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"Social Gamification" and What It Means For Casinos
A recent article from VentureBeat.com shared the unveiling of a startup company, BlueBat, and what it intends to introduce to big box casinos. Its product, BlueBox, is all about “social gamification”, the ability to get landbased casinos to move into the world of social games. Based in Vancouver, BlueBat aims to get casinos and online gambling software developers to work together to snag a larger piece of the customer pie. -
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High 5 Games Acquires Electrotank; Expands Real Money and Social Game Line-Up
On Monday, High 5 Games and Electrotank, Inc revealed that High 5 Games will acquire all of Electrotank’s intellectual property and assets.
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DoubleDown Casino Jumps on the PlayPhone Wagon
Playphone, Inc announced yesterday that it would be making DoubleDown Casino the newest addition to its social gaming network. DoubleDown Casino, one of the most popular free-play social casino game platforms, reports that over six million active players are engaged in its 30 different games.
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Caesars Interactive Collects EA Shares of WSOP; Expands Social Poker Offering
This week Caesars Interactive Entertainment, the Montreal-based subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment, announced it was designating a social poker development studio to grow its play-for-fun World Series of Poker franchise through its Playtika division.
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Louisiana Dips Its Toes Into Online Gambling
Louisiana’s House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation that would investigate the viability of online gambling in The Pelican State. It’s next destination is the State Senate. “It’s not a matter of if; it’s just a matter of when it’s going to happen, “said Mike Huval, the representative who introduced the measure.
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Ultimate Poker Karma: WSOP Has Accidental "Soft Opening" of Real Money site
Ultimate Poker may be the only fish in Nevada’s online poker sea at the moment, but the sharks are circling. And these sharks come with lasers. One month out of the gate, Ultimate Poker has experienced the strains, pains, and gains of any new online enterprise. Social media instantly aired early successes and dirty laundry with equal fervor, and the competition was quick to comment on any bad press. Like Ty Stewart, for example.
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Bwin.party forges ahead with Nevada online poker licensing
Despite comments made by its CEO last month, Bwin.party is moving forward with its application to operate online poker websites in the state of Nevada. Norbert Teufelberger had previously said that the company had decided “not to operate in Nevada”, choosing instead to focus on New Jersey, which had approved gambling legislation that made all types of online gambling available. Bwin’s attorney, Frank Schreck, clarified the statement.
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Is Online Gambling the Answer for New Jersey?
As the most populated of only three states that have legalized online gambling, New Jersey has a lot to gain from a well-executed launch.
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New Jersey Enlists Help of International Online Gambling Expert
If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes a team of experts to implement Internet wagering in New Jersey.
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Ultimate Poker Hits First Hurdle
Nevada gaming regulators are determining the relationship between Ultimate Poker and an unlicensed service provider.
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PokerStars Reveals Atlantic Club Purchase Price with Restraining Order
The drama continues between PokerStars and Atlantic Club Casino Hotel and, as more details of the sale have been revealed, the rest of the world. It’s your standard online poker giant falls in love with land-based casino, online poker giant offers to wed casino, casino calls off the engagement, poker giant pursues court to prevent casino from marrying anyone else kind of story.
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PokerStars Says Atlantic Club Deal Not Over
The Rational Group, parent company of PokerStars online poker, stated its intention to salvage the deal with the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, even as the Atlantic Club announced on Wednesday that it is calling off the sale. Said company spokesperson Eric Hollrseiser in a statement, “The Rational Group is remains entirely committed to resolving this situation and to our investment in New Jersey.
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US-based Ultimate Poker Launches in Nevada
UltimatePoker.com went live this morning at 9am Nevada time, after given the thumbs up from the state’s gaming authorities. -
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Foxwoods Casino Owner Sinks Teeth into Online Gambling
Foxwoods Resort Casino has announced plans to partner with the GameAccount Network to prepare for online gaming opportunities in the United States. Foxwoods, which is owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, is making the move for several reasons.
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New York Senator Leads Charge Against Illegal Online Gambling
New York State Senator Tim Kennedy believes the legalized online gambling in surrounding states could lead to increased levels of “illegal and predatory activities”, and he’s asked the New York State Gaming Commission, the NYSGC, to do something about it. “There are some websites that have lured customers into using their online casino platform,” stated Kennedy in a press release on his website.
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Probability Hopeful For US Market
As more and more states re-evaluate their stances on online gambling, international mobile gaming companies like Probability PLC are poised and ready for the US online gambling market.
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Hard Rock Puts Down Roots in Iowa.
