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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  • Poker
  • iGaming
  • Affiliates
  • Casino

Daniel's latest articles


Future Capital Bitcoin Fund with $30 Million Backing

The Future Capital Bitcoin Fund has been backed with $30 million from an Australian based company, allowing FCBF to invest the money into start up Bitcoin businesses as well as in exchanges and similar FCBF is led by the digital entrepreneur, investor and fund manager Domenic Carosa, who will be in charge of sourcing opportunities globally, who..
12 years ago

Illegal Cyber Gambling Outlet Employee Slashed in Hand by Drunken Guest

An illegal cyber gambling outlet in Kuching, Borneo, was the scene for a rather macabre crime this weekend, as an employee of the outlet known as "the casino" was slashed in his hand with a parang by a drunken guest he had kicked out of the establishment earlier that night The guest who slashed the employee's hand arrived to the outlet in the..
12 years ago

World Poker Tour and DeepStacks Poker Tour in Partnership

In a time where poker has been in decline for a few years overall, many smaller live poker tournaments are closing down simply because they cannot attract enough players to make it worth the efforts of hosting it But there's an alternative that more and more tournament series see and that is to join forces with another tournament series and thus..
12 years ago

Italy’s Central Bank Warns About Bitcoin Risks

Italy's central bank, Banca d'Italia has send out an official warning letter, where they tell the citizens of Italy about the risks of investing in Bitcoins, as well as how it may be used to perform illegal activities They warn about the potential risks of losing funds by investing, selling or using Bitcoins as a currency The bank also warns..
12 years ago

Ben Affleck Banned From the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas

The famous Hollywood actor Ben Affleck is a man that loves to gamble He has publically talked about the home-games he attended to play poker as well as how he goes to the casinos and plays casino games Now he won't be doing that anymore in the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas Affleck was caught counting cards while playing blackjack Monday night in..
12 years ago

PokerLoco Live on Microgaming Poker Network (MPN)

Microgaming Poker Network has been struggling traffic wise since Unibet and Ladbrokes both left the network around the same time Now it seems that they have gotten a positive boost in the right direction again, as PokerLoco has just gone live on the popular poker network Curacao based PokerLoco has been around for many years and used Ongame's..
12 years ago

NextGen With Exclusive Rights for Judge Dredd Slots

Australian based NextGen has just announced that they won the exclusive rights to create several new online slot games, with the most important one of the bunch being their right to create Judge Dredd slots The company, which is a subsidiary of NYX Gaming Group, are very happy with the rights and have started the strategic work Judge Dredd is a..
12 years ago

Commercial Progression Accepting Bitcoin Payments

More and more companies outside of merchants starts to accept Bitcoins as a payment method, which is overall positive as it spreads out the word of cryptocurrencies to new areas Commercial Progression is a drupal digital agency that focuses on creating web sites using drupal as well as strategic development solutions The company is very excited..
12 years ago

UKASH Signs Payments Deal With Betfair

UKASH is a very popular voucher that can be purchased all around the world, where you pay to receive a voucher of equal value, which you can then use to deposit on sites, transfer money to friends or use to shop online Now they have signed an agreement with the biggest sports betting exchange in the world, Betfair, who will begin to accept UKASH..
12 years ago

Nominees for Women in Poker Hall of Fame 2014 Announced

Poker is an activity that is heavily dominated by men attendance wise, but in the past years more and more women has started to see the fun in poker and began to play live tournaments Due to the minor focus there is on women in general in Poker, the Ladies International Poker Series created the Women in Poker Hall of Fame back in 2008 Their..
12 years ago

“Dark Wallet” Bringing the Bitcoin Back to its Roots

The Bitcoin has been struggling for a while now, with a value still trying to stabilize itself after some huge value losses as well as due to all the regulation talk and theft that has happened within the last six months It seems that the Bitcoin is becoming too mainstream nowadays, with the governments wanting to regulate it like a real currency..
12 years ago

Element Wave Signs Agreement with Colossus Bets

Element Wave, mobile user engagement and retention specialists, just announced that they have signed an agreement with Colossus Bets, where they will provide them with real time mobile analytics as well as push notifications Colossus Bets is a sports pool provider, who offers a £10,000,000 jackpot for players who can predict the exact result..
12 years ago

Playtech Shows a 14% Increase in Revenues in Q1

Playtech have just announced their Q1 results for 2014 and shows a 14% increase in revenues year-on-year Playtech announces at the same time that the good result comes from their live casino and sports betting offerings, which has increased significantly since last year Playtech had a total revenue of €1027 million in Q1 2014, compared to..
12 years ago

International Poker Network Closing Its Doors May 28th

The International Poker Network has finally released the date of their official closure according to 4Flushcom, which will be on May 28th The poker network has also been known as Boss Media and has been run by GTECH since the start, with great success in the beginning but less towards the end The closure will affect several well known brands such..
12 years ago

CryptoEscudo, The Saviour of Portugal

Things are not looking good for Portugal The country suffers from a massive economic crisis that has left the country with massive debts, a high unemployment rate and very troubling future prospects While the government tries to find your every day solutions to get the country out of the crisis, four regular Portuguese guys saw an opportunity and..
12 years ago

Unibet With Great Quarterly Result

Unibet is having a great year so far, as they have just released their profit numbers for the first quarter of 2014, which shows a 14% increase in gross winnings year-on-year, reaching levels of £676 million in total The increase comes from a large growth in the sports betting sector and profits are up 33% pure organically Unibet had a..
12 years ago

Intralot Signs Fifth Amendment With Ohio State Lottery

Intralot has just signed their fifth amendment with the Ohio State Lottery, which ensures them the right to provide the state lottery with Multi-Purpose Next Generation (MPNG) self-service lottery machines The state of the art self-service lottery machines comes with an incredible interactive player experience through EZPLAY Tap Games, an..
12 years ago

InstaDeal Integrating Hive Network to Their Offerings

InstaDeal may not be the most well known poker network among most poker players, but the Swedish based network has been offering mobile friendly fast fold poker games for several years now and has experienced steady growth over the years thanks to a partnership with Revolution network Now they have signed an agreement with "The Hive" poker..
12 years ago

Interview With Bellacoin Creator Kris Borodiansky

In a time where cryptocurrencies are becomingly increasingly popular to create, most coins struggle to have a true mean of purpose It can sometime seem like the industry has become cynical and is more worried about creating a way to make money out of the coins, rather than actually trying to change the way payments and finances work as well as..
12 years ago

Earlgrey23 Won Pokerstars Tournament Number 900 Million

Last night Pokerstars reached a massive milestone in their business, as tournament number 900 million were played on the site This was celebrated with a massive tournament that guaranteed $1,000,000 in prizes for a $109 buy-in, but that wasn't all as Pokerstars also gave out random money and tournament tickets to the players playing the tournament..
12 years ago