Last week, State Assemblyman William Horne (D-Nev) introduced a bill (AB258) calling for the legalization of online poker. The new bill differs from intrastate gambling bills proposed in other states such as New Jersey and Florida by specifically focusing on regulating online poker and prohibiting sports betting. There are powerful lobbying forces behind the…
Read moreThere are thousands of applications out there for mobile communication devices. You can use your phone to play games, connect with friends, manipulate pictures, identify songs on the radio and more. Now, there’s an application that will help recovering addicts stay on the straight and narrow. Called iPromises, the new online gambling application was developed…
Read moreThere are tons of applications out there for users that have iPhones and iTunes. While you can use these apps to play your favourite mobile games and keep in contract with friends, there are now apps that let you keep track of your online gambling experience. The new WinLoss Slots Player’s Diary does just that…
Read moreCyprus has recently been fighting to enact law that would ban online gambling. However, industry authorities believe that the country is looking to grant monopoly status to OPAP, a Greek online gambling operator. Petros Clerides, the country’s Attorney General, has come to OPAP’s defense, stating that the ban does not put the organization at a…
Read moreBalkanization is a geopolitical term that refers to a state of fragmentation among several regions that refuse to cooperate with one another. Currently, the online gambling market across Europe is balkanized, and European Commission Michel Barnier hopes to remedy the situation. Last year saw several European countries regulate their online gambling markets and 2011 will…
Read moreThe merger between PartyGaming and Bwin has been finalized, as the Vienna Commercial Court has entered the deal into each company’s register. Both companies have also announced that the deal will be complete on March 31, 2011. Bwin and PartyGaming have been in negotiations for quite some time, causing many industry spectators to wonder whether…
Read moreSpain and Latin America are the next two big markets for online gambling operators. To find out just exactly how profitable venturing into these markets will be, several firms have looked into the potential for lucrative business in Latin American countries. The biggest markets within Latin America have revealed themselves to be Brazil, Costa Rica,…
Read moreThe Grand Slam of Slots is the biggest online slots tournament in the world. Launched in 2009, the tournament offered slots players from around the world the chance to become an instant millionaire, and thousands of people competed for the generous and lucrative $1 million cash prize. This year, Microgaming is at it again. The…
Read moreA recent report in The New-Press estimates as many as 900,000 Florida residents play online poker and one-third of those players gamble with real money. A Senate committee report released last month speculated the state could begin to receive revenue totaling as much as $37 million annually in just three years from the date online…
Read moreCSI (Crime Scene Investigation) is one of the most popular shows on television. Since it first aired in 2000, the show has gained a wide audience across the world and has been translated into a wide range of languages. Its popularity has even spawned a series of video games and now, the series is making…
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