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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino to roll out on-site mobile gambling

By Dan Butcher

The Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has tapped Cantor Gaming to power its on-site mobile gambling initiatives.

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Local businesses offering coupons via iPhone app to drive sales

By Rimma Kats

Local businesses are hoping to attract consumers in-store with a new application that features coupons that users can buy and redeem via a mobile device.

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Mobile airline ticketing surges 1,200 percent: Trinity Mobile

By Dan Butcher

Trinity Mobile reported that 600,000-plus mobile boarding passes were sent out via text message in 2009, up from 50,000 in 2008.

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Cred-Ex debuts mobile payment service for customers

By Rimma Kats

Cred-Ex introduced a new service that lets existing customers make mobile payments for goods at brick and mortar stores.

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Target debuts first nationwide mobile bar code coupon program

By Dan Butcher

Target has launched a nationwide mobile couponing initiative that lets consumers redeem discount offers by scanning a 2D bar code at the point of sale.

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Pathways to Housing goes mobile to raise funds for homeless

By Rimma Kats

Pathways to Housing released an interactive virtual demonstration to engage the public with the homeless and ultimately drive donations.

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News Corp.’s Clear Channel, GE unveil mobile-optimized storefronts

By Dan Butcher

News Corp.’s Clear Channel Radio and General Electric have both debuted mobile-optimized online storefronts to expand their respective footprints and drive revenue.

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Tips for using QR codes in marketing

By a MCD columnist

As people become more dependent on their smartphones, the opportunities to benefit from QR codes continue to grow for marketing departments.

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Columbia Sportswear outlines mobile commerce strategy

By Giselle Tsirulnik

Mobile Commerce Daily interviewed Paul Zaengle, senior director of ecommerce at Columbia Sportswear, regarding the company’s mobile strategy in terms of commerce.

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Has mobile giving reached a tipping point?

By Dan Butcher

An executive of Mobile Accord Inc.’s mGive discussed the most successful SMS donation program ever and the exploding mobile giving space in an exclusive interview.

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