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Christopher A. Krafcik Gaming Guru - Page 44WTO Panel Deals US Latest Setback in Dispute with Antigua26 January 2007
Media reports released this morning suggest the United States has been dealt another unfavorable ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in its ongoing legal dispute with the Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda over U.S. restrictions on I-gaming.
Antigua initiated the WTO's dispute ... (read more)
Q & A: I. Nelson Rose25 January 2007
It has been a busy 2007 for the U.S. Justice Department (DoJ). Shortly after Neteller co-founders John Lefebvre and Stephen Lawrence were arrested on Jan. 15, media reports began leaking of a controversial DoJ probe into some of the world's largest investment banks with ties to major I-gaming companies. ... (read more)
Justice Department Probes Investment Banks with US I-gaming Ties22 January 2007
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has issued subpoenas to some of the world's largest investment banks as part of a controversial investigation into the increasingly embattled online gambling industry.
Between October and January, the Southern District Court of New York issued formal requests for ... (read more)
NCLGS Set to Discuss I-Gaming11 January 2007
The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) will gather this weekend in Duck Key, Florida, to discuss and debate the impact of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA), which effectively bans I-gaming in the United States.
"State legislators involved in gaming ... (read more)
Web Portal Questions BoS Commitment to Pay Players3 January 2007
Clamor has arisen this week regarding embroiled operator BetonSports' (BoS) ability to reimburse an estimated 5,000 U.S.-based customers, to whom the company reportedly still owes an unspecified sum.
BetonSports' counsel, Jeffrey Demerath of the St. Louis-based firm Armstrong Teasdale, has indicated ... (read more)
Antigua Seeks Restraining Order against BoS1 December 2006
The Financial Services Regulatory Committee (FSRC) of the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda announced Thursday that it has applied for a restraining order in the High Court of Justice against beleaguered U.K. operator BETonSPORTS (BoS).
Under the order, BoS is to be restrained from, among other ... (read more)
Indicted Technology Provider Responds to NY Charges, Denies Wrongdoing16 November 2006
After being named in Wednesday's multiple-count Enterprise Corruption indictment filed in a New York state supreme court, Prolexic Technologies today issued a prepared statement alleging that it was wrongly accused of being the Web host provider to an illegal Internet sports book.
The company stated that it provides a service that, among other things, ". ... (read more)
Breaking News: 27 Busted in NY15 November 2006
Criminal charges have been brought against 27 individuals from three corporations in four states in connection with a billion-dollar-a-year gambling Web site, authorities said Wednesday.
Meris Campbell, a spokesperson for Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, named Florida-based Web server providers Prolexic Technologies Inc. ... (read more)
NY Bust - Multiple Charges, 27 Defendants, Millions of Dollars Seized15 November 2006
Criminal charges have been leveled against 27 individuals from three corporations in four states in connection with an alleged billion-dollar-a-year sports gambling operation.
According to a prepared statement released by the Queens County (QC) District Attorney's office, the operation was based in QC, New York, with connections to gambling wire rooms in Miami and the island of St. ... (read more)
Playtech Acquires Parts of Tribeca13 November 2006
Online gaming software provider Playtech announced today that it has agreed to buy parts of industry rival Tribeca Tables for $75 million.
The sale enables Playtech to absorb business from a number of Net gambling Web sites currently operating on Tribeca's poker software platform, including VC poker, ... (read more)
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