$15,000 Baby -- Melissa Heuschkel of Connecticut gave birth Wednesday at 3:34 a.m. to Golden Palace Benedetto and in doing so cashed in to the tune of $15,500. Golden Palace, the Kahnawake-licensed online casino famous for its unique branding strategies, is paying the sum to Heuschkel in exchange for the baby-naming rights.
Spitzer Sighting -- New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed a lawsuit Thursday against Intermix Media for illegally disseminating spyware. The Los Angeles-based marketing company, which operates about 40 Web sites providing games, greeting cards, social networking, trivia and jokes, has issued a statement denying that it "promotes or condones" spyware. Spitzer, who is well known in the Internet gambling industry for his actions taken against transaction facilitators, is seeking a court order restricting Intermix's business practices.
Certifiably Random -- Internet casino software provider AngelCiti Entertainment Inc. reported today that its random number generator has received certification from internationally recognized accredited testing facility Technical Systems Testing. AngelCiti President George Gutierrez said the certification "marks another step in our evolution." Gutierrez added, "Certification of the integrity and fairness of online gaming software is critical because it is important for players to know and understand that they are playing online with the same true odds they would receive in a land-based casino. This accomplishment should assist us considerably in our ongoing marketing efforts."
Norsk Tipping Recognized -- Norway's state lottery, Norsk Tipping, is among 21 finalists in this year's European Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) study, a benchmark to recognize Europe's leading organizations for their ability to leverage enterprise knowledge to deliver superior performance in the areas of innovation, operational effectiveness and excellence in products and services.