EU Unimpressed with American Gambling Legislation
Monday, December 6th, 2010 - Alfie Williams.
As the United States gets closer and closer to online gambling regulation, the industry begins to take notice. The original online gambling ban, the UIGEA, did not allow any online gambling operators to offer their services to players from across the United States – but now that the activity will be legalized, international operators will continue to be banned.
Countries like Cyprus and Portugal encountered few problems when passing their online gambling ban, as both countries presented valid arguments to the European Union. Portugal claimed that crime rates increased significantly after the legalization of online gambling.
France and Italy have recently had their online gambling bans repealed. The only stipulation required their governments allowed international gambling operators to offer their services to residents of the countries.
The repeal of the American online gambling would continue to restrict international operators from operating in the country. States like New Jersey have restricted players to taking part in gambling activities on websites based within the state’s borders.
This means that international operators will not be able to break into the United States’ online gambling market, as they have been hoping to for years. The turn of events has not only disappointed European online gambling companies but also the European Union.
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St Minver Limited is licensed by the Gibraltar Licensing Authority and regulated by the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority under the 'Gambling Act 2005'.