Author Lars Jones

Lars Jones

Contributing Editor

Lars has been involved in publishing since the 1970s and has worked on the internet since the mid-1990s. Formerly a frequent visitor to Las Vegas, family life now dictates that any responsible gambling he does these days is from his home in the western US. Lars is a contributing editor across much of the LCB Network. His ability to analyze the most mundane things with an undying sense of wonder often brings a perspective seldom seen elsewhere. His long experience with online gambling includes over a decade in the industry, exclusively for WCD and then the LCB Network since 2011. Lars has worked on both the land-based and online side of the casino industry for several years. His previous experience in entertainment and advertising, both as a creator and a producer allows him to cut through the fog on important issues that affect players and the industry as a whole. A self-styled "mountain man", Lars enjoys the freedom of working from his home base in the Northwest United States. With decades of writing, editing, and publishing experience he brings a lifelong love of gambling to his contributions. Whether it's putting on a suit to help broker a multimillion-dollar casino deal or simply rolling up his sleeves to slave over a hot slot machine, Lars goes all in when it comes to the gambling industry. As the founding editor of World Casino News and now the media relations specialist, he has the ability to liaise with c-level executives as well as hunker with the players - after all, at heart, he's a kid in the candy store around this stuff!

Evolution Gaming live casino games at SkillOnNet casinos

Lars Jones

December 13, 2014

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Game manufacturers, Online Gambling News

SkillOnNet has partnered with Evolution Gaming to bring live dealer action to their current web casinos and soon to be released mobile offering. SkillOnNet has been quietly building a portfolio of online casino...

Gambler seemingly off the hook for 400,000 Euro of gambling debt

Lars Jones

December 12, 2014

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, World Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, European Casino News, The Players Lounge, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

According to news reports, the powers that be in the capital of Austria decided in November to ban all slot machines not on casino floors. Today they can be found in petrol stations and other unregulated enviro...

NetEnt releases The Invisible Man slot desktop & mobile

Lars Jones

December 12, 2014

Online gaming software, Newest casino games, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News

The Invisible Man is a 5 reel slot from NetEnt with 20 fixed paylines that officially released December 11, 2014. What a long strange trip it's been since H.G. Wells published his novella in 1897, to the 1933 c...

Plainridge Park Casino to offer first US self-limit program

Lars Jones

December 10, 2014

Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, World Casino News, North America Casino News

When voters in Massachusetts passed an expanded gambling bill in 2011 (which recently survived a referendum to abolish it) part of the law mandated that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) minimize any n...

CVC Capital Partners acquire Sky Bet

Lars Jones

December 5, 2014

Latest Casino and Gambling News

In the latest and largest to date acquisition of an online gaming company by private equity, Europe's biggest private equity firm has acquired 80% of Sky Bet for as much as £720 million (about $1.13 billion). T...

Meet 888 Poker’s Mobile App

Lars Jones

December 4, 2014

Online gaming software, No Deposit Bonuses, Online Poker, Online Gambling News

Meet 888 Poker’s Mobile App Like many online casino games, poker is going mobile. One of the better mobile poker apps that you can download is 888 Poker’s app. This very compatible, easy to use mobile poker ap...

The UK Gambling, Licensing and Advertising Act 2014

Lars Jones

December 1, 2014

Online gambling regulation

The UK’s Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 came into force on November 1. For most online gamblers in the UK, this act means little in and of itself. But if you bet at offshore or remote casinos, th...

$130 million casino planned for SE Kansas

Lars Jones

November 29, 2014

Latest Casino and Gambling News

If the Kansas Lottery and Cherokee County give their approvals people can expect to see a Las Vegas style casino resort just across the border from Oklahoma and within easy driving distance of Joplin, Bentonvil...

NetEnt launches 5 jackpot Cosmic Fortune slot

Lars Jones

November 29, 2014

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Newest casino games, Online Gambling News

Net Entertainment has released its first ever five jackpot video slot, Cosmic Fortune. There are two bonus games, Free Falls, Avalanches, Wilds, and the Jackpot game. Free Falls are another word for free spins,...

Illinois casino cafe boom

Lars Jones

November 25, 2014

Latest Casino and Gambling News

On July 13, 2009 Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed the Video Gaming Act making Licensed Video Gaming Terminals legal in Illinois. Part of the law established the ability of mom and pop operators to put up to ...

Mahoning Valley Race Course opens

Lars Jones

November 24, 2014

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Casino openings

In mid-September 2014, Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course opened to the public giving Ohio gamblers and visitors their seventh racino. This expensive project took just over a year to build and has...

Voters in Colorado reject race track casino

Lars Jones

November 7, 2014

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, World Casino News, North America Casino News

It doesn't look like gambling in Colorado will be expanded any time soon. Voters in Tuesday's election overwhelmingly denied Arapahoe Park Racing & Entertainment the opportunity to add casino gaming to thei...

Mr Green announces new welcome bonus for Norway

Lars Jones

November 7, 2014

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Latest Casino Bonuses, Match Bonuses, Online Gambling News

Mr Green Casino announced Thursday that new players from Norway are eligible for Welcome bonuses up to 9 000 NOK over their first 4 deposits. This is great news with a first deposit match of 100% up to 3000 NOK...

World Casino Directory welcomes Jubise Online Casino

Lars Jones

October 24, 2014

Latest Casino Bonuses, New online casinos, Newest casino games, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News

Online World Casino Directory is pleased to announce that Jubise Online Casino has come on board with exciting new gaming software from SOFTSWISS. Readers may have heard of SOFTSWISS in the gaming news as the c...

Yggdrasil Gaming still making waves with new online slot

Lars Jones

October 22, 2014

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Newest casino games, Online Gambling News

Yggdrasil Gaming made a major splash in the online lottery and instant games arena when they launched to the web and today they are still making happy waves with the release of a new high definition underwater ...

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Evolution Gaming live casino games at SkillOnNet casinos

Gambler seemingly off the hook for 400,000 Euro of gambling debt

NetEnt releases The Invisible Man slot desktop & mobile

Plainridge Park Casino to offer first US self-limit program

CVC Capital Partners acquire Sky Bet

Meet 888 Poker’s Mobile App

The UK Gambling, Licensing and Advertising Act 2014

$130 million casino planned for SE Kansas

NetEnt launches 5 jackpot Cosmic Fortune slot

Illinois casino cafe boom

Mahoning Valley Race Course opens

Voters in Colorado reject race track casino

Mr Green announces new welcome bonus for Norway

World Casino Directory welcomes Jubise Online Casino

Yggdrasil Gaming still making waves with new online slot