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Rob van der Gaast Gaming Guru - Page 32Background on the MMS Venture8 August 2002
Speirtech Ltd is a wholly owned and privately funded limited company. All company shares are held by the management team.
"In 2001," Managing Director Paul Savage explains, "we were in the process of building our core product the MGP, so in financial terms there was no activity for us. Our platform has only recently matured into a revenue generating product. ... (read more)
Betware Strengthens its Position in Nordic Europe18 July 2002
Betware of Iceland has signed a two-year supplying contract with Islensk Getspa-Getraunir, Reykjavik, the successor of Betware's first client, the Icelandic Soccer Pools.
Islensk Getspa-Getraunir, Reykjavik was formed in 2001 through a merger between Islenskar Getraunir, established in 1986, and Islensk Getspa (Lotto), established in 1968. ... (read more)
Boss Delivers Two European I-Casinos3 July 2002
Two new, European Internet casinos were launched on July 1: Victor Chandler Casino and SuperVegas Casino, which is owned by Sportingbet.com plc. Those well-known brandnames used the services of the Swedish Boss Media group.
The principal activity of Boss Media AB is the development, marketing and licensing of software for Internet gaming. ... (read more)
A New Kind of 'Good Causes' Lottery31 May 2002
Rather than supporting the Red Cross or installing water pumps in the Sahara, a recently launched good causes lottery takes on a very unique mission: financing a "defense fund" for the Internet gambling industry.
The Liberty Lottery. located at www.thelibertylottery.com, has been created to help fund the online gambling industry's lobbying efforts. ... (read more)
OECD Working Group Discusses Cross-Border Gambling1 May 2002
Cross-border Internet gambling was a major topic of discussion last week at a meeting among the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development* Tax Working Group Party No. 9 on Consumption Taxes. The meeting, which took place April 25-26, was attended by all OECD country members.
The Danish ... (read more)
Major Setback for Earth Fund Lottery30 April 2002
The Price Edward Island Court of Appeal ruled April 24 that the provincial government does not have the authority to issue the Earth Fund a license to operate the Earth Future Lottery. The court said that because ticket purchases could be accepted from outside the province by means of the Internet, the ... (read more)
Change on the Horizon in Alderney8 April 2002
IGN has learned that Alderney of the British Channel Islands may be about to open its doors to more online gambling operations, including online casinos.
According to an anonymous source close to the island's government, the Gambling Control Commission will soon switch its policy to allow for the granting of an unlimited number of online gambling licenses. ... (read more)
German Online Casino Awaits OK from State Government28 February 2002
Spielbank Hamburg, a land-based casino operator in Hamburg, Germany, will soon venture into the Internet gambling business through the launch of a unique new online casino.
The new site will be an Internet interface for a real casino. Games will be played live via three Web-cams, which will capture a ... (read more)
Veikkaus Rolls Out New I-Gaming Platform26 February 2002
The world's first national lottery to go online has kept the Republic of Finland on the cutting edge of interactive gaming technology by introducing a new-generation gaming platform called "OnNet2."
The new platform, which was launched Feb. 5 by lottery operator Oy Veikkaus AB for the Finnish National ... (read more)
Dutch Lottery Execs Comment on Alleged E-mail Scams31 January 2002
The Dutch StateLottery and Dutch "De Lotto" are swarmed with what they've identified as lottery scams.
Here's the scenario: Someone is told through an e-mail by someone claiming to De Lotto that he or she has won almost $1.2 million dollars in a lotto-type contest in the Netherlands. The catch is that ... (read more)
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