The idea to add online gambling tutorials came from Las Vegas, when Jan Balslev, Online-casinos.com’s webmaster, heard a dealer teaching a new player a casino game. So, the online gambling tutorials have been added by him for free. They cover all the major casino games such as Craps, Blackjack, Video Poker, Baccarat, Roulette, Texas Hold’Em poker, Omaha and Seven Card Stud.

There is voice and on-screen guidance on different games. Now, players observing how the games are played can learn, and they learn at their own pace. Besides, such features and services as blackjack basic strategy, a poker odds calculator, a Texas Hold’em passive aggressive play tutor, etc are available for players.

The second day of the World Poker Tour World Championship appeared to be very tense. The number of players reduced from 479 to 218. Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan and Joe Hachem, as well as Todd and later Doyle Brunson were among those by the wayside.

Phil Hellmuth, with $500,000, and Anna Wroblewski, being only $25,000 behind him,   appeared to be in the lead.

Having won the Five Star event at the Bellagio, Anna rocketed into the big league. Being second, she has proved herself to be in possession of a massive game. On that day she even made Phil Ivey smile.

As for Phil Hellmuth, he is not a knock out this year. He was the one to push past Roland De Wolfe who was the first to pass the $500,000 mark.

Svenska Spel is a Swedish state-owned gambling monopoly. It operates over 20 online betting games.

It has recently been announced that Svenska Spel’s profits in the first quarter have risen by 22% and totaled €157 million. As for its net revenue for the quarter, it has risen by 12% and it is reported to be as high as €260.3 million. This March’s expansion into the online poker market has proved to be very successful for the company, and it is believed it has helped to gain some profit after losses.

In spite of severe rivalry, the company has managed to become a world leader in socially responsible gaming providing safe environment.

Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc. is reported to have been granted a national patent license by DEQ Systems Corp. Now, DEQ’s G3™ and G3™ related intellectual property can be used in more than 40 casinos in the USA. The first casinos to adopt it are the Paris ® Las Vegas Hotel & Casino and Bally’s ® Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. But first it must be approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

As Gerry Tuthill, Harrah’s Vice President Table Games admits, one of the reasons to choose   the G3™ is its “capability to drive new and incremental revenue growth”. No wonder DEQ’s product has outperformed competition in more than 30 countries.

There are several features that make the G3™ different: it can be installed on any table game such as Poker Blackjack and Baccarat; it possesses extensive reporting and performance data, electronic rake and collection fees, multimedia animation and sound effects. Its Side Betting and Table Game Bonusing System enhances table games with such features as Random Jackpot Prizes, Mystery Prizes, Multiple Bet side betting, and Dealer Hand side betting.

Ladbrokes and online gaming firm 888’s discussions regarding a possible deal have been discontinued. Both companies have already announced their decisions. But as the result shares in the Gibraltar-based parent 888 Holding PLC have dropped 5.7%

The US UIGEA interrupted the speculation that started in October last year. Ladbrokes was looking to cap any liability in the US. That could arise from a takeover of 888. The latter one was pulled out of the USA as a consequence of the UIGEA. 888 had managed to widen its business geography before the US legislation was introduced. So, the losses were not that bad. Later 888 got an online sports betting license in Italy and signed an agreement with the owner of Rileys.

Gambling.com magazine celebrating its first anniversary has announced the results of its first High Roller Awards based on the poll conducted in the Platinum Member’s arena at Gambling.com. There were over 10,000 votes. The winners were named in the following categories: ‘Favorite Casino’, ‘Favorite Poker Room’, the ‘Best Sportsbook’.

Intercasino.com became the winner of the ‘Favorite Casino’ category. Goldenpalace.com and 888.com were named its runners-up. The first prize in the ‘Favorite Poker Room category was taken by Everest Poker. Mansion Poker and Party Poker were its leading rivals.  US bookmakers Pinnacle Sports got the ‘Best Sportsbook’ award. It was followed by online casino Bodog and online giant William Hill.

Gábor Székely, the CEO of Hungary’s state gambling company, has made an announcement concerning the expansion of his company’s online gambling services.

Being the biggest gambling provider in Hungary, Szerencsejáték Zrt is the only one in the country to offer draw games, sports bets and prize draw tickets. Besides it has interests on four Hungarian casinos.

As the result of the request of the European Commission, Hungary is ready to open its sportsbetting market for other EU member states, thus creating free movement of goods and services.

Because of the legal procedures the implementation of some games is expected to take 18 months.

UKash, Internet eWallet, the brand name of Smart Voucher Ltd, was started by the founders of the Switch payment card and its headquarters are located in London. It is widely used at UK online casinos. UKash offer an easy alternative to the online gamblers preferring to make cash deposits but not having a credit card or bank account.

At the moment UKash is expanding their business throughout Europe. Sixteen more countries have been added to their market: Italy, France, Finland, Portugal, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Latvia, Estonia, Slovakia, Belgium, Netherlands, Hungary and Sweden.

UKash, being recognized in such countries like Britain, Germany and Spain, and with many countries making motions to follow the UK, is facing bright future. Moreover, lots of online gambling sites, giant gaming operators like Ladbrokes, 888, Bwin and Party Poker, operating in Europe accept and encourage their players to deposit their gaming funds using UKash vouchers. Even online phone service, Skype, contributes to the spread of UKash. No wonder, thanks to this support UKash is planning to expand into twenty eight countries.

Zone4Play is widely recognized thanks to their mobile gaming applications and interactive TV gaming solutions. Now, the company is ready to expand their business. Online multiplayer blackjack software and TV gaming service The Winner Channel are the main focus of Zone4Play for the remainder of 2007. The strategic business plans announced require cutting back both employees and monthly operating expenses by nearly half.

Get21.com, Zone4Play’s online blackjack tournament service, will help extend their gaming offering on the blackjack tournament sector, while The Winner Channel operated with Two-Way Media, offers a new line of online casino games thus satisfying the needs of players for online TV gaming content.

Robert P, an office worker in California, having won his seat at a free roll, won the Sunday night tournament. He was awarded with WSOP prize package of $12,000 – the first of twelve WSOP prize packages being awarded in weekly satellite tournaments at PlayersOnly.com.

Being a recreational player, Robert P. has never won such a great amount of money in his life. But at the same time he has always dreamt of playing in WSOP. Now, his dream has come true.

Each Sunday, starting from the 8th of April, PlayersOnly.com has been hosting a multi-table Texas Hold’em tournament. To enter, the players can either win a free seat at the Sunday night playoff in a series of qualifying satellites during the week or buy-in for $100.