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Q & A: Hugh Monypenny
22 January 2001
IGN takes an in-depth look at the services provided by accredited independent testing agencies through an interview with Hugh Monypenny, managing director of BMM. »
I-Gaming Investors Corner (Jan 15 - 19)
22 January 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 previous week into a nifty little package just for you.»
Addressing the Issue of Underage Gaming
22 January 2001
With the rapid expansion of gambling over the past 10 years, 48 states in the U.S. and all Canadian provinces offer some forms of privately owned and/or government-sponsored gambling. While gambling generates obvious and important economic benefits - especially to tribal governments in the form of reduced rates of unemployment, improved housing, health care and educational opportunities - there is no question that it also carries certain costs, one of which is pathological gambling.»
APA Warns Youths of Dangers of Internet Gambling
19 January 2001
A new health advisory published this week by the American Psychiatric Association focuses on the dangers of Interactive gambling.»
New Jersey: Ready or Not, Here it Comes
19 January 2001
New Jersey state Assemblyman Tony Impreveduto has drafted a bill that, if passed, would enable land-based casinos possessing Atlantic City gaming licenses to offer real-money casino games over the Internet. IGN has obtained a copy of the bill.»
The New Age of Lotteries in Germany
19 January 2001
NordwestLotto, Germany's second largest lottery, is finding huge success on the Internet. »
Nambling Notes - Jan 19, 2000
19 January 2001
In this week's Nambling Notes: Officials in the U.K. consider policy changes for sportsbooks and lotteries, Kyl and Goodlatte vow to reintroduce Internet gambling prohibition bills, New Jersey authorities remain firm on their stance against on account wagering services, a Vermont school board director gambles online and loses in more ways than one and more.»
Regulatory Bill Surfaces in New Jersey
18 January 2001
As Sen. Jon Kyl and Rep. Bob Goodlatte retool for another run at a federal ban on Internet gambling in the United States, a New Jersey congressman has taken a step in the opposite direction.»
Actions Affect Numbers
18 January 2001
Too often acts of legislative or administrative bodies don't reveal the effects, the numbers that are changed by the acts themselves. New Jersey's recent cease and desist orders to Internet signal suppliers like Youbet.com, Trackpower and winticket.com and now to out-of-state telephone account providers like Philadelphia Park's Phonebet have consequences, and Hal Handel, Philadelphia Park's CEO, told Associated Press what the Jersey edict meant to Phonebet.»
Q & A: Michael Meeks
18 January 2001
Riptide Technologies Inc., along with its eSuccess subsidiary, is known to many in the Net betting industry for its fraud control and protection products. Many more know the company because it was chosen as the supplier of risk management services for the Interactive Gaming Council almost a year-and-a-half ago. Like many Internet gambling companies, Riptide/eSuccess is still fairly young, but it has had plenty of time to find success, and lots of it. A quick look on their company websites--www.riptidetech.com and www.esuccesssolutions.com--shows just how busy they've been. During the past six months eSuccess has acquired numerous clients, and is now part of a reverse takeover.»
Tools of the Trade - Jan 18, 2000
18 January 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.»
Joint Application Development
18 January 2001
As a tech lawyer, I've been doing contracts for the custom development of software for years. As the Net took off several years ago, I started to do agreements for the development of websites. In many ways, these types of deals are similar. At the highest level, they both involve programming and can be mucked up quite easily.»
GSS Tries to Put Players Fortune Fiasco to Rest
17 January 2001
Another Internet gambling company, this time GamblingSoftware.com (GSS), is taking a drubbing over problems related to player bonuses as one of its casinos has folded and left 189 players in the dark.»
OECD Takes on E-commerce Taxation
17 January 2001
If only everything was as easy as the Marshall Plan for the OECD.»
The IGN Data Hub - Jan 17, 2001
17 January 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.»
SA Issues RFP for NGB
16 January 2001
The South African government has taken the next step in developing Internet gambling regulations by issuing a request for proposal to advise the National Gambling Board (NGB) on developing a draft legislative framework for interactive gambling, including a set of draft regulations.»
A Reminder from Visa
16 January 2001
The Visa International board of directors have sent member banks another notice with details for its Internet gambling transaction policies.»
Cyber Ramblings - Jan 16, 2001
16 January 2001
Every week, Interactive Gaming News churns through a roundup of important Internet and technology-related worldwide news. This week: The widely accepted "father of the wireless world" has died, a computer magazine issues a $50,000 challenge to computer hackers, a new virus slowly makes its presence felt and cybercrime is on the rise in Japan.»
The Next Generation of Games
15 January 2001
For Next Generation Gaming, an independent online game developer, what has become a catch phrase in the technology world is a way of life. And the company is proving that it can continue to develop, design and produce the "next generation" of video slot machines.»
Victorian Government: 'Don't Get Smart with Us'
15 January 2001
Fallout from the moratorium on Internet gambling continues to be felt in Australia. There have been several Internet casino casualties since the moratorium was imposed, but last week a state government went a step further by pulling the carpet out from underneath a company that distributes smart cards.»
I-Gaming Investors Corner (Jan 8 - 12)
15 January 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 previous week into a nifty little package just for you.»
Couch Potatoes Rejoice!
13 January 2001
There's a new, powerful tool in the arsenal of home bettors. Luxury armchair maker La-Z-Boy Inc. and software giant Microsoft Corp. this week officially launched a living room throne for the Internet age, complete with computer jacks and equipment for surfing the Web on a television set.»
Bring the Boys Back Home
13 January 2001
United Kingdom Chancellor Gordon Brown is planning to scrap taxes on betting in the U.K. in an effort to prevent the loss of millions of pounds in revenue to online and offshore bookmakers.»
Responsible Gaming: Stepping up to the Plate
12 January 2001
From the ancient Chinese dynasties to the Roman Empire to America's colonial days to virtual wagering on the Internet, gaming has brought complex and thorny issues to the cultures that have harnessed it. Throughout history, gaming's bright promise to generate important economic benefits has always been shadowed by its potential for societal problems. The most frequently cited are problem and underage gambling.»
Q & A: Darold Parken
12 January 2001
As competition heats up in the online gambling industry, the trend for gaming software technology providers has been to increase flexibility and capture new markets through diversification. Chartwell Technology of Calgary, however, is taking a different approach: They're sticking with what they know.»
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