Readit
- Bloomberg Business Week @BW | Betfair May Boost Profit With Fixed-Odds Sportsbet
- Fox5 LasVegas | Mobile wagering expands to iPhone {Leroy’s Sports Books/American Wagering}
- The Hill | Let states legalize online gambling to stimulate the economy | h/t @taxdood
- Indian Country | Internet Gaming Tops NIGA Agenda | h/t @taxdood
- Irish Times @the_irish_times | FTP Dublin subsidiary makes 180 positions “redundant”
- Bloomberg Business Week @BW | Online Poker Should Be Dealt a Fresh Hand With Regulation
- Charleston Daily Mail | Lottery funding goes to (WV) casino slots upgrade | h/t @casinocityvin
- Inside Poker Business | Poker Networks 2012 | h/t @InfiniteEdgeKim
- @hardboiledpoker | Reports from the (FTP) Department of Redundancy Department
- @InfiniteEdgeKim | Buyers Beware {handy shopping tips for iPoker purchasers in US}
Watchit
- Livefeed @ Congress | “iGaming: Is There A Safe Bet?” | http://energycommerce.house.gov/
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will be holding a hearing Oct. 25 called “iGaming: Is There A Safe Bet?” at 10:30AM EST in the Rayburn House Building RM 2123. Details of this hearing (and witness list – ty to @WriterJen for pointing this out) may be found on the Committee website -> here. @AGAupdate posted this testimony from Frank Fahrenkopf for tomorrow’s congressional hearing.
Witness List:
- Parry Aftab | Member, Board of Advisors Chairman | FairPlayUSA
—> Witness Testimony - Ernest L. Stevens | Chairman | National Indian Gaming Association
—> Witness Testimony - Keith Whyte |Executive Director | National Council on Problem Gambling
—> Witness Testimony - The Honorable Alphonse D’Amato | Chairman | Poker Players Alliance
—> Witness Testimony - Kurt Eggert | Professor of Law| Chapman University School of Law
—> Witness Testimony - Dr. Dan Romer | Director, Adolescent Communication Institute
—> Witness Testimony