First it was the devaluating Chinese yuan. Then came Brexit. Now, experts are bracing for another likely event to shake the world markets, including digital currency: the prospect of Donald Trump becoming a U.S. president.

Trump and Hillary Clinton have already secured their respective party’s nomination for the upcoming presidential race, and let’s be honest here, there’s no way that the clash between these two candidates will be anything less than brutal.

In fact, Clinton already came out with guns blazing, taking swipes at her political opponent’s many casino bankruptcies and warning that a vote for Trump will put the county in the same condition as the mogul’s failed casinos. The former U.S. secretary of state holds a big advantage demographic-wise over Trump, but the gap between the two—once in the double digits with Clinton in the lead—is closing as the Republicans start to rally behind their candidate.

But the possibility of having Trump as the new president has many analysts shaking in their boots.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s ghost of casino past comes back knocking on his front door in the form of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

Standing next to the shuttered Trump Plaza casino that Trump once owned, Clinton on Wednesday took a swipe at her political opponent’s casino bankruptcies. She warned that voting for Trump in November will put the US economy in the same condition as his failed casinos.

The former US Secretary of State claimed that the real estate developer for profited from the financial ruins of workers in the economically depressed seaside resort town. Trump left the beleaguered Atlantic City after his last bankruptcy.

“He makes over-the-top promises and says if people trust in him, put their faith in him, he’ll deliver,” said Clinton, according to Reuters. “Then everything falls apart, people get hurt, and Donald gets paid.”

With all the doom and gloom surrounding Brexit and how it will impact our beloved iGaming industry, I wanted to shift the focus to a more inspiring subject for this week’s edition of Becky’s Affiliated.  My choice was Africa and why it’s the next new iGaming market, especially when it comes to mobile gaming, mobile payments and a real mobile multi-channel experience.

In addition to stacking up on vast industry knowledge over the past 25 years, Christina Thakor-Rankin, Principal Consultant at 1710 Gaming, attended Sports Betting East Africa in May and will act as the moderator for Sports Betting West Africa later this month.  With all this in mind and after reading her article on the African market in Infinity Magazine, I asked Thakor-Rankin to share her expertise on Africa with CalvinAyre.com as well.

I was impressed with Thakor-Rankin’s attitude towards visiting a part of the world that many people are afraid to visit.  When asked if she felt safe traveling to Sports Betting East Africa her response was yes and she added, “if you want to find out what an emerging market is really like, asking me or anyone else will give you some of the answers, but it will always be a poor substitute compared to getting out there and seeing and experiencing it for yourself”.

While she was at the conference, Thakor-Rankin saw and met with attendees and exhibitors from Africa, Asia, UK, Europe and Latin America. She said the similarities between Latin America and Africa are many and it is no surprise that those who are interested in places like Columbia, Argentina and Brazil are also interested in Africa.  Hopefully our interview below will help explain why.

The UK Government has given the thumbs up to the creation of the British eSports Association, and the eSports Integrity Coalition introduce Ian Smith as commissioner and outline their framework for the future.

Two months ago, eSports got a professional shot in the arm when the Electronic Sports League (ESL) and a group of the most popular eSports teams in the world did a Care Bear Stare and created the World eSports Association (WESA). The purpose of which was to create an umbrella organisation working on player representation, standardised regulation, and a whole lot more.

Two months later, and the country that has shown the world that it likes to do things its own way, has decided to do things its own way.

The UK Government has given blessing for the rise of the British eSports Association. Working in conjunction with the John Whittingdale’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the foundation will become the National Governing Body for eSports in the UK.

In today’s World Series of Poker round-up, we bring you news of a bracelet win for a professional poker player who ‘doesn’t like the game that much,’ David Peters wins at the 39th time of trying, and tragedy strikes as young poker player dies.

When you are as good as David Peters is, it’s never a question of if you will win a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet but when.

Answer: the 39th time of trying.

