Australia’s Communications Law Centre (“CLC”) has put a submission to a parliamentary inquiry recommending Australians be prevented from accessing online casino and poker sites. ISP filtering and/or UIGEA style payment blocking measures were suggested as possible solutions to the fact that current prohibitive laws are largely ineffective in preventing Australians from playing online. The...
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FACT 1: Blackjack (depending on rule variations) played optimally is a small house edge game. FACT 2: The above holds true for live blackjack – the majority of games reviewed on this site have a mathematical house edge of around 0.5% if played optimally. FACT 3: The vast majority of blackjack players simply DO...
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For the VIP players out there…last chance to get on board 888′s VIP Summer Casino Race. Visit the casino, opt-in to the promo, deposit at least ($£€) 500 and get yourself on the leader board and you can get a piece of the 23,000 in bonus cash. * 1st place wins $10,000/£10,000/€10,000 * 2nd...
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That’s not Kristy Taylor in the pic left. It’s Taylor. Kristy is in the pic below dealing blackjack. That’s right. This week it’s a tie for dealer of the week. When I first launched the full screen ‘casino view’ while playing Microgaming’s new live baccarat game I was welcomed by Taylor. I thought she...
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Here’s a quick look at what Microgaming’s live roulette looks like after its most recent platform upgrade. In ‘game view’… Still in ‘game view’ showing the studio floor (no more blue screen background)… Impressive video clarity – enlarged video view. And played in ‘casino view’… As for the upgraded live blackjack and baccarat games,...
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No more bland blue screen background for the live baccarat dealers at Microgaming casinos. A recent platform upgrade (yes there was an upgrade just a few months ago – this is another one!) has seen some major improvements. The first noticeable one is a great new backdrop of a casino floor that looks infinitely...
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It was only a couple of months ago that Microgaming undertook a significant live platform upgrade. This wasn’t a small tweak to the existing games; it was more like a total makeover with a completely different looking interface and a bunch of very smart features added including the ability to play multiple tables simultaneously...
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Above is a roulette wheel called the Mercury2 produced by well known wheel manufacturer Cammegh. If you spend a bit of time playing live roulette and you have a discerning eye then the design of this wheel and the Slingshot (bottom) may look familiar. That’s because they seem to be the wheel of choice...
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Just a quick follow-up on our post regarding South Africa’s recent court ruling banning online casinos. Two of the better known South African facing net casinos, including the one contesting the court case in question have decided to close their doors to South African players. Both websites are issuing messages to this effect on...
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