This Week in Gambling

US Poker – Online poker is now regulated in three states.  Affiliate opportunities are available in Nevada and New Jersey.  The leader in affiliate programs so far is New Jersey. Becoming a regulated poker affiliate is not as easy as becoming one for an offshore site.  Unregulated sites have a potential affiliate complete a web form.  Some have a vetting process, while most will immediately give affiliates links that will track players. Regulated affiliates must go through an application process.  New Jersey affiliates must apply for a vendor’s license before being allowed to market sites.  Most operators help with this…

Poker News – It’s no secret that California is the next state most likely to legalize some sort of Internet gaming. It’s also no secret that PokerStars has been working towards integrating themselves into the future online poker market in the “Golden State.” Not surprisingly, the online poker conglomerate has been met with some opposition. Last week, over a dozen tribes, including the San Manuel and Pechanga, released a statement urging the State Legislature to “prevent unscrupulous entities” from future iPoker opportunities. “Recent news reports indicate that online poker operator, PokerStars, is in partnership negotiations with a California tribe and…

Card Player – Although it fell under the radar for the most part, Nevada’s gaming industry had an important milestone last week. February marked the first time ever that a Silver State gaming revenue report included online poker figures. The state was keeping the numbers under wraps until a third casino firm, South Point, started offering games. Station Casinos, which debuted games in spring 2013, and Caesars Entertainment, which kicked things off in late summer, are the other two. In other words, from now on the successes or failures of Nevada’s online gaming industry will be out in the open…

Casino Scam Report – Delaware and Nevada have high hopes to launch their newly approved internet gaming agreement this summer and Gov. Brain Sandoval is hoping after recent talks with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie that more states will join in on the compact. Sandoval is urging stated to join as he promises a regulatory structure along with his states capabilities to supply an infrastructure for states lacking a current platform. “I think it’s important for them to know that we’re capable of doing this. I trust the regulatory process we have. We vetted this with Delaware for several months…

iGaming Business – The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) will be aiming to establish a “universal online gaming standard” for the industry during a series of meetings set to take place in London on 9 and 10 April. The meetings, hosted by GSA member Playtech, will cover all aspects of the relationships between igaming companies and content providers and suppliers, regulators and land-based operators. Valery Gelfman, Playtech consultant and Chair of GSA’s Online Gaming Committee (OGC), said: “A successful online gaming operation requires multiple integrations with third-parties including external content providers, monitoring authorities and, in many cases, brick and mortar operation….

Sydney Morning Herald – Clubs NSW chief executive Anthony Ball claims: ‘‘Fairfield Clubs do a fantastic job in supporting local community groups that might otherwise notexist if it wasn’t for their support’’ (‘‘Punters in west pile money in pokies’’, March 23). That is all well and good, but even Mr Ball would have to concede that the $298 million the clubs raised from annual poker machine profits is quite a lot tohave taken from the local community in the first place. Both the NSW and federal governments justify their softly, softly approach to problem gambling by citing individual rights (‘‘Time…