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Kevin Smith Gaming Guru - Page 61XFL Bets are on at Vegas and Online Sportsbooks2 February 2001
"Hitmen" and "Outlaws" may have a long and storied past in Las Vegas, but a new band of renegades has sportsbooks up and down the Strip talking.
Not since the ill-fated USFL (United States Football League) took the field in 1983 has a professional sports league been met with as much pre-launch hype and ... (read more)
Bookmakers Score Big for Super Bowl XXXV1 February 2001
In a nutshell, the amount of money wagered over the Internet on the Super Bowl is rising sharply while the amount wagered at Las Vegas Sports Books continues to decline.
Long after the final snap of Super Bowl XXXV, winners continue to roll in.
Once industry experts had a chance to study the numbers, ... (read more)
The Sting Is Back on in Michigan26 January 2001
Continuing where it left of last March during the NCAA basketball Final Four, the Wayne County, Mich., Sheriff’s department has set up a bogus online sportsbook for the Super Bowl. The URL of the site is not being released to the public, but Sheriff Robert Ficano says that pressing charges against punters is ... (read more)
Legality of Internet-Based Race Wagering Challenged in Ohio25 January 2001
The Ohio Racing Commission and Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery are trying to put a stop to the operation of an Ohio-based, arguably legal Internet race wagering service. As a result, Ohio TAB, the company that offers the service, is considering packing up shop and heading west.
In November, the ... (read more)
The New Age of Lotteries in Germany19 January 2001
NordwestLotto, Germany's second largest lottery, is finding huge success on the Internet.
Last month, the company began offering Lotto and sportbooks options through its website, and the response from its client base has been overwhelming.
"We are delighted that we can now offer our main product--Lotto and Oddset--to our customers via the Internet," said Dr. ... (read more)
OECD Takes on E-commerce Taxation17 January 2001
If only everything was as easy as the Marshall Plan for the OECD.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the spin-off of the group which was chartered to ensure American aid to Europe after World War II was distributed properly to help rebuild the continent, is finding its most recent ... (read more)
The Next Generation of Games15 January 2001
For Next Generation Gaming, an independent online game developer, what has become a catch phrase in the technology world is a way of life. And the company is proving that it can continue to develop, design and produce the "next generation" of video slot machines.
The firm, a division of Sydney-based Next ... (read more)
Progress Report for Costa Rica12 January 2001
A new association for gaming operators in Costa Rica is gaining slow and steady support, and its founder is still sending out the call to other operators.
"All of us together form a very strong industry," said Eduardo Agami, president of SBG Global and President of the newly formed association.
The new ... (read more)
A New Twist on an Old Payment System11 December 2000
What easily could be considered the oldest monetary unit known to mankind is also the newest payment option to hit the Internet. If history does indeed repeat itself, and a Canadian company has its way, soon Internet transactions of all kinds won't be paid with US dollars or British pounds; instead they'll ... (read more)
GCA Offers Self-Exclusion Option for Problem Gamblers8 December 2000
Problem gamblers who find themselves withdrawing money from ATMs with their credit or debit cards at casinos, only to regret the move later, have a new method in controlling their habits. Global Cash Access (GCA), a supplier of cash access, financial management and customer relationship marketing ... (read more)
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