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Emily D. Swoboda Gaming Guru - Page 10Q.& A. | Bruno Giussani18 September 2008
The message for business people contemplating their place in cyberspace is simple and direct: get linked or get lost.
Vic Sussman and Kenan Pollack
Bruno Giussani isn't from the online gaming industry, but he knows a thing or two about the Internet.
Mr. Giussani, a recognized technology expert, is delivering the keynote address at this year's European i-Gaming Congress and Expo. ... (read more)
EU-U.S. Trade Spat Yet to Reach Boiling Point, Insider Says18 September 2008
In meetings this week with United States officials, a European Union trade delegation is investigating whether the Department of Justice's prosecutorial efforts against certain publicly traded European online gambling firms is in violation of a World Trade Organization treaty. But one trade policy expert ... (read more)
German Lawyers Question Enforceability of Latest Bwin Verdict12 September 2008
A regional court in Germany on Thursday upheld a previous decision banning Bwin Interactive Entertainment, the Austria-based operator, from offering its services in the country, but two German legal experts do not think the decision will make much difference in the end for the operator.
The case relates to ... (read more)
BetonSports Defendants Facing New Charges11 September 2008
The defendants in the federal case against BetonSports are facing new charges, IGamingNews has confirmed.
The United States government on Sept. 4 issued a third superseding indictment which appeared to be vastly different from the original one issued in June 2006, as well as the first superseding indictment in June 2007, both in its wording and in the application of the charges. ... (read more)
New Dutch Law Engenders Questions on Tax Liability, Lawyer Says10 September 2008
The Dutch tax authorities have been given the power to impose a 29 percent tax on foreign online gambling operators, but whether or not they will remains to be seen.
On Tuesday, the Dutch Senate approved an amendment to the Gaming and Betting Act extending the country's tax on land-based gaming to online gambling operators. ... (read more)
In Brief: I-Gaming Tax Bill Clears Dutch Senate9 September 2008
The Dutch Senate today passed a proposal that extends gambling taxation to cover Internet-based games of chance, Justin Franssen, a lawyer with Van Mens & Wisselink in Amsterdam, confirmed to IGamingNews via e-mail.
According to a statement by the Eerste Kamer, the country's Senate, the amendment ... (read more)
PacificNet 'Here to Stay' Having Settled with Creditors8 September 2008
PacificNet Inc., a gaming technology company, has settled a dispute with several of its creditors and now hopes to move forward in building the business and regaining the trust of its customers.
The dispute arose last year when the company, based in Hong Kong, defaulted on debenture payments to several ... (read more)
Tabloid Turnaround8 September 2008
EiG Preview
How an Iconic Brand Made a Splash Online
Sept. 23, 4:30 PM, Room 117
Presenter: Pete Picton, Editor, The Sun Online, UK
See Pete Picton present at the seventh annual European iGaming Congress & Expo in Barcelona.
A 44-year-old British tabloid ... (read more)
New Superseding Indictment Issued in BetonSports Case8 September 2008
Defendants in the federal case against BetonSports will be ordered to enter their pleas for a third time following the issuance of another amended indictment.
The United States government on Sept. 3, 2008, filed its second revised -- or superseding -- indictment, listing the charges against eight defendants. ... (read more)
Insights | Class-Action Traction?5 September 2008
The two United States-based investment firms that are being sued for investing in illegal gambling operations maintain their innocence and have vowed to "defend the charges vigorously."
The Vanguard Group, based in Pennsylvania, and American Century Companies, based in Missouri, have been named in ... (read more)
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