Funny, here in the USA we\’re screaming, \”tax us! tax us, dammnit! for all in the name of freedom!\” Elsewhere around the world they\’re saying, yeah, we should tax … which has some companies considering new homes. Costa Rica plans […]
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Funny … as Brazil accelerates efforts to ban online poker+gambling, Argentina is going completely the other way — looking to legally regulate it. And in a hurry, no less … From Dow Jones via NASDAQ: The Argentine government is working
A Brazilian UIGEA could seriously hurt their biggest national hero\’s ability to bring in real-money players. The Brazilian senate is soon to consider a bill modeled after the UIGEA — banning payments to and from online gambling sites. The original
Brazil Looking to Ban Online Gambling Think UIGEA + Kentucky + Washington State
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Apparently our good friends across the pond are a bit more optimistic about the notion of the US opening its online gambling market in 2010 than we are … and in preparation, the buzz around England is that Betfair —
George Will and I rarely see eye to eye on anything (understatement), which is why I would never have seen this column had @TheEngineer2008 pointed it out on Twitter. But in his latest Washington Post column, Will stumps for the
Interesting op-ed in the New York Times today about the WTO and China, particularly pointing out the need for China to not just stop pirating American music and movies, but also to respect WTO rulings outright: China has also increasingly
Ed. Note: Will be curious to see what gets more views — the latest episode of Perspectives Weekly or Face the Ace. LOL. -dm Breaking News! A grand jury has just indicted an online gambling payment processor! Plus, a New
New Online Gambling Indictment, Legislation Perspectives Weekly
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You can see how the debate over online poker regulation is getting more sophisticated. (And it makes a fun subplot during these times of health care debate.) While our side has effectively taken the argument away from our opponents about
We all know how difficult and complicated poker-related legislation can get/be in the United States … and we often look at Europe as providing a model of how things could and should be. However, things can actually get pretty complicated
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There\’s a new company in the song (and video) downloading game — Zookz.com — and its entire business model is based on selling \”pirated\” copies of American songs and movies, as permitted by WTO sanctions against the United States for
