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Anne Lindner Gaming Guru - Page 17Nambling Notes - March 1, 20021 March 2002
Tidbits from Down Under -- Sportingbet increased its Australian presence this week by acquiring the business and customer database of Michael Sullivan, one of the country's leading bookmakers. The database cost the U.K.-based company AU $4.9 million, half of which will be withheld until one year after the sale is completed. ... (read more)
A Supreme Case for Cohen?27 February 2002
Jay Cohen, the only person in America to go to trial over criminal charges relating to Internet gambling, has petitioned to bring his case to the Supreme Court.
Cohen, who filed a petition Feb. 22 for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court, is seeking to overturn a judgment rendered July 31 by the U.S. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Feb. 22, 200222 February 2002
A Tidbit from the Caribbean -- Two offshore online sports books called it quits this week, leaving bettors out of millions of dollars and the industry to wonder what went wrong. Aces Gold Casino and Sports-Market, which were both owned by Seinpost Holding of Curacao, had been in business since 1996 and enjoyed reputations for being honest sites. ... (read more)
Q & A: Mitchell Garber, SureFire Commerce21 February 2002
SureFire Commerce, a provider of e-commerce services, announced last week that it is forming an advisory committee made up of gaming and electronic payment experts. The aim of the committee will be to help the company ally with more gambling and e-commerce firms. The announcement coincided with a decision by MasterCard to discontinue its service with FirePay, SureFire's e-cash section. ... (read more)
California Lottery Addresses Internet Resellers21 February 2002
The California Lottery is trying to get the word out that Internet sales of California lottery tickets are illegal.
The state issued the warning last week, when the lottery's SuperLotto Plus jackpot reached a record $191 million. Only the state's 19,000 authorized retailers are allowed to sell the tickets, the
lottery organization said. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Feb. 15, 200215 February 2002
New Stuff -- Despite its recent legal woes, PayPal went ahead with its IPO today. The secure online payment company is hoping to raise $70 million on the Nasdaq; its shares opened at $15.41 and closed at $20.09, selling 9 million shares.
The IPO had been delayed due to a lawsuit filed against PayPal by CertCo, an online risk-management group, for patent infringement. ... (read more)
More Transaction Woes for E-Gaming14 February 2002
An official with e-cash firm FirePay confirmed this week that users of the site will no longer be able to fund their accounts with credit from MasterCard.
The FirePay executive, who wished to remain anonymous, said MasterCard's action was entirely based on the ability of consumers to use e-cash to pay for ... (read more)
Q & A: Andrew Macdonald, Woodbine Entertainment Group14 February 2002
Woodbine Entertainment Group, which in June 2001 changed its name from Ontario Jockey Club, said earlier this year that it would offer wagering via the Internet sometime during the next six months. IGN spoke with Andrew Macdonald, Woodbine's director of business development, about what type of Internet ... (read more)
Proposed Arizona Law Addresses Kiosk-Based Gaming13 February 2002
A committee of the Arizona House of Representatives approved a bill today that would outlaw Internet gaming via kiosks in bars by a vote of 10-0.
Rep. Jeff Hatch-Miller introduced the bill in the early part of January, and it was held in the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology until today's vote. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Feb. 8, 20028 February 2002
A Tidbit from Asia -- The weeks of speculation about whom Macau will give its three available casino licenses to are finally over. On Friday Macau awarded the licenses to two U.S. companies and Macau Gambling Co. Ltd., a business owned by Stanley Ho, who for 40 years held a monopoly on the enclave's gambling business. ... (read more)
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