BBC – An anti-money laundering “centre of excellence” could be set up in Alderney next year, if plans come to fruition. Neil Harvey, a member of the Policy and Finance Committee, said accountant PwC was carrying out a feasibility study at its own expense. He told States members the office would have a similar set up to the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. Mr Harvey said it could create new jobs in the island but warned there were “many technical and legal issues “. The new office would provide compliance services for financial institutions and other firms dealing with wealthy clients,…

Press Release – There are plenty of places in the United States that are always looking for new streams of income, and Indiana is no exception. They could be in the market to try out a new form of online gambling that has some wondering if it is feasible, or even legal, and if it works, it could change the game. Indianapolis International Airport is where two lawyers would like to implement a new technology that allows people to gamble while they are waiting to board their flight. How it works is, you buy a ticket for a flight and…

iGaming Business – Social gaming company Zynga has reported revenue of $203 million (€150.4 million) for the third quarter of 2013, a 36% drop on the figures posted for the same period last year and a 12% decrease on the second quarter of 2013. Zynga also reported a heavy loss in online gaming revenue, which came in at $174 million, down 39% on the third quarter of 2012 and a 14% decrease on the second quarter of 2013. Farmville 2 was responsible for 22% of online gaming revenue, while Zynga Poker and Farmville accounted for 19% and 18% respectively. Adjusted…

Macomb Daily – Tougher regulations are stifling the charitable bingo and gambling events that civic organizations use to raise money, says a Michigan lawmaker. State Rep. Jeff Farrington, a Utica Republican, wants to update the 40-year-old law governing charitable gaming in Michigan, called the Bingo Act, and to head off arbitrary orders from the Michigan Gaming Control Board he says have begun to strangle a popular fund-raising method for organizations like the Lions, Elks, Kiwanis, and others. “Let’s figure out how to put better controls on it, both for the charitable groups’ sake and the players’ sake, but closing it…

This Week in Gambling – I have written in the past about my personal life in this industry, especially when it came to some perceived conflict between my religious faith and what I do for a living. I have never been ashamed to profess my Christian beliefs, but I have also never felt convicted for working in the gambling industry… unless those convictions were thrown at me from other Christians. I have said many times that the Christian Bible makes no claim that gambling is a sin. Many of my spiritual brothers and sisters have taken issue with that in…

Card Player – The anonymous virtual currency Bitcoin, which has found some use in the online poker world, has been advertised as a payment method on the so-called “Hitman Network”, The Daily Beast reported Thursday. The existence of such a network was recently discovered by a web security firm. In order to use it, one would have to use a cloaked router. According to the report, law enforcement officials have been notified, but it appears to still remain in existence. It’s unclear if it has ever actually been used to negotiate a murder-for-hire. Earlier this month, the FBI arrested the…