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by Kathryn Bowen

Whoever coined the phrase “Ignorance is bliss” must have been talking about the 35 million Californians trusting that their governor and their elected officials are actually doing their job with respect to gambling casinos run by Indian tribes in our state. (more…)

Eye On Gambling:

Virgin-owned online website Virgin Games is planning a promotional campaign later this year to promote its new betting service, Virgin Bets. (more…)

The Guardian:

May 21, 2007 — (U-WIRE) COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Despite legislation passed in Congress last fall banning credit card, check and electronic fund transfers to gambling sites, student gamers show no sign of folding. Instead, they are finding ways around the new legislation through underground sites and alternative payment methods. (more…)

news.bloodhorse.com by Tom LaMarra:

Legislation calling for a study of Internet gambling, including the impact of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The study would be performed by the National Academy of Sciences, a group of distinguished scholars who offer advice to government leaders. (more…)

Chances are, you know at least a little something about Blackjack. What was once an 18th century French card game—Ving-et-un—is now an extremely popular game all over the world. Stroll into just about any casino—online or in the real world—and you will find the game of Blackjack ready for your enjoyment. As the game’s popularity began to grow, the desire to beat it became an overwhelming addiction. (more…)

Poker News by Haley Hintze:

The United States has announced that its way of complying with a recent online-gambling trade decision rendered by the World Trade Organization will be to ignore its own trade compacts. The U.S. announcement, the latest move in the long complaint brought by the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, is a rare ploy that not only amounts to a rewrite of history, but has the potential to threaten the very framework of the WTO itself. (more…)

AlterNet.org:

Some scandals don’t involve illegal activity — they’re just outrageous and unjust. Take gambling in America. Abetted by Congress, legislatures from 48 states now sponsor gambling operations and lottery monopolies to balance their budgets on the backs of their poorest and most vulnerable citizens — while basking in the virtue of fighting tax increases. (more…)

PokerPages.com:

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided offices of the Amateur Poker Tour (APT) located in Wheat Ridge Colorado last week, confiscating records, membership lists and other documents of what they claim is an illegal amateur poker operation. (more…)