iGaming News Page 809

Nambling Notes - Nov. 6, 2003
6 November 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Hong Kong Jockey Club adds more soccer betting options, skill-games businesses form a trade association and more.»
Insights - US Anti-Spam Legislation
5 November 2003
How effective will the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act be?»
A Great World Cup So Far for Online Bookmakers
5 November 2003
A strong performance by the favorites usually means sports books will take a hit, but online bookmakers have bucked the trend during the 2003 Rugby World Cup. The cyber sports books are profiting with hopes of continued success into the Nov. 22 championship match in Sydney.»
Nambling Notes - Nov. 5, 2003
5 November 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Russian bookmaker Fonbet launches an online casino, Tabcorp talks business with Victoria's government and Tab ltd., plus more.»
Microgaming Wins Top Casino Software For Second Straight Year
4 November 2003
For the second year in a row, Microgaming has been awarded 'Top Casino Software' by the readers of Gambling Online Magazine.»
Market Briefs - Oct. 27-31, 2003
4 November 2003
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
4 November 2003
It's the Hitwise Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending Oct. 31. This week:

United Kingdom
1. BetFair
1. William Hill Sportsbook
3. Ladbrokes.com
4. . . .
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I-Gaming Controversy in Six Nations
4 November 2003
A dispute between an Indian chief and a gaming commission has resulted in a state of turmoil for I-gaming in the Canadian Six Nations Indian band.»
From the Editor's Chair - v5
4 November 2003
A sprinkling of musings and observations about gambling portals for sale, advertising, England's mobile lottery and more.»
Nambling Notes - Nov. 4, 2003
4 November 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Thailand considers legal soccer betting, another Murdoch joins BSkyB and more.»
No Definitive Position Yet on P2P in Australia
3 November 2003
After two days of meetings, racing ministers from Australia and New Zealand ended the 2003 Racing Ministers' Conference last week without a definitive stance on betting exchanges.»
SportOdds Loses Appeal in NSW Advertising Case
3 November 2003
The Federal Court of Australia has handed SportOdds another defeat in its quest to advertise its online betting services in New South Wales.»
Branding in the Online Sports Betting World
3 November 2003
The process of creating a great brand starts right at the earliest days of the organization. You can create a great brand out of a bad name, but it just seems to be that much easier if you put some thinking into your name.»
Nambling Notes - Nov. 3, 2003
3 November 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Victoria Racing will impose a product fee on interstate bookmakers, Australia's new IT minister speaks (sort of) and more.»
The Pick 6 Scandal - One Year Later
31 October 2003
A year after the biggest betting scandal to hit the horseracing industry, more than $2 million has been invested in upgrading security measures in OTB and tote systems, and experts agree the industry is heading in the right direction.»
UK Lottery to Go Mobile
31 October 2003
MLotto is about to emerge on the I-gaming scene by giving England's 25 million-plus mobile phone users access to a real-time, instant-win interactive lottery.»
Nambling Notes - Oct. 31, 2003
31 October 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Antigua and Barbuda's minor victory, plus more.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
31 October 2003
A review of news briefs for the week of Oct. 27-31.»
The Ultimate Skill Games Arena
30 October 2003
A lot of video gamers love annihilating challengers in vicious multi-player bloodbaths in first-person shooter games like Unreal, Quake and Counter Strike. Now, a new network called Ultimate Arena gives them the chance to win money by outplaying their competitors.»
NSM-Löwen Merger Turns Novomatic into a Giant
30 October 2003
The Austrian Novomatic Group of Companies on Monday took over NSM-Löwen Entertainment GmbH, the second largest manufacturer of slot machines, fun games and amusement devices in Germany. The takeover makes Novomatic one of Europe's three largest manufacturers of gaming technology.»
Nambling Notes - Oct. 30, 2003
30 October 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: LegalPlay Entertainment acquires a race betting platform, mobile services company Opera Telecom obtains a bookmaker's license and more.»
Casino.com Sale Reflects Boss Media's B2B Focus
29 October 2003
One of the oldest, and most easily found interactive gaming portals, www.casino.com, was sold by Boss Media to an unknown buyer for $5.5 million this week.»
The Top 10s
29 October 2003
It's the Hitwise Top 10 "Entertainment - Gambling" sites for the week ending Oct. 24. This week:

Australia
1. RaceTAB
1. TABOnline
3. TAB Wagering
4. . . .
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US Law Roundup - October 2003
29 October 2003
Staying on top of interactive gambling bills as they move through the United States' federal and state legislatures no longer entails hours of research, thanks to this monthly update on U.S. state and federal legislation. All was quiet on the state and legislative fronts this month in terms of I-gaming legislation. On the federal scene, the industry is waiting for the Senate to address the Kyl Internet gambling bill in the Banking Committee.»
P2P in the Spotlight Down Under Again
29 October 2003
Racing ministers from all eight Australian states and territories as well as New Zealand will converge in Sydney Thursday and Friday at the 2003 Australasian Racing Ministers' Conference, and online betting exchanges look to be the hot topic of discussion.»