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Total Entertainment to Debut Bingo Blast
22 July 1999
Total Entertainment has announced that all online casinos owned by its wholly owned subsidiary, Intercapital Global Fund Ltd., will begin offering Bingo Blast, the first in a series of new multi-player casino games.»
Starnet Introduces Six New Licensees
22 July 1999
Six more companies have recently entered into agreements with Softec Systems Caribbean Inc., to license Starnet Communications International Inc.'s Internet gaming technologies.»
Boss Adds Another Three
21 July 1999
Boss Media, a Sweden-based online casino software provider, has been contracted to deliver three new licensed casinos by this fall. The company now has eight licensed casinos, five of which were sold in the first half of 1999.»
Nielsen//NetRatings Introduces Internet Advertising Index
21 July 1999
Neilsen Media, the well known, highly comprehensive worldwide media ratings service, is whipping out a new measuring stick designed to gauge Internet advertising. The company announced today the establishment of the "Internet Advertising Index," a joint effort with NetRatings, Inc. that provides researchers and analysts with a new tool for tracking changes in Internet advertising activity over time.»
The Coming Revolution
21 July 1999
Victor Chandler, the highly publicized English bookmaker who told the recent Global Internet Conference in Vancouver that he plans to become "bookie to the world," now plans a November launch of his online service from a Gibraltar tax haven.»
A Draft Report on the Kyl Bil
21 July 1999
It's been weeks since we've seen any action in Washington on Arizona Senator Jon Kyl's Internet Gambling Prohibition Act. Is no news good news or is this the calm before the storm? Upon overturning stones on Capitol Hill, however, we managed to get our hands on a copy of the Senate Judiciary Committee's draft report on the bill.»
CasinoLive.com Purchases Starbelly Productions
20 July 1999
CasinoLive.com Corp., an online gaming and entertainment company, has acquired 100 percent of Starbelly Productions, Inc., a software company that develops games for Internet casinos.»
VirtualWagering.com, Inc. to Launch Porta
20 July 1999
VirtualWagering.com, Inc., a Nevada Internet marketing and portal development company, has announced plans to launch an Internet casino and sporstbook network.»
Cybertip: A Review of LapLink Professiona
20 July 1999
Lot's of things can go wrong with computers. They may not boot. Software can crash. The list is endless. I think the scariest thing that can go wrong is when you lose data and it happens silently. I'd rather a file blow up because at least then I know that I need to retrieve my backup.»
Austria Moves to Ban Spam
20 July 1999
According to an IDG News Service report, the Austrian Parliament voted unanimously on July 15 to outlaw unsolicited junk email (spam) by adding a provision to the country's telecommunication laws.»
Sanity in Oz
19 July 1999
A month and a day after the federally appointed National Gambling Impact Study Commission released its findings and recommendations for gambling policy in the U.S., the Productivity Commission in Australia today issued a draft of its report. To sum it up briefly, the two countries are as far apart philosophically as they are physically.»
Q-Seven Signs Deal with Advanced Media Group
19 July 1999
Q-Seven Systems, Inc., a German technology company, announced Wednesday that it will license its online gaming software to Advanced Media Group, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.»
Virtual Gaming Enters Retail Biz
19 July 1999
A "Global Shopping Mall," to be operated by Virtual Gaming Enterprises, Inc. and EBB/USA, domestic affiliate of European Barter Business (EBB) in an Internet joint venture, is scheduled to open in early September.»
E-Casinos International Goes Live
19 July 1999
EuroAsian E-Casinos International Ltd. (E-Casinos), a subsidiary of Idaho-based VentureTech, Inc., has been approved by the Government of Antigua for an Offshore Virtual Casino Wagering License.»
You Bet Rebounds
16 July 1999
After taking a step back earlier this week by losing Hollywood Park to Television Games Network, Youbet.com, Inc. has taken a few steps forward by announcing the addition of races from Australia--where more than 50 race tracks offer year-round turf racing--to its online horse racing and wagering network.»
Log On For Choice
16 July 1999
The Interactive Gaming Council (ICG) announced this week its participation in the "Log On For Choice" initiative, sponsored by the Internet Consumers Choice Coalition. The campaign allows pro-freedom individuals to contact their members of Congress via the World Wide Web to weigh in against Senator Jon Kyl's "Internet Gambling Prohibition Act" and other government regulation of the Internet.»
Presentation on Internet Gambling
16 July 1999
Michael D. Shagan delivers testimony on Internet gambling before thePublic Sector Gaming Study Commission in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 18.»
Michael Shagan on Internet Gambling
16 July 1999
Michael D. Shagan, an attorney and full-time consultant with 28 years of experience in the racing and wagering industries, submitted testimony before the Public Sector Gaming Study Commission in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 18.»
Belize Jumps Back into the Action
16 July 1999
Three years ago, the country of Belize passed an act to legalize Internet gambling and provide a safe jurisdiction for online gaming businesses. The intended revolutionary gambling haven never materialized, however, because companies were able to operate much less expensively in nearby Caribbean jurisdictions. That is, until recent developments which could lead to companies flocking to the country where it (almost) all began.»
MasterCard to Adopt Net Betting Policy
16 July 1999
In the wake of a legal settlement between a California resident and MasterCard International regarding the enforceability of Internet gambling debts, MasterCard has announced that its planning to implement a new set of rules governing Internet casino transactions.»
A Roundup of State Legislation
15 July 1999
While the U.S. Senate fumbles with the pros and cons of Internet gambling prohibition, a lot is happening on the state level. Here's a roundup of current state legislation…»
Tropika Launches Two New Casinos
15 July 1999
Tropika International has added two online gaming sites to its portfolio: Bulls 'n Bears Casino and Flying Dragon Casino. The company can now boast the launch of 12 Internet casinos since March.»
From Hedgehogs to Horses
15 July 1999
After years of feeding mind numbing entertainment to callous-thumbed video game zombies, Sega Enterprises Ltd. is setting its sites on the online gaming market. The company has reportedly signed a deal with the Japan Racing Association (JRA) to jointly operate a system for taking horseracing bets online via Sega's DreamCast home-use game machines.»
With the Web, How Big is Big?
14 July 1999
If searching the World Wide Web for that one nugget of information already seems like a bad trip into a jungle of data, Internet experts have some bad news: The situation is getting worse.»
You (Won't) Bet on Hollywood Park
14 July 1999
The power struggle is heating up between North America's two leading interactive horse racing providers, You Bet and Television Games Network (TVG). Over the weekend, Hollywood Park, Inc. dropped You Bet's service and signed up with TVG.»
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