Investor Place – The gambling industry is preparing for fallout from an upcoming Ben Affleck film that focuses on online gambling. The movie, Runner Runner, stars Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake. In the film, Affleck plays the role of a rich online gambling entrepreneur. Affleck’s character is chased down by Timberlake’s character, a grad student that believes he has been cheated by Affleck’s site. Gambling industry groups are preparing for the film by readying advertising and special screenings to inform people that regulated online gambling isn’t how the movie portrays it. The gambling industry is pushing to protect the image…

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…

Daily Caller – Sen. John McCain, who was caught by a Washington Post photographer playing online poker during the Syria debate, once sought to ban online gambling — and gambling proponents are accusing the Arizona Republican of dealing from the bottom of the deck. “John McCain not only opposed online gambling, he might have been the strongest critic of gambling in Congress,” Wayne Allyn Root, a successful Las Vegas odds maker, 2008 Libertarian vice presidential candidate, and prominent Mitt Romney supporter during the 2012 presidential campaign, told The Daily Caller. “Obama and McCain are masters of that politicians’ art form — ‘Do as…

iGaming Business – A revamped version of the PartyPoker.com website has been unveiled by online gaming firm bwin.party. The website offers a series of social features and a new brand look, with the company saying that the relaunch marked “a significant first step in the integration of social features into the real money gaming environment”. As part of the first-phase release, the website is now available on Android and iOS platforms as well as computers, with added desktop features set to be introduced at a later stage. The online poker product integrates a ‘1-Click Lobby’, which offers players instant access…

Poker Stars – Playing online poker can be a grind. It’s often difficult for players to find time to eat healthy or exercise when sitting in front of a computer. Five-minute breaks in tournaments don’t allow much time for cooking healthy meals, and multi-tabling at the gym can be quite a challenge. It is possible, however, to be healthy while playing online poker. Kristy Arnett finds time for fitness no matter her schedule, whether playing live poker or conducting PokerStars.TV interviews from places like Barcelona. Better Body for Better Poker is a new series of videos that Kristy offers exclusively…

Breitbart – On Tuesday, after being caught playing online poker on his iPhone during a Senate Syria hearing, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) fired back via Twitter: “Scandal! Caught playing iPhone game at 3+ hour Senate hearing – worst of all I lost!”. And may we add, “No, Senator… we ALL lost…”.   SOURCE