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….

Las Vegas Sun – A new zip line connecting two towers at Las Vegas’ Rio casino is set to open in early November. The VooDoo Skyline at the off-the-Strip casino will start at the patio of the VooDoo Steakhouse on the 50th floor of the Masquerade Tower. Riders will glide to the 20-story Ipanema Tower and then return back to their starting point. The ride covers one-third of a mile in 70 seconds. Tickets are $25. Sin City is expecting two more zip lines in the future. A popular ride at downtown’s Fremont Street Experience is being reinvented under the…

Vegas Inc – Saturation has arrived in the gaming industry and except for a few outposts — namely the state of Texas — there aren’t many places in the United States where a player can’t drive three hours or less to get to a casino, a panel of gaming industry executives concluded in a wide-ranging panel on industry issues. “New England is saturated,” said Penn National Gaming President Tim Wilmott. “The market is crowded in Ohio. It’s a little underserved in Florida.” So what does that mean for companies in the business? Panelists said it means growth will occur by…

Forbes – The poker world has pushed for federal legislation in the several years following the introduction of the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) – the bill that effectively made it illegal for US banks to accept deposits from online poker sites due to the implied likelihood of money laundering.  The group’s hope is that a uniform, regulated environment would dissipate any fears created by the UIGEA’s passage, and that players, online poker sites and banks can work and play together with confidence. But just how close is that dream to becoming a reality? And how bumpy has the road…

iGaming Business – Online payment processor Skrill, a partner of numerous sportsbetting companies, has launched Skrill iT, a new service designed to cut money transfer fees in half and allow expatriates around the world to send more money home. Skrill iT will be accessible in more than 200 countries to senders and receivers, with money transfers available in 40 different currencies. The service will allow users to use an email address to send money securely via the internet. The money is received instantly and can be transferred to a bank account or withdrawn from over 1.9 million ATMs around the…

iGaming Business – According to a study by market research company Mintel, women are more likely to partake in casual gaming on a mobile device than men. The study claims that 27% of women said they play mobile casual games, compared to 24% of men. Games such as Candy Crush Saga, the world’s most popular app game, have helped contribute to the ongoing rise in mobile gaming. While women are proving to be the heavier users of mobile games, 13% of men say they are hardcore gamers in comparison to just 6% of women. In addition, 24% of men admitted…