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Jeanette Kozlowski Gaming Guru - Page 4EiG Brief: The Morning After25 September 2008
After last evening's stunning beachfront EiG soiree at Opium Mar, which for some might have carried on until early this morning, many were in slow motion today in Spain's second largest city.
The emerging market keynote speaker, Nigel Bland, even joked: "Congratulations on turning up this morning, and with a little bit of luck, I'll keep you up."
Mr. ... (read more)
EiG Brief: Day Two in the Books24 September 2008
As weather conditions brightened today in Barcelona, the outlook of United States Update panelists was a bit cloudier on federal I-gaming legalization.
Described by panel moderator Anthony R. Coles, a partner at Jeffery Green Russell, as "very alien to many of us on this side of the Atlantic," the American legal system continues to trouble many industry members. ... (read more)
EiG Brief: To Eat, or to Play?23 September 2008
Even before 10 a.m., Barcelona time, the I-gaming industry's men and women (many donning business-suit black) were streaming into the EiG conference hall in Barcelona where just under 1,500 attendees will gather for two more days to learn, debate and network. The weather there was cool and rainy, but the agenda topics are gearing up to be some truly hot-button issues. ... (read more)
Beyond the Biz | Charles P. Cohen19 September 2008
In the early days of dot-com, Charles Cohen created one of the first online currencies. In its heyday, the now-defunct Beenz.com garnered more than five million registrations in an 18-month span with users earning “beenz” through purchases and redeeming them for other products and services. At one point, the ... (read more)
Financial Services Committee Approval a First, Washington Insider Says17 September 2008
Although the Payment Systems Protection Act was vehemently disapproved by some House Financial Services Committee members, one insider saw yesterday’s 30-to-19 vote in favor of sending the act in front of the full House as a positive step.
The newly approved bill, HR 6870, which was revised by the ... (read more)
Frank Bill Moves to Full House16 September 2008
The House Financial Services Committee today approved Barney Frank’s third installment of the Payment Systems Protection Act, HR 6870.
The bill was accepted by a 30-to-19 vote.
The new version of the payments protection act, which was introduced last Thursday by Mr. Frank, calls for the Treasury ... (read more)
Frank Reintroduces Watered-Down Bill12 September 2008
Once again, Barney Frank, chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, is attempting to clarify the United States government's definition of unlawful Internet gambling.
Yesterday, the Massachusetts Democrat introduced a new version of the Payments System Protection Act. The bill, HR 6870, calls ... (read more)
Insights | Election Day v. 210 September 2008
With each presidential ticket cemented -- Obama-Biden versus McCain-Palin -- IGamingNews wondered what United States I-gaming policy would look like if either administration were to set up shop in Washington, D.C., after the November 2008 election. The following is the second installment of industry-expert responses to that rather taxing question. ... (read more)
The Gaming Bank10 September 2008
The concept behind the world’s first I-gaming bank is neither original nor groundbreaking -- current online banking bigwigs PayPal and Neteller have been paving that road since the late-1990's. Nevertheless, the experienced minds and the strong financial backing behind Ivobank ambitiously set out to do ... (read more)
Insights | Election Day5 September 2008
Speculation surrounding the two United States presidential candidates’ views on I-gaming bubbled over in the blogosphere when Barack Obama selected Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware as his running mate: What did his choice mean for I-gaming in the land of Stars and Stripes?
Some proclaimed it as good for the industry; others dismissed it as not so good. ... (read more)
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