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Sporting Odds & Ends - September
12 September 2002
A roundup of sports betting news, trends and issues with an international flavor.»
Editorial: Bet Unfair - Flaws in the Betting Exchange Business
11 September 2002
There has been a lot of debate in the United Kingdom in recent weeks over betting exchanges. All manners of (reasonable and unreasonable) arguments have been given a good airing, if not in articles and interviews then in letters to editor of the Racing Post.»
Nambling Notes - Sept. 11, 2002
11 September 2002
In today's Nambling Notes: The Interactive Gaming Council revamps its Helping Hand Program, a judge dismisses the Multimedia Games MegaNanza complaint and more.»
Make Room at the Virtual Poker Table for Victor Chandler
11 September 2002
Victor Chandler Group, one of Europe's most established names in gaming and betting, last week quietly launched an online poker room with hopes have garnering a share of the growing interactive poker market.»
Quova Partners with MGM Mirage
11 September 2002
Geolocation technology provider Quova Inc. said Monday that it has inked a deal with yet another major player in the online gambling industry--MGM Mirage, which aims to launch an Internet gambling site by the end of September.»
Market Briefs (Sept. 3-6)
10 September 2002
Financial news from the I-gaming sector.»
Nambling Notes - Sept. 10, 2002
10 September 2002
In today's Nambling Notes: Rimpac offers lottery promotional site in Vietnamese, CYOP adds to its board of directors and more.»
Youbet.com Reports Record-Breaking Month
10 September 2002
For all of its troubled past, Youbet.com received some great news in August.»
Q&A: Melody Wigdah
9 September 2002
Wigdahl discusses the status of the payment crisis and possible replacements for PayPal.»
Greece Ban Doesn't Prohibit All Types of Gambling
9 September 2002
When reading that gaming has been prohibited in Greece, one would think that sports betting, lotto and lotteries are no longer allowed, but this is far from the truth.»
Leach's Day Could Come Soon
9 September 2002
Two anti-Internet gambling bills in the U.S. House of Representatives have been molded into one, and the combined bill could be put to a vote of the full House as soon as two weeks from now.»
Nambling Notes - Sept. 9, 2002
9 September 2002
In today's Nambling Notes: MGM Mirage makes a deal with Quova, the Australian Taxation Office considers taxing spread betting and more.»
I-Lottery Update - September 2002
7 September 2002
The latest news from this burgeoning lottery industry.»
Weekly Nambling Notes - Sept. 3-6, 2002
7 September 2002
IGN's weekly roundup of I-gaming news bits.»
Spielbank Hamburg Ready to Flip the Switch
6 September 2002
The Senate of Hamburg, Germany decided in its sitting of May 28, 2002 that Spielbank Hamburg is legalized to operate online, "live" roulette. The casino group is ready to go live, but has yet to take an online bet.»
Nambling Notes - Sept. 6, 2002
6 September 2002
In today's Nambling Notes: The Hong Kong Jockey Club and Macau Jockey Club pledge to talk out their differences and more.»
The Data Hub - Sept. 4, 2002
5 September 2002
Industry-related research condensed into a digestible format.»
Nambling Notes - Sept. 5, 2002
5 September 2002
In today's Notes: bet365 re-launches its betting Web site with a North American feel, Harrah's chief steps down and more.»
Implementation Phase
5 September 2002
You signed your big deal. Next, you pop the corks, thank your tech lawyer for his great work and send him home. The legal part is mercifully over, and now you can get back to business sans lawyers. Sorry, but it's the wrong approach in tech deals, and in fact, in any big deal of any kind. You must keep the team intact and functioning.»
No Dice for Gambling Ads in UK
4 September 2002
Much to the chagrin of TV operators, and despite the urging of government agencies to relax restrictions on advertising for gambling entities, the group that licenses and regulates commercial television services throughout the United Kingdom introduced new advertising standards for TV advertising, and gambling still finds itself on the outside looking in.»
Nambling Notes - Sept. 4, 2002
4 September 2002
In today's Notes: The day of reckoning for the Leach bill lurks in the near future... or not, the Alderney Gambling Control Commission revamps its Web site and more.»
Yet Nevada Forges Ahead
4 September 2002
Despite a letter from the Department of Justice to the Nevada Gaming Commission essentially telling the regulatory body that any initiative in that state introducing Internet gambling would be in violation of federal law, the commission is moving forward with public meetings on the possibility of intrastate interactive gaming.»
Weekly Nambling Notes - Aug. 26-30, 2002
3 September 2002
In this week's Nambling Notes: Station Casinos changes its involvement in the Internet gambling industry, Tattersall's to refund money to punters who bet on the Bulldogs rugby team and more.»
Nambling Notes - Sept. 3, 2002
3 September 2002
In today's Nambling Notes: A former executive at Multimedia Games is under investigation for alleged misconduct involving the company's stock.»
Market Briefs (Aug. 26-30)
3 September 2002
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.»