The online gambling industry in the US has been anything but boring as of late as legislative battles over iGaming have heated up to a point we have never seen before. For instance, this week New Jersey lawmakers passed a bill in the state senate with the potential to turn New Jersey into an international hub for online gambling. Meanwhile just a few hundred miles to the south in Washington DC lawmakers are introducing legislation that would ban all forms […]

In this week’s column we’ve got what looks to be some kind of outreach tour going on as state senators from New Jersey were talking in Atlantic City regarding sports-betting and in Las Vegas regarding online gambling in a broader sense. We also have a member of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement speaking up in Massachusetts on payment processing issues in New Jersey. So what gives with the US tour New Jersey lawmakers and regulators are on? Keep […]

A week of ups and downs is the best to characterize the past seven days for the New Jersey online gambling industry. There is perhaps no better example of this roller coaster ride than the week the Borgata and their iGaming partner partypoker had; a perfect microcosm for the industry. The week started off with the partypoker cancelling their flagship Sunday tournament with just two tables remaining after “technical difficulties,” but then ended on a high note with the announcement […]

For any New Jersey online poker that has been having trouble funding their online poker account there is now an alternative option available. Neteller, one of the online gambling industry’s staple payment processors has announced it is now available in the US, and one online poker site wasted little time in adding Neteller to their payment processing options. Who was it? You can find out below. On top of the terrific news that Neteller is back in the US we’ll […]

It appears that New Jersey has finally come to grips with the realities of the potential revenue stream they will receive from their online gambling industry, as the state has revised its initial projections way, way down. Just how far down did they revise the numbers? You’ll find out below. This story will lead off this installment of the New Jersey Online Gambling Brief, but we’ve got a whole lot more to cover as well, including the massive $100k Guaranteed […]

New Jersey’s online gambling industry is on solid footing according to some of the world’s top analysts, and the market still has tremendous potential for further growth according to a recent poll that was conducted. Add it all up and the future looks very bright for NJ iGaming. In this week’s New Jersey Online Gambling Brief I’ll take a look at these projections and polling data; discuss the Borgata’s online satellites to the World Poker Tour Championship that will be […]

For the second consecutive month the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement’s iGaming revenue reports have left analysts scratching their heads and trying to determine where the market is heading. The numbers for January, like those in December are in a gray area; neither overly promising nor overly disappointing, with no clear headlines to push, only speculation. But speculate we must, and I’ll be doing a little bit of that in this week’s installment of the New Jersey Online Gambling […]