All posts by Alex Weldon
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Study: Deposit Limits A Good Indicator, Bad Solution For Problem Gambling Online
A new study from Scandinavia provides some insight on the effectiveness of problem gambling prompts in identifying and curbing the behavior.
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The Stars Group, Flutter Entertainment Tie-Up Creates Online Gambling Behemoth
Early thoughts on the potential impact of the game-changing $6 billion deal between The Stars Group and Flutter Entertainment.
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Lawsuit Over Lottery Contract Threatens To Derail DC Sports Betting Plans
A software developer has filed suit in the nation's capital, challenging a contract awarded to Intralot to cover D.C. lottery and sports betting products.
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Failure Of MPN Network Offers Lessons, Cautions For US Online Poker
The Microgaming Poker Network announced that it will shutter operations in 2020, just as regulated US online poker prepares to expand.
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PokerStars Slapped With €400,000 Fine For Targeting Dutch Customers
The Netherlands Gambling Authority is keeping the playground clean while it prepares to license and regulate online poker sites.
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World Series Of Poker Stays With Caesars; Both Checking Out Of Rio
Following this week's news that Caesars is (finally) selling off the Rio, the company has a couple years to find a new home for the...
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To Succeed In Online Poker, Pennsylvania Operators Must Buck The Trend
In order for online poker to thrive in Pennsylvania, the market needs to overcome its fair share of hurdles — both within the state and externally.
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Evolution Gaming Crackdown In Sweden Highlights Broader Online Gambling Compliance Issues
The leading supplier of live-dealer online casino games is working to protect its regulatory suitability as it expands in the US.
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Does Pennsylvania Have An Ace Up Its Sleeve For US Online Poker?
Pennsylvania online poker is almost here, and the imminent launch of PokerStars has some folks feeling optimistic about the future of the US market.
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Fox Sports, The Stars Group Import Super 6 Football Prediction Game From UK
The Stars Group has brought its Super 6 contest to the US, using the free-to-play football contest as an acquisition tool for Fox Bet.
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Apple Extends Compliance Deadline For Online Gambling Apps To March 2020
For whatever the reason, Apple has decided that its original September deadline for conversion to the native Cocoa language was too tight.
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Pennsylvania Online Casinos Warming Up With $3.4 Million In August Revenue
The young online gambling industry in Pennsylvania is growing across multiple verticals at once, including a sharp upward trend for PA online casinos.
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US Online Betting Options Up To Six States As Football Season Ramps Up
If you want to bet on sports online in the US, you're in luck if you live in or are close to one of these...
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Worried About Bots, Morgan Stanley Downgrades Online Poker Outlook
Advancements in artificial intelligence represent a "plausible risk" to the future of online poker, according to financial analysts.
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DraftKings Casino Brings Innovation To New Jersey Online Gambling Industry
DraftKings is using many of the same concepts and practices it's used to succeed in sports betting to shake up the New Jersey online casino...
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More Pennsylvania Online Casinos Imminent; Still No Timeline For PA Online Poker
Caesars is on the verge of launching both online sports betting and online casino games in Pennsylvania. But what about WSOP online poker?
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Philippines Playing Hardball With China Amid Online Gambling Dispute
A meeting between President Xi and President Duterte yielded no resolution in the online gambling disupte between China and the Philippines.
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The Stars Group Completes Fox Bet Rebrand For Sports, But What About Online Poker?
BetStars is no longer a US sports betting brand, officially replaced by Fox Bet last week. Does that mean PokerStars is on its way out...
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Five Reasons Offshore Sportsbooks Are Not The Next PokerStars
Offshore sportsbooks and gambling companies like Betonline and Bovada have a nearly impossible task if they have designs on serving the US, or any regulated...
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Apple Blocks Access To Social Casinos Unless You’re 17
Apple announced recently that it will be applying a 17+ age restriction to all apps including “Frequent/Intense Simulated Gambling,” across all App Store markets.
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A Closer Look At China And Its Complicated Relationship With Online Gambling
China has been in the headlines a lot this year, and the past month in particular. The biggest story, of course, has been the large-scale...
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The Stars Group Shares Drop, And Why Its Future Is More Sports Betting, Less Poker
Share values for The Stars Group (NASDAQ: TSG) -- the company behind PokerStars -- plunged this week following the release of the company’s Q2 financial...
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Will The WSOP Keep Growing Online Bracelet Events For 2020 And Beyond?
The World Series of Poker offered nine bracelet events online in 2019. The success of that effort points to more online events in 2020.
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How Well Are The 2019 WSOP Online Bracelet Events Performing?
About midway through the 2019 World Series of Poker, we examine how the added events affect the field size and prize pools.
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Just How Big Will 2019 WSOP Online Bracelet Prize Pools Get?
The World Series of Poker is under way in Las Vegas, with online bracelet events representing more than 10% of this year's schedule.
