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2008 March Madness Fever | IXGAMES

The March Madness tournament betting is about to get started with a 65 team NCAA basketball tournament taking place during March and April which have bracket contests all over the country being filled out and the excitement of college basketball on all sports bettors minds. The NCAA tournament is now the second biggest betting market […]

Casino smoking restrictions | IXGAMES

New Jersey casino operators moan that smoking restrictions in Atlantic City have caused many of their best customers to flee to the smoker-friendly casinos of Pennsylvania and Connecticut. But a legal opinion issued Thursday in Connecticut may allow lawmakers to extend a state smoking ban to the American-Indian casinos - which claim that smoking restrictions would […]

Gambling in Thailand | IXGAMES

Gambling is coming. It is coming on a worldwide basis - and there is not much politicians who are stuck in the dark ages can do to stop the movement. It seems as though every day, another country is legalizing some form of gambling. It is no longer just a practice for underground crime. It now […]

Costa Rica settle online gambling dispute | IXGAMES

Costa Rica and the United States have reached a settlement on a trade dispute caused after the U.S. enacted laws designed to target online gambling. As compensation for cutting off Costa Rican access to online gambling customers - the U.S. has offered Costa Rica greater access to other service markets - including research and development, storage, technical […]

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 […]

Internet Gambling Regulation | IXGAMES

In America the proposed Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act (IGREA) has gained the support of its 46th Member of Congress - California Democrat George Miller. Officially known as House of Representatives 2046, IGREA was initiated by Congressman Barney Frank and would make the current Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) legislation largely redundant by regulating […]