BuddyBet secures $3M to make online gambling social

BuddyBet is the latest online betting platform to capitalize on the growing trend of online gaming. In recent months, states have passed laws to allow online gambling, with New Jersey joining Nevada and Delaware as the latest state to relax virtual betting laws.

Popular betting site Intrade shut down with little explanation

Irish predictions and betting website Intrade has shut down its service with a vague explanation concerning possible financial irregularities.

New developer Win releases Slots Craze social game backed by online-gambling company

Online-gambling company Bwin.party is backing a new developers push into social casino games with an eye on real-money gambling.

Chumba World Kickstarter wants to bring online gambling to the MMO crowd (exclusive)

A massively multiplayer social game that lets you create and potentially monetize your own casino could soon be a reality, if the Kickstarter gods are kind.

Betable’s partnership with Frima’s 3Oak will put a new twist on real-money gambling games

Betable's deal with 3Oak is the first that will apply real-money gambling to non-casino games.

Big Fish Games launches first real-money gambling game in the U.K. via Betable alliance

The Big Fish Casino game lets you choose if you want to play for fun or gamble with real money.

Betable hooks a deal with Big Fish for real-money gambling in casino games

Betable will enable real-money online gambling in Big Fish Games' social casino games in the United Kingdom.

Facebook launches real-money gambling game in U.K.

Facebook leaped into the world of online gambling today with the launch of Bingo Friendzy, an app that allows users to play games for cash prizes.

Betable’s potential jackpot: Bringing real gambling to social casino games

Betable hopes to disrupt social casino games by enabling real-money online gambling in social gaming titles.

Delaware’s approval of online gambling will make social game companies perk up

Delaware authorized online gambling today, as the state Senate approved a bill by a 14-6 vote to allow online betting in the state.

The bill narrowly passed the required three-fifths majority. The measure heads to Gov. Jack Markell for his …

RocketFrog wants to revolutionize online gambling with real-world prizes

Online game company RocketFrog wants to revitalize virtual gambling by offering real-world prizes to players.

Bejeweled maker PopCap bets on Facebook casino-game gold rush

Ever since the Justice Department opened the door to the legalization of online gambling, the leading creators of social games are feeling increasingly lucky. PopCap Games just launched Lucky Gem Casino with a collection of seven slot machines themed after …

The DeanBeat: Should Zynga move into online gambling?

Do gambling and Facebook games go together?

Slot machine maker International Game Technology answered that question with a resounding “Yes!” when it bought Double Down Interactive, a 70-person Facebook casino game studio, for $500 million on Jan. 13. Zynga’s shares …