Friday, November 1, 2013

New Millennium Games' NOW! 11-1-2013


Gaming companies IGT and WMS: Collateral damage in Disney’s war on gambling
Sunday’s New York Times carried a bombshell tucked quietly inside an otherwise pedestrian piece about Disney ramping up political efforts to thwart the further expansion of casinos in Florida.
It seems that for the sake of ideological purity, Disney has decided to halt the use of Star Wars and Marvel characters or themes on slot machines by whatever legal method is available. The Mouse House now owns Marvel and Lucasfilm, so they can obviously do whatever they wish. Reportedly, this shift is already underway.

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USVI government gives internet gaming the green light
The US Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission and the Office of the Governor on Wednesday issued a much anticipated press statement confirming that the “Virgin Islands Internet Gaming and Internet Gambling Act” is legal.
Governor John de Jongh said, “This marks a turning point in the diversification of our gaming industry from land-based casinos and racinos, to internet gaming and gambling.”

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