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Mark Balestra Gaming Guru - Page 10Nambling Notes - Nov. 30, 200130 November 2001
A Tidbit from Down Under -- Land-based casino operator Jupiters is slowly transforming into an online gambling business, thanks to the rising success of Centerbet, the company's online sports betting operation, and the saturation of the poker machines market. BRW.com.au reported that Centrebet profits have ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Nov. 16, 200116 November 2001
Makin' Deals --fluxx.com AG , a leading provider of online gambling solutions, has sold a license for its lottery and betting platform "any-bet Gaming Platform" to NordwestLotto Schleswig-Holstein , the state lottery and pools company run by the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. fluxx.com has already ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Nov. 2, 20012 November 2001
Tidbits from Down Under -- Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd. (PBL) Chairman James Packer this week at the company's annual general meeting identified January 2002 as the projected launch date for the company's long-awaited Internet casino. "Crown Online," the virtual version of PBL's land-based Crown Casino in Melbourne, will be operated out of the South Pacific state of Vanuatu. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Oct. 26, 200126 October 2001
Tidbits from the US -- The Internet gambling prohibition movement on Capitol Hill is alive and well despite a failed push to attach a prohibition measure to the recently passed anti-money laundering bill. Rep. James Leach's, R-Iowa, Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act had been attached to the anti-money laundering bill, but the provision was removed Oct. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Oct. 19, 200119 October 2001
New Stuff -- BSkyB's Sky Sports pay-TV channel yesterday launched "Sky Play," an interactive football television betting game. The new game enables fans watching at home to place in-game wagers throughout matches.
Bet365 Limited yesterday launched its new sports betting Web site, bet365USA.com, which ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Oct 12, 200112 October 2001
A Tidbit from the US -- If U.S. legislators are going to let lobbying efforts effect their decision making as they iron out the details of proposed money laundering legislation next week, then recent comments from American Gaming Association President Frank Fahrenkopf bode well for the interactive gambling industry. ... (read more)
Playboy Shows Vegas How It's Done28 September 2001
The increasingly saturated online gambling landscape is primed to be dominated by large corporations carrying the holy grail of today's Internet marketplace: a solid, recognizable brand.
Naturally, Nevada's casino operators appear to be in the best position to dip into the pot of gold in America, but ... (read more)
Decisions Could Come Soon in Holland19 September 2001
While the world waits for the United Kingdom to take charge as its premier online gambling jurisdiction--a shift that would surely take many months--its neighbor across the North Sea is poised to capitalize in the immediate future.
The government of Holland has been examining legalized online casino ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Aug 17, 200117 August 2001
Legal Stuff -- An Internet poker room operator has been pressured to cease referencing Las Vegas's Four Queens casino in promotions for its online poker tournaments. UltimateBet.com promoted its "4 Queens Poker Classic " satellite tourneys by placing ads in recent editions of print magazines Poker Digest and Card Player. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Jul 13, 200113 July 2001
Tidbits from the UK -- It has been speculated for several weeks that Great Britain will initiate its new tax-free betting policy early. Financial Secretary Paul Boateng made it official this week by announcing that the new rule will come into effect October 6, three months ahead of schedule.
British betting group Stanley Leisure has added itself to the expanding group of U.K. ... (read more)
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