Tomorrow, iMEGA Chairman and gambling rights advocate Joe Brennan, Jr. is holding a special webinar. The topic: New Jersey’s new Internet gambling law, the Intra-State Internet Gambling Bill. The bill was approved by the New Jersey congress last week, but awaits the governor’s signature. Most gambling advocacy groups have voiced strong support for the proposed…
As the online gambling industry waits for Governor Chris Christie to sign New Jersey’s new online gambling bill into law, other states are beginning to take the question of regulating and taxing online gaming more seriously. There's California, where a new online poker bill has just been introduced; there's also Iowa, where some leading lawmakers…
Though most punters spending time at Bodog.com these days are looking for Super Bowl odds, the site recently made news for a completely different kind of competition. Next month, a supercomputer by IBM called Watson will play Jeopardy all stars Ken Jennings — who once won 74 consecutive games — and Brad Rutter, who’s won…
Fifteen years ago yesterday, the world’s very first online bet was placed. And that bet happened at Intertops sportsbook, still a leading online sports betting hub. In a news release, Intertops representatives look back on those fifteen years. “On January 17, 1996 employees at the company’s original Salzburg, Austria office cheered when a Finn named…
Last week, organizers for the London Affiliate Conference announced that, weeks before the show was set to kick off, registration had hit a new record. At that point, more than 1,400 delegates had registered, and by the time the show starts next week, that number’s only getting bigger. So what? So the more attendees, the…
A new California online poker bill has been introduced and has quickly captured the intereste of the media there. SB40, introduced last week by state Senator Lou Correa of Orange County, received immediate support from the California Gaming Association (CGA) tribal group, which claims to control two-thirds of the state’s licensed card rooms. “The bill…
As the international Internet gambling industry continues to focus on possible mergers and acquisitions — with the bwin / Partygaming merger front and center — reports are persisting over Ladbrokes’ rumored attempts to acquire 888. Last month, Ladbrokes told the media that it was in ‘very preliminary’ discussions about buying 888, reports Rosamund Urwin of…
In a timely announcement given the media surge last week over New Jersey’s almost-there online gambling laws, the organizers of the iGaming Super Show have enlisted one of the gambling world’s most influential lobbyists as the event’s keynote speaker. Frank J. Fahrenkopf is president of the American Gaming Association (AGA), a Washington, D.C.-based group that…
Four new slot games have been added to the lineup at "Royal Vegas online casino and all of the other Fortune Lounge Group of casino casinos", company reps have announced. The four new video slot games are: Retro Reels: “Diamond Glitz is a 5-reel, 25-payline video slot, the second game to be launched within the…
In iMEGA's recent news release offering congratulations to New Jersey lawmakers over their recent passing of the law, Chairman Joe Brennan Jr. explains why he thinks it’d be best if that state got the first crack at creating a national online gambling law precedent. "New Jersey, which is the second largest casino market in the…
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