The European Commission has been battling to get all their member states to conform with the rules and requirements as set out by the European Union. Although the European Commission has repeatedly told Belgium that their proposed gambling laws do not comply with EU rules, Belgium seems set to go ahead in their own direction. One of the rules and guidelines of the European Union Treaty states that there needs to be

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In New South Wales, Australia, the land-based gaming operators told the Australian government that hundreds of jobs can be lost if there is continued competition from online casinos. This complaint comes at a time when the Australian government’s Productivity Commission has recommended that Internet gambling be legalized in Australia. There have been a fair number of those who oppose the changes who have spoken out against the conclusions reached by the Productivity

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Last year, in 2009, the Chinese government made a decision that all new computers that were bought in China would have to come with special Internet filtering software already installed. The software, the Green Dam Youth Escort, caused a nationwide outcry across China from both computer companies, and from Chinese citizens. The software was ostensibly to be used to filter out porn websites, but also included online casino, and other online gambling sites.

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Germany has attempted to have an online casino ban, which has been largely ignored by many of its citizens. Although Germany’s lawmakers had hoped that the online casino ban would be effective, a recent study of German gambling habits have shown that the number of online casino patrons is still very high. In fact, the study shows, more than two million German citizens are still playing and betting at online gambling sites.

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Online casino players have been having a great time this festive season. Many players have more leisure time on their hands since they are off work for the holidays. Those who enjoy online casino games will find time for both family and friends, and their favorite online casinos. For one lucky player at an online casino powered by Playtech’s online casino software, Christmas Day brought with it a great gift – a jackpot win

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An online gambling company in Sweden has volunteered to pay back money that was wagered with stolen money, by a gambling addict, at their online gambling site. The money that was used to place the wagers, was stolen by the online gambler from the company at which she was employed. The unnamed woman with gambling problems worked in the finance department of an Uppsala company. She managed to siphon off about 15 million kronor

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