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January - February 2003
Internet & Online

28th February           London         Source: New Media Age
Rank Group's losses raise warning for online gambling - Link likely to change shortly!
Rank Group's first full year of Interactive operations resulted in a £5m loss on turnover of £2.4m. 

28th February           Online Gambling         Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Americans wager on war through Internet betting - BetonSports.com based in Costa Rica.

28th February           London           Source: NetImperative.com
Rank blames expansion for £5m interactive loss
Rank Group has two main gaming websites Rank.com and the HardRockCasino.com

28th February           Sweden           Source: Northern Light/Primezone
Boss Media Sells Gaming System to BugsysClub.com

28th February           The Netherlands           Source: EuropeMedia.net
Dutch gamblers refused a flutter on Antillian casino websites
Two Netherlands Antilles companies are being asked to block access to Dutch gamblers from March 20th.

28th February           Interactive Gambling - Europe           Source: New Media Age/Datamonitor
Games and gambling to become killer services on iTV
Datamonitor predicts that the West European market for games and gambling on iTV will be worth $3.6bn (£2.3bn) by 2007.

27th February           Canberra, Australia           Source: Northern Light/Asia Pulse
Australian Government strikes problems with foreign Internet casino

27th February           Australia          Source: News.com.au/AAP
Govt cyber-gambling debt problems

26th February           Las Vegas          Source: Las Vegas Sun
Sports betting services to be sold
SportsLine.com Inc. is selling its interests in VegasInsider.com and Las Vegas Sports Consultants.

26th February           London          Source: NetImperative.com
William Hill in web casino expansion

26th February           San Diego & Las Vegas          Source: Northern Light/Business Day
VirtGame Licenses Its Sports Wagering Software to Herbst Gaming

26th February           New York & Holland          Source: Northern Light/Primezone
Ticonderoga Ventures: Casino Affiliate Convention to be Held April 3-4 in Amsterdam

25th February           Mineola, New York          Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Remote Live Game Casino Play Patent Allowed
Kenilworth Systems - The stock is listed on the U.S. Pink Sheets but a website could not be found.

25th February           Taiwan          Source: iGamingNews.com - February 19th
Sportingbet Targeted by Authorities in Taiwan

24th February           Springfield, Illinois          Source: PJStar.com
Bill aims to choke online gaming - Legislation would ban wire transfers to casinos

24th February           Toronto & London          Source: CanadaIT.com
CryptoLogic And William Hill Extend Agreement And Add Poker To Online Suite Of Games

24th February           Sweden & London          Source: Yahoo UK/Primezone
Boss Media Sells Comprehensive Technical Solution to William Hill - 'Super Back Office' and Casino in 6 Languages and 2 Currencies

20th February           Vienna, Austria          Source: Die Presse/APA
"win2day.at“: Glücksspiele via Handy und Internet
The Austrian Lottery and Casinos Austria have teamed up to offer a live online betting platform at: www.win2day.at

19th February           Newton, Massachusetts         Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Casino City Launches CasinoCityTimes.com Website for Gaming Strategy and News

19th February           New York          Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
International Online Gambling Firms to Learn How to Avoid U.S. Legal Trouble At the 3rd Annual World Interactive Gaming Summit March 24-25 in Miami, FL

19th February           Taiwan          Source: Taipei Times & The China Post
Local agent for UK online bookie gets charged by police
Offices of Sportingbet's Taiwan promoter raided
The Shijiwei Advertising Company that invited Sportingbet founder Mark Blandford to speak on the island has been raided by members of the Criminal Investigation Bureau.

18th February           Taiwan          Source: Taipei Times
British betting firm sets record straight
British online bookie targets local gamblers
Sportingbet.com's Mark Blandford speaking at a press conference held in Sanhsia, Taiwan

15th February         Vancouver        Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Poker.com Inc. Acquires Skill Poker, Plans to Operate U.S. Based Online Card Room

13th February         New Jersey & London         Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Interactive Systems Worldwide Announces ukbetting Launch of New Cricket Betting Product

12th February         Toronto         Source: Globe & Mail - Technology
CryptoLogic sales, profit decline in quarter

12th February         London         Source: Yahoo/Dow Jones Business News
BSkyB, ITV Sign Interactive Television Deal

12th February         Antigua & New York         Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
First Official Oscar Odds Announced by BetWWTs.com
Ladbrokes Quotes 'Chicago' as Best Picture Oscar Winner

11th February         Toronto         Source: Yahoo/Business News & Reuters
CryptoLogic's Q4 & Fiscal 2002 Results Beat Analysts' Estimates
Cryptologic profits sag, forecast bleak

7th February         Online Gambling          Source: BBC.co.uk
'My job? I play poker online'

5th February         Miami, Florida        Source: Northern Light/PRNewswire
Industry Leaders to Gather at the 3rd Annual World Interactive Gaming Summit - March 24-25 in Miami, FL

30th January         The Netherlands          Source: NRC Handelsblad
Britse internetsite moet Nederlanders weren
More on the court ruling in the Netherlands that will require Ladbrokes to close down its Dutch website. Failure to do so resulting in fines of €10,000 per day.

