oscar by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor January 24, 2009 Antigua’s attempt to collect on a $21 million settlement ruled by the World Trade Organization has continued to produce no results, although negotiations have resumed this week with U.S. Trade Representatives. While Antiguan Finance Minister, Dr. Errol Cort has repeatedly asked that his people be patient … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor January 23, 2009 International Gaming Technology, or IGT, a Reno-based slots machine giant and online and mobile gaming provider, is struggling to make its goals this year – showing a 42 percent reduction in the Q4 revenue from this time last year. According to reports released on Thursday, IGT … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor January 22, 2009 Online casino gambling advocates may have celebrated too early this week when the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled against the seizure of 141 gambling domains. The state of Kentucky will not agree to a cease fire on this one, as the legal team representing the Commonwealth … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor January 21, 2009 President Obama put a restriction on all pending legislation from his predecessor’s administration, just minutes after being sworn into office. Unfortunately for online casinos, this happened one day too late. The UIGEA was permanently implemented on Monday – the day so many celebrated as George W. … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor January 20, 2009 While thousands of online casinos in existence and many with hundreds of games, sometimes gamers still can’t find the perfect casino. That is why the Online-Casinos.com group, headed by Jan Balslev, has released a do-it-yourself program that uses a no-download flash based program to create customizable … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor January 17, 2009 The online casino community showed a great deal of skepticism when Hop-On Inc announced its live interactive mobile gambling software late last year. Many have discredited this company after it released what it called a “disposable cell phone,” that later turned out to be Nokia phones … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor January 17, 2009 With the Obama administration comprised of primarily Democrats, congressmen are seeking to reverse a number of conservative policies that would continue to impede on environmental and economic movements. A demand for the upcoming administration to apply the Congressional Review Act of 1996 in its decision-making process, … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor January 16, 2009 Things are moving forward in the iMEGA v. Keisler, et al court proceedings, where the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association will attempt to disprove the constitutionality of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA). According to iMEGA’s website, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor January 16, 2009 Casino gambling software provider, Progressive Gaming International Corp., has found itself in a pickle after missing a foreclosure sale deadline that was scheduled on Thursday. Despite the fact that Progressive’s software can be found in offline, mobile and online casinos internationally, the company has failed to … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor January 10, 2009 Despite the numerous amount of online casinos licensed an operated in Antigua and Barbuda, the two nations are facing the same economic recession as the U.S. Similarly, the country’s leaders have asked for loans to create a more fruitful work environment. What has Antigua in an … Read more