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Politics holding up PokerStars in New Jersey

SBC News Politics holding up PokerStars in New Jersey

PokerStars’ attempts to get licensed in New Jersey have seemingly come a cropper because of the political ambitions of Governor Chris Christie and the might of anti-online gambling campaigner Sheldon Adelson. Christie has designs on the Republican nomination for the White House and the general consensus is that major donor and Las Vegas Sands owner Adelson will have a huge …

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Amaya ahead of schedule for PokerStars sportsbook launch

SBC News Amaya ahead of schedule for PokerStars sportsbook launch

In its consumer business update Amaya Gaming, parent company of PokerStars stated that it was ahead of schedule in the upcoming launch of its sports betting product. The operator expects to launch the product by Q1 2014 The sports betting product will initially launch within the PokerStars poker client within certain markets. PokerStars will gradually add more markets as well …

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US online gambling & betting efforts set to regroup in 2015

SBC News US online gambling & betting efforts set to regroup in 2015

Efforts to liberalise the US online gambling market stalled in 2014 with no new states joining New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware in allowing online gambling services and regulatory policies. The lack of progress witnessed in 2014 has underwhelmed pro gambling campaigners and international operators eyeing market entry. Furthermore the poor revenue performance of the three online gambling states, has further …

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States told they need realistic projections for igaming

SBC News States told they need realistic projections for igaming

Data analyst Eilers Research has warned US states planning to legalise igaming to keep their financial projections realistic. In its latest report called ‘US iGaming Outlook for 2015 and Beyond’, Eliers pointed out that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s team had estimated around $180m in tax for the first year of operation, when in reality the tax revenues from opening …

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Lee Richardson – Gaming Economics – A Review of Gambling Corporate Acquisition in 2014

Big year, better year? The past twelve months have witnessed some of the biggest deals in the history of the e-gaming industry, despite a regulatory and taxation backdrop of unprecedented challenge and change, across the globe. Consolidation continues, and it already seems likely that next year will see more of where the large get larger, the middle gets squeezed and …

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Victoria Coren Mitchell quits PokerStars sponsorship over casino product inventory

SBC News Victoria Coren Mitchell quits PokerStars sponsorship over casino product inventory

UK TV personality and European Poker Tour champion Victoria Coren-Mitchell has terminated her sponsorship deal with PokerStars. Coren-Mitchell citied the introduction of casino product to its inventory as the reason for the termination of her representation of PokerStars. Coren-Mitchell made a statement announcing the termination through her blog – VictoriaCoren.com.   “On Friday night, PokerStars.com announced that it will be …

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Amaya’s California igaming coalition gets stronger

SBC News Amaya's California igaming coalition gets stronger

The Amaya Group has attracted another California gaming group to join a growing partnership to run an online poker operation in the US state should it ever be legalised. San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has agreed to join the existing business agreement between the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California’s three largest card clubs – the Commerce Club, the …

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IOM operators prepared for POC

SBC News IOM operators prepared for POC

Peter Greenhill, the CEO of e-Gaming Development at Isle of Man’s Department of Economic Development, has belied any sense of panic around the UK’s point of consumption laws, which are now due to come in on 1 November. In a piece by IOM Today, Greenhill suggested all the jurisdiction’s operators were well prepared for the change. He said he did …

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Mobile almost a third of total revenues

SBC News Mobile almost a third of total revenues

The latest Online Gambling Quarterly report from MECN has had a number of unusual events to assess, given that the first half of 2014 was marked above all by the FIFA World Cup and some events, such as the PokerStars acquisition, that shook up the industry. This new report covers online gambling industry benchmarks, KPIs, and related topics and comes …

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