iGaming is one of the world’s biggest industries, and companies in the sector collectively generate billions of dollars between them each year. However, knowing where you can and cannot operate can be tough to determine. Some jurisdictions have made gambling illegal but adopt a lenient approach to offshore websites, whereas the penalties for offering or…
One of the most critical factors to ensure success is agreeing to fair terms and conditions when entering a new partnership with any operator. However, many sports betting and iGaming affiliates – especially the newer ones – don’t necessarily know what to look out for. As a result, they end up in partnerships that aren’t…
New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone is getting ready to introduce a bill that would massively reshape the nature of US gambling laws. Pallone's proposed measure would do everything from legalize sports betting to undoing PAPSA. The big question now is whether or not he's got the political juice to push his bill through America's most…
The tiny country of Cyprus, and its notoriously discrete bankers, have held onto the land and web-based casino industry's fortunes for years. Oddly enough, Cyprus has never hosted any actual casinos. That situation could change dramatically by the end of the month. According to published reports on Cyprus media outlets including in-Cyprus.com, Cypriot lawmakers could…
Gaming enforcement authorities in Romania have had it with unlicensed operators and they're doing everything in their power to stop them dead in their tracks. In some very blunt remarks, Romania's National Gambling Office (NGO) president Cristinela Odeta Nestor has vowed to, "eradicate," operators who don't fall in line with the country's harsh new gambling…
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,…
Germany's reputation as one of the most efficient, well-run countries on the planet took a big hit this week as the country's sloppy sports betting license affair took a major step backwards. The latest episode in this multi-year drama centered on the mass resignation of the entire Sports Advisory Board (SAB). SAB representatives included figures…
The situation at 666Bet.com has gone from messy to messier as customers clamor for refunds and company officials come up with excuses to avoid doing just that. Late last month, 666Bet.com's UK gambling licenses were pulled as gaming officials investigated its connections to a money laundering scandal. These allegations also led to the arrest of…
Google is facing a major legal headache as European regulators are, reportedly, preparing formal antitrust charges against the search giant. According to a report on SearchEngineLand.com, commissioners who were once keen on settling with Google without charges, are now leaning towards more serious actions. Google executives are, no doubt, sweating the possibility of facing antitrust…
The Restoration of America's Wire Act (RAWA) had its day before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations and the results were every bit as insane as you might have imagined. Anti-online gambling members of Congress used the hearing to air out a litany of complaints against online gambling that ranged from…
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