February 25th, 2010
online casino news
Online gambling industry received a shot in the arm after the two search engine behemoths, Yahoo and Bing, had an agreement. The Federal government of United States of America and the European Union has taken a landmark decision of allowing YAHOO & BING to combine their SEs (Search Engines).
So, what’s the big deal?
Google’s market share of the US search engine market is around 65%. On the other hand, Yahoo’s search engine market share is 17% and that of Bing’s is 11.3%. The great combining of the SE giants, namely Yahoo and Microsoft’s Bing, will catapult their joint market share to 30%. According to the consolidation move, the search results of the search engine – Yahoo will be powered by Microsoft’s Bing. This consolidation will surely help Bing to compete the largest player of the search engine market, Google.
But what’s the advantage of Online Gambling industry with this search engine consolidation of Yahoo and Bing?
Some Forewords: One of the main reasons of the enormous growth of online gambling industry in the last one decade has been online advertising. But in the recent past it has been witnessed that online gambling is being shunned by the advertising websites as well as the PPC medium. The only medium that is still left for the online gambling industry to promote itself is the organic search results of various search engines. All search engines are still allowing the online gambling industry to be projected in the general (or organic) search result and don’t interfere with viewers’ choice of accessing online gambling and casino websites.
Online Gambling Industry & Consolidation of Yahoo and Bing:
From now on, the search results of Yahoo will be powered by Microsoft’s search engine – Bing. This consolidation of SEs will help the gambling aficionados to get more relevant and targeted search results, which will ultimately benefit the online gambling industry as a whole through increased business.
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February 24th, 2010
Winter Olympics has given a fresh impetus to already swelling online casino betting industry. Online betting industry has surpassed the mark of twenty billion dollar per annum. The ongoing Winter Olympics, going on in Vancouver has thrilled the online betting aficionados to bet and earn handsomely. Analysts have also pointed out that the winter Olympics is hardly as popular as the summer one. But still the craze of online betting on different sports of this Winter Olympics is notable.
Figures of William Hills show that forty million US dollars had been gambled during the last summer Olympics, took place in Beijing of China in the year 2008. In comparison, the expected amount of online betting related to Winter Olympics of Vancouver 2010 is only eight million US dollars. Thus, if we compare the betting amount of both the Olympics then the Winter Olympic betting has been able to extract only one fifth of the amount as that of the last Summer Olympics. But analysts say that the recent amount of sports betting on Winter Olympics is also unprecedented.
It has been witnessed that ice hockey and skiing has attracted the interest of most number of online sports bettors. The most probable reason of such popularity of these games lies in their unpredictable nature. Some of the odds on some of the renowned and hot favorite skaters are:
1) 4-1 for Ivica Kostelic of Croatia
2) 5-1 for Benjamin Raich of Austria
3) 5-1 for Bode Miller of the United States
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February 22nd, 2010
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The lawmakers of the state of Iowa, United States of America, are discussing among themselves about legalizing sports gambling. Not only this, they are are discussing about making online gamblng legal. In fact, many other states are also contemplating the idea of legalizing online casino gambling. But these states are not able to legalize online gambling due to a restrictive Act of 2006, called Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act or more generally UIGEA.
According to UIGEA, online gambling in internet casinos is not illegal but transaction of money related to online gambling are. Freedom loving people of America has not taken this Act with ease. Rather they consider this as a restrictive Act which hinders their freedom of choice. One of the well known Democrat Representative of the US Congress, Barney Frank, has raised his voice agaist it and is on the mission of repealing it. In fact, a six month breather has also been given on implementation of the Act as a Law.
Facts show that there are 17 casinos in the state of Iowa which makes them a gambling state. Now, if online gambling is not allowed then it defies justification because land-based casinos are already functional in the state. In the same land two types of laws are not at all good. On one hand, land based casinos are in full bloom but on the other hand online gambling is restricted through UIGEA.
That’s why the lawmakers of Iowa are trying to find out a way to bypass UIGEA and allow gambling online. Lawmakers are trying to find a way where the transactions of online gambling through financial institutions can be bypassed.
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February 17th, 2010
Microgaming announces a sequel to Thunderstruck
Microgaming is truly on a roll or is it the rising online gambling competition for such consistent release from the casino software giant. After introducing the Lord of the Rings brand of slot games a few days before, Microgaming is now launching the sequel to Thunderstruck2. The sequel to Thunderstruck, this slot game is already a brand in its own way. Thunderstruck on the other hand was launched way back in 2003 and soon turned out to be a popular online slots game. The sequel arrives around seven years later.
