Google is buying bwin.party In the middle of September, a delicious rumor that Google was making an attempt to purchase bwin.party spread like wildfire through igaming circles. The story originated Daily Mail blogger Geoff Foster who speculated that Mountain View's interest in the struggling operator was fueling a huge jump in bwin stocks on the…
New Jersey gaming officials dealt PokerStars' bid to enter the NJ gaming market a serious blow this week. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the Division of Gaming Enforcement told company officials that it would be a minimum of two years before they could hope to do business in the Garden State.…
[caption id="attachment_38552" align="alignright" width="212" caption="The highly quotable Chris Christie"][/caption] Gambling industry types are always good for quotable content and in 2013, they had plenty to say. Here are ten of the top gambling quotes from the last 12 months. That is the folly of the leagues’ argument — that somehow if you legalize it, take…
Are poker affiliate partners like PokerStars too quick to shut down supposedly inactive accounts? That's the suggestion making the rounds on affiliate forums recently, and it's being asked about several poker operators, not just PokerStars. The issue bubbled up this week in a posting on AffiliateGuardDog.com titled, PokerStars now also close (sic) your account if…
[caption id="attachment_38481" align="aligncenter" width="288" caption="The day Tom Landry warned of has arrived."][/caption] November 2013 online casino news saw plenty of action as two more US states launched regulated igaming. It's a big move for the igaming industry that's being watched closely from all corners of the globe. Here are a few of the big igaming…
Norwegian YouTube users are safe from the threat of rogue gambling advertisements thanks the work of the Norwegian Gaming Authority. In a deal announced this weekend, YouTube agreed to block advertising from operators who aren't licensed to do business in the country. Norwegian gaming regulators have been attempting to broker a deal with YouTube for…
Six Atlantic City Casinos got the go-ahead from New Jersey gaming regulators to end their igaming trial period and proceed with full on real-money online gambling. It's a huge step forward for the Garden State and its bold entry into the regulated igaming market. The six casinos that were cleared for launch include Trump Plaza…
[caption id="attachment_38352" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Shel is not a fan of igaming."][/caption] Did you know that Shel Adelson doesn't much care for online gambling? Did you know that Paypal isn't wild about it either? These facts are confirmed in the top gambling quotes from November, 2013. My moral standard compels me to speak out on this…
New Jersey online gambling operators are participating in a soft launch of the country's newest igaming market that's spread across 17 different sites. As one might expect, the early hours of the trial run were marked with a host of technical glitches. Some end-users reported geolocation errors that kept them from playing, despite their locations…
[caption id="attachment_38253" align="alignright" width="190" caption="I'm coming to get you Calvin..."][/caption] DOJ/Preet Bharara vs Calvin Ayre US Attorney Preetinder Singh "Preet" Bharara is not a guy who is crazy about online gambling, and he's definitely not crazy about iGaming's favorite bad boy, Calvin Ayre. Over the years, Bharara has elevated his dislike of Ayre to some…
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