How Would 888/Bwin.party Merger Impact NJ iPoker Market?
If you’re an online poker player in New Jersey, you may soon see your gaming options greatly reduced if 888 Holdings succeeds in buying bwin.party. Industry analysts speculate that if the £1 billion acquisition goes through it could mean the end of both nj.partypoker.com and BorgataPoker.com, which are operated by bwin.party. For players, that will […]
DraftKings UK License Raises Concerns in the US
Over the last few months, various gaming media have been critical of Draftkings mainly due to the operator having been granted a UK license allowing them to launch their own unique daily fantasy sports services in the country. DraftKings together with FanDuel are the biggest competitors in the daily fantasy sports business, with DraftKings currently […]
YouTube Gaming Launches Platform For Video Gamers
On Wednesday, August 26th, Google responded to the increasing popularity of Amazon.com`s live streaming gaming product called Twitch, by launching one of its own known as YouTube Gaming. Since Twitch first came on air back in 2011, the platform has grow to become a major player in the digital gaming industry, and more recently in […]
Delaware iPoker Revenues Down 10% To $28,158 In July
The Delaware Division of Gaming Enforcement has released its latest results for July, and the news was not great with both poker and overall gambling revenues tumbling compared to the same month last year. In fact, not only was the $28,158 in online poker revenues lower by 9.9% year-over-year , but it also represented the […]
UK Regulations Impeding Unregulated iPoker Sites
Late in 2014, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) enforced an entire new set of regulatory definitions in which internet gambling operators were instructed to pay a Point of Consumption Tax (POC) rate of 15%, and obtain a unique gambling license from the United Kingdom. If they didn’t like these terms and conditions, they were told […]
Amaya Gaming Plans To Use Victiv As New DFS Platform
As you may be aware, Amaya Gaming group recently purchased the Texas daily fantasy sports service ‘Victiv’, which it will soon re-brand under the admittedly better sounding new name of ‘StarsDraft’. Very shortly, StarsDraft is then expected to link up with the PokerStars platform and initially launch in a select number of U.S. markets, which […]
Is Fantasy Sports Gambling Or A Game Of Skill?
Visit any fantasy sport site and you’ll notice that they always refer to their daily fantasy sports (DFS) product as being an activity based upon skill, and as such should not be considered a form of gambling. For example, DraftKings, the biggest DFS site in the world, states that “Daily fantasy sports is a skill […]
