Online Poker Legalization
The ongoing crusade to legalize online poker all around the world goes on.
This week’s, poker online rights advocacy blog Right2bet has written about an E.U licensed commercial gambling operator that has found themselves unfairly legislated against, and is taking the matter through the legal system.
This time it’s in Italy, where Stanleybet have been denied a license to operate, yet fellow E.U licensed operators - such as the Austrian company Goldbet - have been passed. This also forces the closure of around 20 outlets in the country, which will mean significant job losses in the sector.
The European commission are also featured in this week’s blog - having admitted that most of the decisions currently being made in member states are made without any real research into the area of problem gambling, which many governments cite as a reason to restrict the industry to State-run companies.
The Right 2 bet site is available in a multitude of languages, and contains all the latest related news from throughout the continent, as well as light hearted comment and features - such as the regular ‘Poetry Corner’ and the opportunity to mail your M.E.P.
The site also has a petition that citizens of the E.U. can sign to show they are against overly strict poker online gambling regulations.
