4-step guide to a Congressional hearing The Poker Players Alliance action group is having a bit of fun at the expense of Sheldon Adelson's inaccurate "a casino in every smartphone" anti-online gambling slogan, using screen grabs of one of his executives repeatedly using the mantra as a means to secure a Congressional hearing. The infographic comes on the heels of...
Cold Deck features veteran actor Paul Sorvino The latest movie centred on a poker theme, Cold Deck, has an action-packed storyline that includes the heist of a high stakes poker game, an enterprise that misfires somewhat when one of the players turns out to be a psychopathic killer with a penchant for battle-axes. Written by Stéfano Gallo and Jason Lapeyre...
Inclusion of amendments stalls House floor vote House Bill 649 in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives remained at second consideration stage and was not voted on Wednesday when it was bogged down with four new amendments which were accepted after some debate. The bill deals with a possible expansion of gambling in the state, including the licensing and regulation of...
Fiscal budget debates and late amendments put HB649 on the back burner for now Pennsylvania House staffers working for Representative John Payne have advised the online publication Card Player that Payne's HB649 online gambling legalisation proposal, held up by state budget disagreements and late amendments (see previous InfoPowa reports) will not be voted on this year despite having successfully progressed...
Daily fantasy sports operators prohibited from carrying on business in the state until the courts have decided on legality New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been successful in his quest for a temporary injunction restraining DraftKings from operating in New York until such time as the question of daily fantasy sports legality has been decided. Following over a week...
Android platform-based Betcade will be available in the Google Store Newcomer Betcade aims to fill the gap created by Google Store refusing to permit real-money gambling apps, says founder David Chang in giving the publication VentureBeat an advanced peek at the app this week. Developed in California on the Android platform, the new app will provide online casino operators with...
Former Las Vegas Sands finance exec has an impressive track record Scientific Games Corporation has announced the forthcoming promotion of Michael Quartieri to Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the group. He will be based at the group's Las Vegas global headquarters, reporting to CEO and president Gavin Isaacs. Quartieri joined Scientific Games last month as Vice...
BlackFlag will be focused on League of Legends action US social networking platform developer Evolve Labs is entering the eSports vertical, announcing the launch of its new BlackFlag online arena focused on League of Legends action, where five-member teams pay $5 to compete for cash prizes. Evolve Labs CEO Adam Sellke said this week that the BlackFlag project had been...
Skill vs. chance arguments and other familiar ground retraced at Assembly informational hearing This week saw the winding up of an inconclusive informational hearing by the California Assembly's Committee on Governmental Organization, chaired by pro-DFS Assemblyman Adam Gray. The committee heard testimony from witnesses for and against that covered much the same ground as has been the case in other...
Win up by just 1 percent and could have been worse but for internet revenue boost Figures released Monday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show that Atlantic City casino win was $204.3 million in November, a disappointing year-on-year increase of 0.9 percent that could have seen a decline if it were not for revenues generated by the...
