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Anne Lindner Gaming Guru - Page 10Daily Nambling Notes - Aug. 6, 20016 August 2002
New Stuff -- Technical Systems Testing has been approved as an accredited testing facility in the online gambling jurisdiction of Alderney. The group is also performing testing for both land-based and Internet gaming operators in Victoria, Australia.
Makin' Deals -- VirtGame Corp. has signed a five-year contract with Las Vegas Dissemination Co. ... (read more)
Daily Nambling Notes - Aug. 5, 20025 August 2002
From Down Under -- Australian banks' Internet gambling policies may start looking a lot like American banks' policies. After the country's federal government banned Internet gambling last year, the tide of Australians gambling with credit cards at offshore sites has not stemmed--Nielsen Netratings reports that 9 percent of Internet users in the country gambled online last year. ... (read more)
Daily Nambling Notes - July 31, 200231 July 2002
Makin' Deals -- Interactive Systems Worldwide Inc. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, ISW Acquisition Co. , has entered into agreements to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Global Interactive Gaming Ltd. ("GIG"). GIG is Interactive Systems worldwide licensee for wagering and contests ... (read more)
Daily Nambling Notes - July 30, 200230 July 2002
Makin' Deals -- Rank Interactive Gaming Ltd. , a wholly owned subsidiary of leisure and entertainment giant Rank Group Plc, has chosen OpenBet software from Orbis and WagerWorks' WagerWare casino software to support HardRockCasino.com. The Web site will operate under Rank Interactive's license issued by the tightly regulated Isle of Man government. ... (read more)
Daily Nambling Notes - Monday, July 29, 200229 July 2002
New Stuff -- Playtech recently launched the Web sites of its two newest licensees, Grand Banks Casino and Black Widow Casino, both of which switched to Playtech software from other providers. Playtech now powers 13 online casinos. ... Biometrica, a division of Viisage Technology Inc. , a developer of ... (read more)
Daily Nambling Notes - July 26, 200226 July 2002
Makin' Deals -- World Gaming released a shareholder update today in which it confirmed that it has had talks with one of its competitors about merging the two companies. IGN heard a rumor that the competitor is IQ-Ludorum. A spokesman for World Gaming said he couldn't comment on the potential merger. ... (read more)
Daily Nambling Notes - July 25, 200225 July 2002
Makin' Deals -- UltimateBet and E-Gaming Ltd. are teaming up to launch UB-2.com, a new poker site. E-Gaming will market the site, which will use UltimateBet's poker software. According to the companies, funds that ordinarily would have been used for advertising the site will be funneled into a player rewards program. ... (read more)
Daily Nambling Notes - July 24, 200224 July 2002
Names and Faces Changing Places -- For the second time in two weeks, CryptoLogic is saying goodbye to a high-ranking member of its management team. The gaming software company announced Tuesday afternoon that effective Aug. 2, David Outhwaite will resign his position as COO. "The decision to move on was a difficult and personal one," Outhwaite said in a press release. ... (read more)
Daily Nambling Notes - July 23, 200223 July 2002
Makin' Deals -- The Players Network will be acquired, pending due diligence and shareholder and regulatory approval, by Northfield Inc. , a Canadian company that is in the process of amassing gaming-related broadcast and media groups. The purchase is valued at US$4.16 million, or approximately 32 cents for the 13 million outstanding shares of The Players Network. ... (read more)
Visa Turns Up the Heat19 July 2002
Visa issued a policy statement this month allowing issuing banks to charge back all online gaming transactions that aren't properly coded as such.
The policy, which is detailed in a July 2002 issue of Visa Business Review, a publication for members of the Visa association, states that an issuing bank may ... (read more)
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