Press Release – Online Gambling can be a lot of fun, but there are players that take it very seriously and try to make a living off of it. This makes many non-gamblers wonder how much the professional players really win and while you would think the players are catching up to the casinos, the reality is, the house still wins….a lot. It is difficult to truly gauge statistics when it comes to casinos and when you see them, you have to take them with a grain of salt because casinos don’t give up their information very easily. But there…

Card Player – A documentary about infamous defunct poker site Ultimate Bet will be released on Oct. 22. The film, ultimatebeat, is from Doublehead Pictures and is directed by Scott Bell, who for years has been researching the insider fraud at the former poker site. Here’s a brief synopsis, according to a press release issued Monday: “The story tracks an intersection of old school hustlers and technology during the ‘poker boom’. After successfully launching a popular site, a group of insiders used software access to defraud players over a period of years without detection. When discovered, they went to great…

Mumbrella – A new anti-gambling campaign uses children to get across the message that they are being bombarded with pro-betting TV ads The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation campaign – by McCann Melbourne – launches the fictional brand of KidBet. The ad comes months after a backlash against the pervasive Tom Waterhouse ads which also saw the brand, fronted by Waterhouse, integrated into sports programs on the commercial networks. The campaign is part of the Foundation’s new ‘Gambling’s not a game’ strategy which includes an education program for schools, parents and teachers; a responsible gambling program for sporting clubs; a guide…

Card Player – The prostitution-related charges against Greg Raymer in the state of North Carolina have been dropped, according to media reports over the weekend. The poker pro was arrested back in March. Raymer reportedly completed 75 hours of community service. Police said that Raymer responded to an online advertisement posted by undercover police. He was arrested at a Wake Forest hotel along with five other men. Raymer won the 2004 World Series of Poker main event for $5 million. Over his lengthy poker career he has cashed for around $7.5 million in tournaments. He is from Connecticut. The 49-year-old…

Venture Beat – Every now and then, International Game Technology, the world’s biggest slot machine maker, flexes its muscle. That’s the case today as it announces that its DoubleDown Casino Online game will have a version based on Hasbro’s Monopoly Plus brand. IGT’s DoubleDown Casino division is one of the hottest providers of social casino games on Facebook and mobile. Now players can enjoy the iconic gameplay of Monopoly as they play DoubleDown’s popular slots game on Facebook. John Clelland, vice president of global marketing at IGT Interactive Group, said that his company is constantly seeking new ways to entertain…

Press Release – In his first major speech as the new head of the American Gaming Association, CEO Geoff Freeman urged the U.S. gaming industry to embrace the opportunities created by the digital expansion of gaming and challenged federal policymakers to establish minimum standards that “make innovation possible” in what he referred to as “one of gaming’s most dynamic eras.” Freeman’s remarks came during a keynote speech to the European iGaming Congress, a prestigious gathering of more than 1,500 online gaming professionals and executives from Europe and around the world. In his remarks, Freeman outlined his intent to drive a more…