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Learn to Play Blackjack with Cantor Gaming

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StatJack offered by Cantor Gaming is a new online blackjack game providing real-time coaching on the best moves to make what is good not only for beginners.

The game possesses such functions as real-time coaching, winning and losing probabilities based on hands, percentage stats of other players who have chosen the same option when dealt the same hand, a “Card Tally” function that counts cards and shows how many of each value are left in the shoe. Besides, the software includes each players hand history, dealer stats and card histories.

The new bets offered in the game are a series of wagers that can be made on the Dealer’s hand what reminds pf Baccarat. So, it looks like a hybrid that will for sure draw the attention of the online gambling community.

Unfortunately, Cantor Gaming does not accept U.S. players.

U.S. Citizens Still Gambling

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As it is reported, the number of U.S. citizens gambling online has grown, that is despite the UIGEA.

Thus, in July U.S. traffic at internet betting sites was up by 5% from June. If to be exact, approximately 12,648,000 players visited betting sites. Though, the data does not show whether these sites were U.S. facing or not, still it is evident that U.S. citizens are gambling online in large numbers.

Fresh and Popular Online Gaming Technologies

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When it comes to online gambling, everyone will admit there are bad and good websites.

In order to become a leader and offer the best experience and amusement for players, good sites try to use the hottest fresh online gaming technologies available nowadays.

Live dealer software is thought to be one of the most attractive tendencies in online casino technology. Playing online and watching a real dealer deal out your cards brings you genuine atmosphere of a live casino and comfort upon gambling online right to your home. GPS Global and LazerWager are known to be providing great live dealer games

The 3-D casino is another popular, but not somewhat new technology. When used in online casinos, it enables players to stroll around the online casino and interact with other 3-D players. WinADay.com and PKR presently utilize this software.

High class media of poker competitions via live webcasts, video blogs and recording of lots of events, TV channel line-ups, interviews, highlights and specialist comments from some of the leading Poker pro’s on the route, archives and tagged clips are fresh gambling features generously provided by PokerStars.tv.

Barack Obama’s Message of Change

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To the mind of more than a million Americans, the Bush administration hasn’t scored any points with internet gambling enthusiasts in the U.S. with the passage of the UIGEA. There were several controversial decisions made by the Bush administration during his seven and a half years of presidency. That’s why they are looking forward to the change from the policies and tactics. They hope the next U.S. president will legalize and regulate internet gambling.

Unfortunately, neither the Obama nor the McCain campaigns have stated the official position on the online casino issue. Nevertheless, the Poker Player Alliance and major poker professionals including Doyle Brunson and Andy Bloch, publicly endorse the Obama campaign.

Will we witness Barack Obama’s message of change?

Blackjack Radar is the leading Casino Blackjack 21

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Blackjack Radar is the leading Casino Blackjack 21 strategy calculator launched in June in response to the need of so many non professional internet blackjack players. Though it is less than a month since is launch, the strategy calculator has become a success, as thousands of players are already using it FOR FREE while playing online blackjack in their favorite internet casinos.

The enhanced new version of Blackjack Radar calculates the perfect blackjack strategy for each of the main online casino brands on the internet. Having selected the specific brand the online casino list, a player gets the ready optimal strategy chart calculated for playing blackjack at the specific online casino in which he is playing.
To download Blackjack Radar free application, visit www.BlackjackRadar.com.

Astraware Expands its Line of Mobile Online Games

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More and more new companies enter the mobile online casino gambling market bringing fresh ideas and new game releases. With the growth of Astraware, a fast growing mobile gaming software provider, a subsidiary of Handmark, Inc, lots of providers will face a rival having the unique opportunity to offer gamers in new markets a mobile platform alternative.

Specializing in handheld computers, Astraware has already managed to get a positive reputation in the internet gaming industry. As the online casino mobile gaming industry launched over past the two years, Astraware provides Handmark with specific mobile devices like PDAs, smartphones, and some other mobile devices.

Possessing a whole line of mobile online games, Astraware is now offering Texas Hold’Em No Limit Poker which is supposed to increase Astraware’s viability in the market. Other popular games on the company’s platform are Slots, Video Poker, Video Keno, Roulette, Blackjack, etc.

Unfortunately, some basic phones won’t be able to run Astraware products, as company’s gaming platform works only on mobile devices having an actual computing operating system.

To note: the Astraware gaming platform is currently available and is a downloadable game.

AsianLogic Appoints New CEO

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Tom Hall, the founder of AsianLogic and executive vice chairman, has been appointed the Chief Executive for the group, while Christopher Parker, the former vice chairman, is positioned as a director of the group and a chief executive of the Asian Poker Tour.

Being of Eurasian Hong Kong origin, Hall is considered to be an expert in the field of Asia Pacific interactive gaming. Besides, he has extensive knowledge in international customer growth and the increase of customized software solutions for the Asian marketplace. Haill is also well known for the director and president of software developer Playtech’s operations in the field.

His experience includes such positions as Chief Executive Officer of TTR Strategic Holdings Limited (“TTR”), an Asia Pacifc focused financial services group; CEO of its data processing associate – NAV Limited; a non-executive director of a number of gaming and technology companies and, in addition, work in Swiss private banking and private client financial services in the UK and Hong Kong.

Sports Betting in Canadian Land Casinos

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Jim Warren, a former senior official at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission said sports betting in Canada will bring tourists. “In order to attract Americans to the border casinos in Windsor and Niagara Falls, you have to provide them with exciting entertainment opportunities…” said Warren.

What Warren is speaking about is the idea of introduction of Las Vegas style sports betting in land casinos. Especially it concerns the land casino business in Niagara Falls and Windsor which is not going well. The idea is already being discussed at federal and provincial level. In case the proposals will go through, gamblers will be able to wager the outcome of individual football, baseball, hockey, basketball, soccer and other games.

Ontario casinos already have sports book network in place with TV screens, scoreboards and seating, but betting is limited to the government operated Pro-Line.

With sports betting permitted only in Las Vegas, US, Ontario casinos could get a major advantage over American competitors.

It must be noted that Canadian bureaucracy does not favor Internet gambling; however, it seems that they think differently about land sports betting.

Euro 2008 is Followed by Arrests in Thailand

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More than 1,000 people were arrested and $30,000 was confiscated in Thailand. The people arrested were charged with gambling on Euro 2008 football matches. There were 192 bookies, 831 punters and 75 others among them.

As for the confiscated money, the sum is very small in comparison with the estimates by research company Kasikom which estimated that Thai gamblers would bet $1.2 billion.

As the police report, additional investigations would cause the prosecution of the biggest gambling operators.

With gambling banned in Thailand, police organized a special squad to keep an eye on major gambling criminals on the national scale. In accordance with the law, gamblers can be fined 1,000 baht or jailed for up to one year.
However, lots of Thais try to avoid the ban by going to Cambodia and Myanmar.

The Number of Online Casino Sites in the UK is Growing

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The number of UK-based online gaming sites is likely to rise, as the UK Gambling Commission has allowed licenses for online casinos using Chartwell technology.

Chartwell is a Canadian company having online poker, casinos, bingo and soft games including scratch off games on their list. Chartwell is rather ambitious, ad they hope their name will stand side by side with such giant names as Cryptologic, Playtech and Microgaming.

The issued licenses are remote and non-remote and they can operate online as casino and gambling sites. Despite the fact that lots of their products are at the stage of being tested, the idea seems to become a success, and innovative platforms are believed to take UK casinos a step above the competition.