Archive for 2016

Pennsylvania Could Be A Catalyst For iGambling Expansion

2016 was originally predicted to be a big year for online poker in the US, with legalization expected to have been adopted by a number of states across the country. This year’s third quarter is now almost complete, though, without a single state having added its name to the...

Playtech Revenues Soar By 18% in H1 of 2016

Playtech, the owner of the iPoker network, has recently shared its revenue results for the first half of 2016, and the numbers reflect a trend that seems to be prevalent throughout iGaming–online casino games are booming while iPoker is on the decline. Despite the weak performance of Playtech’s H1...

Baazov’s Departure and Amaya Investment Opportunities

In 2014, Amaya acquired PokerStars for $4.9 billion, but in August of 2016 the company’s largest shareholder, David Baazov, stepped down from his CEO position in order to fight insider trading allegations leveled against him by Quebec’s securities regulator (AMF). According to AMF, Bazazov, and some family and friends...

Rutgers-Eagleton Poll Bodes Badly For New Jersey Expansion Plan

The Rutgers Center for Gambling Studies has shared the findings of a study on gambling addiction inside New Jersey that shines some light on the extent of the problem. Funded by taxpayers’ money, the purpose of the study was to examine social problems that arise due to Internet gambling,...

Poland May Opt for Restricted iPoker State Monopoly

Poland has currently shut out all online poker sites as the country works to reform its gambling laws. Many industry experts thought that once the new legislation was in place, Poland might subsequently open its market up and accept new licensees under an improved framework. Unfortunately, that beginning to...

Delaware’s iGaming Market Needs Restructuring

When one thinks of online poker in the United States, the markets of New Jersey and Nevada likely spring first to mind, but they’re not the only places where people can log in and play legally. Delaware also has a regulated online gambling and poker industry that often gets...

Poker Criticism Doesn’t Conform To Reality

When you’re the most well-known brand in an industry, you expect people to love you but also to scrutinize your every decision. Just like celebrities, these brands benefit from their fame, but are also lambasted when their actions seem to go against the expectations of their customers. The online...