Betting operators have always found ways to push the boundaries. Take for example Stanleybet's recent Greek shop venture. Tom Lippiett, an associate with Berwin Leighton Paisner L.L.P. in the United Kingdom, believes this kind of boundary pushing in the European Union will be one of the hot topics at next week's BetMarkets.

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Remember last month when the Daily Telegraph ran a headline linking terrorism to online gambling? Business leaders in the I-gaming space were not pleased, and Leon Thomas, head of regulatory compliance for PartyGaming, says it's time for the industry to confront the "anti-online gambling brigade." An industry-wide media campaign to do just that is in the works, and Thomas presented the case in London at the Combating Cybercrime in Gaming & Betting conference. He also took a few minutes prior to his presentation to break it down for Gaming Industry Media.

A busy day that, like all conference days, was filled with information, opinion and rumor. To begin, the mobile gambling presenters maintained a modest, wait-and-see stance on growth prospects for their sector. It was recommended that figures from Juniper Research, for the umpteenth time, be taken with the world's largest grain of salt. The Apple iPhone was the subject of much discussion, and nearly every chief executive I spoke with today had a different opinion on the popular device. (The London Telegraph reported recently that Apple sold around 17 million of them in 2008.)

In the wee hours before the Macanese dawn Tuesday, I'm caffeinating myself ahead of what will surely be a fun and busy day at the Asian i-Gaming Congress & Expo. Today's agenda: mobile gambling, one of the industry's most perennially intriguing sectors.

It’s been almost six months since the Kentucky domain name seizure bomb was dropped on the i-gaming industry. We’ve covered the legal machinations in detail along with analysis of experts. But, one thing I haven’t read much about is the background on the representation in this case. When I heard that this was a contingency case, I was intrigued and confused.

During the past 16 years, Jeff Thomas has witnessed fantasy sports grow from 3 to 30 million players. As the chief executive of World Fantasy Games and the president of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, Mr. Thomas sees a lot of potential in the game.

Join him at BetMarkets on March 4 when he explains how operators can use fantasy sports betting to their advantage.

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So much has changed since Antigua and Barbuda emerged as the world's premier I-gaming jurisdiction more than a decade ago. Amid increased competition from other regions and the United States' crippling policy toward offshore I-gaming, the Caribbean island nation's gaming sector has reinvented itself as a viable alternative for global operators. Find out how. 

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Professor Mark Griffiths of Nottingham Trent University explains how using new risk assessment technology during the development can save gaming suppliers hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Recorded January 26, 2009 at the International Casino Conference.

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I can't count the number of times I've typed the word startup since Monday. This week, for better or worse, has belonged to the industry’s nascent players.

Warwick Bartlett from Global Betting and Gaming Consultants explains why the land-based gambling industry is hurting, why there's still room for growth in the I-gaming space and when the gambling industry tends to recess in relation to trends in the global economy.

Recorded January 29, 2009 at the International Casino Exhibition.

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