Archive for October, 2016

Poker Robots Becoming Ever More Sophisticated

Poker bot use may be against the terms and conditions of online gambling sites, but that hasn’t stopped people from working towards developing smarter and smarter versions of these computer programs. While some have done so for the purpose of cheating and gaining an advantage over their opponents at...

Gaming Companies Optimistic About iPoker Industry Prospects

A lot of gloom and doom articles have been written that paint a grim picture of the current state of online poker around the world. Read just one or two, and you may feel as if the death bells for the industry are already tolling, but when you talk...

Importance of Betting Companies to Premier League

For Americans who aren’t major soccer fans, it can be hard to know what teams you’re seeing on the field during the UK’s Premier League games, as instead of seeing team logos on the front of their jerseys, many Premier League teams show off the logos of major sponsors,...

DDoS Attack Threats Mount On Gambling Sites

Online gambling sites have a lot to consider when it comes to security, with operators in need of ever more sophisticated technology to spot cheaters and those trying to manipulate vulnerabilities in the system for their own personal gain. Furthermore, internet gambling companies need to safeguard their player information,...

Take Aways From G2E 2016

The Global Gaming Expo (G2E), an international gaming conference with a focus on the North American gambling industry, was held from September 27 to September 29 at the Sand Expo Center in Las Vegas. Since its launch in 2001, the annual gaming trade show has proved a popular affair,...

The Progression of Recent New York DFS Lawsuits

While online poker talks in the Empire State were shuffled to the back burner this year, New York did manage to settle the matter of daily fantasy sports betting. During the summer, Albany lawmakers passed a daily fantasy sports (DFS) bill that Governor Andrew Cuomo (photo) subsequently signed into...

Shareholders Scupper Amaya/William Hill Merger Talks

British bookmaker William Hill has had a number of setbacks in 2016, including a well-publicized merger deal with Canadian online gambling operator Amaya Inc falling apart. Commenting on the recent setback, William Hill CEO, Gareth Davis, explained during an interview with Telegraph: “There was a lack of appetite from...