Foxwoods ordered to remove an online game

July 25

In the news today, online casino gamblers noticed that regulators in the state of Connecticut mandated that the Foxwoods Resort Casino had to stop an Internet advertising campaign last Friday. Regulators feel that it violates stringent Internet gambling laws. 

Foxwoods, onr of the biggest casinos in the entire world, he casino, markets its PlayAway ad campaign as a way to play slots and other casino games from home.

The online casino was removed even though members of the local Tribal Nation Gaming Commission do not feel that they were in direct violation of any online casino type laws.

The PlayAway campaign permitted gamblers to bet their money at the actual resort, but they were allowed to check results online. The casino states firmly that it isn't online casino gambling because all the betting is done at Foxwoods.

While the state understands the casino's argument, marketing of the campaign is an issue. As always, the state is concerned with underage gambling.

The Gaming commission chairman said in a letter that he believes the was properly reviewed and even approved.

The chairman also said that the commission is modifying publicity resources to explain that the game is not online casino gambling. A feature will be added to the Web site that will allow users to check results without playing any casino games online.

Hopefully, the game will be up and running again by next Tuesday.