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Bachus I-Gaming Bill Put on Hold
3 June 2003
HR 2143, an Internet gambling bill, was pulled from the House of Representatives suspension calendar today by its sponsors.»
Breaking Apart UK Gambling Bill Could Get Racing Measures through This Session
2 June 2003
The future of the comprehensive gambling bill that would spur a massive overhaul of the industry in Britain remains murky, but racing officials said last week that parts of the bill could still be addressed in the 2003-04 parliamentary session, which will commence this in the fall.»
Nambling Notes - June 2, 2003
2 June 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: The horse racing industry comes out in support of HR 2143 and more.»
Market Briefs (May 26-30, 2003)
2 June 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.»
Absolut Raises a Toast to Quova
2 June 2003
Quova, Inc. announced today that The Absolut Company has chosen Quova’s GeoPoint to provide vital geolocation services for its website at www.absolut.com.»
Weekly Nambling Notes
1 June 2003
A review of news briefs for the week of May 19-23.»
Nambling Notes - May 30, 2003
30 May 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: The Bachus bill will hit the full House and more.»
Q&A: Andrew Beveridge, eCOGRA
29 May 2003
Last month officials with gaming software provider Microgaming Software Systems Ltd. and Internet casino operator Virtual Holdings Ltd. announced the formation of eCOGRA. The group aims to give online gamblers a new standard of assurance for fair, honest and responsible gaming. Chairman Andrew Beveridge, recently discussed the group's "accepted standards and practices" initiative with Interactive Gaming News.»
Visa Pulls the Plug on '7995' Cheaters
29 May 2003
On May 22, Visa instituted a new policy that will block some Internet gambling transactions that were being miscoded by site operators.»
Nambling Notes - May 29, 2003
29 May 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: SkyBet to check on customers and more.»
Sign of the Times?
28 May 2003
As the 2003 World Series of Poker drew to a close early Saturday morning the question wasn't "Could Hollywood have written a better script?" It was, "Would Hollywood even try to write such a script?" At center stage was a 27 year-old accountant from Tennessee playing in not only his first WSOP, but his first ever live poker tournament, and his last name just happened to be "Moneymaker." What's more, he earned his spot in the tournament by qualifying through an online poker room.»
Nambling Notes - May 28, 2003
28 May 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Hong Kong groups disagree with government's plan to allow soccer betting and more.»
Progress Slow in UK, but Modernization Plan Is Intact
27 May 2003
Despite recent reports to the contrary, Clive Hawkswood says a bill that would overhaul the way gambling is conducted in the United Kingdom is alive and well and will go before Parliament; he's just not sure when.»
Golden Palace Exposed
27 May 2003
Just when it appeared that GoldenPalace.com had exhausted all the avenues for unique marketing ploys, the popular online casino has pulled yet another bigger and bolder trick out of its sleeve.»
Nambling Notes - May 27, 2003
27 May 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Australian authorities look into an online gambling ad carried on a cricket site and much more.»
Another Winning Year For Austrian Lotteries
27 May 2003
The Österreichischen Lotterien GesmbH, the monopolistic Austrian Lotteries, had a record-breaking year in 2002 with a turnover of 1.29 billion euro (an increase of 3.9 percent from 2001) and the group is doing even better this year.»
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.»
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