Billionaires brawl over the future of online gambling
- Jan 20, 2014
Internet gambling is off to a slow start in New Jersey, but nearly everyone involved or interested in it expects online betting to gain steam in 2014.
Read More . . .Internet gambling is off to a slow start in New Jersey, but nearly everyone involved or interested in it expects online betting to gain steam in 2014.
Read More . . .Borgata has emerged as the leading igaming operator in New Jersey's newly-regulated market with US$3.3m in gross win during December 2013
Read More . . .Online gambling, especially poker, was huge throughout the country until April 2011, when federal investigators shut down American operations of three major websites based overseas as a violation of banking laws.
Read More . . .As more states debate legalizing online gaming, the three states that permit Internet wagering have experienced few complications beyond some banks and financial institutions refusing to approve credit and debit card transactions.
Read More . . .There are some strong brands within the UK iGaming industry at the moment. Some have decades of history and a large high street presence to thank for that while others have strong marketing teams and a history of creating a buzz around themselves.
Read More . . .New Jersey and gambling have a long history together. Bets have been taken on horses here since the 19th century, the state was a pioneer of the modern lottery in the early 1970s and, of course, there is Atlantic City and its casinos.
Read More . . .UK bookmaker Betfred has launched a new free lottery app that it claims will be the first gambling app to be exclusively available on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.
Read More . . .The Josh Harris-controlled Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils signed a multiyear marketing agreement with partypoker, becoming the first major U.S.-based professional sports teams to align themselves with online gambling.
Read More . . .US land-based and online sportsbook Affinity Gaming has partnered gaming entertainment products and services supplier Williams Interactive, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WMS Industries, to launch A-Play Connect Play4Fun Network
Read More . . .CG Technology says it has reached a tentative settlement with the Nevada Gaming Control Board over allegations the company, formerly known as Cantor Gaming, was lax in its oversight of employees and kept inadequate records.
Read More . . .Borgata President and COO Tom Ballance stopped by CNBC’s “Squawk Box” for a quick chat covering the first full month of regulated online gambling in New Jersey.
Read More . . .Social gaming developers Zynga have announced that they will begin accepting Bitcoin as payment for virtual goods in select game titles on the Zynga.com website.
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