French iPoker Revenues Slide 7% To €61m In Q1 2015
France’s online regulator authority (ARJEL) has released its gaming results for the first three months of 2015, and while the country’s online gambling market reported a 3% rise in gross gaming revenues to €190 million, iPoker revenues posted a 7% drop in gross revenues to €61 million compared to the €65 million reported for Q1 […]
PokerStars Signs Global Superstar Neymar Jr As Brand Ambassador
PokerStars may have slimmed its roster of sponsored pros of late, but the site has continued its marketing strategy of signing celebrities who have the potential to bring the game to a wider audience. Well-known sponsored players at the site include tennis ace Rafael Nadal, Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo, Dutch hockey world champion Fatima Moreira […]
MGM Resorts Pushes For Northern New Jersey Casino Expansion
James Murren, chief executive officer of MGM Resorts International, told a group of reporters gathered at the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) offices recently that allowing a new casino to be built in northern New Jersey could be a useful way to generate extra revenue for the state’s struggling gambling industry. Murren also said that “the […]
PokerStars Institutes New Retroactive Affiliate Policy
On May 1st, PokerStars announced a major overhaul of its affiliate program model by ending its previous life-time revenue sharing approach in favor of a new two-year maximum deal. PokerStars confirmed the changes in an e-mail sent to its affiliates on Friday, with the notice subsequently making its way onto a number of poker forums. […]
Daniel Negreanu Joins 24/7 TV Network Poker Central
Recently, poker fans were delighted to learn about the upcoming launch of a brand new poker channel called Poker Central, which aims to provide poker shows around the clock for a global audience. The pioneering network has the potential to expand the game’s player base, and even create new poker superstars for fans to follow, […]
Bryan Micon Charged Over Unlicensed Bitcoin Poker Operation
Poker professional and affiliate manager Bryan Micon is the pioneer behind the Bitcoin online poker room Seals with Clubs (SWC), which he operated out of his Nevada home. However, the site shut down in February after being raided by authorities, and soon after Micon fled the country saying he did not want to raise his […]
Macau Weighs Heavily On Las Vegas Sands Q1 Earnings
Amongst the world’s biggest casino operators, Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) holds an important position as the company was founded by the billionaire Sheldon Adelson, a major campaigner against online gambling in the United States. On a more positive note, however, the American business magnate was the first operator to foresee the lucrative potential of […]
