Criminal Activity Spikes Following Macau Corruption Crackdown
In 2012, the Chinese government resolved to crackdown on corruption and abuse of power inside the Communist Party, no matter if it involved a high-ranking official or lowly civil servants, and to date more than one hundred “tigers and flies” have been arrested and removed from office, including national leaders, party officials, military officers, and […]
Hybrid Poker Bot Unnerves Online Community
Online poker companies are very strict when it comes to the use of poker bots, with their terms of service clearly stating that the use of such unscrupulous software will not be tolerated. Party Poker, for instance, is said to employ more than 100 people tasked with identifying and shutting player accounts whose behavior looks […]
Skill-Based Slots To Become A Feature Of Nevada Casinos
Slots are one of the gambling industry’s biggest money spinners, in some cases producing up to 70% of a casino’s revenue stream, but times have changed with younger players moving away from lottery-style games of pure chance to demanding more skill from their gaming experience. Aware of changing dynamics, the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers […]
US-Friendly Offshore Sites Outperforming The Regulated Poker Market
Each week continuing declines in the global online poker market are reported by tracking site PokerScout, but in the meantime the grey market continues to grow and outperforms its regulated equivalent. To put things into perspective, over the past two years the global .com iPoker market contracted by a worrying 23%, whist over that same […]
Le Monde Calls For Reform Of France’s Online Poker Market
Respected French newspaper, Le Monde, recently published an article on its online platform calling for sweeping reforms to the country’s online poker market in order to save the industry from ultimate annihilation. In its May 13th piece entitled “Le poker en ligne bientôt au tapis?” (Is Online Poker Going Through The Floor Soon?), the news […]
2015 WSOP From May 27th To July 14th In Las Vegas
Each year, thousands of gamblers from around the world descend upon Las Vegas to take part in the most anticipated tournament series in poker, the World Series of Poker (WSOP). This annual poker marathon was first launched in 1970, and over the intervening decades has grown in size and status, with the 46th Annual World […]
Online Gambling Does Not Cause Addictive Behavior
Since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement (UIGEA) was re-interpreted in 2011 to permit regulated state-by-state internet gambling, opponents have fiercely been attacking the move and crusading to have iGaming consigned to the scrap heap once more. Chief amongst its critics is Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson, who has compared online gambling to “crack cocaine,” […]
