The above graphic is a bit dated now. It was created shortly after the new French online gambling legislation was passed. Now Ladbrokes, Paddy Power and Royal Vegas have joined Unibet, 888, William Hill and around 300 casino sites that are now geo-blocking French players from accessing their games. The French regulator, ARJEL on...
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I logged into Unibet today with just over $200 in my casino account and started playing live roulette. Julija was looking after proceedings. Pleasant yes, but also as it turned out quite costly. In pretty short time my balance had dwindled to below $100 and I was flirting with re-deposit territory. As much as...
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Wow that was quick! Just days after the Spanish Congress passed a new remote gambling law, and before the legislation has been published in the official gazette, it has been announced that the first license has already been awarded. Casino Gran Madrid is the recipient. They now hold a license from the autonomous region...
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Quick follow up to this post on disconnections policies applied by various live casinos. Playtech casinos stood out as having a policy that gives players the chance to complete their hand should it be interrupted by an unexpected internet disconnection. The policy stated that in the event of disconnection from a live game players...
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I have playing accounts at all of the Imperial E-Club casinos (Titan, Europa, Tropez, Vegas Red) and play them every so often. Their live games are Playtech powered so they get a big tick there. However, an issue that I have always had with these casinos is this; the instant you log-in a live...
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Macau’s latest and greatest casino opened last week to the usual casino fanfare. Named the Galaxy Macau (“The New Palace of Asia”) it isn’t, in case you hadn’t already guessed, quaint or understated. It’s a 450 table monster that cost its owners, Galaxy Entertainment Group HK$14.9 billion to build. It includes 3 hotels with...
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According to gambling research consultants H2 Gambling Capital, the title of the biggest per capita gambling nation in the world goes to Australia. Their charted findings were published recently in the Economist and indicated that the average Aussie adult loses more than three times as much as the average American (US resident), Swedish or...
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Spanish authorities have been working on internet gambling regulations for some time now and after a period of inevitable to-ing and fro-ing new laws have now been passed by the Spanish Congress. The laws will become effective upon publication in the State Official Bulletin (Boletín Oficial del Estado), expected this week and within a...
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Can you remember the last time you had to work at 4.00 am in the morning? I can’t. But I can say with certainty that whatever the circumstances, I would not have been happy about it. Few thing will keep me awake (happily) until 4.00am… a VERY good party; a big sporting event being...
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By virtue of their size and standing in the online gambling industry, many of the brands offering live casino games and listed on this site are quite often in the news for one reason of another. This past couple of days it seems they’ve been particularly busy; not so much with live dealer specific...
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