[caption id="attachment_36929" align="alignright" width="220" caption="David Carruthers."][/caption] David Carruthers Back in 2006 David Carruthers, then the CEO of BetonSports.com, was on a flight from the UK to Costa Rica where the internet gambling site was based. Though he knew the flight had a brief layover in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, he definitely didn't know he would be…
American affiliates and former employees of Full Tilt Poker might find themselves frozen out of the remission process that's just getting ready to pay out. The bombshell news is unconfirmed, and first surfaced in an e-mail from the Garden City Group that was posted on Poker Players Alliance Vice President Rich Muny's Facebook page. The…
Ultimate Poker Ultimate Gaming won the online poker race in Nevada and is likely to remain the big boy on the block for a while (even as competitors start entering the market). With the full marketing power of the Stations Casinos and the promotional machine that is the UFC at its side, Ultimate is definitely…
August is traditionally a slow month in the gaming business, but hot weather and holidays didn't keep the online casino business from making headlines, rolling out new products and doing battle with the Feds. Here are the August online casino headlines you need to know. Heat Hits UK Gambling Market - England's hot, hot summer…
[caption id="attachment_36654" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Legalize it, don't criticize it."][/caption] The men and women of the gambling industry can always be counted on tell it like it is and this month was no exception. Here are the top ten gambling quotes from the month of August. 1. The introduction of the POC tax is likely to…
Life as an affiliate can be very hectic, especially if you promote many different operators. You need to keep up with their promotions, your players, the affiliate reports, sending out emails to players, finding new ways of generating traffic, keeping up with Google’s algorithm changes, complaining to affiliate managers, and the list goes on. On…
Is real-money Facebook poker the magic bullet the online poker industry has been searching for ever since Black Friday? On its face, it's definitely got a lot of promise. After all, Zynga Poker (formerly Zynga Texas Hold 'Em) has, at times, had as many as 15 million active players. More recently, DoubleDown social casino has…
The .com address—a few years ago this was the only domain that anyone really wanted. While there were options available such as the .net or .org address, they were generally seen as second-rate, when compared to the .com. Today, the internet is a much bigger place that it ever was before, plus using a domain…
[caption id="attachment_35990" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Ivey's icey stare."][/caption] 1. Play to Win Everything we know about Phil Ivey is based on what we've read on the Web and it's a picture of a guy who plays to win every time. Ivey's known for being a tough player who's nearly impossible to read (an obvious advantage on…
[caption id="attachment_36029" align="alignright" width="256" caption="Jeffrey Haas (left)"][/caption] The executives at Bwin.party and PokerStars are playing a game of musical chairs that could help Bwin recapture its flagging poker fortunes. According to a report in EGR Magazine, poker industry veteran Jeffrey Haas will step into the position of Head of Online Poker at Bwin.party in the…
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