GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 26 - October 2013

“The Premier League’s popularity in Asia is well documented and some clubs have been quicker than others to realize that potential. Arsenal has been particularly proactive in the region for a number of years and the recent tour only serves to highlight that point. The trust and loyalty both Arsenal and the Premier League stand for makes this the perfect partnership to continue the phenomenal growth of the Bodog brand in Asia.” – Izhar Biran, marketing director for Bodog on the site becoming Arsenal’s official Asian betting partner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “I’m not going to give a legal opinion, but what I would say is that this was not the intent of Congress when it prohibited online gambling.” – John Kindt, an emeritus professor of business and legal policy at the University of Illinois, on the proliferation of fantasy sports competitions that last just one day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “The changes with online and interactive gaming fall into place with the broader world when you think about it. All these goods and services we are so used to buying have a new distribution channel through the Internet. All innovation around consumer services involves the Internet in some capacity. It’s gone in my lifetime from a fresh new idea to something that is core to every business operation.” – Geoffrey Stewart, general manager of online poker for Caesars Interactive Entertainment in an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Zynga is an amazing company and has tremendous potential for future growth. Thank you for taking the time to share your stories and business, as well as your creative and technical insights with me. On a personal level, I feel privileged to be the CEO and am more aware than ever before that the time for us to decisively move forward is now.” – Zynga CEO Don Mattrick, in an e-mail to employees announcing management changes “For the states to try to enforce rules on Internet gambling is really a stretch. It has to be regulated at the federal level.” – Jack Blum, a Maryland attorney testifying to a Senate committee during a hearing on Internet gambling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Ample academic studies and judicial rulings at the state and federal level have concluded that poker is indeed a game of skill. Period.” – John Pappas, executive director of the Poker Players Alliance on the 2nd Circuit Court’s decision to overrule a lower court’s ruling that poker is a game of skill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “We are happy to partner with Bally to offer its games to William Hill customers online. Bally’s innovative games have been successful in land-based casinos around the world and we are certain our players will enjoy them.” – James Curwen, head of gaming operations for William Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “This film provides our industry with an opportunity that the AGA will capitalize upon. The AGA will leverage the certain coverage this film will receive to raise awareness about the need for proper regulation of online gaming.” – American Gaming Association President Geoff Freeman on the release of the new film Runner Runner , which is loosely based on the Ultimate Bet cheating scandal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Starting on Sept. 16, 2013, GCG will e-mail a Notice with instructions on how to submit a Petition for Remission online to all potentially eligible claimants identified by GCG utilizing data supplied by Full Tilt Poker (‘FTP’).” – The Garden City Group, on remissions to U.S. players owed money by Full Tilt Poker WEBMASTER NEWS “Quotables” Webmaster News