In yet another example of Gamblification’s growing popularity, GSN Digital, the interactive division of the Game Show Network, has collaborated with rapper-actor 50 Cent to create a virtual casino on Facebook where players can experience Blackjack in a whole new way. Friends can gather together at an online table and…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. FBI: We need wiretap-ready Web sites CNET learns the FBI is quietly pushing its plan to force surveillance backdoors on social networks, VoIP, and Web e-mail providers, and that the bureau is asking Internet…
NOW AVAILABLE — Pillsbury’s Social Media, Entertainment & Technology Team recently finalized a white paper on legal issues with social games and gambling. Gamblification! This is not yet a household word but we use it to describe the intersection of social media and gambling. It is a play on the concepts…
A recent appellate decision (US v. Lawson) helps clarify what constitutes illegal gambling, as opposed to legitimate pay, to enter contests. While the case arose out of an illegal cockfighting operation, the decision should help provide some measure of clarity for the wave of companies leveraging the gamblification trend. Two…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. Bicycle card game owner to launch Zeniz mobile social casino games platform Online casino games are hot. So much so that we’re renaming our site Casino GamesBeat. Just kidding, but The United…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. 10 Mind-Blowing Augmented Reality Campaigns With the recent release of Google’s ‘Project Glass‘, the eyes of many consumers and marketers have drifted over to the idea of Augmented Reality. Augmented reality (AR) is…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. Gaming is a top priority for mobile-tech makers “Gaming is now a ‘need to have’ category, not a ‘nice to have’ category for mobile devices, whether they be tablets or phones,” said PJ…
The US Attorneys for the SDNY and the FBI unsealed an indictment against the three largest online poker sites on Friday, alleging an elaborate scheme to circumvent the federal law prohibiting certain gambling related activities (UIGEA). The Indictment and Civil Complaint seek at least $3 billion in civil money laundering…