Legalized gambling could have major implications for esports
On May 14, the United States Supreme Court struck down a federal law that prohibited states from legalizing betting on professional and collegiate sporting...
Terminator 2: Judgment Day fulfills “I’ll be back” promise … with casino games
Casinos have a new trick to make sure that you’ll be back. GameCo, which creates video game gambling products for casinos, has released three...
Washington state tells Valve to ‘stop facilitating gambling’
The government of the state of Washington isn’t down with gamers gambling virtual items, and it has asked one of the primary companies enabling...
Kentucky fines PokerStar’s owner $870 million to cover residents’ losses
Canadian gaming company Amaya has been ordered by a Kentucky court to pay $870 million in penalties to cover alleged losses by the state's residents who played real-money poker on PokerStars' website between 2006 and 2011.
FanDuel suspending all paid fantasy sports contests in New York
FanDuel has temporarily suspended paid contests on its site while it sorts out its legal problems in New York. The company under a state’s Attorney...
Gambling on virtual reality: the online casinos of the future
Virtual reality is a new medium, which is why it inspires as much mistrust as it does awe. Some view it as the stuff...
Online gambling firm 888 clinches deal to buy Bwin.party for $1.4B
Online gambling firm 888 said it would buy peer Bwin.party Digital Entertainment in a cash and stock deal valued at about 898 million pounds ($1.40 billion).
Revenue up big for casino apps as gamers go wild for digital gambling
Mobile casino gaming is a huge category, and it's only going to get larger.
Zynga officially withdraws bid to get gambling license in Nevada
Zynga had previously indicated that it was deemphasizing gambling in the U.S.
First big Bitcoin acquisition: gambling site SatoshiDice bought for $11.5M
In another large milestone for the Bitcoin virtual currency, Bitcoin gambling service SatoshiDice has been acquired for $11.5 million by an unnamed buyer.