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High-Roller Client List Stolen from Casino

High-Roller Client List Stolen from Casino
April 17, 2018

Stories about illegal casino busts are a dime a dozen. In January, a United States illegal casino bust occurred in Kansas, where local cops were the party of the problem. Australia has decided to kick out online casino operators due to troubling news, with fixing lotteries, hacking, and more. Plenty of bad things happen surrounding gambling, and that may be why certain countries refuse to change their gambling laws. When news like high profile thefts occur, it gets people thinking about cybersecurity and if they are safe. Darktrace is a UK cybersecurity company that looks for hacking activity. They provided… Read More

Pro Sports Athletes and Legal Betting Issue

Pro Sports Athletes and Legal Betting Issue
April 14, 2018

Everyone wants to make money in gambling. If it is not Spanish online gaming operators looking for a nice payday, then it is someone else. US sports teams are backing a change in sports betting, but only if they get to take part in the gains. US states want to change the PASPA because it would allow legal sports betting, which is now based in Nevada only. The current gambling act for sports betting prevents legal wagers from being placed on professional sports unless a person makes these wagers in Nevada. Horse racing and dog racing wagers are legal, but… Read More

PartyPoker and PokerStars Competing with $25K Tourney

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April 10, 2018

PokerStars announced a $25,000 buy-in for a million-guaranteed win. The game is No-limit Hold’em. PartyPoker has answered this competitive decision with one of theirs called Millions World. PokerStars game is being held at the Atlantis Resort, located in the Bahamas. PokerStars has stated they are willing to give away $8 million free seats at the tables and provide the winner $1 million in a prize pool. PartyPoker’s answer is the 2018 Caribbean Poker Party, which will happen at the Baha Mar Resort, also in the Bahamas. Their tournament begins on May 19th and ends May 25th. They are offering $10… Read More

Spanish Online Gaming Operators Will Make $1.22 Billion

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April 7, 2018

Online gambling operators are striving to increase their revenues. A new projection says the market will reach $1.22 billion by 2023. In just five years the market will be among one of the highest earners for Spain. The report came from Ficom Leisure. Spain has not been very high on the analyst’s minds because it is a fairly new market allowing online gambling. But, not anymore. Spain has now become the focus of international market analysts with the billion euro prediction. It is likely Spain will see $1.84 billion as industry revenues over the next three to five years. Spain… Read More