Author: Nathan

"We applaud the New Jersey legislature for adopting legislation to regulate and control Internet gambling activity, creating a common-sense framework for protecting consumers, creating jobs and stimulating the state's economy,” Michael Waxman, executive director of the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, stated in a news release yesterday.   "This vote is a positive step by…

Surprising some gaming industry observers, Canadian poker domain name poker.ca sold for a highly respectable $400,000 this week. It’s now allegedly “the most valuable .ca domain on the internet,” according to the new owners. It’s interesting to compare this to last week’s underwhelming Australian domain name sale, as well as last year’s sale of poker.com…

The online gambling industry this week was abuzz over the news that one of the world’s most powerful financial institutions, MasterCard, had spent $840,000 in the 3rd quarter of 2010 lobbying for new online gambling regulatory laws in the United States.That doesn’t necessarily mean MasterCard is a fan of Internet gambling. More likely, the company…

As the Press of Atlantic City points out, New Jersey’s new Internet gambling bill “would put New Jersey ahead of other states that are moving to grab the online gaming market.” But would that be such a great thing for poker affiliates in New Jersey, or the rest of the U.S.? “Some in the poker…

As the online gambling industry waits to see whether New Jersey will become the first American state to regulate online gambling, more states seem to be getting the same idea.In Iowa, gambling lobbyists are trying to convince lawmakers to regulate Internet gambling in that state. And so far, they’re succeeding. “A reported 150,000 Iowans already…

Sportingbet, an official London Stock Exchange-listed online gambling company operatoring on the internatinal market, has announced the launch of a new Internet bingo website serving the Spanish market and powered by the GTECH G2 network. Specifically, the new site, ParadiseBingo.com, has joined G2’s International Bingo Network (IBN), "whose 80 sites in Spain, the UK and…