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A state-by-state look at daily fantasy sports regulation

Topics: Fantasy Sports | U.S. Regulation

By: Dan Podheiser (GPWA Dan) - Issue 35, June 2016

The regulation of online poker in California took a key step forward in late April when the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee unanimously passed AB 2863.

Topics: Poker | U.S. Regulation

By: Gary Trask (GPWA Gary) - Issue 34, February 2016

The daily fantasy sports industry was a roller-coaster ride in 2015, as a record ad spend brought in millions of new customers. But the increased scrutiny from lawmakers and state attorneys general produced a number of headaches for the rapidly growing industry.

Topics: Fantasy Sports | U.S. Regulation

By: Dan Podheiser (GPWA Dan) - Issue 33, October 2015

Gery Shalon and Ziv Orenstein were arrested in July at their homes in Israel. They are accused of engaging in "pump and dump" stock manipulation schemes dating back to 2011.

Topic: U.S. Regulation

By: Aaron Todd (GPWA Aaron) - Issue 32, June 2015

Bryan Micon, who ran the Bitcoin-fueled poker site before moving to Antigua after his home was raided by Nevada Gaming Control Agents, was charged with operating an unlicensed interactive gaming system.

Topics: Payment Processing | Poker | U.S. Regulation

By: Dan Podheiser (GPWA Dan) - Issue 32, June 2015

The two payment processing firms will combine to form the Enlarged Group following the $1.2 billion acquisition. The move helps diversify Optimal Payments' customer and affiliate base, geographic reach and product offerings.

Topic: Payment Processing

By: Aaron Todd (GPWA Aaron) - Issue 31, February 2015

Both state and federal authorities filed lawsuits seeking to shut down the tribe's online gambling operations.

Topics: Bingo | Poker | U.S. Regulation

Brian Mattingly will become the company's new executive chairman in 2015.

Topic: Other

By: Aaron Todd (GPWA Aaron) - Issue 28, April 2014

The Massachusetts Gambling Commission heard from a variety of expert witnesses and discussed the early results of the three states that have regulated online gaming thus far.

Topics: Payment Processing | U.S. Regulation

By: Dan Podheiser (GPWA Dan) - Issue 27, February 2014

Six witnesses testified in a House subcommittee hearing regarding whether the U.S. federal government should -- or could -- regulate online gambling, with Sheldon Adelson's brick-and-mortar casino corporation arguing on the anti side.

Topic: U.S. Regulation

By: Aaron Todd (GPWA Aaron) - Issue 26, October 2013

The Texas representative has introduced the Internet Poker Freedom Act to Congress.

Topics: Poker | U.S. Regulation

By: Aaron Todd (GPWA Aaron) - Issue 26, October 2013

For the first time since May 2011, Yahoo had more unique visitors in a month than Google--and that's not even including Tumblr.

Topic: SEO

To accommodate more visitors, the London Affiliate Conference is being held in the Earls Court Exhibition Centre.

Topic: Other

By: Aaron Todd (GPWA Aaron) - Issue 25, June 2013

PokerStars has lost its exclusive negotiating rights after evidence showed that its founder may have been involved in the negotiations despite the terms of the company's settlement with the DOJ.

Topics: Poker | U.S. Regulation

By: Aaron Todd (GPWA Aaron) - Issue 25, June 2013

Despite some snags with the geolocation barriers, the online poker room reports a "great response."

Topics: Poker | U.S. Regulation

By: Aaron Todd (GPWA Aaron) - Issue 24, April 2013

The governor signed the bill just 19 days after vetoing an earlier version. The signed bill incorporates several regulatory measures that Gov. Christie had insisted upon.

Topic: U.S. Regulation

By: Aaron Todd (GPWA Aaron) - Issue 24, April 2013

Garden City Group will serve as Claims Administrator to refund the players who held balances with Full Tilt Poker when the DOJ seized the company.

Topics: Poker | U.S. Regulation

By: Aaron Todd (GPWA Aaron) - Issue 23, February 2013

The Nevada Legislature is considering a bill that would allow the governor to create compacts with other states to combine their online poker player pools.

Topics: Poker | U.S. Regulation

The new version of the affiliate program features improvements that Roxy affiliate managers say will make them a better partner for affiliates.

Topic: Marketing

888 will offer bingo, casino and slot games to Facebook users in the U.K.

