DoubleDown Releases WOF Extra Spin

IGT’s DoubleDown Casino has released the social game Wheel of Fortune Extra Spin for use on desktop and mobile devices.

Published January 26, 2015

Washington Online Poker Bill Introduced

Playing online poker is a felony in just one U.S. state: Washington. But that could change if lawmakers pass H1114, a bill recently introduced by state Rep. Sherry Appleton...

Published January 19, 2015

Mississippi Legislator Introduces Online Gaming Bill—Again

The third time could be the charm for Mississippi state Rep. Bobby Moak (l.), who once again introduced a bill legalizing online poker in the state. His proposal would...

Published January 19, 2015

WSOP and 888 Combine Player Pools in New Jersey

Two of New Jersey’s online poker sites—WSOP.com and 888poker—will team players pools for some tournaments in an experiment designed to increase online prizes and player bases. Though both are...

Published January 19, 2015

PokerStars Could Start in March in New Jersey

PokerStars expected licensing for online gambling in New Jersey has hit numerous delays, but state Senator Ray Lesniak (l.) says they could be licensed by March.

Published January 19, 2015

Bwin.party Pulls Facebook Game

Bwin.party will pull its Sportster social betting game off Facebook. The move comes after bwin announced it is seeking to sell its social gaming development studio.

Published January 19, 2015

Belgium Cracks Down on Live-dealer Online Casinos

Belgium has announced that it will begin enforcing laws requiring that live dealers at online gambling sites be based in the country, as opposed to being remotely beamed in...

Published January 19, 2015

South Africa Considers Online Gambling Bill

Amendments to South Africa’s online gambling laws are scheduled to be heard in Parliament next month. The bill would legalize, regulate and license online gambling sites.

Published January 19, 2015

Ontario Lottery Starts Online Gambling Site

Ontario Lottery and Gaming has launched PlayOLG.ca, a new online gambling sites for province residents that includes casino games such as blackjack, baccarat, roulette, slots and video poker. The...

Published January 19, 2015

NextGen to Release ‘Psycho’ Slot

NextGen Gaming will release an online slot game based on the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Psycho through a licensing deal with Universal.

Published January 19, 2015

Simulated Gaming to Launch in New York

GameAccount Network will launch its Simulated Gaming online social casino in partnership with Empire City Casino in New York.

Published January 19, 2015

New Jersey Reports on One Year of Online Gaming

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has released a report on the state’s first year of online gaming and announced it will introduce a new credit card code...

Published January 12, 2015

Bitcoin Fund Applies For NASDAQ Listing

The Winklevoss Bitcoin Fund established by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss has filed for shares on the NASDAQ stock exchange. The brothers intend to sell 20.1 million in shares for...

Published January 12, 2015

CVC Capital Finalizing Sky Bet Purchase

Equity and investment firm CVC Capital Partners will borrow $588 million through Goldman Sachs' institutional investors to complete its acquisition of sports betting and gaming web sites operator Sky...

Published January 12, 2015

PokerStars Removes Online Casino Games in Spain

Citing technical reasons, PokerStars has removed online blackjack and roulette games from its Spanish site. The games will come back when the technical issues are fixed, the company said....

Published January 12, 2015

Romania Prepares for Regulated Online Gambling

Romania has issued an emergency ordinance that should legalize fully regulated online gambling in the country.

Published January 12, 2015

Ladbrokes Withdraws From More European Markets

UK bookmaker Ladbrokes Plc has pulled out of several more European markets including Russia, Finland, Portugal and Romania following a 2014 regulatory operational review of new European gaming laws....

Published January 12, 2015

Bwin.party Will Sell Social Gaming Business

Bwin.party says it is in active negotiations with Rising Tide to sell its social gaming business after a tough year that saw the company take hits in social gaming...

Published January 5, 2015

California’s Iipay Nation Defiant After Court Ruling on Bingo

The IiPay Nation, based in Santa Ysabel, California, is not buckling down to a federal court order that it shut down its interactive real money bingo website. It plans...

Published January 5, 2015

Ruddock: Research Showing Online Gambling Doesn’t Create Problem Gamers

USPoker.com columnist Steve Ruddock has listed three studies that show that online gaming is not leading to an increase in problem gambling. Ruddock acknowledges that online gaming is still...

Published January 5, 2015