How Online Gambling Grew Up

U.K. Gambling Act is Approved in April Online Gaming Starts in Antigua U.K. Gambling Act is approved in April of 2005 - Comprehensive bill legalizing online betting and allowing for more land-based casinos and betting operations. Gus Hansen from Denmark Industry began in the tiny island of Antigua. Free Trade and Processing Zone Act was passed, allowing issue of gambling licenses. Microgaming was the first to wins £2.5 million) in Full Tilt Poker Phil Ivey, from USA, wins £1,029,137 in Monte Carlo Millions Griffin Benger from Canada win £72,274 in Full Tilt open a fully operational online casino. U.K. Gambling Act Teams Up Alexey Makarov wins £51,783 in FTOPS XX Event 28 tournament and is named one of the top 5 online pokers winners of the year (with earnings of £1.15 million) With eCOGRA Britian Legalizes Online Gambling Two brothers - Andrew and Mark Rivkin - formed the company U.K. Gambling Act becomes enforceable with help from the eCOGRA. Cryptologic (software solutions to safely handle financial transactions with unprecedented encryption de- signs). At the same time, both Microgaming and Starnet British Channel Islands passes a bill legalizing online betting and establishing protocol standards of licensing applications Gashcade Simon Gollins and Patrick Solution funds Creation of U.K. Gambling Commission, which now oversees all regulation enforcement in the areas of licensing online casinos. digital gaming adventure "NewGame Capital" Communications were formed. Gambling Review Report released - Strongly suggests the legalization of all types of Internet gambling in the U.K. This led to the U.K. Gambling Bill (a comprehensive bill legalizing online betting and allowing for more land-based casinos and betting operations). - Cryptologic: first fully operational gaming plat form, equipped with eCash depositing - Prevents underage/problem gambling and organized crime Coveted online Triple Crown poker crown. Largest jackpot was £127,860, currently ranked No. 1 in the U.K. and No. 3 in the world - Ensures gaming fairness through software fairness accreditations and monthly payout £500,000,000 Spent Online percentage reports - Issues codes of practice Online gambling produces an annual revenue of £537,081,185 - Investigates and prosecutes illegal offenses - Advises the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Bertrand Grospellier wins £321,606 in Texas Hold Em and No Limit Hold Em 2012 Online gambling grows at an annual rate of 137% eCogra is Formed LITTLEWOODS.: Alexey Makarov from Russia wins over £96,482 in the Spring Cham- pionship of Online Poker (casıno com eCogra is formed (eCommerce Regulation and Online Gambling) Littlewoods Casino paid over £2 million to a man from - Independent organization sets and polices strict set of rules for online gaming - Only the best are given the eCOGRA seal of approval Birmingham playing Millionaires Glub online slot Global online bingo market reaches £19.1 billion Casino Software Goes Online Phil Ivey is chosen as the highest grossing online poker player with £4,849,810 Gryptologic releases its very first software package under its subsidiary, WagerLogic. Interactive Gaming Council Goes VeCOGRA to Canada PLAY IT SAFE England now serves as the model for other Gountries interested in regulating online gambling. No other global leader had adopted such comprehensive online gambling regulatory legislation. WagerLogic IGC relocates to Vancouver B.G. and incorporates there. The nonprofit Interactive Gaming Council (IGC) is established in the U.S. InterCasino (one of the very first online casinos) is in full operation Bertrand Grospellier from France wins £257,284 in the World Championship of Online Poker Inter Casino HOW ONLINE GAMBLING S DEZ GREW UPE S IN THE CBEMO52 1994 9661 0000 2001 2003 2005 9000 2007 600 2011