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New PayPal Tools Help Merchants Manage Chargebacks
26 September 2001
Third-party payment processor PayPal introduced new tools last week to help Internet merchants defend themselves against credit card chargebacks.»
Six Years In, PLUS Lotto is Still Going Strong
26 September 2001
Anyone who works in e-commerce knows how valuable six years of experience can be.»
Netcetera - Sep 25, 2001
25 September 2001
As a leader in an Internet-driven industry, you've got to stay informed about the latest products, technologies and services available to thriving e-businesses. Every week IGN publishes a new medley of blips and blurbs of important Internet and technology-related worldwide news, products, services and events that could help you strengthen your e-business.»
Disney Starts Gaming Unit
25 September 2001
Walt Disney Co. created a new business division last week aimed at positioning the company as a major player in interactive gaming.»
Investors Corner (Sep 17-21)
24 September 2001
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.»
Hague Treaty May Pose Problems for Net Betting
24 September 2001
The issues presented by the borderless nature of the Internet are nothing new to online casino operators, for whom the globe is a patchwork of areas where their business is either legal, illegal or in dispute.»
Turning Goodbye Into Hello
24 September 2001
Online gaming operators wanting to recoup a little of the money they've spent acquiring visitors to their sites--many of whom never become paying customers--might find exit traffic marketing a powerful addition to their promotional efforts.»
A Closer Look at the Starnet, RCMP Settlement
21 September 2001
Three years ago Royal Canadian Mounted Police, while investigating possible Internet gambling and pornography charges, swept through World Gaming's offices in Vancouver, hauling off computers and documents and helping send the company into a near-fatal tailspin. The company, at the time called Starnet Communications, reached a settlement with the RCMP on Aug. 18. IGN has obtained a copy of the settlement.»
Progress in Isle of Man Raises Eyebrows in Nevada
21 September 2001
A pro-Internet gaming group in Nevada is bemoaning the loss of tax revenue represented by MGM Mirage's plans to open an Internet casino in the Isle of Man.»
Nambling Notes - Sep 21, 2001
21 September 2001
In this week's Nambling Notes, the prohibition effort stalls in the United States, a new person-to-person betting site debuts while an old one calls it quits, Austria's lottery adds new Internet games and more.»
International Regulation and Enforcement of Internet Gaming: A Stacked Deck
21 September 2001
In a paper presented before the American Bar Association National Institute on the Gaming Enforcement IV 2000 held April 6-7, 2000 in New Orleans, Bruce Zagaris examines the efforts international governments have made to either regulate or abolish Internet gambling.»
Source Code Escrow
20 September 2001
Here's a nightmare you'll wish would end with you waking up. Your company spends $500,000 to license some software. Then the company you paid half a million dollars to goes bankrupt. Now you have $500,000 worth of orphaned software. I'll take a rain check on being you while you're explaining this one to the board.»
Q & A: Lauri Gorski, EGET
20 September 2001
While American, Canadian and British companies tend to dominate the Internet gaming industry, there are companies located in other regions of the world making their mark. Among them is European Game & Entertainment Technology Ltd. Ab, which was founded in February 1999. EGET is headquartered in Mariehamn, Finland and maintains research and development branches in Helsinki and Stockholm.»
Another Fresh Face In Biometric Mouse Market
20 September 2001
Of the nearly 200 companies that provide biometric solutions, few offer a one-to-many system to find matches for thumb prints or scans.»
Bet While You Pump
20 September 2001
In an attempt to reach users who might not have Internet access, online sports book betandwin.com is offering its service on terminals in gas stations.»
Finally Convergence
20 September 2001
Following several weeks of speculation, MGM Mirage made it clear today that Las Vegas's major land-based casino corporations are not going to wait for the green light from Nevada to offer real-money casino gambling over the Internet. Along with Littlewoods Leisure and Sun International, the company has been granted an Internet casino license by the government of the Isle of Man.»
Site Offers Bets on U.S. Military Action
19 September 2001
One online sports book is taking proposition betting to an all-time low this week, said some in the industry.»
Decisions Could Come Soon in Holland
19 September 2001
While the world waits for the United Kingdom to take charge as its premier online gambling jurisdiction--a shift that would surely take many months--its neighbor across the North Sea is poised to capitalize in the immediate future.»
Banner Ads Donated to Relief Efforts
19 September 2001
Tired of feeling helpless after terrorist attacks in America last week, one online gaming company's executives are using the ad space they purchased to promote two new gaming sites to instead funnel donations to relief efforts.»
The IGN Data Hub - Sep 19, 2001
19 September 2001
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.»
Isle of Man Licensees Reported in London Media
18 September 2001
Although officials within the Isle of Man government aren't commenting, the Financial Times of London on Monday reported that the three initial licensees for online casinos in the Isle of Man are Stanley Leisure, Sportech and MGM Mirage.»
SEC Cleared to Pursue Action against Stock Generation
18 September 2001
A decision released by the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals on Sept. 13 allows the Securities and Exchange Commission to proceed with its fraud action against SG Limited, operators of the Stock Generation Web site.»
Netcetera - Sep 18
18 September 2001
As a leader in an Internet-driven industry, you've got to stay informed about the latest products, technologies and services available to thriving e-businesses. Every week IGN publishes a new medley of blips and blurbs of important Internet and technology-related worldwide news, products, services and events that could help you strengthen your e-business.»
I-Gaming Stocks May Avoid Market Reaction
18 September 2001
Hotel, casino and online travel stocks were hit hard Monday, the day trading resumed for American stocks.»
U.S. Law - Sep 18
18 September 2001
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. Following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Congress has turned its attention to more pressing matters. It's believed that later this month the Leach bill may go through mark up, while Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., may introduce his own piece of prohibition legislation.»