Venture Beat – Every now and then, International Game Technology, the world’s biggest slot machine maker, flexes its muscle. That’s the case today as it announces that its DoubleDown Casino Online game will have a version based on Hasbro’s Monopoly Plus brand. IGT’s DoubleDown Casino division is one of the hottest providers of social casino games on Facebook and mobile. Now players can enjoy the iconic gameplay of Monopoly as they play DoubleDown’s popular slots game on Facebook. John Clelland, vice president of global marketing at IGT Interactive Group, said that his company is constantly seeking new ways to entertain…

Online gambling is supposed to be the new job creator for Atlantic City, with online companies promising hundreds, if not thousands, of new employees will fill the ranks. But unlike the cocktail servers, bartenders, blackjack dealers, cooks, housekeepers and other service-oriented positions that have dominated the casino industry in the past, many of these new jobs will be in information technology. PokerStars, Bwin.party, 888 Holdings, 2UP Gaming and other major Web companies that operate gambling sites overseas are preparing to enter the New Jersey online gambling market when it goes live. November 26th is the scheduled start-up date. Some of…

iGaming Business – WorldPay, a global provider of payment and risk services, has struck a deal with UK-based real-money gaming platform Betable. Under the deal, Betable will integrate WorldPay’s payment processing, fraud detection and risk services into the RMG development platform and player-facing Betable Wallet. “Betable is the only platform that provides game developers with the unprecedented opportunity to offer real-money play within their own games,” WorldPay chief commercial officer Shane Happach said. “Powering Betable’s services with WorldPay’s payment process functionality assures developers that when their users opt to play their games for real-money their transaction success will be maximised.”…

Poker News – Poker Players Alliance executive director John Pappas is satisfied with how the final New Jersey Internet Gambling regulations turned out from a player’s perspective. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) released a draft of the regulations last week, also announcing a start date of Nov. 26 for Internet gambling within the state. The final regulations become effective Oct. 21. “I think there are more encouraging signs out of the final draft regulations than need for concern,” Pappas told PokerNews. “I think players are certainly enthusiastic about them getting off the ground and sticking to the…

The Telegraph – More than 5,000 people between the ages of 18 and 35 contacted a helpline for people addicted to gambling in the last year. Experts believe the rise of smartphone and online betting has led to big increases in the number of people getting addicted to the habit and calling for help. And for 18 to 35-year-olds the problem seems worse, as this age group accounted for 60 per cent of all calls and was the only age group where the number of calls to helpline Gamcare rose in the last year. Mark Kenward, a helpline adviser, told…

iGaming Business – Sweden’s advertising ombudsman Reklamombudsmannen has banned adverts from online gaming operators Unibet and Vera&John after it ruled they had misled customers. Unibet produced an outdoor advertising and television commercial, while Vera&John opted for an online banner. Unibet’s advert focused on its game store, while Vera&John’s advert carried a tagline of ‘From broke to 112,000 in a few hours’ – referring to a successful customer. The adverts prompted Sweden’s Gaming Industry Ethical Council (SPER) to register a complaint with the Reklamombudsmannen – claiming they were misleading. Both sets of adverts were found to be in breach of article…