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Internet Vikings founder Rickard Vikström discusses hosting solutions for igaming operators licensed in Malta and making its way in the US market.

Keep to core business: How Internet Vikings is handling hosting Share Having a physical server in a data center is not “ core business”. Now, this is a stance which could be attributed to so many companies offering any sort of online service, but it definitely applies to igaming operators increasingly pressured in so many other key areas. As part of this exclusive interview for SBC, Rickard Vikström spoke about alleviating some of this pressure by taking full responsibility for hosting s...

Its been 10 years since Black Friday but the "anniversary" isnt one celebrated by many. After all, its a day nearly every poker player would prefer to forget. Ten years after hundreds of millions of dollars in player funds were frozen and seized by the U.S. government and lives were turned upside-down, the industry has gone through drastic changes. From the modern strategic meta to some of the sites on which poker is delivered to the names at the top of the game — OK, Daniel Negreanu an...

Martin Lycka examines how regulators should maintain the difficult liqudity balance between effective market management and commercial appeal for consumers.

Friday, April 2nd, 2021 | Written by Renee The long-running partnership between 888Holdings and Caesars Interactive Entertainment, the parent company of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), has been further extended to 2026. 888Holdings announced during its recent 2020 full year presentation of results that it will continue to power the WSOP.com sites in New Jersey and Nevada for at least another five years. This comes on the heels of 888’s two-year partnership extension with the Delaware Lotte...

Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials. Edited by "Win-Time" for the Online Gaming Industry in Wire Act Ruling "Luck Yeah!" The New Hampshire Lottery Commission ("NHLC"), along with its service providers, NeoPollard Interactive LLC and Pollard Banknote Limited (collectively, "NeoPollard"), recently prevailed against the U.S...

Coronavirus pandemic began, the industry continues to thrive. Several states have made some noise about legalization as well. Live poker is also slowly returning with the World Poker Tour and other properties seeing nice results. One WPT player also had a shot at two titles in two days. This month, Chip Chatter takes a look at some of these issues as well as some of other news in the world of poker. States to watch for online poker legalization The January Wire Act ruling seems to have quic...

Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials. Your feedback, thoughts and comments on the content of any issue are encouraged and welcome. We hope you enjoy this and future issues. "Win-Time" for the Online Gaming Industry in Wire Act Ruling "Luck Yeah!" The New Hampshire Lottery Commission ("NHLC"), along with its service provide...

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) may be about to rear its ugly head and threaten the US online gaming industry thanks to Senator Tom Cotton. Junior Senator for Arkansas, Tom Cotton, has reintroduced a bill designed to outlaw online poker and gaming in the US. (Image: AP) The junior Senator for Arkansas has reintroduced a bill aimed at limiting the way gaming companies can promote their products. To give it its technical name, bill S.3322 is called the “Prevention of Dece...

Rep. Jim Kasper (R) passed the house on Tuesday, while “The Prairie State” saw state representatives Robert Rita and Jonathan Carroll introduce a bill that seeks to fast-track online gaming. North Dakota People to Decide Rep. Jim Kasper, R-Fargo(KFYR-TV) On Tuesday, February 24, the North Dakota House of Representatives passed Rep. Jim Kasper’s House Concurrent Resolution 3012 by a vote of 54-40. The bill, which was first covered by PokerNews here, sought to pose a question â�...