September 2005 Archives

Following the announcement of the granting of a gambling licence to Poker Stars, the second largest operator of its type in the world, the resulting publicity both in the business and trade media is helping to raise considerably the Isle of Man's profile in the international e-gaming industry.

The Department of Trade & Industry says it is in negotiations with a number of very significant companies wishing to relocate all or part of their operations to the Island. These range from additional poker and sports betting operators to businesses supplying specialist IT skills and experience, such as may be used in hosting gaming companies systems and in providing disaster recovery facilities.

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I will be departing Sao Paulo Brazil on Sept. 10, bound for Las Vegas via Miami, to attend the Casino Affiliate Convention (Las Vegas 2005) the event will focus on global marketing for the Gaming Industry. It will be held on September 11-12, 2005 at the Stardust Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

Casino and Sportsbook executives, marketing companies, online gaming executives, affiliate managers, portal webmasters and affiliates will be in attendance. Click here to read more about the goals of this fast-paced and exciting event! This two day event precedes the largest gambling related convention (the Global Gaming Expo), which is also taking place in Las Vegas, and which I will also he attending. Please write to me if you want to meet-up in Vegas.

Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian federal police seized documents and electronic data from Banco Rural, whose loans to the governing Workers' Party are under investigation by congress, as part of a raid of several companies in two states.

Belo Horizonte, Brazil-based Rural said in a statement it handed over all documents requested by investigators and created a special group of 70 employees solely dedicated to assisting authorities.

We want to direct you to some organizations that are collecting donations for Katrina disaster relief. Certainly, a donation of any size will help at this time:

Salvation Army
www.salvationarmyusa.org
(800) SAL-ARMY (725-2769)

American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
(800) HELP NOW (435-7669)