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It is simple to start your own poker website and start earning some real profits from the business. If you wonder if this is really true, think again. You need not have a legacy of million dollars to start your own poker website. With White Label poker technology, a small fraction of that amount will be enough. In this operational model, an entrepreneur simply needs to join as a licensee of the White Label network and get their own branded poker website up and running quickly. What the entrepreneur really needs to take care of is the marketing. Once ‘real’ players start logging-in to the site and play poker the site profits start showing. The network charges a commission while the entrepreneur keeps the rest.

Now let us check out the investments because that is one of the prime interests of any entrepreneur. A white Label site can be launched for an investment of USD $ 10,000 to USD $ 60,000. This includes a customized website and the required infrastructure to launch the operations. The challenge comes with marketing the website to the right audience. Marketing strategies like VIP loyalty programs, tournaments, cash bonus on joining are known to work with players. The strategies need to be driven with focus and a clear direction.  The number of ‘real players’ in the site is going to make the difference. These are people who make deposits and play the game.

Under a White Label model, players can quickly connect with a network of poker players who are already active. Licensees get up to a 90% payout of the rake that is collected from the players.  The leading poker sites have more than 10000 players but some that are less popular have between 1000-5000 ‘real cash’ players. It is possible to break-even even with 100 active ‘real cash’ players.  Sites start generating revenues within the first month of operations if the marketing efforts are strategized well. It also means that you need to select the geography in which you want to make your site popular.

The popularity of online poker is on the rise with many new countries encouraging online poker sites. These countries are mainly in Europe and Latin America. With White Label technology at your fingertips it has become very easy for wannabe poker entrepreneurs to launch their own websites.  The best part of White Label poker is the operating model. It is a completely outsourced model of operating your business which leaves you with enough time to focus on marketing initiatives. The online poker arena is so wide that even a small fraction of players could rake in good revenues. So, take your chance before it is too late.

The Province of Quebec in Canada has approved Online Gaming. The Government approval comes after many rounds of deliberations and lobbying by pro and anti online gaming groups. Starting September 2010 Loto-Quebec will start with online gaming services. Commenting on this new development, Mr. Vince Van Horn, President of Access Corporation one of the leading resource providers of online poker and Casino said that legalizing online poker would help in creating a safe route to poker and casino and discourage unlawful poker and casino activities. He further said that companies like Access Corporation which provider resources for online poker, casino and Sportsbook would support the initiative and help operators to quickly launch their online gaming websites all within the ambit of Quebec law.

The decision of the Quebec Government would have a broader ramification on overall online Gaming in Canada. It is expected that other states which ban online Gaming would keep a close watch on the developments in Quebec and take a decision based upon the success or failure of the model. Mr. Van Horn said that many legal gaming operators in Quebec can set-up operation and earn decent revenue, a part of which will also flow into the local Government coffers. It is estimated that Quebec will earn $50 million from online Gaming operations. He said that Access Corporation welcomes this news and would work with existing partners in Canada to help operators to launch their operations. Online poker would not increase addiction as proper communication by operators would help players understand the drawbacks of playing a little too much.

It is expected that online poker in Quebec will become popular within a quick time frame and would garner a greater share of the market than any other form of the game. In Sweden as soon as the State owned Swedish lottery website went live it had a 25% of the market share within the next 4 hours. Online gaming in Sweden generated revenues of $600 million in 2008. Though poker and Casino analysts are not yet putting a figure to the overall revenue from online poker and casino in Quebec, it is estimated to be in hundreds of millions of dollars. The legalizing of online poker will also enable Banks and other intermediaries to process online poker and casino deposits which would make transactions easier.

Mr. Vince Horn added that September 2010 when the new rules will come into force, operators can start their operations within a quickly if they have their homework done. Online Gaming resource providers like Access Corporation can help operators to launch their online gaming sites quickly making a great Holiday Season for Quebec residents. With Quebec leading the way, it needs to be seen how other states in Canada react to this development.

While the US Congress sits in gridlock over issues such as health care and financial reform, other items, such as Barney Frank’s bill to regulate online gambling, sit waiting for their turn in the sun. The slow pace of US legislation has led experts to say Internet gaming may arrive in the US as a series of intrastate laws, rather than through national reform.

New Jersey state lawmakers have already begun considering a bill which would allow Atlantic City casinos to operate online gambling serving inside state borders. California has had similar items before its legislature, although the influence of tribal casinos has prevented passage thus far. Florida has also commissioned a study on the potential revenues that could be made by regulating online gambling. And other states, particularly Pennsylvania and Delaware, have shown they will consider any gambling expansion which may benefit the state. “If New Jersey is successful [with online gaming] you will see Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, New York and some other states introduce some level of gaming,” says Joe Brennan, Jr., chairman of iMEGA. “It’s very likely that you will see New Jersey legalize it within a year.”

