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Anne Lindner Gaming Guru - Page 3House Committee Amends, Passes Leach Bil14 May 2003
The Judiciary Committee this morning passed a wounded version of the Leach I-gaming bill that is emptied of its carve-outs for dog racing, horse racing, lotteries and casino games.
The move means that House of Republicans leadership will now have to choose between the Judiciary Committee version of the bill and the version passed by the Financial Services Committee, which kept the exemptions. ... (read more)
Denmark Seeks to Invoke Australia's 'Good Neighbor' Clause8 May 2003
The government of Denmark is asking Australia to disallow the latter country's online gambling companies from offering Internet gambling services to Danes.
The Danish Ministry of Taxation recently submitted a letter to Australia's communications and information technology minister, Sen. Richard Alston, ... (read more)
PBL Closes Crown Online Casino7 May 2003
Sydney-based Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd. said today that it ceased its online gambling operation, CrownGames.com, as of Monday.
The company blames regulatory change in the global I-gaming environment and the site's poor financial performance.
"We have flagged at our past two results ... (read more)
House Subcommittee Moves Leach Bil6 May 2003
The U.S. House Crime Subcommittee today put its stamp of approval on HR 21, the Internet gambling bill proposed by Rep. James Leach, R-Iowa.
The subcommittee voted to report the bill favorably to the Judiciary Committee. The markup was chaired by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., who was filling in for Subcommittee Chairman Howard Coble, R-N.C., who was out sick. ... (read more)
Amid Uncertainty in US, Crypto Performs Well in Q15 May 2003
In the first quarter of its fiscal year, CryptoLogic Inc. has already accomplished several of its yearlong goals, although the company is still keeping a wary eye on the U.S. legislative I-gaming agenda, company executives said during an April 30 conference call.
Lewis Rose, the online gambling software ... (read more)
Island Lottery Allowed to Offer I-Gaming Services to Finns1 May 2003
A Finnish Court of Appeals recently ruled that the Aland Islands online gaming Alands Penningautomatforening, or PAF, operation could continue to offer its services to Finnish customers.
The ruling under appeal was made in the District Court of Aland. The matter at stake was whether PAF and its staff had ... (read more)
House Subcommittee Examines Conyers, Leach Bills29 April 2003
A subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing today and heard testimony on two very different ways for the U.S. to deal with Internet gambling.
The Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security's hearing was on HR 21, the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act," which was proposed by Rep. ... (read more)
Opposing I-gaming Bills to Be Heard Next Week in US Congress24 April 2003
Next week has the potential to be a big week in the history of I-gaming legislation as two competing bills take center stage in a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee.
The Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security has scheduled a hearing for April 29 at 2 p.m. ... (read more)
New Study Suggests Online Gambling Is Popular Among Teenage Boys18 April 2003
The results of a study released early this week show that 7 percent of American boys aged 14-18 have gambled on the Internet, and that one in 10 such boys gamble online each month.
The study was conducted by Shulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas Inc. for the Institute for Adolescent Risk Communication of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. ... (read more)
Antigua in Discussions with US WTO Delegation16 April 2003
Antigua and Barbuda is making progress on its negotiations with U.S. representatives to the World Trade Organization on the subject of the U.S. government's hostile stance toward online gambling.
Sir Ronald Sanders, Antigua and Barbuda's chief negotiator at the WTO, told Interactive Gaming News today that he has had an exchange of correspondence with the U.S. ... (read more)
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