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Social Gaming and Gambling Converging
Maybe the most social of popular casual games is breeding a new competitor in the social gaming space as bwin.party sets its sights on this growing part of the market.  Social Gaming5/20/2013
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Digital gambling 'a risk for young people'
(Australia) -- When Lauren Salerno saw a pokies ad pop up on a popular children's game her six-year-old was playing on her iPad, the alarm bells went off. Ms Salerno...
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Warnings over gambling apps targeting youth market
(Australia) -- Researchers warn a new wave of simulated gambling applications are aiming to hit the jackpot with a new generation of younger gamers.
5/14/2013
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Online gaming company recounts fighting for survival vs. DDoS attacks
(California) -- Fighting denial-of-service attacks has become a matter of survival for some businesses that find their websites getting smashed and network flooded by...
5/7/2013
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Betable’s disruptive tactics cause a smackdown debate among online casino game makers
(California) -- Betable has blasted a hole in the barriers between the social casino game and online gambling business. That was clear from a discussion about the San...
5/3/2013
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Playstudios launches new social casino game with the Mirage brand
(Las Vegas) -- Playstudios is launching a new social casino game, MyVegas Mirage Secret Gardens, that taps into MGM Resort International’s well-known Mirage resort...
4/30/2013
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The big debate about the blurring of social casino games and online gambling
(California) -- Last week’s Social Casino Summit in San Francisco highlighted what appears to be a very narrow and crazy part of the game market: social casino...
4/26/2013
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PayVision WhitePaper Details The Lucrative $1.7billion Social Casino Market
(Europe) -- Payvision, the independent Payment Solution Provider have released a free global industry report providing insights into the lucrative social casino games...
4/23/2013
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BuddyBet raises $3M to bring social betting to games
(UK) -- As online gaming continues to evolve, it is becoming clear that real money gambling is key to the future of the industry, and its ability to successfully...
4/20/2013
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New Social Game Aims to Raise $1 Billion for Charity
(USA) -- A new social game which puts players against each other in a ‘numerical battleship’ claims that it can raise $1bn each year for charity.
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Inside Britain's first internet rehab for kids where a 'digital detox' costs £16k for 28 days
(UK) -- Behind the wrought iron gates of a Victorian hospital, children are battling the demons of addiction. Theirs is not a craving for drugs or alcohol. These kids...
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Hacker targeting online gaming companies: Kaspersky
(India) -- Kaspersky Lab's team of experts recently published a detailed research report that analyzes a sustained cyberespionage campaign conducted by the...
4/18/2013
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Casual Social Games Plummet While Social Casino Holds Its Own
(USA) -- Casual social gaming numbers are plummeting as players grow bored, according to one data researcher. Casual games on the internet are declining as players...
4/16/2013
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Free-play online casino delivers twelve percent upshot for Maryland Live!
(Maryland) -- Rarely-used free-play online casinos can in fact deliver major upshots for land-based casinos according to exclusive figures seen by iGaming Business North...
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How Digital Chocolate teamed with Betable to launch a real-money gambling game in the U.K.
(UK) -- In a partnership with Betable, mobile gaming firm Digital Chocolate is launching a social casino game that gives you the option of turning it into a real-money...
3/30/2013
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Social Gaming is Taking Over
(USA) -- They may not have cash prizes, all you get is to be the talk of the site, but social casino games are becoming more popular than ever and it's just the...
3/7/2013
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Europe’s Regulators Step Up To Tackle Social Gaming [sub req'd]
(Europe) -- Social gaming is sparking the interest of European gambling regulators, as many say they are now reviewing their legislation and considering their options to...
3/6/2013
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Texas Social Poker Gaming Act of 2013 Introduced
(Texas) -- A new bill that would establish a legal mechanism for “social poker” gaming clubs to operate within the state of Texas has been introduced by...
3/1/2013
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Expert: States leveraging gambling on social media sites
(Illinois) -- Recent efforts by Nevada and New Jersey legalizing some forms of online gambling could create virtual casinos on social media websites such as Facebook, a...
2/28/2013
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U of I professor warns of online gambling threat through social media
(Illinois) -- As if there aren’t already enough opportunities to gamble, there may be one more that could reach millions, including impressionable children.
2/25/2013
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Social Casino Summit launches alongside the leading industry event that analyses the future of iGaming in North America
(California) -- It was at last year’s GiGse in April in San Francisco that social casino category was reported to be the biggest revenue generator out of all...
2/22/2013
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BLOG: Nevada’s online gambling law will — and won’t — change social gaming
(Nevada) -- Nevada became the first state in the country this week to legalize online gambling — but don’t expect this to change the fortunes of companies...
2/17/2013
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Social Gaming Executives Find Gambling Lacking Cool [sub req'd]
(Germany) -- Gambling, for fun or for cash, might be where the money is, but many social gamers say the industry has only limited creative appeal.
2/16/2013
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After last year’s boom, social casino games remain strong
(Germany) -- Casino companies and investors poured more than $2.2 billion into acquisitions of social casino games companies in the past year or so. And while investment...
2/8/2013
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Ex-Zynga developers raise $1.4M to fund new studio and casino games
(USA) -- I hope you’re priming your dopamine-glands, because the casino-game trend isn’t going anywhere. Bee Cave Games, a new studio from former three Zynga...
