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Online Casino NewsGambling Age to be Raised in MacauMACAU -- As reported by the Hong Kong Standard: "Macau is planning to raise from 18 to 21 the minimum age at which a person can legally gamble, chief executive Edmund Ho Hau-wah told lawmakers yesterday.
 
New Mexico Signs Contract With Intralot For Lottery Gambling SystemThe state of New Mexico has decided to switch providers for their lottery system as they have entered into contract with Intralot for use of their new computerized gambling system.The numbers that are involved in the deal are almost mind blowing when one considers that the lottery is put in place to generate money for states to use to balance their budgets.
Harrah's and MGM Prepared To Jump Into Legalized Online GamblingThe online gambling industry has been missing many large land based gambling companies, but two of the biggest, MGM Mirage, and Harrah's Entertainment have hinted that they are prepared to enter the market when gambling online is legalized in the U.S.Word around town is that Harrah's might not even wait for the U.S. government to come to their senses and regulate the online gambling industry. The company has checked into establishing their online presence in markets that currently allow online gambling, such as members of the European Union, and many Caribbean countries.
Nevada Lawmakers Looking To UNLV Study For Online Gambling AnswersUNLV is trying to help lawmakers figure out the effects of online gambling, and the results of the college's study could help shape the way for future laws.Online gambling has been virtually shut down by the U.S. government, but UNLV is conducting a study that is examining the amount of Nevadians that gamble online and testing gamblers attitudes towards legalizing online gambling.
Gambling Study Reveals Differences Between Men and WomenMost studies are designed specifically for certain parties to prove what they believe to be true, but a recent study by LittlewoodsBingo.com takes a lighthearted look at the differences between men and women when dealing with gambling jackpot winnings.The study was participated in by 3, 000 people, and the questions were geared towards finding out what a person would do if they won the lottery, or a big jackpot of any kind.
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Casino Initiative Approved By the Ohio Attorney GeneralThe language for an initiative petition to allow one casino in Ohio was approved this afternoon (11/30/07) by the Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann who concluded the initiative and its summary to be "a fair and truthful statement of the measure to be proposed."The group sponsoring this initiative, MyOhioNow.com's, next step is to collect the necessary 402, 000 signatures by next August (2008) to place the issue on the November 4, 2008 statewide ballot.
WagerWorks Launches Biggest Starting Online Progressive Jackpot EverWagerWorks, the software company that powers Virgin Casino, is raising the bar when it comes to progressive style jackpots. Their new product, MegaJackpots, has the highest starting progressive number of any progressive featured anywhere on the web at 1.5 million pounds.Any sites using the WagerWorks "RGS" system will carry MegaJackpots, and it will also be available to all WagerWorks serviced sites, including Virgin Casino.
Play65 Online Backgammon Players Make It To Final Event OfflineTwo of Play65 players who won the "Italy"' tournaments have made it to the final event of the Double Davis European Championship at the 19th City of Venice International Backgammon Tournament. Giuseppe Ricciardi of Italy took the championship of the shared the finalist title with Uli Koch.The online backgammon site Play65 had flew, on its expense, four online backgammon champs to compete in a real-life backgammon event; not any event, but the 19th City of Venice International Backgammon Tournament, set up by the World Backgammon Association. The established backgammon tournament took place at the Casino of Venice set inside a historical palace on the Grand Canal from November 29 to December.
Paddy Power Ad Campaign For Bingo Gambling Site Shelved by TFLPaddy Power has taken somewhat of a shock approach to their ad campaigns. In the past, the company has had ads banned because of their inappropriateness. Their latest attempt will also end up wasted after it has been banned from the London Underground Tube Network.This is not the first time the Bookmaker has been banned for its ads. The ASA has previously banned two campaigns. The premise behind the bans are the potential to cause widespread offense.
European Online Gambling Companies Strike Back Against United StatesThe United States has done everything within its power to eliminate the highly successful online gambling market from the country. European sites are now taking action against the U.S. form of protectionism that today, President Bush said he does not support in any way.firms out of Europe have filed a formal complaint against the United States. The complaint claims that the U.S. discriminated against the foreign companies after kicking them out of the American market.
Germany Following United States Lead and Banning Internet GamblingCompanies that run Internet gambling sites were not happy with the United States attempt last year to ban gambling online. Germany must like what the U.S. is doing because they are set to ban it as well.Law changes to current gambling procedures in Germany are set to change on January 1st. While most of the gambling that the government profits from were spared from being banned, Internet gambling was not.
Online Casino Owned By British Government Avoids TaxesTotesport Casino, the Internet branch of English bookmaking firm the Tote, has announced plans to transfer its official base of operations from Curacao to Alderney, an island in the English Channel off the coast of France.The logical part of this move is that by moving, the Tote will avoid a stiff 15% tax levied by the British government against online gambling sites; the embarrassing part is that the Tote is currently owned by... the British government.
Net Entertainment Signs Agreement With Glimmer LtdNet Entertainment has signed a license agreement with Glimmer Ltd. for delivery of its award winning CasinoModule. Net Entertainment thereby signed an unprecedented 18 new casino license agreements during 2007.Glimmer Ltd. has a strong presence in the land based casino industry and will through the cooperation with Net Entertainment extend its operation with an online offering. Glimmer intends to launch during second quarter 2008.
State Lottery Study Has California as Nation's Best LotteryCalifornia has sports teams that routinely are among the most financially successful. Many celebrities call the state home. Politically, they are among the leaders in the nation. Now, they also have the most productive lottery, according to a new study.A mathematics professor from San Antonio College in Texas has compiled a study on state lotteries. The results are that California is the leader in several lottery practices.
