Ein mehrfach vorbestrafter Betrüger wurde in Iowa wegen Geldwäsche und Glücksspielbetrugs schuldig gesprochen. Der selbsternannte Magier täuschte Casinos in mehreren US-Bundesstaaten.

Die Merkur Group stärkt ihre US-Präsenz: Nach der Lizenz in Nevada wurde die Übernahme von Gaming Arts abgeschlossen – ein wichtiger Schritt für internationales Wachstum und innovative Gaming-Produkte.

Wunderwerk der Technik. Anders lässt sich das nicht bezeichnen, was aktuelle Geräte wie der Action Star Titan im Repertoire haben. Doch solche Elektronik-Giganten lassen einen manchmal auch vergessen, dass es schon einmal Zeiten gab, in denen Menschen staunend vor Automatenspielen standen und nicht minder verblüfft waren, von so viel Technik.

Das legendäre Cal Neva Casino schließt nach fast 100 Jahren. Sinatra, Monroe und Martin prägten seine Geschichte – doch nun bleibt der Spielsaal dunkel.

Following Bermuda Premier Emil Brown’s announcement that the island nation is considering modeling itself as a base for online casinos, another politician has issued a warning. Finance Minister Bob Richards is worried such a move could anger the United States. Brown stated reasons for welcoming Internet gambling sites to operate from Bermuda would be a major boost in jobs and revenue, and establish economic growth based on more than just tourism.

Der republikanische Abgeordnete Pete Sessions (R-TX) hat einen neuen Gesetzentwurf vorgestellt, den Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008 (H.R. 6663), durch welchen versucht werden soll einige der vielen unklaren Punkte des UIGEA zu klären. Der Gesetzentwurf hat sich jedoch schon jetzt den Zorn der Pokergemeinde zugezogen...

Lawmakers failed to agree on setting a clear definition of illegal Internet gambling to go along with a ban on online betting passed in 2006. The Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department have been unable to finalize rules to implement the ban because Congress didn’t clearly define online gambling when it passed legislation less than two years ago. The House Financial Services Committee rejected a bill Wednesday that would have prohibited the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve...

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was informed yesterday that Antigua and Barbuda and the United States had agreed to another deferral of arbitration proceedings, as the two countries seek to finalise a bilateral agreement that would bring years of conflict over the Internet gambling industry to an end. Minister of Finance and the Economy Dr. Errol Cort yesterday told the Antigua Sun that the parties have agreed to a further extension of their talks to 11 July.

Gestern, 18. Juni 2008, kam die grosse Überraschung für einen Touristen aus Florida, USA. Der Herr gewann im Grand Casino Luzern den Carded Mystery Jackpot in der Höhe von CHF 33’006--. Der Besucher spielte an einem „Mushrooms Magic Automaten“ und nahm somit automatisch am Spiel um den Pilatus Jackpot teil.

As part of an ongoing major trade dispute over Internet gambling that has the United States in an increasingly difficult position to justify, the European Commission has now launched a formal investigation over US actions. The Commission submitted a list of questions to leading U.S. officials related to a possible U.S. trade violation for discriminatory trade practices against European online gambling companies according to Inside Trade.

It may have been offered after the World Trade Organization deadline, but it appears that the United States has at last proposed a settlement in its protracted WTO dispute with the Antigua and Barbuda government. The Antigua Sun newspaper is currently reporting that the Caribbean island government is soon to make a statement "...that a proposal for the resolution of the trade dispute received from the U.S. last week has not been met favourably."

James Packer's Crown Limited has formed new alliances with powerful US gambling barons, spending AUD 414 million to buy stakes in the giant privately owned Harrah's Entertainment and Stations Casino Group. But an earlier plan to buy a prime piece of Las Vegas land and build the world's tallest casino tower is under a cloud, with Crown's partners reviewing their involvement in the project.