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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.»
VGTI Releases New Online Casino Software
16 October 1998
Virtual Gaming Technologies Inc. (OTC BB:VGTI) has released Version 3.1 of its Constellation Casino software.»
Details from the Ongoing Jay Cohen Case
16 October 1998
Jay Cohen of World Sports Exchange was charged by the U.S. government with violating 18 U.S.C. 1084(b), which prohibits interstate usage of wire communication for wagering. IGN has received a copy of the pre-trial motion filed on his behalf.»
Starnet Releases New Internet Gaming Software
15 October 1998
Starnet Communications International Inc. (NASD OTC-BB: "SNMM") announced October 13 the release of its "Version 2.1" Internet gaming software.»
WinStreak Unveils New Website and Software Release
13 October 1998
WinStreak Ltd. announced October 8 its Casinos of the World gaming website (http://www.casinosoftheworld.com) has completed a major structural redesign and has introduced upgraded software with new casino games and features.»
Cybercasinos To Go Online Down Under Soon
13 October 1998
The first Australian state government licensed online casinos will be up and operating within the next six months. »
Grand Virtual, Inc. Introduces Newest Software Version in Ten Languages
7 October 1998
Grand Virtual, Inc. announced last week the release of its newest casino software version in ten languages and with 3-D graphics, 36-degree movement, a wide variety of games, conventionally embedded and secure payment systems and a full range of multimedia effects.»
Who's on First?
6 October 1998
The status of 28 online casinos operated by 14 unnamed companies, for now, remains unclear. All of them are currently not taking bets and are said to be undergoing software upgrades.»
A Defeat for Online Gambling in Missouri?
6 October 1998
The lawsuit between the state of Missouri and Interactive Gaming Communications (IGC) finally ended a few weeks ago with a guilty plea by Michael Simone, the company's operator. Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon is pumping his fist to the taste of victory, but how sweet is it?»
Cybergames Acquires Five Interactive Casino Operations
5 October 1998
Cybergames Inc. (OTC BB: CYGA) announced October 5 that it has acquired all of the assets, title rights and interests that Atlantic International Ltd. (OTC BB: AIEE) and independent operators had in five virtual casino operations for $3,147,000 U.S. and Cybergames Inc. common stock.»
Sports International Closes Again
5 October 1998
Sports International, an online sportsbook with a history of problems, has closed again, only a month after it's highly anticipated reopening.»
CryptoLogic Commences TSE Trading
4 October 1998
CryptoLogic Inc. (CANADIAN DEALING NETWORK: CRYP.) switched to trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange at the opening of business on September 30.»
Cybergames to Initiate End of Century Charity Games
2 October 1998
Cybergames, Inc. (CYGA NASDAQ/BB) announced this week that it will launch an international fund raising program, projected to raise in excess of $125 million for various charities located in the Americas, through several internet games culminating in a Powerball Bingo Jackpot drawing on December 31,1999.»
A New Beta Site
2 October 1998
GALAXIWORLD LIMITED, a wholly owned subsidiary company of GLC Limited (NASDAQ: GLCCF), is launching its second generation beta version of its fully functional GalaxiWorld Internet casino.»
Source Code Escrow
1 October 1998
It's a nightmarish scenario. Let's say that you're the head of Information Technology (IT) for a hotel chain. You pay a software development company $500,000 to create new software for your worldwide reservations service. Then they go bankrupt or for whatever reason refuse to support the software. If you didn't consider access to the source code in your agreement with the developer, you may find that you're unemployed.»
Addressing Economic Espionage
30 September 1998
When we think of the Wild West, we think of horse theft as a serious crime. Some people now refer to the Internet as the Wild West. In the Information Age, the new serious crime is information theft like stealing trade secrets. Until recently, protecting trade secrets meant relying mostly on a patchwork of often inconsistent state laws, which provided a civil remedy, but rarely criminalized their theft. That changed a bit in 1996 when the President signed the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (EEA). »
Global Gaming Services Moves Forward in Oz
30 September 1998
IGN caught up with Steve Toneguzzo of Global Gaming Services at the World Gaming Congress in Las Vegas. His business is taking off as it takes on the project management of linking the 100 thousand poker machines in New South Wales to a central monitoring system being developed by the recently privatised TAB Limited (formerly the NSW Totalisator Agency Board).»
Wilson to ODS as Prexy & CEO
29 September 1998
United Video Satellite Group, Inc. (USVGA), which recently acquired ODS Technologies and Television Games Network, announced September 28 the appointment of Mark D. Wilson as president and chief executive officer.»
Minutes of the OLGAA Meeting of Monday, 24 August 1998
29 September 1998
Held at Level 8, Gateway, 1 Macquarie Place, Sydney »
'The Global Draw' Launches Successfully in London
28 September 1998
Interactive Gaming News reported in August the introduction of "The Global Draw," a fixed odds numbers game in which players can select up to five correct numbers from the six drawn from a choice of forty-nine. The product was launched successfully this week at a record attendance Betting Shop Show in London on September 8.»
European Online Casinos Shut Down Unexpectedly
28 September 1998
A European company that operates several online casinos elected last week to cease all operations and shut down all access to its websites. No reasons were given and the whereabouts of the person believed to be the owner is currently unknown. »
BossMedia Brings the Big Apple to the Web
25 September 1998
With the opening of New York Casino, BossMedia AB has delivered another turnkey solution for online casino gambling. The new Internet gambling site is owned and operated by ServiceNet Ltd. of Antigua, which also owns USA Casino.»
Queensland Moves Forward with Regulations
21 September 1998
The state of Queensland in Australia is moving toward final approvals of their licensing regime. Draft technical standards and briefing documents for potential licensees are on their web page and David Ford from the Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation states that comments are welcome.»
American Wagering Signs Bellagio Contract
20 September 1998
American Wagering, Inc. (Nasdaq: BETM) has announced the signing of a contract for their Computerized Bookmaking Systems (CBS) unit to supply race and sports book equipment to the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.»
First Entertainment and Sportsnet Complete Definitive Agreement
18 September 1998
First Entertainment Holding Corp. (OTCBB:FTET) has signed a definitive agreement with Sportsnet, Inc. that will result in a new online casino coming to the World Wide Web.»
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