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Easy Card to Serve Bettors in California
6 November 1998
Plans are underway for the debut of a combination credit card and ATM card that will, among a multitude of functions, allow sports and race bettors to open and replenish wagering accounts.»
Intellectual Property Issues
5 November 1998
Intellectual property legal issues can be treacherous for lawyers. In our increasingly digitized world, intellectual property is becoming even more important than it once was.»
Cryptologic Announces Third Quarter Results
5 November 1998
CryptoLogic Inc., a developer on online wagering software, announced its third quarter results on October 27.»
Gambling's Critics Have a Tough Election Day in Their Bids for Higher Office
4 November 1998
Those interested in the future of legalized gambling have understandably concentrated their attention on a number of visible gambling measures, including Proposition 5 in California (expanded gaming on Indian reservations), "Boat in the Moat" approval in Missouri (permitting many Missouri riverboats to continue to function without further legal challenge), and pari-mutuel racing legislation in New Jersey (allowing the New Jersey legislature to act on racing measures without need for a state-wide referendum.) All of these measures passed. »
Spam - The Bane of the Internet
3 November 1998
Spam has to be the most annoying thing about e-mail. I hate it, you hate it, everybody hates it and yet it keeps coming. It's not as if anybody fires up their e-mail program to see what the latest get-rich-quick scam, I mean scheme, is. Still, spam fills our mailboxes.»
WebTV Drops Java Plans
3 November 1998
If you're among the increasing number of internet gaming developers who hope to target the growing WebTV market, there may be some bad news. C|Net has reported that Microsoft's WebTV unit has backed away from its plans to include Java programming in its product line, in a development that some say will eventually hurt WebTV's acceptance.»
Intersphere Communications: Online Wagering Software on the Rise
2 November 1998
Intersphere Communications Ltd., a Philadelphia interactive agency and subsidiary of publicly traded Interactive Gaming & Communications Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: SBET), has issued a software license to 1X2 Betting, Ltd. for its LiveAction Gaming Platform(TM) and LineMaster Sports Wagering System(TM).»
Betting Inc. Distributes Pay Master Units in California
28 October 1998
Betting Inc. (OTC BB:BETT) is boldly attempting to bring the future of e-commerce to online gamblers by distributing free Pay Master units in public waiting rooms in Redondo Beach, California.»
Alliance Gaming to Introduce New Online Gaming Technology
28 October 1998
Bally Gaming and Systems, a subsidiary of Alliance Gaming Corp. (Nasdaq:ALLY), will introduce a new network architecture and online game delivery system at the Gaming Online Conference in New Orleans on Oct. 29.»
Boss Media Introduces 'Five Star Casino'
27 October 1998
Boss Media's latest turnkey solution for online casino gaming, Five Star Casino, opened for real bets on October 22.»
WinStreak Closes Sports Contest Site
27 October 1998
WinStreak Ltd., the gaming division of IGN Internet Global Network,announced October 21 that it has temporarily closed SHARC, its Internet sports contest site.»
Bank Policies Toward Virtual Casino Merchants May Change in the Caribbean and Latin America
26 October 1998
A senior executive in the banking services industry says that the Directors of VISA's Caribbean/Latin American region have announced new policies that will be issued in mid-November.»
Another Simulcasting Deal for Starnet
26 October 1998
Only days after announcing a simulcasting agreement with Flamboro Downs, Starnet Communications International Inc. (NASD OTC-BB: SNMM) has reached a similar arrangement with Capitol Racing L.L.C. The agreement calls for Starnet to provide live Internet harness racing coverage from Cal Expo Racetrack.»
Alliance Gaming to Demonstrate New Gaming System at New Orleans On-Line Gaming Conference
23 October 1998
Interactive Gaming News recently got a preview of the new technology developed by Bally Gaming to offer closed loop, subscriber-based wagering via computer. It was developed in compliance with Nevada's new regulations about internet gaming.»
Nevada Gaming Commission Discussion on Internet Gambling Rules
23 October 1998
The Nevada Gaming Commission heard testimony in August about regulations which flesh out a piece of legislation, passed in '97, concerning the extension of phone wagering to the computer. Much discussion ensued about the Internet as "communications medium" versus "a medium of communication." If you're looking for the finer points of policy-making in the United States leading gambling jurisdiction, this will shed a little light on the matter.»
Whoops...
23 October 1998
The New York Post reports that New York Attorney General Dennis Vacco is under scrutiny for taking campaign contributions from an Internet gaming company.»
Net Gambling Bust in Taiwan
22 October 1998
Police broke up an online gambling operation in Taoyuan, Taiwan last week and arrested its manager, according to a story printed in The China Post.»
New Online Game Attracts Players from 65 Countries
22 October 1998
An Internet software company located in San Diego, California, is the latest success story in the online gaming industry.»
What Will They Think of Next?
21 October 1998
It's really interesting to see what sort of ancillary services emerge in a new industry. There's one which came to the attention of IGN recently which illustrates the lengths to which some consumers may go to participate in an activity considered by some to be "gray."»
Starnet and Flamboro Downs Enter Into Internet Horseracing Simulcast Agreement
20 October 1998
Starnet Communications International Inc. (OTC BB: SNMM) has entered into a Simulcast Agreement with Flamboro Downs to provide live harness racing coverage via the Internet.»
Action in New York Highlights Marketing Risks for Online Casinos
20 October 1998
New York Attorney General, Dennis Vacco, has an active internet/computer investigative unit which is designed to "look for fraud, flim flams and pyramid schemes," said NY AG spokesman David Corvette. But, they also seem to be on a mission to go after internet gambling operations which have some link to the Empire State.»
Kyl Bill Pronounced Dead for the Year
20 October 1998
With the House of Representatives adjourned, soon to be followed by the Senate, it appears that the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act is dead for this session of Congress. Will it be back next year? You bet! »
International Beverage Corp. Merges with Global Entertainment
19 October 1998
International Beverage Corporation, (formerly NASDAQ OTC BB: "IBVC"), has completed a merger with Global Entertainment Holdings/Equities, Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska, pursuant to the Merger Agreement entered into on August 27, 1998.»
American Wagering Found Suitable for ACT Internet Gaming License
18 October 1998
American Wagering, Inc. (Nasdaq: BETM) announced October 16 that the Bookmakers Licensing Committee of ACT (the jurisdiction where the seat of the Australian government is located) has found the directors of the company's Australian Mega$ports suitable under the requirements of the Bookmakers Act 1985.»
Players Network Announces Station Casinos Contract
17 October 1998
Players Network (OTC BB: PNTV) has signed a long term contract to provide their digital 24 hour gaming and entertainment network at Sunset Station Hotel and Casino in Henderson, Nevada.»
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