Entries from March 2008

Monday, March 17th, 2008

John McCain Thinks Sports Betting is Okay – For Him

Apparently John McCain and his staffers have a tradition of holding a March Madness pool. This is strange because McCain has been a steadfast supporter of keeping sports betting illegal in this country – going as far as trying to ban legal sports betting from Nevada casinos. I think this example shows both [...]

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Internet Gaming Laws Proving Difficult to Enforce

Laws aimed at curbing the tide of online internet gambling are proving more difficult to enforce then US lawmakers had hoped.
Cindy Skrycki outlined some of the inherent problems that have arisen from trying to enforce these laws a recent column for washingtonpost.com. The 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was aimed at stemming the [...]