Global Interactive Gaming Summit & Expo (GIGSE) 2004 News
11 Nov 2004
Gambling.com predicts interactive gaming being as monetarily important to the UK as Las Vegas-style Resorts.
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25 Jun 2004
Three experts in online gaming see possibilities for the industry's eventual legalization in the United States. None of the three, who were part of a forecasting panel at the Global Interactive Gaming Summit & Expo (GIGSE) last month in Toronto, dared to make a firm prediction, but each suggested scenarios that could lead to legalization in the industry's biggest market.
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14 Jun 2004
In her years as tradeshow coordinator for St. Louis based River City Group, Dawn Kirkwood has seen a lot of tradeshow booths. Even so, she admits she was “more than impressed” by the RealTime Gaming booth at this year’s Global Interactive Gaming Show and Exhibition.
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14 Jun 2004
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28 May 2004
"The good news is that Congress finally passed a law on spam," attorney Mark Grossman told an Audience last week at the Global Interactive Gaming Summit & Expo in Toronto. "The bad news is that they legalized it."
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26 May 2004
"What advertisement crisis?" David Carruthers, CEO of BetonSports.com, asked during a spirited panel discussion on the topic of the current advertisement situation in the United States. "I plan to spend more on advertising this year than I did last year." He added, "We will succeed if everyone else does the same. It is everyone's job to do this."
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24 May 2004
Photos from the First Annual GIGSE Sumo Grudge Match, May 19, 2004.
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24 May 2004
Half knowing what the answer would be, Sportingbet's Mark Blandford offered the National Football League $10 million a year to be the official odds provider for the league. Blandford extended the offer last week while speaking on a panel at the Global Interactive Gaming Summit &Expo with Derrick Crawford, legal counsel for the NFL. The session focused on the relationship between sports organizations and bookmakers.
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24 May 2004
The first ever GIGSE fundraising event--a series of "sumo grudge matches" featuring high-level industry execs--was an overwhelming success.
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18 May 2004
Senior eCOGRA
personalities meet with software providers in Toronto
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17 May 2004
The Interactive Gaming Council (IGC) applauds the report of a committee of the United Kingdom Parliament regarding the sections of the gambling reform bill that deal with what the British government calls 'remote gambling.'
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17 May 2004
News Brief: For a group of Internet gambling executives gathering today in Toronto, the absence of American law enforcement authorities may also be a big draw.
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1 Apr 2004
River City Group is planning a charity fund-raiser for Wednesday, May 19 (4PM-5PM) at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, Exhibit Hall C.
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