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Desktop Conference | On Internet Gambling, AGA Remains a House Divided 
Chinese Operators Facing Promotional Rethink on Slowing Net Café Traffic
Everest Bets Eyeing Shirt Sponsorship? Not Now, Company Says
Former Crypto C.E.O. Letter Elicits Pointed Response
Online Betting Czeching In
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It Was a Year that Was
Pull the string on your obnoxious party poppers, people -- the
Internet gambling industry has turned the page on yet another sassy
annum.
Holiday Special | A Few of Our Favorite Things
When IGamingNews asked industry members to disclose their favorite things, we received many varied responses -- from a history book to a dog named Phillip. Now we turn the microscope inward to examine what those at Clarion Gaming’s American office truly enjoy.
Dangerous Precedent
Does a government or court have the right to seize a domain name when a Web site's activities are illegal where the government or court sits, but legal elsewhere?
Seventy-Nine Ninety-Five Is Not Just The Price Tag ... Or Is It?
Having spent the past 20 years in the card industry -- and the most recent 10 in the online payments industry -- Andrea Wilson, chief executive of First Atlantic Commerce Ltd., has witnessed first hand the evolution of regulatory and monitoring changes as banks and governments struggle to keep up with Internet technology and, particularly, the exponential growth of online transaction processing.
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Editorial: A Preposteority Complex
One of the United States' best-known voices in Internet gambling law, Martin D. Owens Jr., takes a shot across the bow of Kentucky's governor, Steve Beshear -- the man behind the state's recent spasm of public virtue.
Swoboda: Commercial, Government Safe-Gaming Standards Measure Up, Study Says
A study of the responsible gaming standards employed by private European betting and gaming operators has found that more than half, or 67 percent, provide equal if not better consumer protection than those of Europe's 10 largest gambling monopolies.
Swoboda: Ky. Domain Debacle Hotting Up
It's been a busy week in Kentucky, where a battle for 141 I-gaming domain names is heating up. Just today, the court pushed back the forfeiture hearing scheduled for next month, while in recent days the Kentucky Court of Appeals was petitioned by an industry trade association.
Krafcik: Labour Could Grease Wheels for Norway's Proposed Payments Ban
As Norway grapples with unrest over a high-profile incident involving Internet gambling and a bishop's prodigal son, legislation that would disrupt electronic commerce between Norwegian residents and non-licensed I-gaming Web sites has been formally introduced for a vote in the country's legislature, the Storting.
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Nambling Notes | Jan. 6, 2008
Gaming Industry Media: U.K. operators, bookmakers to pay problem gambling levy, Spider-Man slot headlines new Crypto lineup and more.
Flashback
Jan. 6, 1999 - A panel of the 8th U.S. appeals court remands the case between Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon and the Coeur d'Alene Indians of Idaho, operators of an Internet lottery, to a lower court judge to determine whether the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act protects online games from state regulation.
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The Top 10s | Betting
Hitwise's Top 10 "Sport Betting" sites for the week ending Dec. 27, 2008.
The No. 1 sites:
Australia: TAB Racing
United Kingdom: Betfair
United States: Covers
The Top 10s | Poker
Hitwise's Top 10 "Gambling -- Poker" sites for the week ending Dec. 27, 2008.
The No. 1 sites:
Australia: Pacific Poker
United Kingdom: Mansion Poker
United States: Littlewoods Poker
The Top 10s | Gambling
Hitwise's Top 10 "Entertainment -- Gambling" sites for the week ending Dec. 27, 2008.
The No. 1 sites:
Australia: TAB Racing
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Jockey Club - Bets
Singapore: Singapore Pools
United Kingdom: The National Lottery
United States: Florida Lottery
Financial Week in Review | Dec. 19
Even if you didn't have your Blackberry handy, and -- gasp! -- were forced to read a newspaper, you probably caught the news on Anurag Dikshit's decision to settle with the United States Department of Justice.
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most popular I-Gaming sites
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Casinos
1. Casino-on-Net - 888.com
2. Euro Grand
3. Bodog Casino
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Poker Rooms
1. Party Poker
2. PokerStars
3. Pacific Poker
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Sports/Racing
1. Marathon Bet
2. GoldBet Bookmaker
3. Bodog Sportsbook and Racebook
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Bingo
1. Sky Bingo & Games
2. Bingo.com
3. Gala Bingo
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Real-Time Rankings by Online Casino City
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It seems there's been a significant development for the Department of Justice.
