One of the main threats to US-friendly online poker room based from outside the US is the inevitable path towards regulation by more and more states As of today, already 3 states have regulated online poker gameplay and more are expected to follow suit The Poker Player's Alliance (PPA) has predicted that California, the state which holds 12% of..

Canada's Atlantic Lottery Corporation has shown interest in the launch of a regulated and licensed online casino The corporation is the latest in a growing line of Canadian companies wanting or having launched similar projects The announcement is not a surprise either since the support for a regulated online market is quite big while only some..

The UK Gambling Commission has initiated an inquiry into securing player funds and has given operators time until December 4th to come up with suggestions before instituting a final ammendment to its current licence condition in April 2014 At the moment, no guidelines are in place at the UK regulatory body regarding the way player funds are to be..

According to Jeff Allen, owner of the Jeff Allen Sports which is a handicapping service based out from Las Vegas, the sports handicapping industry is on the rise He claims information has never been so valuable with more and more customers seeking professional advice on what and how to bet always seeking an edge to the game According to Allen,..

Bet365 is offering a Christmas promotion for the month of December called "12 levels od Christmas" Players who participate will receive prizes based on the number of comp points they accumulateThe prizes being given away by Bet365 for the promotion according to points are listed below:Level One: £25 Cash with 1,000 Comp PointsLevel Two:..

YouTube seems to have agreed to block all poker related advertising in Norwegian language after the 'Gaming and Foundation Authority' (Norway's gaming regulator) filed a complaint with the siteIn Norway, poker is very restricted and highly regulated and only two companies, Norsk Tipping and Norsk Rikstoto, hold the monopoly and can offer gambling..

A proposed ammendment to the Bulgarian Gambling Act was approved at first reading by the Bulgarian Parliament on its Wednesday session, with 110 votes in favour and 79 against it and only 2 abstinent votes This means the gambling tax will be reduced threefoldThe ammendment proposal was motioned by members of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP)..

Bloomberg reported on Monday that over 14,000 new online gambling and poker accounts were registered over the weekend, spread throughout all six licensed operators This has brought the total number of online accounts registered since the launch on November 21st, to over 51,000 (and the numbers keep rising) There is no hard data yet by the New..

Online gaming company Unibet has annaounced that it will be dropping its current poker software provider and launching a new poker client built independently in early 2014 The new poker software has been developed with participation of Estonian-based software developer Relax Gaming It was designed to cater mainly to recreational playersUnibet has..

Online gambling company Betfair said it was looking to grow its business in Italy and the United States after having pulled out of a number of countries because of unfavourable regulations and tax ratesBetfair has also begun to expand its more conventional sports book betting, where the bookmaker sets the odds That broadens its appeal to..

The idea has been around for a while and the success of other similar projects has prompted small, procedural steps in the Pennsylvania Senate comittee which agreed to look into and study the possibility of regulating online gambling in the state The proposal still needs to pass full senate vote, but it is expected to encounter little to none..

Barely one week after New Jersey launched real money online gambling and poker, the state has been performing surprisingly well It already toppled Nevada from the top spot in the poker charts and throughout the weekend cemented its position as number one and as fastest growing marketAccording to data from wwwpokerscoutcom taken yesterday, the..

888 has just launched a new campaign called "Bet You Can" which will run throughout the United Kingdom via television networks including Channel 4 and Sky as well as outdoor and online advertising The campaign is the result of strong investment in marketing and branding for the UK market by the owning corporation 888 HoldingsSimultaneously with..

Last week, on Wednesday Nvember 27th, the Las Vegas Flamingo poker room (owned and operated by Caesar's Entertainment) paid out a record breaking jackpot of almost $767,000 called the "Mega Beat Progressive Poker Jackpot"The game was Texas Hold'Em and the main protagonists were a man named "Garry" from California and a woman named "Linda" from..

Last week there were an unprecedented number of arrests related to football match-fixing which included a former Premier League player and two international football fixers and crime bosses from a Singapore syndicate The arrests raised questions on just how ready and prepared Ireland and the UK are to face the threat of match-fixing which has in..

Ladbrokes customers can now enjoy all of NetEnt's award-winning casino games at the Ladbrokes casino client following a strategic partnership between both corporations in an effort to broaden the selection and offer of games for Ladbrokes and of corporate clients for NetEntAt first not all games will be available, Ladbrokes customers will be able..

Eric Riley, a poker pro who had just won $100,000 after a tournament win in Atlantic City, managed to avoid having his duffelbag full of cash stolen from him not once but twice in a matter of minutes Riley was supposed to catch a flight at Kennedy Airport on Wednesday, for which he got a ride from a supposed friend who then proceeded to betray the..

The five day test phase for online gambling in New Jersey went smooth and the real launch on November 26th went very well, according to sources within the state's Division of Gaming Enforcement Apparently it went so well that between the 6 casinos with online gambling websites operating, there have been a total of over 37,000 new accounts created,..

According to a study released by the American Gaming Association as part of a new effort to force Congress to regulate the online gambling industry, in 2012 American bettors spent $26 billion on gambling and betting websitesAccording to the AGA, the study shows the need for a federal law to regulate and control online gambling and remove it from..

Rafael Nadal, one of the world's best tennis players, will be competing once more but off the tennis court and on the poker felt Nadal will be taking part in his first live poker tournament ever in the city of Prague between December 8th and 18th for charityNadal is the only player who can boast about having won 7 French Open titles, but he might..