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Emily D. Swoboda Gaming Guru - Page 46World Gaming's Craven Addresses Shareholders13 August 2002
For World Gaming shareholders and those who have followed the interactive gaming
industry closely, hearing the thoughts and goals of a new World Gaming CEO isn't anything new.
"I don't think that an acquisition approach is immediately helpful for us at the moment. [World Gaming] isn't ... (read more)
Weekly Nambling Notes, July 29-August 24 August 2002
Friday, August 2
On the E-Commerce Front -- The Associated Press reported Friday that Bank of America has mailed thousands of notices to its Arizona-based customers informing them they can't use their cards for illegal transactions, including Internet gambling. The mailer outlined several new polices, ... (read more)
Weekly Nambling Notes - July 15-19, 200220 July 2002
Tidbits from the US -- Six months into the rollout of its advance deposit wagering system, the California Horseracing Board released new figures for the three licensees who offer the service via the Internet and telephone. Through July 6, $66.3 million was bet through ADW, representing 5.7 percent of total California wagering of $1.1 billion since Jan. ... (read more)
Weekly Nambling Notes - July 1-5, 20025 July 2002
Makin' Deals -- U.K. multimedia bookmaker attheraces recently signed a contract with The Press Association, a news agency, for horseracing editorial content and photos. The three-year deal will supply attheraces with content for all of its betting platforms, including its Internet site, interactive TV channel and mobile phone application. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Nov. 23, 200123 November 2001
A Tidbit from Ireland -- The ongoing feud between bookmakers and governments over the tax rates sports books should be assessed has escalated again. Bookmakers through Ireland are trying to have the betting tax abolished, so they can compete better with bookmakers in the United Kingdom. To drive their point ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Sep 28, 200128 September 2001
A Tidbit from South America -- The provider of simulcast racing in Brazil, Carnegie Cooke & Company, announced last week that its IBM data command headquarters in Porto Alegre has been completed and that its newly mechanized jockey clubs have increased betting revenue by 88 percent. Internet betting could be ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Sep 21, 200121 September 2001
Tidbit from the US -- The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have sidetracked Rep. Bob Goodlatte's, R-Virg., plans for reintroducing his Internet gambling prohibition bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. "Last Tuesday's tragic events altered a lot of things, including legislative schedules," Goodlatte said Wednesday. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - June 22, 200122 June 2001
A Tidbit from the Far East -- DrHo.com Chief Executive Peter Kjaer predicts nothing but problems if Hong Kong goes ahead with proposed changes to its gambling law. According to the gambling ordinance in Hong Kong, bettors can only wager on horse races and Mark Six through the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Any other ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - June 15, 200115 June 2001
Legal Stuff -- The latest Las Vegas Strip properties finding themselves in domain name battles are Treasure Island and New York-New York. Treasure Island is suing Knot Investments of Belize in a U.S. District Court in Las Vegas for violating the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. Knot has a gaming ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Apr 27, 200127 April 2001
Tidbits from the US -- The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments for World Sports Exchange President Jay Cohen''s appeal case May 21. A panel of appellate judges will question lawyers from both sides, each of which will be allotted 15 minutes. Cohen was convicted in February 2000 for ... (read more)
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