Of increasing concern to those who publish news articles on casino affiliate sites is the practice of copyright infringement. Everyone in the industry is generally writing stories based on the same news, with similar sources and identical press releases, resulting often in articles that bear strong resemblance by authors innocent of any unethical conduct.

Yet more and more, certain Internet gambling sitenews seem to contain idiomatic turns of phrases identical to a previous author's, on the same subjects, covering the same angle. When writing about a subject such as a new online casino, discovering a competitor chose to cover the same event is unsurprising. But to see the same story written with same mentions of the same games with the same particular effects of those games covered, and absolutely no information included not in the original story, leads to thoughts of plagiarism.

Many Internet gaming sources have been complaining behind the scenes that there are a small number of sites who are copying work written by others, with barely a word rearranged. One prominent site mentioned frequently as a perpetrator of this behavior is Online Casino News. This site is owned and operated by Lyceum Media, an organization which distributes online gambling industry press releases and sponsors industry events.

An examination of the stories published on this site show a high number of articles that can be traced to original material on other casino news sites, including idiomatic usages and specifications identical to the original.

Other obvious examples involve reporting of legal news and land casino affairs, involving sites that were copied but were not USAOC, so the links are not provided without consent. Still, anyone reading the list of stories at Online Casino News can easily find a multitude of similar situations.

In light of recent squabbles in the online casino affiliate industry, perhaps the best suggestion is for everyone to respect and honor their competitors. Money can be made in the business for hard-working, industrious parties. There is no need for laziness such as this, nor for hidden conflicts of interest that may jeopardize the fate of the entire industry, which clearly relies heavily upon public trust. Let those who have done wrong correct their behavior, and let it be a thing of the past, please.

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By Pete Gunnel - Published January 13th, 2009
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