As per several opinions it’s tough to match the beauty of Thunderstruck, and surely the development team at Microgaming has give in their best to present Thunderstruck2 after the super success of the prequel. The efforts and the assurances was reflected in a recently published press release by Microgaming which stated that the new sequel will bring in lovely hand painted graphics, innovative game play, impressive score and numerous other appealing features. Besides, special attention is offered to retain the ‘flavor’ of Thunderstruck.
The press release had other revelations such as the upgraded maximum screen resolution that will definitely enhance the user experience. The entire team at Microgaming is highly exciting and awaiting the release just like all of us. Besides, the team hopes the sequel leaves behind the success of Thunderstruck. So, all you folks enjoy the new slots game as it enters the world of online casino. For online casino lovers the sequel is a treat to their love for such fabulous online gambling games.
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February 15th, 2010
Online Vegas Casino has startled everyone with one of the most alluring bonus offers ever by any online casino. The stake offered by this famous casino is US$ 5000 and that’s too for FREE. Isn’t it shocking and scintillating? Yep! It is.
This horrifyingly good bonus offer of FREE US$ 5000 is meant for the new customers of Online Vegas Casino. The new players of this renowned casino can earn US$ 5125 for FREE on their first ten deposits. In addition, these new gambling aficionados can win FREE tickets/pass/coupons for entering any four Slots Tournaments, solely of their choice.
How can I Get These Deposit Bonus of US$ 5000 for FREE?
You, as a new registered player of Online Vegas Casino, can earn these free deposit bonuses on ten consecutive deposits. The breakdown of these deposit amounts along with the bonus percent is given below:
- The first deposit money will range between US$ 25 to US$ 500. On this deposit you can earn 100% deposit bonus or up to a maximum amount of US$ 500 for free.
- The second deposit money can range between US$ 25 to US$ 300. The maximum free bonus money that you can earn on this is US$ 375 or 125% deposit bonus.
- The third deposit bonus is more attractive. It will fetch you a deposit bonus of 150% or a maximum of US$ 750 for free on a deposit anywhere between US$ 25 and US$ 500.
- The next six deposits will be of the amount anything between US$ 25 to US$ 1000 each and the bonus percentage on each of these deposits is 25% or US$ 250 free.
- The final and tenth deposit will range between US$ 25 and US$ 1000. On this deposit you can earn a massive amount of US$ 2000 for free. Thus, the bonus% that you can earn on your tenth deposit is 200%. The only word that is reverberating in my mind is WOW!
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February 12th, 2010
Rushmore online casino is giving very lucrative bonuses all through the month of February, the month of love and life. Some of these bonuses include:
- Welcome Bonus
- Weekend Bonanza
- Weekly Bonus
- Winner’s Bonus
- High Roller Bonus
- VIP Rewards
Welcome Bonus – This type of bonus is meant for attracting the new players. The new players will get up to 100% bonus on their two consecutive first deposits amounting to a total of US$ 888.
Weekend Bonanza – The online gamblers can get 150% bonus on their weekend deposits up to the amount of US$ 750. The games that are included in this offer are Blackjack, Keno, Slots and Scratch cards.
Weekly Bonus – The online casino aficionados will get 50% match bonus on ten bonuses amounting to a total of US$ 5000. The games that offer these bonuses are Video Slots, Blackjack, Keno, Slots, Viseo Poker and Scratch Cards.
Winner’s Bonus – At Rushmore the online casino lovers can win 40% of their winnings, without having the need to deposit any money.
High Roller Bonus – In Rushmore online casino, you can deposit US$ 1000 as your first deposit and in turn receive a high roller bonus of US$ 1500. In the second deposit too the same rule and facilities are applicable.
VIP Rewards – The long time and advanced players of Rushmore casino can avail many rewarding bonuses namely “VIP Lounge Weekday Bonus – up to US$ 37,500”, “VIP Weekend Bonanza – up to US$ 8,750”, “Comp Points”, “Massive Table Limita”, “Rushmore VIP Award”, “Constant Cashbacks” and many more.
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February 12th, 2010
Valentine’s Day is immensely celebrated by all the casinos and Online Vegas Casino is also no exception. They offer a special promotion for Valentines week. It will take the place of Weekend Madness, their commonly planned program.
The Weekend Madness promotions carry on the 1st, 3rd and 4th weekends of this month. They are played on games like ‘Cherry Blossoms’, ‘Magic Carpet’ and ‘Coral Cash’ respectively.
The 75K guaranteed promotion for Valentines week will be played on the 5-reel slot known as ‘Cupids Arrow’. The entry fee is only $.99. It will start at 08:00 p.m. on the 13th and end at 07:00 p.m. on the 20th.
Cupids Arrow has various signs which are directly connected with love and Valentines. There are a diamond ring in a heart shaped box, a heart symbol with the special word “love”, a kiss, a wild symbol of cupid shooting his arrow and of course a bunch of red roses.
