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Iowa Assuming to be the first state legalize online gambling

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Online poker is assumed to finally find its legal status in US. And the first among the US states to legalize online poker is supposedly the state of Iowa. The representative of Iowa Doug Struyk is now approaching the state to work towards the endeavor as the time is right.

According to Struyk online gambling is an “account deposit wagering”, and he supports online casino. He shares some of the most interesting facts on online gambling stating that around 50,000 Iowans take part in online casino activity and online poker on regular basis. He feels, with online gambling legalized in the state local casino website owners can offer reliable online casino games to the people of the state. This is so since several out of the state online casinos often provide gambling facilities that bluff players and take over the win money. Players often lose thousands of dollars.

The proposal sent by him will help Iowan citizens open online accounts at the state casinos. Even though he supports the bill entirely, he feels it has below average chances to get passed. The only chance of the proposal to make an impression at the legislature is when the public is properly educated about it. However, the House Majority Leader feels the concept of legalizing online gambling in Iowa is new and people are not ready to accept yet.

Democrat from Des Moines, Iowa, Kevin McCarthy states that legalizing online gambling in Iowa will come up as the major expansion in the field of online gambling in US. Iowa will then be the first state in US with legal online gambling.

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Online Gambling – Risk or Gain for Tribal Casinos?

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

There is a possibility of internet poker to be legalized in the US. And it’s becoming a serious issue to some of the tribal leaders. They doubt that it will have an impact on the revenue from tribal government casinos.

After the Morongo Band of Mission Indians has proposed an intrastate Internet poker site in joint venture with Los Angeles area card clubs, the debate is hovering in the air of California. California tribes create an amount of $7.3 billion casino revenue in a year.

As Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., is supporting federal legislation authorizing, controlling and taxing Internet poker; Morongo’s proposal has gained motion. Frank’s bill is one of three legislations in Congress that would authorize online gambling while the other two include the Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act sponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Judd Gregg, R-N.H.

Robert Smith, the Chairman of the Pala Band of Mission Indians and one of the Directors of the California Tribal Business Alliance, has also supported the fact that online card game betting would take business away from real casinos. To him the Morongo proposal is “a Trojan horse for the wholesale expansion of non-Indian, off-reservation gambling”.

The Tribal Alliance of Sovereign Indian Nations, comprising 14 most successful gaming tribes of southern California, is against the federal legislation. Tribal Chief Miko Beasley Denson of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and the United South and Eastern Tribes has also requested Congress to revise the issue.

The ongoing federal law does not ban intrastate online gambling. But it is more profitable to create interstate, online player-banked poker sites in states like California. States which have less number of people are not able to generate a considerable amount of betting pool. It is not possible to support intrastate Internet gaming system for states like Connecticut and Mississippi.

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St. Patty’s Freeroll Tournament by Go Casino

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Go Casino is going to host exciting St. Patty’s Freeroll Tournament in the month of March. The declared prize money pool for this contest is $150,000.

St. Patrick is the patron saint of the Irish and to pay a tribute to him, 17th March is commemorated as St. Patrick’s Day. Online casino players believe that St. Patrick will bring fortune for them.

The very word ‘freeroll’ has an attraction of its own. No entry fee is required for the tournament. It also offers a re-buy option. The exciting event is going to be started on 5th March and it will continue up to 17th March. But the greatest aspect of the tournament is its huge amount of prize money pool for which Go Casino is known. All the 1000 contestants will get a share of the $150,000, with the winner receiving $60,000.

St. Patty’s Freeroll will be played on the slot game ‘Wheel of Chance’, powered by Vegas Technology. It is based on the popular TV game show ‘Wheel of Fortune’. The players will get plenty of chances to increase their chip balance. The wild Diamond symbol will double the amount of payout. If 5 of these symbols come out on a permitted payline, the player will be offered a jackpot of 8000 coins. The best of the lot is the Wheel of Chance bonus game.

While going to participate in St Patty’s Freeroll, the players can also take part in the March kickoff contest. This $15,000 guaranteed prize money pool event starts on 2nd March and it will continue up to 5th March.

Get ready to go to Go Casino and win loads of prizes.

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Go Casino with fabulous bonus cash

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Go Casino with its huge line of exciting games and lots of fun has entertained gamers throughout the month of February. Now, with the month of March approaching gradually Go Casino is right here prepared to please you with its utterly fantastic bonus cash and free slots games. If you have missed the fun this month, this casino is making special arrangements to ensure you oodles of amusement starting right here.

So, if you want to taste some fun and excitement get your box of popcorn, relax and visit Go Casino today. You can win the biggest welcome bonus ever with a visit to Go Casino, earn up to a whopping amount of $20,000. Besides, the incredible game action will sweep you of your feet. You can get your welcome bonus up to the first twenty deposits. With every deposit you can get 100% match bonus with a value of $1,000. Now, with such a huge amount of welcome bonus your winning chances are increased manifold.

And that’s not all; Go Casino owes its long list of followers due to many other factors. One such factor is the wonderful opportunity of free entry to several slots tournaments. Visit the website today and you can get the best slots game ever. Besides, the tournaments offer massive prize pool up to an amount of $425,000. So, get ready to welcome the month of March and participate in the March Madness Slots tournaments arriving shortly. If you still have a free entry voucher make the best se of it and get a free entry to the coming tournaments. The entry fee is down to $14.99, with re-buys of the same amount.

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Marvel Superhero Action Figures Becoming Popular In Online Casino

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

The concept of superhero has come into the world of online casino.  Now you can spot the Marvel Superhero action figures not only in the comic books or video games, they are available in the online casino games as well. They are mainly used in the slots machines to make it even more thrilling.

Previously we were accustomed to see the Marvel Superhero action figures in the famous comic books like Hulk and Iron Man. But in recent times, they have been introduced in cinemas and computer games.

At the moment, online casinos are looking for unique ways to draw players and by this, they have hit the jackpot. Online slots, by using top superhero figures, have moved to the next level. Some of the well-known casinos have put in new Marvel Comics superheroes to their range of casino slots and some of them include Blade, Daredevil, Elektra, Fantastic Four, and X-Men.

Superhero action figures have always been a popular choice for casino players. It gives them an opportunity to revive the charm of their childhood Marvel comics. The appearances of Marvel Superhero action characters have turned out to be a real achievement. As gaming software started combining the Marvel superheroes with their online casino games, they have come towards adult audience.

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Online Gambling Gets a Boost After Yahoo and Bing Agreement

Thursday, February 25th, 2010
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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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Winter Olympics – Hot Favorite for Bettors

Wednesday, 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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Valentines’ Special by Online Vegas Casino

Friday, 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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Valentines Special by the VIP Slots Online Casino

Wednesday, 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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Casinomeister’s Annual Awards for 2009

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
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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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