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Tampabay.com
April 19, 2018
House and Senate leaders face an expensive election cycle that could benefit from gaming industry contributions, and they are staring down a ... major shift in gambling options around the state before voters take up Amendment 3, which would require a statewide vote to expand gambling options in Florida.
Yahoo News
April 18, 2018
Regional casino players have flourished as states have legalized gambling making gaming companies a rich universe of stocks to choose from. So let's look at some of the segments within the casino industry and explore a few things investors should look for when picking an investment in this industry.
EJ Insight
April 18, 2018
... are planning to introduce computer games to let gamers play popular games such as Call of Duty, Angry Birds and Candy Crush in their establishments as part of their efforts to lure young customers. Some are studying the feasibility of opening e-sports betting businesses to help the industry keep up withÃâà...
Motley Fool
April 18, 2018
Moreover, companies needed to convince gamers to subscribe to games instead of buying digital downloads or physical copies. Despite those ... However, that could soon change with Microsoft's recent introduction of a dedicated cloud gaming unit led by company veteran Kareem Choudhry. ChoudhryÃâà...
Cointelegraph
April 17, 2018
The international company of RA Entertainment Inc. is building a blockchain future of the global gambling industry launching a special utility token powered by Ethereum ... Adapting blockchain ideas to traditional gambling business RA Entertainment Inc. chose the Palau World complex as a launching pad.
Bleeding Cool News
April 17, 2018
8 Circuit Studios, which is comprised of industry veterans formerly at Nintendo, Microsoft and EA, is attempting to create an efficient cryptocurrency ecosystem to benefit gamers, developers, and publishers alike. One of their goals includes the creation of a metaverse. By using the Ethereum blockchain,Ãâà...
Business Insider
April 17, 2018
In 2002, Microsoft announced Xbox Live, an online gaming service that allows people to play video games with each other without being in the same room. ... Emmanuel Ocbazghi: I've been playing video games for a long time, and as long as they've existed, the industry responsible for them has beenÃâà...
GeekWire
April 10, 2018
A spate of lawsuits filed over the last few days target online gaming companies, alleging their digital casino offerings constitute illegal gambling under Washington state law. ... Each company offers a series of games typically found in casinos, like slots, blackjack and roulette, that use virtual chips. The chipsÃâà...
Motley Fool
April 1, 2018
Most of NVIDIA's gaming revenue comes from the sale of graphics processing units, or GPUs, which accelerate the rendering of realistic 3D games on personal computers. The company recently re-entered the game console chip market as a processor supplier into the Nintendo Switch handheld console,Ãâà...
GlobalCoinReport
April 1, 2018
The recent announcement of a partnership between gaming engine Unity and Kik's Kinship Foundation is unexpected, but not surprising. The agreement is mutually beneficial, and not just for Unity and Kik. The integration of cryptocurrency in gaming is a logical progression for the industry. Unity is one ofÃâà...
Polygon
April 1, 2018
... Razer Blade laptop over the past five years where the keyboard doesn't work at startup, so I'm not sure I'd drink something made by the same company. I might have to reinstall my intestines or something. But it sounds like Razer's really going next-level with their approach to elite gaming performance.
OCRegister
March 31, 2018
“Ready Player One” is based on Ernest Cline's 2011 science fiction novel where people play a worldwide virtual reality game. Here are the projections for virtual reality revenue from market analysts at Digi-Capital. Note: The virtual reality sales projection for 2020 would be more than the total revenue for allÃâà...
BGR
March 29, 2018
The Chinese companies launched new smartphones at events in China and France, while Apple unveiled a new iPad in Chicago with a focus on education. That's why we almost ... After all, the company does sell a Mi Notebook Air that comes in two flavors, including 12.5-inch and 13.3-inch. The Xiaomi MiÃâà...
Las Vegas Review-Journal
March 29, 2018
Regulation 5.013 says, “No officer, director, owner or key employee of an entity which holds a gaming license in this state, or of an affiliate or an affiliated company of an entity which holds a gaming license in this state, shall play or place a wager at any gambling game, slot machine, race book or sports poolÃâà...
TrendinTech
March 29, 2018
To say that mobile phones and the idea of mobile gaming have changed the way games are played is an understatement. In the last few years, all signs point to the development and growth of the mobile phone infrastructure, which led to a change in the way gamers perceive and enjoy their games.
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
March 29, 2018
Two people face gambling charges after outstanding warrants were served Tuesday at a Henry Avenue business, Columbus police said. Laben Lakdawala, 58, and Sagar Dhiren Shah, 28, both of Columbus, were arrested about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at 1167 Henry Ave. Each was charged with one count ofÃâà...
GeekWire
March 29, 2018
If rulings continue to favor the plaintiff, it could open up other gaming companies to lawsuits from players who have spent a lot of money on these games. Online gambling lawsuits are fairly common, from small mobile game-makers to gaming giants like Valve. However, this case is in rare company becauseÃâà...
