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Six Hour Heads-Up Battle Ends With German Heinz Winning WSOP Title

The November Nine had waited several months for their opportunity to become the latest poker phenomenon, and this week, it was Pius Heinz from Germany that realized his dream of becoming a World Series of Poker main event champion.

Pappas Debates Frank Online Poker Bill on MSNBC

Preston Lewis — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:15:41 +0000

John Pappas spoke in favor of H.R. 2267, Barney Frank's bill regulating online poker, in a debate on MSNBC.

Internet Gambling Bill Passes Congressional Committee Vote

Tom Weston — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:21:34 +0000

After months of waiting, Barney Rank's bill regulating Internet gambling was marked up and passed committee in Congress today.

Could Jeremy Lin Change the NBA Eastern Conference Betting Odds?

Jeremy Lin has created a buzz around New York Knicks basketball that not even Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony could create. Now some analysts are wondering how much Lin could change the Eastern Conference betting odds.

NFL Power Rankings Week Fifteen: Packers Going Wire To Wire

The Green Bay Packers ended their short, one game losing streak on Sunday, and as a result, the Packers are poised to become the first team ever to go wire to wire as the top team in our Power Rankings.

Revel Casino Being Counted On To Reverse Atlantic City Slump

Atlantic City has been in need of a new facility that could breathe life into a gaming industry that has fallen flat in recent years, and the Revel resort set to open in April may be that spark.

Delaware Still Seeking Justice in Sports Betting Case

A.J. Maldonado — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:39:33 +0000

A panel of judges from the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Delaware's sports betting program had to limit itself to accepting NFL parlay bets, but the state is asking the entire court to hear the case.

Online Casino White List Frozen by UK

Matt Miller — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:03:25 +0000

The highly desired position on the UK White List will not be available to any online casino in the near future, as regulators adjust conditions before expanding the list of approved gaming operators.

Article: The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast #2: ACTA and Ethics

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Welcome to episode two of the GamesIndustry.biz podcast.

With host Dan Pearson on this month's show are Thomas Bidaux of MMO consultancy ICO Partners, RPS editor Alec Meer and Iain Gilfeather, technical lead and co-founder of Brighton studio Fat Pebble.

In this edition the guests discuss a broad range of topics, covering the ethical issues raised by the apparent worker mistreatment at Foxconn plants in China; the potential for selling pure gaming hardware via the mobile handset contract model; the progress of ACTA in the light of SOPA and PIPA's shelving; the likely fate of THQ and what's really happening with the UK's microstudios.

Carnivores: Ice Age On Memorial Weekend Sale For $0.99

Costas Stephanides — Sat, 28 May 2011 19:01:25 +0000

Popular hunting simulator Carnivores: Ice Age gets a discounted price for the holiday

Gameloft Live! Pushed on Android Market

Arjan Olsder — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:46:26 +0000

Some time ago, Gameloft launched their Gameloft LIVE! service for the Android gamers that roamed Gameloft’s own deck of Android apps. Now, Gameloft seems ready for the big numbers as Gameloft LIVE!...

More mobile advertising acquisitions means more investment in mobile

jamescoops — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:01:27 +0000

So mobile internet is finally hitting the big time - with the "Youtube moment" at the end of the last year being the acquisition of admob, closely followed by Apple buying up Quattro Wireless at the start of this year.

However, it's not just the ad networks that are getting snapped up - already M&A is moving down up value chain into the agency space and down the value chain into the ad optimizers.

Firstly, RingRing Media, a mobile ad agency and media buyer in London got snapped up by Amobee Systems a few days ago. The rumoured price was £12m - not bad for a company founded in 2008 and grown to £2m a month in gross revenue with only small investments. Congratulations to Ben and Harry the co-founders at RingRing.

Secondly, we learn that the ad optimizer/ ad network aggregator AdMarvel has been bought by Opera. Ad Marvel started life as a B2C play called Frengo and spun off a service that helps mobile sites and apps to manage their ad inventory through analytics, ad serving and real-time pricing data.

With Mary Meeker predicting that mobile is the big tech trend of the next decade we can expect more acquisitions like this over the next year, which means more investment at the other end of the pipeline. VCs and other investors will be more willing to move into mobile now that they can see the big exits happening and real value being created.

So what are the opportunities in the mobile ad space for startups and investors? Here's a few ideas:

New types of mobile advertising networks - the first wave of ad networks have all been based on a fairly straightforward CPC, banner and text ad driven model served over a general range of sites. If you look at the PC-web there are a huge range of different types of ad networks out there, often targeting very specific verticals or offering particular types of inventory. Is there room for a vertically-focused ad network on mobile? Similarly, the likes of Greystripe have focused on full-screen rich media ads, but there have got to be other new formats and ideas that can work on mobile.

Mobile agencies - with mobile advertising hotting up all the big digital agencies will need to burnish their mobile credentials. The recession probably held back acquisitions last year but expect 2010 to lead to more M&A in this space.

Mobile commerce - retail is still the major un-charted territory on the mobile internet and mobile affiliate marketing is still very under-developed. At the same time people are becoming more willing to buy on their mobiles and this will create opportunities for new players.

That's it for now shout out in the comments if you have any views on what the opportunities are.

New TV Series Luck Gets Out of the Gates Fast

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:21:00 +0000

The new original HBO series Luck starring Dustin Hoffman has gotten off to a good start, with HBO renewing it for a second season after the premier on January 29, 2012 drew largely positive reviews.

Hoffman plays the character Chester "Ace" Bernstein, who is just emerging from a three-year stint in a federal prison. Ace has had a long successful history of being involved in the world of gambling (including ties to organized crime) and he quickly moves on his newest project after getting out of prison, which involves gaining control of a racetrack in order to introduce casino gambling there.

As the story unwinds, however, it becomes clear that Ace has other motivations driving him other than business, including exacting revenge for a series of mistakes that led to his time in prison.

Several other threads wind through the plot of the series, with horseracing serving as a central element that tie them all together. The star-studded cast includes other big names than Hoffman such as Nick Nolte, Dennis Farina, and John Ortiz, as well as an appearance by famous jockey Gary Stevens.

The creator of the series is David Milch, best known for helping to create NYPD Blue and Deadwood. Milch claims that he'd wanted to create the series for many years, with his own love of horseracing stretching back to his childhood:

"The pilot is about a bunch of intersecting lives in the world of horse racing. It's a subject which has engaged and some might say has compelled me for 50 years. I find it as complicated and engaging a special world as any I've ever encountered, not only in what happens in the clubhouse and the grandstand, but also on the backside of the track, where the training is done and where they house the horses."

The new series has largely gotten positive reviews, with Linda Stasi of the New York Post writing: "With an impossibly good cast, writing so spot-on it's poetic, and slow-build stories, I, for one, was left wanting more—even after watching the entire season."

Betfred Mobile App

admin — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:01:19 +0000

Betfred lets you place bets on your mobile phone using the new Betfred Mobile App for iPhone & Android mobiles. The Betfred App is compatible with iPhone and Android handsets and lets you do everything through your mobile. The App isn’t in the App Store or Android Market – you can install the App by [...]