The growth of New Jersey’s web-based gambling market slowed somewhat in its third full month of operation, with the Atlantic City gambling websites posting a nearly 9% online gaming revenue increase in February. The 16 online gambling sites had posted a 28 percent gain in January, to $9.5 million. In February, the online sites won $10.3 million. The numbers released Wednesday by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement show the market starting to plateau. But Brian Mattingly, CEO of 888 Holdings, which partners with Caesars Entertainment to offer online gambling in New Jersey, is pleased with the fledgling market thus…

Online Poker Report – When the Department of Justice rewrote its interpretation of the 1961 Wire Act in 2011, a number of legislators rushed to their state capitols and started hammering out ways to pass online gambling bills. One state that looked into online gambling was Rhode Island, which set up an exploratory committee. Nothing ever came of that precursor to a precursor to a bill, but Rhode Island Lottery Director Gerald S. Aubin made some interesting comments about online gambling that appeared in the Providence Journal this week. Aubin’s comments are just shy of being against online gambling, but…

iGaming Business – The iGaming Investor Conference, which will take place in New York on March 25, will feature investors, operators and suppliers discussing the state of the iGaming industry. The event will welcome 40 gaming and leisure international investors as well as 40 iGaming operators and suppliers. Delegates will hear from decision-makers while the conference will allow iGaming professionals to present their businesses to investors in attendance. Show features include a keynote from New Jersey Senator Raymond Lesniak, who will discuss the politics of iGaming, the opening of the New Jersey market and what it means for casinos in…

iGaming Business – Casual games developer Big Fish Games is to join forces with international secure Bitcoin wallet Coinbase to offer online customers a new way of buying games and making in-app purchases using the Bitcoin virtual currency. The partnership will make Big Fish the first gaming company to use Coinbase’s transaction platform. All Big Fish online games can now be purchased directly from the company with Bitcoin, while a number of its free-to-play online titles will also accept the virtual currency for in-app purchases. To use Bitcoin on Big Fish, players can purchase a Coinbase wallet or any other…

Borgata Poker, powered by PartyPoker, has announced the inaugural New Jersey Online Poker Championship, a 10-tournament series scheduled to kick off in April. The series is tentatively scheduled for April 19-27, with $500,000 in guarantees, including a $200,000 main event with a $50,000 first-place prize. The first event will be a $50,000 freeroll. The other nine events will have buy-ins ranging from $50 to $200. The series is open to poker players in New Jersey with a Borgata Poker account. If you are ready to play, but don’t have a Borgata Poker account, click the banner below. New player sign…

Poker News – Massachusetts is one of nearly a dozen states showing interest in following Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware into the realm of online poker. On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission is holding a forum on Internet gambling, weighing the positive and negative impacts the industry could have on the state. According to the Associated Press, Massachusetts lawmakers are seeking guidance from the commission on how to approach Internet gambling. Among the topics on Tuesday’s forum agenda include Demonstration and discussion of Internet games and a comparison to social gaming; Risks to Internet Gaming: Money Laundering, Problem Gambling and…