5349 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Augur Promises Distributed Sports Betting Platform
Things augur well for the US sports betting industry, not to mention a new eponymous online prediction betting platform. Sports betting is a hot topic in the United States right now, as sports leagues seem to be warming to the idea and...
Amaya to Enter DFS Space as StarsDraft
Amaya will officially enter the real-money daily fantasy sports (DFS) market under the new brand “Starsdraft.” The company announced this week that it had acquired the Austin-based DFS website Victiv, which will be completely rebranded with the new name, and rolled out...
San Manuel to Offer Social Casino with GameAccount
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, PokerStars’ allies in the fight for regulated online poker in California, has partnered with UK software provider, GameAccount, to offer social casino games online and on mobile via GameAccount’s Simulated Gaming platform. San Manuel was...
Wisconsin Judge Upholds State Ban on Poker
Poker players were hoping that arguments pointing out the role of skill in poker could win over a Wisconsin judge, perhaps leading to the legalization of the game throughout the state. Instead, they learned that decades of precedent outweighed the mechanics of...
New Jersey Strengthens Laws Against Dog Fighting
Governor Chris Christie took time from his presidential campaign to sign a bill that will crack down on dog fighting in the state by imposing tough new penalties on those found guilty of crimes related to the illegal activity. The new law...
Regulated iGaming Even More Key as Dark Web Criminal Activity Continues to Skyrocket
Regulated iGaming in the US and abroad has yet another compelling reason for players to support its passage: the threat of Dark Web hacking of player accounts. Most likely, darknet websites aren't something you've often perused, unless you're a drug dealer, professional hit...
Revenues Up, Profits Down at IGT Since Merger
The merger of International Game Technology (IGT) with GTECH was expected to provide growth for the companies, and so far, that seems to be working out well for the new incarnation of IGT. However, that growth hasn’t been without hiccups, as the...
Optimal Payments Completes Acquisition of Skrill
Optimal Payments has completed its takeover of Skrill, creating a combined firm that will take its place among the largest payment processing companies in the world. “Today is a very important milestone for Optimal Payments,” Optimal President and CEO Joel Leonoff said....
Zynga to Pay $23M to Allegedly Defrauded Shareholders in Settlement
Zynga will make a settlement for $23 million with a group of shareholders who have alleged they were deliberately defrauded by the social gaming giant. A lawsuit brought against Zynga claimed that the company deliberately hid a drop in user activity from...
Brothers Sentenced to Federal Prison for Running Macho Sports Betting Ring
The Portocarrero brothers may have made a small fortune through an illegal sports betting ring, but they’ll now be spending most of the next two years in jail. A District Court judge sentenced Jan Harald Portocarrero and Erik Portocarrero to prison time...
