Zynga, one of the world’s largest providers of social games, recently decided to pull back from plans to enter the real-money gambling industry. Reports out of Nevada confirm the company withdrew its initial application for an online poker license in the state, confirming the retraction strategy is underway. Zynga was one of the pioneers of…
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Amaya Gaming is the latest in a line of online gaming providers to license its software to owners of Atlantic City casinos. The Montreal based provider is partnering with Caesars Interactive Entertainment to provide real-money online and gaming software when New Jersey’s highly anticipated digital gambling market goes live in November. Under New Jersey’s online…
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Superbowl XLVIII, scheduled for February 2 2014, will be the first NFL championship played in New Jersey. But fans of the game will likely be unable to place legal bets on the outcome as US federal court judges struck down an appeal from the Garden State to authorize sportsbetting. The panel of judges voted 2…
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In the wake of match-fixing charges regarding European soccer earlier this summer, revelations of similar criminal involvement in Australian soccer are the continuation of a pattern. Six people connected to the Victorian Premier League were charged this weekend for conspiring with criminal gangs in Asia to influence the outcome of soccer games. Declan Hill, a…
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Canadian poker pro Daniel Negreanu is running the table on one of his most successful years playing poker this season. But Negreanu is also painting himself as a controversial figure due to his passionate opposition to the “first card off the deck rule” in poker tournaments. The first card off the deck rule was implemented…
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Caesars Windsor announced a special promotion to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The casino is referring to all October entertainment shows as “Caesars Concerts For A Cure,” and will donate $1 from each ticket sold for one of the casino’s concerts to the Canadian Cancer Society. Caesars Windsor is very involved with charitable…
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Socially engaged online poker fans in Canada and around the world can enter into a special tournament where the prize pool grows with each passing day. PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker room, is holding a special Freeroll tournament on September 15 in which the prize pool grows based on the number of people who…
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Online gambling in Delaware took the next step towards fruition this week. Beginning at 6am on Wednesday August 28, the state’s three government-backed casinos launched web portals with free casino games available through Facebook. Delaware will become the first state in the US to offer real-money online gambling, which is scheduled to go live by…
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After nearly three months spent underwater, Calgary’s Saddledome is expected to reopen once again. The grand re-opening is encouraging news for businesses in the neighbourhoods surrounding the arena, including the Cowboys Casino located a few blocks north of the Saddledome. The Saddledome is one of Calgary’s signature buildings, which was drowned by unprecedented floodwater earlier…
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Online poker players with PartyPoker registered accounts are frustrated with the site’s new cashout transaction fees. PartyPoker describes the fees as motivation for players to shift their deposits and payouts to other accepted payment methods. The transaction fees appear to only affect players who use Skrill, formerly Moneybookers, or Neteller to cashout their winnings. The…
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