Cloud gaming gives companies more room to maneuver
When OnLive hit the wall a year ago, pundits concluded that cloud gaming was a sham. The company flew high with a service that promised to disrupt traditional gaming by delivering games digitally from the cloud to players who had limited hardware that wouldn’t otherwise be able to run high-end PC games. The service debuted in 2010, but OnLive spent more money than it took in, and it never accumulated that many subscribers. It ran out of funding after raising a ton of money from big backers such as Warner Bros. and British Telecom. OnLive went through a change in ownership and survives as a smaller company, but it left quite a wake...(more)
Former Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Talks About How Online Poker Arrangements Between States Might Look
Former Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Mark Lipparelli knows online gaming as well as anyone. After being appointed to the Board in 2009, Lipparelli eventually was at the forefront of the Silver State’s charge into the Internet gaming business. In late 2011, Nevada became the first state in U.S. history to adopt regulations for online poker. Lipparelli stayed on the Board until September of last year, stepping down because he had chosen not to serve another term...(more)
There was a time when online casinos were seen as the wild west of the gambling industry. A place where players didn’t know who to trust or where to play.So what happened? Read on as we take a closer look at the rise of online casino gambling, examine the current state of affairs, and speculate about what the future may hold...(more)
Xbox One Could Offer Backwards Compatibility Through The Cloud
Microsoft has revealed that the Xbox One may be backwards compatible one day, thanks to its Azure cloud servers...(more)
World Series of Poker Full House Pro Hits Xbox Live for Free - No Bluff
There’s a new free poker game on Xbox 360 today, as Microsoft Studios and Caesars Interactive Entertainment — yes, that Caesars — has just released World Series of Poker Full House Pro for free on Xbox Live. World Series of Poker Full House Pro is an updated version of the existing Xbox Live Arcade game Full House Poker.
World Series of Poker Full House Pro players can build their virtual bankrolls by competing against opponents on Xbox Live from around the world. No, none of it actually involves real-world cash, but with Microsoft Points going the way of the dodo, maybe you can place fake bets for Microsoft Points rather than real-world currency...(more)
William Hill, one of the leading gambling operators in the UK and the world, has entered a new pokies online deal with Williams Interactive. The resemblance in the two companies’ names encouraged everyone in the industry to call this new partnership “The William Brothers”...(more)
New Jersey and Delaware legalized online gambling despite the US government’s ban on the practice in 2006. The states followed the lead of Nevada, which legalized online poker at the end of 2012 and went live with a number of poker sites earlier this year. However, unlike Nevada where only online poker was made legal, New Jersey and Delaware legalized most internet casino games...(more)
888 has announced plans to offer a standalone online gaming product in New Jersey. This is in addition to the branded Caesars product it’s offering in that same market.
In a prepared statement, 888 CEO Brian Mattingly saw no conflict of interest with the plan saying, “We are providing the platform for Caesars but we are providing the one-stop shop that 888 is renowned for across Europe.”
In the frenzy of alliances and strategic partnerships that have marked the land rush in the US market, 888 has quietly positioned itself in the cat bird’s seat...(more)
Despite a $150 million renovation last year that transformed a formerly drab property into a glitzier casino, Golden Nugget has continued to lose money under the ownership of Houston-based Landry’s Inc.
Landry’s, the restaurant, entertainment and casino conglomerate controlled by Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta, says it has been approached by the investment bank Houlihan Lokey to consider selling Golden Nugget or its Internet gambling rights “due to some interest from outside parties.”...(more)
As United States legislators continue to be seduced by the potential tax dollars available from online gambling, opportunities are appearing around every corner. Whether it’s state politicians revealing hopes of an interstate compacts, iGaming applications from influential casino magnates or simply proposed bills, there’s much more reason for the US gambling industry to be optimistic now than ever before.
One particular possibility that many had not even bothered entertaining for a long time is that of legalised sports betting across the United States. The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) has put paid to almost all sports betting across America since 1992. Of course, Nevada casinos have their sportsbooks but outside of them you’ll only find NFL parlay bets in Delaware and fantasy football in Montana – hardly a bettors paradise...(more)
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