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Emily D. Swoboda Gaming Guru - Page 47Nambling Notes - Feb 9, 20019 February 2001
Tidbits from Europe -- Holland Casino is inching closer to going live with its Internet casino. The site, developed by Access Gaming Systems of Australia, is currently available in free-play mode. It will switch over to real-money play when the government completes the creation of new rules for operating such a business. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Dec 15, 200015 December 2000
Tidbits from the US -- Now that the election is settled, it's time to mull the new administration's potential effect on the gambling industry. According to a Las Vegas Sun Article, Nevada casino industry leaders are, for the most part, "optimistic that gaming will get fair treatment from a George W. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Dec 1, 20001 December 2000
New Stuff -- While Australia's richest man, Kerry Packer, can casually lose $30 million during a gambling junket, he's obviously realized that most punters aren't quite so easy about it. His new online casino will feature a variety of "Packerisms," The Australian reports, such as software that lets players ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Sep 8, 20008 September 2000
Makin' Deals -- A freshly sealed deal between Satellite Information Services in London and The Racing Network is delivering live horse racing to the U.K. According to Harness Tracks of America, the deal will bring six hours of live coverage of North American thoroughbred racing every evening to Britons via satellite television. ... (read more)
Australia Chews on 'Plan B'30 August 2000
You can toss the planned track(s) for this week's On-Line Gaming Forum in Melbourne out the window; the prevailing issue, regardless of the specified topics, has been the Australian federal government's retroactive 12-month moratorium on the issuing of new online gambling licenses. The centerpiece of the ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Aug 11, 200011 August 2000
Tidbits from the US -- Australian online betting company eBet Ltd. is joining forces with Penn National Gaming to offer a new interactive racing service in the United States. Punters will bet on the ponies via the Internet, Web-TV and various wireless devices such as Palm Pilots. "Penn has shown great vision in teaming with eBet to lead the U.S. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - July 7, 20007 July 2000
Tidbits from Down Under -- Seven weeks after declaring a moratorium on the issuing of new interactive gaming licenses, the Australian federal government has announced a feasibility study into the consequences of the decision. A Saturday morning story published by ABC News Online reported, "The study will focus on ways in which the year-long ban might be implemented. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Jun 30, 200030 June 2000
In the House -- The Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, HR 3125, has been released by the House Commerce Committee. The next step is for the bill to be brought to the House floor for a general vote, although a whole lot of negotiating stands in the way. While a significant block of House conservatives are ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Jun 23, 200023 June 2000
Tidbits from Here and There -- The June 18 edition of Beaufort, South Carolina's Beaufort Gazette tells the tale of a video gambling casino owner who plans on shifting gears at the onset of the state's video poker ban and taking his business to the Internet. The businessman, Henry Ingram, says he'll replace ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Jun 16, 200016 June 2000
Tidbits from the U.S. -- If yesterday's House hearing on Rep. Bob Goodlatte's Internet Gambling Prohibition Act is any indication of how next week's hearing on the bill's little brother, the Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act, will go, you won't want to miss the action. The likelihood of prohibition ... (read more)
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