A new online gambling bill is making the rounds up on Capitol Hill, only this time we’re not as concerned as years gone past.  This latest effort (S 3322) was set in motion by Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton and bears eye popping title: The Prevention of Deceptive or Child-Targeted Advertising in Violation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The crux of the bill implies that the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) isn’t being properly enforced, and calls on Congress to study the matter, particularly the use of cartoon characters “designed to be attractive to children.” The bill…

The latest threat to online gambling in the United States have a familiar, bitter root: Sheldon Adelson. After the failure of his Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) failed, he has spend a lot of money to bring it back at Senate Bill 3376. This week’s special offer is from Go Wild Casino!

It appears that a bill which would legalize online gambling in the Netherlands has been gaining support and may very well become law soon, according to numerous reports. Originally introduced two years ago, the bill was finally debated by the Dutch Lower House last week. That debate is set to continue today, June 30th, with a likely vote next week. According to GaminginHolland.com, the bill should pass the Lower House because it has the support of the majority coalition. The bigger question is whether or not it can pass muster in the Senate, as the two coalition parties – the…

A new report indicates a bill that would legalize Pennsylvania online gambling and poker will be back on the legislature’s agenda next month. The gambling expansion package that has been on the House floor since late last year appears to be coming off the sidelines. A new report from the Reading Eagle indicates that the House will take up a bill involving online gambling in June. That legislation is HB 649, although the story did not mention the bill by name. The bill, when last seen, included a number of different gaming expansions that could derail its progress, including the…

iGaming Business – South African officials have published a draft version of an online gambling bill ahead of the country’s expected legalisation of internet gaming. The Mondaq.com website reports that although there is unlikely to be swift legalisation of online gambling in South Africa, the introduction of the draft Remote Gambling Bill of 2014 is a step forward. The draft legislation is available to the public for review and comment for 30 days from its publication date of April 25. The bill includes a number of key points such as the requirement for South African internet gaming providers to hold…

Capitol Hill conservatives are bracing for a fight they do not want to fight: An online gambling ban, being pushed by Las Vegas mogul Sheldon Adelson. The fight begins as soon as companion bills are filed in each chamber before the end of the week by Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R.-S.C.) and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R.-Utah). The bills were written by the staff of the Coalition to Stop Online Gambling, the advocacy group funded by Adelson, who has pledged to “spend whatever it takes” to see the legislation passed. What gives this fight the “#awkward” is the huge give and…