General casino industry related articles that may well be of interest. These articles vary from general casino news, to regulation and well, just pretty much anything I want to write about to be honest. If you want information specific to individual casinos, then the Online Casinos section is where you should probably be heading.
Most experienced online gamblers will be familiar with Neteller, the eWallet that is accepted at just about every sportsbook, casino or poker room going. Excluding US residents of course. Well anyway, they just launched an affiliate program which may be of interest - Neteller Affiliate Program - with a bounty for every new account holder on their first succesful transaction. Frankly, it’s not a great bounty at £20 a throw, but at least it’s something.
I’ve used Neteller for years and apart from the odd frustration, it’s served me well. It’s generally the quickest way to get money in and out of the merchants and can be treated like an offshre bank account to a degree. They are based in the Isle Of Man
The latest thing seems to be to do everything on your phone - or so we’re told. Download music, surf the web, email and now…poker and casino! To be honest, I used to own a PDA and found I never really used it except to - shock, horror - make phone calls! So I’m alitle sceptical. But then again, as a gambler, thought it would be interesting to check out this new one. This article sums up what I thought of it all. Is there a future? Is it the next best thing since sliced bread? Or a dud?
I downloaded one poker room and two mobile casinos: Aces Royal for the poker and for the casinos, Ladbrokes and Wild Jack (the only one of these that also accepts USA players by the way). As it turns out, the latter two are the same software so you get the same games. I’m not go into too much detail on games and stuff - only to say that graphically and operationally they are pretty impressive. If you want more on those - check out my Mobile Phones & Gambling satellite site.
Anyway - lets’ start with the Poker. 6 players to a table, various table limits, all Texas Hold’Em. You play against real people - it’s simply
As a casino affiliate, I get asked a number of questions by players who fancy a shot at earning a buck from the affiliate side of the game. For those who don’t know, an affiliate is a webmaster who runs a site that promotes, reviews or offers information on products and services in return for a commission. In the casino and poker game, it’s big business and highly competitive, but for a player who also has the skills to put a half-decent website together, it can be lucrative given time.
I intend to do a series of articles on what it takes to be a good casino affiliate. I’ll deal with content, domain names and the art of search engine optimisation (SEO) in due course, but by way of an intro, this article lays out the basics…the information you need that will help you decide if it’s a course you wish to follow. If you get it right, there is no better business to be in. You simply drive traffic to your sites and refer them to online casinos who then do the work of retention and everything for you. However, that isn’t to say you have no responsibilities: you need to put the player first and it does require regular attention, but once established
It goes without saying that different jurisdictions have different laws to govern online gambling, and as a player you need to be aware of your local laws before you deposit. A common mistake is to think that because you can find a way to deposit, you’ll be okay, but the laws also govern the casinos so getting paid might be trickier than you think if you live in a country where gambling online is illegal.
Below, I’ll look at the law in the USA nd Europe in a bit more detail, but always be sure your country of residence is comfortable with the thought of allowing you freedom to spend your own money before you play an online casino or poker room.
The law regards online gambling has always been fuzzy in the US since the inception of the web. Until relatively recently, many casinos were generally happy to take US players, but in October 2006, the US slid in the “UIGEA” legislation that forbade banks and financial institutions from allowing their customers to place
This is one of the first questions a “newbie” is likely to ask…after all, the history of gambling doesn’t exactly instill confidence when it comes to playing fair. The good news is, that in today’s world of stricter controls and in an industry dominated by a handful of top quality software vendors, most games use sophisticated Random Number Generators (”RNG’s”) which, at the high profile end of things at least, have been certified through licensing organisations. But it’s not all sweetness and light :)