Topics: Casino Games | Social Media

Topic: Poker

Topics: Bingo | Casino Games | Social Media

Topics: Poker | U.S. Regulation

The acquisition cost Unibet 13.5 million Euros.

Topics: Finance | Sportsbook

The French investment group withdrew its plans to buy the legally troubled company when it determined it would not be able to refund all the money that Full Tilt owes its players.

Topics: Finance | Poker | U.S. Regulation

The online casino operator will use the cloud-based Mobile Stakes platform to take its games to the mobile market.

Topics: Casino Games | Technology

By: Dan Igo - Issue 20, March 2012

The slot machine manufacturer hopes to helps its casino customers move comfortably into online gaming.

Topics: Casino Games | Technology

By: Dan Igo - Issue 20, March 2012

Bodog execs were charged with running an illegal gambling business and money laundering.

Topic: U.S. Regulation

By: Dan Igo - Issue 20, March 2012

Passoker is a non-skilled sports betting game that will soon be offered as part of William Hill Online.

Topics: Sportsbook | Technology

By: Aaron Todd (GPWA Aaron) - Issue 19, February 2012

William Hill's chief executive reportedly discovered a plan by the managers to create a rival company.

Topics: Other | Sportsbook

By: Vin Narayanan (vinism) - Issue 19, February 2012

Brent Beckley entered a guilty plea in the case the U.S. DOJ has brought against Absolute Poker, Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars.

Topics: Poker | U.S. Regulation

By: Aaron Todd (GPWA Aaron) - Issue 19, February 2012

Access to Bodog's main website is now blocked for American users.

Topics: Marketing | U.S. Regulation

Betsson is now Arsenal's Official Betting Partner and will provide betting services through a new brand, GunnersGaming.

Topics: Marketing | Sportsbook

By Dan Igo. The company will not seek to renew U.S. licensing when its agreement with Morris Mohawk Gaming expires.

Topic: Marketing

Zak comes to Sports Betting Tech from Spiral Solutions, where he served as executive VP of eGaming products.

Topic: Sportsbook

By: Aaron Todd (GPWA Aaron) - Issue 17, September 2011

The modified forecast still predicts growth, but less than half of what was originally projected before Black Friday.

Topic: Other

By: Vin Narayanan (vinism) - Issue 17, September 2011

Two businesses and three people were charged with money laundering and operating an illegal business; 10 domains were seized; and 11 bank accounts were frozen.

Topic: U.S. Regulation

By: Vin Narayanan (vinism) - Issue 17, September 2011

The electronic wallet says it is stopping services after several bank accounts were frozen by court order following another round of DOJ indictments.

Topics: Payment Processing | U.S. Regulation

By: Dan Igo - Issue 16, May 2011

Germany will open applications for seven online sports betting licenses and has set a tax rate for online bookmaking.

Topics: European Regulation | Sportsbook

By: Vin Narayanan (vinism) - Issue 16, May 2011

Gov. Chris Christie cited a number of issues he had with the bill, but insisted he was amenable to signing an online gambling bill if these issues were addressed.

Topic: U.S. Regulation

By: Aaron Todd (GPWA Aaron) - Issue 16, May 2011

A provision in the Washington budget bill allows the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board to offer games on the Internet.

Topics: Poker | U.S. Regulation

By: Aaron Todd (GPWA Aaron) - Issue 15, January 2011

The two companies pulled out of the Washington market following a state Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of a law making Internet gambling a felony.

Topics: Poker | U.S. Regulation

By: Vin Narayanan (vinism) - Issue 15, January 2011

With the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives, conditions for federal online gaming regulation do not look favorable.

Topic: U.S. Regulation

Caesars Interactive Entertainment has announced a partnership with Italian poker operator Microgame to bring the WSOP brand to Italy.

Topics: Marketing | Poker

By: Aaron Todd (GPWA Aaron) - Issue 14, October 2010

The Washington Supreme Court ended Nick Jenkins' long court battle with a unanimous ruling that Betcha.com operated as an illegal bookmaker.

Topics: Sportsbook | U.S. Regulation

By: Vin Narayanan (vinism) - Issue 14, October 2010

The House Financial Services Committee, headed by Barney Frank, approved a bill to license and regulate online gambling.

Topic: U.S. Regulation

Merge Gaming has agreed to migrate the online poker gaming activities of Jazette Enterprises to the Merge Gaming platform.

