On an earnings call today covering Amaya’s 1Q15 results, CEO David Baazov reiterated that PokerStars NJ remains “on track” for approval and launch in the third quarter of 2015 as outlined in Amaya’s last call. Baazov’s statement echoes sentiments expressed recently by New Jersey regulators and the owner of PokerStars’ NJ partner Resorts AC. Baazov offered somewhat mixed commentary on California, sounding both positive and non-committal notes that lacked specificity (understandable given the muddy waters surrounding the issue). “We’re very pleased with the efforts and what we see,” said Baazov, adding that “we’re very very excited about what momentum we…

Carbon Poker sent emails out to affiliates on Friday with bad news.  The site decided to stop offering its affiliate program effective June 1.  There is a silver lining.  Action given by players referred to Carbon Poker before June 1 will continue to generate revenue share for their affiliates. This move comes amid the slowest payout times in the past year at Carbon Poker.  U.S. players report waiting 10-12 weeks for checks to arrive from Carbon Poker.  Skrill was recently dropped as an option for players outside the U.S. Players outside the U.S. had their pending Skrill requests recently reversed. …

Swedish operator association Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS) has confirmed that Apple is to reinstate gambling applications for a number of major operators to the country’s App Store. As reported by iGaming Business, technology giant Apple in March removed the apps due to complaints from the Lotteriinspektionen national regulatory body. The regulator advised Apple that unlicensed operators were targeting players in Sweden. However, an intervention from the BOS will now enable Apple to reinstate the apps for players in the country to access. The BOS said it sent Apple a letter explaining that the apps were not in breach of Swedish…

Over 60 countries around the world license online casinos, the US is the worst country for gamblers, and 56 percent of the world’s population faces some form of online gambling ban, but ordinary players are not penalised in most cases. These are the main findings of a research project into online gambling access, by affiliate KeyToCasino. Looking at sources in 46 languages from 225 countries, KeyToCasino researched online and land-based casino access and then gave each country a Gambling Availability Score. A key part of this score was the policy of online casinos. For example, 14 percent of casinos restrict…

PRNewswire – As regulations continue to evolve, Interactive and Social Gaming is rapidly growing in popularity as well as presenting impressive revenue potentials for Mobile & Digital Gaming companies while research firms project the market may expand to over $3Billion in 2015 alone.  Gaming Stocks in focus today are:  Tapinator, Inc. (OTC: TAPM), International Game Technology PLC (NYSE: IGT), Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA), Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS), Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) Tapinator, Inc. (OTC: TAPM) is pleased to announce that it has launched its first social casino property, “Video Poker VIP,” on Apple’s…

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has revealed that the US state’s regulated online gaming market experienced further year-on-year growth during the month of April. Online gaming revenue from operators in the state amounted to $12.6 million (€11 million), up 11% on the same month last year but slightly down on the $13.2 million achieved in March of this year. The Borgata interactive gaming licence, which includes the Borgata, PartyPoker and Pala Interactive online gaming operations in New Jersey, continues to lead the market with approximately $4 million in revenue. The DGE noted that total online gaming revenue…