Sioux City, Iowa will soon be home to the newest Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, and some residents can’t wait to get their hands on the iconic t-shirts. In a 3-2 vote on Thursday, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission awarded a state gaming license to the developer of a Hard Rock-branded casino and hotel, an $118.5 million project, set in Sioux City’s historic downtown. The Battery Building, the chosen site the land-based casino, was originally built in 1906.
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Full Tilt Poker Founder Pleads Guilty; Avoids Prison
Raymond Bitar, Full Tilt Poker’s founder, pleaded guilty to accusations of taking online poker player funds to finance his once dominant online poker room. Part of a plea agreement between Bitar and prosecutors, Bitar pleaded guilty to two felonies, violating the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and conspiring to commit bank and wire fraud, that normally carry a 35-year prison sentence as maximum punishment.
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888 Holdings Seeks to Create All American Poker Network
According to iGaming Business, online gambling mega-operator 888 Holdings has established a joint venture with Avenue Capital Group, a global investment group, to create an online gambling offering in the United States, pending state or federal regulation. The All American Poker Network, the name of this joint-venture project, will provide its product wherever it will be legal to play online poker in the United States.
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New Jersey could be a magnet for international gaming companies.
Under the new online gambling law passed in New Jersey, Atlantic Cit casinos can offer Internet gambling on their own or partner with another company to provide the technological infrastructure, software, and expertise needed to operate an online gambling system.
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PokerStars Fights AGA Allegations; Makes Own Accusations
PokerStars came out swinging on Monday accusing the American Gaming Association of launching an anti-competitive campaign.
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Online Gambling Catches the Attention of Congress Again
The more states that pass their own online gambling legislation, the more likely a federal bill will come to pass says Joe Barton, a Republican senator from Texas who introduced a failed online poker bill in 2011. “I think the states’ passage gives some incentive to the federal government to act. Whether you’re for or against Internet gambling, you don’t want 50 sets of laws. You want uniformity.” Uniformity could come at a cost, some say.
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Caesars v. PokerStars: A Battle for Online Poker
Forget the poker faces, the battle of online gambling is live on the felt and cards are hitting the table. Only days old, the New Jersey online gambling legislation is still warm from the presses, and already it’s the source of contention between the US casino industry and foreign interests. Some say it started with the 26-page brief filed with the New Jersey Casino Control Commission and Division of Enforcement by lawyers representing the American Gaming Association.
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Governor Christie Autographs NJ Online Gambling Bill
It’s official: New Jersey is open for online gambling. After months of deliberation, negotiation, and compromise with the NJ Assembly and Senate, Governor Chris Christie signed a bill on Tuesday that makes online gambling in New Jersey absolutely legal within its borders. His decision to sign the bill was based on many factors, some of which were a complete reversal from his views two years ago when he vetoed a similar bill.
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Zynga Aims For Social Gamblers
The expression is: “If you can’t run with the big dogs, stay on the porch”. Social gaming icon, Zynga, is perfectly happy to do that. Instead entering the race for the existing hardcore gambling market in the United Kingdom, Zynga is ratcheting up its popular social gaming platform to allow for real money exchanges.
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Will California Be The Next State To Legalize Online Poker?
Everyone seems to have an opinion about online poker these days. Some, as we’re hearing about in California, can even vote about it. Last Friday, Senator Lou Correa introduced Senate Bill 678, the latest effort to throw weight behind an online poker bill in California.
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Nevada Beats New Jersey to the Punch in legalizing online gambling.
If there was a race to legalize online gambling in the United States, Nevada may have just won it. Governor Brian Sandoval signed AB114 on Thursday, putting the final approval on legislation that legalizes online gambling in Nevada and allows the state to enter into compacts with other states for online poker. “This is an historic day for the great state of Nevada,” Sandoval said in a Washington Post article.
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Federal Poker Bill May Still Be Breathing
A comprehensive federal bill that legalizes online poker for any state wishing to include it might still have some strength left in it, at least that is what Frank Fahrenkopf believes. Fahrenkopf is the current president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, a lobbying agency that supports the gaming entertainment industry.At the age of 73, Fahrenkopf is scheduled to step down from his position on June 30th of this year after nearly 20 years at the helm.
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Christie on iGaming Bill: "No Reason Not To Sign It Quickly"
New Jersey could see signed Internet gaming legislation in as few as five days, if New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie, keeps his word. While Gov. Christie was in Lavallete, New Jersey on Tuesday he addressed questions regarding the online gaming bill.
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2013 WSOP Schedule Announced
For those of you unfamiliar with WSOP, or for those who know it predominately as the World Series of Poker, this series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas is in its 8th year running with Caesars Entertainment at the helm.
