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Nambling Notes - Feb. 16, 2004
16 February 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: A Philippine online gambling site fights for its right to operate, William Hill tries to block terrestrial P2P betting, Euro Millions has its first winner and more.»
Playboy and the Past and Future of Gambling
16 February 2004
The story of the rise, fall and recent rebirth of Playboy as a gaming company shows us not only where legal gambling has come from, but also where it is going.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
15 February 2004
A review of news briefs for the week of Feb. 9-13.»
Dutch Court Rules against Betfair
13 February 2004
A Dutch court ruled yesterday that online betting exchange Betfair is operating illegally in the Netherlands. Dutch De Lotto, the sports betting monopoly and exclusive rights holder for Internet gambling in the Netherlands, subpoenaed the international, U.K.-based betting exchange.»
attheraces and the Future of British Racing
13 February 2004
The termination of attheraces' broadcast agreement with the Racecourse Associations has raised concerns over the possible effect on future revenues for British tracks.»
Global Policy Review - February 2004
13 February 2004
Each month IGN delivers the latest in international policy developments that could affect the I-gaming business. From dealings between nations to actions taken by international organizations, it's a digest of the latest in global policy.»
MasterCard Tells Merchants to Halt Illegal Activity
13 February 2004
MasterCard International issued a bulletin to its member financial institutions Thursday reiterating the importance of compliance with MasterCard standards. Numerous references are made to Internet gambling, although there's not an emphasis on any particular illegal activity.»
Nambling Notes - Feb. 13, 2004
13 February 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: The Cricket Council deploys officials and secret agents to prevent match-fixing, the streaker receives a hero's welcome in the United Kingdom, CAN-SPAM's first month stats and more.»
Hackers Go for Super Bowl Gold
12 February 2004
Just a few days before Super Bowl XXXVIII, online sports books were preparing for a record number of bets placed, but the anticipation must have been mixed with anxiety. Half a year of an escalating frequency of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and the fastest-spreading computer virus of all time were looming.

The dreaded MyDoom virus, which unleashed its wrath on the SCO Group and Microsoft, wasn't a problem for cyber bookmakers. The DDoS situation was.»

Sporting Odds & Ends - February 2004
12 February 2004
News on the latest developments, trends and issues in the sports betting industry.»
Nambling Notes - Feb. 12
12 February 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Poland's two gambling companies merge, World Gaming restructures, BSkyB prepares to launch another interactive channel and more.»
Mobsters Prevail in the Online Poker Circuit
11 February 2004
Amid the convergence of the online and offline poker worlds, Prima Poker.com has come up aces with its most recent marketing campaign.»
Editorial - Prohibition Wouldn't Slow Tom Smith
11 February 2004
So much for Internet gambling being the cause of financial ruin for families as kids obtain their parents credit cards and gamble away the family fortunes. It seems like it is already being done in the land-based commerce world.»
Nambling Notes - Feb. 11, 2004
11 February 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: An AOL survey indicates that women over 40 spend the most time playing games online, DDoS woes hit the poker sector, Boss Media sells Gold Club Casino and more.»
Market Briefs - Feb. 2-6, 2004
10 February 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 Price Is Right Online
10 February 2004
Bob Barker's fame has extended from game show legend to the Hollywood big screen and now to the interactive gaming.»
The Top 10s
10 February 2004
It's the Hitwise Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending Feb. 7. This week:

United States
1. Lycos Gamesville
2. The Florida Lottery
3. NY Lottery
4. . . .
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Nambling Notes - Feb. 10, 2004
10 February 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: The Irish Turf Club plans to investigate betting exchanges, plus more.»
Pan-European Lottery to Launch Friday
9 February 2004
The first draw of the weekly multinational EuroMillions lottery, a joint venture between Camelot, La Française des Jeux of France and Loterías y Apuestas del Estado of Spain, will take place this Friday.»
Nambling Notes - Feb. 9, 2004
9 February 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: an iTV market forecasts for the next three years, cricket betting scandals and correspondences between a U.S. Congressman and members of the British treasury, plus more.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
7 February 2004
A review of news briefs for the week of Feb. 2-6.»
New Updates Added to UK Gambling Bil
6 February 2004
British policymakers on Thursday unveiled new sections of England's proposed Gambling Bill, although none of the new measures pertain directly to interactive gambling.»
NCAA Running Back Subject of Gambling Probe
6 February 2004
A lengthy investigation by ESPN revealed that Robert Dellimuti, the benefactor for Ohio State's starting tailback Maurice Clarett, had a relationship with Costa Rican sports book SBG Global and could have been betting on football games the week leading up to the Buckeye's 2003 National Championship game against Miami.»
Legalized 'Spam'
6 February 2004
The good news is that Congress finally passed a law on spam. The bad news is that they legalized it.»
Nambling Notes - Feb. 6, 2004
6 February 2004
In today's Nambling Notes: Internet traffic stats for Super Bowl Sunday, News from iGGBA's AGM, DDoS attack on Paddy Power, plus more.»