There’s a discussion at Slashdot about the possibility that Congress may consider taxing virtual goods. The post is based on an CNet item by Daniel Terdiman which notes that Congress’ Joint Economic Committee will receive a report on virtual world economies in August. The story offers no news on what the report will say, but […]

The Bush administration insists that Internet gambling violates U.S. law, to the point where last July federal agents arrested BetonSports.com CEO David Carruthers when he was changing flights at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. If it’s illegal for U.S. residents to gamble online, what’s the legal status of an online casino in Second Life? The Second Life […]