Archive for October, 2013

bwin.party Positioning Itself for New Jersey iGaming Approval

The last two of the remaining original founders of gaming company bwin.party Digital Entertainment will be divesting themselves of their shares in bwin – the world’s largest publicly traded gambling company – as the company works to gain a license to operate in the nascent New Jersey online betting industry....

Singapore Sees Increase in Number of Gamblers Banned from Casinos

Though Singapore is a small nation that has only two casinos within its borders, the number of Singaporeans to find their name on a list banning them from entering those casinos has more than quadrupled since 2011, according to a recent report by The Star Online. Singapore introduced new...

Full Tilt Traffic Down, Dropping Room to Number Five Rank

Full Tilt Poker, which last year briefly enjoyed the status of the second-busiest online poker room in the world, has now dropped down to number five, according to poker room rankings released by Poker Scout last week. Relaunch represented best time for Full Tilt Full Tilt’s traffic was at its...

Big One for One Drop Tournament to Return in 2014

When Antonio Esfandiari won the 2012 Big One for One Drop poker tournament, the Iranian-born American poker pro took home a record payout of more than $18.3 million. Though the tournament, which benefits the One Drop foundation, a non-governmental organization supporting water access rights established by Cirque du Soleil...

888 Holdings Expects 2014 Profits Will Reflect Inroads into U.S. iGaming Market

With the burgeoning of the United States online gambling market, one big winner is already emerging, and that is well-known online betting company 888 Holdings. Though only one state has so far seen its market officially launch, that being Nevada, 888 is well-positioned to be a big player in the...

Atlantic City’s Revenue Woes Continued in September

In what has become an all too familiar refrain for Atlantic City’s struggling casino industry, the September revenue figures showed a decrease of 13 percent when compared to September of 2012, reports Connecticut news source The Day. Revenue down nearly ten percent for the year so far According to...

Full Tilt Affiliates Will be Able to Apply for Remissions

This week there was a small turnaround as to just who will be eligible to receive refunds for frozen Full Tilt Poker accounts. Previously part of a group that is barred from making a claim on funds that have been frozen since the United States government shut down the...