New on-line casinos may thwart U.S. laws
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Two new online casino gambling services based outside the US are trying to circumvent the regulatory laws that have kept other companies from cashing in on the demand for gambling services offered over the Internet. One analyst says legalized Internet gambling would be worth $10 billion a year. The Internet Online Offshore Electronic Casino, now functional but only offering a blackjack game, was developed by Warren B. Eugene and is based in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Eugene, a Canadian citizen, foresees a virtual Las Vegas of the future, in which several casino services will offer several games and accept direct deposit or virtual checks for money transactions. The WagerNet, developed by Kerry Rogers, is a sports betting service with hardware based in Belize. For an initial $1,000 deposit, users can post a betting proposition on the system, and other users can take the bet if they want it.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1995
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'Computerizing' dull meetings is touted as an antidote to the mouth that bored
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Computers can increase the productive value of company meetings. Computerized meetings are said to be easy to manage because it is easier to stay with an agenda and avoid digressions, and voting on issues is said to be simplified. A study was done at Boeing Co involving groups using computers equipped with TeamFocus, computer software published by IBM. Results showed that time in meetings was 71 percent less and calendar time required for projects relating to meetings was down 91 percent. IBM itself has 45 computerized meeting rooms and reports time-saving reductions that average 56 percent. According to Jay Nunamaker, a professor at the University of Arizona, a change of culture is involved. Computerized meetings favor teamwork, and in the 1990s, we are moving into 'the age of teams.'
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1992
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Value of PCs in education in still debated
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The value of personal computers in classrooms is still unclear, despite the fact that US schools have installed about 2.5 million computers, or one for every 18 students. Some teachers say computers are irrelevant to their classes. For example, foreign-language teachers complain that software focuses on rote learning. English teachers, however, say that computer-using students write better, largely because the machines make it easier to rewrite and edit. At Manhattan's prestigious Stuyvesant High School, students use such familiar applications as word processors, spreadsheets, databases and desktop publishers, even though no computing courses are required. However, students still have to learn such manual tasks as drafting with a pencil and straight edge.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1992
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