Archive for April, 2010

Roulette wheel bias at Dublinbet?

April 30, 2010
By LD
Roulette wheel bias at Dublinbet?

Browsing a popular roulette forum this morning a thread caught my attention -  initially because the topic involved one of the casinos listed at Livedealer.org, but then also because it had developed into  15+ page and 150+ comment monster. As a general rule, I pay scant regard to any forum posts claiming a new...
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Play live blackjack…

April 29, 2010
By LD
Play live blackjack…

…next Wednesday at bet365 and you’ll be in the running for their Blackjack Bonanza and a share of 10K cash. If you’ve played at bet365 before you may have played one of their live games giveaways.  Well this is kind of the same thing, except instead of applying across all the casino’s live games,...
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World Cup 2010 Jerseys Promo

April 28, 2010
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World Cup 2010 Jerseys Promo

If you know your World Cup 2010 jerseys pretty well then this promo could be for you. If you don’t, then its a bit of fun anyway and a sure fired way to get on top of who will be wearing what in South Africa before the tournament kicks-off on 11 June. Dublinbet are...
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The battle for Singapore’s High Rollers is on

April 26, 2010
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The battle for Singapore’s High Rollers is on

Today marks the opening of Singapore’s (and the world’s) most expensive casino development – the Marina Bay Sands. The $5.5 billion project will see a staged opening over the coming months, and today’s first stage  sees the doors open to 963 of the 2,500 hotel rooms, selected shops and restaurants and the casino floor...
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Guam, Hank Johnson and US online gambling laws

April 22, 2010
By LD
Guam, Hank Johnson and US online gambling laws

June 1 is the deadline for implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (“UIGEA”) in the US. As the deadline approaches, Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is rushing to have a new law introduced that will repeal UIGEA and replace it with a regulated and taxed online gambling industry...
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Anna – Our live dealer of the week

April 22, 2010
By LD
Anna – Our live dealer of the week

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.  I’m just a sucker for a friendly, happy dealer. 3:30 am Latvian time, you’d excuse the odd tired, mildly disinterested, maybe even grumpy demeanor. Can you imagine how hard it would be looking into a camera at the tail end of a 4 hour shift,...
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Congrats Winners of Dublinbet’s Saints and Winners Promo

April 21, 2010
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Congrats Winners of Dublinbet’s Saints and Winners Promo

April 19 saw the final draw take place for Dublinbet’s Saints and Winners promotion. Congratulations to the 3 winners: Georgios G. from Greece (draw 3, 19 April); Milos P. from the Czech Republic (draw 2); and Rosario C from Italy (draw 1). They’ll each get €300 cash each and every month for the next...
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Welcome aboard All Slots Casino

April 20, 2010
By LD
Welcome aboard All Slots Casino

All Slots by name, INCLUDES live dealers by nature. Yep, online casino mainstay All Slots, has added live dealer games and you can now find them reviewed here.  The games are powered by Microgaming’s new whiz-bang browser based platform that includes multi-game-play functionality and blackjack bet behind among other unique features which you can...
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Top 5 most expensive casinos ever built

April 20, 2010
By LD
Top 5 most expensive casinos ever built

Back in 1989 Steve Wynn built the The Mirage Las Vegas at a cost of US$630 million.  It was the most expensive hotel casino the world had yet seen and more than a few gaming analysts called him crazy.  To meet the debt financing charges the casino would have to ‘make a nut’ of...
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Casino TV

April 18, 2010
By LD
Casino TV

Casino TV isn’t new.  As far back as 2005 subscribers to Sky Digital in the UK have been able to play casino games on their TV’s courtesy of Vegas 24/7 Broadcasting Ltd’s pioneering roulette television game. But back then, game range and availability (ie networks and channels) were severely limited.  It was still very...
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