The USA’s regulated online gambling markets reported hugely impressive results to start off the year, with New Jersey hitting record revenues of $14.6 million in January, and Delaware its second best month to date of $190,829. Both figures were 26% and 36% higher respectively than the same month in...
March 22nd, 2016 By Stephen Smith
Gambling machines can legally be offered in licensed UK venues, as long as bookmakers follow the rules enforced by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). A recent report, however, revealed that one operator, Paddy Power, grossly failed to comply with the law, for which they were ordered to pay £280,000...
March 21st, 2016 By Shane Larson
While countries as diverse as Brazil and Pakistan are seriously considering loosening their gambling laws, Israel continues to maintain the status quo, greatly restricting the right to gamble within its borders. Under the current law, there are only two forms of gambling that are legally available in the country...
March 18th, 2016 By Adam Brown
When PokerStars announced its VIP Program changes last year, its parent company Amaya was subject to widespread outrage. The negative response even included an organized boycott of PokerStars during the first few days of December by its regular grinders. As part of their grievance, these online poker professionals lamented...
March 17th, 2016 By Charles Washington
Canadian online gambling operator Amaya Inc has carried out many innovations since acquiring PokerStars and Full Tilt, but one of the more dramatic developments to date was announced recently after it was confirmed that on April 1, 2016, the two online gambling websites would merge their operations.. Full Tilt...
March 16th, 2016 By Stephen Smith
Daily fantasy sports betting has gotten a serious black eye over the last year. First, the story broke that employees at top sites were engaging in what was essentially insider trading by using their knowledge of how the algorithms of sites worked to make money at competitor sites. Next,...
March 15th, 2016 By Shane Larson
PokerStars was shut out of the US market in 2011, after its previous owners, the Scheinberg family, consistently flaunted the country’s UIGEA. The acquisition of PokerStars by the Amaya Gaming Group in August 2014, however, paved the way for the site to shed its ‘bad actor’ label and obtain...
March 11th, 2016 By Lucy Brown
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