30th January         Isle of Man & The Bahamas          Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal & Las Vegas Sun
Kerzner gives up on Isle of Man Web site - Highly regulated climate blamed
Kerzner drops Internet gambling operation
One would think that a highly regulated environment with a well known brand name would be a distinct advantage on the Internet. Obviously not!

30th January         London & The Netherlands          Source: EuropeMedia.net - January 28th
Court shuts down Ladbrokes Dutch website
Rechter verbiedt Britse gokspellen op internet - CasinoCity.nl (Newslink liable to change)
Stichting de Nationale Sporttotalisator (SNS) took the UK Bookmaker to court for not having a gaming and gambling licence to operate in the Netherlands. This is a ruling that could have far reaching implications across the European Union for all sports betting and Internet casino operators. 

30th January         New Jersey & London          Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Interactive Systems Worldwide Announces Ukbetting Launch of New Live Wagering Service

30th January         Online Gambling          Source: Yahoo/Internet Wire
i2corp Subsidiary Home Gambling Network Releases Redesigned "Official Licensee Seal" for Posting at Drho888.com Website

27th January         Stockholm, Sweden          Source: Northern Light/Primezone
Boss Media and Dr. Ho No Longer in Cooperation

23rd January         Online gambling          Source: MSNBC.com
Net gambling bill fans e-cash fears - Critics say legislation could make money laundering easier

22nd January         California & Antigua          Source: Las Vegas Sun
Internet gaming site settles patent lawsuit - i2corp & DrHo.com

22nd January         Sweden & Monte Carlo          Source: Yahoo/Primezone
Boss Media AB in Close Cooperation with SBM

21st January         Newton, Massachusetts          Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Anthony Cabot's Internet Gambling Report V Now Available from Casino City Press

15th & 16th January           London & Antigua          Source: Northern Light/PRNewswire
World Gaming plc announcement regarding CEO
World Gaming plc announces the return to in-house Corporate Communications

16th January           Vancouver        Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Poker.com Inc. to Acquire a Skill Based System for Online Gaming in the U.S.

16th January           California & Antiqua        Source: Yahoo/Internet Wire
i2corp and DRHO.COM Reach Agreement in Patent Infringement Case

16th January           Australia         Source: News.com.au/The Herald Sun
Casinos want Net betting
Under legislation introduced in 2001 Australian Internet casinos cannot take bets from Australian players.

15th January           Kampala, Uganda           Source: Northern Light/The Monitor
On-Line Gambling Comes to Uganda

12th January           New Brunswick, Canada          Source: Canoe.com
N.B. government hedges its bets with online gambling proposal

10th January           Indianapolis, Indiana          Source: Las Vegas Sun
Indiana Legislature considers ban on Internet gambling

10th January           Washington          Source: Internet News
Leach Again Bets on Internet Anti-Gambling Bill

10th January           Trenton, New Jersey          Source: The Press of Atlantic City
N.J. legislators call for study of Internet gaming

9th January           Washington          Source: Las Vegas Sun & Las Vegas Review-Journal
Congressman renews effort to limit Internet gambling
Bill to ban Net gaming reintroduced
The Leach Bill is intended to prohibit the use of credit cards, wire transfers or any other bank instruments to pay for online gaming transactions.

9th January           Indiana        Source: The Courier-Journal
State Senate committee to consider bill cracking down on Web casinos
The Senate committee will next week debate a Bill proposing to make Internet casino advertising illegal in Indiana.

8th January           Costa Rica         Source: NineMSN.com/AFP
E-gambling summit eyes pay alternatives

7th January           Online Gambling - Australia         Source: Hoovers.com/Australian Financial Review
Court ruling pressures web casinos - brief article
Following a court ruling in Victoria involving mining Entrepeneur Joseph Gutnick and Dow Jones, Australian gaming regulators may now be able to prosecute Internet casinos advertising in Australia.

2nd January          Online Gambling          Source: USA Today
Net gambling's accessibility makes it attractive, dangerous