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Lets make one.
Great Britain, I think is one.
Dominique wrote:Lets make one.Great Britain, I think is one.
Yep no laws against online gambling yet and its tax free on winnings.
I’ll volunteer to put it together, but I need everyone’s help in letting me know what the countries are. If everyone can mention all the ones we know of here in this thread, I’ll make a final list once we think we have them all.
Thanks!
Poker was declared as a game of skill by the government here in Austria. We have two licensed online casinos and several sportsbooks.
So Poker is a safe bet. The DAs have not gone after any (in Austria) illegal gaming enterprises so far. It seems they have more important things to do than to enter an “Internet war” they cannot win.
Our German friends (in other words their lawyers) like to send us “cease and desist” orders, worth $300-$400, if they spot any links to foreign gaming sites on our websites. :hehe:
My favourite answer, per email: “Do you know about that mythical border ?”
In Germany they have a few sportsbooks, no licensed online casinos or poker rooms. Foreign gambling operations are illegal of course. Same goes for Switzerland, if I remember correctly.
Now you know it all. :rasta:
Great Idea !!
:kisser:New Zealand has no playing or affiliate restrictions of any kind.
:highflyerI was reading this, thought it was interesting, about the progression of gambling through the history of Norway, which is probably very similar to other countries, going back about 300 years
I am gonna tell you why they are pushing this law and who is to blame…CRAZY OLD GRANNY’S, who blow their pension on Slots
Slot machines are by far the most addictive form of gambling, and for some reason old lady’s have taken to this game, i know when i hit the casino, it’s all oldies pulling slots, and now they can do it from the comfort of their own home
I would be interested in seeing the casino player demographics for slots players, i would guess there are a large number of seniors
It seems that the senior’s pension issued by the government is falling into the hands of online casinos who take it out of the country, and by doing so it weakens the economy, while strengthening other, smaller nations, or individuals who operate online casinos.
This equates to at least $1 billion or some other large amount of money per year, i have no idea how much, but it must be substantial
It sounds like i’m taking the side of the government here, which would be an all time first, but i’m trying to get a view from all sides, and i can see why they would enforce this law
It’s also the financially better option than legalizing it and opening up their own casinos, since they couldn’t control the money that way either
I think Denmark is trying to enforce a law where online gambling is legal for Danish residents provided they bet at Danish owned and operated online gambling sites only.
Bottom line is this
Whether you’re a senior collecting pension, or just joe average working 9-5, it don’t matter, you are taking money out of the country which will never come back, and handing it over to countries like Costa Rica, or whoever, and eventually, if u chart it, that money will be gone, it may take a while, but the amount of money leaving the country has increased a lot lately, which is probably why they are taking action now, to prevent it from getting more out of hand.
This is my take on the situation, i could be completely wrong, but i doubt it, what other reason could there be
star wrote:Poker was declared as a game of skill by the government here in Austria. We have two licensed online casinos and several sportsbooks.So Poker is a safe bet. The DAs have not gone after any (in Austria) illegal gaming enterprises so far. It seems they have more important things to do than to enter an “Internet war” they cannot win.
Our German friends (in other words their lawyers) like to send us “cease and desist” orders, worth $300-$400, if they spot any links to foreign gaming sites on our websites. :hehe:
My favourite answer, per email: “Do you know about that mythical border ?”
In Germany they have a few sportsbooks, no licensed online casinos or poker rooms. Foreign gambling operations are illegal of course. Same goes for Switzerland, if I remember correctly.
Now you know it all. :rasta:
I’m planning on moving to Austria (Salzburg) in the near future. It is my favorite place on the planet. I am truly interested in whether or not you think there would be any restrictions playing with or promoting the casinos. Is the situation in Austria similar to that of the US where until very recently we could play and promote without fear of retribution. Could the Austrian government just arbitrarily decide to start enforcing some antiquated legislation if they decide it’s in their interest to do so?
I think that this is a great idea. But, I’ve been told that in certain EU countries you cannot gamble unless it is a government site. Gambling web sites are not allowed to be viewed by EU citizens, just banners – if that makes sense!. Thus, you might be sticking your heads out to be suited.
There are several countries that have put restrictions on gambling also which you might want to consider. In addition, you might want to consider the domino affect.nick777 wrote:I am gonna tell you why they are pushing this law and who is to blame…CRAZY OLD GRANNY’S, who blow their pension on SlotsI can understand about the money going out of the country, but I have a really hard time picturing the majority being little old grannies operating these home computers. Maybe more so the younger generation…
star wrote:Our German friends (in other words their lawyers) like to send us “cease and desist” orders, worth $300-$400, if they spot any links to foreign gaming sites on our websites.In Germany they have a few sportsbooks, no licensed online casinos or poker rooms. Foreign gambling operations are illegal of course. Same goes for Switzerland, if I remember correctly.
So, if I understand correctly, In Austria, it’s ok to play at online casino’s from other countries as long as its poker only?
And for Germany and Switzerland – you mention that foreign gambling operations are illegal. Can you clarify that this means no outside online casinos are allowed to be played by their citizens?
Everybody – the sole purpose of this list would be to let us webmasters know to what countries we can market. So what I need to know is bottom line – what countries allow their citizens to gamble online and if so:
1. Are citizens allowed to gamble at outside online casinos or just their own country’s.
2. If there are any restrictions to types of games allowed.So far I have the following:
New Zealand (no restrictions)
USA (currently no restrictions)
Great Britain (no restrictions)
Austria (Poker only?)
Germany (online casino must be owned by Germany?)Please correct any mistakes I might have.
Thanks!
Gambling in Germany is prohibited unless it´s a state operated online casino. There is a sportsbook that got a license from the Democratic Republic of Germany before reunification. But as far as gambling goes you can take Germany off the “legal list”.
I don’t now how Germany can control the Germans who play. I’ve many clicks direct from Germany and have regular players in my Jackpot City German site and thay play all the time. Maybe they don’t know it’s illegal. I should call my brother in Germany and ask him if he knows about it.:satisfied
They know it´s illegal but they don´t give a damn.
They will get away with it as long as the government doesn´t decide to prosecute online gamblers.Goo-Day Mate.
Is Australia one? I think it is.
According to an Aussie that is a member of this group, it is now explicitly illegal to gamble online in Australia, apparently some “christian” senator forced the ban into another bill last year, but i’ll let him come and explain.
Online gambling is explicitly illegal in many US states, i believe Utah and Hawaii have banned all forms of gambling, since statehood. Washington state just passed a law and i believe several other states have passed such laws. Most state attornies general and the last 3 who served as US Attorney General claim online gambling is illegal. But, as far as we know, nobody has been charged in the US for gambling online, so there are no cases that test these AG claims.
