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Kevin Smith Gaming Guru - Page 28Casino.com Sale Reflects Boss Media's B2B Focus29 October 2003
One of the oldest, and most easily found interactive gaming portals, www.casino.com, was sold by Boss Media to an unknown buyer for $5.5 million this week.
The identity of the new owner will be disclosed by the end of the year.
The site, which was used to fuel traffic to Boss Media licensees' gambling ... (read more)
P2P in the Spotlight Down Under Again29 October 2003
Racing ministers from all eight Australian states and territories as well as New Zealand will converge in Sydney Thursday and Friday at the 2003 Australasian Racing Ministers' Conference, and online betting exchanges look to be the hot topic of discussion.
At last year's conference, the group formally ... (read more)
BetOnSports Responds to Infinity with Petition Drive24 October 2003
A week after the Howard Stern Radio Show announced it was pulling all interactive gambling advertisements, online sports book BetOnSports.com is taking action.
Already known for its bold marketing campaigns (most notably the touring luxury RVs, which appear at tailgating parties for college and NFL ... (read more)
Assessing Australia's 'Problem'22 October 2003
With the long-term future of interactive gambling in Australia in question, a heated debate has sprung up over the interpretation of potentially alarming gambling-related statistics.
"Those zealots who cite the Tasmanian data and only claim it represents losses are distorting facts for their ... (read more)
Editorial - No Conspiracy Here, Just the Flexing of Muscles22 October 2003
For conspiracy theorists, news over the last the couple of weeks in the interactive gaming industry has been enough to fill hours upon hours of discussion in a dark basement of an underground coffee shop.
The U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri has subpoenaed a host of Internet sites, ... (read more)
BetOnSports Not Worried About Ads Getting Pulled on Stern Show17 October 2003
David Carruthers, CEO of BetOnSports.com, admitted he was surprised this week when he heard from officials with the Howard Stern radio show informing him they would no longer be accepting advertising from online casinos and sports books.
Despite the rash decision from one of America's highest rated radio ... (read more)
Stern, Other Media Outlets Pull Gambling Ads16 October 2003
The reasons still aren’t known, but a host of national media outlets are pulling the plug on Internet gambling advertisements.
Operators of online casinos and sports books have found radio advertising as one of the key channels for marketing their business, but all that could be changing soon.
Richard ... (read more)
Are Online Race Betting Services Messing with Texas?15 October 2003
Interactive horse betting companies could soon find out if the saying "Don't mess with Texas" is true.
Racing officials and regulators in the Lone Star State are contemplating what they can do to combat online operations that they claim are illegally accepting wagers from the state and the state's racing ... (read more)
Favored Horse Tanks It at Ludlow, Betfair Cooperates13 October 2003
Champion trainer Martin Pipe finds himself in the middle of a Jockey Club inquiry into "irregular" betting following a hurdle race at Ludlow Thursday in which heavy favorite Intox III flopped.
"We are not judge or jury here. All we want to do is cooperate with the Jockey Club and let them ... (read more)
Wide-Scale Raids in Italy Target I-Gaming Operators9 October 2003
Financial police and tax officials in Catania, Italy this week raided the offices of several businesses tied to the online gaming industry.
The raids, which came after a yearlong investigation, were the start of a countrywide crackdown on businesses and individuals believed to be operating or making money from Internet gambling services. ... (read more)
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