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The English Harbour group has something for all

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Often players complain of the dearth of choices when participating in online casino tournaments (slots game players are excluded from the list). Luckily, there are some online casino websites that bring loads of variety with regular exciting online tourneys, and a prominent one is the English Harbour group. This online casino websites has wonderful online tournaments such as blackjack, roulette and poker.

Now, whether you love roulette, poker or blackjack English Harbour has all the options on offer. The online roulette tournaments are known as The Wheel Deal on this online casino is based on European Roulette. The portal has a tournament starting from 11th February. The prize pool is deemed to be distributed among the leading 10 players. Players can rebuy with $5 after they enter with $5. The best part is that the number of rebuys is just unlimited and this offers the pots a high boost.

English Harbour group also has some incredible games for lovers of ‘21’, offering two tournaments of blackjack every week. The entry fee is the same and the pot is being shared with 20 players. For poker lovers, there is the video poker option that is held every week. However, the English Harbour group has made a new additional to the number bringing it to three video poker tournaments every week. Now, if you want to know about the English Harbour group, it is powered by Vegas Technology software and owns a license of Antigua (on gambling jurisdiction). The varied leading names of the group include English Harbour Casino, VIP Slots Casino, Millionaire Casino and Caribbean Gold Casino.

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Is Mr. President Serious Enough in Legalizing Online Gambling

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

President Barack Obama has been ushering many changes, whether it is health reform or economic incentives. Now, the question arises, is he serious enough to change the face of online gambling by legalizing the same? Many say that, he is very serious in legalizing online gambling.

One of the representatives of Merill Lynch has said that regulation on online gambling will ultimately be implemented instead of prohibition and that is only a matter of time.

Is UIGEA Concurrent with the Trade Agreement Between US and EU?

First of all, we should understand more about UIGEA to understand the point of contention between USA and European Union. The full form of UIGEA is Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and was introduced in the US Congress in 2006. What was the purpose of introducing UIGEA? The purpose of introducing this act lies in preventing the financial institutions (FIs) of USA from transferring money to online gambling casinos. But UIGEA allows the FIs in transferring and dealing with money related to websites of lottery and horse racing.

But what is the Point of Contention between the two?

The claim made by the European Union emphasizes on the fact that Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 grossly violates the regulations of European Union in terms of trade agreements. According to industry experts, Bush administration ignored the entire allegation but Obama administration is giving importance to the matter.

So, what can be the Outcome?

President Obama has not yet disclosed his stance on online gambling but he surely is in favor of working with EU and the UN on the matter of online gambling legalization. In fact, industry experts believe that legalization as well as perfect regulation of online gambling would lead to a great inflow of tax revenues to the government coffers. This revenue earning will in turn help the ailing US economy to get the well-needed boost up.

Can UIGEA be Revoked?

Rep. Barney Frank is surely confident of revoking UIGEA during the first part of 2010. UIGEA was supposed to be implemented on 1st of December 2009 but it was deferred. A breather of 6 months is allowed by the congress to discuss and come to a final conclusion on this matter. Rep. Barney is garnering support in repealing the UIGEA within these 6 months time.

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Online Gambling Regulation is Preferred by Experts Rather than Banning it

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Experts are slowly but steadily coming together in support of a new legislation to regulate online gambling. One of the major development in this respect is the fact that almost all experts have leaned against online gambling ban. According to them, a ban on online casino gambling has not served the purpose of restricting American people from online gambling.

One of the Expert is Parry Aftab of WiredSafety

One of the well-renowned person who supported online gambling regulation over a complete ban is Mr. Parry Aftab. He is the Director of WiredSafety, an organization which tries to safe guard online gambling aficionados from possible fraud, restricting child exposure to unethical websites, etc. He has clearly spoken in favor of online gambling regulation. Parry has also pointed out the inefficacy of total online-gambling-ban by putting forward some startling facts and statistics. According to the statistics, around 3 million American youth gamble online at once per week and almost 6 million youth play online gambling games at least once per month.

