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French Gambling Market Rises on Sports Betting Success

2015 was a very good year for the French gambling with major revenue gains driven by a solid performance from the sports betting sector. According to a report on CalvinAyre.com, the Franco online gambling that translates into €756 million Euro ($819.2 million USD). As mentioned, the key driver behind the solid earnings report was a…

Poker Heaven Shutting Down After 10 Years in Business

After nearly a decade in the online poker business Poker Heaven, a Microgaming skin, is shutting its doors for good on November 12. Poker Heaven officials are blaming over-regulation in the European market for their decision. In a statement posted on the company's site, a spoksperson said: After ten years as a trusted European Poker…

Romanian Bet365 Players Questioned By Gaming Authorities

A few "lucky" Romanian punters who wagered on Bet365 sites were recently offered the opportunity to talk about their gambling activities with local gaming authorities. It's all part of a baffling feud between the well-regarded operator and the Romanian licensing authority it's been cooperating with for a very long time. At the heart of the…

Is Eastern Europe Internet Gambling's Next Hot Spot?

What's the hottest internet gambling market in the world right now? No, it's not Asia. The regulated version of that market is still in the fetal stage. Maybe one day it will pop, but not this year. How about Western Europe? Sorry, that's not it either. Thanks to piles of red tape and bureaucracy that…

Italian Internet Gambling Posts Revenue Gains

Business is booming for the Italian internet gambling with companies reporting solid gains for the first half of 2015. The new numbers aren't just good for the internet gambling industry as a whole, they're also a rare European gaming liberalization success story. The big news for Italian facing operators and affiliates is that overall igaming…

Greek Gambling Market Rebounds in a Major Way

The Greek gambling market has roared back to life after years of decline brought about by the country's devastating economic collapse. According to the latest numbers from the Greek Gaming Oversight and Control Commission (EEEP), the country's gamblers boosted industry revenues by a whopping 9% in 2014, over the previous. Even better, for the Greek gambling…

2014's Biggest iGaming Mistakes…So Far

Betting Too Much on the American Market On paper, regulated igaming in the United States seemed like a surefire hit. After all, American gamblers had been locked out of legal online gambling almost a decade and seemed ready to get back in the game. Now, after more than a year of regulated play in Nevada…

Dutch iGaming: A Peek into the Future

When the Dutch igaming market opens to international operators in 2015 it will be the latest in a long line of European Union member countries to embrace liberalizations. The big question for operators and affiliates is whether the Netherlands will also be the latest in a long line of European gaming markets to fizzle out…

‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Crashes Head On with Reality

When European Union regulators decided that EU citizens have the, “right to be forgotten,” by Google, they opened up an Internet-sized can of worms. That decision, which was delivered in May, looked great on paper but the practical realities of implementing the Euro-citizens’ new found right is anything but clear cut. Google has already seen…