Quebec to ***Require*** ISPs to Block Access to "Illegal" Gambling Sites

[TippingPoint]

Changes to the Consumer Protection Act and laws governing gambling so that Internet service providers must block access to online gambling websites on a list of “illegal sites” created by Loto-Québec
http://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/2015-quebec-budget-highlights

If this idea spreads to other jurisdictions, we would need a TOR-like bouncing of the client-server communication so that blocking of the domain would not be effective.  Would need to keep latency to a minimum.

[adaseb]

Changes to the Consumer Protection Act and laws governing gambling so that Internet service providers must block access to online gambling websites on a list of “illegal sites” created by Loto-Québec
http://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/2015-quebec-budget-highlights

If this idea spreads to other jurisdictions, we would need a TOR-like bouncing of the client-server communication so that blocking of the domain would not be effective.  Would need to keep latency to a minimum.

WOW Thats crazy.  I wonder if its only in Quebec or also the rest of Canada.

I only though they did this sort of stuff in Communist countries.

[kulme]

When it comes to bitcoin TOR is the best option to play on the sites, the only problem this would be in is for the Fiat based gambling sites.

[sherbyspark]

Do these bans actually apply to bitcoin sites ? Its hard to manually enter all the sites on the block list as there are more than enough to count . I think only some of the major bitcoin gambling sites would be effected by it. And Tor is always an option as well.

[Vod]

WOW Thats crazy.  I wonder if its only in Quebec or also the rest of Canada.

It's only Quebec.

I feel this is a good idea however.  You get rid of all the scam sites that don't follow the rules and regulations.

It's easy enough to make money on a gambling site even if you are following the rules.

[Blazr]

WOW Thats crazy.  I wonder if its only in Quebec or also the rest of Canada.

It's only Quebec.

I feel this is a good idea however.  You get rid of all the scam sites that don't follow the rules and regulations.

It's easy enough to make money on a gambling site even if you are following the rules.

It's a bad precedent IMO and will lead to other things being blocked. They'll keep adding new things to it to block and it'll eventually end up just like similar censorship systems in Iran, China, and recently the UK.