DeepMind makes bet on AI system that can play poker, chess, Go, and more
DeepMind, the AI lab backed by Google parent company Alphabet, has long invested in game-playing AI systems. It’s the lab’s philosophy that games, while...
Facebook develops AI algorithm that learns to play poker on the fly
Facebook researchers have developed a general AI framework called Recursive Belief-based Learning (ReBeL) that they say achieves better-than-human performance in heads-up, no-limit Texas hold’em...
Apple re-releases Texas Hold’em ahead of App Store’s 11th anniversary
Apple’s App Store will celebrate its 11th anniversary later this week, but the company says it’s celebrating the Store’s 10th year by re-releasing a...
Yahoo pulls the last of its in-house ‘Classic’ games: Poker, Pool, and Bingo
Yahoo is no longer a game developer — at least, for now it isn’t. The company is pulling the last of its Yahoo Classic Games today,...
U.S. Senate considering legalizing online poker — and cracking down on other Internet gambling
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators is close to a deal on legalizing online poker, a possible victory for supporters of greater liberalization of...
Bejeweled maker PopCap bets on Facebook casino-game gold rush
Ever since the Justice Department opened the door to the legalization of online gambling, the leading creators of social games are feeling increasingly lucky....
The DeanBeat: Should Zynga move into online gambling?
Do gambling and Facebook games go together? Slot machine maker International Game Technology answered that question with a resounding “Yes!” when it bought Double...
Zynga bets on Google TV with new Texas HoldEm Poker app
Zynga is finally bringing its mega-popular Texas HoldEm poker game to the living room TV set, but it’s not going through a major video...
Richard Garriott: My plan to beat FarmVille and CityVille (video)
Richard Garriott is known as a video-game pioneer, an undersea diver and an astronaut. Now he wants to outdo Zynga, the creator of FarmVille...