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Anne Lindner Gaming Guru - Page 16Nambling Notes - March 22, 200222 March 2002
US Tidbits -- This week Frank Fahrenkopf stopped short of pronouncing Sen. John McCain's effort to ban college sports betting in Nevada dead. "It's still breathing, but it's panting hard," the American Gaming Association president said. The bill was expected to pass Congress with relative ease when it was introduced one year ago. ... (read more)
New Jersey Assembly Discusses Online Gambling21 March 2002
The New Jersey Assembly's Tourism and Gaming Committee got an education on Internet gambling on Monday.
As part of an informational session on I-gaming, the committee heard comments from a group including Assemblyman Tony Impreveduto, who has introduced a bill that would allow online gaming in the state; ... (read more)
Q & A: Eric Semel, ukbetting plc21 March 2002
ukbetting plc this week released its first batch of financial results since it floated on the AIM in August. The United Kingdom-based company is posting total turnover of £7.15 million and gross
profits of £88,000. IGN spoke with Eric Semel, ukbetting's chief executive, about the group's progress.
IGN: ... (read more)
Antigua Comes to Bat for Cohen20 March 2002
Antigua and Barbuda is adding its support to Jay Cohen's campaign to have his case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
With the help of top U.S. gaming lawyers, the island nation's government has drafted a brief that will soon be submitted to the court.
Cohen, who filed a petition for writ of certiorari on Feb. ... (read more)
Software Suppliers Feel the Impact of Transaction Processing Crisis18 March 2002
Credit card processing problems aren't a subject the heads of I-gaming companies enjoy talking about, be they software suppliers or operators.
Last month one of the big players in the industry publicly acknowledged the impact of the problem in its yearend report--offering one of the first qualitative ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - March 15, 200215 March 2002
New Stuff --
Racing-Network.co.uk launched a WebTV betting platform at http://www.rnlight.tv this week. The service will be available to more than 5 million digital television subscribers in Britain, who will now be able to watch and bet on live races through television set-top boxes. The company also ... (read more)
Crime Subcommittee Approves Goodlatte Bil12 March 2002
A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee approved Rep. Bob Goodlatte's anti-Internet gambling bill today.
By a voice vote, the Subcommittee on Crime agreed to favorably report the Combating Illegal Gambling Reform and Modernization Act to the full Judiciary Committee.
The bill, also known as HR 3215, seeks to update the 1961 Interstate Wire Act to make online gambling illegal. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - March 8, 20028 March 2002
Tidbits from the US -- A subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives is planning to mark up an anti-Internet gambling bill on Tuesday, March 12. The Crime Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee will be hearing debate and making changes to H.R. 3215, a bill proposed by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va. ... (read more)
Q & A: Mike Aymong, World Gaming7 March 2002
Mike Aymong is chief executive officer of World Gaming, which despite being one of the industry's largest software providers, was not profitable until recently. Last month the company posted results from its first profitable quarter, which consisted of the three months leading up to Dec. 31, 2001. IGN spoke ... (read more)
The Next Stage of the Skills Game?5 March 2002
If CYOP Systems International has its way, pay-for-play skill-based games won't just be a niche product for online gambling sites--they'll be everyday features of sites ranging from celebrity URLs to radio station homepages.
The core of CYOP's business is CrediPlay, a payment system that enables people to ... (read more)
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