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


‘sss66666’ Wins the First $1,000,000 Spin & Go

Pokerstars released a new sit n go concept last year called Spin & Go, where players pay a buy-in to compete against two other players and the prize pool will then be determined based upon randomness, going all the way up to $1,000,000 for a $5 buy-in as part of Pokerstars December Festival Now the first $1,000,000 prize pool Spin & Go..
11 years ago

Comtrade Gaming Exhibiting at ICE 2015

Comtrade Gaming, an independent technology provider for the iGaming industry, announced today that they will be exhibiting at the 2015 ICE conference in Excel, London on February 3rd to 5th Comtrade Gaming will be showcasing their products and solutions which are based on their open platform, connecting online, terminal and mobile play into one..
11 years ago

Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Favourites

The road to the Super Bowl is getting shorter and shorter, as this past weekend eliminated four out of eight teams We are now down to the divisional finals in the AFC and NFC, which will be played next weekend between the Colts and Patriots in the AFC and Packers and Seahawks in the NFC division The "semi-finals" in the divisions brought a few..
11 years ago

888 and WSOP to Share Players in New Jersey

888 and WSOPcom will begin to share some of their player pools with one another from today, OnlinePokerReportcom reported today The two sites are currently competing with Party Poker/Borgata in the New Jersey regulated market, with Party Poker/Borgata being the biggest site so far The two sites will not be sharing all of their player pool, but..
11 years ago

Overstock Offers Salaries Paid in Bitcoins

Approximately one year ago, Overstock's CEO Patrick Byrne decided that his multimillion dollar company would begin to accept the new popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin Since then, him and his company has been one of the pioneers of helping the Bitcoin become more popular and known in the public space Now Byrne and Overstock is taking yet another..
11 years ago

24hPoker Changing to 24hBet

24hPoker, the popular poker site run by iGame in Malta, announced that they are going to change name to 24hBet The name change is a natural step for the site, as they are focusing more and more on betting, rather than on poker which has proven to be a product which there isn't a lot of profit in anymore Besides 24hPoker, the casino from iGamecom..
11 years ago

Bitstamp Resumes Trading Today

Bitstamp, one of the leading Bitcoin exchange sites who was hacked for 19,000 Bitcoins last week, announced today that they are ready to continue their operations and let their users continue to trade Bitcoins through their platform today The theft from the platform of 19,000 Bitcoin cost the operator around $52 million, but as the hackers could..
11 years ago

Bet365 Integrates Six New Playtech Games

Bet365 is mostly well-known for being the world's biggest bookmaker, measured on revenue, but they are actually also one of the most popular casino sites in the world Due to their enormous player base, it is natural that many of the players also enjoy playing some casino games next to their poker, betting and financial offerings Bet365 offers..
11 years ago

Limit Hold’em Playing Computer Unbeatable

Since the day online poker started, bots has been placed by programmers and other people to try and exploit the bonus programmes, rakeback as well as weaker players While bots are not in any sort of way looked well upon off, the best players hasn't cared that much as they were still able to beat the bots and the games It seems those days are..
11 years ago

Amagi and Bitwage in Salary Partnership

Amagi Metals, a company who sells precious metals such as gold, silver and cobber, has partnered up with the Bitcoin payroll processor Bitwage to process all of their staff's salaries in Bitcoins, CryptoCoinNewscom reports today The staff of the company has the choice of receiving their entire salary in Bitcoins or receive a part in Bitcoins and..
11 years ago

Sportradar and Kicktipp in Partnership Agreement

Sportradar, the world's leading sports data provider and betting fraud analyst company, announced a new partnership today, this time with the German company of Kicktipp The deal between the two parties sees Kicktipp integrate Sportradar Media Service's Live Scores and Statistics solutions from January 1st this year Sportradar provides coverage of..
11 years ago

GameAccount to Launch Simulated Gaming in New York

GameAccount, the online casino system, gaming and software provider, announced today that they are ready to launch their simulated gaming online casino model in New York The launch will be in a partnership with the Empire City Casino and will be the first casino of its kind to open in the state, iGamingBusiness reports Empire Casino's online site..
11 years ago

Pennsylvanian Real Estate Company to Buy Atlantic Club Casino

Atlantic City isn't what it used to be, as the otherwise popular casino destination has experienced a rough time the past years and several casino's have closed down for good One of the casino's which closed down due to the bad economy in the state is the Atlantic Club Casino, but that might be saved according to the Press of Atlantic City A..
11 years ago

Bitcoin Value Taking a Beating After Bitstamp Hacking

The year hasn't started that well for the Bitcoin and its followers, as the value in the last three months of 2014 went from around $430 and down to $300 Now it has gotten even worse, as we reported yesterday that hackers successfully stole Bitcoins worth $52 million from Bitstamp While the amount of Bitcoins stolen is only equal to around 10% of..
11 years ago

Pokerstars Removes Rake Increases – Back to Old Levels

Pokerstars has always been a popular choice for players - Recreational as well as regulars This changed in the end of October last year however, as the world's biggest poker site announced that they were to increase the rake in many of the games available and that most of them were to happen just a few days later on November 3rd The rake was..
11 years ago

Andy McCue has Started as Paddy Power CEO

Paddy Power, the Ireland-based bookmaker famous for its controversy, announced today that their new chief executive officer Andy McCue has officially started in his new role with the company The start has been expected since September last year, where Paddy Power announced that McCue would replace Patrick Kennedy Kennedy was the CEO of Paddy..
11 years ago

Wynn Acquires Everett Casino Site for $35 Million

Wynn Resorts, lead by casino mogul Steve Wynn, announced today that they have finalized a $35 million purchase of a 33-acre casino site in Everett The property, suffering from contamination, was connected to criminals and mobsters and was not seen well upon from the community, something that Wynn hopes to change Wynn received the license to..
11 years ago

Bitstamp Hacked – $5 Million in Bitcoins Stolen

As we reported yesterday, the Slovenian-based Bitstamp send out cryptic messages for their customers, telling them not to deposit into their accounts until they received new Bitcoin addresses There was no reason towards why, but that reason came today as the company announced that hackers has managed to steal a massive 19,000 Bitcoins While..
11 years ago

Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure Festival Starts Today

It's time for one of the most anticipated live poker events in the world, as the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) is starting today This year's poker festival will feature a massive 35 events which will be running from January 6th until the 14th The schedule is better than ever and includes a $10,000 Main Event, $25,000 High Roller, $3,000..
11 years ago

Danske Spil Used to Launder Dirty Money

The Danish gambling market was regulated in January of 2012, where it was made possible for operators to purchase a license and gain access to the lucrative Danish market Prior to that, Danske Spil, which is partially owned by the state, had a monopoly on the land-based market Times have changed however and it seems that Danske Spil has gotten..
11 years ago