Narcis Gavrilescu

Between 2010 and 2015, iGaming went through a period of accelerated global expansion. Even if there was a depression after UIGEA blocked US access, the new law fonly encouraged a new generation eager to explore global growth. Mobile betting was on the rise, landmark legalizations were brewing in the US, new markets were emerging in Asia. It looked like a set of fresh standards. Poker Black Friday was a blood bath and the emergence of crypto casinos (yes, they started showing up around 2012)...

The  UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act)  of 2006 shook the online casino industry to its core, especially in the United States. The law didn’t ban online gambling, but it did severely restrict payment processing. This forced big changes in the industry and reshuffled the deck in terms of iGaming strategies worldwide. UIGEA: what the Law really did The UIGEA, signed in October 2006, made it a criminal offense for financial institutions to accept payments to or from online...

A Canadian Crackdown - 1999 You can't grow from 0 to $2.2 billion within less than 4 years and not make some enemies. While the US was going to take its time with pushbacks for the next decade, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police raided the offices of Starnet Communications International  in Vancouver. Authorities argued that Starnet’s email server represented an illegal extension of internet gambling activities under the Canadian Criminal Code. Starnet was issued a $100,000 fine , a drop in...