybe I’ll rent my address in Scotland instead of sell adspace :laughing:
Russia – naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
enough issues to deal with without even having online gambling market to be attacked!
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Prof – Israel?? Are you sure? I thought a lot of online casinos were based there.
This thread is misnamed. It should be about countries “trying” to ban online gambling.
Most of these places are confronting the issue and many are having to deal with legal ramification from the EU, South Africa is likely to legalize it and all of this is still in flux.
Next year will be a very interesting time period for this industry.
The issue has become a battlefield for free world trade versus local monopolies, and that is quite a powerful issue worldwide.
Quote:Prof – Israel?? Are you sure? I thought a lot of online casinos were based there.Yeah take a peek here.
It’s basically the same thing there as in South Africa where Microgaming is based. They turn a blind eye to businesses which operate there as long as they dont service citizens of their own country.
Hypocrytical to be sure.
Quote:This thread is misnamed. It should be about countries “trying” to ban online gambling.Kinda like countries “trying” to ban illegal drug use?
Let’s face it guys countries ban things people want to do all the time. And they aggressively “try” to enforce these bans. If you are sitting in front of your PC at home its easy to say “They can never enforce something that people really want to do, the world’s too big. Some one will always step in to fill need”. It’s true people do find a way to get what they want. Its also true that over 1 million people are in Prison in the United States on drug charges.
Gambling like drugs is a vice, if you arent hurting others shouldnt you be free to do what you want in your own home? What do you think the Governments position is on this?Professor wrote:Kinda like countries “trying” to ban illegal drug use?Let’s face it guys countries ban things people want to do all the time. And they aggressively “try” to enforce these bans. If you are sitting in front of your PC at home its easy to say “They can never enforce something that people really want to do, the world’s too big. Some one will always step in to fill need”. It’s true people do find a way to get what they want. Its also true that over 1 million people are in Prison in the United States on drug charges.
Gambling like drugs is a vice, if you arent hurting others shouldnt you be free to do what you want in your own home? What do you think the Governments position is on this?Obviously this is true and has been true through the ages. People always try to force their beliefs on others, religious, vice related, and everything else under the sun. Most all of the wars and turmoil in this world is due to this, and people haven’t learned in hundreds of years, they are not going to learn now.
However we have run into an additional factor here, to quote myself:
The issue has become a battlefield for free world trade versus local monopolies, and that is quite a powerful issue worldwide.
That is the real reason for all the ban attempts, in the states, in Europe and elsewhere. The “moral” grounds are just there to convince the masses to pull along. The politicians are operating on an entirely different level when they make their decisions – money.
In all the ban cases, a few monopolies stand to profit greatly (or avoid being pushed out of the scene by someone better) and that is what it’s all about.
