Very good interview (mandatory listen)
 

River City Group desktop conference audio link of interview (real player required)

Overview:

Feb. 10, 2005
Frank Fahrenkopf, American Gaming Association

With few exceptions, the land-based casino industry in the United States has played the role of bystander in the explosion of Internet gambling into a multi-billion-dollar business. American casinos were adamantly against online gambling in the mid '90s, but a lot has changed since then, and the prospect of regulated Internet casinos isn't so far-fetched anymore. No one has a better understanding of the land-based casinos' perspective than president and CEO of the American Gaming Association Frank Fahrenkopf, Jr. In this audio interview with IGN publisher Sue Schneider, Fahrenkopf shares his views on numerous I-gaming-related issues, including: the evolution of Internet gambling; upcoming prohibition efforts in Congress; the prospect of a commission to study regulation; barriers to legalized online gambling in the United States; the AGA's position on I-gaming; the U.K. Gambling Bill; the crackdown on advertising in the United States and the U.S/Antigua WTO dispute.

Re: Very good interview (mandatory listen)
 

land based casinos have enjoyed power in poker that they don't deserve. for instance, carplayer refused to run much internet content at the beginning because they did not want to piss off the land based casinos. now there are online rooms other than party that are doing more revenue than all the land based casinos combined. land based casinos will find themselves with less and less power in the media as time goes by.

Re: Very good interview (mandatory listen)
 

Im giving this post a bump. There is lots of good info in this interview with the most influential B&M casino lobbyiest at the national level. The interview is some 20+ minutes but definitely worth the time to listen to.

Re: Very good interview (mandatory listen)
 

One last bump for those who missed this.... last one... i swear....

Re: Very good interview (mandatory listen)
 

for those of us who can't spend 20 minutes, can we get a rundown of what was said?

Re: Very good interview (mandatory listen)
 

for those of us who can't spend 20 minutes, can we get a rundown of what was said?

With few exceptions, the land-based casino industry in the United States has played the role of bystander in the explosion of Internet gambling into a multi-billion-dollar business. American casinos were adamantly against online gambling in the mid '90s, but a lot has changed since then, and the prospect of regulated Internet casinos isn't so far-fetched anymore. No one has a better understanding of the land-based casinos' perspective than president and CEO of the American Gaming Association Frank Fahrenkopf, Jr. In this audio interview with IGN publisher Sue Schneider, Fahrenkopf shares his views on numerous I-gaming-related issues, including: the evolution of Internet gambling; upcoming prohibition efforts in Congress; the prospect of a commission to study regulation; barriers to legalized online gambling in the United States; the AGA's position on I-gaming; the U.K. Gambling Bill; the crackdown on advertising in the United States and the U.S/Antigua WTO dispute. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]