Last Friday night (or early Saturday morning) a 20 year old student from Hordaland, Norway returned home after a night out. He decided to log into his Betsson account and place a few sports bets when the massive Mega Fortune jackpot caught his attention. He also happened to notice that he had a few free...
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Crown Casino’s ambitions to get a UK online casino license have hit a bit of a road bump. Their trade mark application, which would have allowed them to use the Crown name for “the provision of gaming and casino services over a global computer network”, has been rejected following an objection lodged by local bingo...
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Bodog88 have soft-launched a new live casino and are now inviting players to take it for a test drive. At their casino web page, the ‘Play Now’ link for Eagle Club Casino (above right) still takes you to the old HoGaming casino. The ‘Play Now’ link on ‘Grand Bodog Casino’ banner launches the new...
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Thought I’d have a lash at Fairway‘s ‘Ruleta en Español’ this morning just for something a little different. It’s the same as their standard live roulette game (same wheel, studio, dealers, rules etc) only the dealers chat to you in Spanish rather than English. Patricia greeted me with a bright and bubbly ‘Ola Friday!’ when...
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According to the US Justice Department it’s the latter. They’ve now filed a revised lawsuit against operators of Full Tilt alleging the company misused money from player accounts to fund board member payments, despite assurances those accounts were protected and wouldn’t be touched. Preet Bharara from the U.S. Attorney’s office said in a press statement: “Full...
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We know that there are a bunch of live casino games that can be played on your iPad using the iSwifter App. But now one of the major platforms have come out with live dealer games that are purpose developed to be played on your iPad. EntwineTech sent us their release yesterday and they seem...
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Each month for the rest of the year Celtic Casino are running a turnover tournament. The point scheme is simple; a single tournament point earned for each € wagered on the specified live game(s) for a given month and there’s a live leader board at their website so you can see exactly where you sit...
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Another day, another online gambling ruling in the European Union. This one, handed down by the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) yesterday, was in relation to bet-at-home.com’s right to offer its online gambling services to Austrians. Backed by the Maltese government, bet-at-home.com contended that their Maltese license was sufficient to allow them to operate in...
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Received notification today from Unibet that their Italian licensed site is now up and running. “Unibet.it is the new Italian website with AAMS licence: number 15138, with a great package of products including Casino, Sportsbook and Online Poker…We are on air with TV and Radio Campaigns in Italy” They join a bunch of big...
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The year was 1991. The race meet was the Australian Jockey Club’s Easter Racing Carnival. The course, Royal Randwick in Sydney. The late Kerry Packer, known for his voracious betting appetite, was betting big. Unconfirmed legend has it that over the 3 day carnival he lost $55 million to a bookmaker named Bruce McHugh. ...
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