Archive for October, 2010

Antonia – Our live dealer of the week

October 28, 2010
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Antonia – Our live dealer of the week

I’ve developed a rather fiscally stupid obsession lately.  And no, it’s not gambling online…more specific than that. It’s trying to hit straight up zero bets playing roulette.  It’s an obsession that is regularly costing me money but I just keep on doing it and the roulette gods are clearly not on my side with...
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A Calloway a day at Fairway Casino

October 27, 2010
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A Calloway a day at Fairway Casino

Play golf? Play either of blackjack, roulette or baccarat? Then read on. This is a great promo.  I’ll tell you why below, but first what you stand to win and how you can win it… The prize – a brand spanking new driver (Calloway or Taylormade) How many? one a day, to one Fairway...
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Fairway Casino welcome aboard

October 26, 2010
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Fairway Casino welcome aboard

Who are Fairway Casino? Well they’re the ViG flagship. Owned and operated by the specialist live casino platform developer that launched back in 2008 and already powering half a dozen licensee casinos, including Celtic Casino. The Fairway Casino review is now up, complete with a detailed look at the games, video recordings etc etc....
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Casino Jack

October 25, 2010
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Jack Abramoff, known as Casino Jack, arguably had more of an impact on US online gambling policy than just about anyone. Once referred to as the Super Lobbyist, Casino Jack developed a reputation for effectively helping shape Washington policy in the interests of his clients – for very, very hefty fees.  He represented a...
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Making or breaking the house

October 24, 2010
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Making or breaking the house

Reports continue to filter out of Singapore of some very, very big numbers being dropped by higher rollers at that city’s two new casinos. Back in August Henry Quek reportedly went on a S$26 million ($20 million) spree at Resorts World.  We thought that was pretty big. Apparently not. The word is that since...
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Why Singapore casinos will soon eclipse Las Vegas

October 24, 2010
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Why Singapore casinos will soon eclipse Las Vegas

The prediction that Singapore’s casino market will soon be bigger than Las Vegas’ isn’t exactly going out on a long limb.  Most gaming analysts see this as a ‘when’ rather than ‘if’ proposition. But the fact that it is now considered likely doesn’t make it any less remarkable. Consider this.  Las Vegas is the...
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From Gold to VIP

October 21, 2010
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From Gold to VIP

Quick note for the big fish out there…don’t worry if you can’t find the Gold tables at any of the Evolution Gaming casinos.  The high limit tables are all still there but they’re now called ‘VIP’ tables…Blackjack VIP, European Roulette VIP, French Roulette VIP etc. Looks like the limits across games and licensee casinos...
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Liga – Our live dealer of the week

October 21, 2010
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Liga – Our live dealer of the week

This is Liga from Riga (try saying that 10 times fast). She was dealing blackjack on a Party Casino private table today and when I took my seat she was engaged in 3 simultaneous conversations with 3 different players. When I asked her a question she responded without missing a beat and then went...
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Ladbrokes no longer accepting players from Belgium

October 21, 2010
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Ladbrokes no longer accepting players from Belgium

As of today players from Belgium will not be able to access Laddies live dealers…or any Ladbrokes betting products for that matter. Ladbrokes issued a statement today saying that they will no longer be accepting registrations from players living in Belgium.  This situation may change, and if/when it does we’ll let you know. The...
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Get used to seeing more of the ViG girls

October 20, 2010
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Get used to seeing more of the ViG girls

You better get used to seeing quite a bit more of the ViG dealers in your travels through live-casino-cyberspace. As well as launching new casinos seemingly monthly, they just penned a B2B deal with established turnkey net-gaming solutions provider EveryMatrix. EveryMatrix already have 30 or so licensees of their products including a couple of...
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