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Mark Balestra Gaming Guru - Page 22An IGN Q & A: Bryan Frost (Part 1)9 August 1999
While chaos engulfs the political scene in Queensland, the forecast for interactive gambling throughout the rest of Australia continues to be bright. Lasseters Casino in Alice Springs continues to enjoy success as the country's first land-based casino to go cyber. Wrest Point Casino in Tasmania could be the second outfit to take the plunge. ... (read more)
Opportunity Knocks off the Coast of Africa4 August 1999
Known as the "pearl" of the Indian Ocean, the 164 square-mile Island nation of Anjouan has been a center of political unrest for decades. Fighting among political factions and a lack of opportunity have stood between the country and prosperity, but there are hopes that Internet gaming could bring new life to ... (read more)
Las Vegas Casino and Starnet Come to Blows27 July 1999
The past week was a relatively quiet period for the interactive gaming corner of cyberspace: no breakthrough technology to re-revolutionize the Internet, not much to write home about from camp Kyl and no major new lawsuits to speak of. Then, an online casino operator called Las Vegas Casino, Inc. released ... (read more)
Antigua Strives to Remain No. 122 July 1999
The rejuvenated country of Antigua has thrived for the past three years as the world's most attractive offshore Internet gaming haven. In recent months, however, competition from other virtual gaming jurisdictions and a warning from the U.S. Treasury Department have manifested a necessity for change. ... (read more)
From the Files of U.S. District Court14 June 1999
Is that wicked stench permeating western Wisconsin the smell of spoiled cheese or is it the rotting of the United States' justice system? Could be both, but we've at least uncovered some evidence of the latter.
Two class action lawsuits were filed in U.S. District court--one in the Western District of ... (read more)
The Name Game1 June 1999
What's in a name? In the online gambling industry, just about everything. Credibility is scarce in the eyes of the consumer, so if you can establish positive name recognition, you're a giant step ahead of the pack. Inland Entertainment and Starnet Communications understand this, which is why both companies ... (read more)
A Roadblock in Kansas25 May 1999
Remember the bulk-email warning that Indiana Attorney General Jeff Modisett sent to around 180 operators of websites that either conduct or condone online gambling? According to Modisett, it's illegal to offer Internet wagering to anyone within the boundaries of Indiana. Last Wednesday, Kansas Attorney General Carla J. ... (read more)
GalaxiWorld Enters the WebTV Frontier21 May 1999
Thanks to the increasingly popular "set-top box" platform, a market dominated by Microsoft's WebTV, hundreds of thousands of non-computer users were introduced to the World Wed Web in 1998. The trend of growth will continue, and interactive gambling businesses are dying to tap into the market, but most ... (read more)
NJ Kid Runs up a $3.2 Million Tab on the Net28 April 1999
So far, the great fear of children using their parents' credit cards to bet online hasn't materialized in a documented case. Still, the old "click the mouse, lose the house" scenario is indeed a reality.
National Post, a national Canadian newspaper, reported Tuesday that a 13-year-old Camden County, New ... (read more)
Bizarro Kyl?5 April 1999
If Jon Kyl were to dig a hole from his office in Washington D.C., and he kept digging until he saw daylight, there's a slight possibility--if he doesn't starve, suffocate or melt like a marshmallow in the bubbling magma that froths violently beneath the earth's surface--that he would end up in the office of South Australia Senator Grant Chapman. ... (read more)
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