Illegal Online Gambling Ring Based in Costa Rica Busted By FedsSports betting is as popular a pastime in the United States as poker, but the consequences of running online sports books and poker rooms could not be more different.While most poker rooms have pulled out of allowing United States customers, sports books have continued to do business as usual. Some online sports books are finding out the hard way that the U.S. is not going to take lightly to this illegal activity.
UNLV Gambling Study Does Not Account For Fear Factor of AmericansInternet gambling is as popular as it ever has been. The only difference between now and in the past, is that Americans are more afraid to tell the truth about their online gambling.Results have been released by UNLV from a study that was done on Internet gambling. The results indicate the opposite of what online gambling advocates had hoped for. Of 1, 000 people surveyed, only 3.7 percent admitted to gambling online in the past five years.
Entertasia Offers Multiple Asian Offering to 888.comEntertasia, one of the Asian leading providers of gaming solutions, announces that it has signed a partnership agreement with 888, one of the world's leading online casino operators for their Asian operations to develop a live casino service across Asia.Under the terms of the agreement, a Philippines based operating company will manage operations for the live casino, while 888 will leverage its robust multi-channel marketing abilities to acquire new customers in the region.
American Idol Seven Begins Tonight, Online Casinos Are Ready For ActionAmerican Idol fans get ready. As if you did not already know, Idol mania starts back up tonight. The latest edition of the popular show kicks off its new season with a two hour premiere tonight.Sports books are already trying to cash in on the craze and nobody even knows who will be competing yet. Betting on the winners have become increasingly popular with sports books online. Over the past few years, sports books online have offered a variety of ways to bet on your favorite singer.
Online Gambling Industry Turning To EU in Battle Against GermanyOnline Gambling was dealt a blow when the United States passed a Bill that essentially ended Internet gambling in America. The gambling aspect of the Bill was an add on and had nothing to do with the rest of the Bill.Now, Germany is coming under fire to trying to follow in the undermining way of the American government. The online gaming industry in Europe has filed a formal complaint with the European Commission against Germany.
All Jackpots launches free, $100,000 slot tournamentKahnawake, QC (PRESS RELEASE) – All Jackpots Casino, a member of the Jackpot Factory Group and one of the world's biggest online jackpot casinos, announced that it will begin a free, month-long $100, 000 multi-player slot tournament next week, which will culminate with a final event where 300 players will win cash prizes, including a $50, 000 prize for the winner.Starting November 15th, the online slots casino will host daily semi-final tournaments. Each day, the top 50 players will get a free ticket to play in the finals, which will take place before the holidays. In addition, players who do not qualify from their semi-final tournament can buy into the finals for $100.
Perfect Pairs a nice twist to blackjackSometimes you're in the mood for plain old blackjack. Sometimes, you're in the mood for blackjack -- extra saucy. And when that moment strikes, try Golden Casino's Perfect Pairs Blackjack.The game is played exactly the same as standard blackjack. The only difference is the presence of the Perfect Pairs side bet. The Perfect Pairs side bet wins if the first two cards dealt to a hand are a pair and loses if they are not a pair. It is as simple as that.
Playing It Smart: Do 10s follow 10s in blackjack?Some blackjack buffs override Basic Strategy with a superstition to the effect that "10s follow 10s." The gist of this is, if a 10-value appears, the next card is more apt than by chance to be another 10. One explanation, given by players who want to think they have a sound basis for beliefs that seem to fly in the face of reason, involves the way cards are racked after each hand and subsequently shuffled. Another is that it's simply among those mysteries of gambling destined to forever elude mere mortals like wins and losses occurring in streaks and people who hit big jackpots always having premonitions it's gonna happen that day.The laws of probability suggest why solid citizens who assume 10s follow 10s will be reinforced in their conviction by what they see in practice. Ignoring shoe size and card withdrawal, which won't affect the numbers too much, there are four 10-values out of every 13 cards in a standard array. So prospects for a 10 on any card are four out of 13, or 30.77 percent. Bettors can therefore expect to see 10s follow 10s in almost a third of all cases. They'll be off by one card a 10 followed by a non-10 then by a 10 with a probability of 21.30 percent. Together, on the average, these represent 52.07 percent over half of all draws. To be sure, the same could be said for any non-10 followed by a 10. But nobody's superstitious about something like 10s having a special propensity to come after fives, so who'd notice?
Frank calls out governor for his 'contradictory' Massachusetts casino billIt's buried in the final pages of a lengthy document and totals just four paragraphs, but the section of Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's casino bill that calls for a ban on any form of wagering over the Internet has predictably drawn the ire of online gambling proponents."It's inconsistent and contradictory, " Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass, told Casino City earlier this week. "I'm surprised the governor would do this. I think it's a great mistake."
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Spider-Man swings into action with CryptologicDublin, IRELAND, and Toronto, CANADA (PRESS RELEASE) – CryptoLogic Limited, a leading software developer to the global Internet casino gaming market, has launched two star-studded Internet casino slot games on its award-winning platform: the eagerly anticipated Spider-Man and the legendary Fantastic Four.Based on the renowned Marvel Super Heroes, the games will be available exclusively to CryptoLogic licensees through the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, WagerLogic? Ltd.
U.K woman hits record Deal or No Deal jackpot(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Jackpotjoy news we've all been waiting for: Deal or No Deal's record Jackpot has just been won at a staggering £965, 728, over £330, 000 more than the game's previous record!Our luckiest ever winner is 27-year-old Emira B from Dewsbury in West Yorkshire.
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