Peters has competed in hundreds of WSOP events – all of them different. He cashed 38 times, made six final tables, and finished in almost every spot except the one that matters. The only place. The top spot. The one where they break out that little sliver of gold.

Tony G, member of European Parliament for Lithuania, and former God of poker, has taken the tough decision to turn his back on home country to run for the position as leader of the United Kingdom Independent Party, showing once again that there is no sacrifice he won’t suffer in his bid to make this planet great.

Have you ever wondered what goes on inside Tony G’s head?

Back in 2013, there was a lot of conflict inside the mind that makes Rubik Cube’s shake when he looks at them. He was an ambassador for partypoker, travelling around the globe, eating professional poker players for breakfast.

He could have continued keeping up with the Ivey’s. He was a multi-millionaire, he owned successful gambling businesses, media outlets, and even a Disneyland of sorts for Eastern Europeans minus the sun.

Maryland casinos posted a year-on-year revenue gain in June, continuing a hot streak that has lasted since late last year.

Figures released Wednesday by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency showed the state’s five casinos generated combined gaming revenue of $93.3m last month, up 2.1% from the same month last year and the seventh straight month of year-on-year gains. Slots rose 6.6% to $370m while table games improved 17.5% to $211m.

While still in positive territory, June’s increase was smaller than that of recent months. June’s gains also failed to sustain the two-month streak in which revenue topped $100m. Over the first half of 2016, the year-to-date revenue numbers are up 8.5% to $581.1m.

As always, market leader Maryland Live led the pack in June with $53.6m, although this was up a mere 1.4% from June 2015. Perennial runner-up Horseshoe Casino Baltimore enjoyed a more robust 5.8% gain but still finished well back of the lead with $24.4m.

Portugal has issued its second sports betting license under the country’s new online gambling licensing regime.

On Tuesday, local gaming regulator Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal (SRIJ) announced it had awareded an online betting license to Malta-based Bet Entertainment Technologies Ltd.

The company has launched its site using the enviably obvious domain of www.bet.pt, which operates on an SBTech platform. Bet Entertainment issued a statement trumpeting the launch and vowing that it “intends to secure its place of reference in the Portuguese market.”

Bet.pt follows the launch in May of Portugal’s first authorized online betting site by French operator Betclic Everest Group. Other companies that have expressed an interest in launching a Portuguese site include lottery operator Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa and brick-and-mortar casino operator Solverde.

Portugal has issued its second sports betting license under the country’s new online gambling licensing regime.

On Tuesday, local gaming regulator Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal (SRIJ) announced it had awareded an online betting license to Malta-based Bet Entertainment Technologies Ltd.

The company has launched its site using the enviably obvious domain of www.bet.pt, which operates on an SBTech platform. Bet Entertainment issued a statement trumpeting the launch and vowing that it “intends to secure its place of reference in the Portuguese market.”

Bet.pt follows the launch in May of Portugal’s first authorized online betting site by French operator Betclic Everest Group. Other companies that have expressed an interest in launching a Portuguese site include lottery operator Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa and brick-and-mortar casino operator Solverde.

Macau’s leading junket operator has confirmed that VIP gambling is coming to Melco Crown Entertainment’s Studio City property.

Last month, a top Melco Crown exec let it slip that Studio City was considering ending its self-imposed ban on VIP gambling. The property famously opened last October without any junket-led VIP rooms – the first Macau casino to do so – but Studio City’s performance has so far failed to meet boss Lawrence Ho’s expectations.

On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that Melco Crown was talking with prominent junkets Suncity Group and Tak Chun Group to launch as many as three VIP rooms at Studio City “as early as this quarter.” On Wednesday, a Suncity spokesperson confirmed to GGRAsia that it would be operating a VIP room at Studio City but declined to offer further details.

In response, Melco Crown issued a statement saying Studio City “retains its mass and premium mass market positioning” but wouldn’t rule out the possibility of adding VIP operations “if we believe that it will result in an improved and more diversified product offering for our customers.”