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Kevin Smith Gaming Guru - Page 22Channel 4 Emerges in the attheraces Aftermath9 April 2004
The broadcasting rights picture for horseracing in the United Kingdom cleared up slightly this week, as officials with Channel 4 announced an 18-month contract with the Racecourse Holdings Trust.
The deal was announced just days after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said racecourses broke competition law ... (read more)
The Shot Heard 'Round the Betting World8 April 2004
The Huskies from the University of Connecticut won their second NCAA national title Monday night, but it was the semi-final match that shook the wagering world.
UCONN was favored in the game, with the line shifting from 2 to 3 points (depending on the book).
The Defining Moment
The Huskies held a ... (read more)
EC Asks Denmark and Greece to Lift Gambling Bans5 April 2004
The European Commission last week voiced objections to gambling restrictions in Denmark and Greece, possibly pointing to a shift in attitude toward cross-border interactive gambling.
The Commission on Tuesday warned the government of Denmark that a one-year-old Danish law preventing foreign gambling ... (read more)
Yahoo, Google Cut I-Gaming Ads5 April 2004
In the latest round of fallout from a U.S. federal grand jury investigation into the interactive gambling industry, Yahoo and Google, operators of the Internet's two largest search engines, have announced plans to stop taking advertising from gambling-related Web sites.
Officials with Yahoo said they will ... (read more)
BBC Makes Next Move in ATR Fallout31 March 2004
In the wake of UK-racing broadcaster Attheraces pulling the plug on its TV signal, the BBC took steps on Tuesday to protect its racing interests.
The network inked a deal that will protects its coverage until the end of this year and mean that coverage of the Derby, Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood will all be available to terrestrial viewers. ... (read more)
Attheraces Pulls Plug On Broadcast30 March 2004
The future of Attheraces remains unclear after the interactive betting operation stopped broadcasting British racing at midnight on Monday.
The operation's companion betting Web site is still up and running, but many believe there is little value to the site without the TV broadcasts of racing to go along ... (read more)
Q &A : Jay Cohen26 March 2004
Jay Cohen, one of the founders of World Sports Exchange, was released from federal prison on Tuesday and was sent to a halfway house in Oakland, California, where he will finish the remaining 30 days of his sentence.
IGN spoke to Cohen via telephone from the halfway house about his current legal status with ... (read more)
The Latest in P2P: Spread Betting25 March 2004
In a logical next step for the betting exchange industry, City Index and TradingSports have announced the launch of the Internet's first financial betting exchange.
The site, www.Binexx.com, should go live by week's end. For now, players can access the site and sign up to be notified when trading commences. ... (read more)
Land-Based P2P Gets Green Light in Scotland24 March 2004
P2P betting scored a major victory Friday when the Scottish courts cleared the way for Henry Spurway to develop a chain of terrestrial betting exchange shops in Edinburgh.
Spurway last year opened an Easibet shop, complete with computer terminals tied into Betfair's network, and planned to open more than ... (read more)
NCAA Holds Its Stance against Betting19 March 2004
The popularity of the NCAA Men's basketball tournament means that March will likely be the biggest month of the year for Internet and land-based bookmakers targeting North American punters.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association, which has long been opposed to gambling of any sort, including ... (read more)
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