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Emily D. Swoboda Gaming Guru - Page 37Good Trivia Gone Bad21 June 2006
Susanne Uebler of Long Island New York won $1 million six years ago in a trivia contest at the online gambling site Oriental Casino, but after collecting a very small potion of her prize, she was cut off when the casino went out of business. Now she is battling in the courts for the prize she was promised, and early rulings have given her some hope. ... (read more)
Swedish Gaming Board Reports Print Editors to Police for Foreign Betting Ads20 June 2006
Last week Sweden's National Gaming Board reported four of the country's print-based editors to police for the violation of running advertisements for foreign gambling companies.
Two newspapers, Expressen and Metro, and two magazines, Slitz and Spray, ran ads for non-Swedish gambling companies in the weeks leading up to the World Cup. ... (read more)
Victorian Government Considers Australian Sports Bodies' Campaign for a Cut of Betting Revenues16 June 2006
A coalition of major sports organizations in Australia wants a cut of revenue wagered on their respective sporting events, and it looks as though the support of the Victorian government and most of the rest of the country's sports bodies may help them get their way.
In November 2003, seven sports ... (read more)
Island of Jersey Passes I-gaming Legislation14 June 2006
After a series of false starts and slow-moving processes, the island of Jersey, a sovereign state of the Channel Islands, is finally set to become the newest online gambling jurisdiction, creating competition with neighboring island Alderney, which has been established as a jurisdiction since 2000.
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Betfair to GGT: 'No Odds for You'13 June 2006
London-based gaming software developer Global Gaming Technologies (GGT) is promoting a tool that enables gamblers to compare prices on different betting exchanges, but the service, launched in February, is not receiving the blessing of the world's largest betting exchange, Betfair.
The proprietary ... (read more)
Q & A: Joe Asher, Cantor Gaming9 June 2006
Las Vegas-based Cantor Gaming, a division of financial company Cantor Fitzgerald, was instrumental last year in passing Assembly Bill 471, permitting wireless hand-held gaming devices to be used in certain public areas of Las Vegas casinos. In May 2006, Cantor became the first (and so far the only) company to win a license to offer a mobile gaming product at Las Vegas casinos. ... (read more)
US State Legislators Meet in Boston to Discuss I-gaming6 June 2006
Examination and regulation of Internet gambling seem to be the main messages that came out of a hearing Friday at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) annual summer meeting in Boston.
The NCLGS, which advocates states' rights, has opposed Internet gambling, saying it interferes with states' abilities to regulate gaming within the borders, but President Sen. ... (read more)
Minnesota Lawmaker Looks to Internet As Racing's Savior2 June 2006
A Minnesota politician introduced a bill in March that would legalize off-track betting in the state and permit the state's racecourses to make wagering at their races available via the Internet.
Sponsored by House Gaming Division Chairman Rep. Andy Westerberg, R-Blaine, and co-sponsored by fellow Republicans Michael Beard, Mark Buesgens, Randy Demmer and Sondra Erickson, H.F. ... (read more)
Amid Prohibition Push, Nevada Reps Call for Online Gambling Study30 May 2006
Nevada lawmakers submitted a bill May 24 that would establish a commission to examine the impact of online gambling , echoing the wishes of the American Gaming Association, which last month called for such a study.
The "Internet Gaming Study Commission Act," authored by Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev.. would ... (read more)
AGA Whitepaper Assesses I-Gaming in US24 May 2006
Americans spent a total of $4 billion last year betting on online casino games, sporting events and poker in spite of a ban on Internet gambling in the United States, according to a whitepaper released Tuesday by the American Gaming Association (AGA).
"An Analysis of Internet Gambling and its Policy Implications," authored by lawyer David O. ... (read more)
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