Archive for April, 2017

PokerStars NJ Continues to Lead the Market One Year Later

It’s been one year since PokerStars made its return to the U.S. online gambling market with the launch in New Jersey at the end of March. Like other operators currently providing service in the Garden State, PokerStars has experienced some challenges in the highly fragmented market, but overall the...

Casinos Changing Their Business Model

In the 1970s, casinos really existed for one reason–gambling. Fast forward to 2017 and what a casino is has drastically changed. Resort casinos now boast world-class dining establishments, entertainment from A-list stars, luxury accommodations, five-star spas and even roller coasters and amusement park rides. Let’s take a look at...

888 Holdings Profits Soar in 2016

888 Holdings has released its earnings information for 2016, sharing the good news of a successful year in which revenues soared to an all-time high. Based upon the latest results, it is also clear that the Gibraltar-based company is more than holding its own in the industry, and poised...

Amaya Posts Record Revenues in 2016

Amaya, the owner and operator of PokerStars, has released its earnings information for 2016, shocking industry experts by outperforming predictions. Compared to 2016, business was up by 7.8 percent with the company generating $1.15 billion in revenues. That made 2016 a record year, with much of the success owed...

iPoker On The Rise in Asia

In the early 2000s, a major online poker boom swept the globe, with people everywhere gaining access to the Internet, and finding their way to poker sites in order to play at their virtual tables. Then the United States sparked the end of the online poker boom by first...

Pennsylvania Considers Video Slots Expansion

Pennsylvania has been toying with the idea of loosening its gambling laws in order to make up for a shortfall in the state’s budget. One of the proposals that the Keystone State is currently considering is legalizing video gaming terminals outside of its licensed gambling establishments in order to...