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Emily D. Swoboda Gaming Guru - Page 34NROG's Radio Men up to the Task27 September 2006
Two veterans of the radio broadcasting business are mounting a campaign against legislative attempts to take away American citizens' right to gamble online.
"We knew we had 30 million people that we could activate in the United States because we run campaigns that have done that."
- Brian ... (read more)
BoS, US Government Set to Negotiate20 September 2006
The temporary restraining order against BetOnSports (BoS) has been extended another 30 days, as attorneys in St. Louis negotiate a settlement of the civil and criminal charges against the company.
"What we are interested in doing is resolving this matter," BoS Attorney Jeffrey Demerath told U.S. ... (read more)
Q & A: Bill Mummery, IOM Department of Trade and Industry8 September 2006
Recent events in the United States have cast a menacing shadow over the Internet gambling industry's viability, but Bill Mummery, head of e-gaming development for the Department of Trade and Industry on the Isle of Man, believes jurisdictions with strong regulatory systems, good reputations and desirable tax benefits will come out ahead when all is said and done. ... (read more)
Sportingbet Chairman Detained in New York7 September 2006
Peter Dicks, a non-executive chairman for London-based online gambling operator Sportingbet Plc, was detained by Port Authority police late Wednesday night at JFK International Airport in New York while visiting the United States on non-Sportingbet-related business.
Dicks, 64, was arrested on a warrant ... (read more)
Enter the Gotti Factor4 September 2006
A recent federal court opinion may not bode well for the Internet gambling industry.
"This is not good news for the industry. It hasn't actually closed everything up, but the Department Of Justice is a big step closer to where they want to be to say that all Internet gambling is ... (read more)
Bracing for Change in Russia25 August 2006
Russia's State Duma, the lower house of its parliament, has reportedly scheduled a second round of debates on a bill that would strictly regulate gambling businesses in the country.
Approved after its first reading in March, the original bill, titled "On State Regulation of the Activity on Organizing and ... (read more)
Gambling Portals Consider Legal Action vs. BoS23 August 2006
Online gambling information portals The Online Wire and Gambling 911 have jointly filed a complaint with the Alternative Investments Market Regulatory News Service against BetonSports' (BoS) board of directors for false corporate statements made in an Aug. 11 announcement.
"Nowhere in our ... (read more)
I-Gaming Problem Gambling Research Depends on Industry Participation18 August 2006
An independent researcher in Canada is about to embark on a global research project aimed at beefing up responsible gambling policies within the Internet gambling industry.
Dr. Jaime Wiebe, president of Ontario-based Factz Research Institute (specializing in research in gambling and other addictions), and ... (read more)
BetonSports Announces Closings11 August 2006
The Board of Directors of BETonSPORTS today announced that given the temporary restraining order and the related indictment issued by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, shutting down its U.S.-facing operations in Costa Rica and Antigua is the company's only viable ... (read more)
Carruthers Posts Bai11 August 2006
Former BETonSPORTS CEO David Carruthers, who has been in U.S. custody since his arrest on July 16 during a layover in Texas as he flew from London to Costa Rica, may be just days from being released.
United States Attorney Catherine Hanaway has approved the conditions for Carruthers' release, according to ... (read more)
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