Tag: internet betting
Nine States for Online Gambling in 2017
State lawmakers across the country are busy putting the finishing touches on bills before the end of the current legislative sessions, so they can head back home and start campaigning for reelection. Those priorities have seen a dwindling number of states that still have a chance to pass an online gambling bill in 2016. The list of potential iGaming candidates is currently down to just three, with only one state, Pennsylvania, instilling supporters of legalized online gambling with any semblance of optimism. In fact, online gambling looks rather promising in PA, as the state legislature has included online gambling revenue…
Video Game Company Gambles on Internet Betting
One crowd rolls dice, the other rolls its hips. But could the two be combined using internet betting into one target audience? Usually, Atlantic City casinos and video game publisher Majesco Entertainment — maker of the wildly popular Zumba Fitness games — see little overlap in their customer bases. That changed last week. The Edison game company acquired social casino game developer Orid Media and Isle of Man online gambling operator Pariplay, which already has a catalog full of slot and scratch-card games, as part of its new venture to push into a growing market. Consumers worldwide spent more than…