Land-based gambling Still No. 1 in Britain

Figures released by the UK Gambling Commission show that land-based gambling is still dominant over online gambling in the British market. Land based gambling generated more than €3.3 billion...

Published July 7, 2014

Resorts Atlantic City Seeks to Launch PokerStars and Full Tilt Sites in New Jersey

Resorts Atlantic City has reaffirmed its deal with PokerStars to bring the online giant’s brand to New Jersey’s regulated online sites. The casino plans to launch both PokerStars and...

Published June 30, 2014

Bovada Poker Pulls Out of Nevada, Delaware

Bovada Poker has stopped taking bets from new gamblers in the three U.S. states that have approved regulated online gambling. The company had previously stopped taking bets from New...

Published June 30, 2014

Delaware Improves iGaming Sites

Delaware online casinos can now be accessed through Apple Macintosh computers, and the Delaware Lottery has made several other upgrades to the state’s iGaming sites.

Published June 30, 2014

Peppermill Joins Ultimate Poker Online

Peppermill Casino in Reno has joined the online poker room run by Ultimate Gaming. The privately owned company with five Northern Nevada casinos will now be part of the...

Published June 30, 2014

London Hippodrome Debuts Online

London's iconic Hippodrome Casino, founded in 1900 and known for its circus and burlesque acts as well as gambling, now has an online presence, accessible via download, Flash or...

Published June 30, 2014

Online Gambling Attracts Chicago-Area Players

With no casino expansion in sight, Chicago-area gamblers are turning to online gaming sites like William Hill, which has reported an increase in players from that area. The most...

Published June 30, 2014

Sports Illustrated Launches Fantasy Sports App

The daily fantasy sports marketplace has entered a new phase with the announcement that Sports Illustrated will launch a daily fantasy sports play-for-cash app. Previously, due to the risky...

Published June 30, 2014

Atari Hoping For Success Online

The developer of Pong and other iconic games, Atari announced plans to become an "interactive entertainment production company." The company, which filed for bankruptcy last year, will develop online...

Published June 30, 2014

IGT Partners with Bwin.party

IGT has partnered with bwin.party digital entertainment to offer IGT’s library of interactive slot games on the bwin.party platform

Published June 30, 2014

Poll Finds Pennsylvanians Oppose Federal Online Gambling Ban

A poll commissioned by Caesars Entertainment has found that 76 percent of Pennsylvania residents think states should decide for themselves if they wish to legalize online gaming and oppose...

Published June 30, 2014

Antigua Again Blasts U.S. at World Trade Organization

Antigua once again has criticized the U.S. at the World Trade Organization for not respecting previous WTO decisions that the country is illegally blocking Antigua-based online gambling sites. But...

Published June 30, 2014

Pennsylvania Senate Introduces Online Poker Bill

A bill to allow regulated online poker in Pennsylvania has been introduced in the state Senate by Senators Edwin Erickson and Bob Mensch (l.). The bill would also allow...

Published June 23, 2014

Portugal Plans Online Poker Regulation

Portugal’s Ministry of Economics has finalized a draft for new online gaming regulations. The country’s parliament could act on the bill as early as July.

Published June 23, 2014

Williams Interactive Goes Live in New Jersey

Online gambling software firm Williams Interactive has launched its games on New Jersey’s online gambling sites Virgincasino.com and Tropicanacasino.com.

Published June 23, 2014

Netherlands Warns Unlicensed Sites

The Netherlands is moving toward opening its state-controlled gambling industry to private competition. But until the regulated market is a reality, unlicensed operators have been warned to stay out.

Published June 23, 2014

Betfair Teams With Live Nation

Betfair has been named the official online gaming sponsor of Live Nation New Jersey, the PNC Bank Arts Center and Susquehanna Bank Center.

Published June 23, 2014

Adelson-backed Online Gambling Bill Sees Little Movement

A draft bill to ban online gambling in the U.S. has seen little movement in Congress. The bill is backed by Sheldon Adelson’s Coalition to Stop Online Gambling, which...

Published June 16, 2014

California Internet Poker Bill Opposed By Morongo, Card Clubs

The Morongo Band and their card club allies insist that their partner PokerStars be allowed to participate in any online poker in California. Card club spokesman Keith Sharp (l.)...

Published June 16, 2014

New Jersey Threat to Offshore Poker Sites Having an Effect

Three more international online poker sites, including the black-listed Bovada (l.), have cut back accepting wagers from U.S. players after New Jersey sent out cease-and-desist letters to several sites...

Published June 16, 2014