Gaming Firm 888 Set For U.S. Launch After Nevada License
March 26th, 2013
Via Reuters, a report on the planned launch of a new online gaming operator in the United States: 888 could launch an online gaming offering in Nevada, home to gambling centre Las Vegas, as soon as May, a source said after the group won the first ever U.S. license to be awarded to an internet […]
Read more »Gambling Operator To Adopt Bitcoin
March 13th, 2013
Via Forbes, an interesting article on an online gambling company’s decision to accept bitcoin as a currency for their games: WinPoker in Curaçao announced that it will now begin accepting bitcoin as a deposit and withdrawal method to their WinPoker accounts which are on the iPoker network. Consisting of over 30 different brands, including large […]
Read more »Zynga’s Big Bet: Can They Bounce Back With Online Gambling?
March 3rd, 2013
Via ReadWrite Social, a look at Zynga’s efforts to ready itself to exploit a possible online gambling revolution: Even as virtual farms lose their luster, Zynga is looking to rebound in greener pastures – ones lined with real cash. Even as it suffers a spate of bad news related to its traditional social-gaming businesses, the company […]
Read more »Nevada Legislature Unanimously Passes Online Poker Bill
February 23rd, 2013
Two articles on the Nevada Legislature recent unanimous pass of an online poker bill. The first, via GamesBeat: Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) signed legislation that legalized online gambling inside the state of Nevada — a move that could signal a potential goldmine for developers of social casino games. Both houses of the Nevada legislature passed […]
Read more »Mobile Gambling In The U.S.: A Great Bet In The Long Run
February 23rd, 2013
Via GigaOm, some commentary on the potential of mobile gambling in the US: The New York Times this week made a splash with this front-page piece documenting how Silicon Valley tech companies have set their sights on online gambling. The story put something of an exclamation point on a series of recent developments highlighting the […]
Read more »Tech Industry: Gambling On Online Gambling
February 23rd, 2013
Via The New York Times, an interesting article on the tech industry’s interest in online gambling: Facebook began allowing online gaming for British users last summer with Jackpotjoy, which makes slots and other casino games. Big Fish Studios introduced a casino app for iPhone in England last fall. Look out Las Vegas, here comes FarmVille. […]
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