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Market Briefs (March 11-15)
18 March 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.»
Nambling Notes - March 15, 2002
15 March 2002
In this week's Nambling Notes: Mandalay Bay succeeds in blocking cyber misuse of its trademarks, Youbet.com does the executive shuffle, Sen. John McCain places lesser importance on banning college sports betting for Nevada sports books and much more.»
Online Lottery Gets the Word Out
15 March 2002
A company promoting its service of selling California lottery tickets via the Internet this week caught the attention of the California Lottery's legal division.»
A Legislative History of the Prohibition Movement on Capitol Hil
14 March 2002
The recent movement in Washington to prohibit Internet gambling is the latest of several. Following is a timeline of prohibition bills introduced in the past six years.»
Software Development Agreements
14 March 2002
Having custom-made or modified software created for your company requires that you negotiate an agreement that deals with a whole slew of issues. With custom software, you should never consider accepting the vendor's "standard form." They're inevitably one-sided in favor of your vendor. Trust me when I say this because I write those one-sided agreements.»
Q & A: Damian Cope, Rank Interactive Gaming
14 March 2002
The Rank Group is the latest land-based gaming and entertainment firm to broaden its brand strength by launching an online gaming site. The company owns the popular Mecca Bingo halls and Grosvenor Casinos in the United Kingdom, as well as the worldwide chain of Hard Rock Cafés. Rank.com was launched two weeks ago through Rank Interactive Gaming Ltd.»
MGM Mirage Sticks with WagerWorks for Real-Money Games
14 March 2002
MGM Mirage has chosen WagerWorks and Orbis to provide the casino and sports book software for its online gambling venture, the company said Wednesday.»
Deja Vu? Another Licensee Sues CryptoLogic
14 March 2002
A pair of companies that appeared to be good business partners less than a year ago may soon find themselves in the middle of an ugly court battle.»
Goodlatte Loses a Sponsor
13 March 2002
Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., is already experiencing the effects of the American Gaming Association's withdrawing its support of his Combating Illegal Gambling Reform and Modernization Act, a bill that would prohibit most forms of Internet gambling. Yesterday, one day after the AGA pulled its support for the bill a leading Congressman from Nevada has followed suit.»
A Closer Look at the Goodlatte Amendment
13 March 2002
On Tuesday a U.S. House of Representataives panel approved Rep. Bob Goodlatte's, R-Va., bill to ban Internet gambling. This latest version contains changes, introduced by Goodlatte, that have convinced key supporters to change their positions.»
The IGN Data Hub - March 13, 2002
13 March 2002
In our zealous attempt to provide relief for potential information overload, we've condensed several industry-related surveys and research findings into a more digestible form for your reading pleasure.»
US Law Roundup - March 2002
13 March 2002
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 biweekly update on U.S. state and federal legislation. During the past month, the largest legislative I-gaming news is that Rep. Bob Goodlatte's, R-Va., federal bill to prohibit online gambling was passed by a subcommittee of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.»
Spotlight: Integrated Games
12 March 2002
Like any e-commerce industry, the interactive gaming market seems to be flooded with new products and services geared for operators and ancillary providers. To help make sense of all the various options available for the industry, IGN offers its weekly Product Spotlight to give a detailed look at one such product or company that is targeting the interactive gaming community.»
Bookies Eagerly Await Cheltenham 2002
12 March 2002
Bookmakers are relishing the prospect of a £150 million windfall from the 2002 Cheltenham Festival.»
Crime Subcommittee Approves Goodlatte Bil
12 March 2002
A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee approved Rep. Bob Goodlatte's anti-Internet gambling bill today.»
AGA Thorn Enters Goodlatte's Side
12 March 2002
A day before the House Committee on the Judiciary's subcommittee on Crime met to mark up a proposed bill that would amend the Federal Wire Act to cover Internet Gambling, the American Gaming Association (AGA) voiced its opposition.»
Migration to Internet Pays Off so Far for A-Bet-A
11 March 2002
After years of imprinting the brick-and-mortar betting industry in the United Kingdom with its software, A-Bet-A Technology Limited recently turned its focus to the online world and is eager to sign new licensees.»
Market Briefs (March 4-8)
11 March 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.»
Protect Your Licence - International Regulatory Issues
11 March 2002
Last month we considered a 10,000-foot view of the key ingredients for a "world's best practice" regulatory model for interactive gambling. However, the focus was national. This month we briefly look at some international issues that may impact the direction for the regulation of interactive gambling.»
Nambling Notes - March 8, 2002
8 March 2002
This week in Nambling Notes: Rank and Sportal relaunch online gaming sites, Las Vegas throws plans to attach its name to an online betting site back in the ditch, a U.S. House subcommittee plans to mark up the Goodlatte bill on Tuesday and much more.»
Editorial: Family Feud Down Under
7 March 2002
So much for the Australian "Good Neighbor" policy. The simmering family feud between the states and territories in Australia has denigrated into public name-calling and threats of draconian sanctions. Realistically, all-out war is not far off.»
Enron and Data Destruction
7 March 2002
Enron. Document shredding. File deletion. Arthur Andersen. Not even J.R. Ewing could concoct what these boys did. Now, we talk about the Big Five accounting firms. Soon, it may be four.»
Q & A: Mike Aymong, World Gaming
7 March 2002
Mike Aymong is chief executive officer of World Gaming, which despite being one of the industry's largest software providers, was not profitable until recently. Last month the company posted results from its first profitable quarter, which consisted of the three months leading up to Dec. 31, 2001. IGN spoke with Aymong this week to find out how World Gaming achieved this success and where it plans to go from here.»
Golden Palace Opens the Flood Gates
7 March 2002
Joe Lear's cellular phone hasn't stopped ringing since Sunday, and he expects the pace to pick up even further.»
Camelot to Offer Internet Sales of Lotto Tickets
6 March 2002
GTECH and Camelot are teaming up to put the United Kingdom's National Lottery online.»
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