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Full Tilt Poker Deal Moving Forward, US Players May Get Paid

A deal is in the works for Groupe Bernard Tapie to purchase the ailing Full Tilt Poker brand. The US Justice Department is in favor of the deal, and would help facilitate US players getting their funds back.

National Gambling Monopolies Offer Worst World Cup Betting Odds

Ed Bradley — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:52:48 +0000

A new survey shows online gambling monopolies in the EU gave consumers a consistently worse payout via sports betting odds than private sector Internet casinos facing competition.

Internet Casino Bill Adjusted to Favor Certain Competitors

Matt Miller — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:53:04 +0000

Amendments proposed to Barney Frank's Internet casino bill shelter certain gaming operators from competition for gambling entertainment dollars.

Kentucky Poised To Head Into March Madness As The Betting Favorite

Coach John Calipari has had his share of great teams, but this may be the year that the Kentucky Wildcats head into the NCAA Tournament as the top betting choice to win a national championship.

Bettors Not Seeing Much Fluctuation In Super Bowl Line

Bettors have grown accustomed to quickly changing betting lines during the two weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, but this year, the line between the Patriots and Giants has remained stagnant.

Ohio Gaming Regulators Establish Initial Rules For Casinos

The Ohio gaming industry now has their first handbook on what they can, and cannot, do. Regulators released the first version of the rules on Thursday, and casinos may have to hire consultants to understand the full scope.

Delaware Sports Betting Plan Gets Sacked by US Supreme Court

Tom Weston — Mon, 03 May 2010 23:56:00 +0000

Delaware's last hope to resurrect its sports betting program, blindsided by an appeals court decision limiting the types of gambling available, was lost as the US Supreme Court rejected hearing the case.

UK Wards Against Online Casino Sports Gambling Scandals

A.J. Maldonado — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:00:26 +0000

British sports authorities are looking to tighten measures to prevent gambling scandals, working with online casinos.

News: Major Australian retailers won't stock Vita at launch

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:57:00 +0000

Three of Australia's leading retailers will not stock the PlayStation Vita at launch, Kotaku reports.

Target, Big W and K-Mart are all backing away from Sony's handheld, though Target and Big W confirmed via e-mail that they would consider stocking the product "at a later date."

However, K-Mart stated that it has no plans to sell the Vita at all, dictated by a broader to strategy to move away from expensive items and towards cheaper products.

Drag Tag Smash HD for iPad Released and new Ongaku IP announced.

Costas Stephanides — Thu, 26 May 2011 14:25:50 +0000

Ongaku coming to iOS from PC

Unity Makes a Nove to LG’s TV’s

Arjan Olsder — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:38:09 +0000

It seems LG is in for some serious gaming as Unity has expanded support for their development tools to LG. LG has already been running a dedicated TV app store on their connected TV’s and Blu Ray...

Using app stores to distribute your mobile service - @mippin #mweb09

jamescoops — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Mippin are a mobile content aggregation and portal company based in London and one of the most advanced companies in the world in terms of using applications stores as distribution channels. The clever thing mippin realised early on was that you don't need to invest huge amounts in creating full applications for each platform - by using a "wrapper" or "launcher" driving to a mobile website, you can have the best of both worlds - the distribution power of an appstorea and the screen real estate of an app on the device but with the lower development costs of a mobile site.

Here's some notes on a great presentation on how they use application stores at the Mobile Web Summit from Robin Jewsbury Co-Founder and VP Development. I actually got them the slot for this presentation as I knew they would have loads of useful points and I wasn't disappointed.

- initially mippin was 100% focused on an application business (Refresh Mobile) but out of every 100 people that downloaded their app only 20 would open and use (they couldn't find apps on their phone!)

- not so long ago a lot of people therefore thought that mobile apps were dead RIP Mobile Applications and it was all about mobile web - until iphone appstore came along...

- iphone app store not perfect - QA process abysmal, not really a sustainable model? - mippin only getting 100 downloads per week on the app store - need to also look at Ovi etc

- however ... fragmentation of appstores and platforms is a problem

- Nokia - Java, Symbian, WRT, Flash, Blackberry - Java, iphone - C++, Windows Mobile - .net, Silverlight, Android - Java, Palm - Web OS etc etc

- but there is a way around this - use HTML, CSS and Javascript as a common platform and then create a "wrapper" for it - Phone Gap framework can be used for iphone, android, blackberry mobile web apps, WRT for Nokia/ Symbian

- this has allowed mippin to quickly and cheaply launch a presence on a range of different appstores and be one of the first services on the likes of Ovi and Blackberry App World

- 400% growth in RIM traffic since launch on Blackberry appstore

- 21% increase in page views from Nokia handsets since launch on Ovi with a WRT app

You can find mippin in the mjelly directory

Pennsylvania Poised to Pass Atlantic City in 2012

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:58:00 +0000

Preliminary numbers are in for the results of gambling in many US states and it's more bad news for Atlantic City, which has seen nearly five years of steady declines in the revenue generated by its casinos from gambling games such as slots, craps, and blackjack.

US casinos overall will likely show a slight gain as far as gambling revenues in 2011, with a 2-3% increase when final numbers are published. High unemployment and struggling economies in many states continue to rein in spending at casinos, with convention traffic and higher tourist traffic to destinations such as Las Vegas helping to improve the overall picture.

Las Vegas still is the crown jewel of gambling in the US, with the state of Nevada reporting gross gaming revenue in 2011 of $10.7 billion -- an increase of 2.8% over 2010. Much of those gains came from Las Vegas casinos with those in other areas of the state such as Reno and Laughlin continuing to struggle.

Las Vegas' attempt to broaden its appeal past casino gambling has helped it somewhat weather the economic storms of recent years, with casinos pulling in more revenue each year from entertainment, shopping, and other areas.

While Atlantic City managed to cling to the #2 slot in the US gambling market, that's likely to be short-lived, with Pennsylvania charging hard on its heels -- a trend that began in 2007 and intensified in 2011.

Gross gambling revenue in Atlantic City in 2011 slipping nearly 7% to $3.3 billion, continuing a slide that has now dragged on for over 5 years for the casinos that call Atlantic City home; newer casinos in nearby Pennsylvania continue to siphon gambling dollars away, with increased options as far as table games intensifying the trend.

The state of New Jersey has explored various options to try to stem the tide, including exploring the possibility of online poker for state residents as well as legislation to allow for sportsbetting in Atlantic City casinos.

2011 gambling revenues in Pennsylvania came in at a record $3 billion, a whopping 22% increase over 2010, making the state the biggest gainer in the US in 2011.

Sweet Treats Slots by LadyLucks

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:34:17 +0000

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