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Anne Lindner Gaming Guru - Page 6Former i2corp.com Exec Charged with Three Felony Counts8 January 2003
A former executive at i2corp.com is facing charges that he and his son-in-law stole more than $25,000 from The Woodlands Racetrack in Kansas City, Kan.
August J. Masciotra was general manager of The Woodlands for eight months of 1999 before leaving the track to work for i2corp.com. After working there ... (read more)
Leach Offers Prohibition Bill on Opening Day8 January 2003
The 108th session of the U.S. Congress began yesterday, and Rep. James Leach, R-Iowa, wasted no time introducing a bill that would make online gambling illegal.
A spokeswoman for Leach said the text of the bill is virtually the same as that of H.R. 556, the prohibition bill passed by the House of Representatives on Oct. ... (read more)
Ready to Take the Plunge7 January 2003
As more and more U.S. states turn to lotteries to fill budget holes, many in the gaming community are waiting for state lotteries to offer ticket sales online.
One company, Games Inc., has a software infrastructure in place and is waiting for the time when online tickets sales become legal. The company, which changed its name from Colley Corp. ... (read more)
US Court Drops Charges Brought Against Seminoles19 December 2002
The Seminole tribe's quest for an Internet gambling operation was the focus of a federal case dismissed from court on Tuesday.
The tribe's former operations director, Tim Cox, a former computer worker Dan Wisher, and Wisher's son-in-law, Michael Crumpton, had been brought to court on fraud and embezzlement charges. ... (read more)
I-Gaming Receives Consideration in New Jersey16 December 2002
New Jersey legislators have proposed a bill that would create a commission to study the regulation of Internet gambling in that state.
Assemblyman Anthony Impreveduto introduced the bill, AJR51, with Assemblyman Gary L. Guear Sr. on Dec. 9.
"People would much rather play in a regulated ... (read more)
Q & A: Tony Wollenberg12 December 2002
Tony Wollenberg is a lawyer who heads the Betting and Gaming group of Salans, an international law firm. He specializes in credit betting and the worldwide enforcement of spread betting and contracts for differences, and has recently been helping his gaming clients prepare for the deregulation of gambling in the United Kingdom. ... (read more)
Poker.com Loses Its Greatest Asset10 December 2002
Poker.com Inc. is going through what has to be the ultimate nightmare for an online business: Overnight, without its control, it lost use of its domain name.
The Vancouver-based company signed an agreement with AlaCorp Inc. in 1999 to own the rights to the domain name "poker.com" until 2098. Poker.com ... (read more)
A New Reality: US-Based I-Gaming5 December 2002
Amid efforts by U.S. lawmakers to prohibit online gambling, one U.S. territory has quietly gone and made I-gaming legal, to the delight of industry onlookers.
The Interactive Gaming Council, a trade organization based in Vancouver loudly applauded the movement on behalf of the U.S. Virgin Islands to regulate and tax online gambling and betting. ... (read more)
A Big Step for I-Gaming in the Virgin Islands27 November 2002
The U.S. Virgin Islands passed Internet gambling regulations Monday. The territory legalized online gaming by a vote of the legislature in August 2001.
According to the regulations, I-gaming companies will be able to operate from St. Croix. Provisions have been made for two master licenses, called "Master ... (read more)
US Appeals Court Upholds Duval Ruling22 November 2002
The United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of two Internet gaming-related cases involving MasterCard International Inc. and the Visa International Service Association as defendants.
The plaintiffs in both cases were asking the court to forgive credit card ... (read more)
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