In Canada, provincial lotteries are legally allowed to accept bets on sporting matches, so one would expect that incidences of offshore betting in the country would be few and far between. Nevertheless, billions of dollars are spent in Canada every year on illegal sports wagering, but now some Canadian...
May 31st, 2016 By Stephen Smith
Earlier this month, the poker community was unsurprised to see an article printed in the Huffington Post in which a “Financial Advisor” by the name of Allan Smith argued that the majority of US players were not in favor of regulated online poker. I say “unsurprised” because the Huffington...
May 30th, 2016 By Charles Washington
Earlier this year, many world leaders found themselves in the midst of a scandal when 11 million documents were leaked from a Panamanian law firm revealing that they or their family members had invested money in offshore accounts with the help of the firm’s lawyers. The so-called Panama Papers...
May 28th, 2016 By Shane Larson
A number of states are currently considering legalizing online poker, with the pro arguments usually focussing on the potential revenues that could be generated for state governments in the form of licensing fees and gross gaming taxes. Recently, however, John Pappas, the director of the Poker Players Alliance has...
May 27th, 2016 By Adam Brown
PayPal is the most widely used e-wallet service in the world with 150 million users, and it continues to grow in popularity. Nowadays, you can use PayPal to purchase almost anything that you can imagine online, and you can also use the service to send money to friends and...
May 26th, 2016 By Stephen Smith
At the end of 2015, online poker legislation in Pennsylvania seemed imminent, but legislation has since stalled. Still, industry experts believe that it’s not a question of if online gambling regulation will come to Pennsylvania but when. As a result, operators and casinos are already starting to build relationships...
May 25th, 2016 By Charles Washington
Recently, the Australian government issued a statement detailing an intent to crackdown on sports bets that are placed online during live matches. So-called in-betting is illegal in Australia, but many sites have been operating under the radar. Based on the findings of a report submitted to Prime Minister Tony...
May 24th, 2016 By Shane Larson
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