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Emily D. Swoboda Gaming Guru - Page 28Editorial: Coming (Back) to America18 June 2007
Over the last 10 months, I-gaming industry observers have seen companies, big and small, turned upside-down. After the September 2006 passage of the U.S. Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), the U.S. market--for years, the fickle lifeblood of the industry--all but disappeared.
However, things are starting to happen for the industry in the United States. ... (read more)
Lawmakers Debate US I-gaming Regulation14 June 2007
The House Financial Services Committee on Friday heard compelling testimony from witnesses that were both for and against the regulation of Internet gambling in the United States. Discussion within the panel was likewise compelling, with legislators squaring off on all sides of the issue.
Rep. Barney ... (read more)
The Pulse Returns with Not-So-Surprising Data: Poker Numbers Are Down13 June 2007
After a long absence, online poker measuring stick PokerPulse is back with new stats for the online poker industry, showing a marked decline between the months of September 2006, when the industry suffered a major breakdown due to the U.S. ban on Internet gambling, and April 2007.
Prior to the passage of ... (read more)
State Lawmakers to Tackle Federal I-gaming Laws31 May 2007
The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS), the only organization of U.S. state lawmakers convening on a regular basis to discuss gaming issues, has traditionally stood in opposition to Internet gambling, but it is open now to changing its position.
At its summer meeting next month in Las Vegas, Nev., NCLGS members will debate how the 2006 U.S. ... (read more)
Q & A: Daniel Negreanu30 May 2007
Mobile entertainment developer I-play, with the help of a well known poker pro, has entered the poker market with two mobile products: one for learning the game and one for practice.
I-play teamed up with four-time World Series of Poker champ Daniel Negreanu to create the two products. The first, ... (read more)
No Decision Reached Yet in Kaplan Detention Hearing25 May 2007
Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Fagan asked today that BetonSports (BoS) Founder Gary Kaplan be held without bond due to his obvious risk of flight, reciting a laundry list of reasons to support his request.
Kaplan, who was detained in March in the Dominican Republic after fleeing the indictment for eight ... (read more)
Insights: Between a Rock and a Hard Place23 May 2007
Three weeks ago, the office of the United States Trade Representative announced it would use a World Trade Organization (WTO) procedure to clarify its ban on I-gaming, which had been at the center of a four-year dispute between the United States and the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua). ... (read more)
US Waives Right to Appeal in WTO Dispute with Antigua22 May 2007
The United States has forgone its right to appeal the most recent decision in its World Trade Organization (WTO) I-gaming dispute with the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua), leaving it open to further complaints from other WTO members.
Furthermore, not only has the United States chosen ... (read more)
GBGC Releases Revised Post-UIGEA Figures21 May 2007
U.K.-based consulting firm Global Betting and Gaming Consultants (GBGC) in April released revised projections for the global gaming industry in the post-Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) era. GBGC found that the effects of the legislation may have been far worse than first expected.
... (read more)
Insights: US and Antigua - The Elephant and The Fly17 May 2007
The four-year dispute between the United States and the tiny twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) over U.S. restrictions on online betting--online horserace betting, in particular--took an unpredictably ugly turn recently when the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it ... (read more)
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