Archive for 2017

A Rare Glimpse into the World of High Stakes Poker

Hong Kong national Winfred Yu may not be as widely known as some poker players like Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan and Daniel Cates, but the businessman is still able to hold his own at the tables with many of these western superstars of the game. As well as having...

New Hampshire Hoping For Online Lottery by Early 2018

It may be happening slowly, but online gambling is beginning to push its way through state legislative bodies across the United States. Nevertheless, there are a number of people who oppose such legalization, while infighting between major gambling operators is making it hard for new states to follow suit...

Colombia’s Newly Regulated iGambling Market

PokerStars has opted to exit the newly regulated iGambling market in Colombia after the decision of Coljuegos, the online gambling regulator, to block a list of 325 unlicensed online gambling operators. In the fall, Colombia became the first country in Latin America to regulate online gambling, and a few...

Progress of Gambling and Data Refinement Methods

Sports betting is an area of gambling that attracts a great number of people, as can be seen just by looking at one of the world’s largest betting groups, Paddy Power Betfair. This year, for instance, the company saw around $1 billion wagered on Wimbledon alone. It is not...

What Motivated PokerStars to Bail Out PKR Players?

While PokerStars often implements policies that cause mixed emotions from its customers, a decision made recently by the brand has brought nothing but praise from the poker community. In a surprising move which took the industry by surprise, last month, PokerStars announced that it was coming to the assistance...

State of Internet Gambling Legislation in Africa

Online gambling has proven to be a valuable source of revenue for governments, which is why nations around the world are in various stages of iGaming legislation. Africa is no exception, and a number of the continent’s countries have either already passed iGaming laws, or are in the process...

Genting Group Moving Beyond its Asian Roots

While U.S. based gambling operators are always looking for opportunities to enter new markets abroad, Asian gambling operators are increasingly setting their sights on thriving markets in the United States for expansion. One such operator is the Genting Group, a Malaysian conglomerate that has operated in Asia since 1965,...