PREPARING FOR THE RE-EMERGING AMERICA |
AS WE LOOK back at the landscape of the US online gambling industry over the last twelve months, it has been one filled with pitfalls and uncertainty. There have been countless speculations and forecasts from both affiliates and operators on what the future may hold for this battered market. The reality, however, is that no one truly knows exactly when a newly regulated US market will emerge. Likewise, when there is regulation, it is anyone??™s guess as to what the new landscape will look like. While this is frustrating for gambling enthusiasts and players in the US, it is equally frustrating for poker affiliates. Unfortunately, this is not the first time that poker affiliates have faced this type of uncertainty. In 2006, after the UIGEA was passed, many poker affiliates experienced a significant reduction in their incomes when operators such as PartyPoker, 888, and Paradise Poker left the US market. Then again in 2011 after the notorious ???Black Friday??™, which left us with the abrupt...[more]
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poker affiliates   paradise poker   enormous tax   dismal state   regulated market    |
Posted on Thursday 26 July 2012 - 14:22:36 |