economy

Las Vegas is in an all-time low

Recession is slowly beginning to lose its' strangle hold on the economy in many cities in the USA but not in the gambling capital Las Vegas. Sin City is going thr...

Betfair prepares for flotation

Speculation about Betfair's upcoming IPO is strong after the British gambling giant hired Morgan Stanley director Mark Brooker as their new head of strategy....

There are no sure winners in online poker industry

Patrik Selin, CEO of Bodog Poker Network blogs about online poker business on EGR Magazine. "One thing you can be sure of is uncertainty," Selin says about the na...

PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker lead the growth of the online poker market

Last week another milestone in the online poker market was set when the combined market share of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker exceeded 60% for the first time. O...

The US leads the online market in Real Money Players

According to study done by Poker Players Research (PPR), the US is still the top online poker market despite the UIGEA being passed in 2006. There are currently m...

Chapter 11 for Station Casinos

The economy has claimed yet another casualty. This time it was the family of Station Casino’s turn to fall victim to the economic downturn that has been plaguin...

Despite recession, online gambling is growing

Despite the state of the economy, European online gambling companies are expecting growth of around 10 percent this year, says Clive Hawkswood, the chief executiv...