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Mark Balestra Gaming Guru - Page 11Nambling Notes - Aug 6, 20016 July 2001
A Tidbit from the US --With Nevada's Net betting bill in the books, it's time to move on to the next round. The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Oversight and Committee on Financial Services will hold a hearing July 12 titled "The Financial Aspects of Internet Gaming: Good Gamble or Bad Bet?" ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - June 29, 200129 June 2001
Tidbits from the US -- Nevada has just enough time to step back and take a deep breath before entering the next phase in the process of legalizing online gambling. With a new law setting up a regulatory framework for Internet casinos in place, the state Gaming Commission's next task is to create a system of regulations and that process will begin at the end of July. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - June 11, 200111 June 2001
Highlights from the Summit -- Last week's third annual Interactive Gaming Summit & Expo saw roughly 800 interactive gambling professionals doing lots of business and /or gaining an invaluable education in online gambling. As we had hoped, plenty of happenings throughout the week proved to be newsworthy. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - June 1, 20011 June 2001
A Ho Bunch of Confusion -- HKiMail reports that casino tycoon Stanely Ho is exploiting loopholes in Hong Kong law through a US$2 million marketing campaign aimed at luring Hong Kong bettors to his offshore online casino, DrHo.com. According to the publication, Ho is using the Internet to spread the word about his site, and there's nothing authorities in Hong Kong can do about it. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - May 25, 200125 May 2001
Makin' Deals -- Austrian interactive gaming company betandwin.com announced this week its expansion into Italy through a joint venture with Italy-based Horizon S.r.l. The venture, betandwin Italia S.p.A, has signed a letter of intent to take over an existing betting business along with its stationary betting license. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - May 18, 200118 May 2001
Tidbits from the US -- In a long, nearly 2,000-word story on the change of position on Internet wagering by Las Vegas casinos, the New York Times quoted Arizona Senator Jon Kyl, who started all the controversy, as saying the window of opportunity for passing Internet prohibition "may have closed." Writer ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - May 11, 200111 May 2001
New Stuff -- Playboy.com went live Tuesday with its highly anticipated Internet sportsbook, PlayboySportsBook.com. The service, offered through a partnership with Ladbrokes eGaming Limited, is available only to sports bettors outside the United States. To celebrate the launch, PlayboySportsBook.com has ... (read more)
Editorial: A Beautiful Day for Oregonian Bettors30 April 2001
Online casinos take note: Your business may soon be considered legal in Oregon.
For an activity to be considered gambling, the elements of prize, consideration and chance must exist. If a disgruntled Net bettor in Oregon has her way, the consideration component will be taken out of the equation.
The ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - March 23, 200123 March 2001
Makin' Deals -- One of the U.K.'s biggest online sports betting agencies, Sportingbet.com, has expanded its global position with the acquisition of Australian private bookmaker Number One Betting Shop Limited. The deal, announced last week, will cost Sportingbet.com £11.6 million in cash and shares and ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - March 16, 200116 March 2001
Tidbits from the Mediterranean -- Malta Finance Minister John Dalli told The Malta Business Weekly this week that despite Great Britain's recently introduced tax break for bookmakers, he doesn't expect British betting companies to bail out of Malta. "It is not up to me to decide whether the English ... (read more)
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