Some Bets Are Off

The strangely selective and self-defeating crackdown on Internet gambling.  

By Jacob Sullum
Reason.com

On July 16, 2006, the CEO of BetOnSports.com attacked an anti–online gambling bill that the House of Representatives had overwhelmingly approved a few days before. “We want to be regulated,” David Carruthers wrote in the Baltimore Sun. “We want to be taxed. We want to be licensed. Instead of dealing with us constructively to address issues of mutual concern, these legislators prefer to pretend that they can control the Internet. Instead of protecting the public, they would rather waste time on public posturing to their partisan base.”

http://reason.com/news/show/126022.html

The many faces of legislations concerning online gambling 
by Arthur Crowson
PokerListings.com

May 19, 2008 - The gambling laws in Europe are often quite complex. First, there is each country’s legislation, which might say one thing; and then there is the EU legislation, which might contradict the individual country’s law.

The legislations regarding gambling online in the Netherlands, for instance, are now up for discussions. The Dutch government claims online gambling is illegal while EU has given the Netherlands a final warning before it issues court action over their gaming restrictions.

http://www.pokerlistings.com/dutch-seek-help-to-fight-illegal-online-gambling-26905