The United States has an ally in war on Internet poker. Reports indicate that Australian authorities are working with the U.S. DoJ in the ongoing online gambling persecutions that went into high gear on April 15 (“Black Friday”). From the beginning, most people in online gaming circles suspected that Black Friday was directly connected with…
Yesterday, we discussed how to redirect U.S. traffic away from your website. Today, we tackle tactics on how to legally safeproof your casino affiliate business to better protect yourself from potential penalties arising from the recent U.S. legal situation. According to Professor I. Nelson Rose — Senior Professor at Whittier Law School and gambling advisor…
Another victim of the United States’ iGaming attack as PowerPoker announces that it's now shutting out all new U.S. players. "Due to recent movements by the U.S. government concerning online poker, PowerPoker is no longer accepting new U.S. players,” the company announced in an email received late last night. That message went on to explain…
Poker’s biggest event kicked off yesterday in Las Vegas as the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) dealt its first hand. This year’s edition of the globe-trotting poker tournament is the 42nd annual, and, as usual, the games are being played in Las Vegas at the Rio Hotel and Casino. From here, the tournament moves…
The global online gaming world continues to struggle with recent changes to the U.S. market, as a result of the American government’s shutdown of the world’s biggest online poker sites. And the biggest lesson to be learned from this action? It’s more important than ever for webmasters to stay on top of where their visitors…
Most online marketers spend the bulk of their time trying to get traffic to their site. That’s the whole idea behind search engine optimization (SEO), right? It’s engineering your website so that it lands at the top of the search engines and brings in more visitors. But, much like the ongoing debate in marketing schools…
Last week, Dublin was the center of the online gambling world as iGaming Business held its much-anticipated iGaming Super Show. “Neither the ash cloud nor Black Friday” could dampen the spirits at the show, reported CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero. And, indeed, though the U.S. online poker crackdown was the biggest topic of conversation, the atmosphere was…
After six weeks, it's time to call this what it is: An international war against poker, with the U.S. leading the opposition. As gaming affiliates, we can't defend or condone any violation whatsoever of U.S. financial laws. But we also can't just sit back and let our leaders shut down every major Internet poker site…
What happens when one of the most popular payment solutions for players and affiliates suddenly shuts down? Sadly, it’s a situation that’s becoming a bit too familiar lately. What happened? Last week, a CAP member reported receiving the following message from QuickTender: “Please be advised that there was an issue with your recent withdrawal request,…
More gloomy blowback from the domain name seizures and the government's effort to drive the international online poker industry out of the U.S. QuickTender / UseMyWallet halts withdrawals Payment processor UseMyWallet (also known as QuickTender) has announced that it’s halted withdrawals of funds. “It is our express intention to ensure that the funds of our…
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