Daniel Allermand

Daniel Allermand

iGaming.org Reporter
Daniel Allermand is a freelance writer, with more than 14 years of experience in the industry as an operator, affiliate and poker player. Daniel has decided it was time to try and bring more coverage about the industry to the general public by writing articles about everything from poker to casino.  

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  • Casino

Daniel's latest articles


Hot Wallet Problems for Bitstamp – Possible Hacking

Bitstamp is one of the world's leading and most famous Bitcoin exchange sites, having been in operation since before the boom of the Bitcoin happened and haven't had any sort of issues with payments - Until now The company send out an email to its users, after many discovered that their account balances were in 0, which stated that they are..
11 years ago

Shane Warne Stops Sponsorship with 888Poker

Shane Warne, the Australian former international cricketer and 888 ambassador, announced today through Twitter that he has parted way with 888 Poker The sponsorship between the two parties has been ongoing for quite a while, but apparently no more Warne is a solid tournament poker player and has been representing 888 Poker in tournaments around..
11 years ago

Michigan Casinos Creates 17,000 Jobs

The state of Michigan and especially the city of Detroit has had a rough couple of years The unemployment rate has skyrocketed, many large companies has moved away from the area and the poverty is amongst the highest in the country This has led to many people gambling away their money in the hopes of winning big money to support their family But..
11 years ago

Paddy Power Appoints Andy McCue as New CEO

Paddy Power, the world famous bookmaker based out of Ireland, announced today the replacement for their previous Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Patrick Kennedy Kennedy announced his departure from Paddy Power in May last year at a board meeting, with the company having looked for the ideal candidate ever since The new CEO of Paddy Power will be..
11 years ago

Mt. Gox Missing Bitcoins Likely an Inside Job

Mt Gox used to be the site that most people traded their Bitcoins on and felt safe using It used to be a pioneer in the Bitcoin industry, where what Mark Karpeles said was being taken seriously and believed that it was the right way forward That was before $550 million worth of Bitcoins disappeared into the air While Mt Gox, led by Karpeles, was..
11 years ago

Casino’s in Sochi to Open in May

Eastern Europe is becoming increasingly popular to travel to, especially for gambling happy people who are looking for a new experience outside of the regular major cities One of the places that these people can go in the future is Sochi in Russia, mostly known for having been a popular travel destination for rich Russians in the past and for..
11 years ago

WSOP 2015 Schedule Announced

The World Series of Poker 2015 schedule has been announced and while it doesn’t provide all the details yet, it is still giving a good outline towards what we can expect of the world’s most played and respected tournament series The tournament series will include events throughout seven weeks of play and start on May 27th and continue..
11 years ago

MGM Springfield Purchasing Properties for Expansion

The MGM Springfield is looking to expand and has just finalized $16 million worth of purchases in the South End, where they are looking to buy properties to be able to go ahead with their $800 million casino project The first purchases were made public on Monday, but many more are expected to become public once purchased MGM Springfield has..
11 years ago

Pokerstars Opens Live Poker Room in Manila

Pokerstars, the world’s biggest poker site operated by the Amaya Gaming Group, announced today that they will be opening a live poker room at the City of Dreams Manila resort, which had its soft opening on December 14th Pokerstars is one of many international famous brands who has bought their way into the resort’s space, with famous..
11 years ago

Safello Co-Founder Relocating to Japan to Analyse Mt. Gox

Safello, the Swedish Bitcoin exchange site, has seen one of their co-founders go to Japan in order to create a new security firm, which will analyse the former Bitcoin exchange giant Mt Gox Emil Oldenburg moved there in order to help out analysing the transaction records of Mt Gox Mt Gox was the world’s biggest Bitcoin exchange site at one..
11 years ago

Punter Wins €421,587 on €5 Accumulator

Placing bets on sports has been a past-time activity for men and women for the past 100 years and it is only becoming more and more popular these days where it is so easy to go online and place a bet, instead of having to run down to a betting store Everyone who placed a bet knows that having knowledge about the sport and the teams is important,..
11 years ago

Eurobet Goes Live With World Match Casino Games

Eurobet, the Italian subsidiary of Gala Coral Group, announced today that they have integrated new casino games from the Malta-based World Match The new games includes 3D graphics and customized sounds, providing players with a unique experience while playing World Match has had a large exposure in the Italian market previously, but slid out of..
11 years ago

Big Fish Games Acquisition Finalized by Churchill Downs

It comes as no surprise to most people involved in the online gaming industry that there’s a lot of money to be made from real-money gaming, but nowadays especially from the social gaming industry One of the leaders in that area is Big Fish Games, who has created a variety of different social casino/poker games, as well as other fun games to..
11 years ago

Sportsbook.ag Allows Dougwinz Back Into NFL Survivor Contest

Earlier this week we wrote a story about Doug who had been banned from Sportsbookag after receiving an email that they no longer could serve Australians Doug told the site that he no longer lived in Australia and provided documents to proof that he lives in Thailand – An area which they still serve Sportsbookag still declined to re-open his..
11 years ago

Bitnplay to Launch Bitcoin-Only Poker Platform in February

As long as there has been cryptocurrency for sale online, there has been online cryptocurrency gambling sites While most people prefer the action of a casino in general, cryptocurrency poker rooms has had some decent success in the past, with the biggest by far being SealsWithClubs Now there’s a new player in town, who will try and..
11 years ago

Revel Casino Buyer Expects Discount

The Florida-based company who is set to take over the bankrupt Revel Casino in Atlantic City, has filed a complaint about the way that the auction was hosted for the property and told to the press that he is expecting a $8 million discount on the final price for such The lawyers for Glenn Straub informed the press that they believe that the price..
11 years ago

The Grand Ho Tram to Host WPT in May

Vietnam will be having a World Poker Tour (WPT) event in May this year, as the WPT is coming to the Grand Ho Tram Casino resort The WPT event was confirmed by the president of the Grand Ho Tram casino, who is looking forward to hosting one of the world’s biggest brands in poker While the WPT is coming to Vietnam, there has been no reports..
11 years ago

Sportsbook.ag Closes NFL Survivor Top 27 Account – No Valid Reason Given

Fantasy Leagues are becoming increasingly popular for both bettors and poker players around the world, with Draft Kings offering millions in prizes every month for their leagues This has led to some of the biggest bookmakers also trying out the concept, amongst those were Sportsbookag A player who tried his luck there in a Fantasy League was..
11 years ago

Charlie Shrem Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Bitcoin Swaps

Charlie Shrem, Bitcoin trader, start-upper and entrepreneur, was sentenced to two-years in prison for having indirectly helped people swap their fiat-money into Bitcoins and use them on the closed down Silk Road, which dealt with illegal drugs and other substances The first silk road was closed down in 2013 by the FBI, where they confiscated..
11 years ago

Cheltenham New Year Race Meet to be Sponsored by BetBright

BetBright, the UK-based and faced bookmaker, announced today that they will be sponsoring the Cheltenham New Year Race Meet, which will be taking place on new year’s day BetBright is not the most well-known bookmaker in the UK, but this will change with an appearance in a big horse race BetBright will be sponsoring four different races,..
11 years ago