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Emily D. Swoboda Gaming Guru - Page 25The CEO Panel - One Year Later8 October 2007
The first of two revealing CEO panels at this year's European I-Gaming Congress and Expo (EiG) in Barcelona included Neteller's Ron Martin, Sportingbet's Andrew McIver, Jez San from PKR.com and Petter Nylander from Unibet--each expressed a unique perspective on how the industry has fared over the last year. ... (read more)
Internet Betting Could Find Its Way to Illinois28 September 2007
Illinois may be the next U.S. state to allow Internet betting on horse races.
A bill pending in the state House aimed at funding statewide construction projects through the expansion of Illinois casinos includes an amendment, introduced by Sen. Rickey Hendon, (D), that would legalize off track advance-deposit wagering on horse races within the state. ... (read more)
Kaplan Denied Bail Again28 September 2007
BetonSports (BoS) founder Gary Kaplan will stay in jail while he awaits trial.
U.S. District Court Judge Carol Jackson ruled in a St. Louis court today that Kaplan poses far too great a flight risk to be released on house arrest.
Jackson on Sept. 5 heard evidence as to how Kaplan would be reasonably secure at the $1.4 million home his wife had purchased in a St. ... (read more)
Tucker Wants Evidence Thrown Out26 September 2007
Lawyers for Penelope Tucker, the 12th defendant named in the federal indictment against BetonSports (BoS), have filed a new set of pretrial motions asking for evidence to be thrown out based on the conduct of FBI agents during the search and seizure process.
Motion to Compel
Special Agent David O. ... (read more)
US Says Antigua's Compensation Claims are 'Disconnected from Economic Reality'25 September 2007
While the United States met its Sept. 22 deadline with the World Trade Organization (WTO) to pay damages owed to Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) over a four-year dispute, it said the Caribbean nation's claim was based on calculations that were "wildly disconnected from any official economic statistics, and ... (read more)
Italy to Decide which Skill Games Fall under I-Gaming Licensing Regime18 September 2007
Italian authorities will announce this week where skill games fit into the country's remote gambling licensing regime.
In June 2006, the Italian Council of Ministers enacted a Law Decree (LD) aimed at cutting Italy's deficit by 11.2 billion euros. The LD included measures to liberalize and deregulate of ... (read more)
Asian I-Gaming Growth Hopskotches Region to Region13 September 2007
Asia may never be a fully regulated I-gaming jurisdiction, as most Asian governments seem to view Internet gambling as a social problem. But little by little, Asia is shaping up to be a budding region for hosting at least some types of online gambling.
Most Asian countries prohibit Internet gambling, ... (read more)
Checking in on Sports Betting7 September 2007
Some would argue that U.S. government targeted the online sports betting industry when it passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). On the other hand, sports betting was already illegal in the United States by virtue of the Wire Act of 1961.
Oct. 13, when the UIGEA was signed into law, the U.S. ... (read more)
Kaplan's Plan for Home Detention Hits Snag5 September 2007
U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson today heard testimony on what indicted BetonSports (BoS) founder Gary Kaplan’s lawyers thought would be a foolproof way to guarantee that he would show up for court if he was released on house arrest, but, somehow, she still wasn’t convinced.
Magistrate Judge Mary Ann Medler previously denied Kaplan’s motion to reconsider his detention. ... (read more)
Editorial: Casual Betting, Meet Social Networking31 August 2007
The changing Internet gambling industry (a direct result of the U.S. Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) has given way to some emerging new markets, not the least of which combines the popular worlds of gambling and social networking.
Social "netbetting," as it has come to be called, blends an online social networking model (MySpace or Facebook, for instance) with casual betting. ... (read more)
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