Card Player – A third Nevada online poker operator is now taking action. Real Gaming, the brand under which South Point Casino has ventured into the online space, has began what is considered its soft launch phase. The firm’s website can be found here. Originally slated to be called “South Point Poker”, the company re-branded last year. South Point was once considered to be the favorite to be the first Nevada site up and operational, but it was leapfrogged to the market by Ultimate Poker — an offshoot of Station Casinos — and the WSOP — owned by Caesars Entertainment…

The Hill –  Most people believe states should decide whether to regulate online gambling and are opposed to a federal ban, according to a new survey. The Coalition for Consumer and Online Protections (C4COP), a gambling advocacy group, released a survey Tuesday that found three out of four voters believe states should have the right to legalize online gambling for their own citizens. The poll also found that 57 percent of voters are opposed to a federal ban. “The American public doesn’t want Congress to pass a sweeping ban of all online gaming,” Alison Harden Siciliano, C4COP spokeswoman, said in…

iGaming Business – Swedish gaming operator Cherry has registered a net loss of SEK8.2m (€902,000/$1.3 million) for 2013. Cherry said that the loss was due to investing in online gaming operations, with the company having launched the SpilleAutomater.com website and invested in game development company Yggdrasil Gaming and the Klubblo lottery in partnership with Swedish sports and media group Metro. Cherry also acquired 49% of online gaming company Web Resorts in November, and the company reported a SEK10.6 million net loss for the fourth quarter, even though total sales increased by 16% to SEK75 million. Turnover for the year increased…

iGaming Business – The Spanish Gaming Business Council (CEJUEGO) has warned against the legalisation of online slot games in the country. CEJUEGO said that it would be opposing the draft legislation to introduce online slots that was prepared by the Directorate General of Online Gaming (DGOJ) and will be debated by the Policy Council today (Wednesday). CEJUEGO claimed that introducing the games would be “enormously damaging to the gaming industry as a whole”. CEJUEGO counts a number of land-based gaming companies amongst its members, including Codere, CIRSA and Grupo Acrismatic. Alejandro Landaluce, the director general of CEJUEGO, said: “The approval…

Philly.com – Internet gambling analysts and casino executives say the increased use of cellphones to place bets could accelerate the growth of the nascent industry in the state. “Mobile applications will play an enormous piece of the puzzle in online wagering, which is why we are so positive and see so much upside in months ahead,” said Joe Lupo, senior vice president of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, which began offering gambling Monday over Android cellphones on 3G and 4G networks. Lupo’s casino also allows phones using WiFi connections to access its online gambling sites. The casinos won $7.4…

Las Vegas Sun – Casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. has restored its websites a week after they were hacked. The Las Vegas-based company pulled down its sites Feb. 13 after hackers defaced them with images condemning comments CEO Sheldon Adelson had made about using nuclear weapons on Iran. Sands restored the websites Monday afternoon. The company first became aware of the hacking on Feb. 12, when company email went down, Sands spokesman Ron Reese said. The hacking affected Sands’ corporate website, as well as the sites for casinos in China, Singapore, Bethlehem, Pa., and the Italian-themed Venetian and Palazzo…