2/7/2013
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Pigs, ducks, devils and Mitch Garber
(UK) -- On day two of ICE, social and mobile grabbed the limelight at the first fully converged ICE. Caesars Interactive CEO Mitch Garber rounded off day two of ICE with...
1/23/2013
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Social Gaming Executives Worry They Have to Prove They’re 'Not Evil’
(UK) -- The social gaming industry may have to prove it is "not evil", or at least provide evidence to show regulators or politicians that children or other...
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That other gaming - Why you should pay attention to social casino games
(USA) -- Casino-style social games are growing faster than any other genre, but are you prepared to take the plunge? We asked Superdata Research CEO Joost van Dreunen to...
1/21/2013
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Social Gambling Companies May See Unwelcome Surprises on Regulation
(UK) -- Controversy over whether social gaming should be regulated may not be settled by gambling regulators, but might equally be resolved as part of digital-rights or...
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Addiction to the internet very real, former addicts say
(Australia) -- DEAN Muggleton has one thing to say to people who think internet and video game addiction isn't a real problem: "It's real, and it can ruin...
1/18/2013
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Social Casino Games Continue to Attract Players
(USA) -- The fastest area of social gaming is casino-style games with huge audiences being drawn to poker and slot games.
1/17/2013
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UK Gambling Commission Chairman To Social Gaming Companies: Self-Regulate to Avoid Scrutiny [sub req'd]
(UK) -- UK Gambling Commission chairman Philip Graf has challenged the fledgling social gaming industry to regulate itself to avoid government scrutiny, whether it be by...
1/16/2013
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Australian politician to propose social games ban
(Australia) -- The future of some online social games in Australia could be in jeopardy after a member of the South Australian Legislative Council announced late last...
1/15/2013
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That other gaming - Why you should pay attention to social casino games Exclusive
(USA) -- Casino-style social games are growing faster than any other genre, but are you prepared to take the plunge? We asked Superdata Research CEO Joost van Dreunen to...
1/14/2013
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Aussie Senator To Close Gambling App Loophole
(Australia) -- Australian Senator Nick Xenophon, persistent anti-gambling campaigner, has announced he will introduce legislation to close a loophole allowing gambling...
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Move To Ban Social Slot-Type Poker Games in Australia [sub req'd]
(Australia) -- Legislation will be put forward in Australia to ban social slot machine-type poker games after claims they are “grooming” players, including...
1/11/2013
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EXCLUSIVE: Mitch Garber Talks CES 2013, Social Gaming and U.S. Regulation
(Las Vegas) -- After nabbing insightful interviews with Roderick Wright and Wes Ehrecke at the NCLGS, Marco Valerio booked it back across the Strip for the mother of all...
12/31/2012
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Video gaming joins smoking, gambling on list of common addictions
(Australia) -- Australia's Okan Kaya likes Call of Duty: Black Ops II. In November he played the blockbuster video game for a world-record 122 hours.
12/28/2012
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The biggest gaming trends of 2012
(USA) -- Social casino games spread like wildfire: Social casino games gained traction this year, fueled by investor speculation that such games could benefit from the...
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WVU professor studying worldwide online gaming
(West Virginia) -- A West Virginia University professor is participating in two projects that will span continents to study new media.
12/26/2012
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Aristocrat Enters Social Gaming
(Australia) -- Australian slot manufacturer Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. announced an agreement to acquire Product Madness, Inc., a leader in the fast-growing online social...
12/4/2012
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Exclusive: Bally Technologies eyes online gaming co 3G - sources
(California) -- Slot-machine maker Bally Technologies is exploring a bid for online poker game developer 3G Studios, in what would be the latest deal to combine online...
11/28/2012
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Social gaming site makes real money move
(UK) -- The launch of a new online casino, Trophy Vegas, will see the Cash Ball Network bridge the gap between social and online gaming, the company has said.
11/26/2012
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Aristocrat Swoops For Social Gaming Developer Product Madness
(Australia) -- Gaming supplier Aristocrat has agreed to acquire Product Madness, one of the leading social slots businesses on Facebook, the company announced late...
11/19/2012
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Regulation Will Spur Online Gambling-Social Gaming Convergence, Analysts Say [sub req'd]
(UK) -- Regulation will spur consolidation between social gaming and for-cash online gambling, according to financial analysts and advisers. That union between social...
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Social Gambling is Triple the Size of Online Gambling
(UK) -- Morgan Stanley estimates there are 170 million social gambling users generating $1.7 billion revenue. Morgan Stanley has released a new study on social gambling...
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Social Gaming Thriving as Online Gambling is Slowed by the Legislative Process
(USA) -- The U.S. DOJ's announcement last December -- that it was now interpreting the 1961 Wire Act as primarily prohibiting only online sports betting -- generated...
11/18/2012
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Betable and Zynga Compete for Social Online Gambling Market
(USA) -- The idea that social media will usher in the next great wave of online gamblers is a concept not lost on investors. The announcement recently that the Facebook...
11/15/2012
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U.S. Social Gaming Investments Starting To Pay Off, Say Analysts [sub req'd]
(USA) -- U.S. gambling giants are starting to report increasing returns from social casino gaming investments and, in the process, budging wary investors toward a less...
11/14/2012
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Social Gambling Conference just two days away
(UK) -- Speakers, delegates and sponsors have started to arrive in London for the world’s first conference dedicated to social gambling, which will be held at...
