There was a German composer named Berthold Auerbach who said that music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life. I think Bert was right on the money (and had a way with words!). You know that favorite tune that just sends you drifting away, forgetting for a moment about reality’s many inconveniences? ...
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Hot on the heels of their victory over Austrian regulators in last week’s ECJ ruling Ladbrokes have decided to throw their not inconsiderable weight behind the Right2bet cause. The announcement was made today that Ladbrokes have decided to become an official partner of the campaign for open betting markets in the Europe. They join...
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Quick quiz: What’s the fastest growing Internet category in Britain?… a) social networking b) online gambling c) porn If you answered c), you forgot to take into account the fact that half the British population is female. If you answered a) you may be one of those people who feels the need tell all...
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A few months ago we wrote a post about how auspicious the number 8 is in Chinese culture. The more eight’s the better seems to be the mantra of the true believers and it doesn’t matter where you can get them. On your car registration plate, in your phone number, in your address, in...
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This is great promo for higher stakes or regular players at bet365 . Deposit more than £50 ($100) and you get a 20% bonus, up to a maximum of £200 ($400). You get this bonus up to 4x per week. That means you can get up to £800 ($1,600) a week or just over...
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If cheers could heard yesterday in the board rooms of companies like Ladbrokes and Bwin (and indeed all major EU net gambling operators), then today those cheers would be drowned out by the sounds of popping champagne corks. On Wednesday the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) slammed Germany’s prohibitive approach to online gambling ruling...
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This is Oksana, and she single handedly brought the back from the brink of having to visit the cashier and deposit more money into my account. Roulette isn’t really my game. I play it because my job necessitates it. And I wasn’t exactly learning to love it when a ridiculously long loosing streak ($5...
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Last week both Piggs Peak and Silver Sands casinos shut their doors to South African players following a High Court ruling declaring net casinos illegal in that country. Now they’re open again. Gee whiz, didn’t see this coming. Piggs Peak have been granted leave to appeal, so until there is a final appellate court...
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Here’s something you won’t have to worry about playing casino games on your PC… This unfortunate incident (no serious injuries so feel free to laugh your arse off) happened at the MGM Grand in Vegas. Not far from the scene of 2003′s Siegfried & Roy tiger-attack incident (The Mirage).
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The European I-gaming roller coaster ride took another significant turn on Wednesday. The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) ruled that Germany’s current practice of trying to ban foreign operators while allowing local betting monopolies to aggressively market their product was a clear violation of EU freedom of services provisions. The implication of the ruling...
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