At least igaming press and mainstream media via journalists, publicists, media agents and the like are able to get the word out on these matters. I understand that there is a push on to stop more press release services putting out information regarding igaming products, services and news. Clubs, pubs and hotels in Australia have been in the news about games of poker being played for free etc, which have the huge potential to facilitate “play for money” games. Gambling has a strong monetary element to it so to think they players just want to play for fun is not rational. Land based casinos in Australia have also seen technology work against them in the form of iphone card counters. Poker players and gamblers enjoy games by nature, and those may include games of sorts with legal authorities. Poker used to be illegal right, and still is in some countries, both in an online and offline capacity. By the way, the legal eagle who spoke at CAP down under in Australia really impressed me. If Calvin ramps up down under in Australia, and kids of all ages keep enjoying their Marvel slot games online, more legal scenarios are likely to arise. Tip, if on Facebook it’s an idea to have 2 or 3 accounts, just in case.
Greg Tingle
Media Man Australia
Casino News Media
Australian Casino News
@Nathan 205699 wrote:
Popular site takes steps to make sure its poker games are on the up-and-up
June 19, 2009 (CAP Newswire) — The world’s largest social networking site, and currently the hottest thing on the Web besides Twitter, may be skating on thin ice regarding online poker.
For a while now, Facebook has offered members the chance to play Texas Hold ‘Em games with each other, but with no money at stake, making it perfectly legal. However, some players may have found a way to wager money in these games. (No surprise there, right? Online poker players continuously prove themselves to be very creative in finding ways to play their game the way they want to.)
In order to remove the risk of prosecution from the U.S. government under UIGEA laws, Facebook has reportedly come to an agreement with payment processor AlertPay to “terminate operations where poker chips are being sold” (from NewOnlineCasinos.org).
“Facebook does not permit online gambling on its platform and some sellers attempted to convert the Texas Hold’em Poker application into monetized online gambling,” said a statement on the official blog of AlertPay, according to NewOnlineCasinos.org.