WEBMASTERS NEWS

Tribes could lose out on Internet gaming
Indian tribes stand the most to lose as gaming migrates to the Internet, experts told Congress in a Senate hearing on Thursday.
02/10/2012

iGaming Super Show to take a global look
The iGaming Super Show in May will bring many high-level speakers to Dublin to discuss the worldwide online gaming marketplace.
02/08/2012

Perspectives Weekly: J. Todd invades London
J. Todd takes his regular mid-winter trek to the United Kingdom in search of the London Affiliate Conference. Also, major industry news from Washington, D.C. and Caesars Entertainment.
02/07/2012

PPA litigation expert to testify at Senate hearing
Poker Players Alliance Litigation Support Director Patrick Fleming will testify Thursday before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
02/07/2012

Ihre Consulting appoints new marketing director
The Stockholm-based online gambling company has announced the appointment of Tomas Eliasson as its Marketing Director.
02/06/2012

NextGen Gaming unveils five new slots
NextGen Gaming has announced the deployment of five new Slot titles to Microgaming’s Quickfire platform for immediate availability to all Quickfire operators.
02/03/2012

Winners of iGB Affiliate Awards revealed
The iGB Affiliate Awards were held in London on Jan. 26 and 23 winners rose on the night to accept the much deserved accolades.
02/03/2012

Survey incidates support for regulated online poker in U.S.
US Gaming Survey, in conjunction with the Poker Players Alliance, recently conducted a comprehensive panel survey of current and former online poker players.
02/03/2012

Fertitta Interactive submits Nevada online poker application
Fertitta Interactive submitted an application to the Nevada Gaming Control Board to be licensed as an operator and service provider of Internet poker.
02/02/2012

B3W Group announces launch of Poker Pack Network
The poker network was quietly launched in August 2011 and in six months has four fully integrated poker rooms.
02/02/2012

Microgaming launches 'Diamond Edition' live dealer games
The Diamond Edition offers redefined graphics that give the player a heightened sense of being in a casino.
02/01/2012

Ladbrokes makes move into U.S. gaming market
The British bookmaker paid $3 million to acquire 65 percent of Stadium Technology Group, a supplier of software and in-game betting applications to sportsbook operators.
02/01/2012

888 reaches software agreement with Caesar's on U.S. market
Utilising 888's state of the art poker platform, the agreement will allow the launch of a real money offering immediately as either Federal or state based regulation is finalized and upon licensing by gaming authorities.
01/31/2012

OpenBet reaches agreement with Zukido
OpenBet will distribute Zukido's portfolio of mobile games to its sports betting and e-gaming client base.
01/27/2012

Perspectives Weekly: A Black Friday guilty plea
J. Todd discusses one of the Black Friday payment processors entering a guilty plea and that he could face up to fifty-five years in prison. Also, he has industry news from Belgium, the United Kingdom and New Jersey.
01/24/2012

Harry Reid offering hope for Internet poker
Sen. Harry Reid said the Department of Justice ruling that has some states angling to operate poker websites will also impel Congress to act on a federal solution.
01/23/2012

GeoComply appoints operations manager for North America
The geolocation specialist has appointed Lindsay Kininmonth, formerly of TST, as its new operations manager for North America.
01/20/2012

Intercash launches new online gaming card
The WinningsCard is similar to an e-wallet and allows players to deposit personal funds and cash onto the card.
01/20/2012

Analyst has "grave concerns" about IGT purchase
Union Gaming Group principal Bill Lerner said IGT could hurt its core slot machine business and may be spending too much to acquire Double Down Interactive.
01/18/2012

Pariplay launches two new websites
Pariplay, who were recently granted a gambling license by the Isle of Man, has launched Scratch Games and Mamut Games.
01/18/2012

EntwineTech plans surprise for ICE
EntwineTech Live Dealer will be exhibiting at the Totally ICE Gaming Show in London next week and promises a surprise.
01/18/2012

International Game Technology heads to ICE
International Game Technology will unveil its online and mobile gaming products at ICE Totally Gaming in London next week.
01/18/2012

Black Friday payment processor pleads guilty
Ira Rubin, one of 11 men indicted on April 15 by the U.S. Department of Justice, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in a Manhattan federal court on Tuesday.
01/18/2012

International Gaming Awards a week away
The International Gaming Awards will welcome the biggest names in the industry on Jan. 23 at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel in London.
01/17/2012

Cozy Games appoints new COO
Tim Green, who formally worked for PIMS-SCA and Lottery Dynamics, is the new Chief Operating Officer of Cozy Games.
01/17/2012

