In his second show back from a long summer off, Jon Stewart took on the “Groundhog Deja Clusterf@#k” that is the debate over military action in Syria. Stewart had a particularly good time ribbing Sen. John McCain for his unabashed iPhone poker play during yesterday’s Senate hearings. “Hey, man, is this possible global conflagration interrupting your video poker time?” Stewart asked McCain. “You know what, Senator? Go. There’s a rascal scooter and a bucket of quarters with your name on it over at the Golden Nugget… Instead of playing pretend poker in the actual Senate, go to an actual casino…

Biz Journals – t looks like the immovable law of the land may have finally met its match, up against Bitcoin, the encrypted, nationless, currency that disrupts every industry it touches. And now that Bitcoin casinos have had their first major acquisition, an $11.5 million deal, no industry better embodies the unstoppable nature of Bitcoin than gaming. “The most interesting thing about Bitcoin is how it almost seems tailor made for Internet gaming,” said Stuart Hoegner, managing director of the Gaming Counsel, a law firm representing gaming interests in both the United States and Canada. Specifically he cited low transaction…

Gaming Intelligence – Gibraltar-based gaming operator bwin.party has selected Nevada-licensed geolocation and player ID verification solutions provider Central Account Management System (CAMS) to provide age verification and identification services in the US online gaming market. The partnership will allow bwin.party to benefit from CAMS’ Know Your Customer (KYC) solutions in  a bid to reduce risk, ensure its products are compliant with legislation and increase profitability as it gears up to launch online gaming products for its New Jersey partners Boyd Gaming and MGM Resorts International. bwin.party group director of product and technology Guy Duncan said the deal would allow bwin.party…

iGaming Business – Online gambling operator Bodog has announced that its Canada online casino website is now fully compatible with mobile platforms. Bodog Canada’s Mobile Casino is both iOS and Android-friendly, supporting iPhone 3, 4, 4S and 5 as well as tablets and iPads. The mobile version features 10 popular casino games such as Blackjack, European Roulette and a variety of 3D Slots including Three Wishes, Mr. Vegas, At the Copa, After Night Falls, Lucky 7, Mr. Vegas, Rooks Revenge, Safari Sam and SlotFather. “Having a mobile friendly casino is an obvious step to take and one which we have…

Legal US Poker Sites – While Nevada may have been the first state in the U.S. to go live with regulated online gambling, the slight lead that milestone afforded may be in danger as competing states seek to displace Nevada at the top of the growing industry. The main threat in the status quo: New Jersey, where regulators recently suggested that they remain on track for their ambitious launch date of November 23rd, 2013. And when New Jersey does launch real-money online gambling, they’ll also be outdoing Nevada in one specific way: offering not only poker, but casino games to…

iGaming Business – The Bulgarian State Gambling Commission has expanded its list of betting websites that are barred from operating in the country. The commission has added 10 names to the list, taking the total number to 113. The Internet domains that have been added to the blacklist are: Bensbingo.com, Redbet.com, Global.138.com, Goldbetting.com, Energycasino.com, Eurocasinobet.com, Cardcasino.com, Thelotter.com, Geobet.com and AZcasino.com. The commission has been in the process of adding websites to the blacklist since June. SOURCE