Foreign operators keen to bring their online gambling sites to the US want to see a national solution, but are preparing to work within whatever framework legislators present them. Several Internet casino companies are looking to either base US operations as business-to-business, or to set up software easily adaptable to varying laws and regulations.

Access Corporation Offers Affordable Ways To Start Online Poker Business

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Access Corporation, a leading resource provider of online gaming has introduced 4 different models to help gaming operators to quickly launch an online poker website.
Announcing this to the press Mr. Vince Van Horn, the Vice-President of Operations for Access Corporation said that the 4 operational models are turnkey affiliate model, White Labeling option, obtaining a Master License of an Internet gambling software provider or purchasing the gaming software and hosting it in the company’s own or leased data center. Online poker is one of the oldest online games and has been successful business for many gaming companies. Online Poker remains as popular as ever but what has changed for the better are the simple operational models of launching online poker sites. Using the turnkey affiliate model, operators can launch gaming sites for as low as 3500 US dollars.

Mr. Van Horn said that Access Corporation will be a ‘Game Changer’ in the online gaming industry. Earlier launching an online poker site was the fiefdom of businesses or individuals with deep pockets. The success stories of companies like Party Gaming and Poker Stars can now be repeated with much less resources. Access Corporation helps operators to launch a fully functional poker website within a quick time. “Time to Market” is critical for online gambling business and the various operational models enables quick site launches. Using a White Labeled model, a company can have its own branded website hosted by Access Corporation. There are many other benefits that an operator gets by launching a poker website on a White Labeled or a turnkey affiliate model.

With Access Corporation, operators do not have to start their online poker business from scratch. They will have the advantage of quickly connecting with a network of online players, get up to a 90% payout of the rake collected from the players and their branded websites will be supported 24/7. Mr. Vince Van Horn said that the Return on Investment for gaming operators can be as quick as 1 month from the launch of their sites. The craze of online poker is catching on in different countries in Latin America, Asia and Europe and it is the right time for operators to launch their online gambling website.

Mr. Van Horn said that he sees a robust demand for the services offered by Access Corporation. He however added with cautious optimism that not all sites that are launched can be a roaring success. Site operators need to take care of the marketing aspects and make their sites popular.  Access Corporation provides initial marketing help also by submitting the sites to search engines, web locations and web classifieds for 6 months. The company also suggests clients on the most suitable option of launching their online poker website based upon their investment and resource capability. High class back-end infrastructure like high speed servers, disaster recovery centers and online & end-of-day back-ups support the poker websites of different operators. They are supported by robust security features like firewall, authorization and authentication features and secure Payment mechanisms.

In the United States, John Pappas is moving the mountains. He is pushing the million members of Poker Players Alliance to lobby for the legislation to make online gambling legalized in the US. The Executive Director of the Poker Players Alliance through his fellow members is supporting the HR2267 the legislation made by Congressman Barney Frank to control and levy Internet gaming. The committee vote on the legislation can happen as early as February 2010. Papas did not hide his ambitions when he said in no unclear terms that this legislation will be crucial for the Poker Players Alliance and the entire poker community.  He asked members to rise up to the occasion and make their voices heard.

In the past also the initiatives of the PPA to support online gaming has been influential to support HR2267 and this time also it is no different. Papas asked players of the alliance and the poker community to reach out to Congressmen and express their support for the bill. According to Pappas, this is first time that there will be a vote on legalizing online gaming in the United States. He said that bipartisan support is required to make this bill a success and urged members to alert their Congressmen on the upcoming vote. On the other end Congressmen Barney Frank has seen more success on the bill in the first two weeks of January. The good news is that two politicians, New York Democrat Eliot Engel and Charlie Melancon, a Democrat from Los Angeles supported the “The Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act of 2009”. This has increased the number of Congressmen endorsing the proposal to 65. More needs to be done and John Papas is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that online poker and gaming gets legalized in the country.

The bill was up for hearing in early December but without any mark-up as Congressmen debated the step. Papas said that the next big step would be the mark-up and his group has targeted the Congressmen who can support the legislation and is lobbying with them for a favorable outcome. If a mark-up does take place there could be a debate on HR2267 followed by a House vote which would ultimately push the bill favorably. Papas notes that the biggest challenge at this moment is the fear that partisan politics does not act against the bill. If that happens, it will be a setback for online gaming in the country. Barney Frank has scored another point when he and other Congressmen successfully delayed the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) till June 1st 2010.  This will give enough time for those in favor of HR2267 to move ahead and maneuver in favor of the bill.

The UIGEA was passed in a late night session just before the election recess in 2006 as a ‘must pass’ security bill. Hopefully with the delay in implementation of the Act will give time to online gambling industry to propose their point favorably in front of the Government.