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Kevin Smith Gaming Guru - Page 38Dutch Gaming Monopoly Looks to Expel Foreign I-Gaming Sites10 February 2003
Officials with Holland Casino in the Netherlands are looking to the courts to see exactly how far their monopoly stretches.
For years Holland Casino has operated a land-based casino. In early 2001, government officials went to the company and asked it to launch an online version of its games.
In the ... (read more)
Could the Solution to the E-Payment Crisis Already Exist?7 February 2003
For all of the "alternative payment solutions" offered through the years, some believe the answer to I-gaming's payment processing woes lies in the existing banking system.
If officials with UseMyBank.com have their way, online gamblers will soon be funding their accounts through online banking services ... (read more)
Betfair's Globalization Strategy4 February 2003
At a time when some Internet gaming operators are struggling to get payments processed and finding it difficult to grow their businesses, Betfair.com continues to cement its brand as the world's leading person-to-person betting exchange.
With more than 90 percent of the market share, the U.K.-based site ... (read more)
Tattersall's Moves Away from Online Gambling31 January 2003
Officials with Tattersall's, Australia's largest gaming company, announced last week that they will close down the company's online gambling division. Its two sites, one casino and one sports book, will shut down Saturday.
Tattersall's made its name through highly successful state lotteries and gaming ... (read more)
Super Bowl XXXVII - The Real Score30 January 2003
Player acquisition was the name of the game for VIPSports.com as well. Manager Alistair Assheton said they made money Sunday, but emphasized that the day was about harvesting new clients more than anything else.
"We had slightly less action on the game itself this year than we had last year," he said. ... (read more)
BetWWTS Calls Sale a Reverse Takeover29 January 2003
Despite what some officials involved with the sale of BetWWTS.com describe as "smear tactics" by the group's competitors, a reverse takeover is going according to plan for the gaming Web site.
Last week it was announced that the site, one of the first Internet-based sports books, was being sold to Consolidated Gaming Corp. ... (read more)
Indiana's Senate Passes Prohibition Measure28 January 2003
The state of Indiana has moved a step closer to enacting legislation that would punish I-gaming operators and those who advertise and facilitate their services. The bill, SB 71, was passed by the Senate Monday on a 49-1 vote.
SB 71, which makes operating any online gambling site accessible by Indiana ... (read more)
Consolidated Gaming Loses a License, Gains a Sports Book23 January 2003
St. John, Antigua and Darwin, Australia are separated by 18,000 kilometers of ocean, mountains and desert, and for the moment, linked by an Internet sports betting company that finds itself expanding its horizons on one side of the world and watching the walls crumble down on the other.
In Antigua, ... (read more)
Two Microgaming Casinos Shut Down21 January 2003
Having two of its sites close down probably wasn't the way Microgaming Systems Ltd. wanted 2003 to start.
But the company, a leading supplier of online gaming software, finds itself in damage-control mode in the wake of Challenge Casino and Music Hall Casino abruptly shutting their doors.
The two sites both closed this week and have not issued public statements about the matter. ... (read more)
Dueling Bills in the Hoosier State9 January 2003
Indiana could become only the second U.S. state to legalize Internet casinos if one member of the Legislature has his way.
For the third legislative session in a row, State Rep. Jerry Denbo (D) will introduce legislation addressing Internet gambling. In the past, Denbo sought to prohibit I-gaming, but ... (read more)
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