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Nambling Notes - Aug. 13, 2003
13 August 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: A U.S. bettor is busted for gambling online, plus more.»
Global Policy Review - August 2003
12 August 2003
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.»
Iowa Exchange Project Proves Valuable Research Too
12 August 2003
While an ill-fated terrorist-based betting exchange was scratched last month before the Department of Defense could even get it up and running a futures market through the University of Iowa continues to run strong.»
Nambling Notes - Aug. 12, 2003
12 August 2003
In today's nambling notes Betfair hires a new executive and new licensees are on the horizon in Gibraltar.»
Market Briefs - Aug. 4-10, 2003
11 August 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.»
Visa, MasterCard Target of PATRIOT Act Suit
11 August 2003
A lawyer very familiar to the Interactive gaming industry is once again championing the cause for online gamblers but is taking an unprecedented route through the legal system to go after credit card companies and others in the industry.»
Nambling Notes - Aug. 11, 2003
11 August 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Deals abound in the UK plus Kansas opens dialouge for interactive gaming.»
Nambling Notes - Aug. 8, 2003
8 August 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: News about the UK Gambling Bill and more.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
8 August 2003
A review of news briefs for the week of Aug. 4-8.»
Confusion Arises Over Press Releases
8 August 2003

Language differences were the explanation Friday of a bizarre series of press releases which had a pair of I-gaming companies announcing partnerships only to have the other denying the claims.»

Betfair Winning Over Friends Down Under
8 August 2003

Although still not free and clear of opposition in Australia officials with the world's leading betting exchange, Betfair.com, are finding more and more allies in their battle to operate Down Under.»

I-Lottery Update - August 2003
7 August 2003
As one of the world's most popular forms of gambling, lotteries have successfully made the shift to the interactive arena. Once a month, IGN's I-Lottery Update delivers an international roundup of the latest news from this burgeoning sector of the industry.»
Moneymaker's Win Brings Attention to PokerStars.com
7 August 2003
When the World Series of Poker got underway in June, Rich Korbin was just hoping one of his players would finish in the money and maybe get some exposure for PokerStars.com.»
A Skill Games Community
6 August 2003
Skill game specialist Arkadium Inc. officially launched its cornerstone product this week. The hard launch follows an aggressive marketing campaign that kicked off in April.»
Pentagon Mimicry?
6 August 2003
TerrorBet.com has emerged in the wake of a failed pentagon attempt to establish a stock market-like gambling network to aid in the prediction of terrorist acts and major political events. The site, though it has no government sponsorship, seems to do essentially what the Defense Department's Policy Analysis Market would have done.»
Nambling Notes - Aug. 6, 2003
6 August 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Financial woes for the owner of lottery.com and much more.»
A Closer Look at the Kyl Bil
5 August 2003
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee on July 31 unanimously passed a bill that would prohibit the funding of Internet gambling-related financial transactions in the United States.»
TVG, Maryland Jockey Club Square Off
5 August 2003
The Maryland Jockey Club has filed a lawsuit in United States District Court in Baltimore alleging that the Television Games Network has not met contractual obligations by failing to maintain a three-month average of $230 million in gross wagers for simulcasting.»
Nambling Notes - Aug. 5, 2003
5 August 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Tessa Jowell will give an update on the U.K. gaming regulation on Thursday and much more.»
Another Court Victory for Holland Casino
4 August 2003
Dutch land-based monopolist, Holland Casino, is celebrating another victory in the legal battle against online casinos.»
TradingSports Adds a P2P Licensee; More on the Way
4 August 2003
TradingSports Exchange Systems, one of the interactive gaming industry's newest publicly traded companies, continued a successful summer last week by announcing the signing of Costa Rica International Sportsbook.»
Market Briefs - July 28 - Aug. 1, 2003
4 August 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.»
Nambling Notes - Aug. 4, 2003
4 August 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Colorado's attorney general says online horse race wagering is illegal and more.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
2 August 2003
A review of news briefs for the week of July 28 - August 1.»
Gambling Law Update
1 August 2003
Attorney Lawrence G. Walters produces a monthly review of legal and legislative activity related to Internet gambling. The August edition covers the Kyl bill's movement in the Senate, Antigua's WTO complaint against the United States, efforts in Nevada to prevent the World Series of Poker from allowing Internet qualifiers to play, the Pentagon's brief experience in the betting exchange biz and more.»