Gambling Law Archive

Quebec files appeal to IP block access to offshore online gambling sites. What’s surprising? You’re more likely to be killed by a vending machine than a shark. What’s not surprising? The Quebec Government is appealing the Supreme Court ruling that its online gambling IP blocking law is unconstitutional. The appeal stems from a piece...

Apple removes mobile gambling apps for iOS from China App Store. What comes to mind when you hear the word “Apple”? Chances are, it’s not the fruit. In today’s society, the name Apple is synonymous with technology. Apple, Inc. is the creator of the first popular personal computers, the Apple I and Apple II,...

It’s official! Supreme Court rules Quebec’s IP block of online gambling sites unconstitutional. For two very long years, the people of Quebec have been waiting to find out if their access to offshore internet gambling sites will become restricted. Last week, an official answer was given. The Quebec Superior Court has decided that a...

GameSecure the latest breakthrough in safe online gambling technology. For the last few years, player protection in the online gaming sector has been a major issue. The UK Gambling Commission, in particular, has been throwing the book at any operator that fails to prevent self-excluded players from accessing their real money gambling games. The...

G2E Shark Tank w/ Daymond John: How you can help shape the future of world’s best casinos online and on land. There’s something exceptional coming to Las Vegas just a few months from now. I know, almost everything in Las Vegas is “exceptional”, right? But this… this is something truly extraordinary. It won’t cost...

Enjoy business class gaming at blackberry mobile casinos. In the earliest days of mobile technology, Blackberry was akin to the IBM of the computer world; the Linux of PC operating systems. It was a niche market OS reserved for the discerning, business class user. Today, Android and iOS may be the dominant choices, but...

Who regulates on-land and online gambling in Canada? For decades, almost all forms of gambling were illegal in Canada. The Criminal Code, Sections 201 – 206, provided leeway for nothing more than pari-mutuel horse race betting (permitted by section 204). That decree gave pari-mutuel governance to the federally run Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency. Then in...

Real examples of rigged slot machines in Las Vegas. Everyone who visits Las Vegas expects to lose money—or at least, they should. Casinos aren’t in the business of making everyone a winner. But most of us anticipate a fair shot at being one of the fortunate few. Hitting a big win on the slots,...

How to distinguish rogue online casinos from the good guys of iGaming. Many things in life are circumspect. Distinguishing the good from bad is sometimes easy. Knowing if you’re paying for a real designer handbag is a simple matter of checking the inside lining for bad stitch work. Unfortunately, not everything is so easy....

Another Call for Mistrial: Third time the charm for former PokerStars owner, David Baazov? Once again, the defence for David Baazov, former CEO of Amaya Inc. (now The Stars Group) is calling for a stay of proceedings. This marks the third time since January they’ve filed a motion to dismiss the charges against Baazov...