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Intralot Signs Contract To Put Chile's Lottery On Internet

Chile's state lottery organization, Polla Chilena Beneficencia awarded Intralot a six-year contract to introduce and maintain an online lottery system that will offer games through mobile phones, call centers, and the Internet. Intralot de Chile, a subsidiary of Greece-based Intralot, is expected to completely incorporate the new platform into Intralot's LOTOS system for a launch by the end of the year...read more

Horoscope for the Week of September 14, 2003

Tip of the Week The current focus for many Astrologers is Mars forming a close conjunction with Uranus. With Mars retrograding towards slower moving Uranus throughout the month of September, their charge is still present. Although the two planets will not technically form an exact conjunction, their prolonged close proximity of 1 degree suggests a lingering tension...read more

New Zealand Gambling Bill Puts Lottery Online

New Zealand's Parliament voted Thursday 62-52 in favor of adopting a new gambling bill. A clause added just days before the vote permits New Zealand's Lotteries Commission to operate on the Internet. The Lotteries Commission joins TAB in becoming one of only two gaming companies licensed under the bill to operate online...read more

Ladbrokes Loses De Lotto Appea

The Dutch Court of Appeals in Arnhem ruled Tuesday in favor of state-run Dutch lottery operator De Lotto. The decision states that without a license Ladbrokes may not offer bets to Dutch citizens and must therefore block their access to its Internet and telephone services...read more

Ladbrokes Set to Battle with Finnish Government

British bookmaker Ladbrokes has found itself amid yet another legal battle over cross-border gambling. The company recently filed a legal complaint with the Finnish Attorney General, arguing that the Finnish government has spread information to unlawfully block Ladbrokes' attempts to advertise within the country...read more

WTO Panel Selected for Antigua, US Dispute

Representatives from the United States and Antigua and Barbuda met last week with the newly appointed World Trade Organization panel assigned to their dispute to discuss the scheduling and organization of the panel. After a few meetings in which the nations were unable to agree upon the composition of the panel, Antigua and Barbuda's chief of foreign affairs, Sir Ronald Sanders, exercised his right to ask the WTO director general, Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi, to appoint the members of the panel...read more

Horoscope for the Week of September 7, 2003

Tip of the Week On August 27, Jupiter entered Virgo. This was the same day as the New Moon as well as Mars reaching its closest approach to Earth. Some of the effects of this powerful seed show themselves at this week's Full Moon the Harvest Moon - on September 10...read more

The Facts Behind the Gold Technologies Indictment

The indictment that U.S. Attorney Kevin Ryan filed in the San Jose’s U.S. District Court against four Rhode Island men and their businesses on charges related to illegal online gambling incorporates some heavy federal charges, but unless the prosecutor can prove that certain Rhode Island and California state statutes were broken, the whole thing will unravel. Background As noted by U.S...read more

Two I-Gaming Businesses, Four Individuals Indicted in California

On the heels of a five-year investigation, Gold Chip Technologies, Tecnologia and four individuals associated with the companies are facing an indictment before a federal court for activity involving an online gambling operation. The case will go before the San Jose Division of a Northern District of California Court...read more

Sportsbook Scene Column by Buzz Daly

If anyone has doubts about the dynamic nature of the sports-betting industry, they should have been in Las Vegas during the last week, as a series of events were held which involved all sectors: bettors, bookmakers, vendors and sports services...read more