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First Paddy Power now Bodog with Tiger offer

May 17, 2010
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First Paddy Power now Bodog with Tiger offer

In March this year Paddy Power had the gaming industry abuzz with the news that they had put a lucrative sponsorship offer to Tiger Woods.  The deal was worth around $75 million over five years but was declined by Tiger. Of course the publicity did Paddy’s no end of good, and this was probably...
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World Cup 100 Million Mania Promo

May 12, 2010
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World Cup 100 Million Mania Promo

The biggest show on earth is around the corner and related casino promos are starting to come thick and fast.  Dublinbet’s spot the jersey promo is already underway, Paddy Power are madly manufacturing dildos for the England’s WAGs, and a few of the bigger casinos are no doubt including game tickets and trips to...
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Best country to play live (online) casino games from

May 11, 2010
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Best country to play live (online) casino games from

I found a really cool chart the other day at CrunchGear which offered a really nice presentation of broadband penetration, average speed and cost around the world.  Why’s this relevant to livedealer.org I hear you ask? Well, the live online casino gaming experienced is enhanced significantly when you’re playing over higher connection speeds.  Basically...
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Live games giveaway on again at bet365

May 10, 2010
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Live games giveaway on again at bet365

bet365 must be getting a great player response to their live games giveaways because what started as a one-off promo one day in October last year has become seemingly a regular monthly affair. The leader board from the last one only stopped ticking late Saturday night, (top 10 place winners below) and the next...
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Evolution Gaming

May 6, 2010
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Evolution Gaming

Evolution Gaming launched back in 2006 with ambitious plans to bring a largely untested online casino concept to Europe.  They converted an old building in Riga, Latvia into a dealer studio and developed a high quality live streaming platform for hard table games (blackjack, baccarat, roulette).  While live online casinos had already gained traction...
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World Cup 2010 Jerseys Promo

April 28, 2010
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World Cup 2010 Jerseys Promo

If you know your World Cup 2010 jerseys pretty well then this promo could be for you. If you don’t, then its a bit of fun anyway and a sure fired way to get on top of who will be wearing what in South Africa before the tournament kicks-off on 11 June. Dublinbet are...
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Guam, Hank Johnson and US online gambling laws

April 22, 2010
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Guam, Hank Johnson and US online gambling laws

June 1 is the deadline for implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (“UIGEA”) in the US. As the deadline approaches, Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is rushing to have a new law introduced that will repeal UIGEA and replace it with a regulated and taxed online gambling industry...
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Macau: The World’s New Casino Capital

April 13, 2010
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Macau: The World’s New Casino Capital

For several decades, Las Vegas was considered to be the world’s crown jewel when it came to gambling.  After all, Vegas has dozens of casinos, excellent entertainment options, and some of the best tourist sites in the world.  But in recent years, the Chinese territory of Macau is becoming a serious rival to Las...
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France’s New Online Gambling Laws

April 12, 2010
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France’s New Online Gambling Laws

After many months of drafting, submissions to the European Commission (“EC”), re-drafting and political argy-bargy, France’s long awaited new law designed to liberalise the online gambling market in that country has finally been passed. On April 6, the French National Assembly voted on the draft Bill, and buy a majority of 299 to 223...
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Chat roulette – no wheel or ball but lots of nuff-nuffs

April 11, 2010
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Chat roulette – no wheel or ball but lots of nuff-nuffs

Our techie guy told me the other day that this site gets quite a few visitors searching Google for the term ‘Chat Roulette’. I figured this was just players looking for live roulette games where they could chat to the dealer, until the site chatroulette.com was brought to my attention. Apparently its one of...
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