Author: Nathan

New Jersey is taking another crack at legalizing online gambling with a new bill that would export regulated online gaming across state lines. If successful, this could radically transform online gambling in the United States by restricting players’ access to international brands (in favor of New Jersey-based or New Jersey-approved brands). State Senator Raymond J.…

Online gaming software developer and licensor Playtech has been named the “2010 International Company of the Year” at the AIM Awards, an annual business awards ceremony sponsored by the London Stock Exchange and PricewaterhouseCoopers. To put it mildly, the event is a big deal in London business circles, and represents a solid vote of confidence…

Long one of the online gaming industry’s biggest names, Sportingbet has made a string of brand-building business moves in recent months that’s seen its share price skyrocket. Now, rumors of a merger with Unibet (rumors which Sportingbet has confirmed) are raising that share price higher, giving the brand an even higher profile in the online…

SEO has changed the way the Internet works, in ways that aren’t always so great. Sure, if you’re an online marketer, you need to be engaged in search marketing to help visitors find your site. But for that same reason, you realize that the search results you see are mostly there because they’ve been marketed. …

Testament to the economic power of online gambling: According to the Montreal Gazette, about 86,000 adults in Quebec gamble online, averaging an individual spend of $9,903 each. That’s good news for the Quebec government, which is geting ready to launch (before Christmas) a newly regulated online gaming system. It’s also an indication of what kind…

Even though you’re a gambling affiliate, tracking your conversions shouldn’t be like shaking dice. After all, the main goal of your affiliate marketing site is getting visitors to convert — to click on your ads and then sign up and spend money at that online gaming site. Your effectiveness at converting visitors is your conversion…

Yesterday, a new World Series of Poker champ was crowned: Jonathan Duhamel, “a 23-year-old college drop-out from Quebec,” according to the Associated Press, is Canada’s first WSOP champ. He took home $8.9 million in prize money.Duhamel vanquished Florida’s John Racener after a 90-minute head-to-head, entering the final matchup with a huge six-to-one chip advantage. Those…

Are you ready for a new Internet? Soon, the Internet will be “upgraded” to HTML5. Realize it or not, this is already changing the way the Internet works, and online marketers should already be planning for it. The basic info: HTML5 is the latest version of the programming language known as Hypertext Protocol (HTML), the…

November 8, 2010 (CAP PR Wire) -- Microgaming (www.microgaming.com), the world’s largest provider of online gaming software, today announces the launch of a brand new casino product, Pachislo and Pachinko. Microgaming’s leading game designers have created two Pachislo three reel, five payline games and one Pachinko game; all of which capture the authentic feel of…