Case Delayed -- William Hill's case against Henry Spurway, the man behind betting exchange shop easibet.net, has been postponed one month. William Hill believes that exchange shops cannot legally operate because they allow customers to lay bets. Each customer, they argue, should be required to obtain a license. William Hill is also challenging the Edinburgh and Glasgow city councils, which granted licenses to easibet.net.
Seal of Approval -- eCOGRA, the e-Commerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance organization, has awarded its first seals of approval to 23 online casinos. The 23 casinos will display the eCOGRA seal on their home pages as reassurance to players that the site complies with eCOGRA's generally accepted practices, which includes three key components: player protections, fair gaming and responsible conduct. An entire list of approved casinos can be viewed at www.ecogra.org/casinos.
Coral's New Chairman -- Coral Eurobet, the U.K.-based betting shop and online gambling company that was bought by its management in 2002 with help from Charterhouse Development Capital, has appointed Philip Bowman as its new chairman. Bowman is CEO of drinks company Allied Domecq and non-executive director at designer clothes group Burberry.
Chimera Signs Another -- Chimera Technology Corp., a software developer in Las Vegas, has signed Time Investment Corp. as its second licensee for its online gambling products. The two companies will now construct an I-gaming site, which they hope to launch in 30 to 45 days. Time Investment will begin operations with a sports betting platform and will later launch poker and other games.