Gaming Industry

A Safe Bet: Online Gambling's Good for U.S.

Patrick Basham | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Betting, Gambling, Online Betting, Gaming, Online Gaming, Online Gambling, Gaming Industry, bodog.com, Technology News
Patrick Basham

Prohibitionists appear to ignore the fact that most gambling sites, like any reputable business, rely on customer loyalty to remain profitable. The necessity of maintaining a strong customer base would motivate legal American service providers to offer legitimate, reputable gambling sites.

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We Are All Nevadans

Arnie Reisman | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Gambling, Nevada Primary, 2012 Election, Gaming Industry, Elections 2012, Nevada, Gaming, Illegal Gambling, Massachusetts, Politics News
Arnie Reisman

What happens in Vegas goes everywhere. But wasn't there once talk about sin and degradation -- and gambling falling in there somewhere? Or was that just a subtext in The Music Man? How can gambling be sweeping the nation, a nation of evangelicals and fundamentalists?

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Dear Customer Who Stuck Up For His Little Brother

Kristen Wolfe | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: LGBT Rights, Gender Stereotypes, LGBT Youth, Open Letter, Dead Island, Mirror's Edge, Gaming, Video Games, Gaming Industry, High School News
Kristen Wolfe

The dad sees the boy's purple game controller and starts in on the him about how he needs to pick something different. Something more manly. Something with guns and fighting.

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(fluff)Friends: A Warning to Game Developers

Kit Marsters | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Gaming, (Fluff)Friends, Facebook, Gaming Industry, Online Community, Sgn, Mindjolt, Business News
Kit Marsters

For a game developer, a dedicated community of players is everything. You can spend your life working on a brilliant game, but without players to embrace your creation it hasn't got a heart, or a soul.

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Winning Moves For The Gaming Industry: Why 'Angry Birds' Soars And Others Crash

Dan Schechter | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Computer Games, Zynga, Cityville, Farmville, Gaming Industry, Angry Birds, Gaming, Video Games, Technology News
Dan Schechter

Both social and casual games have generated a broad appeal by capitalizing on the growing amount of time that consumers are spending on social networks, smartphones and tablets.

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Brazil Olympic Funding Taps Sports Marketing Gold

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Robinho, Organized Crime, Mafia, Dilma, Brazil, Sports Marketing, Gaming Industry, Rio Olympics, Gambling, Interpol, Online Gambling, Barack Obama, Eike Batista, Jacques Rogge, Ronaldinho, Ioc, Flamengo, Olympics, World News
Eric Ehrmann

Ramping up for the 2016 Rio Games, Brazil is promoting tax incentives that allow companies and individuals to invest a portion of their income taxes in programs connected to Olympic sports.

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The New York Gaming Meetup: The Nexus for East Coast Interactive Entertainment

Ed Zitron | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Interactive Entertainment, Video Games, Games Industry, Gaming Industry, New York, Livestream, Foursquare, New York News
Ed Zitron

One of the benefits in living in New York is knowing for a fact that, regardless of what you're into, there's some kind of congregation for you -- like breaking into the interactive entertainment industry.

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`Scribblenauts': Nintendo Games Still Ahead Of The Pack

AP | LOU KESTEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gaming, Games, Video Games, Nintendo Scribblenauts, Nintendo, Gaming Industry, Scribblenaut, Technology News

Apple has turned the iPhone into a popular device for video games. Sony is about to introduce the PSP go, a slick new version of its handheld PlayStat...

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Nonprofits Blaze Virtual Trails in Second Life Mixed Reality Lounge

Susan Tenby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gaming, Cystic Fibrosis, Avatar, Video Games, Virtual Reality, Gaming Industry, Second Life, Gates Foundation, Media News
Susan Tenby

Virtual worlds can enable a user to experience learning from an inside, walk-through perspective.

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Nintendo's Wii Fit Expected To Rock Market

New York Post | Brian Garrity | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nintendo Wii Fit, Wii, Wii Fit, Exercise Games, Virtual Person Trainer, Nintendo Wii, Gaming Industry, Business News

Nintendo's plan to bulk up the appeal of its Wii video-game system among consumers who normally would dismiss it as kid's stuff is poised to get a maj...

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Nintendo's Wii Fit Expected To Rock Market

New York Post | Brian Garrity | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nintendo Wii Fit, Wii, Wii Fit, Exercise Games, Virtual Person Trainer, Nintendo Wii, Gaming Industry, Business News

Nintendo's plan to bulk up the appeal of its Wii video-game system among consumers who normally would dismiss it as kid's stuff is poised to get a maj...

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