Polygon
March 29, 2018
You'd be wrong, but each of these does have a connection to the company wearing the crown. Tencent is the world's largest gaming company, and it owns pieces of Activision, Riot and more. Over the past seven years, the Chinese giant has been buying up bits and pieces of video game companies,Ãâà...
The Guardian
March 28, 2018
Industry regulator the Gambling Commission said Sky Bet was guilty of failings in its self-exclusion tools, which are meant to help people who fear they ... Bet customers who had self-excluded were able to open new accounts, in some cases using the same details previously registered with the company.
Dope Magazine
March 28, 2018
It's difficult to talk about the evolution of bullying without the word “technology” falling from your lips. These days, they go hand in hand. Cyberbullying and trolling, two terms that garnered increased public awareness in the 2010s, come to mind. As technology advances so too does cyber-bullying, which isÃâà...
CardPlayer.com
March 28, 2018
According to Fantini Gaming Research, gambling revenues for the country grew five percent last year to C$17.3 billion ($13.5 billion USD). The gambling spend includes winnings from brick-and-mortar casinos, the lottery, internet gambling and charitable gaming. Toronto accounted for a whopping 43Ãâà...
The Guardian
March 28, 2018
Yet last week, the Gambling Commission couldn't bring itself even to recommend reducing the maximum bet to ̣̉2, instead leaving the decision up to the Department for ... Private companies would be able to bid to run betting shops, as Camelot runs the national lottery, making 0.5% profit on each ticket.
CardPlayer.com
March 27, 2018
According to the American Gaming Association, leading online gambling firms GVC Holdings PLC, Paddy Power Betfair and The Stars Group have ... The AGA said back in 2013 that it opposed PokerStars coming into the brick-and-mortar business “because the integrity of the gaming industry would beÃâà...
CNBC
March 27, 2018
"It will take some time before we all understand how the game needs to be played when you're a public company," Rovio CEO Kati Levoranta said. Rovio's stock price is currently almost 60 percent off a record high it hit in November. Electronic Arts, was hit by bad headlines last year when Wall StreetÃâà...
CalvinAyre.com
March 26, 2018
26th March 2018 – Cloud-based gaming platform Playkey is continuing its international assault on the cloud-gaming eco-system, as the platform has today launched in Germany. Revolutionising the way in which millions of gamers can access top-rated triple-A games, Playkey is continuing to position itselfÃâà...
NOLA.com
March 26, 2018
The session is shaping up to be a historic one for Louisiana's gambling industry. Lawmakers have filed more than three ... Casino operators would have to have to make a case to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board that the move would promote economic development. The casinos also would no longerÃâà...
The Boston Globe
March 24, 2018
That's the hard question the Massachusetts Gaming Commission will need to answer as it weighs the fate of the $2.4 billion casino that Wynn Resorts is building in Everett. Sexual harassment allegations against the gambling mogul prompted him to step down as CEO at his namesake company. ThenÃâà...
Aldan Post
March 24, 2018
Taking a look at shares of Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE:BYD), we can see that the average consensus target price based on contributing analysts is currently $36.7. Sell-side analysts often provide price target projections on where they believe the stock will be headed in the future. Because price targetÃâà...
Business Insider
March 24, 2018
Snapchat's parent company Snap Inc. has acquired PlayCanvas, a British software startup which powers 3D gaming on mobile browsers and social media services. PlayCanvas was founded in 2011, and has built an open-sourced gaming engine that powers casual games on Facebook and on browsers. Its technology alsoÃâà...
PC Gamer
March 23, 2018
Now, more than 30 major gaming companies, including Blizzard, Riot, CCP, Twitch, Discord and Epic are teaming up to tackle the problem collectively through an organization called the Fair Play Alliance. ... Having to be a company that steps out and says 'We're gonna be the ones to do this' is kinda scary.
iGaming Business
March 22, 2018
Matthias Kirschenhofer, chief officer legal and finance at Constantin, said: “Constantin Medien's sports companies have worked closely with clients from the gaming and gambling industry for over 15 years. “This experience now makes us one of the leading players and experts in the German market andÃâà...
CNBC
March 20, 2018
Online game communities should resemble a software-as-a-service business, where people pay to continue playing those video games over time, Owen Mahoney told CNBC. ... He said that advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning can help the gaming industry keep players returning.
App Developer Magazine
March 20, 2018
For gaming companies data unification is critical When it comes to understanding the entirety of player behavior, one thing that often gets in the way is data fragmentation. Gaming companies often have customer data stored across multiple systems, platforms, and software, resulting in a “siloed” model thatÃâà...
