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CasinoEuro are to hold a World Cup Tournament of Slots, read on for further details.
Finally, casinos receive the comeuppance from their years of exploitation, as they suffer massive losses in the face of the recent recession and other societal changes.
A lawsuit is being brought against two Australian drugs manufacturers by people claiming their Parkinson's medications led to compulsive behaviours, namely gambling addictions.
Two stall holders at Blackpool Pleasure Beach have been charged for breaching gambling laws, which saw them offering a hoopla game with odds of 2,662-1!
A small-scale analysis of the World Cup's favourite teams.
Google have announced they are outrolling a new TV channel, which will allow people from all over the world to access the web from their TV sets via a TV channel.
William Hill is the latest gambling operator proposing an iPhone application linking to their website - allowing players to gamble from their iPhones.
A recent trend among credit card providers have seen an increase in the APR charged on gambling transactions, read this article to find out how you may be affected.
Betfair and Apple Join Forces For New iPhone App.
This is a small introduction to what you can expect if you join up to a croupier school, with some interesting insights into the tricks of the trade.
As the Grand National races today, Labour has announced plans for future crackdown on offshore bookmakers.
Those pesky baby boomers, they climbed the ladder then pulled it up after them! They were mostly socially upwardly mobile, but their progeny are finding the social fabric increasingly slippery and difficult to scale; they had the summer of love, their children have the swine flu; they found employment easily, their offspring play the Euromillions...And now it turns out they may be responsible for gambling taxes!
The Nevada Gaming Control Board appear to be preparing for the eventuallity that online gambling becomes legal in the USA, are they being optomistic or realistic?
With the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) coming into law within the next few months, a great deal is being done by various sectors within American society to challenge the UIGEA’s full integration into legislation. The latest news is that Iowa may try to legalise online gambling before the UIGEA reaches its full impact.
Today, Intercasino unveiled a new and updated site for their customers.
MasterCard and Visa pull out of US online gambling market. So where does that leave American gamblers?
Gambling giants 888 predict wave of mergers for 2010.
The problem of gambling addiction is growing, so why is so little being done?
Gambling addiction appears to be on the rise in the UK today, so what can we do about it?
Crocodiles have helped scientists researching the triggers that can lead to problem gambling.
The merger of several online gambling providers could mean that European businesses rival those of America.
Millions of people have had confidential information stolen from gambling giants Ladbrokes, according to the Mail on Sunday.
A new bill proposed in New Jersey may begin the process towards the legalisation of online casinos in the USA.
A Chinese Gang have been jailed after an online gambling scam, netting around $140,000, was uncovered. All the money the gang amassed came from gamblers funds, rather than as a result of game tampering.
Have you heard about the WSOM yet? Read on to find out more...
The UK's Gambling Industry has come under fire following revelations of under age gambling at more than 98% of betting shops.
The racing industry in Kentucky is facing severe financial trouble, could this be the end of the Kentucky Derby?
The following article features a list of the top 10 best mobile phones for online gambling.
A new legislation that is set to reverse the effects of certain gambling laws enforced during the Bush-era was proposed on Wednesday by an American democrat.
As with most questions the answers are not straightforward and it seems you can answer yes and no depending on your perspective. But resuls from a recent study suggests it does for the overall economy....
The giant of the online gaming industry, PartyGaming, has recently announced that it has managed to broker a deal between itself and the American government for a non-prosecution deal with the United States Department of Justice over its, now defunct, operations in America regarding the legal status of its gambling enterprises during the late 1990’s and 2000’s. The move is set to be a turn in the tide for the online gambling market, with many professional analysts advocating the view that there is to be some kind of consolidation within the industry.
You don't have to do a lot of research when it comes to choosing the right casino for you, just follow these simple words of advice and you will be fine....
Gambling companies, casinos, bookmakers, etc, are facing a new gambling tax designed to cover the cost of researching gambling addiction, ministers have proposed the move as current research is seriously under funded.
Have you heard of the ‘Cotai Strip' yet? Situated in the Chinese region of Macau and joining together the islands of Coloane and Taipa, the plan was to make a world famous gambling and shopping district, set to become the Las Vegas of the East.
Live dealers appear on webcams, but the image is continuous from the normal graphics you would expect to see at an online casino, they have live chat with sound. A number of casinos have rolled out their own versions of the live dealer. The most commonly played games which incorporate live dealers are Baccarat, Roulette and Blackjack.
An interesting article about the Euromillions lottery, including a table of probability and a brief history of the most profitable game in European history!!
Gambling games have been largely banned from Japan in the last 150 years. Recent legislation, however, may lead to the opening up of a Japanese market for online casinos and internet gambling games; a market that could produce a massive 130 million dollar turnover every year.
