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CNN Pours Gasoline on ASF Fire
17 September 1999
Atlanta-based casino game developer ASF Software Inc. recently encountered some unneeded turbulence when a software security group exposed a flaw in the company's multi-player poker software. The bug was fixed quickly, although not before CNN.com caught wind of the story.»
Starnet Focuses on Getting Back to Business
17 September 1999
Starnet Communications, amid a highly publicized criminal investigation by Canadian authorities, began its long climb back up the hill Thursday by announcing the signing of two new licensees--the first since the company's offices in Vancouver were raided last month.»
A No-No in New Mexico
16 September 1999
A growing ensemble of state attorneys general in the United States is convinced that Internet gambling is illegal, and its members are threatening action against those who defy them. The latest A.G. to join the club is New Mexico's Patricia Madrid.»
Mohawks Spring Into Action
16 September 1999
The presence of Internet gambling in North America simply will not be denied. After many months of preparation, the Kahnawake Mohawk Nation officially announced its arrival as a licensing jurisdiction for legalized, highly regulated Internet gambling. The tribe proclaimed itself open for business Wednesday at the World Gaming Congress and Expo in Las Vegas, and potential licensees are already climbing over each other to get a closer look at what the autonomous tax haven has to offer.»
Riptide Acquires Casino Watch
13 September 1999
Less than three months after winning the contract to develop the online gambling industry's first industry-wide comprehensive transaction risk management database service for the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC), Vancouver-based technology company Riptide Technologies Inc. is acquiring the risk management database of a competitor.»
A New E-Commerce Discovery
13 September 1999
NWDP.com, formerly known as New Discoveries Publishing Corp., made an e-commerce breakthrough today as its online casino, Net Pirates Casino, began handling transactions using the new travel card by Visa.»
Casino Journal Gets Friendly with SoftNet
13 September 1999
Online gambling portals developed by SoftNet Gaming, Inc. are soon to be fattened up by content provided by Casino Journal Publishing Group. As part of the deal, Casino Journal receives a 5 percent equity stake in SoftNet. »
CasinoBuilders.com Makes Key Acquistions
10 September 1999
CasinoBuilders.com made a few key acquisitions this week that should establish the company as a major presence in the Netherlands Antilles. »
On the Interactive Racing Front
10 September 1999
The North American sector of the Interactive race betting business remains hot. Television Games Network, the Racing Network and Youbet.bom all have announcements to share. »
Nambling Notes - Sept. 10, 1999
10 September 1999
News is falling from the sky like rain and the editorial department at IGN is running around with buckets collected a tidbits, blips and blurbs for your reading pleasure. Here are a few morsels of industry news to keep that ferocious appetite satisfied.»
Phone Bill in California
9 September 1999
A newly amended piece of legislation has been introduced in the California Assembly, which will open the way for telephone account betting and could add a fertile market for Television Games Network. »
Q-Seven Launches Prototype Casino
9 September 1999
Hungry for licensees, Germany-based gaming software developer Q-Seven Systems Inc. announced this week the launching of a demo site where prospective online casino operators can take its software system for a spin.»
Mr. Chargeback Rears His Ugly Head beside the Kyl Bil
8 September 1999
While the do-gooders of the world seek to protect society from unscrupulous online casino and sportsbook operators, there doesn't seem to many efforts to protect those operators who are trying to run an honest business. Marketing specialist David Freemon takes a look at how chargebacks are hurting the business and what can be done about it.»
What is Cyberlaw?
8 September 1999
I'm often asked, exactly what does a cyber lawyer do? The answer is a little of everything. I'll prove this to you by briefly discussing some of the recent "headline" issues in this area of the law.»
TVG Signs 'Historic' Pact
7 September 1999
In what president and CEO Mark Wilson calls "a defining moment in the evolution of racing as mainstream entertainment," Television Games Network today announced a big-time affiliation agreement. »
A Foot in the Door?
7 September 1999
Casino gaming machine manufacturer Innovative Gaming Corporation (IGCA) tactfully announced today the formation of a new division which will develop games for the Internet. »
Waterhouse Group Takes on Net Betting
7 September 1999
Make room for another player in Australia. Cinimagic, a film distribution company partly owned by the Waterhouse racing family, recently announced plans to pursue an interest in Internet gambling.»
Ladbrokes Arrives
6 September 1999
Hilton Group PLC, the operator of 210 Hilton hotels outside the U.S. and 1,900 Ladbroke betting shops in Britain , has officially cast itself as the latest addition to the online sports betting mix in Europe. Formed by the takeover of the Stakis hotels business by Ladbroke PLC, the company recently announced plans to sell off its international gaming and betting business and focus its efforts on offshore telephone and Internet betting.»
Go Bet! Takes a Shot at Betting the Market
6 September 1999
Is there a difference between online day trading and online gambling? According to 70 percent of the readers polled at Casino Wire, no. Minus the stigma attached to online gambling, there's a strong argument for that assessment, and the recent popularity of stock betting sites seems to be nudging the two activities even closer to being perceived as one. The latest company to take a walk down this avenue is Los Angeles-based Go Bet!. »
Prize Central Targets Female Players
6 September 1999
Among the endless list of demographics targeted by interactive gambling businesses, the female market has surprisingly remained relatively untapped. Prize Central Networks, a play-for-free website offering casino-style games, has released a new game that could serve as a viable prototype. »
New York Assembly Bill 5650
3 September 1999
Requires persons, firms, corporations or other legal entities providing gambling or wagering over the internet to post a bond with the state racing and wagering board in an amount and for such purposes as such board shall determine; makes an exception for firms, corporations, or other entities offering exclusively wagering on horse races.»
Minnesota SB 2273
3 September 1999
Requiring the house research office Minnesota lottery research division and the office of senate counsel and research to conduct a study of gambling on the Internet and issue a report by a certain date, specifying certain study requirements and requiring the departments of revenue and public safety, Minnesota planning, the lawful gambling control board and the attorney general to cooperate with the study.»
Nambling Notes - Sept. 3, 1999
3 September 1999
News is falling from the sky like rain and the editorial department at IGN is running around with buckets collected a tidbits, blips and blurbs for your reading pleasure. Here are a few morsels of industry news to keep that ferocious appetite satisfied.»
English Tracks Gear For the Net
3 September 1999
A dozen of England's major race tracks, including the historic sites at Epson, Ascot and Newmarket, are banding together to set up Websites that will offer live racing and wagering on the Internet, and increase revenue from television rights.»
Details from the South Africa Report
3 September 1999
The South African National Gambling Board released a report last week saying that regulating Internet gambling could foster a $1billion a year international export market for the country of South Africa. Interactive Gaming News has obtained a copy of the report.»
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