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Anne Lindner Gaming Guru - Page 23Fun-Play Site Shows Hollywood the Way to Success21 August 2001
Hollywood Stock Exchange, a play-for-fun website where users trade virtual stocks based on the movie and music industries, has become a valuable source of information for both the betting and entertainment industries.
That fact is as much evidenced by Cantor Fitzgerald's purchase of the site last May as ... (read more)
Danish Government Cracks Down on Advertising for I-Gaming Services16 August 2001
The government of Denmark on Monday reported a Danish newspaper to the police for placing a link on the newspaper's website to British bookmaker UNIBET.
Peter Sehestedt, a section head with that country's minister of taxation, said that the agency reported Ekstabladet, a tabloid, because the government ... (read more)
I-Gaming at Internet Kiosks Raises Eyebrows in Arizona15 August 2001
A public-access Internet kiosk owner in Phoenix is acting illegally by providing free Internet access to and advertisements for two online gaming sites, a lawyer with the Arizona Attorney General's office said Tuesday.
Gail Thackeray, special counsel for technology crimes with the Arizona Office of the ... (read more)
'Umbrella' Payment System Ready to Roll in Belgium13 August 2001
Belgium has a new e-commerce payment method that, if exported, could solve some of the payment problems for both merchants and users of Internet casinos.
Banksys, the Belgian bank that all banks in that country are united under for secure payment services, this spring introduced a service called banxafe. ... (read more)
Q & A: Jeffrey Gitchel, Part 21 August 2001
In this week's Q & A, IGN continues its discussion about cybersquatting with Jeffery Gitchel, the lawyer who prosecuted and won the first case under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The policy is set by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a non-profit ... (read more)
Q & A: Jeffrey Gitche26 July 2001
The lawyer who prosecuted and won the first case under ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy recently spoke with IGN about the brief history of cybersquatting. His name is Jeffrey Gitchel and he's an associate at the Pittsburgh office of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, where he specializes in trademark and copyright litigation. ... (read more)
UK Gambling Review Body Releases Report17 July 2001
If the British Gambling Review Body has its way, online casinos will be made legal in the United Kingdom.
In a report released today, the group made a number of recommendations on the future of all types of gambling in the United Kingdom. The Gambling Review Report calls for the government to strengthen regulations to protect children and those vulnerable to gambling and to prevent crime. ... (read more)
Washington Focuses on Internet Gambling12 July 2001
A subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services held a hearing today to gather opinions on Internet gambling from a variety of sources within the gaming and financial industries.
Many of the experts to give testimony to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation ... (read more)
Online Bookmakers Find Value in Trivial Bets10 July 2001
One of the most popular "trivial" bets at U.K.-based Flutter.com is something that its head of business development isn't quite willing to brand as trivial.
Tim Levene said that the single most popular non-sporting, non-racing bet on flutter was last fall's U.S. presidential race. More users bet on the ... (read more)
Decisions Awaited in Hong Kong4 July 2001
New gambling policy is up for discussion in Hong Kong as citizens and lawmakers enter a three-month window in which to review a recently released government report.
At issue is whether to make soccer betting legal, and if so, whether to put it in the hands of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, according to Rob ... (read more)
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