FINAL BETS PLEASE: END OF RUSSIAN CASINO GAMBLING

According to the new law gambling all over the country is banned except for in four specifically chosen 'gambling zones': one in the Far East near the North Korean and Chinese borders; one in the Altai region; a third in Kaliningrad; and a fourth close to the Azov Sea in the south of Russia.

EUROPEAN COMMISSION: U.S. IS VIOLATING TRADE AGREEMENT

The European Commission report, instigated by a Trade Barrier Regulation complaint filed by the Remote Gambling Association (RGA), concludes that the treatment of foreign Internet gambling operators by the U.S. under existing domestic law constitutes a barrier to market access for European companies.

MORE POKER TV FOR EUROPEAN FANS

June brings good news for poker fans in certain European markets as The Poker Channel has just announced plans to expand their audience to 17 million homes across the continent.

MACAU'S GROWING GAMBLING INDUSTRY INDICATES RECOVERY

For two months, the Chinese gambling giant suffered under its first slump in revenue. But unlike other gaming capitals like Las Vegas which are hoping only to hold steady for the remainder of the recession, Macau's major gaming interests have been quick to bounce back.

PROBLEM GAMBLING STUDIES AT TOP UNIVERSITIES

A recent study done at Harvard have suggested that gambling is not quite the dark force that opponents make it out to be. With gambling options growing around the country, it is becoming increasingly important that top universities begin to study the issue.

BETFAIR TAKES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST DUTCH GOVERNMENT

Betfair has launched legal action against the Dutch government after the Minister of Justice, Hirsch Ballin, sent a letter to financial institutions in the Netherlands requesting that they refuse to process online gaming transactions.

MINNESOTA BLOCKS ONLINE GAMING

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division notified 11 telephone and Internet service providers that the state will soon require they block access to some 200 online-gaming sites.

DENMARK TO DEREGULATE GAMBLING MARKET

Officials said they will propose their plans as a bill in Danish parliament after the legislature's members return from Summer Recess. Officials also said they already have the support of many members and expect the bill to pass.

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TO STEP UP POLICING MEASURES
Officials from Antigua and Barbuda announced that they are stepping up efforts to monitor online-gaming operators licensed by the Caribbean nation.

Officials from Antigua and Barbuda announced that they are stepping up efforts to monitor online-gaming operators licensed by the Caribbean nation. In a press release officials said they hope the move will staunch recent claims by U.K. members of Parliament that Antigua and Barbuda should lose its status as a “white-list” nation.

FORMER BETONSPORTS CEO PLEADS GUILTY

Former BetOnSports CEO David Carruthers pled guilty to racketeering conspiracy in U.S. District court in Missouri in a case that has been on-going since July of 2006. The conspiracy resulted in a loss of between $7 million and $20 million and involved more than 250 victims, according to U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway.