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California Racing Board Warns Media Outlets
23 February 2002
Officials with the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) are on a mission to educate the state's radio broadcasters and newspaper publishers on what is and isn't a legal betting operation in the Golden State.»
NAC Can't Rub off GP Tattoo
22 February 2002
Online casino operator Golden Palace.com got a victory in court Thursday when a Clark County District Court Judge granted a temporary restraining order against the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC). The move prohibits the NAC from enforcing its Feb. 13 decision to ban fighters from wearing temporary body markings in the ring.»
California Approves Youbet.com
22 February 2002
Things are starting to look brighter for Youbet.com. The live Internet race wagering service, which has struggled since its inception to turn a profit, got the long awaited boost it needed yesterday when the California Horse Racing Board made it the third officially licensed provider of the newly legalized Advance Deposit Wagering (ADW) system in California.»
Nambling Notes - Feb. 22, 2002
22 February 2002
In this week's Nambling Notes: Aces Gold Casino and Sports-Market go out of business, gobarkingmad and attheraces prepare for interactive television channel launches, horse race bettors in California have trouble using their credit cards to bet on the Internet and much more.»
Planning for the End of Your Contracts
21 February 2002
There's an old saying among trial lawyers: "Write your closing argument first, and then use it as a guide to present your case to the jury." In short, if know where you're going before you start, you'll eventually end up where you want to be. I think that lawyers who draft high-tech contracts should tattoo that saying across their foreheads.»
Cirsa Looking to Break through in Late '02
21 February 2002
One of the most widely recognized manufacturing names in the land-based gaming industry for the last 20 years is hoping to leverage its reputation in the online gaming world.»
Q & A: Mitchell Garber, SureFire Commerce
21 February 2002
SureFire Commerce, a provider of e-commerce services, announced last week that it is forming an advisory committee made up of gaming and electronic payment experts. The aim of the committee will be to help the company ally with more gambling and e-commerce firms. The announcement coincided with a decision by MasterCard to discontinue its service with FirePay, SureFire's e-cash section. IGN recently spoke with Mitch Garber, SureFire's executive vice president of business development, about both recent developments.»
California Lottery Addresses Internet Resellers
21 February 2002
The California Lottery is trying to get the word out that Internet sales of California lottery tickets are illegal.»
The IGN Data Hub - Feb. 20, 2002
20 February 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.»
EU Adopts New VAT Rule
20 February 2002
A European Union council gave approval last week for a new rule that would require companies from non-EU states to pay the same value-added tax (VAT) on Internet sales of digital products when selling to EU-based customers that suppliers within the union would have to pay.»
On Track - February
20 February 2002
Theories abound regarding the future of the horse racing industry. No one is sure what will be the key for the Sport of Kings to survive in a tightening market for the entertainment dollar. The industry no doubt is in an important time and many companies and tracks are aligning themselves with interactive-based companies. To help keep you up to date with all the happenings in the horse racing industry IGN provides its monthly look at events, business news and other happenings in racing with its On Track column.»
Turnkey Days Are over for GamblingSoftware.com
19 February 2002
For days rumors of the demise of a major supplier to the online gaming industry have swirled, but officials with GamblingSoftware.com say the company isn't going anywhere.»
Consulting Firm's Report Cements Policy for British Racing
19 February 2002
A report commissioned by the U.K. government has resulted in the British Horseracing Board having to settle for a 9 percent levy on bookmakers' gross profits and no increased payments from the betting industry.»
Netcetera - Feb. 19, 2001
19 February 2002
It's IGN's weekly medley of Internet and technology-related worldwide news relating to the products, services and events that affect your business.»
Don't Tug On Superman's Cape
19 February 2002
It is possible to get in trouble with gray-market gambling, but you really have to work at it. One good way is to thumb your nose at the cops.»
The Consumer Price of Gambling Online
19 February 2002
Unsystematic sampling suggests that the consumer price of gambling in online casinos is significantly lower than the prices Nevada casinos generally charge.»
Golden Palace Fights for 'Back-vertising' Rights
18 February 2002
The Nevada Athletic Commission won the first round in a fight over what can be placed on a boxer's back, but the battle may just be getting interesting.»
Market Briefs (Feb. 11-15)
18 February 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.»
For Jupiters, Online Gambling Starts to Scale
15 February 2002
Jupiters Ltd., the Australian casino company, reported results for the six months ended Dec. 31, 2001 Tuesday, and they make interesting reading.»
Station Gets a Foot in the Door
15 February 2002
A surprising partnership unveiled today could produce a major force in the online marketplace.»
Nambling Notes - Feb. 15, 2002
15 February 2002
In this week's Nambling Notes: PayPal has an IPO, CrownGames makes deals with Stargames and BMM, SureFire sets up an advisory committee of e-commerce and gaming experts, World Gaming launches an auto race wagering site and much more.»
attheraces Chooses Fixed-Odds Partners
15 February 2002
Plenty of sports-betting insiders continue to take a skeptical approach to the United Kingdom's newest horse betting venture, but officials with attheraces continue to move ahead with aggressive partnerships and agreements.»
Contract Management Software
14 February 2002
Most businesses collect contracts at a prodigious rate. It's almost insidious as the shear numbers grow. If you stop and consider, you probably have contracts like software licenses, office space leases, maintenance agreements, warranties, website hosting agreements, employee leasing and agreements with independent contractors. Managing these agreements is essential.»
More Transaction Woes for E-Gaming
14 February 2002
An official with e-cash firm FirePay confirmed this week that users of the site will no longer be able to fund their accounts with credit from MasterCard.»
Q & A: Andrew Macdonald, Woodbine Entertainment Group
14 February 2002
Woodbine Entertainment Group, which in June 2001 changed its name from Ontario Jockey Club, said earlier this year that it would offer wagering via the Internet sometime during the next six months. IGN spoke with Andrew Macdonald, Woodbine's director of business development, about what type of Internet wagering system the company will employ and how Woodbine will work with its partners to offer online horse race wagering throughout Canada. Macdonald said Woodbine is presently reviewing the services of several different online wagering software vendors and would choose a vendor within the next few weeks.»
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