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DoubleDown Interactive

Four gaming companies hit with online gambling lawsuits over ‘free-to-play’ casino games

A spate of lawsuits filed over the last few days target online gaming companies, alleging their digital casino offerings constitute… Read More

DoubleDown responds to petition, apologizes and offers credits but says glitches ‘not widespread’

Seattle-based DoubleDown Interactive today issued an apology and offered a special promotional code in response to a petition signed by… Read More

Zynga continues to struggle, says it’s no longer pursuing online gambling in U.S.

Zynga has had a bad run. The social gaming titan that built itself on a slew of games ending in… Read More

Geek of the Week: Shannon Romano, bringing a bit of Las Vegas to Facebook

  Some of us like to visit casinos, but Shannon Romano is immersed in the world of casino gaming —… Read More

Facebook tests UK gambling in possible preview for US

The characters are cuddly, but don’t let those wobbly eyes fool you — the stakes in this Facebook game are… Read More

What’s in the cards for DoubleDown as online gambling talk heats up?

It is looking increasingly likely that Americans — at least in some states — will soon be able to wager… Read More

Weekend Radar: Go Daddy’s SOPA scramble, Google’s new Seattle boss, and holiday Kindle puzzles

A roundup of news and headlines on our radar this holiday weekend …  After withdrawing its support for the controversial… Read More

Q&A: DoubleDown exec takes us inside a Facebook ‘casino’

Our guest on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast was Glenn Walcott, president of Seattle startup DoubleDown Interactive, which… Read More

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