Study Finds Online Role-playing Gamers Not Loners

A study observing the behavior of thousands of online multiplayer games players has concluded that gamers are very social and not stereotypical loners. Researchers at North Carolina State University,...

Published April 7, 2014

‘Bad Actors’ Cause Scene in California’s Poker Bills

Two bills have been introduced in the California legislature to legalize online poker. One prohibits the participation of the “bad actors” like PokerStars, while the other leaves it to...

Published March 31, 2014

Murren to AGA: Dial Back iGaming Rhetoric

MGM Resorts Chairman Jim Murren, chairman of the American Gaming Association, says the organization should de-emphasize its rhetoric on legalizing internet poker on a federal level.

Published March 31, 2014

New Jersey Foreign Operator Online Gambling Bill Advances

A New Jersey Senate Committee has approved a bill, sponsored by state Senator Raymond Lesniak (l.) that would allow international online gambling sites to house their operations in Atlantic...

Published March 31, 2014

Minnesota Could End Online Lottery Sales

Scratch-off lottery tickets only have been sold online for just a few weeks in Minnesota, but a state Senate committee recently passed a bill to end the program. Lawmakers...

Published March 31, 2014

Station Casino Exec Talks New Jersey Online Gambling

Marc Falcone (l.), chief financial officer of Station Casinos, which runs Ultimate Poker, talked recently about the problems the online casino and poker site have faced in their launch...

Published March 31, 2014

Morgan Stanley Lowers Online Gambling Estimate

Morgan Stanley has revised its projections on the U.S. internet gambling market, projecting the industry will be worth $3.5 billion by 2017. That represents a 30 percent drop from...

Published March 31, 2014

New Jersey’s Online Gambling Marketing ‘Amateurish’?

New Jersey State Senator Raymond Lesniak, speaking remotely at the iGNA conference in Las Vegas, said New Jersey’s online gambling sites have been “amateurish” in their marketing efforts and...

Published March 31, 2014

Where Are New Jersey’s Online Gamblers Coming From?

With New Jersey about four months into online gambling, some casinos are releasing information on where their online gamblers are playing from. But exactly why some towns—such as Jersey...

Published March 31, 2014

Betfair Launches New Jersey Affiliate Program

Betfair and Income Access have launched an affiliate program in New Jersey to complement the Betfair’s online casino in the state. The two companies will now work together to...

Published March 31, 2014

Google Penalizes BetOnline

BetOnline has confirmed that it has suffered a search engine penalty from Google for unspecified violations of Google’s SEO rules.

Published March 31, 2014

Belgium May Go After Illegal Online Gamblers

The Belgian Gaming Commission has been beefing up its enforcement and has brought its first charges against players gambling illegally. The move has led to speculation that the commission...

Published March 31, 2014

Optimal Signs with Loto-Québec, Borgata

Optimal Payments has renewed its agreement with Loto-Québec, and has announced a new agreement with the Borgata in Atlantic City.

Published March 31, 2014

Williams Interactive Signs with Ladbrokes

Williams Interactive has signed a deal with Ladbrokes to provide online slot content to the operator via its Remote Game Server technology.

Published March 31, 2014

Microgaming Launches Dark Knight Rises, High Society

Microgaming has released a new slots game, Dark Knight Rises that gives players the chance to win 1.5 million coins. The company will also launch the new casino slot...

Published March 31, 2014

Yahoo Launches Games Network

Yahoo has launched Yahoo Games Network, a new social gaming network. The network will serve as a platform for third-party game developers that want distribution on the Yahoo network.

Published March 31, 2014

GameAnax to Launch Real-Money Games

Social gaming developer GameAnax has signed an agreement with Cashplay to offer real-money versions of its portfolio of free-play games.

Published March 31, 2014

Proposed Online Gambling Ban Coming to Congress

At least two bills seeking to ban online gambling are expected to be introduced in Congress. Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz (l.) is preparing a bill and Republican Senator...

Published March 24, 2014

Judge Dismisses One Count in Class Action Suit Against PokerStars

A federal judge has dismissed one count of a class action suit brought against PokerStars seeking to recover gambling losses for players. U.S. District Court Judge David R. Herndon...

Published March 24, 2014

Borgata and PartyPoker Offer First New Jersey Championship of Online Poker

Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, along with online gambling partner PartyPoker, will offer the New Jersey Championship of Online Poker in April. It will be the largest...

Published March 24, 2014