Affiliates have reason to be excited in anticipation of a regulated US gaming market, but one negative to prepare for is lower commission models. With CPAs and CPLs likely to decrease, negotiating and figuring out how to offset costs and find more players will become imperative to success. Brace Yourself Many affiliates feel overwhelmed with…
Schlesweig Holstein is putting the skids on their renegade gaming treaty and making moves to ratify Germany's State Gaming Treaty. The State Treaty is nowhere near as casino-friendly as the on Schlesweig had on tap but lawmakers in the northern lander simply couldn't make it work in the current political climate. S-H Won't Be 'Germany's Vegas' After…
Monmouth Park race track will be the first gaming operation to offer sports betting in New Jersey. Monmouth head Dennis Drazen announced plans to apply for a state sports betting license making him the first gaming operator brave enough, or foolish enough, to join the state's rogue efforts to legalize sports betting. Monmouth Gambles on…
Is SEO dead? That's what some have been wondering after Google's Penguin updates shellacked the search-engine rankings of thousands of sites with too many commercial links and keyword targeting. Affiliates preparing to capitalize on the regulated U.S. market may need to look to other means, such as using Facebook as a player acquisition tool, to…
Good news for American Full Tilt Poker account holders, as the Department of Justice (DOJ) is all ready to start start the long awaited reimbursement process, just as soon as they find a payment processor to help them with the heavy lifting. This week the DOJ posted a call for companies interested in taking on…
One overlooked aspect of preparing for US iGaming regulation involves turning your attention to Native American tribes. Many tribes that have long profited from brick-and-mortar gaming could now be positioned to generate revenues from legal iGaming. Native American affiliate programs could soon be a key source of revenue for affiliates. Here's what you need to…
German officials have announced a September 4 deadline for bookmakers to apply for one of the country's 20 coveted sports betting licenses. The licenses application process is the culmination of months of legal wrangling and is generating a new storm of controversy. Does Oddset Have an Advantage? Some would-be applicants aren't happy with the very…
Google will be paying a whopping $22.5 million fine to the Federal Trade Commission for overriding default privacy settings on Safari browsers. It's the highest fine ever levied by the FTC on a single company, but it's not the first time Google's been warned about this type of behavior. Not Their First Rodeo Federal regulators…
PokerStrategy is suing PocketKings, a division of Full Tilt Poker, for $1.2 million in what are being called, "an existing marketing agreement." According to a report in eGaming Review (EGR), the dispute stretches back to an agreement made between the two companies before the company lost its Alderney license last Fall. The timing of the…
The parade of companies getting the OK from the Nevada Gaming Control Board just got longer as Monarch Gaming and Global Cash Access (GCA) were approved for online gaming licenses. Gaming Control approval is the last stop before final approval by the Gaming Commission. While it's not a slam dunk, it would take something pretty…
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