Ban on writing about Adelson and Wynn the final straw for long-time writer John L. Smith The row at the Las Vegas Review Journal in which editor Keith Moyer indicated that he would not permit long-time columnist John L. Smith to write about Las Vegas casino owners Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn came to a head this week with the...
AG Paxton asks for a different venue or an out-and-out dismissal of the case Relationships between daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings and the Texas Attorney General's Office appear to be tense following the former's filing of a court action in Dallas last month requesting a declaratory judgement against state AG Ken Paxton's opinion that DFS in Texas is gambling and...
But Sen. Dianne Feinstein's attempt to derail committee vote on Assembly Bill 2863 was not successful California's senior senator, Dianne Feinstein, reportedly voiced her opposition to the latest online poker legalisation attempt in California - Assembly Bill 2863 - prior to its consideration by the Assembly's Governmental Organization Committee last week. In a letter to the Speaker of the Assembly,...
Konami RGS to integrate with Ruby Seven Studios platform Social casino games developer Ruby Seven Studios and Konami Gaming have partnered for the distribution of Konami titles to the social casino sector. Konami's Spin Games-developed remote gaming server will integrate with Ruby Seven Studios for the distribution of popular titles to Tropicana Entertainment, Pechanga Resort and Casino, Gala Coral and...
Run It Up Resorts Rumble combines social aspects of poker with online events Pokerstars New Jersey has wasted no time in deploying its global "onlive" experience to the local market in partnership with its land-based teammate Resorts Casino Hotel and Twitch ace Jason Somerville. The duo has announced the first Run It Up Resorts Rumble on May 14, an event...
Executive director John Pappas takes newspaper editorial board to task Earlier this week the Californian newspaper Sacramento Bee published an editorial critical of AB2863, a bill currently at committee stage in the California state legislature which seeks to licence and regulate online poker. Within days that criticism has sparked a response from the Poker Players Alliance. Writing in a special...
Satisfies condition in Openbet acquisition NYX Gaming Group has been awarded approvals from British Columbia's Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB) as a Class B Supplier satisfying the last condition for completion of its acquisition of Openbet whose products are currently used by BCLC, Loto Quebec and the Atlantic Lottery Corporation. "I'm delighted to announce the approval by the GPEB...
Wednesday's hearing was positive but largely of an informational nature Michigan state Senator Mike Kowall's SB889 proposing the legalisation of intrastate online gambling received its first public airing Wednesday in an informational hearing by the Senate Regulatory Reform Committee which was addressed by a number of industry experts. Five of the nine members of the committee are co-sponsors for Kowall's...
Senate's Regulatory Reform Committee gives SB889 a fast hearing Barely a month after it was introduced to the Michigan Senate by Sen. Mike Kowall online poker legalisation measure SB889 is to be the subject of a hearing in the Senate Regulatory Reform Committee tomorrow (Wednesday May 4). The bill has a good chance of making progress, considering that five of...
But Zynga's new CEO remains optimistic US social gaming provider Zynga's new CEO, Frank Gibeau reported lower but continuing losses in the company's Q1-2016 report this week, revealing that performance was better than expected but that a loss of $26.5 million was still incurred. It could have been worse, he revealed, saying that cost cutting has reduced the loss by...
