Caesars Entertainment, one of the world’s largest casino groups, is stepping up a lobbying campaign aimed at legalising online poker to fix a “bizarre” regulatory framework that allows US-based gamblers to play yet bars US companies from operating the games.
Gary Loveman, chief executive of Las Vegas-based Caesars, said in a Financial Times video interview that there was “a will” in the US Congress to change the law, which would allow US companies to operate online poker sites.
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I have felt that laws prohibiting online gambling for all intents and purposes are ridiculous and unenforceable. QB
I have felt that laws prohibiting online gambling for all intents and purposes are ridiculous and unenforceable. QB
Germany and France rule out eurobonds
Germany and France are ruling out common eurozone bonds to solve the bloc’s current debt crisis, in spite of renewed pressure ahead of a meeting of chancellor Angela Merkel and president Nicholas Sarkozy on Tuesday.
Wolfgang Schäuble, German finance minister, made clear in an interview with Der Spiegel, that Berlin remains opposed to such a policy.