Do you pay tax on our gambling winnings? Actually, let me re-state this. According to the laws of your country of residence, are you required to pay tax on any gambling winnings? In Australia, all winnings from gambling are tax free (unless you’re a professional punter). Doesn’t matter what the bet is; horse races,...
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In a perfect online gambling world there would be a single global regulatory body applying consistent regulations which all operators must comply with and offering a single avenue of dispute resolution for players to turn to in the event of an issue. It’s a border-less market market after all so disparate regulatory regimes and...
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Normally a successful blackjack session results from being dealt more than your fair share of pictures, and the odd Blackjacks here and there. This session played at William Hill with dealer Sandra looking after proceedings was a winning session. But not because of a bunch of Blackjacks or picture pairs. It was one of...
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William Hill have taken action to protect their joint venture vehicle, William Hill Online (“WHO”) from the potential fallout from a Ladbrokes/Playtech merger. Last week the industry was surprised by rumors that Ladbrokes were in merger talks with Playtech. The news was surprising because Ladbrokes are already in takeover talks with 888, and Playtech,...
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This is the latest mail anyway. Last month the New Jersey State Assembly approved an online gambling bill that would enable Atlantic City casinos to offer casino games via the Internet to residents of the state. It wasn’t a close vote…rather a 63-11 landslide with strong lawmaker consensus that the bill was critical to...
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They say money doesn’t buy happiness. I always thought it would make being miserable a whole lot more fun. But when you’re close to meeting your maker and the love and respect of your family is perhaps the most important thing that you have left in life…well all the cash in the world doesn’t...
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One issue I’ve been having lately playing (or trying to play) live blackjack is that during busy times at the bigger casinos/platforms it can be difficult to get a seat. It seems that as fast as Playtech and Evolution Gaming add more tables and dealers, they get snapped up by an ever growing legion...
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This is Alisse. She was looking after the VIP roulette table during a session I had at William Hill and boy did she have a lot to say. Most of it was in response to question after question from an admiring player(s) …which I can totally understand mind you (the admiring that is). “yes...
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…take note that there is a great live casino promo that is available to you. On 27 Feb one of their dealers be drawing ten tickets from a hat. The draw will take place at one of Ladbrokes dedicated tables and it will be streamed live. If one of the tickets is yours, you...
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With their merger with Bwin still all systems go Party Gaming, the company behind Party Casino have pulled off another coup…and it’s a very big one. According to a report in the Daily Mail they have managed to stitch up an arrangement with a few big US casinos at the recent ICE exhibition in...
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