A new, UK-facing online bingo site has been launched by Dragonfish, the business-to-business gaming software and solutions provider that’s part of the 888 Holdings family. The new site, “Fancy Bingo (www.fancybingo.com),” is the fourth such standalone network on the Dragonfish Internet bingo platform, company reps stated. The site is being launched on Mandalay Media, which…
The UK is one of the online gambling world’s most important business hubs -- a more expensive headquarters than Gibraltar or Malta, maybe, but that's offset by the prestige, connectivity, and economic advantage of conducting business in Europe's financial capital, London. On top of that, the UK began regulating online gambling before pretty much every…
This week, quiet a few big igaming stories hit the global newswires. The biggest, no doubt, is the rapid coupling up of Vegas companies and Internet poker sites -- which began with 888 and Caesars (then Harrah's) back in late '09 but has accelerated with this week's latest announcement from Full Tilt Poker. The result…
Hot on the heels of the news that Spain was set to overhaul some important aspects of its online gambling regulations — including provisions that could entice some operators to leave the market — Germany is now making big waves in the EU with its own online gambling legal plans. What’s going on “Germany's states…
As we’ve emphasized ad infinitum here at Casino Affiliate Programs, the World Series of Poker*(WSOP) is the online gambling world’s number one traffic driver. That’s according to specific numbers from comScore, but it goes beyond that: The WSOP is poker’s biggest event, online or offline. And ongoing stories like the rags-to-riches victory of 2003 winner…
Online gambling and gaming affiliate conference masterminds iGaming Business have announced their latest European-based event: In June, the online gaming world meets up with the Royal Malta Yacht Club for the first-ever iGaming Regatta. iGB describes the event with undeniable allure. “Picture it: the crystal clear sparkly Mediterranean sea. The hot sun beating down on…
When it comes to building an online casino website, and marketing it in the search engines, quality content is essential. That’s been reinforced time and time again — most recently already in the early months of 2011, as Google has made a series of upgrades to its search algorithm that are designed to favor original…
Spain has long been one of Europe’s online gambling backwaters, with antiquated gambling laws that don't quite fit into this age of increased Internet gaming activity. That may be changing, but perhaps not for the better. In recent weeks, the country has proposed a series of amendments and laws that would change Spanish online gambling…
Not to be outdone by PokerStars’ recent move to enter the U.S. market, Full Tilt Poker has announced plans to do the same, and in much the same way that PokerStars is doing. The situation Worldwide, Full Tilt Poker is the second most trafficked online poker room, behind PokerStars, which holds the top spot. Per…
A new, North America-based igaming event hits Vegas next month, the first to be held in the U.S. The 2011 iGaming North America conference is “an inaugural networking and educational event designed to introduce the land-based gaming businesses of North America to the global iGaming industry.” Unlike iGaming Business events, this one isn’t free. But…
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