From Press of Atlantic City The public can comment on proposed regulations for Internet gambling, which will be published on the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement website for two months beginning June 3. A draft of the proposals regulations is already uploaded to the site. (http://www.nj.gov/oag/ge/proposed_rules.htm) Division Director David Rebuck will announce the date on which New Jersey casinos will be permitted to begin accepting wagers over the Internet at least 45 days prior to commencement. “New Jersey has once again proven to be in the forefront of casino gaming with the development of Internet wagering regulations for all casino…

From Gambling 911 A spate of reported unauthorized Skrill logins have the online gambling community on edge. Skrill, formerly known as Moneybookers, is a popular money transfer platform for those gamblers living outside the United States.  It is similar to PayPal. Attempts to compromise customer accounts have occurred over the past two weeks, according to reports. One customer claims that $12,000 had been stolen from his account.  Around a dozen other individuals reported compromises since that time. The majority of compromises were the result of failed login attempts, TwoPlusTwo.com forum members have stated. It was unclear what, if anything, Skrill…

From Press Herald Wanting to restrict how people spend their money is at odds with defenses of rights. I do not understand why many liberals who favor legalizing marijuana, oppose censorship of hard-core pornography, support the right of terminally ill, pain-wracked people to assisted suicide and pride themselves on their belief in individuals’ rights to govern their own lives become vehement prohibitionists when it comes to gambling. Of course opposition to repealing laws that make it criminal for adults to make bets with their own money is not confined to people on the left. The most important law protecting America…

From WSJ The debate over Internet gambling has been raging in the U.S. for more than a decade. Until recently, the federal government treated Internet gambling as an illegal activity. Fueled by the 50-year-old Wire Act, which bans sports betting over communication wires, and a 2006 law that made it illegal to process U.S. payments for online gambling, the Justice Department targeted online-gambling companies and their partners with criminal and civil lawsuits. But in late 2011, the Justice Department changed its interpretation of the law, opening the way for states to consider some forms of Internet betting. Earlier this year,…

From Press of Atlantic City Guests at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa can enjoy breakfast in bed — and betting in bed. In good news for bettors and couch potatoes alike, Atlantic City’s top-grossing casino has decided to continue testing on a new mobile gambling system that allows hotel guests to play slot machines and video poker games in the privacy of their rooms. Called “eCasino,” customers use the television sets in their rooms to place their bets and play the games. Borgata is the only Atlantic City casino to have in-room gambling. Introduced in February, the new system underwent…

From ARS Technica On April 30, 2013, the poker world saw the launch of the United States’ first legal online poker site, Ultimate Poker. But Ultimate Poker has one significant limit: it is only legal within the boundaries of Nevada. As more sites come online under similar state schemes—New Jersey and Delaware are likely next—online gambling in the United States may be poised for an explosion. It wasn’t always this way. Among online poker players, Black Friday refers to the infamous day in April 2011 when the United States brought federal criminal charges against the founders of three major overseas…