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Online Sportsbook Betting

Gambling on sporting contests has been around for centuries. Gambling was a long-time tradition in England and it was only natural that colonists would bring their love of gambling across the ocean with them. The colonists were known to have wagered on fighting, horse racing, and even cockfighting but nowadays there is a much wider selection of sports to bet on.

Today, it is the more advanced and automated sports book that guides players... Read More

Washington D.C. officials question Online Gambling bill

Posted 2012-01-27 by Admin

Council members in Washington raised questions toward top lottery officials with regards to whether or not the district's online gambling proposal was properly processed before becoming a law. D.C inspector general Charles Willoughby expressed his concern of the city's contract with a software vendor saying that online gambling was not yet provisioned when the deal was made. The district has a reportedly $39 million agreement with Greece-based vendor, Intralot. Read More

Iowa pushing for Online Poker

Posted 2012-01-26 by Admin

Iowa Senator Jeff Danielson said last Tuesday that he plans to draft a bill to legalize online poker in his home state in the very near future. As reported earlier, Iowa has been one of the active supporters of the DOJ's change of stance regarding the Wire Act last December. Danielson stated that the DOJ's decision can ultimately allow the state of Iowa to engage other jurisdictions such as Washington and Nevada with regards to provisioning interstate online poker. Read More

Ladbrokes acquires majority stake in Stadium Technology Group

Posted 2012-01-26 by Admin

UK betting firm Ladbrokes recently signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Las Vegas-based firm Stadium Technology Group.

Stadium Technology or also know as "Stadium", is a supplier of software and in-game betting applications to the US sportsbook market. Popular land-based casinos that uses Stadium's software include: Atlantis, Cosmopolitan, Crystal Palace, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock, M Resort, Palazzo, Treasure Island and The Venetian. Read More

Playtech posts strong revenues in Q4 2011

Posted 2012-01-25 by Admin

Gaming software development company Playtech Ltd. is optimistic moving forward into 2012 as it pulled in €69.6 million in revenue in 2011's last quarter, an 89 percent increase from the previous year.
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Harry Reid to push for online gambling law this year

Posted 2012-01-24 by Admin

In a recent interview, Senate majority leader Harry Reid rejuvenated the hopes of online poker fans by expressing his thoughts regarding a possible legalization of online poker at the federal level. Sen. Reid spoke to a reporter after the Deparment of Justice's recent ruling on the provisions of the Wire Act that has several states looking to operate poker websites. Read More

DOJ backtracks on Wire Act

Posted 2012-01-24 by Admin

The Department of Justice (DOJ) may have opened the doors for online poker in the US by announcing that it will revise its opinions on the Wire Act of 1961, removing online poker from the list of banned online wager games. After the announcement, several US states including Nevada, Iowa, and Washington, have already made their moves by enacting laws and looking into regulatory updates that would enable online poker offerings within state borders. Read More

 
 
 
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