Online Poker Report – A recent poll of 505 online gamblers by the research firm Commercial Intelligence (CI) has produced some eye-opening numbers when it comes to player preference between licensed and unlicensed online gambling operators in New Jersey. According to their findings, which CI spoke about at the ICE Totally Gaming Exhibition held in London, 35% of New Jersey online poker players only started playing after licensed online gambling was launched in the state. Furthermore, of the 65% of players who were already playing at unlicensed sites, 35% have transitioned to licensed online gaming sites. These numbers should help…

Mondaq – Adoption of and engagement with digital technology have fundamentally changed the structure of consumer markets over the last ten years. The betting and gaming industry has been transformed, first with online and more recently, mobile driving growth. These changes have challenged national governments in Europe and elsewhere to identify efficient and appropriate ways of regulating and taxing the growing remote betting and gaming industry. The current UK regulatory and taxation framework, which has come under some criticism for failing to adapt to the evolution of the industry, will change significantly in the next year. We believe that in…

Poker News – France’s average poker player is male, under the age of 30 with a good educational background. He plays almost every day and feels that there should be more social interaction in online poker. These are the results of an online gaming industry study by France’s Observatory of Games (ODJ) and Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (ODFT). The research, which was made public on Friday, offers an interesting insight into France’s poker industry with significant data that both operators and legislators can now use to help a market suffering in a sharp decline. Despite well-recognized players…

iGaming Business – Online gambling company Betfair has named Paul Cutter as its chief technology officer in what will be the third time the firm has appointed someone new to the role in the space of just five years. According to the CIO.co.uk website, Cutter previously served as director of software engineering at UK pay-television broadcast BSkyB for more than five years. In his new role, Cutter will now be based at Betfair’s Hammersmith headquarters in west London, where he will inherit about 700 IT staff members. Cutter will assume the role from Tony McAllister, a former IT executive at…

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iGaming Business – The Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling has announced that 39 organisations have signed up to become members of the US anti-online gambling campaign group. Funded by Sheldon Adelson, chairman of casino and resort company Las Vegas Sands Corporation, the campaign group is pushing for a complete ban on internet gambling in the US to be restored. The group said the new members represent a “broad-based coalition” that has joined forces to confront the threats posed by online gambling. Planned activities for such companies include educating policymakers and spreading the word through social media. The 39 new member…