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Posted by: CasinoNow at August 19, 2001, 7:50 am

Topic: Simulcasts of In-Progress Casino Table Gaming Forum: Winner Online

My question exactly, Jetset. Although the concept of their patent is rediculous, they have shown that they can enforce it internationally and get sites closed for good, so it's nothing to take lightly. And, of course, they rid us of First Live, so I will always be thankful for that.

However, I still have to question their patent. They basically came up with the idea of using the internet to wager on live events at remote locations, and then were able to get a patent on that intellectual property, effectively owning the ery idea/concept. HGN/i2Corp got ery lucky, as the internet was still new at the time and legislation had not yet began to change for it. Even a year after their patent was issued, they would not have been able to get it as Congress got wise to this scam and stopped issuing these types of patents, but because the one held by HGN was pre-existing, it is still alid.

Now, it makes no difference to me one way or another, but I tend to think of the guys who have spent millions to actually develop the technology. They have a real monetary investment in a product that they can not use without paying i2Corp, while those guys have leeched off of the gaming community for years under a patent for a technology that they had never even started to develop until after the fact. Very twisted.

Jerry Garner
CasinoNow Gaming Resource Center

Quote: Originally Posted by Jetset:
But how will this sit with the i2corp/HGN patent claim?

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