New casino online bingo Advertisement
A new casino online bingo advertisement has been launched to promote Ladbrokes online casino. Like the last few Ladbrokes TV adverts, this latest one continues the famous thrill buds theme which has previously attracted the over-zealous wrath of the Advertising Standards Authority, but this time there should be nothing for the ASA to get itself worked up about.

Card-Free poker
A prototype casino table that uses a multitouch surface (imagine a blackjack table surface that works interactively, like a giant iPhone screen) has been displayed at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) 2009 conference in Las Vegas jeu casino. The prototype, which was created by the Moto Development Group, displays virtual cards on the table surface, and players and dealers can play the game by touching appropriate positions on the table as required.

Holdem High Poker
Platinum Play Casino is among the first on the Web to launch the latest action-packed offering in the famed Microgaming Gold series of table games: Multi-Hand Hold’em High Poker. Read the full story at http://www.classicasinos.com/New_Casino_Games/Holdem_High_Poker.html

Online Casino Private Tables
Private tables are available at an increasing number of online casinos, but many players have never noticed them and even fewer take advantage of them. This is a shame, because playing your favourite online casino game at a private table with a handful of friends or colleagues can make a casino gaming session extremely enjoyable even if you don’t happen to win a life-changing sum of money.

Mega Moolah Pays Again!
Just ten days after we tipped it as one of the best progressive jackpot games to play at online casinos (see July Jackpots Galore), Mega Moolah has paid out to a player in Sweden! The jackpot stood at €1.17 million when it was delivered to the lucky player at Unibet online casino.

There are a large number of online casinos, in which people can play casino games such as Roulette, Blackjack, Craps, and many others. These games are played against the “house”, which makes money due to the fact that the odds are slightly in its favour. Some unscrupulous sites have been proven to offer rigged games, which are less mathematically fair than they appear.

Online poker

There are a large number of online poker rooms which offer various games of Poker, most commonly Texas hold ‘em, but also Omaha, Seven-card stud, and other game types. Players play against each other, with the “house” making its money through the “rake”.

Online sports betting

Several major bookmakers offer fixed-odds gambling over the internet, with gamblers typically betting on the results of sporting events.A relatively new internet innovation is the bet exchange, which allows individuals to place bets with each other (with the “house” taking a small commission).

Funds Transfers

Typically, gamblers upload funds to the online gambling company, make bets or play the games that it offers, and then cash out any winnings. European gamblers can often fund gambling accounts by credit card or debit card, and cash out winnings directly back to the card.Because of the questionable legality of online gambling in the United States, however, U.S. credit cards frequently fail to be accepted. However, a number of intermediary companies – such as Firepay, Neteller, and Moneybookers – offer accounts with which (among other things) online gambling can be funded. Casino operators and online poker rooms often offer incentives for using these ‘alternative payment methods’.Payment by cheque and wire transfer is also common.

General legal issues

Online gambling is legal and regulated in many countries including the United Kingdom and several nations in and around the Caribbean Sea.The United States Federal Appeals Courts has ruled that the Federal Wire Act prohibits electronic transmission of information for sports betting across state lines. There is no law prohibiting gambling of any other kind.Some states have specific laws against online gambling of any kind. Also, owning an online gaming operation without proper licensing would be illegal, and no states are currently granting online gaming licenses.The government of the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, which licenses Internet gambling entities, made a complaint to the World Trade Organization about the U.S. government’s actions to impede online gaming.

The Caribbean country won the preliminary ruling but WTO’s appeals body has partially reversed that favorable ruling in April, 2005. The appeals decision effectively allowed state laws prohibiting gambling in Louisiana, Massachusetts, South Dakota and Utah. However, the appeals panel also ruled that the United States may be violating global trade rules because its laws regulating horse-racing bets were not applied equitably to foreign and domestic online betting companies. The panel also held that certain online gambling restrictions imposed under US federal laws were inconsistent with the trade body’s GATS services agreement.

In March 2003, Deputy Assistant Attorney General John G. Malcolm testified before the Senate Banking Committee regarding the special problems presented by online gambling. A major concern of the United States Department of Justice is online money laundering. The anonymous nature of the Internet and the use of encryption make it especially difficult to trace online money laundering transactions.

