The following is a list of commonly used regulations adhered to by many casino businesses in the gaming industry. These are designed to protect both the casino and its players.

Casino employees are not permitted to solicit or accept tips, gratuities, or any other benefits from players or customers participating in...

In United States v. Cohen, 260 F.3d 68, 76 (2nd Cir. 2001) an operator of an offshore sports betting website was charged and convicted of violations of the federal Wire Wager Act, 18 U.S.C. 1084. The operator, located in Antigua, accepted bets from U.S. citizens over the telephone as well...

The British law known as the Gambling Act 2005 is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, and applies mainly to England, Wales and Scotland. It controls all forms of gambling. In effect it transfers authority for the granting of gambling licenses from the Magistrates' Courts to the local...

Human beings generally consider gambling in one of two ways: One, that gambling is actually a form of abnormal and unnatural behavior; two, that gambling is an extension of normal behavior.

The people who believe that gambling is abnormal or detrimental to one’s self interest, usually focus their concern on unconventional...

The Model Anti-Gambling Act was adopted in 1952 and declared "obsolete" in 1984 by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (211 E. Ontario St., Suite 1300, Chicago IL 60611, T: 312-915-0195.

It was originally adopted by only a few states. The Act contains the comments of the drafting committee,...

Being licensed by some authority “supposedly” adds legitimacy and credibility to the business that has received the license. Online casino websites contend they are legal because they have obtained a license in one or more jurisdictions. Therefore, online casinos contend that they are legal gaming enterprises and not illegal gambling operations....

In many countries around the world, including the United Kingdom and several other nations in and around the Caribbean Sea, online gambling is legal and the governments are regulating it.

When we click on the “I accept” box on a website on the internet, are we really making an effective undertaking? Several threads on rec.gambling.poker or “RGP”, an online discussion group concerning poker, have recently appeared questioning this.