Last week, on what’s been labeled “Black Friday”, the U.S. Department of Justice surprised pretty much everyone by implementing a sudden, wide-ranging shutdown of online poker rooms to the United States market in combination with 11 arrests. Days later, the consequences of that action are starting to be understood. UIGEA 2.0? Here’s what happened: On…
Today, social networks are easily the most-watched segment of Internet advertising, in the United States and worldwide. Of course, Google is still king of SEO, and most web companies and online entrepreneurs still correctly focus a great deal of funds and energy into maintaining their position on that most dominant of search engines. But, as…
Last week, the domain names of the largest U.S-facing Internet poker rooms were seized by the United States Department of Justice in a story that’s sent shockwaves through not only the online gaming industry but the entire Internet. Three of the largest of those sites, PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and UB.com, have issued statements to…
Stats shaving, a short-hand term for “statistics shaving” and interchangeable with “player shaving”, can be a serious problem that hurts your ability to make online casino profits. Shaving refers to an attempt to deprive affiliates from their commissions, thereby “shaving” the company’s extra expenses (i.e., paying affiliates). Here’s how it usually goes down” • An…
The domain names of three of the largest online poker rooms that accept U.S. players have been seized by the FBI and shut down in the U.S., several sources are reporting. As of this morning, Friday, April 15, PokerStars.com, FullTiltPoker.com, UB.com and Absolute Poker (both part of the CEREUS network) are now off-limits to visitors…
Much has happened on the road to regulating online gambling and Internet poker in the U.S. in recent weeks. And all eyes are on the District of Columbia, which has surprised everyone by announcing new online gambling laws. D.C. gets there first The big news being trumpeted by all facets of mainstream media is that…
Some big news has been shaking the online gaming world's business sector, as some leading Internet gambling brands have made big announcements regarding their finances and leadership. Here’s the latest on the online gambling business world: 888 CEO to depart Gigi Levy, the well-known chief executive for 888 Holdings, has announced that he's leaving the…
Casino affiliates have no shortage of webmaster tools to help them optimize their affiliate marketing plans. But one of the most effective of those webmaster tools may be one that’s most often overlooked: 301 redirects. 301 redirects are usually regarded as a way to save SEO status when re-organizing your website. For example, if you’re…
With the latest report describing the continuing decline of Las Vegas’ revenues, it’s becoming more clear that the increased popularity of online gambling in the United States is one of the main reasons why land-based casino revenues in the U.S. continue to fail, even though the country’s economic situation is said to be improving. That…
The UK may be the world’s best regulated and most competitive online gambling market, but there’s plenty of power in the U.S. casino affiliate market, too. Because of its usually uncertain (and sometimes downright frightening) regulatory status, the United States doesn’t have the robust online gambling market that Europe does. But make no mistake: The…
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