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  • Internet gambling ruling fails to recognise "moral" obligations: Minister

    The office of Australia's Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Daryl Williams, has described the recent World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that US online gambling restrictions are in violation of international trade agreements as not considering the capacity of governments to regulate on "moral" grounds.

  • AU online casino threatens to leave over government review

    Alice Springs-based regulated online casino operator Lasseters' may move "to another jurisdiction" if a current federal government review imposes new restrictions on online gambling, the company's managing director warned today.

  • AU online casino to offer multi-lingual sites

    Australian-based online casino operator, Lasseters' Corporation, is considering launching multi-lingual sites for international markets after dumping existing software supplier Access Gaming Systems for a solution from Online Gaming Systems (OGS)

  • Govt assesses online gambling act

    Federal Government plans to review interactive gambling legislation, in a bid to measure its effectiveness.

  • Internet gambling regulation fails

    Regulation of the Internet has failed to prevent online gambling, according to a survey funded by the Australian Casino Foundation.

  • Aussies cash-in despite Net gambling ban

    Online gaming may have been outlawed in Australia but it has not stopped local companies from cashing-in on the practice.

  • Understanding tech and terror

    Famed author, Sir Arthur C. Clarke, discusses the perilous, often ironic relationships between technology, acts of terror and the survival of a species.

  • Gambling sites shoot craps against hackers

    Call it the gambling industry's dirty little secret. Hackers are sabotaging online casinos with greater regularity, security and gambling experts say, in some cases scamming large sums of money from the gaming companies.

  • Tax havens take up Net gambling

    British offshore tax havens Alderney and The Isle of Man will allow online casinos to operate on the islands, officials say, raising the stakes for bringing a multi-billion dollar industry to Europe.

  • Yahoo still in porn business

    Three months after saying it would close its "red light" district, Yahoo is allowing merchants to advertise and sell pornographic material on its Web sites.

  • Online gambling reaches well beyond our shores

    With debate raging over the Federal Government’s Interactive Gambling Bill and the feasibility of attempting to ban gambling on the Internet, it is worth asking just what level of penetration has so far been achieved by online gaming in the Australian marketplace.

  • MSN UK partners with gambling site

    Microsoft's UK portal has inked a two-year marketing deal to provide advertising and promotions for an online casino, Web-based gambling company Gaming Internet said.

  • Australia eases back on Net gambling

    The federal government will allow online sports betting and lotteries to continue, but says it will extend an Internet gambling ban to offshore operators.

  • Jackpot for online gaming

    With little outlay and huge profits to be made, gaming and lotto sites are becoming more prevalent on the Web. Sustainable business models or just a way to make a quick buck?

  • Lights out: Australia's first cyber casino extinguished

    Australia's first cyber casino - AusVegas - will turn out the lights within days following the Federal Government's move to curb the online gambling industry.

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