Author: Nathan

September 25, 2009 (CAP Newswire) -- U.K.-focused financial news sources this week were buzzing with the possibility that France might soon open its online gaming market to other nations, a move that could dramatically boost the fortunes of some prominent U.K.-based companies. That home market in the U.K. was estimated at $1.4 billion last year,…

September 25, 2009 (CAP Newswire) -- The iGaming Business publishing company has just announced the beginning of the nomination stage for the upcoming iGB Affiliate Awards, to be held at the London Affiliate Conference on 28 January, 2010. With twenty-three awards across six categories, the iGB Affiliate Awards were created to honor the and most…

September 24, 2009 (CAP Newswire) -- Just days after its introduction, Democratic Senator Ron Wyden has withdrawn an amendment that sought to help fund health care reforms in the United States by legalizing and taxing online gambling. A spokesperson for Wyden told The Hill that the senator did not want to introduce a bill so…

September 24, 2009 (CAP Newswire) -- Hot off the heels of the success of the Budapest Affiliate Conference, the iGaming Business group is preparing for two more upcoming online gaming affiliate marketing conferences, also centered in Europe. From the 29th to the 31st of October, the group will be holding iGB España, a localized, niche-oriented…

September 23, 2009 (CAP Newswire) -- On Monday, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) delivered a long-in-the-works plan for a new set of regulations deciding how Internet service providers (ISPs) will be allowed to interfere with the websites to which they provide access. The mission is to write into law new rules dictating that “broadband providers…

September 23, 2009 (CAP Newswire) -- Today more than ever before, online security is a priority for Internet consumers — and online gamers. And as criminals become more and more innovative in their techniques to steal online data, online companies are required to become more and more resourceful in their security systems. SQL injection, manipulation…

September 23, 2009 (CAP Newswire) -- Euro Partners site Titan Poker is hosting the European Championship of Online Poker V, the company announced this week. This year’s ECOOP events begin on November 23rd and run through December 6th 2009. The total prize pools add up to a guaranteed $4,550,000, with just one tournament taking place…

September 23, 2009 (CAP Newswire) -- After a European Court of Justice decision earlier this month that ruled that Portugul could limit the activities of bwin, an Austrian-based online gaming company that had signed a sponsorship deal with a Portuguese football league, it appears that other online gaming companies in the region are rethinking their…