US Bit -- A joint resolution has been proposed in the New Jersey Legislature to create a commission to study Internet Gambling. The bill, AJR51, was introduced Dec. 9 by Assemblymen Gary L. Guear Sr. and Anthony Impreveduto. The bill would establish a 21-person panel that would study the growth and impact of online gambling in New Jersey and submit a report to the Legislature within a year of its creation. IGN will follow-up with this story on Monday.
New Stuff -- Betfair announced today that it is offering accounts in five new currencies, bringing the total number of currencies it accepts to nine. The new currencies are the Swedish kroner, the Norwegian kroner, the Danish kroner, the Canadian dollar and the Australian dollar. Betfair had already offered service in pounds sterling, the Euro, the U.S. dollar and the Hong Kong dollar. Betfair was one of the first person-to-person betting exchanges on the Internet and occupies about 90 percent of the market. ... Bingo.com has opened an online store selling t-shirts, mugs, baseball caps and the like sporting its name. Tarrnie Williams, the CEO of Bingo.com, said the aim is to make the brand more visable beyond its online community.
Names and Faces -- Poker.com Inc. said today that its interim acting president, Michael Jackson, has left his position and will be replaced by Mark Glusing, who will hold the title of president. The change comes just four days after the company discoverd that its domain name, poker.com, had been resold to another company without its knowledge. The company is in the process of beginning legal action to reclaim the URL.