BackgammonMasters.com players will participate in Backgammon and blackjack tournaments where all of the prize money will go to the UNICEF organization whose main focus of attention and assistance is on child victims of the earthquakes in China.

As the site claims, they’ll match $5 for every $1 donated from month’s worth of tournament buy-ins ranging from $4.50 to $200. The offer has been called really generous. Thus, e.g. PokerStars offered to match a dollar for a dollar.

Backgammon and blackjack tournaments will be offered all month long, around the clock, so that members could register and start playing for this great cause. Additional winnings can also be added to special donation accounts set up for each player by Backgammon Masters in the cashier.

The charity league sponsorship program has been recently announced by Flop2River.com. The idea of the program sprang from a customer in Chicago area who was creating a business focused on creating poker tournaments for charities on their local area.

“The premise behind the program is to help new charity leagues procure the correct equipment up front for the charity event”. To give back to charities, larger leagues can qualify for the “Final Table” sponsorship – the final and most interesting part of the program.

With the help of the program, new organizations can make sure that their equipment is properly marked and reliable; everything is properly assembled and shipped.

“We’ve spent a lot of time searching for quality manufacturers who can produce quality poker tables at a price that works for large event planners. It also feels great to be able to give something back to charities as well in the form of final table sponsorship. It’s my favorite part of our business”, said Geoffrey F. Moore, managing partner of Flop2River.com.

By the way, pictures of the poker tables used for the final table sponsorship can be found at Flop2River.com.

All Slots Casino have launched three exciting, yet different, video slot games: Bomber Girls, Days of the Tsar and Lucky Shot.

All the games offering different themes are expected to be well-received by the players, new ones as well.

Playing 5-reel video slot Bomber Girls, you’ll become a driver, and together with bomber girls you’ll try to hit as many jackpots as possible.

The players, who fancy historical experience, can try another 5-reel, 25-payline video slot – Days of the Tsar.

The third game, 5-reel, 20-payline Lucky Shot, will send you off to the fairways to play a round of high-stakes golf.

An array of June offers is expecting players at Mansion.com.

The members will be able to receive the 25 percent reload bonus up to $50 during any Monday after depositing at least the same amount. Players must wager the bonus 20 times before the withdrawal. The bonus will be removed in case a player should transfer the funds out of the account before meeting this requirement.  The offer is valid until June 30.

Every new member will be able to enjoy a free 100% bonus up to $100 for every Wednesday in June. Depositing every Wednesday new members will be able to claim up to $400 over the month and qualify for the First Time Deposit Bonus of $200. This bonus must be wagered ten times before any withdrawal with any funds removed should a player transfer the funds out of their account before meeting this requirement.

Every Saturday and Sunday in June Mansion.com players will get 20 free attempts on the Beach Life video progressive slot game. Having had a minimum of 20 spins over the weekend, successful or not, players will be refunded with a $20 bonus the following Monday. To get a chance to enjoy this offer, players must have a go on Beach Life on its one-dollar a spin minimum. Please note that the bonus is ‘play only’, but it can be used on any downloadable casino or instant play game with players keeping any winnings.

A TV campaign launched by William Hill has been banned by the UK advertising regulator.

The TV ad promoting the company’s online bingo featured a woman who hurried her husband to work by winding the clock forward. As soon as the man was out the door, the woman hurried to log onto William Hill bingo. The woman continued to play online bingo and moved the hands of the clock back saying: “Doesn’t time fly?”

The ad was banned by the Advertising Standards Authority on the grounds that it portrayed and condoned gambling behaviour that was socially irresponsible. Moreover, the ASA received seven complaints, in which viewers objected that the ad was harmful because it “depicted someone who was addicted to gambling and was attempting to hide that from their family by deception”.

William Hill didn’t agree saying that the ad had a humorous look and didn’t potray socially irresponsible behavior.

With online gambling getting more popular, many countries have come to the decision to remove their anti casino gambling laws and replace them with gambling regulation. Ireland is not an exception.

