Technology

An ever growing part of our lives is dependant and sometimes even controlled by technology. The gambling world, especially since the rise of the internet and online gambling, is based on and driven by technology – websites, software, forums, tutorials, computer graphics and more.

The online gambling community, which all of us are a part of, is made possible because of technology and as the technology evolves and improves, so does the gambling community: the players, the games and the enjoyment from it all.

Here you will find out what’s new, what’s hot, what will be the future in the world of gambling and what is out-of-date.

Harvard Professor Creates Educational Global Poker Society

Harvard Law School professor Charles Nesson is setting up the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society (GPSTS), which aims to create groups in universities and colleges which will use poker as an educational tool

Age-Verification Technologies Effective in Combating Underage Internet Gambling

Age-verification technologies are effective according to many experts, who believe that regulation can establish a framework to block minors from gambling online in the United States.

888 shares Info to Prevent Online Gambling Fraud

888, one of the largest online casinos in the world, is collaborating with fraud-management organization Ethoca Limited, which uses data from its partners to help them avoid fraudulent transactions.

Psychology of Gambling Is A Safe Bet for UK Students

A Level students will learn about the psychology behind gambling addiction as part of a new course drawn up by exam board OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA.

Linden Lab Bans Gambling in Second Life

Second Life, the virtual environment developed and operated by Linden Lab, has announced a ban on gambling on July 25.

Super Computer Defeated by Humans in Poker Contest

Are humans are better at poker than computers? This question was settled on Tuesday night, as two professional poker players battled a computer program in a game of poker and won 2 out of 3 matches and one draw.

Poker Professionals Battle Against Machine

Researchers at the University of Alberta in the U.S. are pitting their specially designed poker computer against two of the best professional poker players in the world.

Google No Longer Accepts Online Gambling Ads in the UK

Google announced Wednesday, June 6, that Google Adwords, the biggest search engine's advertising service, will no longer allow advertisement in the UK for free play online gambling websites.

888.com Offers the First Ever In-Flight Entertainment Casino

888.com is breaking boundaries as the first online casino to enter the booming in-flight entertainment industry by joining forces with in-flight entertainment (IFE) software developer DTI.

PortalVision Wins Award at Global Gaming Expo

Las Vegas Gaming, Inc. has scored a major award win at the recent Global Gaming Expo. LVGI's new PortalVision(TM) product took the trade show floor by storm as the biggest innovation to hit gaming since dice, and now an independent panel has named PortalVision one of the Best Consumer Service Technologies for 2006.