iGaming Business – Satoshi Live has launched what it claims to be a first-of-its-kind interactive casino for the Bitcoin virtual currency. Satoshilive.com will allow players to use their Bitcoin-funded accounts to deposit the virtual currency, use it to play their favourite interactive and live games and then withdraw their winnings in Bitcoins. The company said the new service would feature interactivity that no other Bitcoin casino could offer. To enable this, Satoshi Live’s proprietary video streaming technology has been custom constructed from scratch, which will allow gamers on the site to interact directly with dealers via live video streams. The…

Poker News – In less than a week, PokerNews will be at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas to attend the premiere of Runner Runner, the new film by 20th Century Fox starring Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake. Earlier this week we did an interview with Phil “Unabomber” Laak, who filmed a cameo for the film alongside his friend Antonio Esfandiari. It’s only fitting that we got Esfandiari’s side of the story. For those unfamiliar with the upcoming film, here’s the storyline according to imdb.com: “Princeton grad student Richie (Timberlake), believing he’s been swindled, travels to Costa Rica to confront online…

[three_fifth padding=”0 15px 0 15px”] [/three_fifth]The new movie “Runner Runner” is set to open soon, and the American Gaming Association looks to use this movie to help spur the US Congress to take legislative action for online gambling. J Todd speaks directly with the President of the AGA, Geoff Freeman, about how the movie will be used, and the thoughts behind using this film as an opportunity. See our related stories about the AGA coming under fire for it’s use of the “Runner Runner” poker movie, and poker pro Antonio Esfandiari speaks on shooting for the film.

Online gambling revenue which groups poker, casino game and betting is a fast-growing sector in the world. In 2012, the sector generated global receipts of 25 billion euro, according to the consulting firm H2 Gambling Capital; or an increase of 7.2 % compared with 2011. Online casinos generated 17% of this gross receipt, while online poker which is in continual decline presented only 13%. Always according to H2, online gambling represents 8% of receipts, on the whole sector of gambling in 2012. The European market is the main growth driver of the sector of online gambling, with a penetration rate…

Press Release – The California Tribal Business Alliance (CTBA) is opposed to the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013, H.R. 687.  H.R. 687 would authorize a land swap in Arizona between the federal government and the Resolution Copper mining company in order to facilitate the extraction of mineral resources from government lands. CTBA recognizes that there are a number of significant fiscal and public policy implications surrounding the legislation.  The legislation and ultimate land swap will result in economic stimulus and the extraction and use of valuable ore.  However, it does so at a cost.  The legislation…

The reviews are in for the online gambling thriller “Runner, Runner” and they aren’t very good.  In fact, to date, just 20 percent of critics at movie review aggregator site RottenTomatoes.com have given the film a thumb’s up.  Audience reviews were equally as harsh, though somewhat limited. Richie, a Princeton college student played by Justin Timberlake, travels to Costa Rica to confront the on-line mastermind, Ivan, whom he believes has swindled him out of monies wagered on his Web poker site. Ivan, played by Ben Affleck, sees a kindred spirit in Richie and brings the younger man into his operation….