Gambling Industry

The Online Gambling Industry Moves On – But What About British Bingo?

The online gambling industry is still moving in the right direction, and this direction is up. In other words the industry is still generating a great deal of turnover, as well as showing positive growth. It is considered to be a mainstream industry, and has become vital to the financial welfare of quite a few

EU Wants Common Platform For The Regulation of Gambling Online

It is no secret that the European Union finds the online gambling industry to be problematic . But the problems actually don’t lie with the industry, it is in the way EU countries just do their own thing with regards to trading regulations. The EU is committed to a policy of free trade within the

Gambling Online In The UK Reports Exponential Growth

For years we have been seeing exponential growth in the online gambling market, and a recent report released in the UK only confirms this for us yet again. Since 2008 when £1.27 billion was the number, this industry has grown to be generating a pretty impressive £2 billion in 2012. This is an 80% revenue

Zynga Gambling For Real Has Landed In The UK

Despite the fact that Zynga is essentially a US company, the US online gambling industry has hardly even reached the infancy stage. It is not legal at a Federal level, and only two states have so far made online poker legal, with a vague possibility that casino and other gambling activities, may become legal sometime

2012 Stats Reveal £2 Billion (and More) Marketplace For UK Online Gambling Sector

One of the reasons we say that the online gambling industry is a "mainstream" industry, is because of the size of the prize on the bottom line for operators. It is hardly surprising that the UK Government is re-visiting its taxation laws for this industry – during 2012 online gambling was worth more than £2

Government Tax Cuts – Mulled Over – For UK Online Gambling Ops

It is not the first time we have heard mention that tax Cuts could be looming for British online gambling ops. It is also no secret that most of these operational companies have joined the exodus to more temperate climes. Most UK online gambling concerns, even the BIG guys such as William Hill, long ago

Sweden Takes Action To Change Gambling Regulations

We often come across news items regarding big wins at online gambling websites. These wins are often nabbed by online slots players, and we are talking about millions of Kroner, not just trifling wins. But, despite the fact that the Swedish winters are long, and online gambling is a fun way to spend those long,

Northern Ireland – New Gambling Laws Will Not Affect Online Industry

While Northern Ireland is considered to be part of the United Kingdom, this area is a self-governing territory, which implements its own distinct laws. Heaven knows the IRA fought long and hard enough to gain this distinction. In terms of online gambling legislation and regulation, there was once the idea that an independent licensing authority

iGaming Series of Poker returns to the London Affiliate Conference

iGB Affiliate Events, organisers of the London Affiliate Conference 2013 (LAC) at Old Billingsgate 7th – 10th February, have announced that the iGaming Series of Poker will return to their flagship event. The iGSOP has a new sponsor, 888 Poker, who will be hosting the online freerolls on their website, leading up to the live

Antigua Could Claim Upwards of $176 Million From USA In Online Gambling Debacle

According to the Associated Press – Harold Lovell – Finance Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, has said that they are going to pursue their long-standing dispute over online gambling with the USA. This small Island State with a population of less than 90 000, has unsuccessfully pursued this dispute since UIGEA was enacted in late 2006.