http://www.gamesandcasino.com/online-gambling-news-commentary Gambling news analysis. Charles Jay has his say. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:50:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Charles Jay More evidence that when it comes to the freedom to play, politicians are no better than the underworld figures they've watched on The Sopranos: The Boston Globe reports that a bill to legalize three land-based casinos in the state of Massachusetts, introduced by Governor Deval Patrick, contains a provision ... http://www.gamesandcasino.com/online-gambling-news-commentary/?p=33 By Charles Jay On Wednesday, about 100 members of the Poker Players Alliance visited the nation's capital in order to lobby for legislation that would allow their game to wiggle itself free from the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). It was a great demonstration of solidarity and organization on the ... http://www.gamesandcasino.com/online-gambling-news-commentary/?p=32 By Charles Jay The U.S. Government wants the case brought by iMEGA to be thrown out of court. The organization was seeking temporary restraining order (TRO) against the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), the anti-gambling law that was passed last October. We referred to the suit in ... http://www.gamesandcasino.com/online-gambling-news-commentary/?p=31 By Charles Jay In 2005, presumably in order to establish a connection between Stanley Ho and Nevada that did not, in legal terms, exist before, Mel Molnick placed a number of bets with Ho's websites, with the full knowledge of officials of the Nevada Gaming Commission. Think about it - they ... http://www.gamesandcasino.com/online-gambling-news-commentary/?p=30 By Charles Jay If you don't mind, I'd like to get back to Mel Molnick for a moment. I was digging around the other day and found this story from the Las Vegas Sun in May of 2002. It was interesting - a judge named Larry Hicks had just denied Molnick an ... http://www.gamesandcasino.com/online-gambling-news-commentary/?p=29 By Charles Jay  It has been pointed out that it was not really Mel Molnick who sued Bodog and won a judgment. It was someone named Dr. Scott Lewis. The consensus among most people seems to be that Molnick is really behind the litigation, although I understand Lewis may have a separate ... http://www.gamesandcasino.com/online-gambling-news-commentary/?p=28  By Charles Jay  No, I am not an attorney. But I spent over 20 years in and around the boxing business, which I think enables me to spot a naked opportunist when I see one (a "scam artist" might be too strong a word, though we reserve the right to use ... http://www.gamesandcasino.com/online-gambling-news-commentary/?p=27 By Charles Jay David Stern is concerned about the Tim Donaghy scandal destroying the "sacred trust" between the NBA and its fans. I don't know that any "sacred trust" ever existed, but it's not likely to get much better for Stern or his colleagues, as Donaghy, who copped a plea in federal ... http://www.gamesandcasino.com/online-gambling-news-commentary/?p=26 By Charles Jay  The more and more I talk to people during this political season, the more I have come to the understanding that gambling emerges as an issue that clearly illustrates the difference between those who are truly advocates for unfettered personal liberty and those who think liberty is acceptable ... http://www.gamesandcasino.com/online-gambling-news-commentary/?p=25 By Charles Jay I have to applaud U.S. Representatives Steve Israel (D) and Peter King (R) of New York for showing some courage and leadership in addressing the issue of online gambling in a recent editorial in the New York Post. The title of the piece is "Web Gambling: Tax, Don't ... http://www.gamesandcasino.com/online-gambling-news-commentary/?p=24