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Online Gambling News
(December 31, 2007) One of the hottest news stories in online gambling today is Germany's decision to ban all forms of online gambling effective tomorrow, January 1. What a start to the New Year in that nation, which has - for the most part - embraced online gambling over the years. But not so fast! A few gaming firms do not intend to take this sitting down. Gambling911.com will continue to cover this story and others as they happen. Betting Companies to Take Legal Action Against Germany in Online Gambling Battle At least 13 of Germany's 16 states have submitted the ratification documents, Eric Braum, a spokesman for the Hesse government, which monitors the process, said in an interview today. ``That's the required majority and we expect to have all the rest coming in by New Year's Eve.'' BWIN and others are now taking legal action to prevent this from happening.
The new rules ban
any form of
Web-based gambling
or brokering of
games over the
Internet. The states
may order Internet
service providers to
block Web sites of
illegal betting
operations and banks
to stop money
transfers to them.
The rules'
definition of
illegal gaming
includes placing a
bet from German
territory over the
Web with a company
based outside
Germany. PokerStars Sets New Record: Shows Online Poker is Still Alive and Kicking Doyle Brunson has demonstrated that he's alive and kicking. Well, maybe about to kick the bucket. It's just another example of how US facing online poker rooms continue to see explosive growth and a propensity to continue chugging along despite legislation that nearly crippled the industry just one year ago. Another major online poker room, PokerStars, has hit its own milestone (no they are not 110 years old like Doyle). He's Back! Doyle Brunson Returns to Gambling911.com and Back to the US One of the best online poker rooms pre-UIGEA was Doyles Room. But the post UIGEA time for Doyle Brunson has been tough going for the better part of 2007. More online gambling news here
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