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Rob van der Gaast Gaming Guru - Page 30Zone4Play Introduces Interactive Gaming in Austria25 February 2003
In Austria and the Netherlands, UPC Digital TV subscribers can now receive an interactive gaming platform from Israeli Zone4Play Interactive Gaming Technology. The platform consists of four games: slots, video poker, blackjack and baccarat.
This platform is a business model in which players acquire points through a premium telephony system. ... (read more)
'SMS' Spells Success for German Lotteries7 February 2003
Since December 2002, lotto players in the German state of Bayern have been able to buy lotto and lottery tickets via SMS. Officials close to the project say the results have been "surprisingly positive" so far.
According to Erwin Horak, president of the state lottery in Bayern, the new service is the first in its kind in Germany and one of the first in the world. ... (read more)
Turkish National Lottery For Sale3 February 2003
As a part of an ongoing multi-year privatization program in Turkey, the National Lottery, Milli Piyango, will be sold off in 2003.
The new Turkish government, ruled by the Turkish Muslim AK Party, will alter the legislation to be able to tender the massive National Lottery.
Now the National Lottery ... (read more)
Dutch Court Ruling Could Change Internet Gambling28 January 2003
In summary proceedings, the court president in Arnhem, the Netherlands has decided that British bookmaker Ladbrokes is obliged to block Dutch punters from gambling at its Web site.
Above that, Ladbrokes, part of Ladbrokes Limited, Hilton Group's betting and gaming division, has been ordered by the court to shut down its Dutch-language Web site within three days. ... (read more)
The Fight Against Lottery 'Scaminals'27 January 2003
Every New Year we start the year with good intentions. That is a noble aspiration, however, it seems that Internet criminals, "scaminals," have intentions of their own.
In the first month of the year I received some 20 mails from people all over the world asking for information concerning winning an Internet lottery. ... (read more)
Berlin's Internet Cafes Need Gambling Hall Licenses15 January 2003
Police in Berlin have been raiding local Internet cafes in an effort to crack down on illegal activity. Among charges brought against cafe owners is offering gambling without a license.
The first series of raids came in early October 2002 when authorities targeted 20 of Berlin's registered Internet cafes and an undocumented number of illegal back-room Internet operations. ... (read more)
Lotteries - The 'Fat Ones' Are Coming3 January 2003
At the end of every year the big number lotteries want to say goodbye to the old year in an impressive way.
Life in Spain came to a standstill on Dec 22 for the drawing of a US$1.7 billion Christmas lottery. "The Fat One" is billed as the world's richest lottery. Images of the winners, a local soccer ... (read more)
Dutch Lotto Launches SMS Sports Betting17 December 2002
Netherlands-based De Lotto launched Internet sports betting via www.toto.nl in September of this year with initial plans to introduce SMS sports betting at the same time. It wasn't until Nov. 20, however, that Dutch punters could bet via SMS.
Following the inaugural SMS-enabled event--Germany vs. ... (read more)
Orbis Quietly Enjoys Success13 December 2002
When your company increases revenues by 999 percent in three years and is named one of England's fastest growing technology, you would expect management to proudly present its spectacular financial figures. This is not the case with Orbis.
The British betting technology company, which claims to be the ... (read more)
Digital Sports Network Debuts in England28 November 2002
BT Openworld, British Telecom's mass-market Internet division, joined forces last week with ukbetting plc, Sportev Ltd and InTheBox Media to launch England's first broadband sports digital network, Sportal OnDemand.
The service will be available to broadband users on any ISP via BT Openworld's Internet sports site, Sportal (www.sportal.com), which was launched last week. ... (read more)
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