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12 Apr 99
Online betting - raising the stakes
Online betting is a multi-million dollar business, especially in the United States, which is home to half the world's Internet users. As with most forms of e-commerce it is boom time. According to estimates, the global market will be worth $10bn in 2000 - and $20bn by 2002.

26 Mar 99
Internet Gambling Crackdown
The government expanded its prosecution of Internet sports gambling today by filing charges against seven owners, managers and employees of five betting companies headquartered in the Caribbean.

24 Mar 99
Second time a charm for Net gambling bill?
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), Congress' foremost opponent of online betting, said during a Senate hearing Tuesday that he is reintroducing a revised measure to amend the federal 1961 Wire Act's prohibitions on interstate sports gambling conducted by telephone or wire to cover newer technological transmissions, including the Internet.

19 Mar 99
Gambling Addiction Reports Stir Debate
More than 5 million Americans are pathological or problem gamblers, and another 15 million are at risk of becoming just like them, concludes a study likely to further inflame the debate over legalized wagering.

05 Mar 99
Prof. Tom Bell Takes the Podium
"Legalizing Internet gambling would not only bolster the legal rights of consumers, but also benefit them by increasing competition in gambling services," says Professor Tom W. Bell, expert in Internet law and former director of telecommunications and technology studies at the Cato Institute. In an exclusive CasinoWire Hall of Fame interview, the knowledgeable Professor Bell will thoroughly explain why a U.S. ban on Internet gambling simply won't work.

04 Mar 99
How Web-based casinos are beating the odds
ST. JOHN'S, ANTIGUA -- Here among the storefronts made of plywood and painted ice-pop colors, there grows a strain of electronic commerce that faces obstacles even Amazon.com couldn't imagine. Internet gambling operators must gird their sites for multiple simultaneous users who pound through rounds of blackjack and online roulette - at 40, 50 and 60 clicks per minute.

02 Mar 99
Police stake out illicit gambling Websites
A special police unit is being formed in the UK in response to the growing number of illegal gambling Websites on the Internet. The move by the National Intelligence Crime Squad comes as the Emerging Crime conference in London on Monday warned that organised criminals are using the Net to set up illegal virtually reality casinos.

04 Feb 99
Gambling Regulation, Not Ban
Proponents of internet gambling want to see their industry legalized in the United States even if it means having their profits taxed. Internet gambling supporters testified before the House Judiciary crime subcommittee today, which is considering a bill that would allow states to outlaw such gambling.

23 Sep 98
Police at odds with Net gambling
UK police say gambling over the Internet is becoming a cause for concern with investigations being launched into virtual casinos. The Association of Chief Police Officers' Computer Crime Group says there is no guarantee that online games such as roulette are played fairly and gamblers giving their credit card details could be putting themselves at financial risk.

29 Jul 98
Bill Threatens Online Ad Sales
If Congress succeeds in passing its anti-gambling bill, odds are good several Web sites will lose a lucrative source of advertising revenue. Though the moralists cheered as Congress last week took a major step toward banning online gambling, the end result will simply be to chase it offshore, where it already thrives.

11 May 98
Online gambling isn't a good idea
Anti-gambling advocates decry its unprecedented accessibility while scratching their heads at what, if anything, can be done about it. Even if cyber betting is eventually deemed illegal, there's the 400-pound-gorilla question of how law enforcement officials would prevent it.

21 Nov 97
Indians Gamble in Cyberspace
This year, the Coeur d’Alene tribe of Northern Idaho discovered a better way to put its casino on the map—and it didn’t require moving the reservation closer to the city or building a new highway. The tribe went online last January with their U.S. Lottery website, offering games of chance inspired by designs of lottery scratch tickets.