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                                                                 Exhibit 10.1(d)

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1

                                       TO

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         Amendment No. 1 dated as of February 1, 2002, to Employment Agreement
dated as of the 17th day of March, 2002 by and between Interactive Systems
Worldwide Inc. (formerly known as International Sports Wagering Inc.), a
Delaware corporation, and Barry Mindes ("Employer").

         WHEREAS, the parties entered into an Employment Agreement dated as of
March 17, 2000 (the "Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS, the parties desire to modify certain provisions of the
Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises herein set
forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

         1. All defined terms used herein shall have the meaning ascribed to
them in the Agreement.

         2. Section 6.1 of the Agreement is hereby deleted and the following
Section 6.1 is hereby substituted in lieu thereof.

                  "Upon expiration of the Term of this Agreement as provided in
                  Section 3.1, if a new agreement is not entered into by the
                  Employee and the Corporation on terms and conditions at least
                  as beneficial to the Employee as each of the terms and
                  conditions contained herein, or upon earlier termination as a
                  result of the death or disability of the Employee, or as
                  provided in Section 5.2, or as a result of a Change of
                  Control, other than for cause or by the Employee, in his
                  discretion, the Corporation shall pay to the Employee (or the
                  Employee's personal representative if the Agreement is
                  terminated as a result of the Employee's death), the following
                  severance benefits (collectively the "Severance Benefits") for
                  a period of one year after such termination:"

         3. Except as herein set forth in this Amendment No. 1, the Agreement
shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
day and year first above written.

                                         INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE INC.

                                         By:   s/Bernard Albanese
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               President

                                         EMPLOYEE:

                                         s/Barry Mindes
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                                         Barry Mindes

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                                                                Exhibit 10.16(a)

                       Interactive Systems Worldwide Inc.
                           2 Andrews Drive, 2nd Floor
                      West Paterson, New Jersey 07424-2672

                                                                     May 1, 2002

Global Interactive Gaming Limited
Global Interactive Gaming, LLC
Centre Point Tower
103 New Oxford Street
London, WC1A 1DD
United Kingdom
Attn: Mr. Peter Sprogis, Managing Director

         Re: Release of Fund from Escrow

 Dear Mr. Sprogis:

         Reference is made to the License Agreements among (a) Interactive
Systems Worldwide Inc. (formerly International Sports Wagering Inc.) and Global
Interactive Gaming (formerly Global Interactive Gaming AG) and (b) Interactive
Systems Worldwide Inc. (formerly International Sports Wagering Inc.) and Global
Interactive Gaming, LLC (formerly Global Interactive Gaming Inc.), each of which
is dated March 17, 2000 (collectively, the "License Agreements"). All
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the License Agreements.

         The parties hereby agree as follows:

         1. The parties shall immediately release from the Escrow Account the
aggregate sum of US$3,000,000 million of which US$1,500,000 shall be payable to
Licensor as a prepayment of the Minimum due and payable to Licensor on May 15,
2002, and US$1,500,000 shall be payable to Licensees; it being understood that
the funds being released to the Licensees are a refund of a portion of the
amount paid into the Escrow Account by Licensees on or about February 15, 2002.
Contemporaneous with the execution of this Letter Agreement, the parties shall
execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent the letter of direction in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A.

         2. Licensees hereby represent and warrant to Licensor that upon receipt
of the funds described in Section 1 above, they shall be solvent. Each of the
parties represents and warrants to the other (a) that it has all requisite power
and authority to execute and deliver this Letter Agreement, to perform its
obligations hereunder and to consummate the transaction contemplated hereby; (b)
that this Letter Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
each of the parties hereto and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of
each such party and is enforceable against each such party in accordance with
its terms.

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         3. Licensees hereby covenant and agree not to make any payments, loans
or transfers of any of the funds released to them pursuant to this Letter
Agreement in respect of existing obligations or future obligations to any
directors, officers, shareholders, affiliates or associated companies of
Licensees without the prior, written consent of Licensor, which consent may be
withheld or granted in Licensors sole discretion.

         4. Licensees covenant and agree that the funds released to them hereby
shall be used to pay obligations of Licensees heretofore or hereafter incurred
in the ordinary course of Licensees' business; provided that no such obligations
and no such sums shall be payable to directors, officers or shareholders of
Licensees or their respective affiliates or associated companies other than
obligations to such directors, officers or shareholders of Licensees in their
capacities as employees of Licensees.

         5. Licensee and Licensors shall each, upon the request of the other
party hereto, from time to time, execute and deliver such further documents and
do such further acts as the other party may reasonably request in order to fully
effect the purposes of this letter agreement.

         6. Except as specifically set forth herein, the License Agreements
shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their respective
terms.

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         7. This Letter Agreement, the rights and obligations of the parties
hereto, and any claims and disputes relating thereto, shall be governed by and
contrused in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regards
to principles of conflict of laws.

                                         Sincerely,

                                         INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE INC.

                                         By: s/Barry Mindes
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Name:Barry Mindes
                                             Title:  Chairman of the Board

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

GLOBAL INTERACTIVE GAMING LIMITED

By:   s/Peter Sprogis
      -----------------------------------
      Name:    Peter Sprogis
      Title:   Director

GLOBAL INTERACTIVE GAMING, LLC
by Global Interactive Gaming Limited, its sole member.

By:   s/Peter Sprogis
      -----------------------------------
      Name:    Peter Sprogis
      Title:   Director

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                       Interactive Systems Worldwide Inc.
                           2 Andrews Drive, 2nd Floor
                             West Paterson, NJ 07424

                                                              May 1, 2002

Citibank, N.A.
The Citibank Private Bank
120 Broadway, 2nd Floor/Zn2
New York, NY 10271

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Agreement among Citibank,
N.A., Interactive Systems Worldwide Inc. (formerly known as International Sports
Wagering Inc.) ("ISWI") and Global Interactive Gaming Ltd. (formerly known as
Global Interactive Gaming AG), Global Interactive Gaming LLC (formerly known as
Global Interactive Gaming, Inc.) (collectively "GIG") (the "Escrow Agreement").

         All terms used in this letter of direction and not otherwise defined
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Escrow Agreement.

         You are hereby authorized and directed to take the following actions:

         1. Release to ISWI the amount of $1,500,000 by wire transfer to ISWI's
account, which amount represents a prepayment of the amount that would otherwise
be released to ISW in accordance with Schedule A1 to the Escrow Agreement, on
May 15, 2002. For the avoidance of ambiguity, the parties agree that the next
payment to ISW from the Escrow Account shall be due on August 15, 2002.

         2. Release to GIG the sum of $1,500,000 by wire transfer to GIG Ltd.
Account No. attached at Appendix 1, it being understood that this sum is a
portion of the $1,800,000 deposited into the Escrow Account by GIG Ltd. on or
about February 15, 2002.

         3. Except as herein set forth, the Escrow Agreement remains in full
force and effect in accordance with its terms.

                                         Party A
                                         Interactive Systems Worldwide Inc.

                                         By:  s/Barry Mindes
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                                         Party B
                                         Global Interactive Gaming Ltd.

                                         By:  s/Peter Sprogis
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                                         Party B
                                         Global Interactive Gaming LLC

                                         By:  s/Peter Sprogis
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