Gambling Law

When we talk about casinos at cyberspace, there are people who would question the legitimacy of such institutions and while there are a number of regulatory bodies offering various laws, there are still a couple of important elements that are addressed.

Legal aspects in US and Europe

In this article, we aim to offer a holistic imagery of the various issues linked to casinos in the World Wide Web and the various terms and aspects that any player should know of. What you will find here is a mere tip of the iceberg or the general conditions of the legal aspect of the online gaming industry.

The data included here are divided into geographical elements. There is one for the European Union and the other one for the US. In these two elements, there are sharp differences between their jurisdictions. The laws are also still a bit hazy especially with the situation in the US and it has become increasingly unique for EU as well. In fact, it is very necessary for everyone, wherever they may be to understand the legalities of online gambling as it could help them if there are any issues that might come up in the future.

In the European Union, the officials are generally on the favorable side of online gambling. There may be some members of the Union that want legislation for such activities, it is not allowed to ban or counteract the EU law since it is necessary to conform to the needs of the Union. In the US, however, there are actions already against online gambling. However, these actions are not done nationally but rather, for every state. So that meant that on one state, there will be different takes in online gambling. Even playing bingo on your mobile or tablet device is considered gambling in the US. This creates a situation on which a person who logs onto online casino in one state is considered as committing a felony, while another person in another state won't be considered as a felon. Even playing bingo on your mobile or tablet device is considered gambling in the US. This creates a situation on which a person who logs onto online casino in one state is considered as committing a felony, while another person in another state won't be considered as a felon. Recently, there was the US legislation that prohibits gambling presented in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, everything has already changed.

The chaos

This is aimed to show you the unique laws that have been issued in connection to the gambling sites. This is not a comprehensive report but offers a more general overview of things.

The internet gambling laws in UE are quite chaotic. However, all the members of the Union are bound to take the goods and services of their neighboring members. However, yet again, the Court of Justice of Europe has issued that the topic on gambling is a exclusive member state matter so that means that the EU has the last say if the gambling is a legal thing in a certain territory. However, and yet again, the CoJ made a ruling that the bettors can have consumer protections so this means there is a legitimation of the online gambling. You can see the divergence in the legalities across countries in the EU.