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Postmortem Strategizing
6 October 2006
As the I-gaming community draws the collective curtain on the first week of the prohibition era, grassroots organizations like the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) and the recently unveiled National Right for Online Gaming (NROG) are regrouping, learning from this latest tussle with U.S. lawmakers in preparation for their next.»
Nambling Notes - Oct. 6, 2006
6 October 2006
Today: I-gaming groups respond to the U.S. ban.»
BingoTek Launches Bingo Network
5 October 2006
BingoTek has launched Microgaming’s brand new pay-to-play bingo network with the first licensee being Crazy Vegas bingo.»
Breaking Down the US I-Gaming Prohibition Bil
5 October 2006
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, passed as an amendment to the U.S. SAFE Port Act, is a relatively pared-down version of the Leach bill, which prohibits U.S.-based banks, credit card companies and other Internet payment systems from processing payments for online gambling companies.»
Nambling Notes - Oct. 5, 2006
5 October 2006
Today: Russia's I-gaming DDoS extortion trio is sentenced, the Sportingbet/World Gaming merger is nixed, plus more.»
Nine Months to Figure It Out
5 October 2006
When the U.S. Congress clamped down on Internet gambling last weekend, the waters became particularly muddy for payment processors, resulting in the emergence of a double-sided issue:

(i) the question of whether (and how) processors like Neteller and FireOne will continue processing online gambling transactions originating from the United States.

(ii) the reach of U.S. law with respect to processors based overseas.»

Online Gambling Could Be in the Cards for Poland
5 October 2006
Among many expected changes within Poland's gambling industry, the Polish Gaming Act could be amended to allow the country's gambling monopoly, and perhaps other companies with offline concessions, to operate online.»
The Top 10s
4 October 2006
Hitwise's Top 10 "Entertainment – Gambling" sites for the week ending Sept. 29. The No. 1 sites:
Australia: TAB Racing
Hong Kong: HKJC Football Betting
Singapore: Singapore Pools
United Kingdom: Betfair
United States: PartyPoker.com
View the complete lists.»
PokerStars Scraps Plans for '07 Float
4 October 2006
Five days into the U.S. online gambling prohibition era, online poker company PokerStars announced today that it will not proceed with its plan for a £1.6 billion London flotation in early 2007.»
Insights - Surveying the Prohibition-Era Business Landscape
4 October 2006
After a decade of trying, the United States Congress finally succeeded at passing a bill outlawing Internet gambling. IGN asks the experts: What's next?»
Eye on Europe - Oct. 4, 2006
4 October 2006
IGN's weekly update covering important gaming developments in European jurisdictions.»
Neteller's Response to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act
3 October 2006
This is an official statement from Neteller in response to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act passed by the United States Congress on Friday, September 30.»
Sportingbet's Payne Calls on UK and EU for Support
3 October 2006
Sportingbet Chief Executive Nigel Payne has called on the EU and U.K. governments to support European online gaming sites now that the United States has passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.»
Nambling Notes - Oct. 4, 2006
3 October 2006
Today: A sprinkling of non U.S. prohibition-related news.»
I-Gaming Companies React to US I-Gaming Ban
3 October 2006
Several leading I-gaming companies today released official statements regarding the status of their operations after prohibitive Internet gambling legislation passed quietly through the U.S. Senate over the weekend.»
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 Analyzed
2 October 2006
Legal expert I. Nelson Rose analyzes the legislation prohibiting Internet gambling that passed in Congress over the weekend.»
Senate Passes Internet Gambling Prohibition Bil
2 October 2006
The United States Senate on Saturday passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, prohibiting the acceptance of any payment instrument for the use of Internet gambling.»
I-gaming Stocks Tumble After U.S. Senate Passes Prohibition
2 October 2006
Shares across the I-gaming industry plummeted on the London Stock Exchange today after prohibitive Net gambling legislation passed through the United States Senate last weekend.»
Dicks Released
29 September 2006
Sportingbet's former non-executive director, Peter Dicks, was cleared to return to his home in England today after New York Governor George Pataki refused to sign the warrant that would have extradited him to Louisiana.»
Disaster Recovery
29 September 2006
Fire, earthquake, hurricane, flood, terrorism and sabotage are just a few of the ways that you could lose your entire computer operation almost instantly. Is your business prepared for these possibilities?»
Sports Betting in Turkey (Part 1)
29 September 2006
In 1949, the general manager of the Turkish government's Physical Education Department, Mr. Vildan Asit Savasir, introduced to the country the idea of starting a sport toto. He gathered all the necessary information from the Swedish sport toto and together with the head of the Turkish Football Federation, Mr. Ulvi Yenal, he established the Turkish Sport Toto Federation.»
Sporting Odds & Ends - October
29 September 2006
News on the latest developments, trends and issues in the sports betting industry.»
I-Gaming Prohibition Bill on the Verge of Passing
29 September 2006
Sources close to IGN are reporting that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has nearly succeeded in his effort to amend a Port Securities bill with prohibitive Internet gambling legislation. Frist, R-Tenn., has reportedly added provisions introduced by Rep. Jim Leach, R-Iowa, which target U.S.-based banks, credit card companies and other Internet payment systems, prohibiting them from making payments to online gambling companies. As of this afternoon, signatures are being collected on the bill. The amended Port Securities bill need only receive the signature of the President to be enacted.»
Nambling Notes - Sept. 29, 2006
29 September 2006
Today: UK Betting acquires Ritz Club London Online, France prohibits its soccer clubs from taking sponsorship money from gambling entities and more.»
Spin3 Wins ME Award
28 September 2006
Spin3 won the Best Gambling Company award at the first ever ME Awards, hosted by Mobile Entertainment magazie. »
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