Casino Poker Online News

Customers realise that online gambling is a safe pursuit, according to the Remote Gambling Association (RGA), which is one of the reasons it will continue to be popular.Various gamblibg surveys have been undertaken in the last few years, which have shown the growth of the online betting industry.

A recent report by Pricewaterhouse Coopers has found that the US is missing out on billions of dollars of potential revenue for introducing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which effectively bans online gambling in the USA.

The European Commission launched an investigation into allegations that a US ban on online gambling unfairly discriminates against EU companies. The European Union's executive arm said it would try to find out whether the US restrictions break international trade rules and raise the matter with Washington.

The British Government have commented on the current online gambling trade dispute between Europe and the U.S, indicating that they favour regulation of Internet gambling, rather than total prohibition.

Following on from the recent ruling in a UK court, which said that poker is a game of chance, some academic opinion has surfaced which puts forward the other side of the argument; that skill is an important part of the game of poker.