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Rep. Chaffetz Wants To Extend Online Gambling Ban To Zynga
By Chris Grove on February 5, 2015
Comments from Rep. Jason Chaffetz suggest that the focus of Restoration of America's Wire Act may expand beyond real-money regulated online gambling.
Here’s Why Zynga Has Not Actually Abandoned Their U.S. Online Gambling Plans
By Chris Grove on July 29, 2013
Much ado was made last week about Zynga abandoning the American market for real money online gambling. But I don't think that's what actually happened.
Zynga Making “Focused Choice” to Not Pursue Real Money Gambling License in U.S.
By Chris Grove on July 25, 2013
Zynga released details of their Q2 2013 performance today. Buried a bit down in the press release are two notes that will be of definite...
Zynga “Might Be in Luck” With Nevada Gambling Application, Says Burnett
By Chris Grove on June 10, 2013
Zynga may find their application considered by Nevada regulators more quickly than predicted.
Pincus on Zynga’s Real Money Gambling Future
By Chris Grove on February 26, 2013
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus gave a brief talk at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media Telecom Conference yesterday. Listen to the entire presentation here. Pincus covered...
Scientific Games & WMS: A Regulated U.S. Online Poker Powerhouse?
By Chris Grove on February 5, 2013
All indications are that Scientific Games is set to acquire WMS. I want to briefly talk about how the new venture stacks up from an...
67% of US Trusts “None of the Above” to Run Online Poker Rooms
By Chris Grove on December 10, 2012
Companies hoping to offer real-money online poker to players in the United States post-regulation will face numerous challenges. One few may have anticipated: A trust...
Zynga & Bwin.Party to Offer Real Money Online Gambling in the UK
By Chris Grove on October 24, 2012
Just minutes ahead of its Q3 earnings call, Zynga dropped a bit of a bombshell: The company has signed a deal with bwin.party that will...
Why Pincus Won’t Provide a Real-Money Gambling Plan for Zynga
By Chris Grove on October 9, 2012
This Oct. 24th, during Zynga’s quarterly earnings call, disgruntled investors will wait expectantly for CEO Mark Pincus to finally unveil Zynga’s plan to expand into...
Why the Recent Zynga Departures Aren’t That Big of a Deal
By Chris Grove on September 15, 2012
If you read the reports coming out of the highly insular, echo chamber-esque world of online tech & financial media, you’d think there wasn’t anyone left...
Facebook’s Foray Into Real Money Gambling: What Does it Mean?
By Chris Grove on August 16, 2012
In five years or so, gambling analysts may well look back at August 7th, 2012 as a watershed moment for the industry. That is, of...
What Does Zynga Poker Want to Be When it Grows Up?
By Chris Grove on July 24, 2012
Another week, another breaking story about Zynga moving into the real-money poker sphere. This time, the company is making headlines for seeking a platform partner...
Zynga to Buy the Ongame Poker Network?
By Chris Grove on July 3, 2012
That’s what EGaming Review is reporting this morning (paywall). Zynga is apparently the current favorite among a handful of suitors for the Ongame Network. Exclusive:...
Wynn + Zynga = Online Poker Powerhouse?
By Chris Grove on April 20, 2012
Steve Wynn doesn’t seem to do many things on a small scale. That’s why it’s especially interesting to read reports that the casino mogul is...