The recent announcement that USA gamblers are no-longer accepted at Microgaming's online casinos has come as a terrible blow to the online gambling community.
888.com are launching a variety of tournaments for the month of November, check them out for a great way to beat the winter blues.
This article discusses the how to find the best casino odds, and also explains the traps that many people fall into when playing online casinos.
This is a very interesting article on the nature of addictive gambling.
Tories announce new proposals for gambling industry.
This article is a must see for those of you who are interested in gambling at online casinos. It gives you a list of advice on what to look out for when playing and has a section on what to do if a casino fails to pay you.
A 36 percent rise in profits has been announced by British internet gambling group 888 Holdings Plc for its second financial quarter. The company is now considering how to reinvest the money; the huge volume in growth has been down to a general growth in casino gambling revenues says 888’s chief executive.
In the past two years, PartyGaming has seen over a 70 percent fall in its share of the online gaming market. In spite of this, PartyGaming has been showing the gambling industry that it is still a powerful competitor in the market.
A new study has advised that the United States and Canada should legalize and regulate their internet gambling industry. Their argument is that because players are more foolhardy when gambling online, they tend to wager more than they can afford and gamble more often than they otherwise would by simply visiting a casino in person. These types pf player are vulnerable and legislation will be able to help identify them and then help them with any ambling issues.
A man from New York is suing the manufacturer of a popular drug, used to treat Parkinson's disease because he claims it has led to a compulsive gambling habit, which resulted in him losing, in excess of $3million, the man is an ex-Wall Street banker.
It has recently come to attention that the current ban on internet gambling in the United States could create a growth in Irelands gambling industry, if it were only to revise its existing gambling laws, says an Irish government committee who have urged for a reform on outdated laws.
An amazing $150 billion dollars is set to be the annual revenue for the gambling industry by 2012, according to a market review by PricewaterhouseCoopers released in June.
The global Recession is affecting gambling in ways that could not easily have been predicted. These changes are largely due to the changing clientele of casinos rather than a change in the gambling patterns of existing players.
It has been announced today by government sources that the laws are to be relaxed regarding the issues of slot machines in local Bingo halls. The move was undertaken to try and stem the closures of local Bingo halls in Britain by allowing more slot machines on the premises.
Fair Online Gambling has, this month, featured the casino operator Casino Rewards Group. Fair Online Gambling portal has carried out a review of the Casino Rewards Group network and has rated them very highly for fairness, honesty and enjoyment features.
Casino workers at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, Newark, N.J. were been summoned to court charged with stealing players lists totalling a massive 20,000 people.
France the gambling industry is currently monopolised, through legislation, by the PMU and La Francaise de Jeux. French citizens are being told that they should be wary of opening up the online gaming industry to competition, but is this idea true or false?
Research funded by www.BestOCG.com has found that up to 15% online casino owners have criminal records. This latest study serves to cast futher aspersions on the online gambling industry, which already suffers significant controversy.
A new survey has reported that up to 2.2million Germans are regular online lotto and poker players.
South Korea Boasts a large online gambling community, some sites may be attracting up to 3 million visitors per day.
However, the actual number of gamblers is unknown. This is because the illegal status of online casinos means that official figures cannot be accurately estimated. Unfortunately, this forces the gambling industry underground as well, with some devestating consequences for players.
June 27, 2006 - The organisation that sets standards for the online gambling enterprises, eCOGRA (www.ecogra.com), has moved closer to its goal of accrediting 100 online casinos and poker rooms during 2006.
June 26, 2006 - The mobile casino players in the United Kingdom have now completed 100,000 transactions! Clearly, this technology is a huge hit and commercial reality.
June 23, 2006 - Calvin Ayre, currently 45 years of age, grew up relatively poor on a pig farm in Saskatchewan, Canada. Today, he is a huge success in the industry of online gaming. As president of Bodog Entertainment Group, he has taken Bodog.com from an unknown entity to the biggest success in Internet-based gambling anywhere in the world.
June 21, 2006 - The Cincinnati Club in Glasgow, Scotland's first poker club, was raided by police and gambling authorities and closed this evening. Equipment was seized and people questions but no arrests resulted.
June 13, 2006 - Professor Peter Collins, a recognized academic and expert on the topic of gambling, called for the United Kingdom's government to permit 11 super-casino licenses rather than only the one mega-casino license that has been proposed.
It has been revealed that apparently some UK Internet gambling operators are being victimized by hackers that break into these websites and then use the information gathered to extort money from the operators.
Belmont Stakes, the third race in the Triple Crown will be run June 10th and the line-up looks interesting. Of course, there will be not Triple Crown winner this year since Barbaro, winner of the Kentucky Derby injured his right rear ankle in the Peak ness, won by Bernardini who is taking a rest from racing and won't run the Belmont Stakes race. Wet weather is currently the forecast for race day.
