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Anne Lindner Gaming Guru - Page 21Leach Bill Resurfaces as Expected31 October 2001
After putting thoughts of I-gaming aside to fast-track anti-money laundering legislation two weeks ago, a U.S. House of Representatives committee this morning approved a bill that would ban payment for Internet gambling.
The proposed law would make it illegal for Internet gaming operators to accept bank ... (read more)
Netcetera - Oct. 30, 200130 October 2001
U.S. Army to Train Soldiers with Computer Games
Video-gaming armchair generals will soon get the same leadership and
command training as combat-ready infantrymen.
The U.S. Army, along with a University of Southern California research
lab and a team of game-making firms, is developing two games set on urban
battlefields. ... (read more)
Visa Drops the Hammer29 October 2001
On Nov. 15 Visa will begin auditing gambling Web sites to make sure they are using the correct authorization codes when they submit transactions to Visa's member banks.
The credit card company will periodically test I-gaming sites by attempting to make transactions.
Visa will be testing to make sure ... (read more)
Creating a Bridge for Dual Platforms25 October 2001
A new I-gaming software company is betting its login process will make it unique in the increasingly crowded software marketplace.
Since 1998, Diamond Digital Systems has been watching other software companies like Boss Media and Microgaming and learning from their experiences. What's different about ... (read more)
England's Next Legal Challenge24 October 2001
Offshore British betting sites may be facing a crackdown on their advertising in the United Kingdom now that the betting tax is no longer in existence.
The Daily Telegraph of London reported on Oct. 11 that Customs and Excise will soon begin a campaign to put a stop to the £50 million a year that is lost ... (read more)
Q & A: Povl Dalsgaard, Conax11 October 2001
Conax is a Norwegian information security firm connected with Telenor, Norway's government-owned telecommunications company. The company focuses on pay TV systems, IP streaming, online betting and electronic payment methods. Its e-betting services include electronic user IDs, authentication of game ... (read more)
House Committee Passes Money Laundering Measure11 October 2001
A committee of the U.S. House of Representatives today approved an anti-money laundering bill that aims to ban Internet gambling.
The "Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001" was passed 62-1 by the House Financial Services Committee. In response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the bill is intended to ... (read more)
Skill-Based Bingo?8 October 2001
How do you turn a game of chance into a game of skill? Bingo.com has an answer to that question, and it's due to hit the Web any day now.
Tarrnie Williams, Bingo.com's president and CEO, said he's been telling people the site's new skill-based bingo game will be unveiled in two weeks since July. But now ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Oct 5, 20015 October 2001
A Tidbit from the U.S. -- At the Global Gaming
Expo in Las Vegas, Thomas Gallagher, the CEO of Park
Place Entertainment Corp. , told an audience of gaming industry
executives to be cautious about accepting Internet gambling. "With the
social consensus that has allowed the growth and development of our ... (read more)
Betting Doubles for Cantor Index Since Terrorist Attacks4 October 2001
Spread betting on stock market movements is big business for Cantor
Fitzgerald's U.K. arm, Cantor Index, in the wake of September's terrorist
acts in New York and Washington, D.C.
Cantor Index, which offers spread betting on stock markets and
entertainment, saw trading activity double during periods since Sept. ... (read more)
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