The New Brunswick government and Atlantic Lottery Corp. have invested $2 mllion in Geosweep, CBC News reported.
The Atlantic Lottery Corp. hope to get in on bringing the popular lottery game to North American players, the report explained.
Geosweep is considered a game that would attract what’s described as the “Facebook” generation, younger players familiar with technology [...]

Iowa reported increased casino revenue over the past year, up 1.1 percent, the DesMoines Register reported.
The increase was thanks in part to Grand Falls Casino Resort which opened last month and enjoyed a healthy start, the report said.
Iowa experienced some tough times in the recent economic recession and casino executives expressed alarm at Gov. Terry [...]

The French online poker provider of free poker play, NetBetPoker.fr has strengthened its appeal in the soon-to-liberated French gambling market through a sports betting white label deal with French betting provider France Pari.
Itechsoft Game, the owner of the online poker site, signed the agreement this week, which will enable to it to expand its offering [...]

Online subscription poker site ClubWPT has announced that it is to serve as the title sponsor for the upcoming $330 buy-in Annie Duke Celebrity Poker Night charity event on November 19.
To celebrate, the US-friendly site is giving two players the chance to win their seat to the event on November 6 and 13 from ten [...]

SPRINGFIELD – A little-noticed provision in the state’s new video gambling law could turn some Illinois truck stops into minicasinos.
The law, which legalized video poker at bars and veterans halls to help raise money for statewide construction projects, would allow the machines to be placed at trucking facilities under certain conditions.
The games could bring in [...]

HAMPTON — When he could no longer afford to pay his health insurance premiums, John Pelletier admitted he played “Russian roulette” that his health would hold up. It didn’t, and within a few months he became sick from cancer and later was stricken with emphysema.
He lost his good-paying job as a truck driver, his small [...]