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Online gambling and Bitcoin: How to protect your digital currency from the anticipated Hard Fork and possible Blockchain split

March 29, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Technology, Online Poker, Data Protection, Online Gambling News

By April of 2016, the market price of BitCoin topped out a little over $400US. Sharp increases occurred in June exceeding $750US, after which pricing continued at a steady rise. Just before January 2017, the pr...

Australia passes legislation to ban online poker and in-play sportsbetting

March 21, 2017

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online Poker, Sports betting, Online Gambling News

In Australia, the Senate has today followed the House Of Representatives in passing a piece of amended legislation that has closed several loopholes to completely ban online casino and poker games as well as th...

Committee approves iGaming bill in Michigan following push in Pennsylvania

March 9, 2017

Poker Law, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, Online Gambling News, Michigan, Pennsylvania

Just one day after a legislative hearing regarding the legalization of online gambling in Pennsylvania was held, a bill that would also legalize iGaming in the state of Michigan was approved by the Senate Regul...

Key NY Assemblyman Pretlow hints at Online Poker support

February 27, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Poker Law, Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, Licenses, New York

Assemblyman J.Gary Pretlow, who heads the New York Assembly’s Racing and Wagering Committee, hinted that he is willing to support the effort to legalize online poker in New York in an interview with the FIOS1 N...

William Hill releases financial results for “a challenging year”

February 25, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Online Poker, Sports betting, United Kingdom

Global online gaming and sportsbetting giant William Hill has released its financial results for 2016 showing that “a challenging year” had produced a 1% increase year-on-year in net revenues to $1.99 billion w...

Absolute Poker founder pleads not guilty in federal court

February 24, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Law, U.S.A., Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, Money Laundering, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Scott Tom, founder and co-owner of Costa Rica-based Absolute Poker, arrived in the U.S. from Barbados Thursday to face money laundering and UIGEA charges. Scott, a resident of Antigua, pleaded not guilty to the...

Australian Online Poker Alliance gains support with proposed amendment

February 22, 2017

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Online Poker

Poker players in Australia have been worried since November about the potential to lose access to their favorite game due to the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016. The bill is being pushed by the country...

New California online poker bill AB 1677 Introduced

February 21, 2017

Poker Law, Horse Racing, Casino News, Tribal Gaming, Online gambling regulation, Brick-n-Mortar Poker Rooms, Gaming Industry News, California, Online Poker, Poker, Licenses, Taxation

After over a decade of attempts, California is making yet another effort to pass online poker legislation that will bring legal and regulated ipoker to the Golden State. On Friday, Assemblyman Reginald Jones-S...

Online poker bill in New York moves forward with committee vote

February 19, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, New York

Online poker has been a hot topic of discussion across the US, with several states showing interest in the industry. In New York, two bills have been proposed to legalize the activity this year, one in the Asse...

Geolocation issue leads to PokerStarsNJ paying $25,000 fine

February 10, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online Poker, New Jersey

Geolocation is a major factor included in the online poker regulations in the state of New Jersey. Geolocation technology is used to determine if a player is located within the borders of the state and if not, ...

Senator Will Espero introduces online gambling bill SB.677 in Hawaii

January 25, 2017

Hawaii, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, Lottery

A new online casino bill has been proposed by Hawaii Senator Will Espero in a bid to bring some form of legalization and regulation to gambling to the remote island state. Many industry experts believe this is ...

Amaya strikes deferred payment deal with former PokerStars owners Scheinbergs

January 10, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Canada, Economy/Finance, Online Poker, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Canadian online and land-based gaming company, Amaya Gaming, have recently announced that they’ve finally outlined an agreement with Isai Scheinberg and his son Mark over the 197.7 million in deferred payments ...

GVC Holdings sells payments business Kalixa

December 20, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Online Poker, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Global sport betting and online gambling provider, GVC Holdings, have confirmed yesterday that they would be selling their payment processing business Kalixa Group. The confirmation came after a previous announ...

Amaya investor questions David Baazov’s source of funds for acquisition

December 7, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online Poker, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Canadian based Amaya Inc is currently considering an acquisition proposal submitted by David Baazov, the former chairman and chief executive officer. Baazov sent in a proposal last month offering C$24 per share...

Illegal online casino mastermind goes on trial in China

November 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Online Poker, Unlicensed Operation, Online Gambling News

In China, a court has heard how an illegal online gambling website established in 2012 processed nearly $60 billion in wagers from some two million people and made its operators a profit of almost $84 million b...