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Gambling Legislation Would Collect Billions in Revenue | IXGAMES

Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced yesterday the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2008 that would ensure that taxes are collected on regulated online gambling activities. These revenues are estimated between $8.7 billion and $42.8 billion over ten years - according to a recent tax revenue analysis prepared by Pricewaterhouse-Coopers. McDermott’s legislation functions as a […]

Calvin Ayre has quit at Bodog

Calvin Ayre announced Monday on Bodog’s website that he has quit…..!!!!???? Calvin Ayre - now 47, became involved in the online gambling industry in the late 1990-s, and introduced Bodog in 2000. By 2006 - Bodog-company was generating more than $7 billion US in wagers, making it the seventh-largest online gambling company in the world. (That same […]

Block Internet Gambling Ban

A bill just introduced in the House of Representatives would effectively block the federal government from enforcing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. Stating that the Internet Gambling Enforcement Act infringes on two basic rights of importance to Americans, “the ability to do with their money as they see fit, and the freedom […]

Antigua and Barbuda battle with the United States

As Antigua and Barbuda awaits a resolution to its World Trade Organisation (WTO) battle with the United States, a related battle is being waged on another front. A subcommittee of the US House Committee on Financial Services is scheduled to conduct a hearing on the proposed Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). The UIGEA was passed […]