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Betfair Takes Australian Policymakers to Task
16 July 2003
The gloves are off in the betting exchange debate in Australia.»
Sportingbet Ends Speculation - It's Not for Sale
16 July 2003
Officials with U.K.-based Internet gaming and wagering company Sportingbet announced Monday that takeover talks with bidders have been terminated and that a new agreement has been reached with Sportsbook.com to settle Sportingbet's earn-out obligations.»
Global Policy Review - July 2003
16 July 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.»
Nambling Notes - July 15, 2003
15 July 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Say buh-bye to Park Place and oodles more.»
DCMS Puts forth Draft Clauses for New UK Gaming Regulations
15 July 2003
The United Kingdom's Department for Culture, Media and Sport today published the first set of draft clauses of the Gambling Bill as DCMS Secretary Tessa Jowell called for regulations that will meet the demands of current gambling technology.»
Nambling Notes: July 14, 2003
14 July 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Golden Palace runs with the bulls and more.»
Market Briefs (July 7-11, 2003)
14 July 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.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
13 July 2003
A review of news briefs for the week of July 7-11.»
Nambling Notes - July 11, 2003
11 July 2003
In today's Notes: Stanley wants the Tote, plus more.»
The Question Remains: How Should I-Gaming Be Regulated?
11 July 2003
Leaders of the online gaming industry, almost from its inception in the mid-1990s, have clamored for regulation. "Regulation" has been the industry's answer to opponents, such as those in the U.S. Congress, who want to try to prohibit this form of gaming. Now that several jurisdictions are aggressively regulating online gaming, and in a year in which some prominent licensees of highly regulated jurisdictions have closed their Internet casinos, the industry is focusing attention on the nature and future of such regulation.»
Hong Kong Approves Soccer Betting
11 July 2003
Hong Kong lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that allows residents to wager on soccer matches.»
Nambling Notes - July 10, 2003
10 July 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Australian racing ministers want to ban betting exchanges and more.»
Australia's Betting Exchange Task Force Speaks
10 July 2003
Considering the prohibitive stance toward online gambling taken in Australia, officials with Betfair aren't surprised with the final version of a the report of the Betting Exchange Task Force commission.»
A Limited Sky - No Casino Games via Interactive TV
10 July 2003
Citing the nebulous legality of offering non fixed-odds games through the medium of digital interactive television, Sky Digital recently announced that from July 21 on it will not allow casino games to be offered on its platform.»
Nambling Notes - July 9, 2003
9 July 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Hong Kong legislature passes soccer wagering and more.»
A Profitable Prognostication for William Hil
9 July 2003
Amid a sluggish global economy and the many challenges faced by wagering companies in the United Kingdom and worldwide, British bookmaker William Hill continues to put up impressive numbers.»
Gambling Law Update
8 July 2003
Attorney Lawrence G. Walters produces a monthly review of legal and legislative activity related to Internet gambling. The July edition covers developments on Capitol Hill, Antigua's WTO activity, developments in Europe's offshore jurisdictions and more.»
Getting to Know You
8 July 2003
When doing business in the bricks-and-mortar world, requiring a picture ID with face-to-face transactions is a standard, cheap and competent guard for reducing fraud and underage use of products. E-businesses don't have such a luxury.»
Blue Square Takes the Weekend Off
8 July 2003
Leading U.K.-based online bookmaker Blue Square Interactive chalked up two days of downtime on their system over the weekend.»
Nambling Notes - July 8, 2003
8 July 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Boss Media makes a deal in Slovenia and much more.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
7 July 2003
A review of news briefs for the week of June 30 - July 3.»
Nambling Notes - July 7, 2003
7 July 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: The betting exchange moratorium in Australia expires this week and much more.»
Restoring Confidence in UK Bettors
7 July 2003
The U.K. bookmaking industry is experiencing the fallout of the recent closure of the Burns Bookmakers' betting shops.»
Market Briefs (June 30-July 3, 2003)
7 July 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.»
Q & A: Kev Leyshon, Norfolk Island Gaming Authority
3 July 2003
Kev Leyshon, the director of the Norfolk Island Gaming Authority, spoke to Interactive Gaming News this week about how being an Australian territory has made the island's once-thriving Internet gambling licensing business fall on hard times.»