Envisioning A Regulated US Daily Fantasy Sports Industry
Right now, daily fantasy sports (DFS) betting is the number one form of online gambling, but unlike other types of iGaming, it is completely unregulated at the national level. By selling their services as games of skill rather than chance, fantasy sports setting sites have been able to avoid regulation, however, there is a possibility […]
Delaware iPoker Hits Record Low in September 2015
Delaware has just 935,000 residents, making it the USA’s 6th smallest state in terms of population. Therefore, it was always going to be a struggle for The First State to maintain a competitive iPoker industry, especially as poker is a peer-to-peer game which requires a critical threshold of liquidity in order to survive, unlike other […]
Assessing The Threat Odlanor Spyware Poses For iPoker Players
News about the spyware program Odlanor that is targeting poker players and causing them to consistently lose on online poker sites has some people scared to visit the virtual tables. When you assess the risks of Odlanor, it becomes clear that while it’s wise for players to take the necessary precautions to ensure their safety […]
The USA’s $12 Billion Sports Betting Market
When you think about the gambling industry, slot machines and table games probably come to mind first, but there is a whole other type of gambling that brings in billions of dollars in revenues each year, namely sports betting. Because sports betting isn’t legal in most places, it’s been difficult to know just how much […]
AAPN CEO Assesses NY’s Prospects of Passing iPoker Legislation
On September 9th, the New York Senate Standing Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering held a public hearing in Albany to discuss the future of online poker in New York, as the state carefully considers further moves to legalize online poker within its borders. The hearing was in regards to SB 5302, a bill that […]
How California Could Go About Legalizing iPoker in 2016
At the start of 2015, many California lawmakers felt positive there was a good chance online poker would be legalized in the state before the end of the year. The Congressional year has now ended, however, without any law being passed, and those same lawmakers do not seem all that optimistic that legislation will be […]
MGM Resorts Calls Pequot/Mohegan Casino Plan Illegal
There is a major fight underway for gambling revenues in Connecticut and Massachusetts, and the situation has caused an executive VP from MGM Resorts International to accuse the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot of making an illegal and unfair agreement. The accusation comes after the tribes opted to join forces to open a joint tribal-owned satellite […]
