Bottom line in Web poker: Nevada needs compacts with other states
Nevada’s second online poker website launched Thursday.
So now the market is over-saturated.
Time will tell if Ultimate Poker, which has been accepting wagers since April 30, and WSOP.com can generate enough players within the confines of Nevada’s borders to co-exist. Meanwhile, at least three other real money websites — 888 Poker, Treasure Island and the South Point — could go live by year’s end.
Nevada’s relatively small customer base isn’t changing. Competition, however, will increase...(more)
So now the market is over-saturated.
Time will tell if Ultimate Poker, which has been accepting wagers since April 30, and WSOP.com can generate enough players within the confines of Nevada’s borders to co-exist. Meanwhile, at least three other real money websites — 888 Poker, Treasure Island and the South Point — could go live by year’s end.
Nevada’s relatively small customer base isn’t changing. Competition, however, will increase...(more)
Leap Forward Gaming (LFG), a leader in providing gaming industry solutions, and Spin Games (SG), a premium content provider, announced today that they have established a joint development effort to utilize LFG's game-changing Thin Client Gaming (TCG™) platform, an extension of the SaffariNet® multimedia ecosystem, to create end-to-end thin client content delivery of games. By utilizing SaffariNet® TCG™ and SG's extensive game library, casino operators can now access a comprehensive library of innovative and exciting games. The collaboration between LFG and SG provides operators with configurable real-time client-server game delivery and on-demand game activation...(more)
Players in Nevada using the newly live World Series of Poker online poker site may have issues depositing with their credit card, thanks in part to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006...(more)
The advent of legalised online poker in Nevada could be good for land operators Dave Schwartz, the director of the University of Las Vegas's Gaming Research Center, told local publication 8newsnow this week that legalised online poker in Nevada could be good news for land operators. Schwarz said that experience has shown that online players develop a taste for the game that takes them to live environments and poker rooms. "In the 2000's when online poker first became really big, there's a funny thing that happened, in Nevada the revenue in poker rooms tripled so more people online meant more people wanted to come to Las Vegas to play poker here," Schwartz said...(more)
The online poker industry in the US is about to get much bigger, and the chances for a complete industry explosion grew exponentially this week when Caesars Interactive, which is the brand that owns the World Series of Poker, announced that they are prepared to launch their real-money site.
Up until now, Ultimate Poker has been the only site that has offered real-money gambling in the US, but that is about to change in a big way. The World Series of Poker is the most recognized brand in the world, and Caesars is fully prepared to capitalize on the brand they have been building for over 40 years...(more)
Internet giant Google was rumored to be considering a bid for bwin.party. The online gambling world has been stunned by rumors that Google is considering to make a foray into the industry, following reports of an offer for European gaming giant bwin.party...(more)
The company said it had developed a premium mobile platform to address “the increasing importance of mobile casino revenue in European gaming sites and the imminent launch of full online casinos in emerging markets including New Jersey and Delaware”.
The new platform built on HTML5 technology is device-specific and provides the gaming experience relevant to players’ handsets by adapting to size, screen resolution and operating system...(more)
But just how close is that dream to becoming a reality? And how bumpy has the road been to get to the current state of affairs?...(more)
Cantor has accused Asher of violating a noncompete clause in his employment contract, improperly taking trade secrets and clients with him when he departed in March 2007 in unfriendly circumstances. Asher said he acted properly when launching Brandywine Bookmaking LLC a year later because Cantor was interested in mobile gaming technology and not the physical bookmaking locations that he pursued...(more)
Spin Games LLC Announces Debut of RGS - ROC (Robust Online Client) V2.3 at Global Gaming Expo 2013
Making a premier at this year's G2E, Spin will feature the "ROC™", (Robust Online Client™) V2.3, which is an HTML5 Remote Gaming Server (RGS) designed specifically for the regulated US interactive gaming market. The ROC delivers content on multiple platforms including IOS and Android as well as desktop applications, and has been developed with multiple game engines to support a volume of quality content...(more)
The site goes live at 9:19 a.m. today, a play off its release date. The buzz leading up to the launch is undeniable: more than 12,000 players already have signed up.
After four years of development, Caesars' all-star team of programmers and online specialists have been feeling the pressure of rolling out a new model tied to an existing brand, particularly one that's widely popular and hugely successful. WSOP is 43 years old and one of the best-known poker brands in the world...(more)
Speaking during a roundtable interview at the Tokyo Game Show on Thursday, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida said the Gaikai service would commence in North America in 2014...(more)
It's the latest blow to New Jersey's attempt to legalize sports gambling after a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia ruled 2-1 against the state.
State Senator Raymond Lesniak said officials would appeal either to the full appellate court or the U.S. Supreme Court...(more)
Women are now playing more casual online games than men according to a new survey by Mintel, figures show that 27% of women play games such as Candy Crush and other Facebook game apps than 24% of men...(more)
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