Thus, he supported the idea of regulating online gambling immediately but not banning it. A regulated gambling online market will definitely help the American people.

Financial Industry and Online Gambling

Experts from financial industry also testified in front of the House Financial Services Committee and they clearly opined that the financial industry should not be held accountable of regulating online casino gambling industry. This is not a new stance of the financial industry. They have been vocal about this from the time UIGEA was implemented.

UIGEA, Online Gambling and Barney Frank

Barney Frank has been a proponent of online freedom and has been vocal against UIGEA from the year 2006. In the hearing before  House Financial Services Committee, Barney has described why UIGEA is bad for US people. According to him, people of America should have the right to gamble online and internet freedom should be restored. He has also opined that every precaution should be undertaken for   making online gambling safe and secure.

More Hearings

More hearings will take place on online gambling in the coming 6 months, up to 1st June 2010, the date of UIGEA implementation. More and more experts would be called in for hearing. Whether their plea of regulating rather than banning online gambling altogether will be taken into account by the Committee is a million dollar question. The only thing we can do is wait, watch and gather more voices in favor of repealing UIGEA.

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Titan Poker starts off with ECOOPV

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Last 23rd November, 2009 was an important day for the online poker players at Titan Poker. It was on this date that the Titan Poker started with its ECOOP V or the European Championship of Online Poker for the 5th time. With more than $4.5 million on stake in the remaining 13 events, players are sure to get the best out of this gaming tournament.

Tournament schedule

The tournament schedule of Titan Poker have been put together in such a way to make way for more and more players to participate in as many events as they like to. One tournament will be held each day thus offering convenience for players to take part in more tournaments possible.

Take a note that the massive prize pools will be included in the events to be held on Sundays. Out of the other Sunday prize pools in line, the Sunday, December 6, event will include the largest prize pool. A huge amount of $1.5 million can be won from this main event.

Event summary on 23.11.09 and 24.11.09

Yesterday’s event (24.11.09) was on Limit 7 Card Stud tourney that offered $250 as buy in and a total of $50 K as prize pool. The very first event was played in the format of No Limit Hold’em. It is reported that more than 1 thousand players had registered to play the tournament.

The No Limit Hold’em event lasted for more than 7 hours. The winning amount went to a Greek man (Thanasis 1982) who bagged a hefty amount of $52,500. Runner up of the event was a French player (Avalika) who earned $27,500 from the same event.

More on offer, not money but convenience

Titan Poker knows that many players may not have a sufficient bankroll or funds to take part in ECOOP events. Especially for these players, Titan is running the satellite tournaments awarding seats at a fraction of the total cost. The satellites will be operating 24×7 for all scheduled events.

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Polish Government finalizes online gambling ban

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Recently, the news on a likely online gambling ban in Poland was on air. Within a week or two, the government of Poland moved ahead, taking the ultimate step of banning online gambling altogether. This will be a sad news for thousands of gaming enthusiast residing within the country.

The decision of the Polish government came at a time when the online casino industry is going through difficult times. It makes Poland the next sovereign nation to go with a ban against casino games online. After this decision, Poland joins Russia, Israel, India, United States and many other nations in some way or the other to prohibit or limit online gambling.

For people of Poland, the online gambling ban comes shortly after one scandal that gripped the upper level of the current government. This led to the murmur of all sorts of possible questions regarding the motive of the ban. Some people are also referring this ban as an act of diverting the attention of general people from the scandal.

This is not the first time that any nation has gone ahead with the ban on all forms of online gambling. Yet each time the online casinos have come up even stronger making huge profits. It is a psychology that people who love gambling will find other avenues to gamble. The online casino sites operating in the internet knows it and they have been functioning to meet the demand of their customers.

According to the government sources, gambling has affected the country. In some places one or the other forms of gambling are still on offer but most forms of slot machines and other casino games have been declared as illegal. With this permanent ban, the government expects that no playing options will be available in the following days.

