UK iGaming Industry Steadily Growing
While some games like online poker are struggling to rake in profits, the iGaming industry is growing as a whole. In the United Kingdom, online gambling now accounts for one-third of all gambling in the country, according to a report issued by the Online Gambling Commission of Great Britain. UK iGambling Revenue in 2016 Between […]
Esports Industry Worth $493 million in 2016
Esports or video game competitions has been booming in recent times, and last year the industry’s audience grew to roughly 148 million enthusiasts, and generated $493 million in revenue. Moreover, industry experts feel that e-sports shows no sign of slowing in growth, and will likely grow to be a $1 billion market by 2019. In […]
Spain’s iGambling Revenue Soars 22.6% in Q2 of 2017
Spain is proving to be a strong market for online gambling, with the latest figures released by the country’s regulatory agency, the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), revealing that the industry’s revenue was up by 22.6 percent at the end of the second quarter of 2017 compared to its performance during the same […]
$1.24M Slots Jackpot Lawsuit Reaches Satisfactory Conclusion
A lawsuit out of the 414th State District Court of Texas reveals just how complicated things can become when a lucky person or persons wins a jackpot at a casino. One such case involving Stephen M. Cutbirth and Lacey Newman has recently been resolved by the courts, and can serve as a cautionary tale of […]
A Rare Glimpse into the World of High Stakes Poker
Hong Kong national Winfred Yu may not be as widely known as some poker players like Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan and Daniel Cates, but the businessman is still able to hold his own at the tables with many of these western superstars of the game. As well as having had many years of practice playing […]
New Hampshire Hoping For Online Lottery by Early 2018
It may be happening slowly, but online gambling is beginning to push its way through state legislative bodies across the United States. Nevertheless, there are a number of people who oppose such legalization, while infighting between major gambling operators is making it hard for new states to follow suit and join the already regulated states […]
Colombia’s Newly Regulated iGambling Market
PokerStars has opted to exit the newly regulated iGambling market in Colombia after the decision of Coljuegos, the online gambling regulator, to block a list of 325 unlicensed online gambling operators. In the fall, Colombia became the first country in Latin America to regulate online gambling, and a few months later PokerStars subsequently sent an […]
