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Zynga launches 'real money' online casino games in the UK

By Nathan Ingraham on April 2, 2013 05:30 pm + 4 comments

Zynga has become one of the more ubiquitous purveyors of online games and it's also well known for Continue reading…
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First online casino to get a US gambling license turns out to be notorious UK spammer

By Adrianne Jeffries on March 22, 2013 12:47 pm + 22 comments

888 Holdings just became the first online-only gaming company to reportedly be approved to operate Continue reading…
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Full Tilt Poker players' reimbursement begins after two year wait

By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 14, 2013 12:12 pm + 5 comments

Full Tilt Poker players will finally begin to recover their money, after it became tied up when the Continue reading…
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New Jersey legalizes online gambling

By Nathan Ingraham on February 26, 2013 06:23 pm + 44 comments

Governor Chris Christie just signed a bill that will make online gambling legal in New Jersey, Continue reading…
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Online gambling going interstate thanks to new Nevada law

By Jeff Blagdon on February 22, 2013 07:21 am + 11 comments

Nevada’s legislature made interstate online poker legal today, passing a bill that lets it form Continue reading…
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Casinos without borders: 'I moved to Mexico to keep my job playing online poker'

By Trent Wolbe on February 7, 2013 12:00 pm + 82 comments

"Effectively, there’s no online gambling in the United States." Shane Schleger is a professional Continue reading…
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Antigua pressures US with threat of a WTO-supported piracy haven

By Aaron Souppouris on January 29, 2013 06:40 am + 130 comments

Antigua is threatening to create a paradise for movie and music piracy right on the US' doorstep. Continue reading…
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Bitcoin-funded online casino turned a $572,000 profit after six months of operation

By Nathan Ingraham on January 23, 2013 10:10 am + 27 comments

The digital currency known as Bitcoin has recently found a home in online casinos as a way to Continue reading…
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Gambling with friends: Derby Jackpot bets horse racing will be the new online poker

By Adrianne Jeffries on November 30, 2012 10:30 am + 19 comments

On a recent Wednesday evening, most of the 40 high definition TVs at the Manhattan sports bar Tavern Continue reading…
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Zynga pays $75,000 for online gambling lobbyists

By Jeff Blagdon on August 16, 2012 04:01 am + 6 comments

Zynga is looking to expand from in-game purchases to in-game wagers. After revealing its ambitions Continue reading…