Archive for May, 2010

Congratulations to bet365′s live games giveaway winners

May 30, 2010
By LD
Congratulations to bet365′s live games giveaway winners

Another live games giveaway has been run and won over at bet365, and 200 players have each pocketed cash according to where they placed on the leader board at midnight on the 29th. This is a straight turnover comp.  Win or lose, the more you wager the higher up the leader board you go. ...
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Cammegh on a roll in Singapore and Macau

May 27, 2010
By LD
Cammegh on a roll in Singapore and Macau

Management at roulette wheel manufacturer Cammegh must be pretty happy with themselves I reckon. Three of the biggest and most expensive casinos ever built have opened in the last 12 months…in Singapore the Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa; in Macau the City of Dreams. Over 750,000 square feet of gaming floor and...
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Karen – Our live dealer of the week

May 27, 2010
By LD
Karen – Our live dealer of the week

We were checking out CWC Gaming’s new, improved platform during the week so spent a bit of time poking around Casino Web Cam and Ladbrokes who both use CWC’s live dealers. I was playing around on one of CWC’s roulette tables, looking to get a feel for some for some of the new interface...
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What’s with the Idle-player warning?

May 26, 2010
By LD
What’s with the Idle-player warning?

I understand the need for an idle player warning and booting inactive players off tables that are full. Some live blackjack tables are in high demand and full most of the time…especially the low limit tables at high traffic platforms like Evolution Gaming  (888.com, Unibet, VC live, Blue Square, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Party Casino...
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Calling the pit boss at a live casino

May 25, 2010
By LD
Calling the pit boss at a live casino

If you’ve spent much time at traditional casinos you’re probably pretty familiar with the role of the pit boss. For those of you that haven’t, he or she is that person wandering around the tables in their designated area casting a scrutinizing gaze at everything that is going on.  They could be mistaken for...
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Choosing live games at Ladbrokes

May 25, 2010
By LD
Choosing live games at Ladbrokes

Ladbrokes were one of the really early adopters of live casino games and the platform they initially adopted was one of the first developers…CWC Gaming. Ladbrokes have stayed with CWC to this day but they have also recently beefed up their real-dealer offering by licensing Evolution Gaming’s product.  I imagine this was done because...
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CWC’s new front and back end

May 24, 2010
By LD
CWC’s new front and back end

Yep, CWC Gaming, the self-proclaimed pioneers of live casino gaming and operators of Casino Web Cam have a new front-end and back-end. Of course they’re referring to a major software overhaul that has completely changed the look and functionality of their games (for the better), and not a dealer staff recruiting drive.  But you...
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Stossel, O’Reilly and legalized US online gambling

May 23, 2010
By LD

Following our post on the looming possibility of a liberalized US online gambling market, we thought we’d post on the below discussion that aired on the O’Reilly Factor.  The opposing views in this debate are nicely canvassed. Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com O’Reilly takes the firm anti-online gambling stance and pushes that...
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888, PartyGaming, Unibet, William Hill back in the US?

May 21, 2010
By LD
888, PartyGaming, Unibet, William Hill back in the US?

In October 2006, when the Bush administration passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), all the European based online gambling powerhouses beat a very hasty retreat from the US market. Their share prices tumbled and US facing operations once value in the hundreds of millions of dollars became worthless. Shortly after the bill...
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Svetlana – Our live dealer of the week

May 21, 2010
By LD
Svetlana – Our live dealer of the week

Cheeky grin, precise but effortless dealing action, and a hot hand that put me $300 in the black in a half hour session. Svetlana was dealing on one of Evolution Gaming’s blackjack tables, as played at Party Casino during the week. I suspect she was getting quite a bit of chat attention from other...
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