The slot game is devised by Vegas Technology and it comprises several bonus features, multiplier signs, wild and scatter symbols which together make possible to win bigger amounts. It doesn’t matter whether you have that special one in your life or not. Get ready and take part in the games of this fantastic week-long Valentine’s special.
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February 10th, 2010
VIP Slots online casino offers some exciting online tournaments in this month of February. It celebrates Valentines Day throughout the month. The online tournament of ‘Lucky in Love’ has been started on the 1st day of the month and it will continue up to 28th.
The initial fee is only $10. It is nominal for a prize pool of $100,000. The players are allowed for unrestricted re-buy options. The contestant who heads the leader board will receive a prize money of $50,000. The players in the 2nd and 3rd position will get $20,000 and $7,500 correspondingly. Apart from that, two fourth prizes of $2,500 each have also been declared.
The slots game on which the competition is being played is known as ‘Dr. Love’. Dr. Love portrays a romance between the elegant Doctor and the charming Nurse. The scatter icon is the Love Meter. It determines the degree of love in place of the temperature. Already more than 225 contestants have registered their names for the exciting tournament. Plenty more will take part as the month progresses.
Another Valentines online tournament, ‘I Heart Slots’, has been started at VIP Slots online casino on 7th and it will end on 14th. It is a pot pool contest and the winners will share the collected prize pool among them. The entrance fee is just $5. The online slot selected for this contest is Cupid’s Arrow. Players, who find five Cupid symbols on permitted payline, will be given a jackpot payout of 10,000 coins. Cupid’s Arrow online slots game, throughout this month of February, will also offer a treat to the players who have not participated in the tournament.
Take part in the electrifying games offered by VIP Slots Online Casino and make your Valentines month a memorable one.
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February 9th, 2010
Online Casino
Bryan Bailey, the owner of the Casinomeister, the famous online gambling information portal, declared the awards for the year 2009. The Microgaming powered 32Red Casino, for maintaining the quality since its launch in 2002, had been announced as the Casino of the Decade. As they have ushered into the second decade, they offered this special honor. The Casinomeister awards are unquestionably unique as they not only declare awards for the best; they also condemn the worst.
Club World Casinos took double awards- ‘Best Casino of 2009’ and ‘Best Casino Group’. Bailey told that the group was handled by a “clued-in crew” and they had provided excellent customer service and operations every time on top of their game. The ‘Best New Casino’ award went to All Star Slots, which had been changed to Realtime Gaming from Wizard Gaming early in 2009.
Wager Works received the award of “Best Casino Software Supplier” for the year. They have brought in games like Dungeons and Dragons, Rainbow Riches, Transformers which are well-known to the land based players. Bailey also informed that the software had been supported by publicly traded and US based International Gaming Technology.
On the other side, Top Gaming software got the ‘award’ for the ‘Worst Blundering Screwup of 2009’. They had a software problem that was only perceived by the players. Some of the other awards in this category include ‘Worst Casino’, ‘Worst Player Experience’, ‘Biggest Disappointment of 2009’, ‘Stupid Casino Tricks’, ‘Evil Player Award’ along with the ‘Head in the Sand’ which, in 2008, was given to US politicians for their stubborn stand against online gambling.
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February 8th, 2010
Golden Casino is undoubtedly among the well-known ones. It is perhaps the best known for its range of online tournaments. You can’t find a lot of online casinos that have the ability to develop a player’s base through online casino tournaments. Golden Casino has proved its ability to do just that over the years.
Their Weekend Madness Tournament has not only become one of the most distinguished tournaments amongst online casinos, but amid online gambling sites. The tournament offers a prize money pool of at least $30,000 over the course of that entire period of time. It is a re-buy tournament with a preliminary entry fee of $20 for 325 credits and it offers a re-buy choice for the same amount.
The tournament will be played on the Cherry Blossoms online slot machine in the first week of the month of February while on the Magic Carpet online slot machine and the Coral Cash online slot machine in the third and fourth weeks respectively.
The second week of the tournament is going to be unique. It will be Valentine’s Day special. Since a number of couples enjoy online gambling together on this occasion, Golden Casino has planned to make a special tournament (from 13th February to 20th February) only for Valentine’s Day. The online slot machine used for this tournament is Cupid’s Arrow.
The tournament will have extraordinary features. The minimum prize pool for the beginners will be $70,000. It has been more than doubled than the usual ones. The couples will get a great chance to win some money for celebrations. In addition to it, the entry fee has been reduced from $20 to $0.99 while the re-buy amount has been increased to $25. Get ready to grab the exciting offer!
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