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Social Gaming & Gambling Summit Set for December in Los Angeles
(California) -- The two-day conference will explore the convergence of social gaming and gambling, as well as its impact on the industry. The Social Gaming &...
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Betable’s Mega Growth In Online Gambling with Social Games Deal
(California) -- Yesterday, we reported on the innovation of San Fransisco based start up company offering a real-money gaming platform, Betable Limited.
11/13/2012
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Online poker stuck in U.S. red tape, but social gaming growing
(Nevada) -- International Game Technology does not expect much progress towards legal online poker in the United States in the next year, but its chief executive said a...
11/11/2012
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Social Gaming, Online Gambling Heats Up in London
(California) -- “When I founded Yazino in 2009, 100% of people that I spoke to laughed about the opportunity I predicted,” says Yazino founder and CEO...
11/10/2012
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Must Attended Social Gaming and Gambling Summit London
(UK) -- In the online gaming world the buzz surrounding social media gambling for real money is audible around the globe. The industry interest for social media gambling...
11/9/2012
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Social Casino Games Now Raking In $1.6B in Revenue, report Gaming Club
(UK) -- Global revenues from social casino games have now reached $1.6 billion announced Gaming Club. According to new research from SuperData, an online games research...
11/3/2012
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Gaming addictions getting worse
(Japan) -- Gaming addictions have increased in Japan, according to recent reports from counseling services and treatment centers. Counseling services have received...
10/31/2012
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More social games integrate Betable’s real-money wagering platform
(UK) -- Betable today announced exclusive partnerships with some very well-known social game developers, namely Slingo, Digital Chocolate and Murka. Additionally, Big...
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Zynga Rivals Forge Online Gambling Alliances With Betable
(UK) -- Betable Ltd., the online-gambling startup backed by venture capital, reached agreements with three social-gaming companies that will use its platform to expand...
10/19/2012
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HENDERSON: The Curious Popularity of Social Media Gambling
(Las Vegas) -- At the recent G2E conference in Las Vegas a colleague and I talked to the taxi driver on the way back to our hotel. We asked the cab driver if he liked to...
10/13/2012
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Investors Take Note Social Gambling Conference November 16th London
(UK) -- Some are calling social online gaming the new frontier for the internet gaming industry with that statement being qualified by experts in the field. It’s...
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Social Media Platforms for Gaming and Gambling
(USA) -- There are close to 1 billion Facebook users in the world today, over 50% of whom play social games. The math is easy and it turns into a huge new market for...
10/9/2012
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Online, Social Gaming Systems Face Rough Road To Convergence [sub req'd]
(Las Vegas) -- Rigorous technology approval processes mean social casino game operators will not be able to simply flip a switch and offer real money online play when...
10/7/2012
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Social Gambling to Boom in Coming Years
(USA) -- Social gambling is set to boom in the next few years, according to the latest research, demonstrating that Zynga and other social game makers have made the...
10/1/2012
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Social Gaming Industry Might Be Sleepwalking Towards Regulation, Says Lawyer [sub req'd]
(UK) -- The social gaming industry may be sleepwalking towards regulation that would come if courts decide virtual goods have real-world value, a gaming law attorney...
9/25/2012
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Koolbit shows social mobile casino startups can still get traction in a crowd
(USA) -- More than 100 companies are competing in social casino games, both on Facebook and on mobile devices. That includes huge companies like Zynga, Electronic Arts,...
9/15/2012
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Fantasy sports becoming big business for Cantor
(Las Vegas) -- Cantor Data Services, a Las Vegas-based subsidiary of financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald L.P., will launch a fantasy sports website in Maryland...
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Online social gambling revenues to top $1.6 billion by end of year
(Worldwide) -- Superdata the market intelligence agency have conducted a report highlighting that the social online casino sector is expected to generate $1.6 Billion in...
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Social Gaming Revenues See Dramatic Rise
(Worldwide) -- The market for social gaming has doubled to $1.6 billion (£998 million) in just a year, making it one of the fastest growing social game genres in...
9/12/2012
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Report: Social casino game revenues on the rise
(Worldwide) -- With the arrival of social casino games, no longer must you drive to the local casino to try your luck at hitting 21 or rolling craps. It’s as easy...
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Social casino games will generate $2.4 billion in revenue by 2015. Will gambling save Zynga?
(Worldwide) -- As executives abandon Zynga in droves, a new report on the future of social gambling bodes well for the company's new ventures.
9/10/2012
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IGT adds unique bingo game to casino portfolio
(Nevada) -- IGT has announced the addition of bingo to its suite of casino games in the DoubleDown Casino.
9/4/2012
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Hard Rock Hotel, IGT sign deal for DoubleDown Casino
(Las Vegas) -- International Game Technology said Tuesday that its DoubleDown Casino on Facebook will partner with the Hard Rock Hotel, Double Down's first deal with...
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Hard Rock, IGT in deal for social gaming application
(Las Vegas) -- International Game Technology announced today that its DoubleDown Casino on Facebook is partnering with the Hard Rock Las Vegas hotel-casino, marking...
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IGT’s DoubleDown Casino Debuts First Land-Based Deal in Las Vegas
(Las Vegas) -- International Game Technology, the global leader in driving technology innovations in the gaming industry, today announced that their DoubleDown Casino...
