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Anne Lindner Gaming Guru - Page 18Editorial: Time for American Operators to Step Up7 February 2002
Late last week Frank Fahrenkopf, president of the American Gaming Association and the land-based casino industry's most powerful lobbyist in Washington, D.C., said his group has not yet decided what stance it will take toward any of the Internet gambling prohibition bills presently facing Congress.
According to a Las Vegas Review Journal article published on Jan. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Feb. 1, 20021 February 2002
Legal Stuff -- ESPN is taking legal action against an Internet sports book that is using its name. The sports network's spokeswoman, Ashley Swadel, told Bettorsworld this week that her company is confident it will be able to get www.espnbets.com to stop using the ESPN name. The sports book is based in Costa Rica. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Jan. 25, 200125 January 2002
Makin’ Deals -- Tattersalls announced this week that it has made a deal with media and Internet company GoConnect to provide video clips of lottery results, news and competitions to the company’s betting site, tatts.com. The clips will be available to GoConnect’s media subsidiary, GoTrek. John Mortimore, ... (read more)
Q & A: Mark Bradley, Players Network24 January 2002
Mark Bradley is the CEO of Players Network, a company positioning itself to become the premier gaming channel on interactive television and the Internet. The company has a production facility in Las Vegas where it shoots gambling instruction videos that are complete with showgirls and lounge acts. Said ... (read more)
Five Down, Seven to Go23 January 2002
The Isle of Man issued two new online casino licenses on Tuesday, bringing the total number a few steps closer to fulfilling Tynwald's promise of an eventual 12 Internet casinos calling the island home.
Rank Group plc and Action Online Entertainment are the newest recipients of Internet gambling licenses from the Manx government. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Jan. 18, 200118 January 2002
New Stuff -- Sungold Entertainment Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Horsepower Broadcasting Network, announced the launch of its equal-chance virtual horse racing game, Horsepower2. Sungold said it has already established long-term agreements with DoubleClick and Sina.com to promote the game in Asia. ... (read more)
Wireless Gaming Presents New Security Challenges17 January 2002
It's old news in interactive gaming circles that the next generation of casino games and sports betting will take the form of wireless gambling. Several I-gaming companies have already developed products aimed at this new type of gaming. While increasing consumer access to games will inevitably be good for business, with it comes a range of new security concerns. ... (read more)
MGM Mirage to Launch Sports Betting Site11 January 2002
MGM Mirage Online hasn't yet gone live with its Isle of Man-licensed Internet casino, but the company is already going ahead with plans for a sports book tie-in.
Bill Hornbuckle, the president of the company, whose parent business is one of the largest casino operators on the Las Vegas Strip, said MGM ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Jan. 11, 200111 January 2002
Tidbits from Asia -- The Malaysia Star reported this week that the country's cybercafes are becoming hotbeds of gambling activity. Police are planning to put a stop to the gambling dens after a 58-year-old man asked for protection from criminals trying to get him to pay gambling debts at a cybercafe. ... (read more)
Earth Fund to Have Its Day in Court10 January 2002
The fate of the Earth Fund lottery's effort to raise money for the environment via the online sale of lottery tickets will be decided in two weeks by the Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal.
The hearing will take place Jan. 29-30 and will address the issues that were brought up by a legal application filed by the Interprovincial Lottery Corp. ... (read more)
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