Nambling Notes - June 23, 2003

23 June 2003

Names and Faces -- Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd. announced today that Ian Johnson, currently the executive chairman of GTV-9 and a director of the boards of PBL and Crown, will retire on June 30. Paul Waldron will replace him at GTV-9. Johnson had also served as the CEO of Crown for two years. ... Penn National Gaming today named Leonard M. DeAngelo as its vice president of operations, a new position at the company. Before working for Penn National, DeAngelo was president of The Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort.

New Stuff -- Betting Web sites ukbetting and totalbet are this year going to offer in-running betting during Wimbledon on individual points. The sites will also allow punters to claim a £5 free bet.

Making Deals -- U.K. company Sports Information Ltd. is acquiring VegasInsider.com Inc. from SportsLine.com Inc. VegasInsider.com is a publisher of original sports and gaming information and an e-commerce Web site that offers sports handicapping tools with almost 60,000 unique daily visitors.