Industry
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NBA 2K20 Loot Boxes Are Just A Fancy Name For Gambling
Microtransactions are nothing new in video games, but the loot box system in NBA 2K20 continues to blur the line between gaming and gambling.
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A Closer Look At China And Its Complicated Relationship With Online Gambling
China has been in the headlines a lot this year, and the past month in particular. The biggest story, of course, has been the large-scale...
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Kindred Puts Its Weight Behind Online Gambling Trade Group iDEA Growth
European gaming giant Kindred has joined iDEA Growth, which represents some of the largest companies in the US online gambling industry.
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888 Online Casino Gets New Jersey Overhaul Ahead Of Poker Makeover
888 Casino New Jersey is getting a new software platform called Orbit with more games and faster response times. Online poker will get its own...
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Legal Online Gambling And Sports Betting Were Meant For Each Other
State lawmakers that are exploring legal sports betting without considering online casino/poker in tandem are missing a golden opportunity.
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Battle Of The Bots: Facebook’s Pluribus Poker AI Makes Giant Technological Leap
Facebook and Carnegie Mellon have built a new poker AI named Pluribus that raises the bar on what is technologically possible — and could fundamentally...
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WSOP Main Event Attendance Trending Toward 2006 Record; Poker Not Dead After All
Bolstered by the spread of legal online poker and a booming economy, the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event was the largest since 2006.
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Caesars And Eldorado To Combine Assets, Forge New US Sports Betting Empire
The mega-merger of Caesars and Eldorado seems to put the combined company's plans for US sports betting in the hands of The Stars Group and...
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Who’s To Blame For All Of These Bad Gambling Bills?
Sports betting and gambling expansion are hot topics in state legislatures, so why is good gaming legislation so hard to find?
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New Google Policy Gives Online Sportsbooks A Prime Place To Advertise In New Jersey
A new policy allowing licensed online gambling operators to advertise on Google Ads may ultimately bring more eyeballs to poker sites too.
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If Carl Icahn Sells Caesars, Who Would Own The WSOP?
If a rumored sale of Caesars Entertainment materializes, the prospective buyers may end up with a world-class live poker asset they don't really want.
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The Online Gambling Industry Better Act Fast To Address Its Apple Problem
A new App Store policy will have a major impact on legal online gambling apps in the coming months as developers scramble to recode their...
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Federal Judge To DOJ: Wire Act Only Applies To Sports Betting
A federal judge in New Hampshire has set aside a recent Wire Act opinion from the US Department of Justice, a win for legal online...
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CBS, Poker Central Tag Team For Expanded WSOP Broadcast Schedule
Poker fans will get extra coverage of the WSOP this year after Poker Central and CBS Sports struck a new distribution deal for 2019.
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Past, Present And Future Of US Online Gambling: ‘Trending In The Right Direction,’ Expert Says
Online Poker Report spoke with one of the foremost experts of the online gambling industry, Sue Schneider, to get her insights on the US online...
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How Long Will It Take West Virginia To Launch Online Casino And Poker?
West Virginia online casinos are now legal. But when will they launch? The basics on WV online casinos On March 28, West Virginia became the...
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Arguments In Wire Act Lawsuit Begin In New Hampshire Federal Court — Live Updates
A federal judge in New Hampshire is hearing arguments in the legal challenge to the new Wire Act opinion issued by the US Department of...
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DOJ Asks Judge To Toss Wire Act Lawsuit In New Hampshire
The US Department of Justice is seeking dismissal of the lawsuit filed in New Hampshire in response to the department's new Wire Act opinion.
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Here’s Everything We Know About PA Online Poker And Casinos
This covers the full landscape of applications, approvals, and partnerships for PA online poker, casinos, and sports betting.
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Carl Icahn: Caesars Entertainment’s New Investor And Salesman
A deal between investor Carl Icahn and Caesars Entertainment puts three new executives on the board. Icahn wants to merge or sell the company.
