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Poker players like to tell you that strong promotions, VIP programs, and other player-friendly perks are critical, but some recently released polling results seem to paint a different picture.
US players are choosing their online poker sites based on brand.
New Jersey's bid to legalize sports gambling has endured defeat after defeat in the courts, but one big winner has emerged, at taxpayer expense - the law firm hired to help Gov. Chris Christie defend a lawsuit filed by the four major pro sports leagues and the NCAA.
Electronic Arts and Comcast are finalizing an agreement that would allow Comcast customers to stream EA games to their televisions through the telecom giant's X1 cable box.
Lawrence Vaughan was in his mid-20s, a self-taught computer programmer, who had an idea on how to make Internet poker work in Nevada. A mutual friend introduced him to South Point owner Michael Gaughan, 71, who built the Coast Casinos brand and is considered one of the Las Vegas casino industry’s pioneer operators.
Within two days, they created the basis for the online poker business Real Gaming.
It would allow gambling on mobile devices only in the casino - with a Bluetooth system that would disconnect the device if it left the casino - and would connect directly into the statewide computer network that ensures Pennsylvania gets its share of gamblers' losses.
The games would be taxed at the same rate as slot machines: 55 percent.
Betcloud, owned by WMS Gaming Inc., is available on Norwegian Cruise Line ships and will soon be up for approval by gambling regulators in Nevada, Steve Beason, WMS's chief technology officer, told the board.
US operator Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE) has completed the launch of real-money slot titles from land-based, online, mobile and social games developer High 5 Games on its CaesarsCasino.com platform in the US state of New Jersey.
The Android-based Ouya console hasn’t exactly made a big dent in the marketplace, but perhaps some cloud streaming, which provides on-demand play, can help the modest system out.
The proposed federal ban on online gambling introduced into the House of Representatives by Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and in the US Senate by Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has put the poker community in a state of relative unease; rekindling fears of UIGEA and Black Friday.
So let’s see if we can set a few minds at ease and explain precisely why this legislation faces an ever-growing list of insurmountable problems, and why it is looking more and more like a long shot each and every day –not that it had much of a chance from the beginning.
Words With Friends is Zynga’s Scrabble-like word game that has been a cornerstone title for Zynga. New Words With Friends is said to be sleeker and smarter experience, boasting new features such as a dictionary functionality, new leaderboards, new player profiles, and even more social integration.
In a hearing held by the Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee on Thursday, Kevin O’Toole, executive director of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board testified that after an extensive review of online gambling, the activity “can be effectively regulated” in the state.
Driven by continuous growth in sales of smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices, the firm said the market would expand at a compound annual growth rate of 16.1% during the forecast period from 2013 to 2019.
The report stated that social network users spent more than 50% of their time on social games, with game developers having picked up on this trend and now attempting to tap into the social media market.
Carl Zeitz, a former member of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, said online payments offer potential rewards and drawbacks for banks. The accounts could create interest revenue for the banks, but also place the banks in the unusual position of having to collect gambling debt — something that the casinos have traditionally done.
A statewide survey by Tulchin Research found in an initial vote when citizens were given no information about the economic benefits of online poker that 62% would support regulation while 28% would oppose.
However, after being informed of how the state could benefit economically from online poker, total support increased to 68% while opposition dropped slightly to 27%.
The control board said the state’s three Internet poker websites collected $926,000 in gaming revenue, an increase of 12.2 percent over February’s results. For the first 11 months that Internet poker has been legal in the state, total revenue has been $9.4 million.
“(The authors) repeatedly argue that licensed sites provide more protection for Americans, and that unlicensed black market sites present the biggest concern for criminal activity,” Harden said in an emailed statement. “In fact, they say that, ‘requiring licenses for gambling operators is an important approach,’ in dealing with the problem.”
CasinoRPG can be played on a variety of devices, thanks to HTML5. This means gamers will have the same gameplay experience whether playing on a desktop or a smartphone or tablet, as examples. Instead of launching on Facebook, GoldFire has announced its own GoldFire Network, which will host the game on the open web.
Yahoo! Games Network is a gaming platform, and software developer kit (SDK) that gives developers the framework to build out games for both the Android and iOS mobile operating systems. Besides the SDK, Yahoo! is also providing game makers with a host of analytic tools to help them track downloads, social shares and revenue.
Designing a mobile app that players will actually use on a regular basis is a challenging proposition.
The fact is that most apps see an early usage spike followed by a dramatic drop, before leveling off. (It’s a phenomenon so pronounced that the “half-life”- or time it takes to lose half your initial users – is a key app industry metric.)
Online bingo isn’t the flashiest corner of the igaming industry but it’s a steady earner with a very reliable player base and practically no regulatory drama.
Net neutrality has been a hot button of controversy between the government, industry professionals and end users for some time now. Net neutrality is definedas “the principle that internet service providers and governments should treat all data on the Internet equally, not discriminating or charging differentially by user, content, site or platform.” Basically, net neutrality claims that no matter what content you are accessing over the internet, the costs and service should be the same.
Kabam has revealed it's still considering an IPO in the near future, but company VP Steve Swasey says the free-to-play specialist will not be pressured into an offering to please the press.
The Company will create, produce and deliver instant tickets to Washington's Lottery, as well as provide a range of marketing support and research services
Atlantic City casino Resorts “still believes in PokerStars” – despite PokerStars ’continued tenancy in regulatory no man’s land.
The Pennsylvania Democratic Policy Committee has announced a public hearing on online poker and iGaming that will be held later this week. According to an announcement on Pahouse.com, a hearing on the impact of internet gaming is scheduled for Thursday, May 1 at the Capitol Building in Harrisburg.