World’s largest online poker site, PokerStars.com has announced their successful completion of beta testing on their downloadable Mac poker software and have launched it just in time for the seventh edition of the World Championships of Online Poker.
The software is compatible with Mac OS 10.4.1 (or Tiger) and is available in more than 15 languages [...]

CEREUS, the third largest online poker network was formed on Thursday. UltimateBet and Absolute Poker integrated customers and features of both poker room. CEREUS is a result of more than a year of development by executives at both online poker rooms. On August, online poker sites will be getting a run for their money.
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Gold Rock Casino is proud to launch a brand new casino software dedicated to slot machine lovers. The online casino features a wide selection of innovative and entertaining slots with outstanding design and animation that take the game to the next level.
The classic 3 reel slot machines and multi-line video slots are available in downloadable [...]

The Poker Players Alliance which now has over 1 Million poker members and has become a very powerful non-profit membership organization. The Poker Players Alliance mission is to establish favorable laws that provide poker players with a secure, safe and regulated place to play.
“Our membership consists of enthusiasts from around the United States who have [...]

Genting International PLC a Malaysian gaming group has recently made its first steps to becoming involved in the online gambling business.
Genting International recently announced the launch of CircusCasino.com, an online casino made possible with some help from Playtech . The casino will be operated by Genting Stanley Alderney LTD. However, only individuals from the UK, [...]

While there have been a number of claims that online casino magnate Warren Cloud is dead, these have not been confirmed as yet. One of Real Time Gambling’s biggest online casino licensees, it is believed that Warren Cloud has died of a heart attack on a boat break of the Spanish resort of Ibiza. If [...]

The House Committee on Financial Services held hearings today on Online gambling and the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA).
There were representatives from the United States Federal Reserve System, the US Treasury Department, American Bankers Association plus many more who testified today, mostly about the problems of the UIGEA, how it is unenforceable and all [...]

Sweden is cracking down on “tax cheats” and their primary focus will be online poker players, online poker affiliates and online poker operators, not to mention other online gambling related activities. Sweden is a hot bed in the online gambling industry, playing host to some of the leading software providers and poker networks including the [...]

Signs of a crackdown on online gambling in the US emerged last July with the arrest and indictment of David Carruthers, former chief executive of London-listed online gambling company Betonsports, which was also based in Costa Rica. Mr Carruthers, who is British, is awaiting trial in Missouri.
Betonsports and other internet gambling companies had hoped that [...]

Microsoft, Yahoo and Google – the three largest Internet companies agreed on Wednesday to pay a combined $31.5 million to settle federal civil allegations that they had accepted ads for illegal internet gambling.
The companies said they stopped taking the ads years ago. The settlement was announced by Catherine L. Hanaway, the United States attorney for [...]