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October 31, 2005
Online Gambling Industry Estimated to Generate $12 Billion per Year
Globally
According to this article I found at Reuters, the online gambling
industry is generating big bucks all over the world. That's not a
surprise to anyone, I'm sure, but it's interesting to see actual
dollar amounts tied to it. I think I saw somewhere that sports
betting is a $200 billion/year industry, so it seems to me like
online gambling has got nowhere to go but up.
Poker Affiliate World Gets Some Exposure
If you're a webmaster promoting
poker affiliate programs, you're probably already aware of this
site, which is basically a forum and resource site for poker
webmasters. But it's really nice to see the exposure they're
starting to get in the news, because it's a great and informative
site.
Hawaii Annoyed by Online Gambling
I've seen a couple of articles about how Hawaiians are gambling
online, even though gambling is illegal there in the state.
One article about this estimated that online gambling is a $15
billion a year industry rather than a $12 billion industry, as was
previously stated in the Reuters article. I think this might be
underestimating the size of the industry quite a bit actually.
Casino Affiliate Industry Full of Fraud
I almost hate linking to this article, because it's so
inflammatory. One of the things you'll notice about the article is
that most of the facts are unsubstantiated, and much of the
"information" is just propaganda. This technique is often used to
get attention in the increasingly-crowded online gambling space, and
attention = links = traffics. But it's an interesting read
nonetheless. I don't lend too much credence to it. Gambling
webmasters weigh in with their opinions in this thread at CAP:
Gambling Affiliates Respond to Massive Fraud Accusations at Gambling
Magazine
Fortune Lounge Casino Spam Causing Hard Feelings
I've seen several threads in several forums with various people
complaining about the amount of email spam they're receiving from
Fortune Lounge casinos, and also indicating how frustrated they are
with their multiple failed atttempts at getting off the list. One of
the amusing but also sad comments I keep seeing representatives of
Fortune Lounge make is that it's not an affiliate but another
marketing company who is sending this spam on their behalf.
Why would it make a difference what kind of marketing
relationship the spammer has with the company it's sending the spam
on behalf of? The spam is discussed in this thread at CAP about
CPA abuse and also at this thread at Casinomeister's forum:
Vegas Frontier and FortuneLounge spam. |
