Research and Markets – Though the gaming industry is still at an emergent stage in India, it offers immense growth potential. A growing percentage of young population, steadily rising disposable incomes, surge in the use of personal computers and mobile phones, rise in potential customers like housewives and a burgeoning number of game developers are some of the major driving factors propelling the industry’s growth. The global gaming industry is constantly evolving with the introduction of new technologies, which, in turn, has had a domino effect on India. The domestic market is also witnessing a constant rise in the demand…

Australian Hotelier – As more and more countries legislate around the issue of online gaming, Australians are increasingly sending their gambling dollars overseas while Government sits on the quiet side of the virtual fence. The borderless nature of the internet means that while it is prohibited for Australian-based interactive gaming services to operate from this country, people online here are free to access these sites based in other countries. TheShout spoke with the Gaming Technologies Association (GTA) about the divergence between harm-minimising regulation and reality in internet gambling. “Australia had the chance to set up a harm-free, licensed and properly…

Press Release – The Social Gaming Association and the International Social Games Coalition are pleased to announce the merger of their respective organizations to create a unified international voice to educate the public and policy makers on the social games industry and to represent and further the interests of the industry. The newly consolidated organization, to be named the International Social Games Association (ISGA), will represent social games companies worldwide, from established global operators to up-and-coming start-ups. The ISGA will provide a powerful and effective voice for the global social games industry at a time when many changes in the…

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Budapest Business Journal – Though a bill passed by the Hungarian parliament in late June which lays the groundwork for online gaming regulation and taxation has been criticized by industry insiders as prohibitively expensive, a European Parliament resolution passed today in Brussels may make the market a bit more attractive to would-be providers. A European Union Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCo) committee report, with primary sponsor MEP Ashley Fox of the UK, submitted today chases up on the European Commission Action Plan on online gambling of October 2012. The Europe-based industry group Remote Gaming Association (RGA) was quick to…

Former Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Mark Lipparelli knows online gaming as well as anyone. After being appointed to the Board in 2009, Lipparelli eventually was at the forefront of the Silver State’s charge into the Internet gaming business. In late 2011, Nevada became the first state in U.S. history to adopt regulations for online poker. Lipparelli stayed on the Board until September of last year, stepping down because he had chosen not to serve another term. Thanks to leaving his position as a regulator, Lipparelli has returned to the private sector and has been working on a couple of…