Author: Nathan

June 1, 2010 (CAP News Wire) – After months of debate and delays, the day has finally arrived: In the United States, the UIGEA (2006’s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) officially goes into effect today. But does that mean anything to the online gambling and Internet poker industries — which weren’t previously, and currently still…

June 1, 2010 (CAP News Wire) – Today, California lawmakers will formally introduce a new bill to regulate and legalize online poker within that state’s borders. Yesterday, the CAP News page addressed whether such a bill — and others like it, as proposed by other states — would be good or bad for the online…

May 31, 2010 (CAP News Wire) – In California, a bill that would effectively legalize online gambling — although reportedly setting up some pretty strict regulations in the process — will be introduced this week. Legislators and legal observers expect the bill to be brought into the California state legislature “within days from a key…

May 31, 2010 (CAP News Wire) – Like most online gambling markets across the globe, Australia has found that the amount of dollars spent by its citizens has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years. In fact, the number of Australians who played online casino games in 2009 was twice the amount…

May 28, 2010 (CAP News Wire) – As the iGaming SuperShow winds down to a conclusion in Prague, the CAP News page takes its weekly look at the growing coverage of the online gambling industry in the international mainstream media. Admittedly, most of this coverage is in the U.S. and UK press, and most of…

May 28, 2010 (CAP News Wire) – Never underestimate the power of Google. Slightly tweaking its front page last week to add a real-time Pac-Man game to its home page to celebrate the 30th anniversary of that legendary classic arcade game is still creating headlines a week later. Some of the stories about the Pac-Man…

May 28, 2010 (CAP PR Wire) -- Microgaming (www.microgaming.com) the world’s largest provider of online gaming software, and the power behind Prima Networks Limited, today announces the successful submission of three significant operator applications to the National Regulatory Authority of the French online gambling market the ARJEL, two of which are in collaboration with 888…

May 27, 2010 (CAP News Wire) – Riding the wave of media coverage from last week’s congressional hearing on the possible taxation of online gambling, the issue has generated even more headlines this week (see tomorrow’s weekly media coverage recap for more). One of the more interesting of this week’s mainstream media stories on online…

May 27, 2010 (CAP News Wire) – Echoing the movement currently underway in North American political circles on the same topic, Ireland has announced a plan to license and tax all online gambling activities within its borders. “Legislation is to be brought in which will see the introduction of licenses for overseas betting providers in…