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Mark Balestra Gaming Guru - Page 18The Jay Cohen Trial - Day Two15 February 2000
Greetings from IGN on location in New York. Thanks to a late plane and New York traffic, I managed to miss day one, but the fireworks, so I've been informed, didn't really kick off until today.
Day two saw the opening statements of both Joseph DeMarco, one of the prosecuting attorneys, and Cohen's attorney, Benjamin Brafman, as well as the examination of two witnesses for the government. ... (read more)
An IGN Q & A: Tony McAuslan (Part 1)14 February 2000
Next Generation Gaming, Australia's newest online casino game designer, appears to have all the necessary ingredients for success in the gaming software business. The company has equipped itself with the right personnel--including a pair of longtime game development execs and a staff of elite ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Feb. 11, 200011 February 2000
A Great Week for Turkish Punters -- Sportingbet.com (UK) Plc, announced this week the signing of a joint venture deal with a Turkish company that will result in a Turkish version of Sportingbet's online sportsbook. The Turkish betting industry is estimated to be worth over $5 billion per year with the bulk of interest on European football and horse racing. ... (read more)
MGM Grand's Lanni Joins Youbet.com4 February 2000
The gap between traditional and interactive gaming in the United States has widened in recent months thanks to investigations of American Wagering Inc. and Youbet.com as well as a warning from the Nevada Gaming Control Board to slot machine manufacturer International Game Technology. It was only a matter of ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Feb. 4, 20004 February 2000
Makin' Deals -- Net betting software producer Online Gaming Systems, Ltd. (OGS) announced this week that it has entered into its first agreement with an Australian based gaming operator. According to OGS, Australian Online Casino, which will purchase OGS's entire Internet casino product portfolio, is applying for a license in an Australian regulated jurisdiction. ... (read more)
A New Hub for Net Betting Prosecutions?3 February 2000
While World Sports Exchange's Jay Cohen awaits his February 14 trial for allegedly violating the Federal Interstate Wire Act in the Southern District of New York in 1998, a second case has opened--and shut--in the Eastern District of Missouri. The proprietors of Paradise Casino, an Internet and telephone sportbook, pleaded guilty on January 26 in a St. ... (read more)
An IGN Q & A: Michael Jackson30 January 2000
Poker.com came onto the scene last summer as a burgeoning gambling software supplier with a lot of promise. Six months later, the company is well on its way to fulfilling that promise. Thanks to two successfully implemented software licensing schemes, a solid marketing plan and a highly trafficked online ... (read more)
An Assessment of Michigan Law20 January 2000
What the heck does this new cybercrime law (Act 235) in Michigan actually mean? At a first, second, third or fourth glance it appears to prohibit online gambling, but after talking to people at several government offices in that state, it's fairly clear that that wasn't the bill's original intention. ... (read more)
Michigan Passes Net Betting Act18 January 2000
Last week, while you were trying to find something to do with that mountain of canned food you stockpiled for the catastrophic Y2K apocalypse, Michigan Governor John Engler was busy enacting a law that makes it illegal to offer online gambling to minors in that state.
The cybercrime bill, introduced as ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - Jan. 7, 20007 January 2000
A Tidbit from Oz -- A December report by Macquarie Equities (www.macquarie.com.au) offers some interesting observations on the ripples generated by the recent passing of online gambling legislation in Tasmania. Steeper competition throughout Australia, says the report, will be the end result. Macquarie ... (read more)
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