The European Union has recently filed certain applications with the World Trade Organization on the limitations of the United States against gambling online. However, questions on whether the ban will be consistent with that of the general attitude of the European Union in the field of online gaming still remain to be answered.

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Two new online casinos introduced to attract players

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Recently, two new online casinos have been launched aiming to reach out a large number of people with their attractive offers. These casinos are:

  • Crazy Slots Casino
  • Cabaret Club Casino

The two new entrants in the online casino industry have the potential to make an impact on the industry. It is through their huge promotions that both casinos will be attracting good number of gambling public keen on experiencing new products.

1. Crazy Slots Casino

The first online casino to enter is the Crazy Slots Casino. This newly introduced site is being operated by one of the industry leaders – the Golden Casino group. Industry experts are of the opinion that this new site includes the potential to make it large as it can be one site that aims to reach out more players all round the world together with that of the US gamblers.

Software and other features

Powered by the Vegas Technology, the designers of this online casino have tried to bring you the same atmosphere and excitement that resembles any real Las Vegas casino. With eye catching, colorful and bold features, this site aims to draw visitors quite easily.

Offers that makes it worth playing

As the part of an unique promotional plan, Crazy Slots Casino has decided to bring you $12,500 as free welcome bonus, which is open to all new players. Games on offer include more than 100 slot variations together with other specialty games and video poker. In an addition, the site promises to offer you $400,000 in the guaranteed tournaments running this November with many surprise bonuses to complete the package on offer.

2. Cabaret Club Casino

After the Crazy Slots Casino, its time for Cabaret Club Casino, another new site to enter the block. This new casino is run by the popular Palace Group. It is the Palace group which is responsible for operating the Spin Palace online casino.

Software

The Cabarat Club casino is powered by the Microgaming group. This casino do not allow the US players but this is one site that targets global players. It offers you Vegas styled games like blackjack, roulette, slots and blackjack. The site is connected with the network of progressive jackpot that offer players million of dollars as prize money to be won.

Bonuses

Similar to the Crazy Slots Casino, the Cabaret casino is presently offering attractive bonuses to both returning and new players. These include about 100% match bonus, totaling up to $150 as free. As a part of their promotional offers, the site is offering you 4 VIP levels rewards, loyalty club and other instant awards from the very first day of play.

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Denmark shows the new model of online casino legislation

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

When most European countries are busy trying legal measures and other steps to avoid free trade  relating to online casinos, Denmark became the first country to offer the first welcome change. The country become one of the first European countries to open its casino market allowing free and fair competition at all levels of play, both online as well as offline.

This decision of Danes came at a right time when most countries in Europe are trying out the legal twists and loopholes to avoid EU rules on free trade. The compiled report summed up by the law and consulting firm indicated that the Danes became the foremost European country to opt for one system, which allows fair competition at different levels of casino gaming.

France is another European county that includes limited participation in the field of online gambling. France limits its online casino participation to few internet gambling games for the gaming community while Denmark became first in instituting some competitive rules for both land based and online casinos.

It is expected that the success of Denmark can lead some Scandinavian countries to achieve conformity with the EU regulations protecting the state monopolies in gambling industry at the same time.   According to the European Commission, all the member nations were directed to open the gambling markets. EU also permitted operations of the foreign casinos but it was Denmark to offer positive response to the commands of the European Commission. Now casino operators in Denmark require to apply for the state gaming license. However, as per the Union rules licensing in any other member nation is usually sufficient to start operations in all over EU.

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2009 World Series of Poker Update: Poker legend Doyle Brunson to declare the final play

Friday, November 6th, 2009

As the main event of the WSOP resumes tomorrow (Saturday November7), all eyes will be on the   popular poker legend Doyle Brunson. Although he is not playing at this tournament but he will be present to announce the finale of this mega poker event of the current year.

