From iGaming Business iGaming Business has announced that Mor Weizer, CEO of Playtech, David Baazov, CEO of Amaya and Walter Bugno, CEO of Lottomatica Gaming Division will be speaking at the iGaming Executive Conference (iGEC), which is taking place during the iGaming Super Show on the 11th – 14th June 2013. They will speak on the CEO Panel titled “iGaming Today and Tomorrow.” This panel invites CEOs with a progressive iGaming vision and a record of success to candidly share their view of the industry today, and explain the direction in which they are taking their companies in order to…

From Press Herald Wanting to restrict how people spend their money is at odds with defenses of rights. I do not understand why many liberals who favor legalizing marijuana, oppose censorship of hard-core pornography, support the right of terminally ill, pain-wracked people to assisted suicide and pride themselves on their belief in individuals’ rights to govern their own lives become vehement prohibitionists when it comes to gambling. Of course opposition to repealing laws that make it criminal for adults to make bets with their own money is not confined to people on the left. The most important law protecting America…

From WSJ The debate over Internet gambling has been raging in the U.S. for more than a decade. Until recently, the federal government treated Internet gambling as an illegal activity. Fueled by the 50-year-old Wire Act, which bans sports betting over communication wires, and a 2006 law that made it illegal to process U.S. payments for online gambling, the Justice Department targeted online-gambling companies and their partners with criminal and civil lawsuits. But in late 2011, the Justice Department changed its interpretation of the law, opening the way for states to consider some forms of Internet betting. Earlier this year,…

From Elko Daily Free Press Nevada casinos won $914.8 million in March, posting a 7 percent increase from the same month a year ago with much of the gains attributable to the high-roller game of baccarat, the state Gaming Control Board reported Friday. Wendover’s revenue was up 7.6 percent and the rest of Elko County saw an 8.9 percent gain. The March statewide winnings pushed the fiscal year-to-date total to nearly $8.4 billion, 2.8 percent more than last year. Taxes collected on the March win totaled $78.3 million, an increase of 9.6 percent. The Las Vegas Strip posted a 13.1…

From iGaming Business North America The iGaming Investor Conference is organized by iGaming Business North America Magazine and Morgan Stanley, and is being held on 5th June 2013 in New York. If you are an investor in the gaming and leisure industry then you need to learn about the pending £20bn increase to your market from the now legalized U.S. internet gambling market. Cited as the biggest opportunity for the gambling and hospitality sector, internet gambling represents the next step in the evolution of casino gambling. Attending this Morgan Stanley and iGaming Business one-day conference will explain the legality of this market,…

From Gizmodo Casinos are awesome, especially once you accept the fact that the house always wins. And if you’re going to give away your money regardless, you might as well do it at one of these incredibly, wonderfully weird games. FULL STORY