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Market Briefs (May 19-23, 2003)
27 May 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
24 May 2003
A review of news briefs for the week of May 19-23.»
Betfair Downplays ASA Ruling, Possible Changes to UK Taxation Policy
23 May 2003
Officials with Betfair.com downplayed a ruling on Thursday in which the Advertising Standards Authority ordered the group to discontinue a successful Internet-based advertising campaign.»
Gambling Law Update
23 May 2003
Attorney Lawrence G. Walters produces a monthly review of legal and legislative activity related to Internet gambling. The May edition covers the IGC's grass-roots initiative against I-gaming prohibition, an I-gaming-driven campaign against poverty, Antigua's battle with the WTO, new payment solutions and more.»
Nambling Notes - May 23, 2003
23 May 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Spam comes under fire from a Florida senator and more.»
The Real Purpose of the Bachus Bill?
23 May 2003
The I-gaming bill introduced by Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., on Tuesday will likely never become law, but it could ease the way for anti-Internet gaming legislation in the Senate.»
Casino Watch - June 2003
22 May 2003
A monthly review of news from the land-based and online casino industries.»
Nambling Notes - May 22, 2003
22 May 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Pagcor draws fire for its planned online sports betting facility and more.»
Q & A: Paul Barnes, Access Gaming Systems
22 May 2003
Paul Barnes is the vice president of sales and marketing for Access Gaming Systems (Europe) Ltd., a gambling software developer located in Ireland. Barnes recently talked with IGN about Xenia, his group's newest gaming product and the successor to ACES 4.4. Xenia is Java-based and supports multi-player games, multi-lingual sites and multi-currency purses.»
US Law Roundup - May 2003
21 May 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. May was an important month in the life of HR 21, the Internet gambling bill proposed by Rep. James Leach. His bill has been passed out of the Judiciary Committee, but it now contains an amendment that may mortally wound it.»
Strong Performance from Ladbrokes Helps Hilton Group
21 May 2003
Hilton Group, the global hospitality and betting company, reported for the first four months of 2003 profits 25 percent lower than last year. The numbers could have been worse had it not been for a strong performance from its Ladbrokes gaming division.»
Nambling Notes - May 21, 2003
21 May 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Japan aims to block gambling money going to North Korea and more.»
Tax Reform Group Opposes Leach Bil
21 May 2003
Americans for Tax Reform, a non-partisan group that opposes all tax increases, recently said it is against the Leach online gambling bill because the law would reduce individual privacy and increase the costs for financial institutions.»
A New Prohibition Bill Emerges in the House
20 May 2003
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee today voted to report favorably a new version of the Leach Internet gambling bill that lacks the former bill's civil and criminal penalties.»
UK Tax Scheme for P2P Holds up, for Now
20 May 2003
Leading betting exchange Betfair.com is confident a U.K. tax scheme agreed to earlier this year, following a four-month review, will remain intact.»
Nambling Notes - May 20, 2003
20 May 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Chartwell makes an agreement with Supreme Odds and more.»
Supreme Odds Selects Chartwell Technology
20 May 2003
Chartwell Technology Inc. announces it has completed an agreement to develop and supply Supreme Odds Ltd. with its leading edge non-download flash based online gaming system.»
UK Treasury Considers Second Effort to Change Taxation Scheme for P2P
19 May 2003
Despite recommendations by the U.K. Customs and Excise office, traditional bookmakers in England are still pushing for new tax codes that would lessen betting exchanges' competitive advantage.»
Nambling Notes - May 19, 2003
19 May 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Fluxx.com announces a betting service with AOL and more.»
Market Briefs (May 12-16, 2003)
19 May 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.»
I-Lottery Update - May 2003
16 May 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.»
The World's Only Gambling Court
16 May 2003
Is compulsive gambling a disease?»
Eleventh-Hour Opposition in the House
16 May 2003
In the days leading up to the May 14 markup of the Leach Internet gambling bill, the House Judiciary Committee leadership heard from a handful of diverse groups with an interest in blocking the bill.»
Nambling Notes - May 16, 2003
16 May 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: An update on the Adrian McPherson Internet gambling case and more.»
Youbet Reports Solid Results, Responds to House Activity
16 May 2003
During a conference call on Thursday with analysts and investors, officials with Youbet.com announced record highs for stock earnings and said they were optimistic that horseracing would be protected if an Internet gambling prohibition bill is passed in the U.S. Congress this session.»