Tasmanian Home Poker Tournament Avoids Conviction

Thinking about hosting a home poker tournament night at home with a few mates this weekend? It may be wise to consider not posting your plans all over Facebook, especially if you’re from Tasmania. A Tasmanian man has dodged conviction over an illegal invite-only poker tournament organized via Facebook this week. The ABC reported David Desmond Bowen invited 25 friends to his home poker tournament, which was held in Norwood last October. Each player was asked to chip in $150 to the prize pool. The 32-year-old pleaded guilty in Launceston’s Magistrates Court to one count of using a place for…

58% of New Hampshire residents support expanded gaming

Boston.com – There is statewide support for expanded casino gambling and for a contentious power line transmission proposal, a survey conducted for the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce shows. Chamber President Chris Williams said Monday that the poll taken by the University of New Hampshire found 58 percent of people surveyed wanted to expand gambling. Most — 43 percent — said a casino should be located in the southern part of the state, according to the survey that was taken in February, before last week’s House vote against expanding casino gambling. Williams acknowledged that legislative hurdle has been persistent and…

Chinese Company Acquires 28% of South Korean Online Gambling Firm

China’s biggest listed internet company, Tencent, has announced that it is to acquire a 28% stake in South Korean online gambling and mobile gaming firm CJ Games for $500 million (€363.2 million). Under the agreement, Tencent said that it would acquire a mixture of existing and newly issued common stock, making it the third-largest investor in CJ Games after Bang JH and CJ E&M Corp. The Chinese company said the deal would allow it to expand its online and mobile gaming business and grow its presence overseas. In addition, CJ Games will be able to establish a foothold in the…

Atari Resets with Jump into Social Casino Gaming

Video game icon Atari is emerging from bankruptcy to jump into the world of social casino gaming. The publisher is partnering with virtual games company FlowPlay on Atari Casino, a series of classic casino games such as poker and blackjack that carry themes from classic Atari games including Asteroids, Centipede and Missile Command. The games will be available on the Web, as well as Facebook and mobile devices this fall. “Entering social casino gaming is a logical next step for us given its appeal across multiple generations and its natural fit with the casual audience,” says Atari CEO Fred Chesnais….

WSOP.com links up with New York Rangers

iGaming Business – WSOP.com, the online poker platform of Caesars Interactive Entertainment, has agreed to become the official gaming partner of NHL ice hockey franchise the New York Rangers. According to the Pokernews.com website, the deal emerged last week when a promotion was posted on the WSOP.com website. Until April 5, WSOP.com players in the US state of New Jersey can use a promotional code to be automatically entered into a draw to win one of four grand prizes including a home visit from a former Rangers player. Other prizes on offer include match tickets to selected home games and…

Revenues up at California Indian casinos

The Press Democrat – Revenues at California Indian casinos increased slightly in 2012, but still not as robustly as pre-recession years, according to a report being released Wednesday. California’s 68 tribal casinos raked in $6.96 billion in 2012, the most recent year available, according to Casino City’s Indian Gaming Industry Report. That was nearly a 1 percent increase over the $6.91 billion they collected in 2011. It was the second year of positive growth for California tribal casinos after experiencing three consecutive years of decline, according to the author, Alan Meister, an economist with Nathan Associates Inc. The 2012 growth…