Casino on-line games

Online casino poker players now have a shot a winning a progressive jackpot
thanks to Bodog’s new progressive jackpot that is fed by two popular Bodog poker
games. Progressive jackpots are popular at internet gambling sites all over the
world because they reach higher amounts and pool player monies from multiple
games. Progressives are a huge part of the online casinos slots industry and new
poker gaming concepts have brought progressive jackpots into that sector of the
industry as well. A luck U.S. (more…)

It might just be asking too much of online casinos gamblers who purposefully
exploit a glitch in the Betfair poker rooms to then return the unfairly won
funds. But even if it’s an impracticable request, that’s directly the first
steps Betfair is taking to recover the more than GBP 100,000 in funds that were
won by players who found a glitch in the company’s software and then maximized
their winnings until the glitch was fixed. Alleging that the funds were unfairly
and illegally won, Betfair is asking the 20-odd online casinos players to kindly
return what isn’t theirs. (more…)

The global disagreement concerning the United State’s online casino gambling ban
has taken a step forward with EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson coming to
the U.S. to pursue negotiations in Washington and other U.S. politicians. Tops
on Mandelson’s list was to persuade Congress to neutralize or repeal the 2006
online casinos gambling ban (the UIGEA) and secondly, Mandelson made a point to
speak with Barney Frank about Franks alternative legislation, the Internet
Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act (IGREA). (more…)

The United States and the European Union have been in discussions for months now
over appropriate and mutually acceptable compensation terms since the U.S.
abruptly withdrew from the international online casino gambling industry and
withdrew from international trade obligations. The online casinos issue was
first addressed by the World Trade Organisation on behalf of Antigua – but not
long after the U.S. brushed of Antigua’s compensation claims, the WTO opened up
the floor to other countries negatively affected by the U.S. (more…)

Recent renovations and a revamp at Betdirect meant a switch to one of the top
gaming and poker networks in the online casino and internet gambling industry.
The Microgaming Poker Network has a slew of popular internet poker sites and is
well known for the wide variety of poker games and top-of-the-line software. The
Betdirect site was already popular in the industry and the revamp is sure to
only prove more successful.

Founded in 1998, Betdirect is a subsidiary of 32Red.com and is based out of
Gibraltar. (more…)

One lucky online casino player recently hit a large progressive jackpot – but
when he was ready to collect his money, the Pharaohs Casino informed him plans
to pay out small monthly payments until the balance was paid off. Now naturally
the player had an issue with the payment methods. It is generally understood in
the online casinos, lottery, and even in lawsuits that lump sum payments are
always a better option because the individual is able to invest the sum of money
rather than have a steady trickle that collects no interest and cannot then be
invested. (more…)

In the grand scheme of things, land-based gambling has been around far longer
than online casino gambling. But that isn’t stopping many critics and gambling
opponents from blaming a potential increase in problem gambler statistics on the
internet gambling industry. The Gambling Prevalence Study was commissioned two
years ago when the UK government passed the 2005 Gambling Act, and results are
due in just days at this point. The Gambling Act’s powers just came into effect
earlier this month (September 1, 2006), and most industry analysts predict that
the government will quickly use Gambling Act granted powers to address the
reported problem gambling statistics – and most in the online casinos industry
fear what this could mean for future regulations in the UK. (more…)

The horserace and sportsbetting industry are phenomenally popular right now in the UK and Europe, and to take advantage of this growing industry at the ground floor, AOL has teamed up with JAXX UK to offer online casino sportsbetting services to UK AOL members. The partnership was unexpected by many as this is apparently AOL’s first step into the European online casino betting market and according to the company marks the first of many future European market partnerships.

JAXX UK Ltd is a the British subsidiary of parent company FLUXX, based out of Germany. (more…)

The Swedish government has been targeted recently for running a monopoly on online casino betting in Sweden and consistently encouraging gambling to Swedish citizens. Critics are claiming that problem gambling is a growing concern in Sweden, yet up until Svenska Spel’s new software, there was no way to identify and help online casinos gambling addicts. But just recently, Svenska Spel launched artificial intelligence software that uses previous gambling and wagering patterns to identify when gamblers step into the danger zone of addiction. (more…)

Technology is certainly changing in the online casino and poker industry. Gaming software developers are constantly challenged to come up with new cutting edge games that will draw in players and keep them coming back to the online casinos for more play. Now though, research into poker bots could mean a that internet poker players have to significantly hone and alter their skills in order to win against the poker bot. A current “man v. machine” constant was admittedly tough for two internet and land-based poker pros. (more…)