iGaming Business – Sweden-based software development company Cubeia is to launch a new real-money poker network in India in collaboration with local partner Mirch Entertainment. Cubeia said that the network, which is based on its Cubeia Poker open source platform, will become one of the first pure HTML5 clients to go live in the Indian market. The software development firm also said that the poker client will run on any computer and most mobile devices, as well as on all major browsers and operating systems. In addition, the Cubeia Network will also integrate with payment providers in the country. Thrill…

iGaming Business – Land-based Maryland Live! Casino has revealed that its new live poker room generated $2.3 million (€1.7 million) during its first month of operation in the US state. After its launch on August 28, the live poker room went on to make $350,000 in its first four days. Maryland Live! claimed its poker room is one of the largest in the US as it covers an area of 15,000sq ft and is equipped with 52 poker tables. The news comes after Maryland lawmakers last year approved an expansion of the US state’s gambling offerings to allow more casinos…

Gambling 911 – “Runner, Runner” star Ben Affleck was so worried over the outcome of the online gambling flick that he brought in his go-to-film editor, Academy Award winner William Goldenberg, to spruce things up. The film still bombed. “Runner, Runner” took in a dismal $7.7 million its first weekend in theatres.  The Brad Furman movie involved a $30 million budget.   Furman is rumored to have lost control of “Runner, Runner” during the filming. By comparison, the Sandra Bullock-George Clooney film “Gravity” took in a whopping $55.6 million in its opening weekend. Affleck and co-star Justin Timberlake each were reportedly…

Card Player – A documentary about infamous defunct poker site Ultimate Bet will be released on Oct. 22. The film, ultimatebeat, is from Doublehead Pictures and is directed by Scott Bell, who for years has been researching the insider fraud at the former poker site. Here’s a brief synopsis, according to a press release issued Monday: “The story tracks an intersection of old school hustlers and technology during the ‘poker boom’. After successfully launching a popular site, a group of insiders used software access to defraud players over a period of years without detection. When discovered, they went to great…

Poker News – With Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa receiving New Jersey’s first Internet gambling permit last week and the announcement that online gambling will begin in the Garden State on Nov. 26, everyone is wondering if PokerStars — by far the world’s most popular real-money poker site — will be allowed to participate. New Jersey State Sen. Ray Lesniak, a longtime catalyst for Internet gaming in New Jersey, believes that PokerStars will get a license. “The biggest and the bestest with the mostest is going to have a presence here in New Jersey,” Lesniak told PokerNews. Lesniak clarified that…

BBC – The Manx government has welcomed a gambling tournament which is expected to attract “hundreds” of poker tourists to the island this month. The main festival event, which will be held at the Villa Marina in Douglas, carries a of prize of £500,000. The tournament will be hosted by e-gaming firm, PokerStars, which moved its headquarters to the island in 2005. Head of Isle of Man tourism, Angela Byrne said: “The event will give us a welcome boost for our visitor numbers.” She added: “I believe there could be as many as three to four hundred people coming over…