8/30/2012
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Would EA venture into real-money online gambling?
(USA) -- Social gaming giant Zynga has announced it will move into real-money online gambling in early 2013. Electronic Arts has a big stake in casual social casino...
8/26/2012
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What Drives Investment in Social Gambling? And Does Social Gambling Need Regulation?
(UK) -- After the success of the first Social Gambling Meetup, iGaming Business will be organising a second free event exploring the world of social gaming further. To...
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Social Media Addiction and Online Gambling Questions Surface
(USA) -- Online gambling is only one entertainment available on the internet today. Taking into account all the information that is available via the social media...
8/21/2012
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Could Casual Gambling Replace Casual Gaming?
(USA) -- It seems that more and more casual games companies are turning towards online gambling in order to boost revenues. Over the last few weeks there have been...
8/16/2012
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Shares of online gaming firm plunge on downsizing
(Taiwan) -- Shares of Gamania Digital Entertainment Co., a Taiwan-based online game supplier, took a beating Friday after the company announced it would cut 10 percent...
8/7/2012
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DoubleDown Interactive succeeds by not sucking at social casino games (interview)
(California) -- IGT made a few jaws drop wide open when it bought DoubleDown Interactive, a social casino game publisher, for $500 million in cash in January.
8/2/2012
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Social gaming expands for IGT
(Las Vegas) -- The casino industry is trying to get a grasp on the growing social gaming phenomena. Slot machine giant International Game Technology is offering its...
7/24/2012
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Double Down boosts revenue for slot machine giant IGT
(Reno) -- International Game Technology’s purchase of Seattle-based Double Down Interactive, a developer of casino-style Facebook games, is starting to pay...
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IGT credits revenue rise partly to social gaming
(Reno) -- Slot machine giant International Game Technology said Tuesday the company's quarterly revenues through June increased 9 percent, due in part to what social...
7/19/2012
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Social Gaming Bosses Brush Off ‘Knee-Jerk‘ Calls For Regulation [sub req'd]
(Spain) -- As calls to regulate the fledgling social gambling industry grow louder, business leaders from social gaming firms have pushed back against the criticism,...
7/16/2012
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Facebook turning teens into gambling addicts: Experts
(UK) -- With a burst of casino-type games on Facebook, experts have warned that the social networking site is turning youngsters into gambling addicts.
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Hotel Casino review
(USA) -- Hotel Casino is a new Facebook game developed by Merrywind Inc. and published by Korean company Soribada Games. The game launched this week and is up against...
7/15/2012
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Facebook 'creating a generation of gambling addicts because of site's Las Vegas style games'
(UK) -- Facebook has been accused of turning youngsters into gambling addicts with an explosion of Las Vegas-style casino games on the social networking site.
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Facebook games 'setting children up as gamblers'
(UK) -- The games allow youngsters to use “virtual” money to play gambling games at home, competing online on their computers and mobile phones.
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Gambling apps addiction concern
(Australia) -- Eight out of 10 of Facebook's most popular apps are related to gambling, prompting concern they could "normalise" punting and lead to...
7/11/2012
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New Facebook Gambling Game “Hotel Casino” Lets Players Manage Casino for Simulated Risk/Reward
(South Korea) -- The new Facebook gambling game “Hotel Casino” is already getting rave reviews with its introduction just days ago. Accessible via its...
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Social Gaming + Gambling: An Intersection of Opportunity
(USA) -- Social gaming is often cited as the largest market opportunity in gaming of the last decade. The industry exploded onto the scene, piggybacking on the meteoric...
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Social Gaming Regulation, Who’s Protecting the Children?
(UK) -- William Hill CEO Ralph Topping posted on his personal blog his concerns in regards to social gaming, concerns specifically calling for the regulation and...
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New WSOP app continues social gaming trend
(Las Vegas) -- As players vied for millions of dollars at the World Series of Poker Main Event on Tuesday, a free online version made its debut. The "World Series...
6/28/2012
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Defining social media gaming as gambling
(UK) -- It was never in doubt that the UK’s Gambling Commission would want to take a closer look into social media gaming because of it’s huge growth, but...
6/25/2012
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Casinos Bet Big on Online Gambling
(Nevada) -- Las Vegas casinos are building Facebook gambling games to attract new customers, taking advantage of online gaming's popularity to turn a potentially...
6/23/2012
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Social Media a Path to Online Gambling (FB, ZNGA, MGM, WYNN, CZR, IGT, BYI, BYD)
(Wall Street) -- It’s been six years since the US Congress outlawed “illegal online gambling” without ever defining what the term meant. Congress did...
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Golden Riviera Casino Brings Real Money Gambling to Facebook Users
(Malta) -- Golden Riviera Casino has revolutionized the way their fans access their online casino by integrating a playing platform into their Facebook Fan Page.
6/21/2012
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Casinos going online, using Facebook to recruit new players
(Las Vegas) -- Facebook could determine the future of the Strip. As gambling expands overseas and Las Vegas diversifies as a tourist destination, casino operators are...
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Online Gambling on Facebook
(Nevada) -- IGT has finally started using its subsidiary company for social gaming, Double Down Interactive. Double Down is going to float the IGT’s most famous...
