| The laws regarding online betting vary with the country. | | | | check by the FBI and the Interpol. For all the |
| Online gambling companies are not allowed to operate | | | | assurances of an online betting site, players have little |
| in the US. Three US states, namely Nevada, Louisiana, | | | | concrete guarantee that the game is being run |
| and California have explicitly written laws against online | | | | honestly. To address player concerns, some countries |
| gambling. It is not uncommon for employees of online | | | | have also set up an anti-fraud cell that looks into |
| betting companies from other countries to run foul of | | | | cases of duping by online betting sites. Since, state and |
| the law when they travel to the US. The UK, on the | | | | federal laws in many countries are in a state of flux |
| other hand, has made a move toward allowing | | | | regarding online gaming, it is crucial that the efforts of |
| gambling to grow in a regulated environment. Gambling | | | | countries like Antigua and Grenada be duplicated for |
| companies can now legally operate from within the | | | | winning customer confidence. |
| UK. This step is regarded by many as one in the right | | | | When talking of online betting laws, it is important to |
| direction, which allows the population to harness the | | | | realize that you need to consider not just the laws of |
| power of the Internet for pleasure and profit. | | | | the country from which the website operates but also |
| For long have supporters of the online gaming industry | | | | the country where the hosting servers reside and the |
| rued the discriminatory laws stacked against online | | | | laws of the countries from which the website gets |
| betting and a completely different set of laws for | | | | traffic; in short we are talking about online betting laws |
| offline betting. Industry watchers feel that it is only a | | | | from around the world. At present most nations do not |
| matter of time before the law in America takes a | | | | have a clearly-defined law structure for online |
| similar position as that of the UK and allows online bets | | | | gambling; the UK for example, allows online betting |
| to be accepted in the country. Till now, it has been | | | | companies to operate but taxes them heavily while |
| places like Gibraltar and Antigua that have allowed | | | | the bettors are not taxed for the amount they wager. |
| online betting to operate from their shores and they | | | | This bias is causing many well-known online gambling |
| have reaped benefits. These countries have had a | | | | companies to set up operations in other parts of the |
| head start in the management and regulation of online | | | | world, which is a direct loss in revenue for the UK |
| betting companies. Antigua places a lot of emphasis on | | | | government. In fact, the lure of profits from online |
| thorough background checks before issuing licenses, | | | | gaming is so strong that governments in countries such |
| not only that even if a licensed betting company issues | | | | as Finland and the Principality of Liechtenstein have |
| sublicenses, it can only do so after a background | | | | their own betting sites. |