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Emily D. Swoboda Gaming Guru - Page 48Nambling Notes - June 9, 20009 June 2000
Tidbits from the U.S. -- Hearings for both Net betting prohibition bills have been scheduled in the U.S. House. The Commerce Committee's Telecommunications Subcommittee will hold a hearing on HR 3125 (the Internet Gambling Prohibition act) June 15. The House Banking Committee will hold a hearing on HR 4419 (the Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act) June 20. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - May 26, 200026 May 2000
Tidbits from the U.S. -- Several sources have reported that the HR 3125, the House version of the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act will soon be referred to the House Commerce Committee. Congress Daily reports, "Commerce Committee Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., said ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - May 5, 20005 May 2000
Tidbits from North America -- According to an article in Roll Call, House Democrats and a group of GOP lobbyists, including former Ill. Rep. Marty Russo, are in an uproar because the Christian Coalition and Family Research Council have convinced Judiciary Chairman Henry Hyde, Rep. Bill McCollum and Rep. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Apr 28, 200028 April 2000
Tidbits with a European Flavor - A new online horseracing betting service has been launched in France. An estimated 1.6 million CanalSatellite (a French digital satellite TV broadcaster) subscribers can now bet on the ponies live via themed channel Equidia, according to Advertising Age. The venture will be managed by PMU, a national equestrian gambling monopoly. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Apr 21, 200021 April 2000
Tidbits from Oz - The battle between the state and federal government in Australia over the legality of Internet gambling presents a very interesting dilemma: On one hand, the regulation of gaming lies in the hands of the states. The federal government, however, controls communications, and Prime Minister ... (read more)
Nevada Policy-makers Learn14 April 2000
It was a standing room only crowd at the Nevada Gaming Commission meeting as
they undertook a day of training on Internet gaming issues. It was a
comprehensive review that started with definitions of a URL and browsers.
Las Vegas-based attorney Tony Cabot designed the daylong training at the
request of the commission. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Apr. 7, 20007 April 2000
New Stuff -- Global Technologies, Ltd. announced Thursday that its wholly-owned U.K. subsidiary, GTL Management Limited, and Inter Lotto (UK) Ltd. have successfully launched the "Daily Number" lottery game in the U.K. GTL Management is the exclusive management company for the lottery on behalf of Inter ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Mar. 17, 200017 March 2000
New Licensing Opportunities -- The Western Australian government recently amended its bookmaker licensing regulations to include online sportsbooks. "Internet betting has been established as an extension of normal bookmaking activities,"said Gordon Muir of the WA Betting Control Board. "Therefore, Internet ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Mar. 10, 200010 March 2000
Tidbits from the U.S. -- On February 28, the Michigan Department of Community Health launched a $2 million (not including production costs) public service ad campaign aimed at warning Michigan residents about the dangers of problem gaming. The initial group of ads consists of six television commercials; four of them specifically focus on Internet gambling. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Mar. 3, 20003 March 2000
Ivestors' Corner -- Gaming software developer Cryptologic Inc. is slowly building upon its status as a force to be reckoned with in the online gaming industry. The Toronto-based company announced today that it has received approval for a listing on the Nasdaq National Market. It expects trading to commence under the symbol "CRYP" on March 20. ... (read more)
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