CJEU Ruling Impacts Segregated Player Pooling
Over the last few years, a number of member nations of the European Union have passed laws restricting online poker. These laws include banning residents from accessing legal sites that are licensed by other EU nations, prohibiting the pooling of players from multiple EU nations on a single site, or placing licensing barriers on foreign […]
UK Gambling TV Advertising Skyrockets in 2015
The latest figures out of the UK indicate that the country’s gambling firms are betting big on television advertising. Despite voluntary industry restrictions that prevent gambling ads from airing before 9:00PM, the amount spent by gambling companies on TV commercials has increased by 46 percent since 2012, and those numbers are raising some eyebrows among […]
PokerStars Stopping Progress on Californian iPoker
The desire to pass online poker legislation in California is real, and for several years advocates have been pushing for a change in the law to allow Californians access to online poker sites. So far, however, progress towards legislation has been stymied by a disagreement over the terms of the proposed law. Those following the […]
Gambling Online Using the Digital Currency Bitcoin
The Bitcoin was invented back in 2008 as a worldwide alternative to traditional currency, but when it was first developed it was rarely used for this purpose. During 2012 and 2013, however, Bitcoin began to gain popularity as people began looking for ways to make online purchases and send money to people in other countries […]
Some US States Protect Player Funds Better Than Others
After Black Friday sounded the death knell for Full Tilt, Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker, their customers were initially unable to determine what had happened to their funds, and in some cases, never did get their money returned to them. With three US states now offering regulated online poker industries, and at least four more […]
iPoker Legislation Slow Moving in Portugal, Holland and Slovenia
As of July 1, PokerStars is no longer operating in Slovenia, joining other major poker providers in exiting the country. The world’s most well-known poker brand also ceased operations in Portugal last year and stopped advertising their site in the Netherlands two summers ago. All three of these moves were in reaction to national online […]
Philippines President “Duterte Harry” Targeting iGambling Sites
The newly inaugurated President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has wasted no time in letting the people know that he plans to do all he can to clean up the country over the next 6 years in office. In an address that followed his oath of office on June 30, 2016, Duterte spoke outside the […]
