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Emily D. Swoboda Gaming Guru - Page 6Sun Setting on Oz Racing Industry's Gentleman's Agreement3 December 2008
Recent changes in Australian thoroughbred racing product-fee systems have put an end to the so-called gentleman's agreement that, for several decades, governed race-field levies between the country's states and territories.
The Australian racing industry's agreement allowed each state to keep the money bet on interstate horseracing rather than pay a fee for using another state's products. ... (read more)
Long-Standing Class-Action Suit against Google, Yahoo Dismissed2 December 2008
The dismissal of a four-year-old class-action suit against two California Internet search engines may have gone virtually unnoticed, but its potential impact and its merits -- or lack thereof -- have not.
Richard A. Kramer, a judge in the Superior Court of California, San Francisco County, on Nov. 7 ... (read more)
Cantor Pulls Plug on Retail I-Gaming (Update 1)1 December 2008
Adds comment from Cantor
With little notice, Cantor Gaming, the gaming arm of Cantor Fitzgerald, on Friday closed down its online gaming properties.
As published reports indicate, customers logging into Cantor's three online casinos over the weekend, including CantorCasino.com, Pub-Casino.co.uk and ... (read more)
I.M. Roundtable | Payments Fraud28 November 2008
Emily Says:
I'd like to welcome you to the very first IGamingNews online roundtable discussion.
Today we are discussing fraud in online gaming, the costs of an attack and how to protect against it. Our experts on the subject are Lennart Ehlinger, group security controller of Unibet, and Keegan Johnson, president and co-founder of Ethoca Ltd., a data sharing and fraud management firm. ... (read more)
Spanish Lawyer Questions Regional-Federal Regulatory Crossover25 November 2008
Several regions in Spain are discussing regulating online gambling locally, but with the national government also planning to introduce regulatory legislation, one Spanish gaming lawyer wonders why the regions would bother.
Alfonso Fernández Mañueco, the justice and home affairs councilor for the ... (read more)
Dutch Bankers Association Says No to Blanket Payments Ban24 November 2008
A Dutch banking interest group is refusing the government's call to block online gambling transactions in the country.
The Netherlands Bankers Association has reiterated its earlier stated position that its members would not cooperate with authorities' requests to block payments for online gambling transactions, according to a recent report in De Telegraaf, the largest daily Dutch newspaper. ... (read more)
New Ohio Service Could Run State-Level Compliance Risk22 November 2008
A new online service promises to make playing the lottery in Ohio more convenient, but omissions in its terms and conditions could lead to compliance issues at the state level.
Ohio Lotto Butler was launched in August by Bryan Melendez, an entrepreneur from Norwood, Oh.
In essence, Ohio Lotto Butler ... (read more)
Sportingbet Gearing Up for South Africa Launch20 November 2008
While legislators in South Africa gather comments on a draft tax bill for interactive gambling, a major United Kingdom online operator is awaiting final approval on a provincial sports betting license.
In its yearend results in October, Sportingbet expressed confidence about obtaining a license and launching in South Africa by Christmas 2008. ... (read more)
Online Payment Blocking Hits Two U.S. Lotteries18 November 2008
Although the New Hampshire and North Dakota lotteries derive disparate portions of revenue online, a new hiccup with credit card transaction processing is currently affecting both groups' ability to generate income from aboveboard Internet subscription services.
"We've encountered a little bit of an issue ... (read more)
South African Draft Tax Bill Published14 November 2008
South Africa’s Treasury on Thursday published the draft Interactive Gambling Tax Bill 2008 for public comment. The bill accompanies the National Gambling Amendment Bill, which passed in May 2008 and brings legalized Internet gambling to the country for the first time.
According to the draft bill, as ... (read more)
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