It’s a question that’s loomed over the gambling industry since Internet gaming became a reality: In a battle between brick-and-mortar casinos and online casinos, who wins? At the 15th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, hosted by UNLV at Caesars Palace this week, industry experts and players made their cases in a panel moderated by Joshua Smith of Colliers International Gaming Group. Here’s a look at some highlights of their discussion. Mark Lipparelli, former chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board: “Nevada was the first jurisdiction in the U.S. to develop a comprehensive set of gaming regulations dealing with…

From Vegas Inc Wagering on sports has come a long way since the days of the cigar-chomping, mob-backed neighborhood bookie who would take bets on games. Today, the bettors are far more sophisticated, armed with computer-driven statistics and analytics used to beat the bookmakers in Nevada’s legal sports books as well as the offshore books that the Internet-savvy can find — betting markets that have an estimated $500 billion handle per year. Several presentations at this week’s International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking offered research on trends gamblers are using to become more sophisticated in their betting. Kevin Krieger…

From Courier Post Casinos will win with new gambling revenue. New Jersey will win with new tax revenue. Consumers will win with a new entertainment option that they can play from the comfort of a coffee shop or their own sofa. Everybody, it seems, is guaranteed to win. Except Atlantic City itself. New Jersey is rolling out legalized Internet gambling, betting that it will help casinos fend off fierce competition from neighboring states, bolster the state’s tax revenue and be a powerful economic engine once again. It is a chance, casinos say, for New Jersey to remain on the cutting…

From Legal Poker Sites A bill that expands gambling in the United States requires the support of groups that will operate the proposed system.  The bill sponsored by Representative Peter King (R-NY) that would regulate online gambling in the United States will be missing this key element.  Tribal gaming interests are certain to oppose this bill across the board for a number of reasons. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) was enacted by the federal government in 1988.  It settled the long standing issue of reservation casinos.  It gave states the right to enter into gaming compacts with tribes.  Reservations…

European Lotteries welcomed the publication of a report into online gambling that was adopted by the European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee, saying that it has seen the European Parliament take ‘a strong stance on the need for measures to fight illegal operators’.  “We commend the European Parliament for its clear position on the need for member states to remain in the driver seat,” said Friedrich Stickler, President for European Lotteries. European Lotteries is now urging the European Commission to include these measures in its recommendations on consumer protection and advertising. “We commend the European Parliament for its…

from iGaming Business Three-dimensional online slots developer BetSoft Gaming Limited has signed a ‘white-label’ deal with operator Leo Vegas International that will see its complete portfolio of ToGo mobile games launched at LeoVegas.com. BetSoft Gaming is the firm behind the Slots3 catalogue of games already featured on numerous websites including CasinoRoom.com, PartyCasino.com, SkyBet.com, OnlineBingo.eu and Winagames.com and this latest agreement will additionally see it offer mobile roulette and blackjack to LeoVegas.com. “Leo Vegas is an undisputed leader in the mobile gaming market,” said Anthony Locke, Head of Product Development for BetSoft Gaming. “We are proud to be forging a long-lasting…

From iGaming Business c from the Winnemucca Indian Colony in Nevada has called on tribal groups in neighbouring California to oppose the passage of that western state’s proposed intra-state online gambling bill. The Winnemucca Indian Colony recently launched the ShonEcasino.com online gaming brand in partnership with tribal-owned specialist iGaming turnkey solutions provider GEObet Online Network and Bills announced that he wants the indigenous tribes of California to strengthen their sovereignty by resisting the measure from California State Senator Roderick Wright. “I believe Senator Wright is doing his best to bring forth the legalisation of online gaming to the state of…

From Press of Atlantic City Casino cheaters have come a long way since the days of using loaded dice or concealing an ace up their sleeve. New Jersey regulators fear that high-tech gadgetry could take cheating to the next level, so they have given Atlantic City’s casinos the authority to ban Google Inc.’s newly developed computerized eyewear from the gambling floor. Known as Glass, the spectacles are equipped with a tiny Web camera and wireless computer. They can take pictures, shoot video and surf the Internet. And they could give cheaters the ability to spy on someone else’s hand during…