Monthly Archives: January 2009

Will Bodog Be Put out of Business?

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After a year of patent dispute between Bodog and First Technology, Bodog seems to be losing it.

First, Bodog’s representatives failed to appear in the courts for the first court dispute. As a result, the company was issued a $48 million default judgement in the case. Later on, Bodog’s CEO, Calvin Ayre, refused to pay pay up the default judgement.

To recoup the payment, a Washington enforcement court authorized First Technology to seize the domain name of the online casino gambling site what took Bodog by surprise and cost them some money. Nevertheless, the move hasnot put the company out business.

Recently Bodog has filed an appeal in the Federal Curcuit Court of Appeals and it was denied. Now the company is in more than $50 million default fines.

Jackpot as a Present to Birthday

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A lucky 21-year old gambler, Matt Styles, hit a huge online jackpot just a day after his birthday. The UK player won nearly GBP 200,000 playing at one of Ladbrokes gambling sites.

Ladbroke’s Deal or No Deal themed progressive game, so popular in the UK, has built up a GBP 196,633 jackpot within the year and the UK gambler became the first winner to have hit this huge jackpot at Ladbrokes.

Styles has already decided what to do with the winning. He will certainly buy a car and take a vacation, but besides that, he is going to make some investments.

Casino Tropez Adds New Slots to their Playing List

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Casino Tropez has announced a new addition to their great number of casino games: Wild Spirit (a 5-reel 20-line slot) and Silent Samurai (a 5-reel 9-line video slot).

Silent Samurai features Scatter symbols and a bonus round where players throw weapons to fight off an army of 20 ninja warriors. Besides, the game features a “gamble” option which allows players to bet double or nothing that that the next card is red or black.

Based on a Native American theme, Wild Spirit features an entertaining bonus round. Visiting Shaman, players have their fortune told through mystical symbols, and every symbol brings with it a prize.

Both games are exclusive in the online gaming world, and great entertainment is guaranteed.

Ireland Might Accept Online Gambling

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Usage of online casinos as a source of revenue for the economy is pretty wise. And the generation of new jobs is its important part.

Thus, the Gaming and Leisure Association of Ireland has elaborated a plan regarding casinos in the country. They would very much like to make casinos public, to regulate and legislate them in Ireland.

In accordance with the estimates of the Association, 10,000 jobs could be generated by the gambling industry what is believed to be as high as $68 million annually.

With figures like that, the chances for acceptance of online gambling in the country are pretty high.

Online Casino Gambling and its Morality

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Opinions on industry’s morality vary. And one of the major objections to the internet gambling industry is the fact that online gamblers are able to use credit card money while playing online what, as lots of people think leads to gambling addictions huge debts.

With the internet gambling getting so popular all over the world, lots of land casinos have started offering their services to online casino sites, thus attracting gamblers to the internet gamling sites. Still, at the same time there are some companies having moral issues with online casinos because of the acceptance of credit cards. There are ven some clubs in New South Wales and Australia who have moral objections to internet gambling.

However, despite the moral issue is discussed all over the world, internet gambling is booming.

Fight against Censorship is On

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The proposed Kentucky legislation is threatening to shut down online casinos’ domain names, this way forcing them to leave the US market. 141 domain names, some of them registered internationally , are already on the Kentucky’s confiscation list.

The Poker Players Alliance could not but express their negative attitude towards the situation going on with the planned legislation. The inplementation of the legislation will unavoidably lead to forced compliance with the state’s impending ban on online casino gambling activity an a “precedent for censorship of the Internet by force”. There is a chance that the situation may extend far beyond the online casino gambling industry.

Cryptologic Brings Real Entertainment Experience

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Having signed an exclusive agreement with Kurastica, Cryptologic is now able to continue its expansion into the new markets, this time in the Commonwealth of Independent States a very promising market.

Kurastica’s parent company has becpme known for itss succesful gaming business in Russia, the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Georgia, Belarus and some ex Soviet Union countries.

Kurastica will be able to use Cryptologic’s software only in the first quarter of 2009.

A Progressive Jackpot Going to Payout

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The latest winning of the progressive jackpot worth Euro 501,000 at Europa Casino indicates that the casino is growing and enjoys benefits from the thriving online gambling industry in Europe.

The winner is DuarteF, a Portuguese gambler who frequents the online casino site. He was playing Playtech’s Global Traveler 5-reel, 20 pay-line progressive slots game.

Now, the Global Traveller is at its minimum and has started building up again.

Online bonuses

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Online gambling has become a universal source of entertainment for beginners and professionals alike. Not only is it a way to relax and spend leisure time, it is also a good way to earn some money.

Online gambling requires very little money for players to commence playing. In fact most players play without putting in any investment of their own and only using the casino’s money. This is because most casinos give out plenty of bonuses to lure the player to play at their site. All the player has to do is to open an account and start playing with the casino. The more the player plays at that site, the more types of bonuses he will earn and higher the percentage they will be.

The bonus comes in handy, especially if you are a novice, just beginning to play. Such bonuses are given as a unique method to attract more customers to their sites. The fierce competition among online casino sites has given rise to many new and innovative bonuses inviting members to join a particular casino. Lots of online casinos also present to their members and active players monthly bonuses to take away each month.

The bonuses offered by online casinos may be in the form of fixed points or money. There are conditions and rules as to how much bonus a player is eligible to get and also depends on the amount he wagers. These bonuses offered by online casinos may also be a fixed bonus, which will match with the initial amount of your deposit. It can also be seen as a percentage adding to the account deposit.

The conditions may differ with each casino as will the percentage of bonus. Players may also be asked to participate in certain game to avail that bonus. Whatever it may be, every player gets a good opportunity to win pots of money without putting in little or no money of his own.

The number of Software Development Companies is Growing

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No one will doubt the fact that there are lots of vacancies for software development companies in the online casino gambling industry. So, having spent two years in development, forming the games, honing the technology and developing a portfolio of games, Wizard Gaming is known to have received its first licensee. Now, company’s games are available through GoldRockCasino.com.

To start with, GoldRockCasino.com offers Wizard’s 21 video slots titles via download. Some more slots titles and progressive slots that are so popular in the gaming community are to be launched in the nearest future.

Wizard is planning its further development with the extensive offer of a great number of online casino games, slots titles, table games, and perhaps even poker down the line.