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Kevin Smith Gaming Guru - Page 11Online Sports Betting Industry Looks Strong Heading Into Super Bowl Weekend3 February 2005
It doesn't matter how hard the National Football League and the U.S. Congress try to contain the online betting industry; the demand for online betting remains high in the States, and that will be more evident than ever after what's expected to be another record-breaking weekend for Super Bowl betting. ... (read more)
Damage Control: Betinternet Wants to Clear Its Name after Race Fixing Scanda2 February 2005
Officials with Betinternet are hoping the New York Racing Association will reverse its decision to terminate a simulcast agreement with the company's Euro Off-Track subsidiary because of its involvement in a betting scandal spanning four years.
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York last ... (read more)
Yahoo and the 'New Era' of P2P27 January 2005
The significance of the recently announced partnership between Yahoo and Betfair is beginning to come to light.
"We are going after the bloke who bets once a year on the Grand National, not the guy who is betting every day or every week."
- Mark Davies Betfair
The deal, announced ... (read more)
Hardly Child's Play - Popularity of Poker Among American Teens Raises Concerns26 January 2005
Poker is one of the hottest things going for America's youth.
No longer does the green felt of the table and pocket aces appeal only to senior citizens and hardcore card players. Home games are sprouting up all over with junior high, high school, college students and young professionals all getting into ... (read more)
Bookmakers Weather the NFL Storm in '0418 January 2005
The 2004 National Football League season will go down as one of the worst ever for the sports betting industry.
A trend of heavy favorites winning throughout most of the season had some books teetering on the brink of existence. A run of underdogs winning in the playoffs has provided relief, but not enough to turn the season into a positive one. ... (read more)
Making It Happen in Belgium - A Steep Task13 January 2005
If regulators have their way, online casinos could be licensed in Belgium by the end of the year, but getting there won't be easy.
Marc Callu from the Belgian games of chance commission is urging Belgian lawmakers to create a system that would recognize legitimate gaming sites on the Internet in an effort to protect Belgian consumers. ... (read more)
RTG Rolls out Mobile Games12 January 2005
Leading online gambling software provider RealTime Gaming (RTG) has released a suite of wireless casino games.
Developed through a partnership with Phantom Fiber, the games are Java-based and built for Palm and PocketPC systems. RTG will roll out a Symbian suite in the first quarter of 2005. Twelve games ... (read more)
Asia's Answer to the Poker Boom?10 January 2005
An unusual partnership emerged last week when a leading health industry firm purchased the assets of Mahjong Systems Limited (MSL), a company that has developed Internet Mahjong software.
"With Mahjong Mania, we will bring multiplayer skill games to Asia on Asian terms."
-Adriaan ... (read more)
Prospects for P2P's Seemingly Impenetrable Top Tier10 January 2005
The P2P sector finds itself at a crossroads coming into 2005. Behemoth Betfair.com remains the leading exchange across the globe, with a market share pushing 90 percent. Numerous competing sites have come and gone over the last two years, and while the number of betting exchanges continues to grow, only a ... (read more)
Setbacks for BetonSports5 January 2005
Spending his time assuring investors, analysts and the media that BetonSports.com is still on solid financial footing wasn't exactly what the company's CEO, David Carruthers, had in mind for the holidays.
"I remain very bullish about the core of this business, and we will prove to any critics ... (read more)
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