Unlike the plethora of other Massively Multiplayer Online games, however, Chumba World is tapping into the explosive growth of social casinogaming by letting users customize a full suite of games, and even build and manage their own casinos for real-world income.
The MGM deal, which is contingent on a regulatory regime being established for online poker on either the federal or state level, helps define the competitive landscape as casino companies get ready to enter the online gambling business in the U.S. Boyd Gaming also announced on Monday that it has entered into an online poker alliance with Bwin.party.