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Mark Balestra Gaming Guru - Page 7From the Editor's Chair - v724 November 2003
The story of an online gambling addict convicted of embezzling $65,000 from her company to support her habit looks like a wasted opportunity for Camp Kyl. The piece aired on WNDU TV in South Bend last week, right about the same time Sen. Kyl was conceding defeat for the year in the battle to pass his I-gaming funding prohibition bill. ... (read more)
From the Editor's Chair - v612 November 2003
A crowd of roughly 300 conglomerated in Barcelona this week to discuss European perspectives on interactive gambling, and there were plenty of perspectives to go around. A general observation. . . There were more new faces at this year's European I-Gaming Congress & Expo than I've seen since the first GIGSE event in Vancouver in 1999. ... (read more)
From the Editor's Chair - v54 November 2003
While the industry sits on the edge of its seat awaiting a ruling on who's awarded the coveted "Poker.com" domain name, two additional blue-chip gambling names are in the process of changing hands (along with the companies with which they're associated). "Gambling.com" and "Casino.com" have both found new ... (read more)
From the Editor's Chair - v427 October 2003
Last week I pointed out that Hong Kong betting sites, according to Hitwise, are generating much more traffic among Hong Kong bettors than foreign sites are garnering--perhaps a result of Hong Kong's recently passed prohibition of offshore betting. Tuesday's Hitwise numbers showed a major shift among the jurisdiction's bettors. ... (read more)
From the Editor's Chair - v320 October 2003
Proposition of the week. . . Does anyone know the over/under on when U.S. law enforcement will storm the BetonSports party bus? Has anyone posted odds on that? For the second successive year, the Costa Rica-based sports book is dispatching two buses to different cities every week throughout much of the NFL football season. ... (read more)
From the Editor's Chair - v213 October 2003
It's not a good time for I-gaming affiliates, and last week's raids on dozens of I-gaming operators in Italy are another sign that it's not going to get easier. The sector borne from Internet gambling's most effective marketing strategy was bound to yield to a period of attrition, but the recent crackdowns could speed things up. ... (read more)
From the Editor's Chair - v16 October 2003
Does law enforcement in the Eastern District of Missouri realize that scaring media outlets away from accepting I-gaming ads won't stop Americans from gambling online? In the grand scheme of things, the effectiveness of bully tactics probably doesn't matter much to Raymond W. Gruender, the U.S. attorney who went after PayPal several months ago and now appears intent on blocking I-gaming ads. ... (read more)
Editorial: Dispelling the Border-Control Myth26 June 2003
While those who favor containing interactive gambling within geographic borders joyfully choreograph their victory dances, let the rest of us mourn their divorce from reality.
I'm hearing that the closure of online casinos run by the likes of PBL, Tattersall's, MGM Mirage and Kerzner are signs that the ... (read more)
Editorial: The Implications of 'Jager-gate'14 March 2003
News of Jaromir Jagr's Internet gambling problem is not exactly what the I-gaming industry needs at the moment.
For those who didn't catch the story, Jagr, a star winger for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League, ran up nearly $500,000 in debts betting on sports using CaribSports.com. ... (read more)
Top Stories of 200231 December 2002
The payment processing crisis is a bigger burden than ever.
P2P is the real deal.
More jurisdictions adopt prohibition.
Regulators and policymakers grapple with border control.
"Tier 2" jurisdictions have their day.
California embraces interactive race wagering.
New York's attorney general is on a ... (read more)
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