10-Oct-2007
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New Jersey Civil Complaints
NJ Attorney General Files Civil Complaints Against Foreign Internet Gaming Companies…Why Now? The Sensible Solution is Regulation.
By Frank Catania
The recent news out of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office with regard to the filing of additional civil complaints against additional Internet gaming sites is at best untimely given the increased manpower necessary to combat the increased threat of terrorism since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
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| IGC - Responsible Gambling Initiative |
IGC - Responsible Gambling Initiative
The top three Internet companies will start encouraging other firms to adopt a system that will allow parents to restrict access to Web sites they find objectionable. The companies hope the system will ward off the threat of government regulation.
Currently, a parent who wishes to block Web sites from a computer must use a filtering program with a preset list of blocked sites.
The Internet Content Rating Association's model (ICRA) is more flexible. Operators flag potentially objectionable content - like female nudity or gambling - on their Web sites. Using a free filtering program, parents can approve or disapprove each category. Any sites containing content that parents find objectionable are automatically blocked. Parents can still block or allow individual sites as well.
The ICRA system is similar to the Motion Picture Association of America rating system. The basic mission of the MPAA rating system is a simple one: to offer to parents some advance information about movies so that parents can decide what movies they want their children to see or not to see. The entire rostrum of the rating program rests on the assumption of responsibility by parents.
AOL Time Warner, Yahoo and Microsoft Network have thrown their support behind the labelling system. The companies represent the three most-visited Internet destinations, and they host thousands of user-created Web pages through community sites like GeoCities.
The IGC Board of Directors voted in support of the initiative and encourages sites to consider using the ICRA self-labelling system (visit www.icra.org - the process only takes about 5 minutes). The IGC has been included as a signatory to an open letter that includes the above companies plus the likes of IBM, VeriSign, Verizon and Bell.
The IGC’s support of the ICRA initiative to provide operators with a voluntary self labeling system to assist in preventing access to gambling products by minors, reinforces one of the key elements of the IGC’s Mission, specifically, to establish fair and responsible trade guidelines and practices that enhance consumer confidence in interactive gaming products and services. It is also seen as a “politically correct” move especially in times when one of the key criticisms of the industry is the lack of controls over minors and the seemingly ever-present efforts to introduce prohibition legislation based upon such concerns.
An extract from the article titled “New Jersey Puts the Heat on Eight More Sites” – where eight online gaming operations were targeted with civil actions - (Friday, 19 October 2001, www.igamingnews.com) on the Interactive Gaming News site reinforces the tenet that concerns over access to gambling products by minors is firmly entrenched in the minds of industry “opponents”:
“State officials claim the main drive behind the investigation was the ease in which minors were able to gamble online.
"As our joint investigation revealed, there are very few, if any, safeguards in place to prohibit a minor with access to a credit card from logging on," Division of Consumer Affairs Director Mark Herr said. "We will not allow these sites that permit minors to gamble with impunity to continue to flourish."
The industry needs to make every effort to demonstrate that it is willing to adopt responsible measures. The IGC is committed to responsible gambling measures, not the least of which is the protection of children.
ICRA is an international, independent, non-profit organization with the twin mission of making the Internet safer for children, while respecting the rights of content providers.
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| IGC Participates In California Fair Share Contributions Committee |
IGC Participates In California Fair Share Contributions Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Interactive Gaming Council has joined with other leaders in the California Gaming Industry to open a dialogue and help develop ways in which to support the work of the California Council on Problem Gambling.
The first meeting of the Committee was held September 27, 2001 at the offices of the California State Lottery. Participants in the meeting included: Tom Tucker CCGC, Executive Director California Council on Problem Gambling; Al Le Bas, Consultant California Council on Problem Gambling; John Hensley, Chairman California Gambling Control Commission; Pete Melnicoe, Chief Legal Counsel California Gambling Control Commission; Hal Barker, Vice Chairman California Lottery Commission; Jacob Coin, Executive Director California Nations Indian Gaming Association; Joan Wilson, Director California State Lottery; Vince Montane PhD, Director of Communications California State Lottery; Marc Weiswasser, Designate, for Tony Lewin, Executive Director Casino Management Association; Dan McKinzey, Account General Manager GTECH Corporation; Tim Barden, Simulcast Coordinator Hollywood Park Racetrack; Rick Baedezker, President Hollywood Park Racetrack; and Mark Stone, Secretary IGC. Since this was the initial meeting of the Committee, much of the discussion focused on the representatives and their respective organizations background, awareness of the problem gambling issues and current efforts to help.
Future meetings have been scheduled on a monthly basis with the purpose to develop more specific plans on how each segment of the gaming industry might help and contribute to the work of the California Council on Problem Gambling.
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| Revisions to the Visa International Operating Regulations |
Revisions to the Visa International Operating Regulations
SUBJECT: Revisions to the Visa International Operating Regulations
In Brief: At the March 2001 and June 2001 Visa International Board of Directors meetings, the Board approved principles for revisions to the Visa International Operating Regulations.
Internet Gambling
Detailed information about new and amended sections will be provided in the “Summary of Changes” in the 15 November 2001 edition of the Visa International Operating Regulations. Unless otherwise specified, these revisions will be effective upon publication.
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| Political Action Committee Launched To Fight For Right to Use Credit Cards, Checks for Any Legal Pur |
Political Action Committee Launched To Fight For Right to Use Credit Cards, Checks for Any Legal Purpose.
Washington, D.C. . . . In a move to block pending legislation on the federal and state levels that would restrict personal freedom in relation to the use of credit cards, checks, wire transfers and other prevalent financial instruments, a core group of concerned citizens has formed |
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