iGaming News Page 843

Editorial - Regulation Roulette: E-Commerce and Terrorism.
28 January 2003
On Jan. 7, Rep. James Leach, R-Iowa, introduced yet another Internet gambling bill, the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act" (H.R. 21--surely just a coincidence to the card game 21, otherwise known as blackjack). The bill is the same text as H.R. 556, a bill passed by voice vote in the House during the last Congress, that failed to move in the Senate before the end of session.»
US Law Roundup - January 2003
28 January 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. One the state level, a bill that would hold Internet service providers liable for allowing online gambling to take place under their service was passed in the Indiana Senate on Jan. 27. On the federal scene, a new session of Congress started Jan. 8. All of the bills from last session that had not been passed have put out of the running, and so far the only bill on the table is HR 21, a bill from Rep. James Leach to ban online gambling.»
Indiana's Senate Passes Prohibition Measure
28 January 2003
The state of Indiana has moved a step closer to enacting legislation that would punish I-gaming operators and those who advertise and facilitate their services. The bill, SB 71, was passed by the Senate Monday on a 49-1 vote.»
Monte Carlo Online
27 January 2003
Europe's most mystical gaming jurisdiction is about to enter the Internet space.»
The Fight Against Lottery 'Scaminals'
27 January 2003
Every New Year we start the year with good intentions. That is a noble aspiration, however, it seems that Internet criminals, "scaminals," have intentions of their own.»
Nambling Notes - 27 January 2003
27 January 2003
In today's Nambling Notes: Canbet buys a U.K. property from which to operate, Boss Media terminates its licensing agreement with Dr. Ho and much more.»
Market Briefs (Jan. 20-24, 2003)
27 January 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.»
Insights - The Future of I-Gaming in Australia
25 January 2003
In which direction will Australia go when it reviews its interactive gambling policy?»
Nambling Notes - Jan. 24, 2003
24 January 2003
In today's Notes: ukbetting introduces in-game wagering, America's top ten most annoying spams and more.»
Consolidated Gaming Loses a License, Gains a Sports Book
23 January 2003
St. John, Antigua and Darwin, Australia are separated by 18,000 kilometers of ocean, mountains and desert, and for the moment, linked by an Internet sports betting company that finds itself expanding its horizons on one side of the world and watching the walls crumble down on the other.»
Nambling Notes - Jan. 23, 2003
23 January 2003
In today's Notes: The P2P debate heats up in Australia, changes at dot com Entertainment and more.»
Nambling Notes - Jan. 22, 2003
22 January 2003
In today's Notes: A sports book is shut down in Australia, VirtGame secures a patent and more.»
Electronic Payment Systems: What's Next? - Part 2
22 January 2003
On Dec. 31, 2002, IGN published Prof. Joseph Kelly's article "Electronic Payment Systems: What's Next?", an examination of worldwide legal issues pertaining to payment systems for e-gambling. Kelly has since expanded the piece. The new sections are presented in this follow-up article. The full report was presented Jan. 7 at ASROC in Costa Rica.»
On Track - January
22 January 2003
A monthly review of events, business news and other happenings in the racing industry, particularly in the interactive sector.»
Nambling Notes - Jan. 21, 2003
21 January 2003
In today's Notes: The International Casino Exhibition gets under way and more.»
Two Microgaming Casinos Shut Down
21 January 2003
Having two of its sites close down probably wasn't the way Microgaming Systems Ltd. wanted 2003 to start off.»
Net Betting Coming to Monte Carlo
20 January 2003
Swedish I-gaming software supplier Boss Media today announced a partnership that will result in an online casino based in Monte Carlo.»
Nambling Notes - Jan. 20, 2003
20 January 2003
In today's Notes: Monte Carlo enters the I-gaming space, Poker.com enters the skill-games space and other entities enter additional spaces.»
Rank Acquires Blue Square
20 January 2003
Two of England's biggest names in gambling will become one when a £65 million acquisition is completed in mid February.»
Market Briefs (Jan. 13-17, 2003)
20 January 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
18 January 2003
A review of daily news bits for the week of Jan. 13-17»
Sporting Odds & Ends – January
17 January 2003
News on the latest developments, trends and issues facing the sports betting industry.»
Nambling Notes - Jan. 17, 2003
17 January 2003
In today's Notes: Australia prepares to reexamine online gambling, Internet sports books serve up Super Bowl specials and more.»
Change in Store Down Under?
17 January 2003
Nearly two years after the banning of online casinos in Australia, a movement is affront to re-introduce the industry in the jurisdiction.»
Racing Channel Calls It Quits
16 January 2003
The Racing Channel last week announced that it has ceased carrying British racing and will terminate broadcasting operations at the end of January.»