California Online Poker Legalisation Remains On Hold (update)

But time is running out in this legislative season Hopes that California Assemblyman Adam Gray's AB2863 online poker legalisation bill would be considered by the Assembly on Thursday after it was pulled from the agenda at the beginning of this week were dashed when Gray again failed to present the measure, citing a lack of support and continuing negotiations on...

California Online Poker Legalisation For Debate Next Monday? (update)

Tax and bad actor changes reported as interested parties try for a compromise Latest reports in the LA Times on the controversial issue of legalised online poker in California are that the latest amendments to tax and bad actor provisions may have achieved a sufficient consensus to merit sending bill AB 2863 to the Assembly floor for voting - perhaps...

Zynga Appoints Coo

Bromberg brings deep operating experience in games, digital media and online platforms Social gaming developer Zynga Inc. has appointed Matt Bromberg (49) as chief operating officer reporting directly to chief executive officer Frank Gibeau. Bromberg will oversee Zynga's Business Operations and Strategy, Technology, IT, Data Science, Visual Design and Global Player Experience teams, as well as the Company's Bangalore, India-based...

U.s. Poker Pro Has A Profitable Week At The Aria

Kaverman half-a-million dollars wealthier following two High Roller successes US poker pro Byron Kaverman is probably still celebrating the past weekend, when he added $502,227 to his bank balance after crushing not one but two $25,000 buy-in Aria high roller tournaments. First, on Friday he chopped the 27-entry ARIA $25,000 High Roller 38 for $226,227, in a three handed deal...

U.s. Marshals Set To Auction Off Confiscated Bitcoin Stash

Feds hope to realise $1.6 million for state coffers According to the Reuters news agency the US Marshals Service plans to auction off over 2,700 Bitcoins with a value around $1.6 million on August 22. The cyber-currency being offered for sale was seized by enforcement authorities in several cases, including the high-profile Silk Road prosecution of founder Ross Ulbricht, who...

Scientific Games Shares Tank On News Of Management Changes (update)

Friday's news that Gavin Isaacs is to step down as CEO triggers a shareholder reaction The announcement Friday that the respected Scientific Games CEO Gavin Isaacs has handed the reins over to former Norwegian Cruise Lines chief executive Kevin Sheehan had an unintended and immediate consequence...the group's share price dived 16 percent in Friday trading. Analysts attributed the plunge to...

Pokerstars Facing Litigation From Poke Ace Marcel Luske

Claim that online poker provider "stole" tournament rules International poker professional Marcel Luske has reportedly filed litigation in a Nevada court claiming that Pokerstars plagiarised a set of copyrighted tournament rules he had authored, and had reneged on a gentleman's "handshake" agreement with the poker ace that should have paid him an annual fee of $25,000. The filing alleges that...

Online Gambling Elements Continue To Deliver For Zynga

But social gaming giant battles in other sectors San Francisco-based social gaming developer and operator Zynga's latest quarterly (Q2-2016) shows that the company continues to incur losses, albeit at a slower rate than before...but that online gambling-related games like Zynga poker and Wizard of Odds and Hit It Rich slots are still delivering impressive percentages of the company's revenue at...

November Niner Poker Ace Hired By Unibet As Tournament Director

Popular Belgian pro Kenny Hallaert will helm his first tourney later this month Popular Belgian poker pro and World Series of Poker finalist this year, Kenny Hallaert, has been snapped up by online gambling group Unibet as its tournament director. In a weekend tweet Hallaert declared: "Happy to announce that I will be the new Tournament Director for the @unibetopen,...

New C.e.o. And President For Scientific Games

Kevin Sheehan welcomed to land and online gambling supplier group Scientific Games Corporation announced Friday that Kevin M. Sheehan, former Chief Executive Officer and President of Norwegian Cruise Line, has joined Scientific Games as the company's new CEO and President, and will serve on the company's board of directors. Current Scientific Games CEO and President Gavin Isaacs will become Vice...