From Forbes While Americans love to wager money, our country has an interesting relationship with legalized gambling.  Though it’s legal in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, many Indian Reservations, and other places in the US, it is illegal elsewhere.  Further, the legality of online gambling sites has also been questioned. Many people who enjoy wagering a few dollars over a game of poker, blackjack, or other game, however, do not have the access or ability to get to a casino.  Others, perhaps, have a bit of time to unwind in the evening, and wish to play but don’t have the time…

For the past few months, Poker Players Alliance Executive Director John Pappas has been running up the frequent flyer mileage over online gaming. With federal internet poker legalization prospects seemingly at a standstill, Pappas focused efforts of the 1.2 million-member lobbying organization on various individual state legislative activities. Debate over Internet gaming and online poker surfaced this year in California, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. Pappas is spending part of the weekend at the World Series of Poker in the organization’s booth inside the Rio’s Convention Center. He plans to discuss the various online gaming legalization efforts with the tournament’s attendees. “We…

The statewide scandal involving internet gambling that led to more than 50 arrests and the resignation of the lieutenant governor is now being blamed for what some call a “bad law,” 9 Investigates learned. Reacting to the Allied Veterans of the World racketeering case, lawmakers passed swift and far-reaching legislation aimed at shutting down internet gambling centers. WFTV investigative reporter Christopher Heath discovered the law is having unanticipated consequences, and sending nonprofits out of the state for fear of prosecution. Earlier this year, the state raided the Allied Veterans of the World gaming center in Seminole County, setting off a…

from iGaming Business Online casino software and turnkey solutions developer BetOnSoft has followed up last month’s launch of a high-definition Punto Banco table game by premiering eleven new titles in addition to an upgrade to its HTML5 mobile client. Malta-based BetOnSoft stated that its new Mobile Web Client 1.3 ‘further enhances the game user interface’ for Android, iOS and Windows Phone users while additionally supporting a wider range of mobile devices, providing ‘a more immersive online gaming experience’ and introducing fresh menu features and improvements. BetOnSoft revealed that the addition of eleven new video poker games brings to 30 the…

From iGaming Business Online gambling operator GigaMedia Limited has announced that it intends to enter the social casino games market following the closed beta launch of a suite of new titles in over 200 Internet cafes in Taiwan. Taipei-based GigaMedia revealed that its new portfolio of self-developed social casino games include slot, poker and dice titles and could begin commercial operation in as little as four weeks. “Initial social features in the game suite include gifting of virtual items to friends and a new group chatting function,” read a statement from GigaMedia. “Results of the new casino products initiative in…

From Motley Fool Gaming specialist Bally Technologies (NYSE: BYI  ) has teamed up with U.K.-based payment processor Optimal Payments to offer online gamblers payment options and related services. Under the terms of the agreement, Bally will integrate Optimal’s NETBANX payment platform into its solution for operators in the regulated U.S. gaming market. Bally’s customers will be able to use the NETBANX payment gateway for services including credit card, debit card, and electronic check processing and risk management for the U.S. gaming market. Bally VP of business development John Connelly said: “A key part of our strategy is to partner with best-of-breed providers, and we have…