Gambling News by House of Odds

A gambling industry group argued in federal court Wednesday that a new federal law against transmitting online bets outside the United States violates people's right to gamble in the privacy of their own homes.Online gambling law challenged (AP via Yahoo! News)

About 80 surfers braved rainy weather this morning to protest gambling ships dumping wastewater into the ocean.Surfers rally against ocean dumping by gambling ships (Florida Today)

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - An association of online gambling groups is challenging a federal law that seeks to choke off electronic payments from gamblers to Internet companies operating in other countries.N.J. judge hears challenge to online gambling restrictions (phillyburbs.com)

An association of online gambling groups is challenging a federal law that seeks to choke off electronic payments from gamblers to Internet companies operating in other countries. In suing the federal government, the Internet Media Entertainment & Gaming Association claims that Internet gambling is protected by First Amendment privacy rights, and that filtering technology already exists to make .NJ judge hears challenge to online gambling restrictions (Asbury Park Press)

Nasdaq and Borse Dubai said yesterday that they raised their bid for Sweden's OMX exchange by 15 percent to $4.9 billion and entered agreements with key shareholders to secure nearly half of OMX shares.Nasdaq, Borse Dubai raise bid for OMX (Louisville Courier-Journal)

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - An association of online gambling groups is challenging a U.S. law that seeks to choke off electronic payments from gamblers to Internet companies operating in other countries.U.S judge hears challenge to U,S, federal online gambling restrictions (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)