Is Perpective Needed On UIGEA Delay?
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 at 6:29 pm EST/EDT
The industry as a whole is so keen to get back into The United States market. The goal itself seems to have become such a focus that some people within the industry seem to have lost sight of the reality of the situation. A repeal of the UIGEA and the introduction of a regulatory environment [...]
Online Casinos Becoming More Local?
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at 7:08 pm EST/EDT
The business of predicting future events is both dangerous and seductive. Dangerous in the regard that it is virtually impossible not to look a bit silly when one’s predictions are looked at with the benefit of hindsight, and seductive in the regard that it is a basic part of human nature to have a tilt [...]
Problems Not The Only Thing Driving Consolidation
Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at 3:07 pm EST/EDT
While it would not be safe to assume that the current delay on the full effects of the online gambling ban in the Untied States will lead directly to new legislation, it would be fair to say that over the longer term, the handling of the subject of online casinos in most developed countries is [...]
Online Casino Industry in US Gets A Break
Saturday, November 28th, 2009 at 3:05 pm EST/EDT
The entire online casino industry is buzzing about one story today. The Obama Administration has delayed the full enforcement of UIGEA for a 6 month period. Before this announcement there had been a tricky situation developing where the momentum behind Barney Frank’s proposed bill to regulate online gambling had been growing and at the same [...]
Market Getting Even Harder To Predict
Friday, November 13th, 2009 at 7:38 pm EST/EDT
It was another mixed end to the week’s trading for the big brand names in the online casino world. There has always been a hint of suspicion that many analysts simply do not fully understand the nuances of the cut and thrust of online casinos. Certainly, recent trading has not really been in line with [...]
The Ride Continues As Monday Flatters Some
Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 6:23 pm EST/EDT
We have been experiencing some quite volatile trading of shares in the online casino sector of the market recently and the week opened with more of the type of uncertainty that we have been seeing of late in the sector. William Hill stock went up on Monday November 2nd 2009. 168.70 was the share valuation [...]
The Big Players Have A Fairly Slow Start
Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 11:31 pm EST/EDT
It was a slow start to the week for the online casino industry on the markets with a lot of major players experiencing dips in share prices on the back of a fairly lethargic market. William Hill shares lost ground on Monday October 26th 2009. At the beginning of the day 176.80 was the valuation [...]
Major Players See Positive Opening
Monday, October 12th, 2009 at 7:29 pm EST/EDT
Today, Monday October 12th 2009 gave a very positive start to the week for the online casino sector on the markets with many of the main players experiencing very good growth in share price over the course of the day. Monday saw a increase in the share price of PartyGaming. At the day’s beginning the [...]
Better Than Expected Day For 888
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 at 7:59 pm EST/EDT
We have not seen all that much really positive news about the main publicly quoted online casino companies with regard to trading recently. The trends gave generally been down and it is somewhat against general sector trends that the 888 Holdings PLC stock price increased on Tuesday October 6th 2009. 92.10was the share price at [...]
Some People Actually Like The Online Ban
Saturday, September 26th, 2009 at 10:25 am EST/EDT
There has been a lot of talk recently about the possibility of a lifting of the online gambling ban in the U.S. Most of this talk has been of a very positive nature and for the most part much of the speculation is at least based on sound logic. Barney Frank’s bill has been garnering [...]
