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Kevin Smith Gaming Guru - Page 25Online Super Bowl Betting Increases for Fourth Consecutive Year3 February 2004
Despite efforts to keep Internet betting at bay and out of the United States, online bookmakers have had another successful Super Bowl. And once again, they've outshined their land-based competitors in Nevada.
". . . Not only have we passed up the land-based guys, but we have completely lapped ... (read more)
Sportingbet's iTV Plans21 January 2004
One of Internet gambling's most recognizable brands will soon be available through interactive television in the United Kingdom.
Sportingbet Plc plans to have an interactive TV betting platform launched in England this year. The company is teaming up with interactive entertainment and wireless firm YooMedia Plc to develop the software and backbone for the system. ... (read more)
Woodbine Goes Online14 January 2004
Canada-based Woodbine Entertainment Group this week launched an Internet service that enables gamblers to wager on races at its tracks as well as additional tracks in North America, Australia and Hong Kong. The company hopes online betting will bring in $15 million in wagers this year.
The new site, ... (read more)
Ladbrokes: 'Poker Is on the Rise'12 January 2004
A new report published last week by U.K. bookmaker Ladbrokes confirms what many in the industry already knew about online poker.
The study, "The Poker Britain Report, An Examination of the Explosion of Poker Playing Across the UK," looks at the popularity of playing poker online and how Internet poker ... (read more)
Add CES to the P2P Mix9 January 2004
With a major licensee under its belt and shares trading on London's Alternative Investment Market, Columbia Exchange Systems (CES) Software Ltd. looks to be in a good position to impact the increasingly crowded person-to-person betting market.
CES bills itself as a leading software solutions provider for the industry. ... (read more)
Is M-Commerce the Answer?8 January 2004
It might not happen overnight, but Morten Hofstad could have a viable payment solution for the interactive gaming industry. The answer to the industry's transaction processing problems, he says, rests in the handsets of mobile phones across the world.
The Norwegian Royal Ministry of Finance on Tuesday ... (read more)
Rebates, Betfair Catch Ire of Racing Industry at US Conference23 December 2003
Controversy seems to follow Betfair.
Representatives from the leading betting exchange were in the United States during the first week of December attending the University of Arizona's Symposium on Racing when discussion turned to the betting exchange model and the perceived shortage of money Betfair pays back to the industry. ... (read more)
Bet365 Invites Customers to Lay Horses, Football Teams22 December 2003
In an effort to separate itself from the competition, U.K.-based bookmaker Bet365 last week began offering the "lay" option on horses and British football teams.
The laying option, available through Bet365's betting shops, phone service and Internet site (www.Bet365.com), brings a popular betting option ... (read more)
BetWWTS Pays Its 'Survivor' Dues17 December 2003
Sandra Diaz-Twine is taking home $1 million for winning the seventh season of television's "Survivor"; customers of BetWWTS.com are taking home $40,000.
The reality TV contest concluded Sunday with Diaz-Twine left as the sole survivor. The outcome wasn't a surprise to BetWWTS, which pulled Survivor bets ... (read more)
Ladbrokes Takes on Nordic Gambling Monopolies15 December 2003
Officials with Ladbrokes are hoping the Gambelli ruling could open the door to the Nordic market for England's biggest bookmaker.
Last week the company filed a complaint against the Swedish and Finnish governments for a breach of E.U. competition rules.
It has also applied for gaming licenses in those ... (read more)
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