William Hill to sponsor McCoy’s Premier League Darts
The new partnership with the PDC will allow William Hill to offer punters the opportunity to bet at each of the Premier League venues.
01/16/2012

OpenBet announces new VP of Sales
Tim Kennedy, who was formally the Sales and Commercial Director from Barcrest Group, is the new vice president of sales at OpenBet.
01/16/2012

States now look towards regulated online gaming
At least a half-dozen states -- including Nevada -- and the District of Columbia have enacted laws or are contemplating regulatory changes that would allow some form of Internet poker within their boundaries.
01/16/2012

Benefits cited to IGT's purchase of Double Down Interactive
The transaction puts IGT's products in front of the social media market while also putting IGT out in front of the competition once Internet gaming becomes legalized.
01/16/2012

NetRefer exhibiting at ICE, LAC
Team NetRefer will be attending and exhibiting at the upcoming ICE Totally Gaming conference and at the London Affiliate Conference.
01/16/2012

Sports Betting Tech to showcase at ICE
Sports Betting Tech will be demonstrating its mobile betting platform at ICE at London’s Earl’s Court on Jan. 24-26.
01/16/2012

IGT acquires Double Down Interactive for $500 million
International Game Technology has reached an agreement to acquire Double Down Interactive, an online social gaming company.
01/13/2012

TradoLogic exhibiting at ICE Totally Gaming
The binary options platform provider will be showcasing their latest products for the second year in a row.
01/11/2012

GTECH G2 showcasing products at ICE
GTECH G2 is launching an array of new products and technologies at ICE in London this month.
01/11/2012

Perspectives Weekly is back with a bombshell
J. Todd returns for 2012 with the biggest story in Internet gambling since the passage of the UIGEA. What led the Department of Justice to change their mind about web based betting? And what does their decision mean for the online gambling industry?
01/10/2012

BetSoft Gaming nominated for ICE Totally Gaming Award
BetSoft Gaming's Slots3 product line has been nominated as a finalist in the Best Online Product category.
01/10/2012

Ice, Ice, Baby party promises to be bigger, better
This year's event will take place on Jan. 24 at the Grace Bar in the heart of London’s Soho district.
01/10/2012

Top-10 ways the industry could screw up online gaming in the U.S.
Casino City's Vin Narayanan said the DOJ opinion on the Wire Act removes a legal and political obstacle for online gaming. But it doesn't ensure online gaming is suddenly going to dot the American landscape.
01/09/2012

OMI Gaming launches mobile gaming solution
OMI Gaming has released Kazuri Casino Module, a mobile and multi-platform gaming solution.
01/04/2012

Play’n GO sponsoring Fire & ICE party
Play’n GO is sponsoring Lyceum Media's annual Fire & ICE party for the second year in a row.
01/04/2012

DOJ statement not a green light for Internet gaming
Howard Stutz says that although Internet poker will continue to be at the forefront of gaming news in the coming 12 months, everyone needs to "breathe."
01/03/2012

Bodog88 live casino adds Super Six Baccarat
Bodog88's live casino has introduced the popular card game Super Six Baccarat to its suite of games.
01/03/2012

NeoGames launches 3D scratch slot
"Go 777" is the newest addition to NeoGames’ scratch slot portfolio and is the company's first 3D scratch game.
12/30/2011

Aristocrat Technologies applies for Nevada online poker license
Aristocrat Technologies has filed its application with state regulators to be one of the first companies to offer online poker games within Nevada.
12/30/2011

Gambling and the Law: A present from the DOJ
Professor I. Nelson Rose said he believes the Wire Act announcement by the Department of Justice is a major incentive for states to look at legalizing intra-state poker and other games.
12/28/2011

Top-10 gambling industry stories of 2011
There are times when the Casino City editorial team really has to scrape the bottom of the barrel to come up with enough items to fill a top-10 list. Putting together the top-10 gambling industry stories of 2011, however, was not one of those times.
12/23/2011

U.S. DOJ reverses course, says intrastate online gambling is legal
The Department of Justice gave American online gamblers a Christmas present Friday when it said individual states had the authority to license and regulate non-sports related intrastate online gambling.
12/23/2011

AGA praises DOJ's Wire Act clarification
The American Gaming Association says there is now an "urgent need" for federal online poker legislation.
12/23/2011

PPA applauds DOJ's stance on Wire Act
The Poker Players Alliance has applauded the decision by the Department of Justice that the Wire Act applies only to sports betting.
12/23/2011

DOJ says Wire Act only applies to sportsbetting
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday revealed that it has changed its long-held position and found that the federal Wire Act of 1961 only applies to sports betting.
12/23/2011