Making an official announcement, Doyles Room.com confirmed that the all time poker favorite Doyle Brunson has been cordially invited as the chief guest to announce this 40th WSOP main event. Brunson will be present to declare the “ Shuffle Up& Deal”, as the main event of the WSOP begins this Saturday.

In his note, Doyle Brunson stated that he is extremely excited to become a part of this year’s WSOP final table. It is commonly said that Brunson and the WSOP final tables are synonymous to one another. In his career of almost 50 years, he probably became one of the legendary figures of world poker to reach the final tables for the maximum number of times.

Reaching the final table of the World Series of Poker for almost 24 times, Brunson won himself about 10 bracelets. His total collection from the WSOP stood at $3 million. With career best figures playing the game of poker, there can  be no choice other than the popular Doyle Brunson himself.

His contribution

The popularity of mainstream Texas Hold’em is usually attributed to none other than the poker legend- Doyle Brunson. The man who is rightly considered as the “Babe Ruth of Poker”. Doyle is often attributed for his credit in bringing the game of poker to the living rooms all over the world these days.

In the present year, he plans to build his own team as a means to promote online poker. His team “ The Brunson 10” will comprise of both elite and young poker players. This is one step of Doyle through which he aims to bridge the distance between new world poker and the old school poker.

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NJ Senator brings in New Legislation on Online Poker

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

At the time when the office of New York State continues on extorting the online form of gambling by bringing in various regulations, there are government officials who are bringing in fair ideas to regulate online betting effectively. The latest being the US Senator Robert Menendez who has introduced a legislation that aims to regulate and tax on online poker.

There is no denial to the fact that online gambling is still going in full spree in the United States, unhindered by the Act of UIGEA or the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The online gaming businesses, which are targeted towards the US based players inevitably continues to take bets from their clients. It is not possible to end this demand as betters will bet and those US officials who are attentive of this very fact are taking much closer look on the probability of effective regulation on the online gambling and at the same time restraining the underage gambling and stretch of problem.

NJ Senator brings in New Legislation on online poker

The proposal laid by Senator Menendez isn’t directed to regulate all the forms of online betting. His main attempt is to tackle the biggest sector of the internet gambling business, which is the online poker. The proposal includes many guidelines that are similar to that of the guidelines as initiated in United Kingdom, where the online gambling system is legalized indeed.

The online poker bill of Menendez calls on for initiating 10% tax on the player deposits that should be shared between the State government and the Federal government wherever the gambler may reside. It is expected that Menendez’s bills will get the support of most financial institutions, which are actually burdened by the Act of UIGEA to build up ways of recognizing various kinds of online betting transactions.

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What makes online poker so popular in casino gaming?

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

what makes online poker popular

If you’re looking for gaming excitement outside the brick and mortar casino then the online poker may be the best choice for you. The popularity of different poker games like Texas Hold ‘Em and others continues to develop in the poker rooms online offering players a unique gambling experience apart from a land based casino.

Including a lot of advantages, online poker forms to be one of the most popular games of online casino. The major advantage of online poker is that it allows you to play for free without any real money involved thus offering you a platform to sharpen your own skills with practice sessions for free.

Online poker is a great way to prepare yourself for gambling with real money in the live casinos. Another benefit of the online poker gaming sites is the tournament standings and match points, which players can attain while playing with their opponents.

Most online casinos include different betting levels to meet the skill levels of different players. Additionally, you may get sites allowing involvement of players in games with the computer players as well. In an online casino you have the true advantage of playing against other players from all over the world through internet.

Any player who advances in the online poker tournaments will include the opportunity to qualify for the other live tournaments like the WSOP or the World Series of Poker. There are many poker tournaments organized throughout the year and are mostly occupied by players playing online.

With continuous growth in popularity, playing an online poker comes as the best entertainment option for all gambling enthusiasts. Playing against both seasoned and new players across the globe, an online poker offers an ideal way to sharpen and teach skills on poker games including good opportunities to participate in a live tournament.

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