6/20/2012
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Casino giant IGT goes social, launches Vegas slot machine favorite on Facebook
(USA) -- International Game Technologies — which purchased Seattle social game maker Double Down Interactive for up to $500 million in January — is bringing...
6/17/2012
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Playtech Sign Social Gaming Deal with Skywind Holdings Ltd
(UK) -- This week Playtech announced a deal signed with Skywind Holdings Ltd that should move the group into the fastest growing social gaming arena.
6/15/2012
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Facebook threat to i-gaming
(UK) -- A London conference on internet gambling yesterday heard that the main threat to gambling in society today is from ‘social gambling’.
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UK Gambling Commission Talking Over Social Gaming Doubts [sub req'd]
(UK) -- The UK Gambling Commission is in talks with social gaming executives about concerns it has on products that might cross over into gambling, said Matthew Hill,...
6/14/2012
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GamesBeat 2012 panel will examine the rise of social casino games
(California) -- We’re pleased to announce that we’ll have a breakout panel on social casino games, one of the hottest social game categories in 2012, at our...
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Social Media Sites Looking into Becoming Sportsbooks
(USA) -- Not only online casinos face competition from social gaming sites. Now, online sportsbooks are facing the threats. According to football betting news, one of...
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Gambling Commission Squashes Rumors of Social Gaming Regulation
(UK) -- Earlier this week we reported in regards to the Gambling Commission investigating the rise of social gaming, “Social Gaming Regulation? Is it Online...
6/12/2012
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Apple Adds Online Gaming Options for Mac Owners
(California) -- Apple Inc. AAPL +0.87% plans to allow users of its mobile devices and Mac computers to play games with one another, stepping up its challenge to...
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European Regulators Worry Over Facebook Poker-Game Abuse [sub req'd]
(Europe) -- European regulators are starting to draw lines in the sand for when casino-style social games, played on Facebook or mobile phones, turn into gambling and...
6/11/2012
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Social Gaming Regulation? Is it Online Gambling or is it Not?
(USA) -- A couple weeks back we reported that bwin.party was taking the leap into social gaming with an investment of $50million and a new website called Win. Social...
6/10/2012
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Gambling Commission to Investigate Social Gaming
(UK) -- The Gambling Commission is to investigate social gaming with the experts predicting it could see the value of online operations deteriorate significantly if any...
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Gambling Operators Look to Social Gaming
(USA) -- Leading land-based and online gambling operators are increasingly looking to social gaming as the next area for growth, as shown by recent decisions made by MGM...
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Gambling regulator puts Facebook gaming under scrutiny
(UK) -- The Gambling Commission is investigating the rise of social gaming in a move that could slash the value of online operators. Companies that make games for social...
6/3/2012
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Bwin.Party Invests $50 Million In Social Gaming
(UK) -- Bwin.Party, the giant online gambling group, announced recently that it is joining the fast growing social gaming market, by investing up to $50 million to...
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Social Gambling Sites an Unstable Investment?
(Wall Street) -- Much hype is surrounding Facebook IPO. Is the share price too high? Is Facebook really worth $100 billion? That is yet to be seen, while many will say...
5/31/2012
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Bwin.party bets big on social gaming service
(UK) -- GAMBLING site bwin.party yesterday announced plans to invest up to $50m (£32m) in social gaming over the next two years as it hopes to gain a role in the...
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Social Gaming and Gambling Converging
(USA) -- Maybe the most social of popular casual games is breeding a new competitor in the social gaming space as bwin.party sets its sights on this growing part of the...
5/29/2012
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Bwin launches $50m social gaming push
(UK) -- Bwin.party, the online gambling group, is to spend $50m over the next two years to broaden its reach into social gaming. The FTSE 250 company on Wednesday...
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Report Reveals Rise Of Social Gaming
(Wall Street) -- A new report has revealed the increasing influence of cutting-edge technology in the gaming industry. Figures from Juniper Research, one of the world...
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Trophy Slots on Facebook doesn't quite hit the jackpot
(California) -- In the ever-growing casino genre on Facebook, players now have plenty of games to choose from if they just want to gamble virtual money on themed slot...
5/28/2012
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BLOG: Casino companies, slot makers not the only gambling businesses launching free play casinos
(Las Vegas) -- Casino companies and MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment Corp. and slot machine giant International Game Technology are investing into a growing number...
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Gaming companies place bets on social gaming sites
(Las Vegas) -- Strip casino giant MGM Resorts International isn't planning to open more multibillion-dollar integrated casino-resort complexes anytime soon. Instead...
5/25/2012
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Industry Places ‘Bets’ on Social Gambling
(USA) -- Industry Places Bets on Social Gambling 300x268 Industry Places Bets on Social GamblingHigh hopes linger for the growth of social gambling.
5/24/2012
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Facebook Not Planning to Offer Gambling or Gaming for Cash, Executive Says
(Berlin) -- Facebook has no plans to offer gambling or even for-cash social gaming, according to a key European executive who works with games and gambling companies.
5/23/2012
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Juniper Research: Social gambling to push mobile wagers to $100bn annually by 2017
(Wall Street) -- Juniper Research is looking at the mobile gambling prospects in its latest report. From there we learn that the surge in social gambling activity, along...
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MGM Resorts Plans To Launch A Social Gaming Website
(Las Vegas) -- Casino veteran MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) is working on launching a social gaming website in order to grab share of the growing social gaming...
