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Paddy Power always courting controversy

April 5, 2012
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Paddy Power always courting controversy

Most online casinos will be running promotions of some kind this Easter. The above “Resurrection Reload” is the offering from Paddy Power live casino. If you’re offended by the use of Jesus Christ as the promo mascot then you won’t want to visit their promo page, where in a video overlay He poses the...
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Casino bonus hustling: the Dumb and Dumber way

April 5, 2012
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35 year old Andrei Ospiau is a native Belarusian living in the UK and he really loves chasing juicy online casino bonuses.  And he’s had quite a bit of success turning generous welcome bonuses into cash through disciplined play and timely cash outs…almost £80,000 in fact. Problem was he had a habit of doing this using multiple, stolen identities and...
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A prize ladder well worth climbing

April 2, 2012
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A prize ladder well worth climbing

Online gambling heavyweights bet365 are running a massive promotion for the month of April.  Below is their official press release. Below that is some more detail that is well worth a read. ***************************************************** (PRESS RELEASE) — 1 April 2012. Cars, cash and a cruise are being given away in the bet365 Prize Ladder promotion A lavish...
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Exclusive casino offers for April

April 1, 2012
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Exclusive casino offers for April

Thanks to both Castle Casino and Bodog (博狗) for each offering livedealer.org visitors (exclusively) some extra cash for April. The Bodog  (博狗) exclusive… Players from South East Asia who open an account in MYR, SGD, RMB or THB will get a 100% match bonus on their first deposit.  You can use your extra cash to play the games in...
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888 back in the US before years end?

March 27, 2012
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888 back in the US before years end?

Ever since  the major European based online casinos said goodbye to American players after UIGEA was enacted in 2006, there have been rumblings about the possibility of them re-entering the US market.  Those rumblings got considerably louder in early 2011 with a couple of notable partnerships being announced between Nevada based casinos groups and online...
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Streaming live casino games over low bandwidth

March 22, 2012
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Streaming live casino games over low bandwidth

According to a poll conducted by The Telegraph listing the 100 most annoying things in the world, a slow Internet connection makes the top 10, beaten only by: 1. Chavs 2. People driving close behind you 3. People who smell 4. People who eat with their mouth open 5. Rude shop assistants 6. Foreign call...
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Mega Casinos coming to Vietnam

March 18, 2012
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Mega Casinos coming to Vietnam

The government of Vietnam has signaled its intentions to follow the likes of Singapore and Macau down the integrated casino resort path. Earlier this month Vu Duc Dam (Minister and Chairman of the Government Office) told a press conference  that the government was weighing up the advantages and disadvantages of casino projects proposed for Vietnam as...
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St Patrick’s Day Promotions

March 15, 2012
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St Patrick’s Day Promotions

There’s nothing like a national day of celebration to get the online casinos to loosen their wallets and splash a bit of cash around. Fortunately for us players there are 196 countries in the world, most with at least a couple of festivals of note, so plenty of excuses for casino promotions! This Saturday...
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Bulgaria to regulate Internet casino gambling

March 15, 2012
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Bulgaria to regulate Internet casino gambling

The Focus Information Agency have reported that the Bulgarian Parliament have approved laws that will see Internet gambling regulated in that country for the first time. The laws will come into effect once regulations are finalised by the State Gambling Commission and approved by the Sofia Regional Court. Key measures to be introduced will include...
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Cheltenham Racing Festival of a different kind

March 13, 2012
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Cheltenham Racing Festival of a different kind

Not familiar with the Cheltenham Festival?  Shame on you. The Festival is to  jumps racing what Wimbledon is to tennis; what Wembley is to football; what Macau is to baccarat.  It runs for four days starting today and if you like horse racing, and in particular jumps racing, chances are you’ll either be there...
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