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Q & A: Graham Wood, SNAI
30 August 2001
An Italian company has been stirring up the British bookmaking industry by offering its services to both local bookmakers wanting to enter the online arena and foreign sites wanting to attain British status.»

Crockers' Last Stand?
29 August 2001
The $1 billion class-action lawsuit brought against gaming, banking and media companies by siblings Lisa and David Crocker could be dismissed by week's end, IGN has learned.»

California Elects Not to Prohibit Net Betting
29 August 2001
California bill AB 1229, which would ban Internet gambling activities in the Golden State, was tabled yesterday by the state Senate Governmental Organization Committee. The legislation went before the Senate May 30 after a fairly smooth trip through the state Assembly.»

Playboy Vies for Trifecta
29 August 2001
Betting for a third time on the notion that vices are more fun in pairs than alone, Playboy launched another in its suite of online wagering sites today.»

The IGN Data Hub - Aug 29, 2001
29 August 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.»

Cyber Ramblings - Aug 28, 2001
28 August 2001
Every week, Interactive Gaming News churns through a roundup of important Internet and technology-related worldwide news. SMS advertising messages have come under fire in the United Kingdom this week and down times in the world economy continue to be felt as more companies lay off loads of workers. Search engine portals are in trouble for their advertising practices and issues with ICANN domain name resolution have also caught the ire of some.»

Digital Envoy Introduces Geographic Locator for I-gaming Sector
28 August 2001
Another entry in the up-and-coming market for online geographic locators made its debut last week, and it aims to differentiate itself by catering specifically to Internet betting services.»

A Lobby Is Born
28 August 2001
A new political action committee is turning to the online gaming industry to help prevent federal and state governments from blocking consumers' rights to use credit cards and other bank devices for online transactions.»

Investors Corner (Aug. 20-24)
27 August 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.»

What's It Going to Take?
27 August 2001
A key issue facing the Nevada Gaming Commission as it moves forward in the licensing of online casinos is how safe and secure the facilities can be for consumers.»

Another Black Cloud Dissipates over Antigua
24 August 2001
On the heels of an international stamp of approval by the Financial Action Task Force (FATC) earlier this summer, the U.S. government has followed suit and lifted a financial advisory for the small Caribbean island country of Antigua and Barbuda.»

New CEO Brightens the Future for World Gaming
24 August 2001
In just four short months on the job as CEO of World Gaming, Mike Aymong is already starting to reap some reward from his efforts.»

Making the Internet a Little Safer
24 August 2001
An Australian firm is trying to make the Internet a safer place to conduct financial transactions for the consumer as well as for the merchant, and a recent partnership focuses on doing so specifically within the I-gaming sector.»

The Future of British Racing?
24 August 2001
The Internet revolution is reaching deep into the bowels of racing, changing it dramatically. Most importantly, two media rights deals are dragging the industry, kicking and screaming at times, into the future. One such deal is GG Media, which has essentially sold the picture rights for 10 out of Britain's 59 racetracks to SIS, the company that provides satellite feed for races. An even greater change for the industry, however, promises to come out of the Go Racing consortium, which has scored all of the media rights (including television, Internet and more) for the other 49 racecourses. The consortium is made up of three equal partners - British Sky Broadcasting, Channel 4 and Arena Leisure. Understanding what this means for horse racing in the U.K. and its impact on betting there makes this desktop conference with Arena Leisure Group Managing Director Ian Penrose important to hear.

Click here to listen.»

Nambling Notes - Aug 24, 2001
24 August 2001
In this week's Nambling Notes: A lottery vendor announces plans to launch an Internet lottery in South Korea, the gaming world awaits the introduction of a new federal I-gaming prohibition act, a group of British bookmakers launch an effort to stop what they consider a potential monopoly on the iTV-betting market and more.»

Negotiation as a Team
23 August 2001
This column is my third in a continuing occasional series on the lost art of negotiating. The theme this week is negotiating effectively as a team.»

Tools of the Trade - Aug 23, 2001
23 August 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. Instead of sitting on your lead, broaden the distance between you and the rest of the pack by equipping yourself with the tools necessary to get it done. Every week IGN publishes a new medley of blips and blurbs about products, services and events that could help you strengthen your e-business.»

Alderney Opens Its Doors to E-casinos
23 August 2001
The British Channel island of Alderney has joined the Isle of Man, a fellow low-tax regime in issuing Internet casino licenses.»

Q & A: Kevin Wandryk, Quova
23 August 2001
Kevin Wandryk is the senior vice president of corporate development of Quova, which manufactures technology that enables website operators to pinpoint the city and country of each visitor to their sites. Quova's technology is currently in use by companies including Amazon.com and the online publication CNET.»

Internet Privacy and Self-Regulation Lessons from the Porn Wars
22 August 2001
The availability and adequacy of technical remedies ought to play a crucial role in evaluating the propriety of state action with regard to both the inhibition of Internet pornography and the promotion of Internet privacy.»

GameTimeCasino Gets Persona
22 August 2001
The wait to gamble with money from a personal check has been whittled from days to minutes on GameTimeCasino.com, which now facilitates instant purchasing and redemption of checks.»

The IGN Data Hub - Aug 22, 2001
22 August 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.»

Cyber Ramblings - Aug 21, 2001
21 August 2001
Every week, Interactive Gaming News churns through a roundup of important Internet and technology-related worldwide news. This week China is the subject of a couple of items in our list, some good and some not so good. The city of Houston, Texas has big plans for getting its residents connected to the web and more closings, cutbacks and mergers make the roll.»

Ladbrokes Makes Swedish Move
21 August 2001
British betting firm Ladbrokes is grabbing for a larger piece of the Scandinavian betting pie using a two-pronged approach.»

William Hill to Implement Fraud-Reduction Software
21 August 2001
British bookmaker William Hill is increasing its focus to cut back on fraud committed on the company's sports betting website.»

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