Google has updated its advertising policies to exclude sweepstakes casinos from the social casino category, tightening its rules on what types of games can advertise on its platform. The change, announced as part of the company’s Gambling and Games policy update, clarifies that sweepstakes casinos no longer qualify for certification under the “social casino” label. The new policy distinguishes between games that simulate gambling purely for entertainment and those that offer real-world prizes, even indirectly. Social casino games, such as slots or poker simulations that do not pay out cash or physical rewards, may continue advertising if they meet Google’s…

iGaming Business – Google has launched a number of new gaming features for iOS and Android devices as part of a move to boost its Google Play Games cross-platform games service. Greg Hartell, a member of the Google Play Games team, published an article on the Android Developers blogging website to detail the new launches. Hartell said that Google would enhance its Play Games services by expanding multi-player to support iOS, thus bringing turn-based and real-time multi-player capabilities to both Android and iOS devices. Google has also updated its Play Games Unity Plug-in to support cross-platform multi-player services and will…