State lawmakers across the country are busy putting the finishing touches on bills before the end of the current legislative sessions, so they can head back home and start campaigning for reelection. Those priorities have seen a dwindling number of states that still have a chance to pass an online gambling bill in 2016. The list of potential iGaming candidates is currently down to just three, with only one state, Pennsylvania, instilling supporters of legalized online gambling with any semblance of optimism. In fact, online gambling looks rather promising in PA, as the state legislature has included online gambling revenue…

Every once in a while, miracles can happen. At least, that is what the majority of people who spend their hard earned money gambling online want to believe. With stories like this, it becomes increasingly hard to fault them for that belief. You could try a game like Terminator 2 online slot or Pyramid: Quest for Immortality, but why invest in the start up for the chance to play those games when you can win with zero investment like one clever player by the name of Katherine from the UK did? Gaming the System What Katherine and many other frequenters…

As the world goes crazy over Pokémon Go, the augmented reality game, Saudi Arabia’s top religious body has renewed a 2001 ruling banning the Pokémon franchise as un-Islamic, saying it promotes gambling and Darwin’s theory of evolution. The 15-year-old ban on the Pokémon game has been revived, the General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars said on the website of the General Presidency for Scholarly Research and Ifta, Arab News reported on Wednesday. The old fatwa dealt with the Pokémon card game, however Sheikh Saleh Al-Fozan, a member of the Council of Senior Scholars, said it is no different…

This Week in Gambling is happy to release our video review for the Playboy Don’t Stop the Party! Video Slot Featuring Pitbull. We were given exclusive access to the Scientific Games slot machine, and interview company representative Mike Trask. In  a press release, Scientific Games states that Playboy Don’t Stop the Party! is “…a progressive video slot featuring Playboy Playmates and Pitbull on the ALPHA 2 Pro Theater cabinet with a Pro Sound Chair, and Tablemaster Fusion – Playboy Bonus Blackjack, the first-ever licensed brand ETS product.” You can watch our video review of Playboy Don’t Stop the Party! below,…

Casino tycoon Steve Wynn said he is actively involved in the campaign to bring the Raiders National Football League (NFL) franchise to Las Vegas. Last month it was announced that from next year a National Hockey League (NHL) team will become the first major league to play in the Nevada gambling resort. For many years the major sports leagues, including the NFL and NHL, were opposed to their teams playing in a city in which sports betting is legal due to fears over integrity. However, with Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis having been in discussions with Las Vegas about a…

Amaya INC governance has met with shareholders at yesterday’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), discussing the company’s current position regarding the potential management takeover by former CEO & Chairman David Baazov. Company stakeholders remained tight-lipped regarding discussions, disclosing no information to news sources (media were not allowed at the AGM). The AGM was the first meeting between Amaya governance and investors since Baazov took voluntary leave as Amaya CEO in March, to address ongoing charges by Quebec’s AMF relating to insider trading concerning Amaya’s 2014 acquisition of Rational Group assets PokerStars and Full Tilt. “We’re treating it the way we feel…