Admin | November 17, 2011
Updated: November 11, 2011 2:38AM Whether it’s Apples to Apples, a collection of word comparisons, or Angry Birds, with its feather-flying, pig-targeting missions, board and computerized games will be the focus of the American Library Association’s National Gaming Day on Saturday. Libraries in Elgin, Bartlett and St. Charles are taking part in the event, now [...]
Admin | August 16, 2011
Casino giant MGM Resorts International was the only major gaming company whose stock price failed to rebound Tuesday as markets bounced back after Mondays 634-point plunge. The casino operator reported positive second-quarter earnings Monday after the markets closed, but several analysts remained unconvinced the company, which controls 10 Strip resorts, is on the mend. It [...]
Admin | August 14, 2011
A ten-year-old hacker who discovered an exploit that allows easy cheating in iOS and Android games has presented her findings to this years Defcon hacking conference. I dont really know what the average ten-year-old girl gets up to in her spare time these days but Im pretty sure its not figuring out how to exploit [...]
Admin | August 12, 2011
Following the signing of the NYSUNY2020 bill, Gov. Andrew Cuomo touched on a number of issues in his QA — including the possibility that the state might pursue a constitutional amendment to allow casino gaming. In response to Jim Odatos question, Cuomo said the multiplicity of gaming issues constantly before state government warranted a step [...]
Admin | August 9, 2011
Indianas casinos have seen months of declining revenues and lower attendance because of the sluggish economy and bad weather along with facing the threat of more rivals from neighboring states seeking to peel away gamblers. Admissions at Indianas 11 full casinos dropped about 3 percent through the first six months of this year when compared [...]
Admin | July 18, 2011
As social gaming company Zynga prepares for its much-hyped initial public offering, some investors just arent buying reports that the company is worth $20 billion or more. Luckily, another gaming company with millions of devoted fans, proven franchises and a stable revenue base trades for a fraction of that price: $14 billion market-cap Activision Blizzard [...]
Admin | July 17, 2011
Published July 13, 2011, 12:00 AM Duluth’s contract with casino called illegal The ruling by the National Indian Gaming Commission is the latest twist in an ongoing dispute between the city and the band about agreements made in 1994. By: Lisa Baumann, Duluth News Tribune
Admin | July 14, 2011
Updated: July 13, 2011 8:27PM The Elgin City Council took a stand tonight against pending state legislation to expand gaming in Illinois. By a unanimous vote, council members implored Gov. Pat Quinn to veto Senate Bill 744, which the State Senate has failed to move to his desk. The Senate’s tactic disallows Quinn from causing [...]
Admin | June 3, 2011
5 hours ago HONG KONG — Macau casino giant MGM China Holdings opened 5.6 percent above their IPO price on its Hong Kong debut, in a $1.5 billion flotation that showed strong investor appetite for the gaming hub. MGM’s shares touched HK$16.20 ($2.08) when trading started on Friday, well above their HK$15.34 sale price before [...]
Admin | May 1, 2011
Texas native Libe Goad resides in New York City and has spent the past decade covering technology and video games for publications including Blender, PC Magazine, Bust, Seventeen and Sync. Libe is currently the Editor-in-Chief of AOLs award-winning Games.com group, covering the growing social and casual games industry. Previously, she reported on consumer technology news [...]