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IGN Staff Gaming Guru - Page 10Nambling Notes | July 28, 200828 July 2008
REACQUIRED Octopi Holdings, a multiplayer online and mobile games developer in Arizona, has reacquired the assets it sold to Fun Technologies Inc. in January 2006.
Financial details were not disclosed, though at the time of acquisition two years ago, Fun parted with an upfront payment of $3 million, ... (read more)
Nambling Notes | July 25, 200825 July 2008
GROWING According to the China Internet Network Information Center in Beijing, China last month became the world's largest Internet market with about 253 million users.
The estimate, based on a national survey, shows the number of users rose by more than 50 percent, or 90 million, during the past ... (read more)
EU Trade Delegation's Visit to U.S. Curiously Postponed23 July 2008
A European Union trade delegation scheduled to visit Washington, D.C., this week was told by the office of the United States trade representative to postpone its visit.
The delegation, comprised of members of the European Commission, was to discuss the Trade Barriers Regulation complaint filed by the ... (read more)
Nambling Notes | July 22, 200822 July 2008
INTEGRATIVE INITIATIVE CryptoLogic Ltd., the online gambling software developer, has integrated its poker network into the e-wallet payment system of Betsafe, a Scandinavia-facing online operator.
Prior to the integration, Betsafe's poker site was not connected to its sports betting service. Because ... (read more)
Antigua Looking to Asia for Licensees21 July 2008
With the United States settlement outstanding, and having not been admitted to the United Kingdom's advertising white list, Antigua and Barbuda is looking toward Asia to bolster its struggling online gambling economy.
"We have been able to begin to diversify the industry and notwithstanding the challenges with the USA, we have been able to look for markets outside the US," L. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes | June 19, 200819 June 2008
LAUNCHED British Sky Broadcasting, the satellite television company, has launched Sky Bingo Interactive, a bingo offering playable online or on television.
The game appears on the lower portion of television screens and allows users to play while watching other programs.
"Bingo continues to grow in ... (read more)
Nambling Notes | June 17, 200817 June 2008
Trade Tiff: U.S.-Antigua Settlement Deadline Pushed back
The United States and the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda have pushed their World Trade Organization settlement deadline to this Friday.
L. Errol Cort, Antigua's finance minister, told reporters on the island Monday that the June 20 ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - June 10, 200810 June 2008
Betbrokers (London: 0.40p / - 0.27p / - 40.30%)
Betbrokers, a betting brokerage and online gambling operator in London, said it is unlikely to meet market expectations for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2008.
The company said that "a lack of funds in the clearing house account has severely restricted ... (read more)
Kaplan Awaits Final Ruling on Tax Evasion, Obstruction Charges5 June 2008
In the federal case against BetonSports, the United States will not object to recommendations that tax evasion and obstruction charges be dismissed against Gary S. Kaplan, the company's jailed founder, according to court documents filed Monday.
In April, Magistrate Judge Mary Ann L. Medler, of Federal District Court in St. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - May 28, 200828 May 2008
Rank Group (London: 88.75p / +0.50p / + 0.57%)
The Times of London editorializes that Rank Group's rough run of luck in 2007 "is not all gloom."
With Gerry Sutcliffe, the Culture Department's minister for gambling, hinting at measures to allow bingo clubs to reintroduce high-jackpot machines, and investors -- including Guoco Pty Ltd. ... (read more)
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