Murphy’s law of Blackjack

April 19, 2011
Murphy’s law of Blackjack

Tweet “The Blackjacks will come thick and fast when you’re playing on a low limit table. Switch to the high limit blackjack table and they disappear.” I reckon I experience this one about as often as Murphy’s law of queue speed (ie the slowest moving queue is always the one you’re standing in!) On...
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European poker rooms shopping for players

April 19, 2011

Tweet When UIGEA was passed in the US in 2006 every major online gambling brand based in Europe shut-up shop in America and US players had to go elsewhere to play online.  Despite it’s ambiguities, the intent of UIGEA was always clear…to stop Americans gambling online, and the European operators honored this intent and...
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US Online Poker: DOJ and FBI crack down

April 17, 2011
US Online Poker: DOJ and FBI crack down

Tweet To say that it’s been a tumultuous weekend for online poker in the US would be an understatement. The industry was shaken to it’s foundations on Friday last week when the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued indictments, seized web domains and froze bank accounts connected with the ‘big 3′ online poker rooms...
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VC Live – VC Grand, Victor’s Palace, Real Deal

April 15, 2011
VC Live – VC Grand, Victor’s Palace, Real Deal

Tweet Victor Chandler has made some pretty big changes to their live games recently. The changes are readily apparent when you visit their live casino home page where you are now greeted by 3 different offerings (although one is quasi-real) – VC Grand, Victor’s Palace and Real Deal. VC Grand Recognize the roulette game...
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Jekaterina – Our live dealer of the week

April 14, 2011
Jekaterina – Our live dealer of the week

Tweet I visited one of Evolution Gaming‘s VIP blackjack tables during a session played at Party Casino this morning and when the game window opened the state of play was as follows… bets had closed; players’ chips were on the table; the deal was just about to begin; and player moraya was playing 2...
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Fitch says regulated Igaming in the US increasingly likely

April 13, 2011

Tweet So who are Fitch and and why should anyone be paying any attention to what they have to say about the prospects for a regulated online gambling market in the US? Fitch Ratings (Fitch Inc.) are a global credit ratings and risk assessment organization who also undertake analysis and research into various markets. ...
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