5/22/2012
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American Express launches FarmVille rewards card
(California) -- American Express has created a card that rewards FarmVille users with virtual cash for their real-world purchases.
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Social gambling to be worth $100bn by 2017
(USA) -- There’s a very fine line between social gaming and social gambling. Think about it. All you have to do is add a wager and one becomes the other.
5/20/2012
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Facebook at risk from US gaming laws as authorities up scrutiny of 'social' gambling' that uses virtual money
(UK) -- Facebook successfully made its stock market debut on Friday, but analysts warn that its crucial revenues could be at risk because of growing scrutiny by American...
5/19/2012
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Facebook's Rise Opens New Door for Online Poker
(USA) -- As Facebook Inc cashes in on its Initial Public Offering, other web-based companies such as Zynga Inc. have hitched a ride onto the rise of the social media...
5/17/2012
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Culture Clashes May Hinder Social Gaming Gold Rush, Plumbee CEO Says
(USA) -- Online gambling companies may find there is a culture clash with social gaming that hinders their entry into the booming field, according to the chief executive...
5/16/2012
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DoubleDown goes all in: adds Texas Hold ‘Em to Facebook
(California) -- Full-on social online gambling might not becoming a part of our everyday lives especially soon, but that hasn’t stopped casino games from becoming...
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Social gaming to gambling: states inch forward
(USA) -- When will the floodgates open? It feels like an eternity that the casino industry and makers of games like Zynga Poker have been waiting for states to flip a...
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For Start-Up, Virtual Casinos
(California) -- Andrew Pascal was one of Steve Wynn's trusted lieutenants when the Las Vegas magnate was rebuilding his gambling empire a decade ago. Now the former...
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Bwin.Party Plans ‘Fairly Small’, Not Aggressive, Social Gaming Acquisition
(UK) -- Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment plans a "fairly small" acquisition of a social gaming company and will reveal its strategy in the burgeoning field...
5/13/2012
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Stakes are high as apps turn kids into gamblers
(Australia) -- CHILDREN are using smartphones as gambling machines as they get increasingly bombarded with opportunities to gamble through phone apps and social media...
5/10/2012
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MGM Set on Social Gaming and Macau’s Gambling Industry Boom
(Macau) -- When MGM announced last year that it was going to take on social gaming to bring a new customer base to its casinos it was certainly it preparation of the...
5/9/2012
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Japan's social media heavyweights scrap gambling games
(Japan) -- Japan's leading social gaming companies Gree Inc and DeNA Co Ltd said on Wednesday they would gradually phase out games that contain aspects of gambling...
5/8/2012
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Japan poised to limit gambling-style collecting in social games
(Japan) -- Many in and around the video game industry have long been concerned with the way many social games seem designed to encourage compulsive spending on digital...
5/3/2012
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Mirrorball Slots brings fairy-tale gambling to Facebook
(UK) -- British studio Plumbee broke out of stealth mode back in March with $2.8 million in funding and the announcement of its first Facebook game: Mirrorball Slots.
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Social games and gambling: what a long strange trip it'll be
(California) -- Gambling is coming to a social game near you. This was the unanimous opinion of everyone who attended GIGse, the Global Gaming Expo, in San Francisco...
4/30/2012
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Regulatory Hammer May Fall On Social Gaming, Panel Warns [sub req'd]
(California) -- Regulators are likely eventually to put social casino games under the microscope to assess whether they are violating state gambling laws, according to...
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What social games can learn from real money gaming
(California) -- Last week’s Global iGaming Summit and Expo in San Francisco raised a lot of questions about the future convergence between social games and real...
4/27/2012
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BLOG: Collision of social games and gambling now 'inevitable'
(California) -- Whoa. Just a couple months ago, Zynga was cautiously musing that social games and gambling could join forces to make more money. Now Dean Takahashi is...
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Casino games surpass farm games as the darlings of social networks
(California) -- FarmVille took Facebook by storm in 2009 and gave rise to a sea of rival farm simulations. But those games have begun to decline, and they are giving way...
4/25/2012
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50 Cent Blackjack Comes to Facebook
(California) -- The famous rapper wants his own blackjack game. But, can you win at least a penny there? The Game Show Network, a venture of Direct TV and Sony Pictures...
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50 Cent to launch gambling game
(California) -- Rapper 50 Cent is set to launch a gambling game on Facebook. The singer has teamed up with bosses of Game Show Network Digital to create an interactive...
4/24/2012
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GiGse to highlight importance of social media
(California) -- GiGse, which opens today, has announced the list of start-ups selected for the Startup Launchpad. Held in San Francisco, US, April 24-26, the i-gaming...
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Kontagent CEO to Speak at GiGse on Strategies for Monetizing Social Casino Players on Facebook
(California) -- Kontagent, the leading user analytics company for social and mobile app developers, today announced that CEO, Jeff Tseng, will be speaking at GiGse, the...
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Real online gambling and social network casino games are on a collision course
(California) -- One of the biggest stories in tech and gaming this year is the coming collision of real online gambling and social networking casino games.
4/23/2012
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Get rich or die trying with 50 Cent’s Blackjack
(USA) -- 50 Cent’s Blackjack is a new Facebook title, developed by Disruptor Beam and published by GSN. It’s something of a departure from the developer...
