Category: News

Scorsese, De Niro, DiCaprio, and Pitt Team Up for Melco Crown’s Casino-Themed Movie

News September 2, 2014 by

RatPac Entertainment, the Hollywood movie outfit owned by Australian casino mogul James Packer is currently filming a casino-themed movie directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Hollywood actors, Robert de Niro, Brad Pitt, and Leonardo DiCaprio. Except for Brad Pitt, de Niro and DiCaprio are known Scorsese favorites, including the film's scriptwriter Terrence Winter, who also…

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PKR Poker Celebrates 8th Year with Launch of Mobile Poker App

News August 25, 2014 by

British PKR Poker Company is celebrating its eighth year in the online gambling business by releasing a mobile poker app that will enable PKR members to activate and engage their virtual game characters in poker play, anytime and anywhere. Initially, a PKR mobile poker app for iPhone and iPad is available for free download at…

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Will Paypal Re-Enter the Regulated iGaming Market in the US?

News August 19, 2014 by

Last week, a tweet from Chris Grove, a known consultant to some parties with interests in the online gambling industry, conveyed that in the coming months ahead, PayPal would start processing payments for a handful of operators in the U.S. regulated online gambling market. Although PayPal has yet to confirm the information, many in the…

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Regulated Online Poker in California will Not Happen in 2014

News August 14, 2014 by

Sen. Lou Correa's decision to shelve Senate Bill 1366, the online poker legalization proposal that he himself authored, had quashed hopes of seeing regulated Internet-based poker games happening in the state of California this year. The State Democratic Senator from Sta. Ana who also heads the Senate Governmental Organization Committee that screens all legislative gambling…

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Party List Lawmaker Introduces Laws for Regulating Online Gambling in the Philippines

News August 10, 2014 by

Internet-based gambling in the Philippines is generally lawful, as there is no existing law that declares or prescribes punishment for engaging in online gambling or real money online casino betting. However, House Representative Samuel D Pagdilao Jr. the lone representative of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers and Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS)…

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Philly’s Parx Casino Preps for Future Internet-Based Gambling in Pennsylvania

News July 28, 2014 by

Online gambling hovers in Pennsylvania, as lawmakers in the state are taking the usual measured steps before working on legislations that will see the legalization of Internet-based gambling in the region. In light of the likely possibility that legislators will approve remote gambling operations within its territorial jurisdiction, Philadelphia's Parx Casino is prepping up by…

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Adelson’s Anti Online Gambling Spokesperson Lambasted at GiGse

News July 24, 2014 by

In last week's holding of the Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Exposition (GiGse) in San Francisco, Willie Brown, a former San Francisco mayor participated in one of the panel discussions in his role as official spokesperson for Sheldon Adelson's Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling (CSIG). However, the ex-mayor subsequently found himself at the center of…

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