Portugal Announces Surprise Plan To Ring-Fence iPoker Market
Last week, Portugal held a regulatory and industry conference in the country’s capital city with one of the most surprise announcements to come out of Lisbon being news that the small southern European country of just 10.5 million people intends to isolate its player pool from that of other nations. Bearing in mind the dire […]
Lessons To Be Drawn From Regulated iPoker in the US
Online poker is currently legal in three U.S. states, namely Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey. Since regulation was enacted back in 2013, all three states have had the chance to issue operators with licenses, and get players gambling. Those who follow the iGaming industry have also had the opportunity to learn from their successes and […]
Esports To Be Worth $1.9 Billion by 2018
Think the video game industry is all about the sale of consoles, games and accessories? New market research data suggests otherwise. The days when gaming was just a hobby have come to an end, as competitive video gaming is growing in popularity all around the world. Known as e-Sports, competitive gaming is attracting attention from […]
Is an Expansion of Sports Betting in the US Inevitable?
Sports betting is illegal everywhere in the United States outside of four designated states, namely Nevada, Delaware, Oregon and Montana. However, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992 grants Nevada a monopoly on single-game sports betting, with the other three states limited to multiple game “parlay” instead. Needless to say, all these […]
Sidelined PokerStars Grinders Start Three Day Strike
Online poker is just a shadow compared to the golden years that followed after Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 WSOP Main Event. The fact the amateur player first qualified via a $39 satellite on PokerStars helped spark the “poker boom” of 2003 to 2006, but since then the online arena has transformed from offering a […]
DFS Skill Game Argument May Be Harming Its Cause
Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) betting has come under increasing fire over the past few months, as the aggressive marketing strategies of sites such as FanDuel and DraftKings, and their partnerships with professional sports leagues and sports networks, has got lawmakers questioning the legality of the industry. Debates about daily fantasy sports betting center on whether […]
Nevada Attorney General Now Supporting A Federal iGambling Ban
Nevada may be the gambling capital of the USA, and the first state to embrace regulated online poker in 2013, but the future of its iPoker industry was thrown into doubt this week after Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt (photo) said that that he was prepared to lend his support to The Restoration of America’s […]