Investorplace.com
March 20, 2018
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) stumbled with the current generation of gaming consoles. Its Xbox One has been outsold by rival Sony Corp (ADR)'s (NYSE:SNE) PlayStation 4 by a two-to-one margin. However, Microsoft has something Sony lacks: its Azure cloud services. Now MSFT has plans toÃâà...
Allentown Morning Call
March 20, 2018
For one, Boyd Gaming Corp. of Las Vegas is planning to acquire Valley Forge Casino Resort in Montgomery County for $280.5 million, a deal expected to close ... While the Penn National deal and Sands Bethlehem sale are their own respective animals, one industry expert sees Pennsylvania's gamblingÃâà...
GlobalCoinReport
March 20, 2018
In this scenario, TRON has accelerated the revolution by announcing a strategic partnership with BitGuild which is in the blockchain gaming industry. ... According to TRON's founder and CEO, Justin Sun, “the company has always prioritized online gaming at the core of online development” and it becameÃâà...
BBC News
March 19, 2018
Regulators are taking a tougher stance on the gambling industry, with proposals to restrict gaming machines and gambling advertising. In this tougher climate, what does the future hold for betting firms? Viewed through one prism, gambling has been one of the UK's greatest business success stories,Ãâà...
PlayUSA
March 17, 2018
“Any action allowing PokerStars to be licensed would send a damaging message to the world of gaming, and to the world beyond gaming, that companies that engage in chronic lawbreaking are welcome in the licensed gaming business. That message would dramatically undermine public confidence inÃâà...
CNBC
March 17, 2018
But "Fortnite" is about to face a new challenge: The fickle world of mobile gaming, where companies can make a ton of money on a hit game, only to fade into oblivion later. The game started on PC, Playstation 4, Xbox One and Mac, and is now moving to iPhone. Fans of the game say the iPhone launch is aÃâà...
Las Vegas Review-Journal
March 16, 2018
“Our conference program has always been game protection, but it is not the biggest threat in our industry now,” Allison said. “We have to think of security's ... The company requested law enforcement intervention after 10 armed robberies from 2005-10, he told conference attendees. Peermont began addingÃâà...
Zacks.com
March 15, 2018
The casino gaming industry has been experiencing stellar growth since the second half of 2016. The bullish trend is expected to continue through 2018 and beyond. According to Research and Markets, the global casino gaming market is anticipated to witness CAGR of 10.16% in the 2017-2021 period.
Cointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News)
March 15, 2018
It aims to change the $20 bln gaming industry by making it less confusing, more transparent and efficient. The company has developed a solution to connect small developers, software houses, large digital casinos, and players. A new gaming ecosystem created by JoyToken could also empower playersÃâà...
The Verge
March 15, 2018
The company has been mysteriously acquiring gaming-related companies over the past few years. From Havok in 2015, Simplygon in 2017, to PlayFab earlier this year, you've probably never heard of any of them, but they're important for Microsoft's bold cloud gaming ambitions. While these acquisitionsÃâà...
Indianapolis Business Journal
March 12, 2018
State law prohibits one company from owning more than two casinos in Indiana. However, that doesn't apply to the racetrack-based casinos, which were authorized under a different law. The move would give Caesars, one of the world's largest gambling companies, control over four of Indiana's five topÃâà...
Indianapolis Business Journal
March 12, 2018
America's gambling industry predicts $10 billion will be bet on the NCAA men's basketball tournament — nearly all of it illegally or off-the-books. That's one of the reasons the American Gaming Association favors the full legalization and regulation of sports betting in the United States. The U.S. SupremeÃâà...
SegmentNext
March 12, 2018
We asked developers what they thought about the matter and asked them for their official response and we are going to be publishing each companies reply as we get them. You can check them out below: SegmentNext: In light of all the negativity against the gaming industry and the recent eventsÃâà...
Seeking Alpha
March 11, 2018
This week's Tech.pinions podcast features Tim Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the latest developments in the proposed Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM)-Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) merger, discussing this week's meeting between gaming industry executives and President Trump, and chatting aboutÃâà...
The Advocate
March 11, 2018
Gambling's supporters, of course, focus on the millions in tax receipts that their industry generates. They also tout the jobs: 13,800 at the 15 riverboats, according to the Louisiana Casino Association, its trade group; 10,000 in the video poker industry, according to Louisiana Video Gaming Association,Ãâà...
Miami Herald
March 10, 2018
Meanwhile, there are bills this year to allow the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to offer certain online lottery games and to require the Department of Consumer ... Legislators have already received some input from professional baseball and basketball representatives, as well as fantasy sport companies.
Madison.com
March 10, 2018
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) didn't make a big play for regional gaming dollars, but the one it did looks like it'll turn out to be very profitable. ... It only has $9.64 billion in debt compared to $4.9 billion in adjusted EBITDA generated last year, a very low amount of leverage for the gaming industry.
