Prepaid Slot Cards Plan Raises Concerns

A plan by a Las Vegas company to change Nevada gaming regulations to allow prepaid cards at slot machines has raised concerns among advocates for problem gamblers. Many fear...

Published February 3, 2014

Iowa Officials Talk Online Poker

While Iowa has no immediate plans to authorize online poker in the state, Iowa Lottery officials say they are monitoring online gambling in other states to see if the...

Published February 3, 2014

New Games from Cozy Games and Net Entertainment

Cozy Games has released two new slot games while Net Entertainment has released its own video slot game.

Published February 3, 2014

Nevada Committee Looks to Combat Offshore Online Gambling Sites

A Nevada legislative committee is studying what the state can do to protect its fledgling online gaming sites from offshore competition. The committee is also studying the changing effects...

Published February 3, 2014

PokerStars, Betfair Vying for Bulgarian Online License

With Bulgaria changing the way it would tax online gambling sites, a slew of operators—including PokerStars and Betfair—are trying to get into the country’s regulated market. The country is...

Published February 3, 2014

Genting and Comtrade Gaming Announce Live U.K. Casino Launch

Comtrade Gaming and Genting Alderney have announced the launch of its Crockfords Live Casino.

Published February 3, 2014

Online Gaming Proposed in South Africa

A bill to legalize casino gambling on the internet has been introduced in South Africa. If approved, provincial licenses will be made available, but the process could take as...

Published February 3, 2014

Playtech Launches Tablet Interface

Playtech has launched a tablet offering with Gala Interactive based on Playtech’s Mobile Hub technology, allowing fully branded versions of operators’ mobile offerings.

Published February 3, 2014

Full Tilt, Leander Games Sign Content Deal

Rational Group’s Full Tilt Casino has signed an agreement with Leander Games which will bring Leander’s slot games to FullTiltPoker.com.

Published February 3, 2014

Report: PokerStars May Be in New Jersey in 2014

A report on CalvinAyre.com suggests that a new DOJ policy may allow PokerStars to resolve its outstanding federal legal issues. That could satisfy New Jersey regulators and allow the...

Published January 27, 2014

iGaming War Picks Up Steam

The war of words between the gaming industry and its largest company, Las Vegas Sands, heated up last week as the company circulated a letter issued by the FBI...

Published January 27, 2014

Virgin Online Casino NJ To Launch; Is Wynn Next?

New Jersey will have another online casino competing for revenue as Gamesys and the Virgin Group began taking real money bets in the state at virgincasino.com. Gamesys is partnered...

Published January 27, 2014

Bill Could Open Up New Jersey Online Gambling Market to the World

A bill introduced in the New Jersey legislature by Senator Ray Lesniak (l.) would Atlantic City-based online gambling sites to accept bets from other states and countries. Proponents hope...

Published January 27, 2014

ISPs Reject UK Blocking Request

The UK Gambling Commission wants a block on unlicensed overseas gambling sites, but the country’s major broadband providers have refused. Policing the internet is not their job, they say....

Published January 27, 2014

New Jersey Still Bullish on Online Gambling

Despite lower than predicted revenue numbers for the first weeks of online gambling in New Jersey, many officials are expecting to see the fledgling industry grow in 2014 as...

Published January 27, 2014

Macedonia To Block Foreign Sites

Macedonia is banning gambling on websites based outside the country and plans to block access to them. In their place the government is launching a state-run monopoly developed in...

Published January 27, 2014

Fixing Internet Gambling in the U.S.

An editorial column at Online Poker Report points to three areas that online gambling providers must fix if online poker is to thrive in the U.S.—the use of poker...

Published January 27, 2014

William Hill Changes Live Coverage of U.S. Horse Racing

British bookmaker William Hill has made a deal with Turf TV to broadcast the company’s U.S. horse race coverage in its 2,400 betting shops. The bookmaker had been using...

Published January 27, 2014

Poll: Mobile Platforms Preferred in UK Online Gambling

A poll by Mobile Gaming Company Probability finds that 70 percent of online gamblers in the UK use mobile devices and 87 percent would recommend the experience to friends.

Published January 27, 2014

Konami, GameAccount Seal Online Deal

Konami Gaming and GameAccount Network announced the finalization of a previous partnership to take Konami games online.

Published January 27, 2014