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There’s been a lot of questions surfacing regarding how safe your Domain is given last week’s seizure of Bodog.com by the DOJ. And… US officials assert their .com seizure rights, despite major criticism. So… what does this mean for owners, especially iGaming affiliates of .com domain names?
It’s time to re-evaluate your .com strategy. Big time.
Here’s a breakdown for everything you need to know.
Domain Seizure Rights Claimed by US GovernmentAnyone have first hand experience of this… or can lend some advice on more best practices?
All I can say is that it’s best if you’re an affiliate, as well as an Operator, to follow all best practices when it comes to your domain. Bottom line, the DOJ can assert several different guidelines when it comes to a US hosted .com without any warning.
If anyone owns a .com domain name and is afraid of it being seized, it’s probably a good idea to 301 redirect it to another website. That’s probably the only way to keep a .com domain safe at the moment. The whole transition takes about a week or so to complete, and then you should be right back to where you started from
I have never lost any traffic or rankings from all the 301 redirects I’ve completed in the past.so how come CAP is still a .com?
@slotplayer 237186 wrote:
so how come CAP is still a .com?
We don’t house any gambling operation, or handle transfers of payments to and from online gambling players. I think that affiliates are at a much lesser risk than operators. However, I’m not a legal expert, and these are just my thoughts.
Also doesn’t it come down to whether you are doing revshare or CPA / Media buys?
At this point I don’t think any affiliate has been targeted.
Since I’m a real small fry, I have less fears about it.But, the gov. has the power to act rationally or irresponsibly.
With the USA legal system you have to defend yourself – which takes lawyers and money – right or wrong – win or lose – you pay with money and aggravation.If I were starting over today with no domains, I would go for one international domain.
@rmeeuwsen 237345 wrote:
At this point I don’t think any affiliate has been targeted.
Since I’m a real small fry, I have less fears about it.But, the gov. has the power to act rationally or irresponsibly.
With the USA legal system you have to defend yourself – which takes lawyers and money – right or wrong – win or lose – you pay with money and aggravation.If I were starting over today with no domains, I would go for one international domain.
Great insights, rmeeuwsen
Just curious… where would you target internationally?@JillO 237351 wrote:
Great insights, rmeeuwsen
Just curious… where would you target internationally?Just English speaking countries and people.
I usually end up saying somewhere that the casinos accept ‘international players’ or ‘non-usa players’ or that they do not accept ‘USA residents’ “US players’ and the like.
I hate it when I download, install and register casino software only to be told then that they do not accept US players – I try to prevent that from happening to my site visitors.
@Kononen 237742 wrote:
Interesting to see where igaming is going in the future.. In USA and in Europe..
Own a poker site with a .com domain. Just keep your site legal and there wont be any problems.
@rmeeuwsen 237748 wrote:
Just English speaking countries and people.
I usually end up saying somewhere that the casinos accept ‘international players’ or ‘non-usa players’ or that they do not accept ‘USA residents’ “US players’ and the like.
I hate it when I download, install and register casino software only to be told then that they do not accept US players – I try to prevent that from happening to my site visitors.
Excellent rule of thumb, rmeeuwsen! At the end of the day… it’s all about User Experience!
