North American Gambling News: Quebec Looks To Block Online Gambling Sites

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Quebec Looks Towards IP Blocking of Online Gambling Sites - Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao in Canada is calling on the province’s National Assembly to enact his proposed legislation that would force Internet service providers (ISP) into blocking customers from accessing unauthorized gambling websites. 

Presumably this would include sites based out of Quebec’s Kahnawake Reservation, one of the top hubs for Internet gambling.

PokerStars parent company, Amaya, is based there.  Amaya Head of Corporate Communications Eric Hollreiser said the company was “happy to see” the government seeking ways to grow iGaming “for the benefit of taxpayers and the protection of consumers.”

Pennsylvania Moves One Step Closer to Legalizing Online Gambling - The Keystone state is one step closer to passing a measure that would make online gambling legal within its borders.  The Pennsylvania House Gaming Oversight Committee backed a measure that would require land-based casinos in the state to license Web casinos.  Read More

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