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Online Gambling Waits for Its Break
28 September 2001
With airline travel down sharply, casinos are feeling the bite. Some big-name operators now hope to broaden their revenue streams by establishing online casinos, though significant revenue from such operations won't be realized anytime soon. When the industry does get rolling, expect a strong brand to carry weight.»
Curacao Server Home Targets I-Gaming
28 September 2001
A new, cutting-edge facility is hoping to make an impact with Internet gambling companies while changing the way server farms are operated.»
Playboy Shows Vegas How It's Done
28 September 2001
The increasingly saturated online gambling landscape is primed to be dominated by large corporations carrying the holy grail of today's Internet marketplace: a solid, recognizable brand.»
Nambling Notes - Sep 28, 2001
28 September 2001
In this week’s Nambling Notes: Britain’s Tote will now accept single bets on non-televised Premiership football games, RaceBook.com launches, OmniCasino.com donates money to victims of terrorist attacks and more.»
Federal Trade Commission Looks Into Gaming Pop-Up Ads
27 September 2001
Interactive gaming operators who practice "mouse trapping" marketing techniques should be on guard, according to the Federal Trade Commission.»
Q & A: David Sanderson, Gaming Insight
27 September 2001
U.K.-based digital rights media and interactive gambling products business Gaming Insight plc has been busy snagging some top-notch firms in its bid to nail down profitable, long-term relationships.»
Thwart CyberTerrorism with Planning
27 September 2001
Today began like every other since that catastrophic day. I watched the news to learn of any events that may have occurred while I slept. Next, I contemplated that I needed to write a column, and I felt so uncreative. Numbness and anger don't usually foster creativity.»
The IGN Data Hub - Sep 26, 2001
26 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.»
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.»
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