Bit from Canada -- Poker.com said today that its third-quarter earnings will be lower than expected and will, in fact, amount to a loss of $100,000. The company, which is based in Vancouver, said the projected shortfall is due to problems with its casino software provider, Trimon Systems Inc. "The sale of casino licenses has long been a strong revenue generator for the company, and licensing problems impact the company's revenues," Poker.com stated in a release. "Based on this and its impact on current licensees, an allowance for doubtful accounts in the amount of $250,000 has been accrued for." The company expects to release its third
quarter results within the next five business days.
Making Deals -- CYOP Systems International Inc. has reached an agreement with Rivals Digital Media Ltd. As a result, CYOP's pay-for-play games software will now appear on multiple sites, including Rivals.net, Football365.com and PlanetRugby.com.
New Stuff -- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) released a report on Nov. 8 advocating the addition of three more top-level domain names to the Internet. The group is soliciting comments on the plan from its Web site. In 2000, ICANN, a non-profit organization that is responsible for allocating IP addresses, added seven more top-level domains to the original five domains, which include ".com" and ".gov."
What Others Are Saying -- Sports Illustrated writer Bill Scheft noted that one of the two shirtless men who recently attacked a Kansas City Royals first base coach during a game had called his local newspaper to apologize. Scheft suggested the assailant's only regret was not displaying a Goldenpalace.com tattoo.