In April 2004 Google and Yahoo!, the internet’s two largest search engines, announced that they were removing online gambling advertising from their sites. The move followed a United States Department of Justice announcement that, in what some say is a contradiction of the Appeals Court ruling, the Wire Act relating to telephone betting applies to all forms of Internet gambling, and that any advertising of such gambling “may” be deemed as aiding and abetting. Critics of the Justice Department’s move say that it has no legal basis for pressuring companies to remove advertisements and that the advertisements are protected by the First Amendment. As of April 2005, Yahoo! has provided advertising for “play money” online gaming.

In February 2005 the North Dakota House of Representatives passed a bill to legalize and regulate online poker and online poker cardroom operators in the State. Testifying before the State Senate, the CEO of one online cardroom, Paradise Poker, pledged to relocate to the state if the bill became law. However, the measure was defeated by the State Senate in March 2005. Jim Kasper, the Representative who sponsored the bill, plans a 2006 ballot initiative on the topic.

Problem gambling

Because the internet brings gambling right into a player’s home, there is concern that online gambling increases the level of problem gambling. In the United States, the link between availability and problem gambling was investigated in 1999 by the National Gambling Impact Study, which found that “the presence of a gambling facility within 50 miles roughly doubles the prevalence of problem and pathological gamblers”. If this finding is correct, it is reasonable to expect that easy access to gambling online would also increase problem gambling.

That same report noted the possibility that “the high-speed instant gratification of Internet games and the high level of privacy they offer may exacerbate problem and pathological gambling”. Bernie Horn, of the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling, testified before Congress that the availability of online gambling “magnifies the potential destructiveness of the addiction”.

32 Red Major Changes
Leading online casino 32Red.com has revamped its Red Rubies and Club Rouge loyalty systems by increasing the number of games that are now eligible for points. Players can now earn Red Ruby rewards on games other than slots including roulette, blackjack, baccarat and video poker while Club Rouge participants are set to benefit from a 33 [...]

Mobile Gambling Our inspiration for mediocrity
What’s the deal with mobile gambling (meaning online casinos on cellular phones)? I mean, do people actually gamble on the train, while walking on the street or when attending important meetings? I joined the industry on early 2002, as a marketing manager for a small but rapidly growing new online casino reviews company . Back then, [...]

Top-Ranked Web Casinos
The web is filled with online casinos that offer gamblers the opportunity to participate in virtual casino games for actual money. Importantly however the truth is that it’s a small number of these particular casinos that can really be classified as five-star. It requires a very abnormal mix of qualities to earn the title of [...]

Public Has Their Say In Massachusetts Casino Gambling Debate
Governor Duval Patrick was elected to office in Massachusetts with a largely pro-gambling expansion platform and now the people of the state will weigh in on many different casino gambling proposals from lawmakers.

Baccarat Strategy, Myth Or Possibility?
As with any form of casino games, including poker, blackjack and roulette, the player is always looking for a strategy to increase their chances of winning. Many experiences Baccarat players feel that any mention of a strategy is purely based on myth and rightly so. We will look over some of the more common proclaimed [...]

Choosing Casino Bonuses
Originally Offshore Insiders was simply the top source for a winning sports handicapping service, sports online betting, Las Vegas gambling and other betting advice. Since then, the Network has added horse racing tips and online casino advice such as this article. Casino bonuses are offered by some online casinos so that they can encourage [...]

Editorial: Playing Card Facts and Trivia
If you’re a blackjack or poker fan then you probably think that you know the classic 52-card deck pretty well. You know the cards, you know the hand rankings, you might even know the odds of getting each of those hands, but we’re willing to bet that there are some card facts your casino experience hasn’t taught you. read more

Best Casino Group 2008
The Jackpot Factory group of casinos has been awarded the “Best Casino Group” prize from CasinoMeister. The company responsible for All Jackpots Casino, All Slots Casino, First Web Casino, Wild Jack, and other properties won the prize for the second year in a row.

US Casino To Release iPhone Application
A new virtual casino application is being developed by the MGM Grand at Foxwoods for Apple’s smartphone.