Internet poker players tell Congress: We have rights, too
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A federal Internet gambling ban poses threats to lawful gaming online and must be amended right away, they argue in a Capitol Hill lobbying blitz.
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The House passed legislation Tuesday that would prevent gamblers from using credit cards to bet online and could block access to gambling Web sites.
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By staff. A deal to bring Major league Baseball to Washington has potentially been saved by a generous offer from an online poker site.
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They're not bluffing: Tax collectors will start requiring poker tournaments to report the winners' take.
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Last weekend, when the U.S. Congress   passed a bill making it illegal for banks and credit-card   companies to make payments to Internet gambling sites, a legion   of online gamblers were sent scrambling to find new ways to   place their bets.
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The U.S. Department of Justice is scheduled to respond this week to a lawsuit claiming restrictions on online gaming ads violate First Amendment protections of free speech.
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One after another yesterday morning, 10 of the 14 people summoned by Congress to testify about their role in a spying scandal that has rocked Hewlett-Packard Co. spoke into the microphone and invoked a constitutional right against self-incrimination: the Fifth Amendment.
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Online gambling firms faced their   biggest-ever crisis on Monday after U.S. Congress passed   legislation to end Internet gaming there, threatening jobs and   wiping 3.5 billion pounds ($6.5 billion) off company values.
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SAN FRANCISCO - The federal crackdown on online gambling has tied up the funds of thousands of U.S. patrons of two of the largest services. The crackdown on BetOnSports, which no longer takes sports wagers from the USA, and Neteller - an Internet payment service popular among gamblers - is intended to put a dent in the $10.6 billion industry.
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Rolling the dice at a craps table or wagering a paycheck playing poker may not be the most rational use of money, but one casino operator is hoping investors will find its stock a better bet.
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Another of the Net's founding wizards weighed in on the Net neutrality debate this week, as Tim Berners-Lee advocated that Congress protect Net neutrality and questioned the value of digital rights management tech.
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Horseplayers have been caught in the crossfire of a battle over the economics of wagering on the Internet, a problemÃÂ manifestedÃÂ during the Kentucky Derby.
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Jerry Archer asks whether Congress has the stomach to tackle big problems looming in cyberspace.
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MLB Commissioner Bud Selig tells Congress that baseball execs "fully support" Congress's attempts to make it harder for Americans to get drugs online without a valid prescription.
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As Congress calls telecom CEOs on the carpet, CNET News.com finds out how well the companies protect your privacy.
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By NANCY ZUCKERBROD  WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is trying use a bill authorizing U.S. military operations, including in Iraq and Afghanistan, to prohibit people from using credit cards to settle Internet gambling debts.
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Congressional lawmakers are taking a cue from Hollywood with an aim to beef up penalties against people who illegally swap copyrighted movies and songs over the Internet. Meanwhile, lawmakers also are targeting spyware and hackers with the threat of jail time for evil cyberspace deeds.