by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor Google has reversed its anti-gambling advert policy to the UK demographic. The leading international search engine will now accept advertisements from both registered UK organizations and advertisers whose campaigns are based in the European Economic Area (EEA). With the corporate mantra, “Don’t Be Evil,” Google had maintained that its … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor Tex Rees, a Fair Gaming Advocate with eCOGRA will be among several panelists at the Asian Gambling Briefing in Singapore on October 21st. Rees will discuss Responsible Gambling with a number of attendees in the panel moderated by Panos Makridis, Responsible Gaming and Compliance Manager for Galaxy Entertainment. Rees … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor Although the online casino or poker room has yet to be identified, Cape Breton University (Nova Scotia, Canada) is offering free tuition as the grand prize in an online poker tournament, stirring much controversy within the ranks. Matt Stewart, president of the Students Union at the University expressed … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor A popular e-wallet with the online casino gambling industry, NETeller Plc, has announced an identity change that many surmise is an effort to distance itself from the recent encounter with the US Department of Justice. The litigation ended with NETeller having to pay a substantial fee of $185.7 million, … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor Korean law enforcement had another raid on a gambling ring in which the suspects were said to have allowed Korean internet users to wager using a real time webcast from an online casino in the Philippines. The raid resulted in the indictment of four suspects without bail on illegal … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor In response to the growing demand for a competitive internet casino gambling industry, LVS gaming providers have partnered with the SAS business intelligence analytics firm to introduce a revised Enterprise Gaming Platform internationally. The team touts a customer centered gaming platform geared for international online betting and gaming operators. … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor The gambling market is growing rapidly worldwide, with Poland as the latest example of this. According to Puls Biznesu, a Polish newspaper, gambling is the cat’s pajamas of the nation. Estimates say that the country as a whole is likely to spend $7.63 billion on gambling this year, with … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor Six weeks after the online casino industry was introduced UK based Ivobank, the financial institution has skyrocketed and spread to France, Italy and Germany. The online bank whose forte is online payments and money transfers is a godsend of sorts to internet casino merchants, affiliates and players. The … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor Adam Fine, a respected writer for Casino Player magazine, died at the age of 39 shortly before the publication’s 20th anniversary celebration. Fine, very popular in the online casino industry, was widely known for his jocular yet well informed writing style. His untimely death was determined as the result … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor NETeller announced its new partnership with Cardsave, a UK based financial and business provider for independent companies. Cardsave is currently affiliated with 28,000 retailers. In addition to the e-wallet and Net+ cards offered by NETeller, Cardsave allows the payment processor to accept international non-card payments. This will prove to … Read more