A huge gambling company is making an attempt to sway a Church of England's bishop who is strongly opposed to plans for the creation and licensure of a Las Vegas style mega casino. This particular bishop is strongly opposed to legalized gambling and hopes are, by changing his views, the entire Church of England may reduce or abandon their opposition against the super casino.
From September of 2007, operators of any type of legal gambling establishment must hold a licence from the Gambling Commission which will monitor and regular how all British gaming activities operate. Any gambling business failing to fully comply with the regulations or anyone operating any form of illegal gaming operation will have strong legal action taken again them.
June 28, 2006 - The land based casinos located throughout the United States have earned a trusted reputation and good name for themselves. The big name casinos such as MGM Mirage, Harrah's Entertainment Incorporate, Bally and many others, all world-class gaming companies, control many of the land based casinos in the U.S.
On May 24, 2006, UK councils learned if their proposals were on the 'shortlist' as the possible venue for the first so-called "Super Casino". Those appearing on the shortlist will be permitted into the second round of bidding.
With newly relaxed casino regulations about where casinos can be built, legislation in the proposed Gambling Act of the UK strives to avoid the aura of U.S. casinos that seem to result in unplanned spending and gambling addictions.
May 20 dawned with beautiful weather for the running of the second jewel in the Triple Crown. The track was fast and the horses and jockeys were ready for a great race. Long thin legs below strongly muscled bodies awaited the opening of the gates with excited jockeys mounted.
The Belmont Stakes has become one of the most exciting races in horse racing. This year, for the first time since 2000, neither the winner of the Kentucky Derby or the Preakness will run in the Belmont.
June 21, 2006 - An assemblyman in San Francisco introduced a proposed legislation that, if passed and implemented, would permit gamblers to wager on past horse races. If you missed betting on some of the great races of the past, today's technology could, if the law is passed, let you place a bet on previous greats like War Emblem, Funny Cide, Seattle Slew and other thoroughbreds.
Stock market investors are attracted to Internet gaming and are always on the lookout for good stock potential. With China's entry into this trend, BETonSPORTS is proving to be a good bet for investors. On May 19, the firm released its financial report and investors are happy.
This week marks the launch of the very first three dimensional online poker and casino gambling website. The3DPoker.com is the UK's venture into the next level of online gambling entertainment. Using a software platform designed and coded by Esprit Marketing Ltd....
A conference, entitled "The Case for Gambling De-Regulation in Europe", was held on 27 April 2006, hosted by the PKF Malta at the beautiful five-star Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Central Munich, Germany. The purpose of the conference was to allow gaming interests....
Representatives for U.S. casino owners called for Congress to perform a study to determine whether Internet gambling could be regulated. The trade group, on April 27, 2006, requested this study to determine is legislation create legal online gaming could be established.....
William Scott and Jessica Davis, apparently operated an online casino and sports gaming site in order to launder funds. On May 18, 2006, the U.S. Department of Justice revealed indictments against both Scott and Davis who are now apparently fleeing to avoid prosecution.
On June 7, 2006, Washington State determined that online gambling constitutes a felonious crime. Is this a move that will be followed by other states in the United States? While that remains to be seen, the stakes for gaming online in the state of Washington just got raised substantially.
June 12, 2006 - Nielsen/NetRatings, a firm which collects information and viewer ratings as well as Internet website traffic, estimated that over 2.5 million UK fans frequented sports and gambling websites during the first week of the 2006 World Cup competition.
The Norwegian government has passed various legislations in an attempt to curtail online-gambling, but in spite of these measures, the industry is continuing to expand.
Confusion abounds again for American online-gambling policy as their legislators fail again to define exactly what they mean by "unlawful internet gambling". The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was passed two years ago, and yet, lawmakers have failed to agree on a definition of exactly which behaviours are illegal or legal when it comes to online-gambling in America.
Jay-Z, America's superstar rapper is taking time off his busy summer schedule to enjoy the gambling opportunities available in London.
In a move that has been devised to reduce the number of online gamblers in Korea, their government has proposed placing cash limits for online players.
Two new slot machines have been launched by Online Europa Casino it was announced today. This has brought the number of slot machines at Europa Casino up to 52; the latest additions are called Silent Samurai and Wild Spirit- intriguing names indeed.
Google announces reversal of ban for gambling advertisement in the UK.
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has reportedly lost one of his prize yachts in a poker game in Barcelona.
Rumours abound that online gambling will soon become legal in the United States, this will have many ramifications including setting the ground work for an American gambling channel.
Finally their comeuppance, the casinso of the USA are facing massive losses in the face of the recent recession and other societal changes.