PRWeb Online Gambling Ban Confirmed

4/22/2009 by Gaming Industry Media Staff

Gaming Industry Media has received confirmation from PRWeb's parent company, Vocus Inc., that the press release distribution service has stopped disseminating online-gambling related releases.

Gaming Industry Media has received confirmation from PRWeb's parent company, Vocus Inc., that the press release distribution service has stopped disseminating online-gambling related releases.

News of the ban hit online gambling blogs and news sites last week.

"PRWeb is headquartered in Ferndale, Washington where state laws prohibit the promotion, advertisement or similar discussion of online gambling," said Robin Lane, Vocus' director of public relations, in an e-mail to Gaming Industry Media.

"PRWeb must comply with governing laws of Washington and is no longer able to distribute releases related to online gambling."

Larry Colcy, an account manager at Lyceum Media, posted a note on Facebook discussing the ban on Friday.

"As a company that specializes in igaming PR, this naturally has an impact on our business," he wrote. "However, PRWeb wasn't the only distribution channel Lyceum Media uses, and life will go on!"