Caesars Entertainment Corp. said Monday the U.S. Treasury Department is investigating potential money-laundering allegations at Caesars Palace.
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Gartner expects PC, tablet, smartphone shipments to grow 4.5% this year, wearable computing won't take off before 2017
PCs, tablets, and smartphones are seeing increasing demand around the world, but it's no longer the priciest options driving the business. According to IT research firm Gartner, the growth is coming from cost-conscious consumers.
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Two lawyers at an Indiana law firm have suggested an unusual but innovative idea to boost revenues for the flagging Indianapolis international airport – the introduction of on-premises gambling using mobile devices connected via a WiFi system.
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The tablet category is continuing to eat the PC’s lunch, albeit it’s a large lunch so the feast is taking a while. Analyst Gartner expects worldwide tablet shipments to grow
42.7% 53.4% [Gartner has issued a correction to its earlier figures] this year, with shipments reaching 184 million units. And while traditional PCs are still shipping a lot more units (303,100 forecast for this year), those shipments are continuing to decline — predicted to be down 11.2% on 2012 shipments.
That’s lower even than Gartner’s prior forecast, back in April, when it said it expected PCs to decline 7.3% this year.
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In just about five weeks, the doors will open on only the second operation in the United States that will legalize online gaming and poker. On November 26, New Jersey will crack the seal and open up, for its residents, a variety of casino gaming (any game offered in an Atlantic City casino can be made available). More importantly, online poker will earn its second home in the U. S. and major players in the game are ready to take advantage of that.
What will be the potential bounty that awaits the casinos that will be in the mix? According to a study between Academicon and PokerScout.com, in the first year alone there is the potential for $39 million to $65 million in revenues. The research looked at the last two years prior to 2011 (“Black Friday” messed those numbers up pretty well) and found that 38,100 residents of New Jersey participated in online poker during the 2009-10 time frame. At that time, players in New Jersey were spending an average of $765 per year, creating a more than $29 million market.
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The fact that the PTO has upheld the "Steve Jobs patent," as it's known, will certainly complicate legal strategies for Apple's competitors, suggested Peter Toren, a partner with Weisbrod Matteis & Copley. "Without a doubt, Apple will try to use the patent now to the full extent possible, and it could be found that many Samsung devices are infringing," he said.
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Players of progressive slot machines may see bigger jackpots in the future thanks to some companies’ desire to compete with large lottery payouts in other states.
The three-member Nevada Gaming Control Board conducted a workshop Wednesday on a petition by IGT and Bally Technology to change regulations that aim at get more players to spend their money on the progressive machines.
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