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Emily D. Swoboda Gaming Guru - Page 27Former Gaming Director for Antigua Addresses Ambiguous Media Report24 July 2007
After a recent, highly ambiguous media report suggested that gaming companies in the Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua), and other jurisdictions, were losing their gaming-related bank accounts under threat of U.S. law, questions arose as to the state of relations between Antiguan banks and gaming companies with the United States. ... (read more)
Q & A: Rafael Diaz-Tushman23 July 2007
Hoping to fill the void left after the U.S. government shut out the online gambling industry, a young entrepreneur is preparing to offer a new payment option that targets the Internet gambling and pornography industries.
Rafael Diaz-Tushman, 27, a graduate student at the University of Virginia, founded ... (read more)
Editorial: BetonSports - One Year Later17 July 2007
One year ago today, the industry woke to news that one of its own had been arrested by U.S. authorities.
Ex-BetonSports (BoS) CEO David Carruthers was apprehended at the Dallas Ft. Worth International Airport on July 16, 2006 while en route to his home in Costa Rica.
Details of the arrest were still foggy, but one thing remains certain: the industry has suffered since that day. ... (read more)
Q & A: Alan Feldman10 July 2007
Rumor has it, if the United States decides to regulate online gambling, major corporations would be looking to get a piece of the pie, according to one Las Vegas casino executive.
Alan Feldman, senior vice president of MGM Mirage, which owns 11 casinos in Las Vegas alone, said his company would have an ... (read more)
Wash. Lawyer Challenges State over Controversial I-Gaming Legislation9 July 2007
A lawyer is challenging a controversial law in Washington that makes online gambling a felony in the state.
Renton, Wash.-based attorney Lee Rousso on Friday filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court against the state of Washington, alleging that Senate Bill 6613, enacted in March 2006, violates the Commerce Clause in the United States Constitution. ... (read more)
Sharing Data, Protecting Business6 July 2007
The top five digital threats to e-commerce, according to Forbes Magazine, are as follows: transaction fraud, outside hackers, inside hackers, sloppy software and using laptop computers. In the online gaming industry, data sharing can create a formidable defense against fraudsters. So, why are banks and ... (read more)
Neteller's Lawrence Pleads Guilty2 July 2007
Neteller founder Stephen Lawrence on Friday pleaded guilty to charges of criminal conspiracy to promote illegal gambling by providing online gambling payment services to citizens of the United States.
Lawrence and co-founder John Lefebvre were arrested in January and charged with conspiracy and money laundering in connection with illegal gambling. ... (read more)
Experts React to Harvard/bwin Sports-Betting Study29 June 2007
The results of the first empirical study of actual gambling behavior, released to the public on June 22, showed little evidence of a problem gambling epidemic proliferated by the seedy world of Internet gambling, as is the common discourse. Two experts on problem gambling, one from academia, the other a ... (read more)
Q & A: Christine Reilly25 June 2007
In May, Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., introduced legislation proposing a comprehensive one-year study of Internet gambling by the National Research Council, a division of the National Academy of Sciences. The proposed study would examine several aspects of gaming, including existing legal frameworks in the ... (read more)
2007 World Series of Poker In Full Swing21 June 2007
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is underway at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and despite the advertising and registration restrictions the corporation was forced to place on the event, it is still the biggest draw in poker.
"We've had 27,109 entrants through 32 events in the first 19 days this ... (read more)
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