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New Jersey has granted 5 licenses so far

New Jersey has granted its fifth online gambling license in their effort towards mobilizing the state into properly regulated and legalized online gambling and poker After a 5 day invitation-only test phase, the state plans to officialy launch online gambling on November 26thSo far, the following land-based casinos have been granted online..
13 years ago

Controversial poker study funded by Sheldon Adelson

Sheldon Adelson commissioned a study on online gambling and poker in the United States which is generating much controversy amongst players in both sides of the gambling industry, bot online and land-based Adelson, who is the CEO to one of the world's most powerful casino corporations, commissioned the study from the Terrance Group which polled..
13 years ago

Cubeia ready to launch poker in India

Poker software developer Cubeia, together with its partner Mirch Entertainment, is planning on launching a real-money, online poker network in India The poker network will use the Cubeia software, which is an open-source platform and one of the first full browser-friendly poker clients built entirely on HTML5 HTML5 makes it fully flexible and..
13 years ago

Japanese lawmakers have a casino plan

Starting 2013, news broke out of Japanese legislators looking to submit a bill to Parliament to legalize casino games and gambling in Japan Now they have finally outlined a plan along with all major details on the proposed policy which would include the creation of an independent body to regulate gambling across the countryThe proposed bill will..
13 years ago

Man wins £125K on bet placed 14 years ago

14 years ago, on January 2000, Pete Edwards bet £50 that his grandson (then only 2 years old) would play soccer for the Welsh National Team On Tuesday, his bet paid off when his grandson, Harry Wilson (now aged 16) played as a substitute for Wales in the World Cup Qualifier against BelgiumHarry Wilson came in on the 87th minute of the..
13 years ago

NJ online poker players could spend up to $65M first year

According to an article published by Card Player, a new study has surfaced showing online poker players in New Jersey could spend up to $65 million during the first year of a regulated and legalized online poker market This new market is set to launch late November, most probably around the 26thInitial estimations put the figure for the first 12..
13 years ago

Golden Nugget has a NJ online gambling permit

On Wednesday, the Golden Nugget casino in Atlantic City was awarded an online gambling license by the state's Division of Gaming Enforcement, making it the second casino to obtain one right after the BorgataOnline gambling will initiate on November 21st with an invitation-only five day trial period and if everything goes according to plan,..
13 years ago

Betting and racing popular in Australia

According to a report released a few months ago this year, found that Australia has a growing fixation with gambling, especially with sports betting and races This is reflected in the 15% growth the sports wagering market experienced in the past five years and it was the only type of gambling (besides online casino games) that has risen in..
13 years ago

Lock Poker Pro ends endorsement deal

Lock Poker has been on the news for quite some time due to some continuous problems with withdrawals, network issues and a very critical customer base The latest headline now involves Lock Poker losing one of its top sponsored players, Michael Mizrachi Mizrachi has prematurely ended his sponsorship deal with the failing poker room adding further..
13 years ago

Norway to liberalize the gambling market

On October 14th, a new government coalition ascended to power in the Scandinavian country, and it has announced it has plans to liberalize the local online gambling and gaming markets while also allowing access to its home market to foreign operatorsThe new plan calls for online gaming and mobile gaming platforms to be introduced as early as..
13 years ago

ALCS Game 4: Red Sox on top in Detroit

Former Cy Young Jake Peavy tries to pitch Sox to 3-1 lead Not much changed in the story of this series The Detroit Tiger starting pitchers continued their absolute dominance in Game 3 This time Justin Verlander pitched eight very strong innings in which he allowed just four base hits and became the third straight Tiger starter to strike out at..
13 years ago

Sunday Funday Tournament Roundup 14 October 2013

This last week took most of the live poker world into the UK for EPT London and France for WSOP Europe, but come Sunday, it seemed a lot more of them we’re logged on from inside online-poker-friendly borders  Across the board, the Sunday majors were up with the big show, the PokerStars Sunday Million, seeing an increase of more than 400..
13 years ago

PokerStars Carnival of tournaments

This month is special at PokerStars and celebrations of the 800th million tournament are underway PokerStars has allocated over $2 million to be won in prizes which include guaranteed tournament payouts, giveaways and tourney tickets The week-long festivities start today October 13th and last throughout October 20th During the week you will find..
13 years ago

Caesar’s tops the social casino games charts

According to a market research publication conducted by Eilers Research, Caesar's Interactive Entertainment topped the charts as the number one social casino games publisher during the third quarter of 2013 Nevertheless, overall figures show revenues for the category as a whole were stagnantDespite massive growth in tablet and mobile device sales..
13 years ago

NetEnt launches South Park slots

NetEnt, one of the worldst top online casino games developers, has finally launched a slots game themed after the popular TV show South Park South Park slots comes full of guaranteed winning features Players can win up to 1,250,000 coins via free spins, wild subsitutes, sticky wilds, bons games and mini-featuresMost of the TV show's iconic..
13 years ago

William Hill offering Swedish sports betting

William Hill has been growing and opening new markets following their expansion strategy, with the Swedish sports betting market being the latest market to launch The Swedish market has traditionaly been under the control of a monopoly owned by Svenska Spel Svenska Spel was created in 1997, when Sweden's two largest lottery companies (Tipstjanst..
13 years ago

Full Tilt Poker MTOPS is back with $1M guaranteed

The Micro Turbo Online Poker Series (MTOPS) returns to Full Tilt Poker for 15 days and with 75 events Starting on Sunday 13th October nd running until Sunday, October 27th, the MTOPS will come to an end with a $500,000 guaranteed main event The main event game is No Limit Hold'Em Turbo with stacks starting at 10,000 and buy-ins of $14+$1 and..
13 years ago

Paradoxical sports betting laws in India

Justice Mukul Mudgal, the head of a three-member probe commission which was appointed by the Supreme Court of India to investigate the current state and future of sports betting in the country, feels that India's laws regarding sports betting is paradoxical and that it should be regulated with the utmost urgencyMudgal said in a statement..
13 years ago

William Hill Casino launches iPad app

William Hill casino has developed a new iPad application now available for download, for its ever growing UK mobile gaming market Should the app prove to be successful, then William Hill has plans to expand the feature on to other markets like Central Europe and North AmericaThe iPad app offers a number of popular card games and table games to..
13 years ago

Cantor Gaming under investigation

According to an article by the Wall Street Journal, Cantor Gaming and its founder Lee Amaitis, seem to be the center of attention of a US Federal investigation over suspicion of accepting illegal sports bets The article also mentions that claims were brought forth when Michael Colbert, a colleague of Amaitis, pleaded guilty to voluntarily..
13 years ago