The race to acquire Bwin.Party is picking up steam now that Amaya Gaming has put in a €1.5 billion ($1.68 billion USD) offer on its one-time rival. Amaya Gaming, which already owns Poker Stars and FullTilt, is teaming up with GVC Holdings in the acquisition effort. Both companies, it should be noted, have already placed…
As of June 1, 2015, ChipSplit will be shutting down its affiliate program for good. Unlike many other affiliate programs that have shuttered in the past, ChipSplit says it will continue to pay affiliate for players they've already referred. While there certainly are detailed reasons of some kind or another behind the closure, they weren't…
Full Tilt Poker is all set to take on the red hot Danish gambling market after securing the proper licensing from the Danish Gambling Authority. Once they're up and running, Full Tilt will find themselves in heated competition with at least 113 other licensed gaming companies. In a statement to PokerNews, Full Tilt Managing Director,…
Troubled UK operator 666Bet and its parent company finally have some good news for their players; they can get their money back. Earlier this week the company announced that players have until May 24 to submit a withdrawal request. The announcement ends weeks of drama and speculation after the UK Gambling Commission pulled 666Bet's license,…
The world of daily fantasy sports (DFS) leagues and casino affiliate marketing just got a whole lot closer with the announcement of a partnership between DraftKings and IBus Media and its media outlet, Poker Affiliate World (PAW). Under the terms of the deal, PAW bloggers have access to a wide variety of CPA deals for…
Gamblers in about half the countries on the planet have access to regulated online gambling in one form or another. That's the conclusion from a new study by Key to Casino, an online gambling research firm. Key to Casino's exhaustive shows that 60 of the 196 countries in the world allow their citizens to engage…
Weekly and daily fantasy sports leagues have moved rapidly from a niche market to a force to be reckoned with. Nowhere is this dynamic more evident than in the United States, where fantasy sports are the only, readily available, form of legal sports wagering. Not only have the major sports leagues embraced DFS, so have…
The Greek gambling market has roared back to life after years of decline brought about by the country's devastating economic collapse. According to the latest numbers from the Greek Gaming Oversight and Control Commission (EEEP), the country's gamblers boosted industry revenues by a whopping 9% in 2014, over the previous. Even better, for the Greek gambling…
This Saturday's bout between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Paqcuiao is being billed as the Fight of the Century, and if betting action is any indication, it may live up to that hype. According to reports from online and land-based sportsbooks, action on Mayweather-Paquiao is reaching a fever pitch in the days ahead of the big…
Australia is one of the biggest sports betting markets on the planet, but online, in-play wagering (one of the most lucrative sports betting products on the planet) is illegal in the Down Under. That's a serious problem that's elicited a very creative solution from the folks at William Hill. Under current Aussie gaming law, punters…
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