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The Bodog rebranding for US-players is less a result of an identity crisis and more one of necessity. As the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group loses its licensing agreement with the Bodog brand at the end of the year, they are maintaining operations under a new name and website to create seamless continuity for its US players (and your affiliate information).

That being said, affiliates need to be aware of a few changes in the affiliate program offered by MMGG.

The most important thing to note, of course, is the new name. Bovada (located at www.bovada.lv) is the new Bodog (formerly bodog.eu). All of your current US Bodog players will be moved automatically to the new site with all affiliate tags intact.

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New Jersey has taken another step to allow sports betting at Atlantic City casinos, but there is still a  pretty big step in the way – overturning a fedral ban.

Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill Tuesday allowing for sports betting at casinos and the state’s four horse tracks. The bill had overwhelmingly passed the state Senate and Assembly.

Now comes the big step, overturning a federal ban on sports betting.

The state is bracing for a court battle to overturn a federal law that makes it illegal to bet on sports in all but four states. Ne

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Leaked data was posted online with personal information from about 3.5 million UB (UltimateBet) player accounts. Reportedly this leaked data includes: Full name, Email address, Phone number, Mailing address, Date of Birth, Screen name, Account balance, IP address, Deposit methods used (e.g. echeck), Account numbers (unique identifiers for UB accounts), VIP status, Affiliate status, Blacklist status. Few details are available about how the data leaked, or who posted it. No account data was released for AbsolutePoker players. We will continue to monitor the situation. Players who used the same Username and Email combination on other poker sites should probably consider making changes. Read full article…

It’s hard to imagine PokerStars Team Pro member Vicky Coren being afraid to walk into a casino poker room, but the way she describes it in her book, , it seemed to her at the time like walking into a lion’s den. She says that she would go to the casino with every intention of playing poker but each time as she approached the poker room full of men she would turn away at the last minute and wind up at the roulette table instead.

“I retreat to the roulette table. Roulette is different. The croupiers are chatty and friendly. There are women around the table. . .” She describes being afraid to face down the men who “stare suspiciously” at her when she peers in.

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We all spent time in our early days of poker playing trying to learn the order of poker hands. When playing with friends and family, and certainly online, we unquestioningly follow these predetermined rules as it is the standard and accepted system of identifying the winner.The rankings of each hand are based on the probability of it being randomly dealt assuming the cards have been properly shuffled. And this is where one well-known poker player bases his argument that the accepted ranking of hands should be overhauled.Conventional thoughts on poker hand rankings are being confronted by the player, Nic Szeremeta, who is trying to turn things on their head. Read full article…