Category: Online Gambling Stories
New Jersey to Affiliates: Knock it Off!
New Jersey gambling regulators won’t prosecute companies that help facilitate illegal Internet gambling if they knock it off within 150 days. In an advisory bulletin last week, New Jersey Gaming Enforcement Director David Rebuck said his agency will not prosecute any company that promoted, marketed or directed New Jersey customers to illegal Internet betting sites after legal Internet gambling began here in November 2013, provided they cease such activity in the next five months. The same amnesty will apply to companies that helped facilitate Internet bets after passage of a 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling law. “It is clear that those…
UK Gambling Commission Partners with Danish Gambling Regulator
Danish national gambling regulatory body Spillemyndigheden has entered into a partnership with the UK Gambling Commission. Under the agreement, the regulatory bodies will cooperate on projects and share information related to the gambling industry. The partnership will help both bodies with their respective processes surrounding the fight against money-laundering, in addition to the ongoing protection of consumers and prevention of problem gambling. The two organisations will also collaborate on projects to boost the management of player accounts as well as the supervision of advertising in the UK and Danish markets. “The signature of this agreement with Gambling Commission pursues cooperation…
How Bitcoin Works
Bitcoins are a form of currency which is decentralized.Decentralized form implies that this currency is not regulated by any government or any financial institution.This form of currency is very different from traditional form where you require lot of paper work in orer to open an account . Only what all you need is to establish a bitcoin wallet,that will be used by you to access your bitcoins and to transfer bitcoins to other people. . Basics To Setup An Account To establish a bitcoin wallet you can use bitcoin broker such as Coinbase.A certified broker will help you in opening…
Online Sites for US Players
The big question is , are US players still acceptable to the online casino sites?. Well,this is quite difficult to answer as the question is tricky.Few years back,we can say during Bush regime ,online gambling for US citizens was made a little difficult through some legislation from them.Basically,the main summary of the legislation was that financial institutions could not transact with the people and businesses engaged in online gambling.Although ,there was a clause in the legislation which said that people can continue to involve in online gambling if they manage and found alternative methods of making transactions. This put people…
Possible Ladbrokes Takeover Bid Rumors
A Ladbrokes takeover has been at the center peculation this morning, following rumors of a potential £1.6 billion acquisition by rival Paddy Power. UK news source The Daily Mail had revealed the potential takeover bid by Paddy Power, which saw Ladbrokes share price jump 5% to 127p at time of this writing. The takeover speculation had witnessed +25 million Ladbrokes shares traded, as the operator may have become the target of a rival operator or a cash rich private equity firm. The speculation of a potential Ladbrokes takeover by Paddy Power may surprise many within the industry. In March 2015…
California Attack Ads Target PokerStars
The rhetoric surrounding California online poker continues to intensify, dampening the state’s chances of passing a bill to regulate the industry in 2015. Latest to the fray: a radio ad campaign from the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians that paints an aggressively negative picture of both PokerStars and the brand’s new owner Amaya. The campaign comes on the heels of the California Gaming conference where a tribal coalition (including Viejas) that opposes the participation of horse tracks and PokerStars in regulated online poker was consistently branded as obstructionist by those who support inclusion of tracks, PokerStars, or both. The version…




















