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Kevin Smith Gaming Guru - Page 45Spotlight: StatFox.com11 June 2002
Since the inception of online gambling, companies have catered to online bookmakers by supplying them with more than just point lines. Information as obscure as a player's free throw percentage in the month of January in a specific road arena is just one example of the vast information out there and the technology available for mining it. ... (read more)
World Cup Update10 June 2002
An enormous amount of news and information is coming out of Japan and South Korea in conjunction with the 2002 World Cup, which got under way May 31. The interactive betting industry is right in the middle of the action, and to help keep everything in order so, IGN is providing this recap of important betting and technology-related news spurned by the event. ... (read more)
Unrealized Potential: Interactive Pari-Mutuel Betting10 June 2002
Those analyzing the interactive pari-mutuel wagering industry could make a strong argument that the sector is a microcosm of other interactive gaming marketplaces.
That point was driven home last month at the Interactive Gaming Summit and Expo in Toronto. A panel of leading pari-mutual experts addressed ... (read more)
Bookmakers Anticipate 'Historic' Weekend6 June 2002
In most months a weekend where a horse has the potential to win the Triple Crown, the first such winner in nearly 25 years, bookmakers would be clamoring for attention and trying to get as much of the betting action on the race as they could.
But this is no ordinary weekend.
"This is ... (read more)
'Forgotten Souls'5 June 2002
One of the original sports book licensees in the Isle of Man is expressing frustration with what it perceives to be a lack of cooperation from government officials regarding its efforts to secure a casino license.
Last year the Isle of Man broadened its gambling laws to include the licensing and regulation of online casinos. ... (read more)
Sportingbet Chairman Calls Provocative Ad Campaign a Success5 June 2002
When Sportingbet, a U.K.-based bookmaking firm, took out full-page advertisements in some of the United States' most influential newspapers pleading with the government to tax the interactive gambling industry, and essentially make it legal in the United States, its goal was simple: Get a dialogue started.
... (read more)
Online Poker Has Arrived31 May 2002
World Poker Tour
Any doubt as to the place of Internet poker rooms within the land-based landscape of the poker world were put to rest last week when the Party Poker.com Million was included in the newly formed World Poker Tour.
Addressing Collusion
Many I-gaming operators ... (read more)
The Stalemate Carries On30 May 2002
Nearly two months after tensions came to a head between the officials with the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and Sunny Group Casinos, an investigation to sort out details continues.
The commission solicited the Catania Consulting Group in early April after officials with the Sunny Group made public claims ... (read more)
World Cup 2002 - A Preview29 May 2002
In terms of gold-nugget events for companies looking to market their brand, soccer's World Cup is the biggest of them all.
Consider the simple fact that 32 nations will take part in the month-long event and more than a billion people in 196 countries will tune in to watch matches on TV; the event easily ... (read more)
Monopoly in Store for I-Gaming in Belgium23 May 2002
If a proposed law passes in Belgium, the country's national lottery will gain a monopoly on all interactive gaming conducted in the country.
The Belgian Parliament has proposed a change in the National Lottery Act that would grant a monopoly to the National Lottery for conducting gambling business via the Internet. ... (read more)
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