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08/16/2010		Online Casino Style: News China to Tighten Censorship
Home History Games News Dictionary		Though many in the online gambling community might think that it would be difficult to be true, reports out of China speak of a tightening of laws for the internet gambling community, regulations and specifications that go beyond the censoring program that is already in place for the Communist country. The Minister of Culture for China made an announcement just this week in regards to the matter, saying that the first regulation that specifically addresses online casinos will go into effect on Sunday. Ironically, what Chinese officials are calling ‘regulation,’ are really just more specific bans as they were designed to protect Chinese children from ‘unwholesome content and internet addiction.’ According to a report by the Cultural Ministry, new laws in place outlines that any internet website that may be frequented by minors must be utterly free of any content that could potentially lead children to imitate behaviors considered immoral. Of course, what constitutes social morality was conveniently not specifically defined in the new law, leaving open to police and prosecutors that they consider ‘immoral.’ According to a report by BNO News, the new law also changes some of the rules that apply to legal and state-run online gambling websites, stating that time limitations must be placed on minors using their sites. Again, the legislation is lacking in detailing what methods must be used, or what is considered a legal time limit to place on activity. One of the biggest changes will be the requirement for all internet gamblers to register their real identities in addition to their anonymous screen names.

08/16/2010

Online Casino Style: News
China to Tighten Censorship

Though many in the online gambling community might think that it would be difficult to be true, reports out of China speak of a tightening of laws for the internet gambling community, regulations and specifications that go beyond the censoring program that is already in place for the Communist country. The Minister of Culture for China made an announcement just this week in regards to the matter, saying that the first regulation that specifically addresses online casinos will go into effect on Sunday.

Ironically, what Chinese officials are calling ‘regulation,’ are really just more specific bans as they were designed to protect Chinese children from ‘unwholesome content and internet addiction.’ According to a report by the Cultural Ministry, new laws in place outlines that any internet website that may be frequented by minors must be utterly free of any content that could potentially lead children to imitate behaviors considered immoral.

Of course, what constitutes social morality was conveniently not specifically defined in the new law, leaving open to police and prosecutors that they consider ‘immoral.’ According to a report by BNO News, the new law also changes some of the rules that apply to legal and state-run online gambling websites, stating that time limitations must be placed on minors using their sites. Again, the legislation is lacking in detailing what methods must be used, or what is considered a legal time limit to place on activity. One of the biggest changes will be the requirement for all internet gamblers to register their real identities in addition to their anonymous screen names.