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Kevin Smith Gaming Guru - Page 56Visa and MasterCard Make Things Tough on I-gaming Operators17 August 2001
Stricter enforcement of policy by the world's two leading credit card networks have many online gaming operators scurrying for ways to better manage their credit card customers.
Visa and MasterCard are coming down hard on the use of credits among online gaming merchants and are demanding that third-party ... (read more)
On the Verge of Something Huge16 August 2001
Although it's hardly a blip on the radar screen in the middle of 2001, some technology experts have big ideas for interactive television in the future, and gambling could play a major part in those plans.
The degrees of how the medium can and will be used in the future vary considerably from person to ... (read more)
Q & A: Michael Lobel, BettingCorp Ltd.16 August 2001
BettingCorp Ltd. is launching a new betting site in conjunction with the start of the 2001-2002 English Premiership, which begins action this weekend. The new site, www.TotoPools.com, features a pool competition in which players forecast home win, away win or draw for 14 matches. The player who correctly predicts all 14 results wins the jackpot, which increases as more people join the pool. ... (read more)
Vegas Execs Assess the 'Newest Threat' to Communications14 August 2001
A pair of land-based casino executives recently spoke at a public meeting of the Nevada Gaming Commission and both played their remarks rather close to the vest.
Dan Wade, the CEO for MGM Mirage, and Tom Gallagher, the CEO for Park Place Entertainment which has Caesars Palace among its land-based ... (read more)
A View from Washington through the Eyes of Richard Bryan13 August 2001
Recently retired U.S. Senator and former Nevada Governor Richard H. Bryan paid a surprise visit to a public meeting of the Nevada Gaming Commission last month and gave those in attendance an update on the legal and political online gaming fronts.
Bryan, who is currently practicing law with Las Vegas-based ... (read more)
Sandoval Ponders the Future10 August 2001
After more than three years serving as the chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission, Brian Sandoval's political future remains unclear.
That picture could clear up within the next week when Sandoval returns from a family vacation. It is at that time the Reno-based attorney said he would announce his ... (read more)
Face-off Between Mohawks and Quebec Continues9 August 2001
Tension between Canadian law enforcement officials and the Mohawk band of Indians continues to grow as the two sides try to determine whether the tribe's Internet gaming services are in violation of Quebec law.
The Quebec Police Department launched an investigation in January to explore the legality of ... (read more)
Nevada Gaming Commission Faces Steep Challenge in Regulating Online Gambling1 August 2001
After two days of presentations and open dialogue, the Nevada Gaming Commission now knows it has a monumental task in front of it.
The commission had two days of open meetings to discuss ways to regulate Internet gambling. That task has been handed to the commission through the passing of an "enabling" bill to allow for online gaming. ... (read more)
Nevada Meeting Focuses on Access-Blocking Technology31 July 2001
Tension filled a Community College of Southern Nevada lecture room today as the Nevada Gaming Commission hosted an exploratory meeting regarding the future of Internet gambling. It was the first day of a two-day session.
Representatives from several leading Nevada gaming companies attended the public meeting. ... (read more)
Editorial: Fumble Down Under2 July 2001
Our friends in Australia are at it again, and the fun may only be starting.
Late last week the Australian Senate narrowly passed (by a vote of 33-28) a bill that will permanently outlaw online casinos gambling in the country. The Interactive Gaming Bill, which exempts sports betting, race betting and ... (read more)
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