While doing some research for some clients on Digital consumption habits and reading the Comscore report -  Digital Omnivores: How Tablets, Smartphones and Connected Devices are Changing U.S. Digital Media - I came across some interesting facts – an excellent report of which you can download it for free from Comscore.

For example a near 500 million Smartphones units shipped in 2011 – so what is significant about that – aside for the growth it was the tactile element of the touch screen that really intrigued me on many levels…

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Following on from Ice Ice Baby the Party 2012 – which was a huge success by joint organizers, The Sports Betting Community (SBC) in association with iGaming Super Show – its time to Save-the-date for our Summer of Sports SBC Social.

Yes, fellow SBC’ers its hard I know, but Summer is coming and so are a plethora of sports – namely the Olympics and of course the European Football Championships!

So save that date for Thursday May the 3rd in London.

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Znyga Inc announced on Tuesday losses that were reported at $435 million.

This had an immediate affect on the share price but has since recovered some of the intital downturn.

What does this mean for social gaming and the company signalling their interest in ‘traditional’ online gaming and gambling?

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Are you interested in learning more about Social Media to increase your customer base?

This year, the iGaming Asia Congress features a full day on Search & Social Media Marketing in Asia and how to access the vibrant social networking scene to reach new customers. To view the programme for the pre-conference seminar on Tuesday 6 March, click here. 

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San Francisco (February 9, 2012) GiGse announced  the addition of Start-Up Launchpad at the iGaming conference to be held in San Francisco, CA, on April 24th-26th, 2012. The event aims to spotlight innovative and disruptive start-ups that blend the very best from the worlds of gambling and social gaming.The 12th Global iGaming Summit & Expo (GiGse) will also explore how the gambling industry can better prepare itself for the emergence of the regulated iGamingdevelopments in North America.

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iGamingAsiaCongress Delegate Discount March 6th – 8th offer extended.

We have teamed up with those excellent folks at iGamingAsiaCongress to Offer members a 20% Discount Code – So simply register on the iGamingAsiaCongress website and use the Discount Code SBC20D

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Well fellow SBCer’s, after another successful Sports Betting Community Social Evening at Gracebar in London has come and gone.

We have teamed up with those excellent folks at iGamingAsiaCongress to Offer members a 20% Discount Code – So simply register on the iGamingAsiaCongress website and use the Discount Code SBC20D

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Ice Ice Baby the Party 2012 – was the huge success as joint organizers, The Sports Betting Community (SBC) in association with iGaming Super Show said it would be, “Ice, Ice, Baby party will be bigger and better than last years”.

This years’ event took take place on Tuesday 24^th January with the venue being the über cool Grace Bar in the heart of London’s trendy Soho with a capacity for 1,100 iGaming professionals.

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After the US Justice Department reversed its position on the legality of non-sports online gambling by admitting that the Wire Act applies only to sports betting, some of the US states are expected to re-double their efforts to legalize intrastate internet gambling.

Bills have either been presented to the legislature or are being drafted in states such as California, Florida and Iowa; Nevada has just passed regulation and is currently accepting licenses for online poker, and New Jersey will take the second attempt to pass its iGaming bill that was vetoed in March 2011 by Governor Christie, due to its legal unclarity.

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Daily Sport® are proud to sponsor Ice Ice Baby @ Grace on 24th Jan as we have big plans for the Daily Sport® brand in 2012 with in the iGaming and Betting sector having recently been the first global media company to launch our own branded Daily Sport Babe scratchcards for Smartphones and PC’s. Daily Sport will be back in print shortly and will offer greater sports coverage and even hotter babes than ever before.

Info – Daily Sport® is a 20 year old media brand synonymous with Babes, Sport & Fun. Since acquiring the brand in mid-2011 new owner Grant Miller has set about broadening this brands appeal and opening up new avenues of branding and in turn revenue. We are keen to partner with leading players and license the Daily Sport® brand into new areas – Contact Daily Sport 0844 44 88 008 or grant@dailysport.co.uk

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