Category: Online Gambling Stories
Nevada gaming license for GeoComply
From iGaming Business Location technology provider, GeoComply USA, Inc. has become the latest company to be awarded a Class II Nevada Gaming License. Yesterday’s award comes after successful hearings before the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission earlier this month. “We’re very excited to receive our license in Nevada and have the ability to offer Nevada operators our accurate, user-friendly and secure geolocation solutions,” says GeoComply CEO Anna Sainsbury. “It’s a big step in our continued commitment to the evolving North American iGaming market.” GeoComply has also submitted a license application with the state of New Jersey, in…
Redbet Gaming signs with BetSoft Gaming
From iGaming Business Three-dimensional online slots developer BetSoft Gaming Limited has signed a ‘white-label’ deal with Scandinavian operator Redbet Gaming Limited that will see its complete portfolio of Slots3 video slots launched at Redbet.com. Recently acquired by Bonnier Gaming AB, Redbet Gaming also operates the Whitebet.com and Heypoker.com brands while BetSoft Gaming inked a similar agreement earlier this month with Leo Vegas International that has seen its complete portfolio of ToGo mobile games go live at LeoVegas.com. “Redbet Gaming is a phenomenal operator,” said Anthony Locke, Head of Product Development for BetSoft Gaming. “We are gratified to contribute to its…
Playphone Adds DoubleDown Casino to Mobile Gaming Platform
Today, Playphone and International Game Technology announced that DoubleDown Casino will be made available on Playphone’s social gaming network. DoubleDown is one of the more popular free-to-play social casino game platforms, with most of its players coming from Facebook FB +0.72% and mobile. The company boasts over six million active players and 30 different games. It was purchased last year by slot machine maker International Gaming Technology in a $500 million deal. In March, Playphone became the backbone for Verizon’s social gaming portal, which is arriving on smartphones this month. The platform allows for a single social gaming platform, allowing…
Casino Mogul Goes On Huge Rant Against Online Gambling
From Business Insider Sheldon Adelson is the CEO of mega casino company Las Vegas Sands. You might think that his business would feel threatened if online gambling became legal, and gamblers no longer had to enter his physical casinos. Thus it’s no surprise that during an interview on BloombergTV, Adelson slammed online gambling as a toxic trainwreck. Of course, he doesn’t say he’s against online gambling because it will hurt his business. He says it’s all about society and the possibility that gamblers will get too hooked. “They are not getting wrong. I just had lunch with Steve Wynn. He…
Zynga acquires social casino games company
A design studio founded by a longtime slot machine industry veteran has been acquired by social gaming giant Zynga, which is seeking an avenue into Nevada’s gaming market. San Francisco-based Zynga, developer of “Farmville,” “Words With Friends,” and other freeplay social games, did not disclose a purchase price for Spooky Cool Labs. The 40-person game studio, which is based in Chicago, focuses on developing social casino games. Spooky Cool Labs was founded by veteran slot machine designer Joe Kaminkow, who spent more than a two decades with International Game Technology, developing some of the casino industry’s best performing slot machine…
Get Ready to Play Poker with 888Poker Mobile App
The growing popularity of iPad poker games is taking the world by storm. Thanks to 888Poker mobile app, players can now enjoy mobile poker games within the ambit of state-of-the-art gaming software. iPad poker has finally arrived and 888 poker is the chaperone of this top-tier entertainment. The world’s leading online poker room, 888poker, has unveiled 888Poker mobile HD – a new reality. Getting started with the 888poker mobile HD at is a snap – it’s 100% free to download and install. All that’s required of players is to have a valid UK iTunes account. It’s a simple process to download…

















