Online poker is preparing for another seismic shift, this time from impending regulation in the United States. Once regulated, brick-and-mortar casinos will naturally begin to evaluate the business opportunity of starting, acquiring or managing their own online poker room. However, casino management would be wise to first sift through online poker’s history to glean valuable …

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This month, a wave of positive change comes to the world of Internet gaming. For years, card issuers have utilized unique Merchant Category Codes (MCCs) to identify Internet gaming-related transactions to enable financial institutions to protect themselves from unwanted regulatory scrutiny. With new MCCs related to government-owned lotteries, real money casinos and horse and dog …

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LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Steelman Partners proudly announces the addition of new corporate entities to their portfolio of companies. Steelman Partners LLP is an established and respected company that provides entertainment architecture and master planning services to an international client base. Their new ownership group includes Paul Steelman, CEO and Ethan Nelson, President. The Steelman Partners ownership …

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The new Easy Money Class II WAP marks the first fruit of collaboration between VGT and Aristocrat since the Australian company closed on its VGT acquisition last October. In the midst of megamergers involving the world’s biggest slot makers and lottery companies, Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. last year cut a deal worth nearly $1.3 billion to …

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