Thanks to Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative for posting this video of Barney Frank introducing his new bill to regulate internet gambling. If you want your freedom to gamble online restored, please leave a comment on the video showing your support for this legislation.

As mentioned in my previous post, the introduction of a new legislation to legalize some forms of online gambling has been generating mainstream press coverage for what was once a niche issue. This video from Bloomberg TV is a good example of this increased awaremess: In related news, as expected Delaware Governor Jack Markell has [...]

“The expression by the professional leagues of shock at the notion that people would actually bet on games was one of the least persuasive emotional outbursts I have encountered, but we acknowledged the reality of it, no one will be betting on professional sports games.” – Barney Frank, 5/7/09 By now you’ve heard the bad [...]

Happy March Madness everyone, I hope you’re all doing better with your picks than I am! Here is a quick update of the latest news from the sports betting world: New Jersey sues Federal Government, claims sports betting ban is unconstitutional – this is huge! If this suit is successful it could legalize sports betting [...]

Change is coming. That is the message in a great article over at ESPN yesterday on the efforts of Gov. Jack Markell to legalize sports betting in Delaware. The author convincingly argues that Markell’s inevitable victory in his home state will lead to a complete overturning of the 1992 Federal ban on sports betting in [...]

A quick post during this busy time of year. Here are some sports betting headlines that should make for a happy new year for sports betting fans: Delaware likely to OK sports betting – Delaware Governor-elect Jack Markell is making the legalization of sports betting one of his top priorities as he comes into office [...]

This is really outrageous. William Wichterman is a former lobbyist for the National Football League – representing them as recently as March 2008. A few months ago he was appointed by the White House to the role of “Deputy Director of Public Liason”. Now, in the last days of the Bush administration, he is using [...]

The EU Parliament just issued a draft report on ‘the integrity of online gambling’ which will be used to shape future policy decisions on the issue of online gambling and free trade. Things do not look good for the freedom of EU citizens to wager online. The report basically rehashes a bunch of tired old [...]

Things are looking bad for Bodog. A U.S. based judge just affirmed a ruling that could end up costing them around $50 million dollars. Given that they are not an American company, it’s possible that they will try to not pay the amount. Bodog’s founder has claimed that the company was not served in the [...]

This news just in from our friends at The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative. It seems the legislation to force the Federal government to take back the burden to define what constitutes illegal gambling has passed a major hurdle. It’s interesting to note how the “sports leagues” came in at the last minute and [...]