4/22/2012
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STUTZ: Slot makers preparing for Internet gaming
(Las Vegas) -- International Game Technology is poised to premiere "American Idol" on Facebook, and wants players to one day wager on the interactive version...
4/20/2012
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Facebook drives growth of social gaming developers
(UK) -- London Riccardo Zacconi will always remember Christmas Eve 2003 — it was when his company almost went bust.
4/19/2012
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50 Cent Teams with Game Show Network for New Blackjack Game
(USA) -- 50 Cent has teamed with the Game Show Network’s interactive division to launch a Blackjack game on Facebook. “50 Cent’s Blackjack” is a...
4/18/2012
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ANALYSIS: Gamblification! The hottest trend in social games
(USA) -- Gamblification! This is not yet a household word but we use it to describe the intersection of social media and gambling. It is a play on the concepts of...
4/17/2012
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Gambling Giants Join Social Gaming Gold Rush [sub req'd]
(Las Vegas) -- MGM, Caesars, Zynga and Bwin.Party are among the companies jostling for position ahead of the anticipated convergence between the traditional gambling...
4/14/2012
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Boyd mining social media, games
(Las Vegas) -- Boyd Gaming is enticing Farmville fans to abandon their virtual crops in favor of real-life prizes. The Las Vegas-based gaming company, which owns 17...
4/7/2012
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Casino Game Makers Outline a Winning Strategy on Facebook
(Nevada) -- Remember, the house always wins. Increasingly, that phrase can be applied not only to Las Vegas casinos, but also to Facebook, which takes a 30 percent cut...
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Slot maker IGT seeks stake in future of online gaming via Facebook
(Nevada) -- Las Vegas casinos might not be the only ones betting on the legalization of online gaming, according to an article on The Wall Street Journal’s All...
3/30/2012
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Social Game Makers Place Their Bets
(California) -- What happens in CityVille stays in CityVille—or so social game maker Zynga (ZNGA) hopes. The San Francisco company and its rivals have long used...
3/26/2012
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When Social Gaming and Gambling Meet
(USA) -- The core principle behind “social gambling” isn’t exactly all that hard to comprehend, given that the “social gambling” concept is...
3/25/2012
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What happens when professional gambling meets social gaming
(USA) -- 53% of Facebook users play social games. Since Facebook’s IPO filing earlier this year, we know that game-maker Zynga accounts for a full 12% of the...
3/24/2012
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Game Developers Conference Reveals Social Casino Gaming Trend
(USA) -- The social gaming scene that includes gambling on various slots and card games has been awash in developers and new products fresh off the virtual presses.
3/9/2012
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Four Ways Social Gaming Has Changed
(USA) -- The evolution of social gaming has begun. But are the changes what we expected? Ingo Hinterding, the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Crowdpark, recently...
3/3/2012
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Zynga Launches Separate Platform, Eyes Real Money Online Gaming
(USA) -- On Thursday, online gaming giant Zynga announced that it is launching a new proprietary platform at Zynga.com where users can find their favorite games without...
2/28/2012
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Crowdpark launches two new games with a gambling twist Facebook
(USA) -- I bet you a soda you don’t read this entire post from start to finish, and with the new AnteUp game from Crowdpark I could make that bet a reality. The...
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Crowdpark's Pet Vegas joins the casino games bandwagon on Facebook
(USA) -- Will 2012 be the year that Facebook turns into a digital Atlantic City? (Depending on how you look at it, that's both a great and a terrible thing.) Berlin...
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Virtual world creator nabs cash, plans to roll dice on a virtual Vegas and more
(USA) -- Seattle gaming veteran Derrick Morton has been operating his startup company, FlowPlay, at break even or profitable for the past two years as revenues grew by a...
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PopCap Bets on Its Casino Game for Facebook
(USA) -- The video game company behind Bejeweled and Bookworm is releasing its first casino-style game, Lucky Gem Casino, to Facebook. PopCap, a subsidiary of Electronic...
2/24/2012
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Deal Reality in Virtual Vegas
(Wall Street) -- The social-gaming explosion keeps spurring deals in Vegas. Slot-machine giant Bally Technologies this past week bought assets from Chiligaming. This...
2/22/2012
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PopCap doubles down on Facebook games with grand opening of Lucky Gem Casino
(California) -- This could get pretty interesting. PopCap Games this week launched a new series of casino-style games on Facebook in which players compete in slot-based...
2/7/2012
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MGM Could See Stock Upside From Social Games
(Wall Street) -- Last year, MGM Resorts International announced plans to enter the social gaming market in the hopes of getting more customers to its casinos. According...
2/1/2012
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$US5b Facebook IPO Won’t Make You Rich
(Wall Street) -- It’s widely reported that Facebook is going to file for an IPO today, and likely that the offering will be in the $US5 billion range. Time to...
1/31/2012
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Report: Facebook IPO Will Be *Only* $5 Billion
(USA) -- Facebook will file for its much-hyped initial public offering on Wednesday with dramatically less money up-front than initially reported; $5 billion instead of...
1/28/2012
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Facebook IPO anticipated next week
(Wall Street) -- The world may soon get a peek at all the nitty gritty financials of Facebook -- perhaps even by Friday. Facebook may be filing for IPO as soon as...
1/27/2012
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Morgan Stanley Close to Winning Facebook Deal
(Wall Street) -- Facebook is close to picking Morgan Stanley as the lead underwriter for its initial public offering, said people familiar with the matter.