Dermot Ahern, the newly appointed Minister for Justice, Equity and Law Reform thinks the casino gambling laws have “past they sell-by date”. In Ahern’s opinion, it is becoming impossible to outlaw casino gambling sites entirely. So, proper regulation is required. But the minister is not going to act hurriedly. First, he feels there is need “to consult with the public and develop cross-party agreement”.

A Casino Regulatory Committee has already produced a report on online casino gambling, though it has not been released yet and there have been no plans made for the regulation of online casino gambling.

France is reported to start issuing authorization for online betting operators from the second half of 2009. The decision followed the meeting between Budget Minister Eric Woerth and International Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy where they discussed proposals that would avert court action against France by the EU over restrictions on online gambling.

Whether legal proceeding will be suspended, it’s not clear yet. The French government should send detailed provisions to EU authorities. To notice, the share of revenues from the gambling sector has been put at 5.3 billion euros ($8.27 billion).

“Regarding horse racing, only parimutuel betting will be allowed,” Woerth said. The term “pari-mutuel” refers to the system in which the total sum bet on a race is placed in a pool and the final prize is not set until all bets are placed.

“For other forms of sports betting, we will hold discussions with leagues and federations. There, we will not have parimutuel betting but fixed odds betting,” he said. (Fixed odds betting is a system in which the prize is agreed before bets are placed.). Woerth added: “We also want to open up casino games like poker but also roulette or black jack.

Woerth said: “Licenses would require minors to be prevented from betting and would contain strong protection for gamblers given the risk of addiction, as well as restrictions on advertising and controls against money laundering”.

Bingo is getting more and more popular in the online gaming industry. This fact requires new business initiatives and fresh ideas.

In the UK, the game of bingo has been the most popular game for years. And now, its fans can play their favorite game for free, on TV. ITV1 is said to be airing Bingo Night Live in place of their Play TV block which has been criticized for its play per pay service.

You can play bingo for free following this scheme: download game boards off the website of the show. Then watch as the numbers are called.

Melinda Messenger and Michael Underwood are the hosts of the show. Messenger will announce occasional ‘Magic Number Draws’, while Underwood will be the bingo caller.

The game is expected to be very popular in the UK, as nation’s favorite game will allow viewers to play from their home for free.

Intertops.com was the first among several prominent sportsbooks to respond and give the most and thorough and informative answers to an anonymous customer email inquiry. In fact, it was the anonymous test conducted by SportsbettingReview.com.

In their test SBR asked if the sportsbooks had overnight lines on the NBA playoffs. It’s amazing, but it took some sportsbooks days to answer, and the answers were incomplete. The others didn’t reply at all. Intertops.com’s complete answer came within 30 minutes: “Yes, Intertops offers overnight lines on the NBA Finals. During the play-offs the maximum stake is increased from US$275 to US$550. The Totals and the Straight up or the Totals and the Spread can be parlayed on NBA games”.

Michl Posch of Intertops.com said: “Since providing the best possible customer service is such a high priority with us, we’re particularly proud to have received the highest score in this test”.

“During the course of the next 5 weeks everyone will be focused on the Euro 2008 Championship. This momentous football event will be seen everywhere. On Television, in newspapers and magazines, on the Net and more importantly it will be on the lips of millions of people all over the world. A large percentage of these football fans will also be Poker Players. This Poker league is for them,” said a spokesperson for RedKings.com.

The spokesperson has mentioned EuroKings 2008 tournament introduced by RedKings.com. It’ll kick off with the Opening Ceremony of three $1,000 freerolls on May 27, 29 and June 3. Participating in the tournament, players can support the team they wish to play in based on who they will support during Euro2008 and the winning poker team will be awarded the honor of having the best poker playing fans in the Tournament.

The top 50 players who’ll take part in the individual competition will get amazing prizes, and ten top players in the League will win prizes like a Nintendo Wi, Sony Playstation and Nokia Phone with the overall winner travelling to Vienna to watch the Final. In addition to the prizes, players can use the bonus code EUROKINGS when making any deposit and get a football shirt of their choice plus $400 in cash bonuses.