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Nambling Notes - Feb. 14, 2006
14 February 2006
Today: the next phase of China's morality campaign, an OFT blessing for William Hill and more.»
Goodlatte to Make His Move Thursday
14 February 2006
U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., has announced plans to reintroduce his Internet Gambling Prohibition Act on Thursday. A media alert released from Goodlatte's office this afternoon links the failure of Goodlatte's previous attempts to pass prohibitory legislation in the 106th (1999-2000) and 107th Congresses (2001-2002) to Jack Abramoff's "campaign of misinformation."»
PartyGaming and Empire Online Settle Dispute
14 February 2006
PartyGaming has further positioned itself to dominate the online poker world by reaching a long awaited settlement with Empire Online that involves acquiring the Empire Online business.»
Westlotto 1, BetandWin 0
13 February 2006
A German regional court (Landgericht Köln) has decided that Europe's biggest betting operator, BetandWin, and its two co-CEOs are not allowed to operate in Germany or direct German wagers. Four months away from the start of World Cup Soccer in Germany, this could be a serious setback for the company, its shareholders and players.»
Market Briefs - February 6 - 10, 2006
13 February 2006
IGN's weekly roundup of financial news in the I-gaming industry.»
Nambling Notes - Feb. 13, 2006
13 February 2006
Today: GGT launches its Value-seeking betting exchange tool, Empire seeks $200 billion from PartyGaming and more.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
11 February 2006
A review of news briefs for the week of Feb. 6-10.»
The Year of I-Bingo
10 February 2006
In the gambling arena, the year 2004 was the breakthrough of the peer-to-peer betting exchanges; 2005 was the revelation of m-gambling; and it seems that 2006 will be the year of I-bingo.»
Insights: Sporting News Fallout (Part 2)
10 February 2006
Last week, attorneys Anthony Cabot, Lawrence Walters and Martin Owens chimed in on the implications of the recent Sporting News settlement on the I-gaming industry. Today, Patrick O'Brien of Greenberg Traurig offers his views.»
Nambling Notes - Feb. 10, 2006
10 February 2006
Today: Empire Online says it's close to settling its legal dispute with PartyGaming, Terry Lanni says the U.S. government's handling of online gambling policy is a farce and more.»
IT Roundup
10 February 2006
A rundown of technology-related developments that are pertinent to I-gaming businesses.»
Global Policy Review - February
9 February 2006
Each month IGN delivers the latest in international policy developments that could affect the I-gaming business. From dealings between nations to actions taken by international organizations, it's a digest of the latest in global policy.»
The New IGC Code
9 February 2006
The Interactive Gaming Council has revised its Advertising Code of Practice.»
Nambling Notes - Feb. 9, 2006
9 February 2006
Today, another I-gaming company prepares to float on the AIM, plus more.»
Goodlatte to Re-Introduce Prohibition Bil
9 February 2006
U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte has announced plans to introduce an online gambling prohibition bill to the House of Representatives. It is believed that such a bill would resemble a previous bill he authored in that it would amend the federal Wire Act with language specifying that online gambling is illegal. It is also believed that Goodlatte will introduce his bill sometime next week.»
Betfair Australia Opens for Business
8 February 2006
Betfair's license to operate a betting exchange in Tasmania became effective Tuesday; it may now advertise and operate its computer terminals from its hub in Hobart.»
The New IM Wave
8 February 2006
PCWorld.com reported in November that instant messaging usage (commonly known as IMing) jumped 19 percent in 2005 and that Americans are now using IM more than e-mail. IM has become such a preferred means of communication, in fact, that Western Union recently stopped hand-delivering telegrams--a service it had offered for over 150 years.»
Nambling Notes - Feb. 8, 2006
8 February 2006
Today, another crackdown in the Far East, a word of caution from the IOC chief and more.»
EU Service Directive - Clash between Parliament and Commission
8 February 2006
In a last drive to change the voting on the EU Services Directive, The European Betting Association (EBA) and the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) have called upon the EU Parliament to keep gambling part of the policy. The voting will take place Feb 16, 2006.»
I-Lottery Update - February 2006
8 February 2006
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.»
Market Briefs - Jan. 30 - Feb. 3
7 February 2006
IGN's weekly roundup of financial news in the I-gaming industry.»
Spy Games
7 February 2006
Dutch daily Algemeen Dagblad has obtained a 2,000-page document indicating that the Dutch State Lottery has been spying on its competitor, Novamedia.»
The Top 10s
7 February 2006
Hitwise's Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending Jan. 28. The No. 1 sites:
Australia: PartyPoker.com
Hong Kong: HKJC Football Betting
Singapore: Singapore Pools
United Kingdom: 888.com
United States: PartyPoker.com
View the complete lists.»
Nambling Notes - Feb. 7, 2006
7 February 2006
Today: An NHL coach is implicated in the bust of New Jersey-based gambling ring, Betandwin is barred from doing business in Germany and more.»
Spam As a Marketing Tool - Part One: Who Would Fall for That?
6 February 2006
Casino-related spam advertisements are popping up on message boards all over the Internet, and they are most likely coming from members of the casinos' affiliate programs.»
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