WPT Taps Skrill USA

The World Poker Tour has designated online payment company Skrill USA Inc. as the official payment processor of the WPT.

Published August 25, 2014

Amaya Revenue Up

Amaya Inc. reported increase revenue for the second quarter coming just before its acquisition of PokerStars should give it another revenue bump. The company lost $2.9 million for the...

Published August 25, 2014

India’s Courts Look at Online Card Games

India’s Supreme Court is examining if various online card sites operating in the country are gambling or games of skill. Online gambling is not allowed in the country.

Published August 25, 2014

California May Wait Until 2018 for Online Poker

California lawmakers last week dropped efforts to pass a bill legalizing online poker in the Golden State. The differences separating the various groups who favor such a bill proved...

Published August 18, 2014

New Jersey Effectively Combats Illegal Online Gambling Sites

New Jersey’s crackdown on unlicensed online gambling sites accepting New Jersey players seems to be having an effect according to recent poll numbers. Only 16 percent of players now...

Published August 18, 2014

PayPal Could Start Taking U.S. Online Gambling Transactions

A report on OnlinePokerReport says that e-wallet company PayPal has been studying whether to accept online gambling transactions in regulated U.S. markets. PayPal is the most popular e-wallet in...

Published August 18, 2014

Tabcorp Looks at Online Gaming

Australian gaming company Tabcorp is considering offering live online betting services in retail venues down under. The proposed plan is in response to a decline in betting in both...

Published August 18, 2014

PokerTribes.com: What’s the Hold Up?

Last year the state of Oklahoma and the Cheyenne & Arapaho tribes reached an agreement prohibiting state-based online poker but allowing an internationally accessible site, PokerTribes.com, to be operated...

Published August 18, 2014

BetSoftGaming’s Launches Mobile 3D Slot

BetSoftGaming has launched It Came From Venus ToGo for mobile devices. The 3D slot is optimized for iOS, Android and Windows Phone platforms.

Published August 18, 2014

Russia to Ban Virtual Currencies

Russia is no friend to the Bitcoin as the government has announced it plans to criminalize its use. Russians using virtual currencies could face jail time under a new...

Published August 18, 2014

CG Technology Upgrade Sports Betting App

CG Technology has announced an upgrade to its mobile sports betting application. The update is intended to be more user-friendly

Published August 18, 2014

California Collapse

Lawmakers who support legalizing online poker in California have given up for this year. Both bills that would allow the practice are dead until next year. But next year...

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Three Senators Ask DOJ to Restore Online Gambling Ban

Three U.S. senators, including California Democrat Diane Feinstein (l.), opposed to online gambling have asked the Department of Justice to overturn its previous interpretation of the Wire Act to...

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Mobile Gaming Accounts for 30 Percent of Internet Profits

The majority of revenue from internet gaming that goes through mobile gaming platforms is cannibalized from PCs and other internet platforms, according to a student conducted recently in the...

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European Commission Praises Gibraltar’s Online Gaming

Gibraltar operates some of the safest and most reliable online gaming sites in the world, according to the European Commission, which released a report holding the British colony up...

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GeoComply Helps Jurisdictions Limit Online Gaming to Residents

GeoComply is helping various jurisdictions in the U.S. meet federal requirements for geolocation when legalizing online intrastate gaming.

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Boyd Gaming Sees New Jersey Online Gambling Bright Spot

Boyd Gaming saw profits and revenue decline in its second quarter, but its problems are not in Atlantic City where its Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa continue to grow...

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Gamesys Adds New Jersey Games

Players from New Jersey will find four new classic High 5 games available at Tropicana Casino.com and VirginCasino.com through h5G's partnership with Gamesys. That brings the total number of...

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Paddy Power Discloses 2010 Security Breach

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has announced and apologized to its customers for a 2010 security breach resulted in the theft of hundreds of thousands of player profiles. The company...

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Williams Interactive Releases New Social Casino Game

Williams Interactive has released its second social casino game, Gold Fish Casino Slots. The game is now live Facebook, iOS, Android and Kindle devices

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