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Report: Facebook Could File For IPO February 1, 2012
(Wall Street) -- Investors will probably “like” this one: Facebook is preparing to file papers imminently with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its...
1/23/2012
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BLOG: "When Online Gambling Is Legalized, Facebook Will Be A $100 Billion Company"
(Wall Street) -- At a party this evening in Munich, an industry insider close to Facebook made the following prediction: "When online gambling is legalized,...
1/18/2012
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Analyst: Zynga’s internet gambling chances a long shot
(Washington) -- Has the big red dog of social gaming peaked? Arvind Bhatia, interactive entertainment analyst with Sterne Agee, said Zynga will need to convert an...
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Online Gambling Would Be Big Score For Zynga
(Wall Street) -- Zynga continues to dominate the social gaming space and has made significant inroads in mobile gaming, but its stock performance has failed to impress...
1/16/2012
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Zynga Chief Talks IPO, Lessons Learned
(Wall Street) -- Zynga Inc. Chief Executive Mark Pincus ended 2011 as the face of an overhyped Web initial public offering. Now he wants to show the hype was justified.
1/15/2012
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IGT goes to Seattle and buys Double DEown for $500 million
(Washington) -- Not all that long ago when slot machines were still know as 'one-armed bandits' they were limited on the graphics and games they could offer. Now...
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Zynga Not Interested in Real Money Gambling
(USA) -- Due to the relaxation of online gambling laws in the U.S. it is expected that many of the social gaming networks would get in on the action. However, apparently...
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Zynga Stalling on Real Money Online Poker
(USA) -- The largest growing social media network Facebook has a lot to offer the cyber world, whether its just keeping up with latest news from your friends or playing...
1/14/2012
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Benefits touted to IGT acquisition of Double Down Interactive
(Las Vegas) -- Analysts said Friday that the $500 million acquisition of an online social gaming company by International Game Technology has two benefits.
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IGT Online Gambling Agrees to Aquire DoubleDown Interactive
(Las Vegas) -- Considered the biggest virtual casino the DoubleDown™ Casino which has only been active since 2010, boasts 4.7 million users per month. The virtual...
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Zynga May have Just Lost Out on a Billion Dollar Opportunity
(USA) -- It looks like the mac daddy of slot machine companies may be stealing one from Zynga. That’s right gang, International Game Technology (NYSE ticker symbol...
1/13/2012
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With Double Down, IGT making $500M bet on social gaming
(Wall Street) -- International Game Technology is steeped in the world of gambling and gaming. The Reno-based company sells slot machines to MGM, Caesars and other...
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The Glaringly Obvious Sign That Zynga's Investors Want It In On Gambling
(Wall Street) -- Zynga's shares shot up 5 percent today after a slot machine company bought a Facebook poker game developer for $500 million. That's despite no...
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Zynga Dealt a Strong Hand
(Wall Street) -- Gambling industry giants are raising the stakes at virtual casino tables. For Zynga investors, that's good news.
1/12/2012
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Double Down scores buyer
(Washington) -- Seattle online gaming company Double Down Interactive hit the jackpot. It's being acquired by Nevada gambling giant IGT for $250 million in cash,...
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IGT buying online social gaming company for $500 million
(Washington) -- International Game Technology has reached agreement to acquire Double Down Interactive, an online social gaming company for $500 million, the Las Vegas-...
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IGT Spins Wheel Of Fortune On Social Gaming [sub req]
(Wall Street) -- Slot machine giant International Game Technology (IGT) has said it will pay up to $500m in cash for Double Down Interactive, a Seattle-based social...
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IGT To Buy Developer Double Down For Up To $500M
(Washington) -- Slot-machine maker International Game Technology (IGT) confirmed plans to acquire social-media developer Double Down Interactive LLC for up to $500...
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Intl Game Tech to buy developer Double Down
(Washington) -- Slot-machine maker International Game Technology IGT +0.39% confirmed plans to acquire social-media developer Double Down Interactive LLC for up to $500...
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Real gambling on Facebook? Double Down CEO says IGT deal could help make it a reality
(Washington) -- Gambling technology company IGT’s acquisition of Double Down Interactive for as much as $500 million is big news for the Seattle startup scene, but...
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Royal flush for Seattle's Double Down, sold for $250 mil +
(Washington) -- Seattle online gaming company Double Down Interactive hit the jackpot. It's being acquired by Nevada-based gambling giant IGT for $250 million in...
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Slot machine maker IGT purchases online gaming company
(Washington) -- Nevada-based slot machine maker International Game Technology has reached an agreement to purchase Double Down Interactive, gaining the infrastructure to...
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Video Poker Giant Bets $500 Million on Facebook Game Maker Double Down
(Washington) -- Seattle-based Double Down Interactive (DDI) has been acquired by video poker giant International Game Technology for $500 million.
1/7/2012
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Senator Nick Xenophon in bid to ban Facebook gambling
(Australia) -- CRUSADING Senator Nick Xenophon has approached Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg to demand real-money gambling be banned from the social networking site.
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Senator Nick Xenophon targets Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg over gambling
(Australia) -- ANTI-GAMBLING senator Nick Xenophon is targeting Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg over plans by the billionaire to introduce real-money gambling on his...
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