Archive for October, 2011

Jekaterina – Our live dealer of the week

October 27, 2011
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Jekaterina – Our live dealer of the week

Had another crack today at posting a decent win at Unibet, and a securing my place at their final blackjack table in Riga later this year. This time I failed miserably, finishing with $4.20 in my account. I won’t say what it started at (lot more than $4.20), or how much it reached at one...
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Full screen roulette: Entwinetech joins the club

October 26, 2011
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Full screen roulette: Entwinetech joins the club

…Club of platforms offering full screen versions of live blackjack, baccarat and roulette that is. It’s a pretty select club, consisting of Evolution Gaming, Playtech’s Euro studio games and Microgaming….and of course now EntwineTech. Why full screen games are better The below picture speaks for itself. Full screen games replicate the real casino experience...
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Alfonse D’Amato puts his case to House Committee

October 25, 2011
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Earlier today Alfonse D’Amato, chairman of the Poker Players Alliance (“PPA”) and former US Senator, put his case for regulated of online poker in the US to the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade (subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce). The purpose of the hearing was to examine the merits of replacing the...
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Deepavali ki Shubhkamnayein

October 23, 2011
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Deepavali ki Shubhkamnayein

If by chance you were planning a casino trip to Goa this week, perhaps you should reconsider.  Getting a seat at the Casino Royale or any other gaming house there might be a bit of  a long shot. The Hindu festival of Diwali (short for Deepavali) will be celebrated across India this week and...
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Jekaterina – Our live dealer of the week

October 20, 2011
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Jekaterina – Our live dealer of the week

The aim of this session played at Unibet live casino was to get on to the leader board for their live blackjack tournament. I don’t know if I made it there…that will depend on how other players have done since the Day 3 top 20 was posted. But I did manage to have a win and...
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William Hill’s disquiet in Tel Aviv

October 19, 2011
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William Hill’s disquiet in Tel Aviv

All is not well at William Hill’s Tel Aviv offices according to a report in the Sun yesterday. William Hill Online (“WHO”) is the online joint venture between William Hill and Playtech and the bulk of their marketing and customer support staff are located in Tel Aviv; or at least they were until a mass...
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Ivanka says US online gambling is just a matter of time

October 19, 2011
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Ivanka says US online gambling is just a matter of time

Forget I. Nelson Rose. Don’t listen to Mark Balestra. The American Gaming Association board members have no idea what they’re talking about. The CEO’s of the world’s largest online gambling companies are completely in the dark. If you really want to know what the future holds for online gambling in the United States then...
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Betsson applies for Danish online casino license

October 18, 2011
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Betsson applies for Danish online casino license

Online casinos wanting to be considered for one of the first round of online casino licenses to be handed out in Denmark on 1st January next year had to get their applications in by Monday (17th). No doubt quite a few of the big EU based brands made the cut-off.   One that definitely has is...
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No slowdown in sight for Macau

October 17, 2011
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No slowdown in sight for Macau

While most of the world was in the grips of the dreaded GFC, 2008 proved to be a massive year for Macau casinos with an almost 50% increase in gross gaming revenues compared with 2007.  2009 was bigger again and then 2010 saw a hard to comprehend 70% increase on 2009! It’s unlikely that...
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Live blackjack tournament at Unibet

October 16, 2011
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Live blackjack tournament at Unibet

Does the following sound like something you could get into… A trip to Europe’s live casino central (Riga, Latvia) including accommodation, meals and spending money (valued at €1800) where you’ll take one of 12 available seats in a blackjack tournament at the  Royal Casino on December 4. Winner gets €8000 cash, second place €4000, third €2000 and fourth...
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