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This week, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation to expand casino gambling in New York. The plan authorizes four upstate casinos, which must also be approved by voters in a statewide ballot referendum in November.The governor has said the move is all about jobs, jobs, jobs. To be sure, casinos will create jobs. But the large-scale expansion of gambling across the state is a zero-sum game. Many studies show the social and economic costs of casinos outweigh the benefits.Baylor University...
Britain's gambling industry is booming, and new figures show almost one in 20 iPhone owners use sports betting apps, but a UK technology firm is using behavioural data to combat the onset of gambling addiction.Featurespace, the corporate spin-out of a University of Cambridge engineering department project, is using machine learning techniques to identify people showing patterns indicative of problem gambling, before consulting psychologists on the best and safest preventative action to take.Gaming sites collect data on the betting patterns of...
This week we welcome Robert Turner, a reputable addition to our team of co-bloggers, and a guy who knows a thing or two about poker (he only kind of brought Omaha Poker to Las Vegas… like, daa?). Looking back over the 40 years I have been in poker both as a player and executive host/marketing director, I have seen dramatic changes in the business. But no matter how much it changes, some things remain constant. The common denominator over those...
Don’t argue - you know it does. But you can relax. Tomorrow at 3pm UK (8am EST), Shahar Attias of Hybrid Interaction will explain why you have ended up in this situation, what other options you have, and what you can do meanwhile. What can you start doing tomorrow in order to boost LTV? Does your CRM system limit your player development strategy? If you are already "in the market", what you should consider when you benchmark alternative solutions? Click...
LONDON (July 23rd) – ICE Totally Gaming 2013, the first to be held at the event’s new home at ExCeL London, has had its’ attendance confirmed at 22,247 by the not for profit organisation BPA Worldwide. BPA verified the total registered attendance as well as demographic and geographic profiles of attendees. Glenn J. Hansen, BPA Worldwide President, praised ICE Totally Gaming 2013 for voluntarily opening its records to independent certification and documentation of its data. He confirmed: “In addition to...