Gambling Laws Archive

iPhone X Real Money Casinos: Modernization accommodates new technology. Technology is a fascinating thing. In terms of the mobile revolution, hardware and software manufacturers are always working in tandem to modernize their collective industries. With each new release of mobile tech comes new software to accommodate its users. Thus developers are working hard to...

Internet gambling magnate to fund $100M Caribbean resort with lofty Bitcoin investments. The most famous iGaming mogul of all time, Calvin Ayre, is living the high life. He’s been enjoying the tropical climate of Antigua for many years now – the Caribbean island he absconded to after US authorities named him a fugitive for...

Legitimate Online Casinos: Why licence and registration matters. In many facets of life, holding a licence and registration is proof of legitimacy. To operator a motor vehicle, we must carry a valid driver’s licence. Any vehicle we operate must have proper registration. Businesses must be licenced and registered to sell a product or service....

Appeals court reduces sentence of Russian slot machine cheat at Singapore casinos. Have you ever tried to cheat a slot machine? I know I sure have. A few years back, I was playing a classic one-armed bandit – the kind with the coin hopper. In anger, I banged the side of it hoping it...

Is the government in cahoots with BC casinos to cover bury money-laundering scandal? Some certainly seem to think so, after a labor group is reportedly being charged a ludicrous fee to release files under the Freedom of Information (FOI) clause. Unite Here, the labor union that represents casino workers in British Columbia, submitted an...

Scrutiny and rationalization of online casino gambling laws Yukon. The Yukon is a unique territory of Canada. It is the smallest of the three territories, sharing in their number one economic trade of mining. Despite its location as the northwestern-most region of the country, Yukon’s climate isn’t so extreme as the Northwest Territories (NT)...

Nunavut online gambling laws for international casino players. The Canadian territory of Nunavut is quite unique. It’s the newest territory in the nation, established in 1999 when the federal government chose to divvy up the Northwest Territory. Nunavut is now the largest territory in the country, comprising most of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Despite...

Sifting through the legislative evidence to answer the question: Is online gambling legal in NWT? The Northwest Territories of Canada – NWT for short – are a unique region of the world. They make up the country’s third largest land mass, with an area of around 1.3 million km2. Yet, for all that land,...

Experts urge parents not to buy scratch-off tickets for kids at Christmas. We’ve all heard the argument… Scratch-off lottery tickets are a form of gambling. Underage gambling is illegal. Don not give children scratch-offs as gifts! Many parents agree with this assessment – many others do not. Every years, untold thousands of lottery scratchies...

Quebec online gambling laws and why it’s not illegal to bet over the internet, even with international websites. The government of Quebec would love to tell its people that gambling online at an international, offshore website is illegal. In fact, they’ve actually said it on multiple occasions. But according to the law, that’s not...