Care to Bet Which Other Social Games Company Is About to Go Public?

Caesars Entertainment may be known for its Las Vegas casinos, but it also has a burgeoning business developing way off the Strip.
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Zynga Confirms It Is Seeking Partners for Online Gambling Initiatives

Operating the largest poker game on Facebook is not enough — Zynga has confirmed that it is exploring the prospects for real-money gambling, and is in active talks with several partners.
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DOJ to AT&T: We Can Play the Stalling Game, Too

And when it comes to the T-Mobile deal, time would seem to be on the government’s side, as both AT&T and T-Mobile would appear to want a deal sooner rather than later.
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Feds Formally Bless Google’s $400 Million Admeld Deal

The Department of Justice has formally approved Google’s $400 million Admeld deal without conditions. We told you about this on Monday. Next up for Google: Trying to get that $12.5 billion Motorola deal clear.

Google Looks Forward to an Early Christmas Present From Washington: An Okay for Admeld

Google’s $400 million Admeld deal, announced in June, looks like it is finally ready to close, with approval from the Feds.
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Road Gets Rockier for AT&T’s T-Mobile Deal

Even if the Department of Justice fails in its bid to block the deal, it appears that the Federal Communications Commission will seek its own hearing to thwart the proposed merger.
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Feds Taking Close Look at Google-Motorola Deal

It’s not a surprise, but antitrust regulators are taking a closer look at Google’s proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility.

Seven States Join Suit Against AT&T Deal

The Justice Department said Friday that seven states have joined its antitrust lawsuit seeking to block AT&T Inc.’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of rival T-Mobile USA.

Following Justice Department, Sprint Sues to Stop AT&T From Buying T-Mobile

Already clear in its opposition to the deal, Sprint on Tuesday said it is filing a federal lawsuit of its own seeking to stop the transaction.
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AT&T May Have to Go All or Nothing With T-Mobile Deal

Finding concessions to appease regulators could be tough, meaning that AT&T and T-Mobile will have to decide if a prolonged fight is worth it to allow their merger to proceed.
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DOJ, Tech Companies Settle Hiring Probe

DOJ Probing Google-ITA deal