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Kevin Smith Gaming Guru - Page 20BetOnSports Announces Plans to Float8 June 2004
Hoping to give his online bookmaking operation more legitimacy and exposure in the international markets, BetOnSports CEO David Carruthers announced Monday that the firm plans to go public by year's end.
BoS, which targets U.S.-based punters for the majority of its business, said it intends to list on the ... (read more)
Like It or Not, Online Poker Is a Force7 June 2004
No one knows exactly why poker has seen a tremendous boom over the last 12 months, but most agree that online poker rooms are a major factor.
"Sure luck becomes more of a factor when you have this many people playing (in the World Series of Poker), but in the long run this is only going to ... (read more)
The Post-attheraces Landscape Is Taking Shape4 June 2004
Just over two months after attheraces went off the air, a new player in the U.K. race broadcasting space has emerged. Racing UK launched the "The Horse Racing Channel" (THRC) Saturday.
The new "At The Races," meanwhile, is scheduled to go live June 11.
THRC carries races from 30 U.K. racecourses. ... (read more)
The Last Woman Standing3 June 2004
Her last name isn't Moneymaker, but her story might be just as remarkable as that of the 2003 World Series of Poker champion.
Lost in all the excitement over this year's champion, Greg Raymer, was little known Rose Richie.
The last woman standing typically gets a little more press than men that go out in the top 100. ... (read more)
PokerStars.com Shines Again at World Series of Poker1 June 2004
If there was any doubt about the staying power of online poker, it was answered Friday night in Las Vegas when, for the second year in a row, an online qualifier won the biggest event in poker, the Texas No Limit Hold'Em final of the World Series of Poker.
"The way I see it, we are taking ... (read more)
Online Qualifiers Will Have Major Presence at WSOP Final Table, Sites They Represent Will Not28 May 2004
Five of the remaining nine players heading into today's final-round action at the 35th Annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas qualified through online sites, but you wouldn't know it from watching them play.
Numerous online sites have been represented throughout the tournament by qualifiers wearing ... (read more)
Nevada Reexamines Intrastate Online Gambling26 May 2004
Three years after the passage of enabling legislation setting up the groundwork for regulated interactive gambling in Nevada, the state's gaming regulators are revisiting the issue. Some say proposals for intrastate gaming could be in place by the end of the year.
The topic was discussed Friday during an ... (read more)
US and UK Philosophies on Sports Betting Are Worlds Apart24 May 2004
US and UK Philosophies on Sports Betting Are Worlds Apart
Half knowing what the answer would be, Sportingbet's Mark Blandford offered the National Football League $10 million a year to be the official odds provider for the league.
Blandford extended the offer last week while speaking on a panel at ... (read more)
AskWinner.com Offers Pay-per-Click Variation12 May 2004
After nearly six months of research and development, U.K.-based AskWinner.com last week rolled out a patent-pending pay-per-visitor advertising solution for the I-gaming industry.
The system is continually being tweaked, and the company behind the service, AW Inc., is planning achieve a critical mass in usage by summer's end. ... (read more)
British Racing - The New Media Landscape Is Taking Shape6 May 2004
How quickly things change.
The on-again/off-again relationship between live racing and British television appears to be back on as two groups are gearing to launch new services over the summer.
At the end of March, the attheraces media consortium discontinued its live broadcasts from 49 U.K. tracks, leaving racing fans without an around-the-clock broadcast feed. ... (read more)
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