Norway Drafts its Own UIGEA

In earlier reports there has been news about Trond Giske the Minister for Culture and Affairs in Norway who wanted to bring a stop to online gambling in Norway similar to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act Of the United States.

 

There are now reports that Trond Giske has drafted this, which he will try to push into law in Norway. This draft resembling the UIGEA of the United States, as it will also prevent their financial institutions, banks and credit cards just as the United States. However the Government of Norway do not want to only prohibit the banks and credit card industry from transferring funds to online gambling sites out of the country they also want to prohibit access to online gambling sites.

 

Norway has been for sometime tough on gambling and the toughest in that region for online gambling, while some of the other countries are not as harsh such as Denmark who under their laws feel that poker is a game of skill and not chance. Scandinavia is rather undecided how it views gambling.

 

In 2006 this same Minister for Culture and Church Affairs, Trond Giske attempted to ban slot machines in Norway.    

  

Should this draft be passed into law it could affect the residence of Norway as soon as spring of 2008.