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WLA Supports US in WTO I-gaming Dispute

The World Lottery Association (WLA), an international organization that takes in over $103 billion in revenue and represents 142 government-controlled lotteries from 74 countries, has pledged its support to the United States' position in its dispute against the islands of Antigua and Barbuda before the World Trade Organization (WTO). The U.S...read more

Horoscope for the Week of December 7, 2003

Tip of the Week: Astrology is an organic art and science. The four elements are fire, Earth, Air and Water. Can you get more organic than that? Also, the way Astrology works in its measurement of planetary cycles, our own planet included, reveals growth processes beginning with seeds...read more

Gaming Operator Gives Account of DDoS Attack

Many in the I-gaming industry have already learned firsthand about the new cyber-predators. Although hackers have been an inextinguishable pest since even the earliest days of the Internet, not until now has a group used hacking as a technique to launch a powerful and widespread attempt at extorting money from Internet-based companies...read more

Horoscope for the Week of November 30, 2003

Tip of the Week: Great-balls of fire flying in every direction, whereupon cooling carbon condensates to lay the foundation for new life. That is what it was like in the beginning say Astronomers, you know, the big bang! Fragments swirl and spiral in rhythmic cycles for eons becoming round and beautiful spheres of metal ores and rocks with gems in the belly and gold in the veins...read more

I-Gaming's Thorn du Jour: DDoS

The exact extent of the problem is unknown. The Financial Times reported last week that in September over a dozen I-gaming sites that target the U.S. market were crippled by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. But security firms, gaming technology providers, and police investigators suggest that the situation is far worse...read more

Foreign Operators Brace for 'Real War' in Holland

Primary proceedings on the Ladbrokes/De Lotto case will begin today. Ladbrokes is contesting the rulings of two lower courts that found that the company violates Dutch law by offering sports betting services in the Netherlands. The case is expected to last between one and two years...read more

Horoscope for the Week of November 16, 2003

Tip of the Week: The famous Swiss Psychologist, Carl G. Jung asserts that each deeper layer of the psyche tends to be in contradiction to or polarizes the previous layer. Jung refers to this as the paradoxical nature of the psyche. Paradox is a word that requires creative thinking and an open mind...read more

Harrah's Unveils Subscription Based I-Gaming Operation

Harrah's Entertainment today acknowledged that in the first few months of 2004 it intends to launch a subscription-based online gaming network in the UK called Lucky Me, which might one day gain approval from U.S. regulators. Rather than following the most commonly used pay as you play model, Lucky Me will charge users a monthly subscription rate...read more

Horoscope for the Week of November 9, 2003

Tip of the Week: The Harmonic Concordance Celebrations and gatherings are currently taking place. While there are many themes and social change seeds connected to this global event, a central emphasis is on relationships. Libra is the sign most closely associated with the art and process of cultivating harmony, happiness and love as a flow in relationship...read more

TAB Update: Beattie Cites Competition Concerns

A day after Victorian betting company Tabcorp issued a hefty buyout bid for TAB, its competitor in New South Wales, Queensland's premier, Peter Beattie, strongly criticized the proposition and stated that he would take his concerns to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Dick McIlwain, managing director for UNiTAB, the company that is already three weeks into a merger agreement with TAB, also spoke about the matter, saying that his company would not engage in a bidding war with Tabcorp. Beattie opposes the bid as anti-competitive...read more