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Mark Balestra Gaming Guru - Page 12Nambling Notes - Mar 9, 20019 March 2001
Tidbits from Down Under -- Australian Arts Minister Peter McGauran, a supporter of the country's moratorium on Internet gambling, is on the hot seat for a perceived conflict of interest through his financial interest in a hotel that's home to 70 poker machines. The opposition says that his roll as an owner ... (read more)
Go Time in Nevada7 March 2001
The anxiously anticipated bill that would legalize online gambling in Nevada was introduced today in the State Assembly, and its chances of passing so far look pretty good.
While there's little indication yet as to the likelihood of similar bill in New Jersey (introduced in January) winning enough votes ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Feb 2, 20002 February 2001
New Stuff -- MGM Mirage has very quietly launched its free-play online casino at www.wagerworks.com. The software was developed WagerWorks, Inc., a subsidiary of game machine developer Silicon Gaming. Visitors can partake in Silicon Gaming machine games, including its very popular Odyssey slot machine, at ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Jan 26, 200026 January 2001
Tidbits from the US -- The push for regulated online casino gambling in New Jersey has taken a big step backward. State Assemblyman Tony Impreveduto introduced a bill last week that would enable Atlantic City casinos to offer their games over the Internet. A few days later, the Casino Association of New Jersey came out with its views on the legislation, and they weren't pretty. ... (read more)
New Jersey: Ready or Not, Here it Comes19 January 2001
New Jersey state Assemblyman Tony Impreveduto has drafted a bill that, if passed, would enable land-based casinos possessing Atlantic City gaming licenses to offer real-money casino games over the Internet.
Impreveduto's bill, A-3150, was pre-filed yesterday for introduction in the General Assembly next week with relatively little fanfare. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Jan 19, 200019 January 2001
Tidbits from the UK - Government officials in the United Kingdom are denying that a decision has been made to restructure the taxation system for U.K. bookmaking operations. Several reports throughout the week indicated that the current 9 percent betting tax would be removed and replaced by a tax on profits only. ... (read more)
Q & A: Darold Parken12 January 2001
As competition heats up in the online gambling industry, the trend for gaming software technology providers has been to increase flexibility and capture new markets through diversification. Chartwell Technology of Calgary, however, is taking a different approach: They're sticking with what they know.
What ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Jan 5, 20015 January 2001
Tidbits from the US -- A new federal House resolution, HR 12, calls for ISPs to be protected from criminal liability when they unknowingly traffic illegal content. The bill, sponsored by Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier, R-Calif., could make things tough on the effort to prohibit Internet gambling. ... (read more)
Interactive Gambling: 2000 and Beyond31 December 2000
The Nambling Notes department is taking its traditional New Year's hiatus to make way for IGN's annual "year in review" column. At this time last year, we were stockpiling canned foods and shotgun shells in hopes of surviving the ensuing millennium bug catastrophe. Amazingly, the sky has yet to fall, and a year later, we're still plugging away. ... (read more)
A Look Back at 2000 (January - June)31 December 2000
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January 11 - New Jersey state senators Richard Codey and Robert Singer introduce a bill that would legalize account wagering in their state. The bill leaves the door open for Internet-based account wagering by allowing for the transmission of bets via "communication through other electronic ... (read more)
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