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Casino Watch - February 2004
3 February 2004
A monthly review of news from the land-based and online casino industries.»
Huge Expectations for Mobile Gambling
3 February 2004
A new report from Juniper Research predicts that mobile gambling will be a $16.6 billion business by 2008. Growth, Juniper reports, will be driven by the mass market appeal of lotteries, the rise of low value-high volume sports bets and a dedicated band of casino players who, while relatively small in number, will spend quite a lot of money playing games on the mobile platform.»
The Top 10s
3 February 2004
It's the Hitwise Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending Jan. 31. This week:

Hong Kong
1. HKJC Football
2. The Hong Kong Jockey Club
3. Asia Casino Guide
4. . . .
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Online Super Bowl Betting Increases for Fourth Consecutive Year
3 February 2004
Despite efforts to keep Internet betting at bay and out of the United States, online bookmakers have had another successful Super Bowl. And once again, they've outshined their land-based competitors in Nevada.»
Nambling Notes - Feb. 3, 2004
3 February 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Stanley Leisure launches a new Web sites and a free tournament, MSNBC.com pulls two I-gaming ads, plus more.»
On Track – January 2004
2 February 2004
A monthly review of events, business news and other happenings in the racing industry, particularly in the interactive sector.»
Nambling Notes - Feb. 2, 2004
2 February 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: More I-gaming controversy in Korea, the GoldenPalace.com streaker makes his North American debut, stats from Australia and more.»
Federal Justice Department Advises US Virgin Islands Not to Host I-Gaming Services
31 January 2004
The U.S. Virgin Islands wants to regulate Internet gambling, and the territory's justice department believes it can do so without violating federal U.S. laws, but the U.S. Department of Justice indicated in a letter dated Jan. 2 that it disagrees.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
31 January 2004
A review of news briefs for the week of Jan. 26-30.»
Spyware
30 January 2004
How much private information are you willing to give away for a freebie or discount? Do you mind having all your drugstore purchases tracked for a markdown? People complain about the lack of privacy in our digital world and yet they seem all too willing to give away their secrets for a pittance. Maybe it's ignorance about what they're giving away, so let's dispel some of that.»
Nambling Notes - Jan. 30, 2004
30 January 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: BetonSports.com launches a P2P betting exchange, Victor Chandler and Blue Square plan to open shops, the NFL argues against theater showings of Super Bowl, plus more.»
attheraces Terminates 10-Year Broadcasting Dea
29 January 2004
Citing slumping revenues, British racing consortium attheraces has terminated its £307 million (US$560.5 million) broadcast rights agreement with England's Racecourse Association (RA). The group, comprised of Channel 4 Television, BskyB and Arena Leisure Plc, announced today that it will instead seek new contracts with individual tracks.»
Nambling Notes - Jan. 29, 2004
29 January 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Tab Ltd. offers a share of profit in exchange for broadcast rights, eCOGRA prepares to award seals of approval to online casinos and more.»
Super Bowl XXXVIII - More Betting, More Variety, More Attacks
29 January 2004
Online sports books that service North America are expecting Super Bowl Sunday to bring them more wagers than any other event in history. This year they're offering bettors more options than ever and guaranteeing flawless service, even with the threat of hack attacks at an all-time high.»
Nambling Notes - Jan. 28, 2004
28 January 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: IGGBA's Tottenham joins TradingsSports, bet365 expands and more.»
From the Editor's Chair - v10
28 January 2004
A sprinkling of musings and observations about the new Korean War, the latest Betfair squabble, advertising in the United States and more.»
No Surprise - Kyl Intends to Have a Go in '04
28 January 2004
Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., the author of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act, told the Las Vegas Review Journal Tuesday that he will again try to pass his bill through the Senate.»
The Top 10s
27 January 2004
It's the Hitwise Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending Jan. 24. This week:

Australia
1. RaceTAB
2. TABOnline
3. TAB Wagering
4. . . .
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Market Briefs - Jan. 19-23, 2004
27 January 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 week IGN wraps the financial happenings of the Net betting biz from the previous week into a nifty little package just for you.»
Nambling Notes - 27 January 2004
27 January 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Mydoom breaks virus records, the second panel hearing in the WTO dispute between Antigua and Barbuda and the U.S. begins today and more.»
No New Media Rights Deal yet for attheraces
26 January 2004
A dispute over betting revenues has left British betting consortium attheraces plc trying to renegotiate its U.K. media rights agreement. A Thursday deadline for reaching a new agreement came and went with no new deal.»
Ambitions to Harmonize
26 January 2004
A new organization of European online sports betting companies is forming with the goals of promoting equal rights in the industry by offering its voice to the European regulatory authorities who are beginning the process of forming a single set of rules to govern I-gaming across all the European states.»
Nambling Notes - Jan. 26, 2004
26 January 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Betting on the next pope, tennis players releases promising to refrain from gambling, plus more.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
24 January 2004
A review of news briefs for the week of Jan. 19-23.»
Poachers Capture Old Domain Names
23 January 2004
If you currently own a domain name you cherish, you need to be careful because it's all too easy to lose it. It could be a mistake or fraud, but either way, you could have a major problem when you discover that you’ve lost a valuable domain name.»