Wired!
For those of you awaiting my second book, today is a good day. I got the manuscript in the mail to University of Nevada Press, and look forward to a quick production process. With any luck, this should...
View ArticleAn interesting headline
China is cracking down on porn, gambling, and “religious cult” sites, and I don’t have too much in the way of innovative analysis. Still, I thought this was a catchy headline: China Versus Porn: Round 2
View ArticleThe pope’s blogsite?
If the new pope wants to buy his own domain name and start a blog, he’s going to have to deal with a crafty web wizard who has just snapped up the name “BenedictXVI.com.” Good news, though: even if the...
View ArticleWhat will it take?
Internet gambling is getting bigger and bigger. The NCAA, for example, has learned that, shockingly, people are using the phrase “March Madness” to promote betting on its championship tournament. And...
View ArticleOnline gaming study
There’s a new study on online gambling, and the authors think that playing online should be regulated. From the LV Sun: Gamblers in the UNLV study weren’t asked about gambling addiction, but rather...
View ArticleNew AC website
Atlantic City’s got a new website: Your trusted source for all things Atlantic City just got better! The new look and easy navigation will make using the site a cinch. In addition to new features such...
View ArticleStates take the lead?
This story from the LA Times sums up what I’ve been saying about the prospects for Internet gaming in the new administration, and raises another possibility that I think is more realistic: At a time of...
View ArticleBook Review: Ripped
Greg Kot. Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music. New York: Scribner, 2009. 263 pages. In the past ten years, the music industry has seen a revolution in marketing and distribution...
View ArticleTotal American poker revenue guestimate
I’ve heard many projections out there about the potential size of an American online poker market. I’ve yet to see a peer-review study that addresses the question, and most of them are mysterious when...
View ArticleBook Review: Tubes
Andrew Blum. Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet. New York: Harper Collins, 2012. 304 pages. I have a hunch that you know a thing or two about the Internet. After all, you’re reading this...
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