Plans by the South African gambling authorities to ask the Reserve Bank to institute a block on credit cards used in internet gambling transactions have been put on hold pending the outcome of a Supreme High Court appeal, reports the daily newspaper The Times. The issue is the latest development on a long running and [...]
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Online gambling’s future in South Africa remains unsure
During the recent US enforcement crisis that has engulfed Full Tilt Poker and other major online poker sites, a poster on the twoplustwo message board, FTPDoug, has assumed prominence as a spokesman for the beleaguered company…but this week the question was “is FTPDoug really a Doug at all?” The poker information and entertainment website Quadjacks [...]
Loto-Quebec and internet gambling
The announcement earlier this year that Loto-Quebec intends to enter the online gambling sector has prompted the government in the Canadian province to appoint an advisory committee of independent experts, reports CBC. The committees mandate is to study the effects of online gambling, as the province’s gaming agency prepares to launch its own site in [...]
World Cup bets – GBP 679.9 million
Yet another major Asian betting syndicate has been dismantled by Hong Kong police cracking down on illegal internet betting on the World Cup. Police spokesmen said this week that the syndicate had taken in 7 billion yuan (GBP 679.9 million) during the World Cup alone, and that its influence and activities extended across southern China [...]
