Category: gambling regulations

Player Location Restrictions at Online Casinos

15 June 2012

Occasionally, players are restricted from signing up to a gambling portal such as an online casino and this is quite often because of where the player is located.

Apart from being underage or perhaps you accidentally filled in the wrong information during the application process, the other main reason a casino could deny you the chance to sign up with them will be because of the country in which you reside. This is otherwise known as a player location restriction (or restricted territories).

Sometimes is it the country that will not allow you to sign up with the online casino, but other times it is the casino that will restrict you because of the country that you live in. You will find out whether or not you register can account with the online casino when you proceed to fill out the online application form because when you get to the part that requires you to enter your address, it simply won’t have your country of residence as an option.

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5 things you need to know about cashing out wins from online casinos

13 April 2012

In most cases, cashing out your winnings from any online casino is a relatively simple process and the following information contains five important things you should be aware of before attempting to make a withdrawal at your favourite online casino. This will prepare you for what to expect when the time comes to cashing out, however much you are attempting to withdraw.

•    Choose your  Preferred Withdrawal Method

When you first sign up to an online casino, you will probably be prompted to make your first deposit using a variety of different methods. This is where you should take the time to research whether your preferred method allows for both deposits and withdrawals, not just deposits.

Not all methods allow for both, so if you want to keep things simple, try and opt for a method that will allow you to do both. Also, depending on your location (country of residence), some banking options may or may not be available. Many players may prefer to use a credit or debit card, whereas other players may prefer to use an e-wallet. Always check in the cashier section to see if your preferred method will allow you to withdraw, prior to signing up with them.

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How to gamble sensibly on slot machine on a budget

09 March 2012

If you are playing on an online slot with a budget, there are several different methods that you can apply to make the coinage stretch a bit further. Before starting, you can adjust the amount of cash that you are spending per spin, so as soon as you have launched your favourite slot simply reduce this number to the minimum amount allowed.

This particular option is available on ALL slots and is the most obvious way of prolonging the time that you can spend playing. If your stake is set to the maximum that your budget will allow, the total playing time could literally be over in seconds.

If you are playing on a Classic single line slot, you won’t be able to reduce (or increase) the number of winning paylines because it only has one, so your cash will therefore last even longer on a Classic Slot than it would do on an average Video Slot for that reason alone.

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Profiting from the profiteers - How the US Government are planning to tax online gambling when it regulates

30 January 2012

Back in the summer of 2011, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act (H.R.2230), which is a federal bill, was introduced and referred to the Committee by Rep. Jim McDermott.

If it the bill gets passed (which is currently still in the early stages of the legislative process), it will not receive a warm welcome because of the steep taxation that will affect both the operator and the player. Most bills do not make it past the committee stage but if it does, it appears as though players will certainly not be able to gain from it. In fact, quite the opposite will happen.

This bill will modify the 1986 Internal Revenue Code and is solely aimed at taxing and regulating Internet Gambling.

Operators of online gambling portals will still have to apply for a separate gaming license for the particular US state that they seek to operate their business from. The legislation will mean that operators are obliged to collect tax details and data from their registered users and details of all of their cash wagers. This information that they collect will then have to be relayed to auditors.

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The real reason why online gambling was banned

28 January 2012

Gambling online is the same as gambling in real life, but for many organisations the worrying thing is that the internet now meant that anyone could have a flutter at any time of the day. This could breed a new generation of addicts and possibly lead people towards the dark side of gambling, which can result in the destruction of families. But don’t be mistaken, this is not why gambling was banned.

People can argue their case why online gambling was banned in the first place and most of these reasons (whether social or political) will hold a valid point. The bottom line is that the reason gambling was banned in the first place was NOT due to social or ethical reasons as much as we would like to believe.

We mustn’t forget that this is a multi-billion dollar industry and whatever laws the governments may put into place to try and halt gambling activity, operators and individuals will always find a way around them. The bottom line is that there is no stopping gambling in any way shape or form, but it can be regulated.

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