Topics: Other | Poker

The new mobile Web app is the latest cross-platform solution from Playtech, allowing players to continue playing their favorite online casino games on the go.

Topics: Bingo | Casino Games | Technology

Revenue decreased to $39.8 million from $61.5 million in 2008, a drop of 36.9 percent.

Topics: Casino Games | Finance

By: Vin Narayanan (vinism) - Issue 11, January 2010

The new casino is named Caesars Casino Online and bears the unique black and gold Caesars branding.

Topics: Casino Games | Other

BetOnSports founder Gary Kaplan was sentenced to 51 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy to violate the RICO statute, conspiring to violate the Wire Wager Act and violating the Wire Wager Act.

Topics: Sportsbook | U.S. Regulation

By: Vin Narayanan (vinism) - Issue 11, January 2010

The online poker company took pre-emptive action against the commonwealth to ensure that its domain could not be seized.

Topics: Poker | U.S. Regulation

All gambling activity in Russia is now confined to four remote areas, and poker is no longer classified as a sport, resulting in the closure of all of the poker clubs in the country.

Topics: European Regulation | Poker

Microsoft launched Bing in an effort to revive its moribund search engine business, and one month later, Microsoft and Yahoo! reached a 10-year agreement in which Yahoo! will use Bing as its search engine.

Topic: SEO

Gary Kaplan agreed to a plea deal and will be sentenced to between 41 and 51 months in prison and forfeit $43.65 million.

Topics: Sportsbook | U.S. Regulation

The press release distribution company had previously worked with UltimateBet, Paddy Power and Full Tilt.

Topic: Marketing

The legislation would create a regulatory framework for legal online gambling in the U.S.

Topic: U.S. Regulation

The settlement ends a long-running patent dispute bewteen 1st Technology and Bodog.

Topic: Other

While the Church has criticized Google's timing in the wake of the economic downturn, the search engine giant insists that it is following all industry best practices and that the ads can be filtered out with safe search.

Topic: European Regulation

Kentucky courts have been split on whether the domains can be considered machines created for the purpose of gambling.

Topic: U.S. Regulation

The legal decision rested on the principle that since the bets were "honor-based" and not binding, they did not constitute real gambling.

Topic: U.S. Regulation

The Norwegian legislation bans financial service providers from processing online gambling transactions.

Topics: European Regulation | Payment Processing

Financial service providers that do business in the U.S. are required to do due diligence on corporate customers to ensure they are not processing gambling transactions.

Topics: Payment Processing | U.S. Regulation

The software provider's decision comes after a Kentucky ruling that would seize the domains of any gambling site that accepted Kentucky customers.

Topic: U.S. Regulation

A bill legalizing and regulating online poker has been sent to the California State Senate Appropriations Committee.

Topics: Poker | U.S. Regulation

Ivobank is an FSA-authorized, regulated independent bank that offers services to online gaming businesses and customers.

Topic: Payment Processing

By: Vin Narayanan (vinism) - Issue 6, September 2008

Rep. Wexler and D'Amato are working together to get the UIGEA overturned.

Topics: Poker | U.S. Regulation

The popular poker room signed a major agreement with Harrah's Entertainment that includes satellite rights and brand placement on all of the table-top felts at the World Series of Poker.

Topics: Marketing | Poker

Want to know what players mean when they say they folded "Darth Vader" when the flop came ace high? Check out our poker hand nicknames in the magazine, and see the rest at www.PokerZone.com.

Topics: Other | Poker

Affiliates and affiliate managers alike chime in on how they utilize the World Series of Poker to drive and convert traffic.

Topics: Marketing | Poker

By: Gary Trask (GPWA Gary) - Issue 4, April 2008

Gaming law expert Michael Lipton says Canadian history demonstrates that Canada is more likely to regulate rather than prohibit activities the public wants to see regulated.

Topic: Other Regulation

By: Gary Trask (GPWA Gary) - Issue 4, April 2008

The site was alerted to suspicions of a player exhibiting "abnormally high winning statistics" and "having an unfair advantage during play."

Topic: Poker

By: Vin Narayanan (vinism) - Issue 4, April 2008

U.S District Court Judge Mary Cooper dismissed iMEGA's First Amendment claims on the merits, rejecting the argument that gambling is a form a free speech.

Topic: U.S. Regulation