Here are some of the top stories in mGaming that we’ve been monitoring in recent days.
Ramping up its faith and investment in the future of social casino games, RealNetworks is buying Slingo Inc. for a reported $15.6 million. According to VentureBeat, Slingo’s creator and owner Sal Falciglia invented Slingo in 1995 by fusing his favorite pastimes: slot machines and bingo.
New Jersey regulators are being inundated with online gaming applications, sources in the Garden State admitted earlier this week. Regulators have completed a preliminary review of applications filed by companies that want to work on Internet gambling with the state’s casinos, Bloomberg reported Friday, adding that a total of 37 applications have already been received.
According to a recent report from PokerFuse, PokerStars is actively surveying New Jersey residents about their gambling habits, brand opinions, and feelings toward legalized and regulated online poker. “If online casino games were licensed and regulated in New Jersey, how likely would you be to play these online?” is one question posed. “On a scale of 0-10 how likely would you be to recommend PokerStars to a friend or colleague?” is another.
PokerFuse reports that British gaming company 2UP is looking purchase an Atlantic City casino. 2UP has received a commitment from an Asian investment firm to acquire a hotel casino property for $330 million. “2UP has been working diligently for the past 12 months assembling the finest technology and strategy necessary to be a global leader in the I-Gaming marketplace,” 2UP Chief Executive Officer, Marino Sussich said in a press release Thursday. “Emerging global gaming markets have created enormous growth opportunity for our company. The soon to be released launch of 2UP’s on-line gaming products into the United States will significantly add to this growth.”
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