Now more than ever, given the recent crackdown in the U.S. of online gambling sites, and the continued problems faced by payment processors serving the industry, affiliates are expressing concerns about whether they’ll get paid what they’re owed in commissions. It’s a problem that’s not unique to today’s situation, of course. In the past few…
U.S. prosecutors are showing how seriously they’re taking their “War on Gambling”: Bail has been denied for Ira Rubin, an alleged online poker payment processor who was nabbed in Guatemala and brought to New York to await trial. If you think that sounds a bit dramatic, you’re not the only one. "This entire case is…
In Asia, land-based casinos are raking in the revenue, particularly in Singapore and Macau, which enjoy bigger numbers and more visitors than Las Vegas. But that growth isn't translating to internet gambling. In Asia, online gambling is either strictly banned and blocked (as in China, Malaysia and Vietnam) or completely unregulated (as in India). This…
Buying backlinks doesn’t quite have the SEO power it once did, as we explained on Monday here at the CAP Blog. Google generally frowns on it, and any SEO boost it does provide is almost always short-lived. But lately, webmasters and affiliates who still feel compelled to buy backlinks to boost their SEO presence have…
It’s still relatively early, but this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) doesn’t seem to be suffering much from the “black cloud” of “Black Friday”, as many analysts had predicted might happen. So far, just over two weeks into the event, 20,443 people have registered for WSOP events — that’s a participation increase of 11…
No matter what happens in the next six months, 2011 will always be remembered as the year online poker changed forever. As we watch the industry cope with the changes forced by the U.S. government in recent months, it’s important to realize that, unlike similar events in the past, 2011’s changes will likely create a…
As a gaming affiliate, you're always looking for ways to motivate players to convert — or, at any rate, you should be. A great way to do that is letting your site visitors know when big wins are hit. Online casinos (or the networks behind them) usually waste no time letting the world know when…
The toughest part of search engine optimization (SEO) is that it’s almost impossible to find two experts who offer the same advice. Google has never revealed its exact search engine algorithm, and likely never will. So, marketers are often left to figure out what works with SEO via time-consuming trial and error. That being said,…
When it comes to online gaming, London really does seem to have it all. The city is the center of the UK’s regulated online gambling industry, and it’s host to iGaming Business’ signature event, the London Affiliate Conference and the iGB Affiliate Awards. So it’s no surprise that the masterminds behind those gaming affiliate events…
The online poker regulatory situation continues to evolve in the wake of the United States’ “Black Friday” shutdown. Here’s the latest: D.C. online gambling plan under fire As New Jersey and California loudly battled it out last year in a race to be the first state to regulate online gambling, the District of Columbia surprised…
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