Bodog poker sent out e-mails this weekend asking customers in 20 countries to withdraw all funds from their accounts. The original e-mail was short on details, but follow up e-mails confirmed that Bodog Poker was experiencing problems with payment processing in those markets. The e-mail went out to Bodog Poker players in the following countries:…
Global gaming markets are in a constant state of flux. Anyone who doesn't believe should take a look at some of the recent moves made by Playtech, one of the world's leading providers of gaming software. Over the past few months they've made moves to shore up their standing in emerging markets like Spain and…
Bodog Opens Asian Poker Room [caption id="attachment_22237" align="alignleft" width="183" caption="Bodog 88 team player Jay Tan."][/caption] One of the reasons Calvin Ayre has never worried much about losing his toehold in the American market because he's got a whole foot in the Asian market. Early this year he launched Bodog88, a new series of gaming sites…
[caption id="attachment_20536" align="alignright" width="256" caption="Genting Highlands is one of Malaysia's biggest resorts."][/caption] Genting Affiliates is dropping its US based affiliates, becoming the second company in just a month to leave American partners in the dust. The company behind gaming brands; including Genting Casino, Genting Poker, Circus Casino, and Circus Poker made the announcement in an…
[caption id="attachment_19510" align="alignright" width="259" caption="Macau, the Las Vegas of Asia"][/caption] Everyone in the gaming business knows that Macau is the Las Vegas (or Monaco) of Asia. Its 33 casinos pull in more than the entire American gaming industry and business there is growing every month. There's no question that Macau is going to be the gateway to…
[caption id="attachment_17561" align="alignright" width="275" caption="Aussies are avid gamblers."][/caption] If you're running an online poker site in Australia, you should have no real problems with local law enforcement; unless you try actually playing at your own site. Despite being one of the most gambling friendly countries on the planet, Australia has seriously strange online gaming laws.…
Gambling IS a recession proof business. It's a statement that almost everyone in the gaming business has made at one time or another, but is it really true? Is gambling really immune to the ravages of the Great Recession or is this just an old wives tale? Limited Supply Meets Big Demand The idea that…
[caption id="attachment_17371" align="alignright" width="239" caption="Linsanity is great for gaming."][/caption] NBA rookie phenomenon Jeremy Lin is fueling mini-betting boom in the US and Taiwan that's great news for affiliate partners. The Lin boom is all the sweeter for sports books because it falls in the betting dead zone between the Super Bowl and March Madness. Linsanity…
Increased competition from the booming Asian gaming market is having a serious impact on Australian land-based casinos including over 300 layoffs at the popular Crown Casino, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald. In addition to the layoffs, Crown is also spending as much as $2 billion refurbishing older properties in the hope…
[caption id="attachment_16806" align="alignright" width="279" caption="A high limit baccarat table in Las Vegas."] [/caption] Did you know that Baccarat is now the biggest table game in Las Vegas? According a recent Associated Press article Baccarat brought in around $1.27 billion in revenue to Nevada gaming in 2011. Baccarat's big moment may be coming as a big…
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