Online casino players in Denmark and Sweden will be happy to know that CPays, the online casino programme, has just announced that payments can be made in their local currencies.  This will mean that all Danish and Swedish online players will be able to fund their accounts without having to worry about losing out because of currency exchange fees.

It is virtually illegal to gamble online in the US now.  On Wednesday the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve ruled that procedures have to be established by banks and other financial companies to prevent payments connected to unlawful internet gambling.  In other words, these institutions cannot accept payments from credit cards, cheques or electronic transfers to settle online wagers.  The rule is to be enforced by 1st December 2009. 

If you go to a massage parlour in Malayia you may be in for a shock, or not!  It is common knowledge that these businesses all over the world are just fronts for prostitution.  However, Malayian massage parlours have gone one better.  Some provide not only an illegal prostitution service, but also online gambling for their clients.  In fact, online gambling is very often proving to be more popular than sex!

Since the smoking ban in US casinos came into effect eight months ago, it has proved to be a disastrous step for the industry in Illinois.  926,000 fewer players came to the casinos than during the same period in 2007, making quite a dent in revenue.  It’s not just the smokers who don’t go to play at all, it’s the smokers who go to play but take the necessary time out for their smoking breaks.  This means less time to play!

Am I the only one who is totally confused when reading about government policies regulating online gambling in the USA?  There are rules for this, systems for that, committees for the other.  Now a new bill is being introduced by Barney Frank, a leading US Democrat (here come those politics again) to get the necessary authorities to agree on what can and cannot be played online.  The UK is covered by the Gambling Act 2005 where online gambling sites are regulated and taxed and abide by the legislation.  This gives the Treasury an income and players the security of not being conned by bogus sites.  Sounds easy.