If Sting’s article is correct, then that is good.
With regard to your questions, most of the things that take place are back-room deals and I am only reading about it from Washington Insiders.
Sting also talks to people as well.
If I was to define 2 of the most pivotal moments for online gaming, this is one of them. The other was the Patriot Act of September 2001, where they tried to tack the anti-gambling legislation to the bill and it was removed the morning of the vote.
If Sting is correct, we dodged a bullet. A BIG bullet. Because if the ISP’s are testing filters that block all sites with gaming content, this would hobble most of the industry. If we delay this bill and not get it tacked onto the Reform Legislation, most companies in this industry should seriously consider restructuring. That starts with the Software suppliers all the way down to the affiliate. For you, the affiliate you need to re-examine where you are:
1) Look at other markets (outside the USA)
2) Look at other industries.
You need to diversify your revenue so that if one market is affected, you are not out of business. This is a HUGE wake up call for the industry. Not just the operators and the software suppliers. You as well.
Let’s hope Sting was right with his info.
Marc Lesnick
Conference Organizer
Casino Affiliate Convention
http://www.casinoaffiliateconvention.com