iGaming Business – Malta-based online operator DongCasino.com has announced the launch of an affiliate programme for its online casino and sportsbook in partnership with Income Access, a provider of technology and affiliate iGaming management solutions. The new programme will be managed using the affiliate software of Income Access. To mark the launch of the programme, DongCasino.com has unveiled a promotion for new affiliates. During the first three months, affiliates will receive a revenue share of 65% for the first month, 50% for the second and 40% for the final month. In addition, affiliates that refer 120 or more depositing players…

4Flush – Legal online poker is currently available in three US states, Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey, and it may soon be coming to a state near you thanks to the 2011 reversal of their interpretation of the Wire Act –after declaring the Wire Act applied to all forms of online gambling back in 2002, the DOJ now feels it only applies to sports-betting. This new interpretation opened the door for states to pass online gambling legislation, and with the federal government unlikely to take action either way, it appears online gambling will be left up to each state for…

Gaming group Vegas Partner Lounge is to launch two new mobile casinos in an effort to address the continuing growth of mobile gaming. Casino-Mate Mobile and Maple Casino Mobile, which will now be added to the group’s existing three mobile sites, are compatible with mobile and tablet devices that support iOS, Blackberry and Android platforms. Casino-Mate Mobile offers new players a four-tier welcome bonus that cumulatively adds up to $/€/£1,400, depending on where the player is based. Players receive a 100% bonus up to $/€/£100 on their first deposit, a 200% bonus up to $/€/£50 on their second deposit, a…

Aljazeera – The man in the dark green shirt and matching scarf, stood, statuesque, on Stevenage Road, in the upper-middle-class district of Fulham in west London. Some other fans, in Scottish kilts, stopped to take his picture. He wanted to be noticed, because he held a placard in front of his chest with words written in red ink across it: “We don’t fix matches, we WIN them.” Across the road, at Fulham’s Craven Cottage stadium, the placard bearer’s beloved Nigeria team was about to kick off against Scotland, in the first of Nigeria’s friendly preparation matches for the World Cup….

Police from Macau, Hong Kong and mainland China are stepping up enforcement action against illegal World Cup betting as police from both Special Administrative Regions and from Guangdong province have launched a month-long crackdown on illegal football gambling, Hong Kong Standard newspaper reports. The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil kicks off on June 12 with the final set for July 13. In June 2010, Macau’s casino revenue declined 20 percent from the previous month, a drop that was attributed by some financial analysts to the World Cup keeping some gamblers away from gaming tables and slot machines. Gambling revenue for the…

Allowing gambling on video game competition may be a wave of the future in Nevada. “The market is huge,” says Christopher LaPorte, owner of Insert Coins, a video arcade in downtown Las Vegas. This would be a new way to invigorate the gaming industry, he says. A legislative study committee recommended Nevada change its law to permit the state Gaming Commission to decide on ways to expand the gaming market. Dan Reaser, a Reno lawyer representing game manufacturers, advanced the proposal. The idea would be to allow the Gaming Commission to approve rules to permit skill-based games and also to…