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Christopher A. Krafcik Gaming Guru - Page 34Nambling Notes - April 22, 200822 April 2008
As expected, the Poker Players Alliance announced Wednesday that it has surpassed its 1 million member watershed. The group has come a long way since doing its first interview with Interactive Gaming News in October 2005, when Sam Gorewitz, then chairman of the grassroots advocacy group, said it planned to ... (read more)
Svenska Spel Chief Resigns, Fate of Internationally-Pooled Poker Uncertain21 April 2008
In a surprise move, Jesper Kärrbrink on Monday resigned as chief executive of Svenska Spel. Mr. Kärrbrink's resignation comes just one week after the installation of Margareta Winberg, a prominent Social Democrat, as chair of the state-owned operator.
"It has become clear lately that my ideas about how Svenska Spel should be run don't agree with the image held by the owners," Mr. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - April 21, 200821 April 2008
Keski-Uusimaa, the Finnish daily, reports Finnish residents collectively spend $79.5 million on commercial poker sites each year, though the paper did not cite the source of the figure. A report on YLE.fi, an English-language portal, says IIkka Juuva, communications manager of Veikkaus Oy, suggested the ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - April 16, 200816 April 2008
Playtech, the London-listed software supplier, has agreed to supply Betsson AB, the online gambling operator, with its casino software platform. Betsson is to receive 110 casino-style games, with Playtech to offer a downloadable version of its casino to CherryCasino.com and CasinoEuro.com -- both Betsson properties. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - April 14, 200814 April 2008
When asked about H.R. 5767, the new bill co-sponsored by U.S. Representatives Barney Frank and Ron Paul, Peter Garrucio, public relations officer with the American Bankers Association, said in a telephone interview with IGN this morning:
"As the [UIGEA] regulations have turned out, they're both unworkable and burdensome. ... (read more)
US Fed, Treasury Target of New Bil11 April 2008
U.S. Representatives Barney Frank and Ron Paul have jointly introduced a bill that would prohibit the Treasury and Federal Reserve from "proposing, prescribing or implementing" any regulations under the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.
The text of the bill, H.R. 5767, has been released, and ... (read more)
888 'Solid' in 2007, 'Bullish' on Growth in 20088 April 2008
888 Holdings, the online gambling operator, on Tuesday revealed a 36 percent rise in net revenue across 2007, a growth rate which Gigi Levy, the group's chief executive, is "bullish" on pushing into this financial year.
"Current run rate indicates 20 percent (overall revenue growth), and we are bullish on pushing this," Mr. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - April 8, 20088 April 2008
Global Interactive Gaming Ltd., a subsidiary of Interactive Systems Worldwide, Inc., has reached new terms, in principle, on a revenue sharing agreement with Sportingbet, the online gambling operator. Under the original agreement, Sportingbet had agreed to pay fixed monthly fees to GIG. But under the new ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - April 7, 20087 April 2008
Betbrokers Ltd., the online gambling operator, has announced the launch of BetBrokersBinaries.com, a fixed odds financial betting Web site. The offering, which Betbrokers calls a first-in-kind in the United Kingdom, follows a white label deal with Trinitas Capital, the online fixed odds financial bookmaker. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - April 4, 20084 April 2008
The Local, a Sweden-based, English-language daily, reports Margareta Winberg, former prime minister of the country's Social Democratic Party, has been named the new chair of Svenska Spel, Sweden's state-licensed operator. Sweden's Finance Minister Anders Borg said in a prepared statement that Ms. Winberg's ... (read more)
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