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Deadline Looms for attheraces, Still No Deal(s)
19 March 2004
With 10 days left to renegotiate broadcast rights in the United Kingdom, the attheraces consortium could be in for major changes.»
Nambling Notes - March 19, 2004
19 March 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Carmen Media consolidates its operations under one group, America Tab intends to offer wagering on foreign racing, a wireless casino launches and more.»
Prohibition Efforts Come and Go in Indiana
18 March 2004
Two prohibitive online gambling bills were presented to Indiana's legislature this session, although neither made it very far in either chamber of the state's General Assembly.»
Nambling Notes - March 18, 2004
18 March 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Virgin plans to launch a gaming portal, Sky Channel blacks out racing in Sydney and more.»
Payer Authentication Tools - Can They Slay the Chargeback Monster?
17 March 2004
The Association of Payment Clearing Services reported this week that fraudulent "card not present" transactions increased by 68 percent from 2002 to 2003. Roughly £45 million was lost due to the chargebacks in 2003, with the biggest losses, £6.9 million, coming from the online gambling sector. The snowballing problem is in need of a remedy, and Andrea Wilson, CEO of First Atlantic Commerce Ltd., believes the answer lies in payer authentication systems already in existence, specifically Verified by Visa and SecureCode Solutions by MasterCard.»
Another Round in the UK P2P Battle
17 March 2004
Leading betting exchange Betfair once again finds itself in the crosshairs of a media circus involving traditional bookmakers, the horseracing establishment and status of betting exchanges in the United Kingdom.»
Nambling Notes - 17 March 2004
17 March 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Party Poker's tournament shatters World Poker Tour records for participants and prize money, PlayMonteCarlo re-launches on Sky Digital and plus more.»
Market Briefs - March 8 - March 12, 2004
16 March 2004
Several dozen 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
16 March 2004
It's the Hitwise Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending March 13. This week:

Australia
1. RaceTAB
2. TABOnline
3. TAB Wagering
4. . . .
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iTV Betting Could Be Huge Down Under, But. . .
16 March 2004
Is Australia ready for iTV gambling? The consumers, perhaps. The government, absolutely not.»
Israel's First Licensed Online Sports Book
16 March 2004
Winner Online has been granted the first ever online sports betting license issued by Israel's Sports Betting Council and has contracted software developer Zone4Play to develop and launch a cross-platform sports book for Internet, mobile and eventually interactive TV.»
Nambling Notes - March 16, 2004
16 March 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: the World Series of Blackjack launches on GSN and more.»
Nambling Notes - March 15, 2004
15 March 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Two companies want to bring in-game betting to FOBT terminals, Betfair wants to earn £25 million through a float, a Canadian lottery looks to go online and more.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
14 March 2004
A review of news briefs for the week of March 8-12.»
The Top 10s
12 March 2004
It's the Hitwise Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending March 6. This week:

United States
1. Lycos Gamesville
2. California Lottery
3. The Florida Lottery
4. . . .
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Nambling Notes - March 12, 2004
12 March 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Costa Rica is rumored to be distancing itself from online gambling, Harrah's hypes the World Series of Poker and more.»
Nambling Notes – March 11, 2004
11 March 2004
In todays Nambling Notes: The Tote gets a makeover, a new magazine is launched in the UK, and more.»
Sporting Odds & Ends - March 2004
11 March 2004
News on the latest developments, trends and issues in the sports betting industry.»
Worst Part of Extortion Threat May Still Lie Ahead for Industry
10 March 2004
In the final installment of Interactive Gaming News' three-part series on the rising number of extortion attempts, IGN looks at what lies ahead for the industry and it faces its latest global challenge.»
Nambling Notes -- March 10, 2004
10 March 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: The passing of a legend, a new TV show is launched, Andy Williams has luck in the family, and more.»
Nambling Notes - March 9, 2004
9 March 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: The Latest in the British Horseracing controversy, Tote launching two new brands, RealTime Gaming partners with Phantom Fiber, plus more.»
Security Experts Warn About Extortion Attempts
9 March 2004
In part two of Interactive Gaming News' series on the rising number of extortion attempts IGN looks at the size of the dilemma the industry faces and talks to security experts to get their thoughts on what online gaming operators should be doing to thwart the attacks.»
Danish Gambling Law Violates EU Legislation?
8 March 2004
Freddy Blak, who has been a Member of the European Parliament since 1989, found that the Danish gambling law is in direct violation of the EU legislation.»
Extortionists Target Online Gaming Sites
8 March 2004
Interactive Gaming News takes an in-depth look at the rising number of extortion cases targeting online gaming operators. In the first part of the three part series IGN gives a glimpse inside the world of the extortionists themselves. Tomorrow IGN looks at solutions for operators to stave off extortion attacks.»
Market Briefs - March 1-5, 2004
8 March 2004
Several dozen 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.»