Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Big time online gambling owner arrested

The arrest of French online gambling owner gave quite a scare to online gambling operators. Petter Nyllander, owner of Unibet, was arrested approximately two weeks ago for breach of French laws. laws which are unspecified as of press time. What message does this send to the online gambling world?

Online gambling in the European Union has been under a lot of changes. Trade leaders are becoming more open and embracing of the online gambling practices. But then again, even with more merchants plunging into the online gambling scene, the watchful eyes of the authorities are always open. The laws that govern online gambling are still quite vague, even with the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. That's why an online gambling owner is still pretty much in the dark on what to do.

There are different laws for online gambling in every country. Even in the U.S., every state still has different takes on online gambling. What an online gambling owner can do is to always keep abreast of the latest developments so that they'll know the things that they can and can't do.

Know more about the details of this arrest by reading the article in its entirety:

French online gambling mogul arrested

Online travel merchants get ahead of the game


Online travel merchants have reasons to celebrate, in China, to say the least.

A recent survey conducted by a reputable travel group showed that more and more outbound travelers turn to online destination sites to research on information on travel bookings. The days of actually making calls and going to the travel agencies are going into oblivion, so to speak.

We can say that one of the reasons for the rise in online reservation is that people lean towards comfortability. Travelers are more comfortable in looking at their computers and browsing through the list of destinations and prices and the other services that both online travel merchants and physical travel agencies can bring to the table.

Another contributing factor is that online travel merchants tick the customers' sensibilities. Due to the dynamic visual presentation online travel websites bring, more are enticed to make bookings because they have can visualize themselves in those destinations.

Know more the edge of being one of the online travel merchants' edge by reading the whole article:

Online travel merchants outsmart the traditionals

Good things about a high risk offshore merchant account


Most people associate a high risk offshore merchant account with anonymity and illegal activities. But in reality, a high risk offshore merchant account is just like any other merchant account, except for a few operational differences. Ultimately, it's not a bad thing that you have a high risk offshore merchant account.

Merchants engaged in adult, travel, online pharmacy, online gambling, telemarketing, dating service, escort service, lottery, multilevel marketing, and high volume are more applicable to get a high risk offshore merchant account. A high risk offshore merchant account lets a high risk merchant enjoy the following:

  • faster high risk offshore merchant account processing
  • faster account set up
  • reduction in tax liabilities... and so much more
Erase all your negative perceptions about a high risk offshore merchant account and know more about the benefits you can enjoy from a high risk offshore merchant account, read the whole article:

Perks of a high risk offshore merchant account