Options -- The South China Morning Post reports that the Hong Kong Jockey Club on Friday will begin adding many more betting options to soccer wagering, including bets on which player will score the first goal, what the half-time score will be, whether the final score will be an even or odd number and more. The 41 new betting options will be rolled out in phases over the coming weeks.
Legislators to Discuss I-Gaming -- The 2004 Winter Meeting of theNational Council of Legislators from Gaming States will take place at Harrah's Casino in Las Vegas Jan. 9-11. A session meeting titled Internet Gaming Regulation: Wrestling with Slippery Realities will be featured on the morning of the 10th.
Opera's GamRock -- I-gaming software developer Chartwell Technology Inc. will provide its complete suite of online casino games and its recently launched mobile suite of games to Opera Telecom, a U.K.-based SMS service provider. Opera has already launched its online casino under the GamRock brand and will soon follow with the first commercial implementation of Chartwell's mobile game suite for Java-enabled handsets. Chartwell's vice president of business development, Darcy Krogh, said the company "is also pursuing new gaming platforms such as interactive TV and networked gaming kiosks in order to maintain our technology lead in the gaming industry."
Orange Ticker -- Online sports betting and content company ukbetting has expanded the betting services on Orange PLC's sports content site, SportingLife.com, to offer customers with WAP-enabled handsets access to live Rugby World Cup scores and news. For a £3 download fee, users get unlimited access to live scores, daily news, reports and background information for the whole tournament. Orange customers already have access to tax-free bets and the latest odds.
Skill Game Trade Association -- The Skill Games Trade Association is being formed to maintain the profile of skill games, to give the industry exposure to online gaming consumers, to protect the interests of skill gaming companies from potential business and legislative impediments, and more. The first meeting of the new association will take place Dec. 12 in Las Vegas.