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Mark Balestra Gaming Guru - Page 6Will the DCITA Act on the Act?5 March 2004
With a federal election a few months away and Australia's gambling interests waiting for the reevaluation of the 2001 Gambling Act (as prescribed by the Act itself), the Department of Information Technology and the Arts has given very little indication as to when the law will be updated, if at all.
The ... (read more)
From the Editor's Chair - v115 February 2004
I had planned to focus this week on creative Super Bowl propositions offered at online sports books, but I was very disappointed in what was out there. With a few exceptions, namely Intertops, the bookmakers failed to provide good material. There were hundreds of proposition bets available (coin toss props, yardage props, cross-sports props, etc.), but surprisingly little imagination. ... (read more)
From the Editor's Chair - v1028 January 2004
What was the New York Racing Association thinking when it cut of its nose... err, it's signal... in England via the attheraces interactive television service? I understand why they did it--to assure that betting exchanges, particularly Betfair, aren't profiting from NYRA races--but frankly it will do more harm than good. ... (read more)
From the Editor's Chair - v99 January 2004
Yes, the spirit of the holidays has carried over into 2K4, and there's a little something for everyone in this week's grab bag of I-gaming observations.
For those whose glasses are half empty. . . Might we be witnessing the emergence of a viable opposition to the long-awaited U.K. gambling bill? It ... (read more)
A Glance at 20042 January 2004
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A Look Back at 2003
Top Stories of 2003
The Best and Worst of 2003
Bingo on the Rise - Table poker made its splash in 2003, while 2002 was the first huge year for P2P betting. Will it be bingo in 2004? Online bingo has been around since the early days of online ... (read more)
The Best and Worst of 20032 January 2004
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A Look Back at 2003
Top Stories of 2003
A Glance at 2004
With the arrival of the New Year, we take a moment to hand out awards for 2003. We tried the "Best of" feature in 2001 and gave it a rest in '02. And now back by no demand whatsoever, the biannual ... (read more)
Top Stories of 20032 January 2004
See Also:
A Look Back at 2003
The Best and Worst of 2003
A Glance at 2004
Operators and governments battle over cross-border gambling.
Authorities deter online gambling by going after advertisers.
Betfair targets the world; the world targets Betfair
Major operators close up ... (read more)
Interactive Gambling: 2003 and Beyond2 January 2004
See Also:
A Look Back at 2003
Top Stories of 2003
The Best and Worst of 2003
A Glance at 2004
Top Stories of 2003
Operators and governments battle over cross-border gambling.
Authorities deter online gambling by going after advertisers.
Betfair targets the world; the ... (read more)
From the Editor's Chair - v819 December 2003
As policymakers in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom (the Axis of Bureaucracy?) wind down for the holidays, all attention in the I-gaming circles turns to advertising and efforts to block it.
We start in Australia, where Baggy Green, the official Web site for Australian cricket, has moved its Internet server from Australia to the United Kingdom. ... (read more)
A Call to Action in the US Advertising Crisis9 December 2003
The ongoing Internet gambling advertising crisis in the United States was a hot topic at the Interactive Gambling and Entertainment forum in the Bahamas, a legal and tax conference that concluded this morning.
"The rumor is worse than the reality, and that's what the government likes to ... (read more)
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