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Christopher A. Krafcik Gaming Guru - Page 42'More of the Same Is Not Going to Work,' 888's Levy Says3 October 2007
888 Chief Executive Gigi Levy kicked off this year's installment of the European i-Gaming Conference and Expo (EiG) with a keynote address that covered several emerging trends and challenged the industry to reexamine its current heading in relation to these trends.
Levy was preceded by Clarion Gaming River City Group CEO Sue Schneider, who reflected briefly on the last year. ... (read more)
The Non-Abridgment of Free Speech3 October 2007
This year's European i-Gaming Congress and Expo (EiG) features some of the industry's more well-known and outspoken personalities, many of whom were on display during conference sessions running across the morning and early afternoon hours. IGN is on hand and would like to present a sample of the more memorable quotes captured through the first two days of meetings. ... (read more)
UKGC Breathes Sigh of Relief as Problem Gambling Prevalence Remains at 1999 Level19 September 2007
The British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007 was published by the U.K. Gambling Commission today, revealing to the surprise of the British media that problem gambling has not increased since 1999.
"We were not surprised by the numbers," Simon Holliday, a partner with Global Betting and Gaming Consultants, told IGN. ... (read more)
LazerWager.com says Yes to US17 September 2007
On Friday, online casino LazerWager.com announced that five former I-gaming executives, including one from BetonSports, had been brought on board by its U.K.-based ownership group to help manage the start-up.
When contacted, LazerWager spokeswoman Nina Pendleton told IGN that Fred St. John, the group's marketing manager, was recruited from BetonSports. ... (read more)
WSGC Seeks to Strike Betcha.com's Motion for Summary Judgment6 September 2007
The legal battle continues between Betcha.com (Betcha) and the Washington State Gambling Commission (WSGC), as the WSGC on Aug. 28 moved to strike Betcha's motion for summary judgment scheduled to be heard Sept. 21.
According to court documents, the WSGC, via Washington Attorney General Robert M. ... (read more)
Bodog Loses Domain Name, $48.9 Million in Dispute with 1st Technology30 August 2007
Online operator Bodog has found itself at the tail end of a patent infringement suit spanning the larger part of a year, stripped of its former domain name and owing a California-based patent holder $48.9 million.
On Tuesday, after the Bodog.com domain was mysteriously shut down, the company cited ... (read more)
UK Government Blackballs 1,000 I-Gaming Sites from White List9 August 2007
The U.K. Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said today that roughly 1,000 gambling Web sites operating out of non-white listed jurisdictions will not be allowed to advertise in the United Kingdom under the Gambling Act 2005, scheduled to be effected Sept. 1.
Currently, two--and only ... (read more)
Skill Games See Renewed Life in Denmark25 July 2007
Earlier this month a Danish court set a landmark precedent for the international poker industry, ruling that Texas Hold 'em, perhaps the world's most popular poker variant, constitutes a game of skill under Danish law.
A municipal court in the district of Lyngby on July 13 ruled against a decision issued ... (read more)
Neteller Settles with USAO, Agrees to Pay $136 Million18 July 2007
Neteller, the London-listed payments processor, has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (USAO), which, the company says, represents the resolution of the USAO's investigation.
According to a prepared statement ... (read more)
Editorial: Memoirs of a GIGSE15 June 2007
The 2007 Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Expo (GIGSE) began with a bang.
Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. 4:06 a.m.
The "bang" startled me as very sober security personnel snatched my sumptuous, squeaky, airport-issue cot from beneath me, shut it with decidedly-cold rapidity and moved ... (read more)
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