World Gambling News

The UIGEA wording requiring clarifiaction, Unibet Ads coming under fire in Holland and the Spanish Online Lottery Site giving excellent performance are the main headlines as well look at some of the top stories in this look at the World gambling news.

Unibet Ads Come Under Fire in Holland
Unibet, the popular online sports betting company has managed to irk Dutch authorities yet again – this time by advertising its services at a number of soccer stadiums in the country.

The Dutch Ministry of Justice rapped the stadiums for accepting Unibet’s ad and said: "Gaming companies without a license cannot offer their services in the Netherlands, nor can they advertise.” In response, Unibet vowed to continue serving the Dutch gambling public and said: “There is free movement of services in Europe and soccer events such as these are a perfect opportunity for us to generate publicity."

US Treasury Should Clarify UIGEA Wording, Say Republicans
In a letter to the US Treasury, four Republican members of Congress called for a total clarification of the wording of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act before it is implemented in the United States.

“Simply put,” wrote Jim Gerlach (Pennsylvania), Judy Biggert (Illinois), Kevin McCarthy (California) and Christopher Shays (Connecticut), “we believe that it is possible that if UIGEA laws and regulations are implemented with the vague language we described above, a judge may eventually be required to answer the question of 'what is unlawful internet gambling? It makes fiscal sense to resolve this question before saddling the public, regulated industries, small businesses and courts with uncertain UIGEA laws and regulations.”

Spanish Online Lottery Site Performing Excellently
The new Spanish Lottery online site has performed exceedingly well in its first month of operations, according to the Spanish STL.

The site, loteriasyapuestas.com, has successfully lured a large number of Spanish gamblers seeking online lottery and sports betting options in a safe and recognized environment. “Nowadays, sales through this alternate channel are a must,” said a spokesman for STL. “The rapid growth of internet penetration that we’ve been witnessing in Spain, makes it imperative to implement new sales channels in order to stay competitive.”

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