Gambling, unregulated gambling that is, has always played an out-sized role in the legends and lore of the American West. Every Western film, it seems, includes a shot of men playing poker in a rugged old saloon without a the burden of a state gambling commission to oversee the good times. These days, if you…
The President of the United States has selected E. Sequoyah Simermeyer to head up the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC). Simermeyer has already served as Associate Commissioner of the all-important commission and has extensive experience in the tribal gaming world. His nomination is pending approval by the US Senate. Simermeyer is a graduate of Dartmouth…
NBA Commissioner David Stern is playing hardball when it comes to extracting revenue from regulated sports betting operators in the United States. Late last week, the league sent out a letter to US sportsbooks threatening to cut them off from the NBA's official data stream (as administered by Sportradar - the league's official datastream provider).…
Earlier this week the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) awarded a coveted Nevada gaming license to GVC Holdings, despite serious reservations about the company's activities in grey markets such as Turkey. The recommendation to the NGC came after 2-1 decision by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB), who also had a few reservations about GVC Holdings…
A proposed Connecticut sports betting bill would, if passed, grant professional sports leagues the prize they've been seeking from the emerging US sport betting market- a cut of the action via, so-called, integrity fees. But there's a catch in the language of the bill that might test the leagues' integrity instead. Under the terms of…
Late last week, the Mayor of Washington D.C. signed off on a bill legalizing sports betting within the city limits of the US capitol. But if you're looking to place a friendly wager on the Washington Wizards, the local NBA franchise, you're going to have to wait a bit. Due to Washington D.C.'s odd status…
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte struck a rare moment of restraint this week when he urged his fellow countrymen to take it easy on Chinese nationals who are in the country working in the online gambling business. His words of caution came on the heels of raid in Pasig City that resulted in the arrest of…
How important are social media platforms to your overall SEO strategy? If you haven't been speaking the words, "SEO" and "social media in the same breath, you're leaving plenty of SEO juice on the table. That's the advice of Mark Traphagen, Content Strategy Director at Perficient Digital. In a recent posting on SEO Journal titled,…
Last year at this time, there was really not much in the way of legal American sports betting. A punter who wanted to put a little action on a college or professional football game he had to go to Nevada or the black market. Of course all that changed when the Supreme Court ruled in…
US President Donald Trump dove into the realm of SEO forums this week by providing his opinion on Google search results and their alleged bias towards positive news about him. But like so many other SEO newbies, Trump seems to be operating with a fundamentally flawed notion of how search engines actually work. In a…
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