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Sporting Odds & Ends - July 2005
21 July 2005
News on the latest developments, trends and issues in the sports betting industry.»
Nambling Notes - July 21, 2005
21 July 2005
In today's Nambling Notes: Victor Chandler hits the shores of Ireland, Camelot's CEO praises the Internet and more.»
Editorial: Crisis Mismanagement 101
20 July 2005
A failure to communicate so often makes ugly situations all the more revolting, and that's precisely what happen last month when U.S. Customs seized $25,000 en route from an online casino to a longtime customer, who was essentially left in the dark for weeks.»
Infringement Procedures on European Commission Agenda
20 July 2005
Discussion about whether to launch legal action against seven Member States who have questionable online gambling regulations was on the agenda of a European Commission meeting today, but no official statement has yet been made regarding whether the subject was even broached by the Commissioners. The topic was originally slated to be dealt with at last week's meeting but was shelved because attention needed to be given to terrorism following the bombings in London on July 7th.»
Nambling Notes - June 20, 2005
20 July 2005
In today's Nambling Notes: Suspected fixing in Australia and Finland, Gaming Corp takes on poker and more.»
eCOGRA Casinos Attend Educational Seminar
19 July 2005
Management delegates from online casino operations around the world converged on Cape Town, South Africa last week for a unique educational seminar on problem gambling.»
Internet Poker again Drives WSOP Success
19 July 2005
Online poker rooms once again played an integral part in the World Series of Poker, the game's biggest event.»
Market Briefs - July 11-15, 2005
19 July 2005
Dozens of publicly held interactive gaming companies are reporting, acquiring, floating, spinning off, merging, de-listing, rising and falling in stock markets all over the world. Every week IGN wraps the financial happenings of the Net betting biz from the previous week into a nifty little package just for you.»
The Top 10s
19 July 2005
It's the Hitwise Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending July 16. This week:
United Kingdom
1. PartyPoker
2. NY Lottery
3. FL Lottery
4. CA Lottery
5. TX Lottery
6. FreeSlots
7. PA Lottery
8. Pacific Poker
9. PokerRoom.com
10. GA Lottery
More lists this way. . . »
Nambling Notes - July 19, 2005
19 July 2005
In today's Nambling Notes: Two new mobile casinos go live in England, World Poker Exchange reveals habits of American poker players and more.»
US Government Responds to Casino City Appea
18 July 2005
The U.S. Department of Justice filed its brief last week in response to Casino City's appeal of a district court's dismissal of its declaratory judgment case. The DOJ is attempting to attain the same ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that it did from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana: that Casino City lacks sufficient standing to bring this case before the court.»
On Track - July 2005
18 July 2005
A monthly review of events, business news and other happenings in the racing industry, particularly in the interactive space.»
Nambling Notes - July 18, 2005
18 July 2005
In today's Nambling Notes: Betfair appoints advisers to a potential float, River Belle Casino introduces innovative new multiplayer games and more.»
Will the Commerce Clause Save Online Gambling?
15 July 2005
While issues such as international treaties, extraterritorial statutory application, and comity may pose difficult (if not insurmountable) barriers to the application of state law to a licensed offshore gambling enterprise with no other presence in the United States, another barrier may be lurking in the United States Constitution. The individual states may lack the constitutional authority to regulate the offering of online gambling services to their residents under the somewhat esoteric principal known as the “dormant” Commerce Clause.»
The Biggest Thing There Ever Was
15 July 2005
A trip to Las Vegas is never without fodder for an article or two. Last week I bounced for two days between the World Series of Poker at the Rio and the Bodog Poker and Sports Marketing Conference at Mandalay Bay, and it was overwhelmingly clear that not even the Southern Nevada sun in the July is hotter in Las Vegas than poker.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
15 July 2005
A review of news briefs for the week of July 11-14.»
No Love for Ladbrokes in Sweden
14 July 2005
British betting giant Ladbrokes, one of the most aggressive bookmakers fighting in foreign courts for the right to operate across Europe, suffered a defeat in Sweden last month when the country's Supreme Administrative Court rejected the company's appeal to acquire a betting license.»
European Bookmakers Prevail in IP Cases
14 July 2005
Verdicts reached this week in two separate court cases involving intellectual property rights have given European bookmakers cause to celebrate.»
Nambling Notes - July 14, 2005
14 July 2005
In today's Nambling Notes: China issues a progress report on its gambling crackdown, Tattersall's applies for a lottery license renewal in Victoria and more.»
Betfair Discussed again in Tasmania
14 July 2005
Tasmanian Premier Paul Lennon met this afternoon with representatives of the Tasmanian horse racing industry to discuss the potential licensing of British betting exchange Betfair.»
Just another I-Gaming Case or Something Much Bigger?
13 July 2005
As the U.S. Congress debates ways to update the PATRIOT Act, a civil case working its way through the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia could have implications on the law and could directly affect the way online gambling companies do business.»
Consumer Pubs Are Making Their Mark
13 July 2005
The emergence of several new print publications for Internet gamblers in the next few months will create a lot of prime advertising space for operators and other companies.»
Nambling Notes - July 13, 2005
13 July 2005
In today's Nambling Notes: Real Madrid loses its IP case in France, PMU attains a court order banning Malta-based ZEturf from taking bets on French horse racing and more.»
The Top 10s
12 July 2005
It's the Hitwise Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending July 9. This week:
United Kingdom
1. Betfair
2. Casino.co.uk
3. William Hill
4. Ntnl. Lottery
5. Racing Post
6. Ladbrokes
7. JackpotJoy
8. Gaming Club
9. Bingos.co.uk
10. Pacific Poker
More lists this way. . . »
Nambling Notes - July 12, 2005
12 July 2005
In today's Nambling Notes: The U.K. Jockey Club forms a panel to define and prohibit insider trading, Tasmania's premier brings the state's horse racing industry into betting license negotiations with Betfair and more.»