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River City Group Moves GIGSE '03 to Montreal
29 April 2003
The Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Expo, originally scheduled for May 20-22 in Toronto has been postponed and moved.»
House Subcommittee Examines Conyers, Leach Bills
29 April 2003
A subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing today and heard testimony on two very different ways for the U.S. to deal with Internet gambling.»
Nambling Notes - April 28, 2003
28 April 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: BetWWTS.com opens a land-based casino and much more.»
I-Gaming Group Pitches Regulation to Michigan Governor
28 April 2003
Peak Entertainment, an Internet casino operators and provider of online gaming software, is taking a proactive approach toward regulating online gaming in the United States.»
Market Briefs (April 21-25, 2003)
28 April 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
27 April 2003
A review of news briefs for the week of April 21-25.»
The Name Game
25 April 2003
The major obstacle to any Internet gambling operation is not the law or even the costs of doing business. It is getting customers. Add to this the limited number of ".com" and ".net" names available, and it is easy to see why there have been more lawsuits over brand names than over any other issue connected with online casinos.»
US Law Roundup - April 2003
25 April 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. April was a relatively quiet month for I-gaming in the halls of America's state legislatures and federal legislature. Several states continue to consider bills to halt the activity, and Congress faces a showdown between Leach's prohibition bill and Conyers' commission bill.»
BetandWin Reports Increased Losses
25 April 2003
Austrian sports betting group BetandWin this week released its annual financial report for 2002 and in doing so broke the news to shareholders that its net loss rose from EU12.9 million to EU13.4 million and its negative EBIT could be reduced from EU13.4 to EU11.2 million.»
Nambling Notes - April 25, 2003
25 April 2003
In today's Notes: Another lawsuit for PayPal.»
Denmark's New 'Games, Lotteries and Betting Act'
24 April 2003
In 1998 the Danish Ministery for Taxation announced plans to shake up Denmark's national gambling legislation. The plans culminated with the passing of the new "Games, Lotteries and Betting Act" on March 25, 2003.»
Nambling Notes - April 24, 2003
24 April 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Australia's call for submissions on I-gaming ends and more.»
Opposing I-gaming Bills to Be Heard Next Week in US Congress
24 April 2003
Next week has the potential to be a big week in the history of I-gaming legislation as two competing bills take center stage in a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee.»
Latest SARS Update
23 April 2003
The River City Group is aware that on April 23, the World Health Organization issued a travel advisory against travel to Toronto. They stated that this advisory would be reevaluated in three weeks time. This will now obviously affect the Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Expo which is scheduled for May 20-22.»
Nambling Notes - April 23, 2003
23 April 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Easibet.net prepares to open a betting exchange shop and more.»
Shopping Odds with BetBrain
23 April 2003
As the head of sales and partner relations for odds-comparison site BetBrain.com, Lars Dam-Johnsen has been at the forefront of a project seeking a better feel for the trends and spending habits of players.»
GTECH and Games Inc. Venture Online
23 April 2003
A pair of U.S.-based companies have introduced new lottery products that engage the Internet.»
Market Briefs (April 14-18, 2003)
22 April 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 - April 22, 2003
22 April 2003
In today's Nambling Notes - King Solomon's and Action Online launch new Internet casinos and much more.»
Nambling Notes - April 21, 2003
21 April 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Yahoo's connection with online betting and more.»
From the GIGSE 2003 SARS Update Desk...
20 April 2003
The River City Group has been closely tracking the facts regarding SARS in the Toronto area and would like to share with you the results of our research. This will be updated regularly so that you can make your personal decisions regarding attendance at this event.»
New Study Suggests Online Gambling Is Popular Among Teenage Boys
18 April 2003
The results of a study released early this week show that 7 percent of American boys aged 14-18 have gambled on the Internet, and that one in 10 such boys gamble online each month.»
Seeking Success in the Skill-Games Space
18 April 2003
What started out as simple side bet between friends resulted in the formation of what could potentially be the largest skill-based games site on the Internet.»
SARS Update - A letter from Sue Schneider
18 April 2003
In terms of GIGSE 2003, we are proceeding with the event. The number of companies/organizations currently committed to sponsoring or exhibiting at GIGSE stands at 41 companies and is growing daily. We have had no cancellations from exhibitors/sponsors.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
18 April 2003
A review of news briefs for the week of April 14-17.»