Archive for October, 2007

Decision expected today in the iMEGA.org case »

By Robert Weston on Oct 26, 2007 in Gambling Law, Gambling News | 0 Comments

Today marks 30 days since iMEGA went before Judge Mary L. Cooper in US District Court (3rd District/Trenton, NJ division) to make oral arguments in support of our request for a temporary restraining order versus the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, and to contest the motion to dismiss by the US Dept. of Justice, et […]

PokerTek appoints new CFO »

By Robert Weston on Oct 22, 2007 in Gambling Financials | 0 Comments

 PokerTek has appointed Mark Roberson as its new Chief Financial Officer. Roberson joins the automated poker table firm from Baker & Taylor, a distributor of books and entertainment products where he served as Vice President and Controller, and was responsible for all financial reporting and accounting functions.
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NBA denies disciplining referees over betting violations »

By Robert Weston on Oct 22, 2007 in Gambling News | 0 Comments

The National Basketball Association denied reports that it had disciplined six referees for violating its anti-gambling rules for officials. A spokesperson for the NBA added that commissioner David Stern would share all the details of its internal investigation into the NBA’s officiating programme once it was complete.
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Absolute Poker: Security Breach Confirmed »

By Robert Weston on Oct 22, 2007 in Gambling News, Online Poker | 0 Comments

Absolute Poker issued a statement this weekend in response to the scandal growing concerning their site’s security and possible ‘super-users’. The statement acknowledged that there had been some form of breach, and thus confirmed the rumours which had been circulating around multiple poker forums.
The story had spread beyond internet forums though, with coverage on various […]

PartyGaming open to Vegas acquisition »

By Robert Weston on Oct 12, 2007 in Las Vegas, Gambling Financials, Gambling News, Online Poker | 0 Comments

PartyGaming’s chief executive officer Mitch Garber said the poker company was open to acquisition approaches from Las Vegas-based casinos. According to a report in Forbes, Garber declined to say whether the company was already in takeover discussions, but said that he would like to hear from the ‘major players’ in Vegas.
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Yankees whip out Wang, Indians give them the Byrd »

By James Anderson on Oct 9, 2007 in Sports News | 0 Comments

For some reason the NY Yankees seemed the highly favored team going into the series to win, no one seems to mention the Indians have tied for the best record in baseball, They are third in the league in pitching and of course they are young and really want to win for the right reasons.  […]

BetonSports Founder Gary Kaplan Denied Bail »

By Robert Weston on Oct 1, 2007 in Gambling Law, Gambling News, Sports News | 0 Comments

Gary Kaplan, the BetonSports Plc founder captured 10 months after fleeing a U.S. government indictment for illegal Internet betting, lost his bid to be freed on bail as he awaits trial.
U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson in St. Louis federal court denied Kaplan’s request to be released. He was initially denied bail by a federal magistrate […]

UIEGA update, US trying to step away from harm? »

By James Anderson on Oct 1, 2007 in Gambling Law, Mr. Andersons Insight, Gambling News, Online Casinos | 0 Comments

After reading the new release of the UIEGA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Act) located here : http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/reports/noticeofproposedrule.pdf , It appears obvious they do not want to put much effort into enforcement.  Although its better than a tough act its still a large thorn in the sides of Online Internet Gambling operations.  Key points are bland, if not […]