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Weekly Nambling Notes
16 June 2007
A review of news briefs from the week of June 11-15, 2007.»
Nambling Notes - 15 June 2007
15 June 2007
Korea toughens its stance on I-gaming, trading in Ladbrokes swells to record levels and more.»
Editorial: Memoirs of a GIGSE
15 June 2007
The 2007 Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Expo (GIGSE) began with a bang. Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. 4:06 a.m. The "bang" startled me as very sober security personnel snatc...»
No Bail for Kaplan
14 June 2007
BetonSports founder Gary Kaplan was denied bail on Wednesday in a St. Louis federal court. He will remain in custody until he faces trial.»
Nambling Notes - 14 June 2007
14 June 2007
CryptoLogic re-lists on the LSE, GamArena acquires Jadestone and more.»
Lawmakers Debate US I-gaming Regulation
14 June 2007
The House Financial Services Committee on Friday heard compelling testimony from witnesses that were both for and against the regulation of Internet gambling in the United States. Discussion within the panel was likewise compelling, with legislators squaring off on all sides of the issue.»
Q & A: Rainer Jacken
14 June 2007
German operator Fluxx AG, founded 1998, is a service provider for lottery companies and racecourses, and serves as a consultancy partner for major Internet players such as AOL, Yahoo! and Lycos. It also supplies gaming platforms such as jaxx.com and myBet.com. This year the company has, with regard to M&A chatter, been linked to Tipp24 and Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz GmbH and remains a vocal opponent of gaming monopolies, both in Germany and abroad. IGN sat down with Rainer Jacken, Fluxx management board member spokesman, to discuss the company's ambitions, involvement in the European legal scene and growing international operations.»
Purple Lounge releases new online offering
13 June 2007
Purple Lounge announces the launch of its eagerly anticipated Microgaming Progressive Jackpot Network.»
The Pulse Returns with Not-So-Surprising Data: Poker Numbers Are Down
13 June 2007
After a long absence, online poker measuring stick PokerPulse is back with new stats for the online poker industry, showing a marked decline between the months of September 2006, when the industry suffered a major breakdown due to the U.S. ban on Internet gambling, and April 2007.»
Nambling Notes - 13 June 2007
13 June 2007
Today: A shortage of Frank comments on the U.S. regulation bill, turmoil brewing in the Philippines and more.»
Money Laundering Directive Not only for Casinos
12 June 2007
Scheduled to come into force in December 2007, the third European Money Laundering Directive mentions that casinos will be a regulated sector, although all other sectors of the gambling industry will be affected as well.»
The Top 10s
12 June 2007
Hitwise's Top 10 "Entertainment – Gambling" sites for the week ending June 9.
The No. 1 sites:
Australia: TAB Sportsbet
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Jockey Club - Bets
United Kingdom: Betfair
United States: Florida Lottery
View the complete lists.»
Google Restricts UK Gambling Ad Policy
12 June 2007
The U.K. affiliate of Google has announced an immediate change in its Adwords policy that extends a restriction on gambling advertisement to include play-for-free and tutorial sites.»
Nambling Notes - 12 June 2007
12 June 2007
The Tote joins Turf TV, Full Contact is shutting down its poker and casino operations and more.»
US Law Roundup - June 2007
11 June 2007
Staying on top of interactive gambling bills as they move through the United States' federal and state legislatures no longer entails hours of research, thanks to this monthly update on U.S. state and federal legislation.»
I-Lottery Update - June 2007
11 June 2007
As one of the world's most popular forms of gambling, lotteries have successfully made the shift to the interactive arena. Once a month, IGN's I-Lottery Update delivers an international roundup of the latest news from this burgeoning sector of the industry.»
Nambling Notes - 11 June 2007
11 June 2007
bwin inks a three-year sponsorship deal with Real Madrid, Google bans play-for-free ads and more.»
US House Committee Hears Testimony on Frank Bil
9 June 2007
The U.S. House of Representatives got its first opportunity on Friday to hear arguments for and against the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act, Rep. Barney Frank's, D-Mass., bill to regulate Internet gambling in the United States. Six of the witnesses--four of them in favor of the bill, and two against it--also submitted written testimony to the House Financial Services Committee.»
Companion Bill to Frank Legislation Establishes Tax Policy
9 June 2007
The second phase in U.S. Rep. Barney Frank's, D-Mass., effort to legalize Internet gambling in the United Stats materialized Thursday in the form of a companion bill authored by Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash. The new legislation, titled "the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act" (H.R. 2607), is the tax counterpart to the Frank bill.»
Washington: The Mood Turns toward Regulation
9 June 2007
Less than eight months after the enactment of a federal law prohibiting the funding of most types of Internet gambling in the United States, an industry in mourning has reason for optimism: With the introduction of two I-gaming-related bills Thursday in the House of Representatives, federal legislators are now considering four pieces of legislation that could ultimately lead to the regulation of some or all forms remote gambling.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
9 June 2007
A review of news briefs from the week of June 4-8, 2007.»
US Rep. Robert Wexler Seeks Skill-Games Exemption
7 June 2007
A day before hearings are set to begin on U.S. Congressman Barney Frank's bill to combat the restrictions of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), fellow Democrat Robert Wexler today introduced legislation that seeks an exemption from the looming U.S. I-gaming prohibition.»
Nambling Notes - 6 June 2007
6 June 2007
Sportingbet says takeover talks with bwin are ongoing, the Royal Bank of Scotland partners with Ethoca and more.»
Nambling Notes - 5 June 2007
5 June 2007
888 says it has entered into preliminary discussions with the USAO, Party's general counsel resigns after a tough year and more.»
US Non-Proft Challenges UIGEA
5 June 2007
The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA) announced that it will seek judgment restraining the United States from enforcing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA).»
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