[caption id="attachment_23499" align="alignright" width="205" caption="Don't give this look in open court."][/caption] Full Tilt CEO Ray Bitar posted a $2.5 bail bond and was released from a Manhattan jail on Monday night. Bitar spent a full week in lockup after returning to the United States from Ireland to face gambling and fraud charges in connection with…
Affiliates understand that legal iGaming in the United States is only a matter of time. Due to the slow nature of the legalization process, there has been plenty of time to prepare for the regulated market. One smart move to make in anticipation of the legal U.S. market is to become a corporation. Benefits of…
The twisting tale of Black Friday turned yet again this week when Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar returned to the United States to face gambling and money laundering charges. Bitar immediately entered a not guilty in a New York courtroom. Bitar's surrender has left many in the online gaming world asking why he chose…
Delaware became the first US state to legalize online gambling when their legislature voted the Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012 into law. It's expected that Delaware residents could start playing roulette, poker and slots for real money online as soon as January 2013. The online gambling law allows Delaware residents to play casino games…
Gambling legalization bills in California, Delaware and New Jersey are making news this week as cash strapped state governments get serious about gaming as a source of revenue. In Delaware and California, bills legalizing various forms of online gaming and sports betting are picking up steam as they move through the legislative process. Meanwhile, in…
Just a couple of days ago, we mentioned that Serbia’s Association of Gambling Providers is protesting the deal between Državna lutrija Srbije and Sportingbet. Today, we have another portion of news and updates from Serbia. Serbia’s gaming trade association – JAKTA – actually notices a high growth trend in the legal gaming industry. This is…
[caption id="attachment_22408" align="alignright" width="194" caption="Bally is best known for slot machines."][/caption] The Nevada Gaming Control Board unanimously recommended that Bally Technologies be approved for the state's first interactive gaming license, according to a report in the Las Vegas Review Journal. While this isn't the same as actually receiving a license, it was a historic move…
[caption id="attachment_22360" align="alignright" width="294" caption="Tribal casinos have plenty of pull in California."][/caption] Lawmakers in California are taking another stab at an online poker bill as the amended SB1463 is ready to go to committee. This latest version of is markedly different from previous efforts thanks to some serious lobbying efforts by the state's powerful tribal…
[caption id="attachment_22019" align="alignright" width="275" caption="Crazy? Or crazy like a fox?"][/caption] New Jersey casinos will be offering regulated sports betting this fall, no matter what the Federal Government thinks. That's what a defiant Governor Chris Christie told reporters at a recent press conference. If true, the Garden State is in for a major legal battle that…
Google is taking bold new moves to help copyright holders protect their properties against unauthorized use online. According to a recent article on CNN.com titled, Google Kills 250,000 Search Links a Week, the search engine giant will be publicizing requests to remove pirated content for the first time ever. Previously the company only publicized take…
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