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Littlewoods Launches ITV Betting Service
17 June 2004
Sportech PLC, owner of Littlewoods Gaming, last week rolled out a new betting platform for in-home use with interactive TVs. The launch comes two years into the partners' five year-agreement and just in time for the anticipated Euro 2004 betting frenzy.»
Sporting Odds & Ends - June 2004
17 June 2004
News on the latest developments, trends and issues in the sports betting industry.»
Nambling Notes - June 17, 2004
17 June 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Betfair seeks a partnership in Singapore, Virgin flirts with sports betting and plus more.»
Unibet's Trifecta: A Float, a Joint Venture and a Bold Challenge
16 June 2004
Online betting group Unibet is getting its summer off to a hot start with a bevy of activity. Last week the company floated on the Swedish Stock Exchange, raising eyebrows over a perceived challenge to Sweden's gambling monopoly; On Monday, they announced plans to launch an online poker room by September.»
Chamber of Commerce Voices Opposition to S. 627
16 June 2004
The I-gaming industry has gained an ally in the fight against a federal U.S. bill that would stymie online gambling by banning banking transactions.»
Nambling Notes - June 16, 2004
16 June 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: The launch date for Gaming Bourse's P2P exchange is delayed; Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are slowed by DDoS attack; the IGC updates its Advertising Code of Practice; and more.»
The Top 10s
15 June 2004
It's the Hitwise Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending June 12. This week:

Singapore
1. Singapore Pools
2. Singapore Turf Club
3. Asian Odds
4. . . .
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Next Volley: British DCMS Responds to Scrutiny Committee
15 June 2004
Britain's Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Secretary Tessa Jowell today published her department's response to the joint scrutiny committee's suggestions for the draft Gambling Bill. Overall the government has accepted 121 of the Committee's 139 recommendations and has welcomed and accepted every one of its conclusions pertaining to remote gaming. The DCMS did, however, reject the committee's proposed methods to regulate betting exchanges in a way that would have established a threshold of wagering, above which punters would have been identified as non-recreational and then regulated differently than the others. Instead the department recommended that all P2P punters register with the Gambling Commission.»
Nambling Notes - June 15, 2004
15 June 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Another verbal exchange in the battle of P2P vs. bookmakers, Nevada's Casino industry posts all-time high wins and more.»
Market Briefs - June 5-9, 2004
15 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.»
Developments in Turkey - National Lottery to Privatize, I-Gaming Not Part of the Equation
14 June 2004
For months and months, all eyes in the international gambling industry have focused on the forthcoming privatization of the Turkish national lottery, Milli Piyango.»
Q & A: Mike Sexton
14 June 2004
With his dual roll as spokesperson for Party Poker.com, the self-billed world's largest online poker room, and host of weekly coverage of the World Poker Tour on the Travel Channel, Mike Sexton has been right in the eye of the storm that has been brewing for the last year in the poker world.»
Nambling Notes - June 14, 2004
14 June 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Virtual horseracing on Youbet.com, Malta awards its first remote gaming license, DDoS attacks become the costliest computer crime in United States and more.»
Tropical Paradise Drops Case against Discovery
14 June 2004
Tropical Paradise Enterprises, the Costa Rican operator of paradisepoker.com that filed a lawsuit against Discovery Communications Inc. to regain $3.25 million from a canceled advertising contract, today filed a notice of dismissal without prejudice with the court, thereby dropping its case.»
A Setback for William Hill in the Database Battle
14 June 2004
It's not a legally binding decision, but the first sign that William Hill might lose its legal battle against the British Horseracing Board came late last week when Advocate-General Christine Stix-Hackl delivered her opinion regarding database rights.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
13 June 2004
A review of news briefs for the week of June 7-11.»
WSOP - Thoughts from a Railbird
12 June 2004
Nearly two weeks after witnessing Greg Raymer winning $5 million as the champion of the 2004 World Series of Poker main event, I still find myself on a poker high. And now I know why this sport is shooting to the top of the list as the latest craze in the entertainment world.»
BoDog's Handicapper Conference
11 June 2004
This summer, as another hot July comes to a close, the entire handicapping and sports book world will come together in Las Vegas for the first time ever. BoDog.com Sportsbook and Casino is sponsoring The BoDog.com Handicapper Conference, the first time an event of its kind has taken place. The conference will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center July 29-30.»
Nambling Notes - June 11, 2004
11 June 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Advocate General Stix-Hackl of the European Court of Justice delivers his opinion on database protection cases involving the BHB and William Hill, Britain's DCMS prepares to publish its reaction to the scrutiny committee's suggestions and more.»
A Closer Look at the Paradise/Discovery Case
10 June 2004
Tropical Paradise, the Costa Rica-based company that operates popular online poker site paradisepoker.com, in April sued media conglomerate Discovery in a federal U.S. court for several charges, including breach of contract, unjust enrichment, conversion and negligent misrepresentation. The two companies had entered into a contract in October 2003 whereby Tropical Paradise would pay Discovery $3.85 million to advertise on Discovery's Travel Channel cable network and Web site. Discovery, however, canceled the contract only a few weeks later, and then refused to remit the unused funds to Tropical Paradise for fear that the U.S. government would hold Discovery accountable for aiding and abetting an illegal activity.»
LegalPlay Heads for the Hills
10 June 2004
While online poker rooms around the world are currently experiencing enormous growth one of the original poker sites is stepping away from the industry.»
Nambling Notes - June 10, 2004
10 June 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Euro 2004.»
The IGC's 'Advertising Code of Practice'
9 June 2004
The Interactive Gaming Council issued a finalized version of its advertising code of practice last month in hopes of industry-wide adoption.»
Nambling Notes - June 9, 2004
9 June 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Stats and predictions from the mobile phone and video games industries, iGGBA opens its office in Brussels and more.»
From the Editor's Chair - v15
9 June 2004
This week from the Chair: a sprinkling of musings and observations about the advertising crisis, Sumofest, poker mania and more.»
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