Here are some of the top stories in mobile and online gaming that we’ve been monitoring in recent days.
The World Comes Together — to Wager: Nevada Regulators Give OK for Olympic Betting
World peace may be elusive, but wagering? Now that has some potential. In a recent turnabout, Nevada gambling regulators just voted to sanction the state’s sports books to offer bets on the 2016 Olympics. It will be the first time in many years that such wagering has been legal.
1,000 iBeacons Being Deployed for SXSW
Next week South by Southwest will kick off in Austin, Texas, welcoming tens of thousands of attendees to the leading cultural and entertainment festival in the world.
Game Developers Conference Kicks Off in San Francisco
The name may include “game,” but it’s big business to the 24,000 attendees who will congregate in San Francisco March 2-6 for the 2015 Game Developers Conference (GDC).
Zynga Takes Its Chips Off UK Social Gambling Table
That didn’t take long. “A relatively short time after the launch by Zynga and bwin.party, Zynga has decided it will end its partnership and withdraw its real money offering from the regulated market in the U.K. A recent announcement that did not provide a real explanation for the exit confirmed the closure and the end of the partnership between bwin.party and Zynga.”
Churchill Downs Officials Thrilled to Reel in Big Fish
Would there be buyer’s remorse? That was a question being asked late last year upon word that Churchill Downs had acquired Big Fish Games.
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