January 30, 2009 - Casino Affiliate Programs Announces 2008 Awards

January 27, 2009 - Online Mobile Gaming Keeps up With the BlackBerry

January 25, 2009 - Casino Gambling Books Are the Perfect Start

January 24, 2009 - Kentucky Appellate Court Rules in Favor of Domains

January 22, 2009 - Cryptologic Secures Distribution Channel With GTS

January 20, 2009 - Senator Jon Kyl Desperately Holding onto UIGEA

January 19, 2009 - Thunderstruck Video Slot Launch on Mobile Casino

January 17, 2009 - eCOGRA Expands eGAP Standards to Bingo Rooms

January 16, 2009 - Gaming Community Preps for CAP Euro: London '09

January 14, 2009 - Lucky 18 Awarded Breakout Casino of the Year

January 13, 2009 - Online Casino Progressive Jackpot Update

January 11, 2009 - Microgaming's Latest New Games Rollout Launch

January 10, 2009 - New Cosmic Quest i-Slot at Rival Gaming Casinos

January 8, 2009 - JenningsBet Integrates Wager Works Casino Games

January 7, 2009 - Paddy Power Offers New Flash Online Poker Software

January 5, 2009 - Wager Works to Showcase New Online Slots at ICE

January 3, 2009 - Playtech CEO Steps Down for Will Hill Online

January 2, 2009 - DaVinci's Gold Announces Sweepstakes Winners
 

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News of the Month...

With the new year here, the online gambling industry is hoping and expecting for some positive things to come in 2009 - namely more regulation on the international scene. The land-based gambling industry, however, is facing some tougher hurdles. According to Spectrum Gaming's "Top 21 Trends in Gaming", which addresses ongoing changes in technology, operational development, consumer trends, marketing trends and politics, eight of these trends are directly tied into the economic challenges awaiting the global economy. The overall prediction is that recovery from the downturn that has been hitting land-based casinos over the last year is not expected until 2010 - at the earliest. Some of the most interesting trend predictions for 2009 include the development of new technologies that will help cut operating costs, increased efforts by Eastern European countries to meet EU standards (which is likely to include more liberalized online gambling laws), a surge in global branding for betting companies, new alliances between commercial casino operators, tribal casinos and independent investors, increased funding for lobbyists working to regulate online gambling in the U.S., lower prices for casino hotel rooms and accommodations and support from China to increase visitors in Macau. The rest of the trend predictions can be read at SpectrumGaming.com.