888Poker is pulling the plug on its traditional rakeback program and replacing it with a "holistic" rewards program that covers a lot more than just online poker. According to an announcement from 888Poker, which was posted on the forums at 2+2, the new program will be simpler for players to follow and new levels will…
During the peak of its advertising and sponsorship blitz last fall, DraftKings was slapping its logo on pretty much anything that stood still. Besides its endless run of television and radio advertisements, the daily fantasy sports giant also sponsored six major esports teams. Well, that was then and this is now. This week, DraftKings announced…
Tony Romo's bid to host a daily fantasy sports expo suffered a major setback this week in a Dallas court room. At issue is whether or not the NFL was guilty of tortious interference when it cancelled a daily fantasy sports convention Romo was hosting at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas last…
PokerStars.fr is bidding, "Adieu" to its Austrian based players. The move comes in the wake of a new value added tax (VAT) that's set to shave an additional 20% off the company's take. News of PokerStars.fr's Austrian exit broke earlier this week, but the decision to leave has been brewing since 2007. That's when new…
888Poker has announced that will be the official sponsor of the 2016 World Series of Poker. The deal includes plenty of high profile sponsorship perks but the most interesting to casino affiliates has to be the 888Poker Satellite Tournaments. As part of their deal with the World Series of Poker, 888 will be hosting a…
Austrian officials have charged two Bwin.Party executives with bribery in relation to the company's failed 2007 bid to obtain a Turkish sports betting license. Norbert Teufelberger and Manfred Bodner were both charged with money laundering, breach of trust and corruption. The charges were laid against Teufelberger and Bodner were presented back on January 12, but…
PokerStars is getting ready to launch its New Jersey online poker site on March 21. It's the culmination of Amaya Gaming's billion dollar gamble on the American market and the tail-end of the epic Black Friday saga. The new site is being launched in partnership with Resorts Casino, per a New Jersey law that requires…
The Commonwealth of Virginia has become the first U.S. State to legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports. It's the first good news the beleaguered daily fantasy sports industry has had since its free-fall began last October. The Fantasy Contests Act (SB 646) was approved by both houses of the Virginia Legislature and is now awaiting …
Gaming industry profit reports from 2015 and the results are a pretty mixed bag. The once struggling Caesars Interactive Entertainment Group (CIE) reported record profits, while Ladbrokes reported its first loss in a decade. Here are a few tidbits from the latest reports. CIE Books Record Profits CIE is a bright spot in a company…
Western Union, one of the largest payment transfer companies on the planet, is the target of a Federal investigation involving online gambling payments from offshore casinos. According to CNBC, the feds have issued a large number of subpoenas to the company for documents relating to online gambling payments. In what could be an ominous sign…
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