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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.

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.

Regulation, Not Prohibition, Found as Best Online Gambling Policy

Preston Lewis — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:18:23 +0000

A bipartisan group acknowledged that the UIGEA was flawed by nature and online gambling could best be controlled through regulation.

Las Vegas Casinos Continue Climb Out Of Economic Recession

For the second straight year in 2011, Las Vegas casinos saw an increase in revenue over the previous year, and that has helped companies such as MGM Resorts improve their economic standing.

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.

No Surprise In Kentucky Where Church Comes Out Against Gambling

The Catholic church has taken to a familiar weapon, scare tactics, in their effort to keep gambling expansion from taking place in Kentucky. Despite the warnings, lawmakers appear poised to approve casinos in the state.

States Rumbling Over US Sports Betting Ban

Matt Miller — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:06:59 +0000

The federal law against sports betting is causing many states to complain as they look to expand gambling for revenue.

US Among Few Nations Rejecting Internet Casino Revenue

Ed Bradley — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:53:40 +0000

Nations across Europe and around the world are using Internet casino gambling as a source of significant revenue, while the US tries to impose a problematic ban on the online gaming industry.

Article: Newell confirms Steam user details taken

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:32:00 +0000

Valve co-founder and managing director Gabe Newell has confirmed the details of last November's cyber attacks on the Steam distribution service, revealing encrypted credit card information had been compromised.

"Recently we learned that it is probable that the intruders obtained a copy of a backup file with information about Steam transactions between 2004 and 2008," he said.

"This backup file contained user names, email addresses, encrypted billing addresses and encrypted credit card information. It did not include Steam passwords."

Swing Pong - Ping pong for your ears

Costas Stephanides — Sat, 28 May 2011 18:55:21 +0000

Table Tennis gets the Head First treatment

ALDI To Sell Its Own Smartphones

Arjan Olsder — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:48:33 +0000

When I think of Germany, ALDI and LIDL are the first things that come to mind (after beer that is). Those supermarkets have become so successful all over Europe, they are able to sell goods under...

Using the facebook API on mobile

jamescoops — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 15:50:13 +0000

The crew behind the 02 Litmus mobile application store are now working over at Telefonica Developer Communities and pumping out some good stuff over on the blog there. Carnival of the Mobilists regular C Enrique Ortiz has written up a guide to the facebook APIs for mobile which is well worth a look.

There's some other good writing there including a piece by Tom Hume from Future Platforms and they've also sponsored a very good bit of research by Vision Mobile on Developer Economics.

Mobile operators have typically struggled to build strong developer communities but Telefonica are going the right way about it by trying to add a bit of value with the free reports and so on. So worth checking out what they are up to.

Macau Poised to Break Revenue Record

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:25:00 +0000

Macau is poised to kick off 2012 on the same winning streak it enjoyed in 2011, with analysts predicting that January gambling revenue totals will eclipse the record set last October.

The Chinese New Year holiday is expected to give a big boost to Macau's revenues for January, with VIP operators and gambling junket providers (who largely cater to high stakes baccarat players from mainland China) already experiencing surging business in early 2012.

Union Gaming Group principal Grant Govertsen has pointed to increased occupancy rates at hotels and casino raising their maximum and minimum table stakes and stated that: "Assuming hold is within the normal range, it should translate into record gross gaming revenue. We have walked most of the major casino floors on each of the past several nights, both on the Macau Peninsula and Cotai Strip, and have seen crowds grow significantly."

Macau's current record for monthly gamblign revenue was $3.4 billion which was set in October 2011. While many associate Las Vegas as the gambling capital of the world, Macau passed the Vegas Strip in 2006 as far as total gambling revenue taken in and is poised to eclipse the entire state of Nevada in the near future.

The appetite of Asian gamblers shows no signs of being sated, with casinos in both Singapore and Macau showing double digit growth in 2011 with more of the same projected for 2012 and 2013.

Rumbles from the Chinese government about possibly slowing the growth of gambling in Macau via making credit harder to come by have spooked investors in the stocks of casino groups operating in Macau but to date has had no impact on the steady stream of gamblers visiting the former Portugese colony.

Several US casinos also stand to profit from booming business in Macau, with Las Vegas Sands, MGM International, and Wynn Resorts all operating casino properties in Macau.

Win A Playstation 3 from LadyLucks

admin — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:29:34 +0000

This month LadyLucks are giving away a brand new Sony Playstation 3! All you need to do to get entered into the draw is deposit during May – 1 deposit equals 1 entry! Every single deposit you make between now and the 31st will get you one entry into the prize draw! This is the [...]