Online Gaming: A New Era For The Casino Industry
October 17th, 2013
Via VegasSeven, a report on how online gaming took center stage at the Global Gaming Expo, signaling a new era for the casino business: The casino industry isn’t known for being introspective; the focus is usually strictly on the bottom line and the here and now. But the annual Global Gaming Expo, held late last […]
Read more »Virtual Sports May One Day Take Over National Leagues
October 17th, 2013
Via PSFK, an interesting look at how researchers have discovered a way to merge the athletics and gaming industries with an exciting new concept: Human-computer interaction researchers from Germany have created an ‘imaginary reality game’ that combines the benefits of physical sports with the imaginary elements of video games. Their prototype Quantum Basketball is a […]
Read more »Using Skill To Win On Slot Machines Sounds Great
October 12th, 2013
Via VegasChatter, an interesting article on skill based slot gaming: Skill-based slot machines aren’t entirely new. In 2007, Bally Technologies brought a skilled-based Pong slot machine to casinos. It wasn’t very popular. Casinos didn’t like it very much because the skill involved with the bonus rounds changed the payout schedule. Traditional slot machines are adhere […]
Read more »Cashing In On The Fantasy-Sports Economy
October 12th, 2013
Courtesy of NPR, an interesting look at the intersection of real world commerce and fantasy sports: There’s big money in fantasy sports. Last year, alone, people paid $1.7 billion to play in fantasy leagues. With all that money sloshing around, a fantasy economy has sprung up, giving rise to real businesses. Here are four of […]
Read more »Ivey Poker Goes Mobile
October 6th, 2013
Via VegasChatter, a report on a poker app for mobile devices: Four tables, one time. Now at a mobile device near you.Online poker is back in the U.S. with not one, but two legal options and a third on the way. But, the real money is only for those within Nevada’s state lines, for […]
Read more »SynCurrency: Bitcoin Maverick Returns For New Crack At Digital Currency
October 6th, 2013
Via Wired, an interesting article on one of the most well known Bitcoin enterpreneurs: Jed McCaleb likes building things that make powerful people nervous. In 2000, as Napster was starting to implode, he came up with a peer-to-peer filesharing network called eDonkey 2000 that soon became the world’s most popular way of sharing music online. […]
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