Archive for August, 2010

Live roulette added to iPhone AppStore

August 31, 2010
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Live roulette added to iPhone AppStore

Late last week the owners of SuperCasino came out with the announcement that they have not only built an iPhone app. for their live roulette game, but that it had been approved by Apple and added to the AppStore. The game can now be downloaded free directly from the App Store by iPhone users...
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Macau’s SJM going gangbusters

August 30, 2010
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Macau’s SJM going gangbusters

While Las Vegas is still struggling to shake the remnants of post-GFC funk over in Macau the party is well and truly back in full swing after the briefest of pauses. Las Vegas Sands Corp recently reported their Q2 2010 results and as a company straddling both Vegas and Macau, these results served to...
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6-5 blackjack sucker tables on the rise

August 29, 2010
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6-5 blackjack sucker tables on the rise

I used to own a Weimaraner named Sully. Sully wasn’t a smart dog.  When he ran through the fly-screen door and completely destroyed it as a puppy I laughed it off and thought he’ll live and learn. When he did it for the fourth time I decided it was time to find him a...
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Playtech optimistic on heading State-side

August 27, 2010
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Playtech optimistic on heading State-side

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Playtech boss Mor Weizer has talked optimistically about prospects to re-enter the US market. Of course this would be great news for US players wanting to play live games, given current options are limited and Playtech have a cracking live games platform. Weizer said that, “The...
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Online casino ruling in South Africa

August 26, 2010
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Online casino ruling in South Africa

There was a court ruling in South Africa last week that has ruffled quite a few feathers in the online casino industry. On Friday the North Gauteng High Court ruled that offshore/unlicensed online gambling operators were prohibited from operating in South Africa, reaffirming the long held view of the Gauteng Gambling Board (GGB) –...
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Jodie – Our live dealer of the week

August 26, 2010
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Jodie – Our live dealer of the week

This is Jodie Geddes. She’s a presenter on Playtech’s casino TV games, a former Miss Australia and very, very cute. She manages to make the scripted guff that the  presenters have to prattle off during these games sound really quite engaging. Do I want to see my name up there on the winner board?...
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Paddy Power £1000 Mystery Cash Drop

August 26, 2010
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Paddy Power £1000 Mystery Cash Drop

If you’re a player at Paddy Power live casino this week then don’t be surprised if your account gets a little cash boost. They’ve been running a mystery cash drop promo since Monday and it ends this Friday.  Each day every £20 staked in the live casino earns players an entry in a daily...
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And the Smart Live Miami Trip goes to…

August 25, 2010
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And the Smart Live Miami Trip goes to…

Gladis from the UK! Well done and hope you enjoy your week in Miami. Gladis came home like a wet sail. Nowhere to be seen on the leaderboard with three weeks to go, check out his action in the last 3 weeks of the tournament… ………………………. Smart Live Casino review Visit Smart Live
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Singapore and its casinos flying

August 24, 2010
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Singapore and its casinos flying

Any doubts that the government of Singapore was being overly optimistic with tourism and economic growth targets expected to be driven by its two new casinos must now be fading pretty fast. Singapore flying Here are some pretty striking statistics… Two years ago Singapore was in the middle of its worst recession since 1965. ...
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New gambling taxes for Costa Rica

August 23, 2010
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New gambling taxes for Costa Rica

The last time the government of Costa Rica unveiled plans to start taxing gambling operators the operators threatened to walk on-mass. So it was back to the drawing board.  But not deterred they’re come up with a new proposed tax regime that they hope will be a little more palatable. Under the new arrangement...
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