Legal Stuff -- Three men
surrendered to the FBI yesterday in connection with a
Breeders' Cup bet that netted them $3 million. A spokesman
for U.S. Attorney James Comey said the bet was placed
along elaborate lines. Derrick Davis of Baltimore,
Glen DaSilva of New York and Chris Harn of
Newark, Del., will be charged with wire fraud conspiracy, the New York
Daily News reported Monday. Harn was employed by Autotote,
a subsidiary of
Scientific Games, at the time of the incident. He has
since been fired.
Conference Call Update --
Multimedia Games Inc. said today that people who want to
participate in its conference call tomorrow at 8 a.m. CST can do so by
dialing 913-981-5533. The number is good for both domestic and
international callers.
Bit from Asia -- Taiwan's
minister of the interior, Yu Cheng-hsien, promised to
submit results from an objective opinion poll on the legalization of
gambling to the Home and Nations Committee within three months. The
country's
legislators have doubted the validity of opinion polls regarding the
legalization of gambling on Taiwan's offshore islands. The minister said
he would commission a private company to conduct the survey. Last week,
the country's Cabinet rejected a proposal to legalize gambling on the
islands, saying there was no public consensus on the matter.
Tidbit from the IOM --
Jane Dellar has been appointed head of international
services for the Isle of Man government. The position, formerly held by
Michael Gates, includes providing support to the island's
businesses and promoting the island internationally.
Makin' Deals -- Cellular
content provider Zone4Play announced today that it has
developed a casino game for mobile services provider
Orange. Zone4Play says it's the first time a cellular
service provider has offered an interactive casino game channel. The
games will be integrated with other Orange OBox services. Zone4Play is a
U.S. company that conducts its marketing and development work in Tel
Aviv, Israel.