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Papua New Guinea legalises online gambling

Papua New Guinea has become the latest country to legalise online gambling after the country's government passed new legislation this week.

Under the new Gaming Control Bill 2007, each of Papua New Guinea's provinces will be able to hold a licence for a casino for ten years. The bill was passed by 61 votes to zero in the country's parliament.

Casinos will pay 20 per cent of their gross profit as well as another five per cent towards improving local communities, the Australian Associated Press reports.

The country is also aiming to capitalise on foreign gaming via the use of internet technology, ABC News has reported.

"Existing technology can bar people from within the country participating in the type of gambling that allow only foreigners based in other countries to participate," Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare revealed.
The move is the latest in a series of pro-gambling decisions made in the Asia Pacific region, with Macau generating large amounts of income from its casinos and Japan reportedly considering more lenient gambling laws.


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