Could Internet Gambling Become Legal Again?
July 31st, 2010
Via NPR, a report on the possibility that internet gambling could be legal again. As the article notes: “…Faced with huge budget shortfalls, Congress is considering legalizing and taxing Internet gambling, a move that could generate billions of dollars in tax revenue for the government. A House committee yesterday approved a bill that would legalize […]
Read more »Zynga
July 25th, 2010
Courtesy of The New York Times, an interesting article on Zynga. As the article notes: July 25, 2010 Zynga’s FrontierVille game, which was released only on June 9, already has 20 million players. The company makes money, by and large, only when users pay real money for virtual goods. ORIENTATION for new employees of Zynga, […]
Read more »An Online Confidence Game?
July 25th, 2010
Via TechCrunch, an interesting analysis of an artificial intelligence program that gives players of Facebook’s Zynga Poker advice while they are playing. While the debate over poker’s status as a skill-based game or game of chance, it is interesting that online advisory services are now being introduced. As the article notes: Into Zynga Poker? Want […]
Read more »Calling All Advatars: AdverGames Ahead!
July 14th, 2010
Courtesy of AdWeek, an interesting look at the increased integration of advertising into digital games: Imagine this. You’re on a cobblestone street. The sun is low and red between the high-rises, making you squint as you scan for clues. There, on a half-obscured flier on a wall, you see it: a picture of an anchor. […]
Read more »A Real World Gateway To Online Gambling And Skill Games
July 11th, 2010
With New Hampshire’s recent announcement of a new set of online games that are an advancement, not an introduction, of state-run online gambling, discussion has ensued as to how these online games may be controlled. To play these games, one has to purchase a special lottery ticket in person, then go to the lottery website […]
Read more »Log On, Ante Up
July 11th, 2010
Courtesy of The Economist, a look at online gambling: “WHEN George Bush, then America’s president, signed the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act into law in 2006, parts of America’s online-gambling market retired hurt. That was because attached to the port act was the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which prohibited financial institutions […]
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