Bulgarian legislators from the country’s three-way governing coalition have agreed to regulatory amendments that will pave the way for licensed and regulated online gambling, reports Sofia News. Three way coalition agrees to gambling legislative amendments. An agreement was reached on the new approach during a two day closed debate held in the resort town of Hisarya.

The Casino Association of South Africa was formed in 2003 to act as the voice and conscience of the local casino sector. Andrew Gillingham takes a closer look at the association and the industry it represents. Since gambling was legalized in South Africa just over a decade ago, the casino industry has invested more than USD 1.9 billion into the local economy and created thousands of jobs.

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says a special commission is being established to regulate the operations of casinos. New hotels, he said, could continue to put in one gaming machine for every ten rooms. The licensing exclusivity being given to the new casino operators will not affect establishments with under 20-machines and operators can still apply and obtain machines as long as the applications are below 50 machines.

The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) endorsed the UIGEA Clarification Act (HR 6663) and expressed strong support for its sponsors for taking positive action to clarify the law. The main purpose of the UIGEA Clarification Act is to clarify that online gambling operators who did not offer sports betting and withdrew completely from the United States market upon passage of UIGEA would avoid federal prosecution in the United States.

The new “Technical Regulations for the operation of Casinos and Gambling Venues (Bingo halls)” came into force, as a result of a consensus reached in meetings with representatives and actors from the private sector that are dedicated to this activity. The technical norms, that are currently in force, oblige casinos and gambling venues to be guided by the agreement…

This booklet contains a compilation ofstatutes and regulations regarding responsible gaming in the 20 states that have commercial casinos or racetrack casinos,also known as “racinos”,as ofFebruary 2008. The content in each section is divided into seven general categories: Alcohol Service, Credit/Cash Access, Funding/Revenue Sharing (treatment funding), Self-exclusion, Signage/Help Line/Advertising…

According to numerous news sources, the Office of the US Trade Representative has requested the postponement of planned meetings with a European Union (EU) delegation to discuss US online gambling policies. Scheduled to take place next week in Washington, DC, the meetings were to consider accusations that EU-based online gambling firms were being unfairly discriminated against under the White House’s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006.

An open letter written by four Republican Congressman to the heads of the Federal Reserve Board and US Treasury calls for a more „deliberative“ approach for crafting regulations for the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). The petition strongly urges that a formal definition of „unlawful internet gambling“ itself be finalized before the law’s required rules are placed into effect.

Irish Minister For Justice, Equality & Law Reform, Dermot Ahern, TD, has published the Report of the Casino Committee – Regulating Gaming In Ireland! This report makes some 32 recommendations that have significant public policy implications regarding the future architecture of many aspects of gaming and betting in Ireland. Announcing the publication, the Minister said: „I am very anxious that we get things right in relation to our gaming and betting codes.

The Spanish state would stop collecting 650 million euros a year due to the lack of regulation in online games, according to the Spanish Association of Internet Bettors (AEDAPI), named by Regulatory Affairs director of bwin group, Karin Klein, in Gaming Executive Summit 2008, a congress held in Madrid on July 9-10. In the event, one of the main international platforms of debate of the gambling sector, both for operators and regulators…

Toronto – Online gamblers play more frequently and aggressively than those who take their chances in casinos according to a study from the University of Western Ontario that suggests new regulations to govern Internet gambling. Gamblers are using websites run by offshore companies in „leaps and bounds“ but if there were regulations to oversee Canadian gambling operations there could also be safeguards to reduce problem gambling…

With the four decrees and the guidelines that came into force, the casino business will have to be submitted to new regulations, a situation that keeps the sector worried. The regulation promoted by the government authorities considers the application of a casino regulation that comprises the authorization, installation and operation of this type of business. The regulations also have the aim to discourage the investment in this type of business.