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Prospects for P2P's Seemingly Impenetrable Top Tier
10 January 2005
The P2P sector finds itself at a crossroads coming into 2005. Behemoth Betfair.com remains the leading exchange across the globe, with a market share pushing 90 percent. Numerous competing sites have come and gone over the last two years, and while the number of betting exchanges continues to grow, only a handful of viable exchanges remain in operation.»
Nambling Notes - Jan. 10, 2005
10 January 2005
In today's Nambling Notes: A new mobile platform for Betfair, Paddy Power soft launches online poker, the All Party Parliamentary group on betting and gaming hears evidence regarding betting exchanges and more.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
8 January 2005
A review of news briefs for the week of Jan. 4-6.»
Interactive Gambling - 2004 and Beyond
7 January 2005
What a year it was for the interactive gambling industry. IGN Takes a look at the highlights of 2004 and what's to come in '05.»
A Look Back at 2004
7 January 2005
The year 2004 in review.»
Top Stories of 2004
7 January 2005
The biggest news stories in interactive gambling for the year 2004.»
The Best and Worst of 2004
7 January 2005
Awards that mean virtually nothing.»
A Glance at 2005
7 January 2005
IGN takes a look at what to expect in the coming year.»
Letters of Intent
7 January 2005
After almost two decades of practicing law, I'm still amazed at the number of fundamental legal fallacies even sophisticated business people have about doing deals and properly documenting them. Prominent on that list of fallacies is that Letters of Intent (LOI) are always non-binding.»
Isle of Man Welcomes US Play
6 January 2005
A policy change in the Isle of Man enables online gambling operators based there to accept bets from U.S. customers. The change has been approved by the Council of Ministers and jointly issued by the Isle's Treasury and the Department of Trade and Industry.»
Nambling Notes - Jan. 6, 2005
6 January 2005
In today's Nambling Notes: I-gaming companies do their part to help tsunami victims, betinternet.com discusses operations and more.»
Setbacks for BetonSports
5 January 2005
Spending his time assuring investors, analysts and the media that BetonSports.com is still on solid financial footing wasn't exactly what the company's CEO, David Carruthers, had in mind for the holidays.»
Nambling Notes - Jan. 5, 2005
5 January 2005
In today's Nambling Notes: CES Software acquires Don Best and an SMS-based mobile lottery in Nigeria, plus more.»
Nambling Notes - 4 January 2005
4 January 2005
In today's Nambling Notes: Magna ends its restriction of track signals from other account wagering providers, a California-based company prepares considers a drug to treat gambling addiction, Zone4Play deploys its back-office solution and more.»
The Top 10s
4 January 2005
It's the Hitwise Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending Jan. 1. This week:

Australia
1. RaceTAB
2. SportsTAB
3. Tatts.com /td>
4. . . .
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On Track - December 2004
30 December 2004
A monthly review of events, business news and other happenings in the racing industry, particularly in the interactive space.»
Synopsis of the Dutch I-Gaming Market
30 December 2004
Around 487,000 people in the Netherlands (5.3 percent of the Dutch population) participated in real-money Internet gaming in 2004. On average, Dutch gamers spend 35 euro per month on this type of gaming. Yearly spending in the Dutch I-gaming market is estimated to be 144 million euro.»
Casino Watch - December 2004
28 December 2004
A monthly review of news from the land-based and online casino and poker industries.»
The Top 10s
28 December 2004
It's the Hitwise Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending Dec. 25. This week:

Hong Kong
1. HKJC Football
2. HKJC.com
3. The Hong Kong Jockey Club
4. . . .
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Market Briefs - Dec. 13-19, 2004
24 December 2004
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 Monday IGN wraps the financial happenings of the Net betting biz from the previous week into a nifty little package just for you.»
Nambling Notes
23 December 2004
As it does every year, the Nambling Notes department has shut down for the holidays. IGN's daily news briefs will return Jan. 4, 2005.»
The Hungarian Front
22 December 2004
Hungary's largest gambling operator has been engaged for several weeks in one of many battles in the expanding European cross-border gambling war.»
Nambling Notes - Dec. 22, 2004
22 December 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Greece considers abolishing its ban on electronic games, a new players' "union" and more.»
The Top 10s
21 December 2004
It's the Hitwise Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending Dec. 18. This week:

United Kingdom
1. Betfair
2. Betfair.com Promotions
3. William Hill Sportsbook
4. . . .
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The WTO Report - the Impact, the Meaning and the Future
21 December 2004
The World Trade Organization dispute panel's ruling in favor of Antigua and Barbuda, which states that U.S. policies restricting online gambling violate the United States' commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), has been interpreted by many proponents of online gambling liberalization as a major accomplishment. Others minimize the ruling's positive effect on the industry's standing.»