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I-Lottery Update - June 2004
4 June 2004
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.»
The New EU Members: Hungary
4 June 2004
"The New EU Members" is a 10-part series providing information on the regulations and legislation, mainly on interactivity, of the gambling industry in the 10 countries that joined the European Union on May 1, 2004. This first edition to the series covers Hungary.»
The Post-attheraces Landscape Is Taking Shape
4 June 2004
Just over two months after attheraces went off the air, a new player in the U.K. race broadcasting space has emerged. Racing UK launched the "The Horse Racing Channel" (THRC) Saturday. The new "At The Races," meanwhile is scheduled to go live June 11.»
Nambling Notes - June 4, 2004
4 June 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Alderney grants another license and reports last year's profit, WagerLogic releases Bonus Pack 4, the dog defeats the horse and more.»
The Last Woman Standing
3 June 2004
Her last name isn't Moneymaker, but her story might be just as remarkable as that of the 2003 World Series of Poker champion.»
Nambling Notes - June 3, 2004
3 June 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: "The Battle of the Bookies" airs in Britain, King Neptunes's Casino targets the Japanese market and more.»
DOJ Seizes $3.25 Million from Discovery
2 June 2004
The U.S. government further demonstrated its opposition to Internet gambling on April 6, when U.S. marshals seized $3.25 million from Discovery Communications, the company whose television network, The Travel Channel, broadcasts World Poker Tour.»
Dutch Court Rules in Favor of Ladbrokes
2 June 2004
After four postponements, the Dutch Court in Arnhem delivered a favorable ruling for Ladbrokes today in the case brought by De Lotto (the Netherlands' sports betting monopoly). The court has rejected De Lotto's attempt to block Ladbrokes from offering online gambling services to Dutch residents.»
WTO Speculation
2 June 2004
The WTO dispute panel handling the case of Antigua and Barbuda vs. the United States decided that the United States violates its commitments under the General Agreement on Trade and Services by maintaining policies that prohibit financial institutions from processing interactive gambling transactions; this much we know to be true.»
Nambling Notes - June 2, 2004
2 June 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: The Chinese government censors computer games, Totesport.com implements SportXction, cockfight betting could launch soon in the Philippines and more.»
Market Briefs - May 24-28, 2004
2 June 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.»
The Top 10s
1 June 2004
It's the Hitwise Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending May 29. This week:

Hong Kong
1. HKJC Football
2. HKJC.com
3. The Hong Kong Jockey Club
4. . . .
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PokerStars.com Shines Again at World Series of Poker
1 June 2004
If there was any doubt about the staying power of online poker, it was answered Friday night in Las Vegas when, for the second year in a row, an online qualifier won the biggest event in poker, the Texas No Limit Hold'Em final of the World Series of Poker.»
Nambling Notes - June 1, 2004
1 June 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Commonwealth Bank of Australia sues IAS for $17 million, World Poker Tour ad rumors, Gruender's resignation is accepted and more.»
Q & A: Tjeerd Veenstra, De Lotto
1 June 2004
De Lotto's Tjeerd Veenstra, the man who started the crusade to block foreign I-betting companies from offering their services in the Netherlands, has a winning streak of five court cases. It could become six tomorrow, if the long awaited verdict in the Ladbrokes/De Lotto case isn't postponed for a fifth time. On the eve of verdict (presuming it's not postponed again), IGN had an exclusive interview with him.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
29 May 2004
A review of news briefs for the week of May 24-28.»
Online Qualifiers Will Have Major Presence at WSOP Final Table, Sites They Represent Will Not
28 May 2004
Five of the remaining nine players heading into today's final-round action at the 35th Annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas qualified through online sites, but you wouldn't know it from watching them play.»
The 'Good News' and 'Bad News' about CAN-SPAM
28 May 2004
"The good news is that Congress finally passed a law on spam," attorney Mark Grossman told an Audience last week at the Global Interactive Gaming Summit & Expo in Toronto. "The bad news is that they legalized it."»
Nambling Notes - May 28, 2004
28 May 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Ladbrokes' CEO is convinced that at least one British horse race per day is fixed, the American Gaming Association publishes its annual report on casino entertainment, a U.S. court sentences a spammer to three-and-a-half to seven years prison and more.»
Nambling Notes - May 27, 2004
27 May 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Racing UK will debut Saturday in England, the Tab/Tabcorp merger is nearly sealed, CryptoLogic seeks a new CFO and more.»
Nevada Reexamines Intrastate Online Gambling
26 May 2004
Three years after the passage of enabling legislation setting up the groundwork for regulated interactive gambling in Nevada, the state's gaming regulators are revisiting the issue. Some say proposals for intrastate gaming could be in place by the end of the year.»
Ad 'Crisis' Takes Center Stage at GIGSE
26 May 2004
"What advertisement crisis?" David Carruthers, CEO of BetonSports.com, asked during a spirited panel discussion on the topic of the current advertisement situation in the United States. "I plan to spend more on advertising this year than I did last year." He added, "We will succeed if everyone else does the same. It is everyone's job to do this."»
Nambling Notes - May 26, 2004
26 May 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Australia's communications minister announces his retirement, a British cricket player is banned from the sport and more.»
The Top 10s
25 May 2004
It's the Hitwise Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending May 22. This week:

United Kingdom
1. Betfair
2. William Hill Sportsbook
3. RacingPost.co.uk
4. . . .
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Q & A: Harris Hagan
25 May 2004
British lawyers Julian Harris and John Hagan left their firm, Pinsents, in early May to form Harris Hagan, a legal office of their own. With over 30 years of gambling law experience between them, the two say the new firm is specifically dedicated to providing legal advice in all areas of the gaming industry in the United Kingdom and overseas. IGN caught up with John Hagan and Julian Harris and asked them a few questions about their new firm and what sort of advice they could offer prospective clients.»
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