Category Archives: Gambling News

Look for eCOGRA’s Seal of Approval

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In spite of the fact that there are so many information portals providing comprehensive information about gambling sites, new players are still scared to make the right choice. And this is the time when eCOGRA certification should be taken into consideration.

eCogra is the main standards body within the online casino gambling industry, and if a gambling site has been certified, it means that the site adheres to regulations and can be trusted.

The process of certification by eCOGRA is described as extremely difficult and thorough. Approved sites will definitely deliver high gaming quality experience for both new and old players.

White Label Platform for Beast’s Network

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The Beast Gaming Group is about to offer a white label poker site to the European market (the final stages of preparation are in the process now).

Beast has been looking for high quality gaming platform for quite a while and has finally found one white label platform designed by Intelimax. The platform allows great flexibility.
Beast Gaming hopes that their existing online casino players will respond well to the new internet poker platform.

New Acquisition of Svenska Spell

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For a while the Swedish gaming monopoly has been an issue in Europe. Now the problem of safety within online casinos is even more solidified, as Svenska Spel has announced the purchase of Playscan AB, a responsible gaming product using new technologies.

Playscan tool enables online casino players to better monitor their gambling behavior. Gamblers are offered solutions to their gambling problems what helps adjust gambling habits.

In case the software proves to be successful, lots of online casinos and gambling groups will license the software to provide their customers with more safety and make transactions and businesses secure.

Safety And Fair Gambling

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Boss Media, a Swedish based gambling and betting group, is the latest gambling group to have been certified by eCOGRA. Certification of Boss Media means safety for the players gambling at the online casinos powered by Boss Media software and the International Poker Network.

Safe and fair gambling experience is a result of several months’ thorough testing and examination of the group. A Seal of Approval by eCOGRA means even a stronger place in the online casino gambling industry for Boss Media, the group that has already been popular with the players.

Illegal Functioning of Legal Online Casinos

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With the World Cup a few months away, South Africa has really been working hard to make sure everything is in place. There has been one overlooked spots so far – online casino gambling industry. All attempts to pass a full and legal online casino gambling market have been stalled, but in view of the upcoming World Cup, no wonder, many online gambling companies don’t won’t to miss out on the betting an gambling action, even if it leads to illegal operations of already legalized in the market online casinos.

The current situation in South Africa cannot but frustrate the gambling world. Initially law abiding online gambling casinos are ready for illegal launch, as nothing has been done to establish their legal presence at the market at the time of the World Cup.

Millions Choose Online Casinos. What is Your Choice?

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The recently conducted study indicates that nowadays more people enjoy online casinos and every once in a while visit land based casinos to get fun, entertainment and social experience (Vegas and Macau are one of the most popular place to go gambling).

However, attention was paid to the fact that lots of benefits of land based casinos are being found now in greater quantities in online casinos. Online casinos have many of the same games as the land based places, but there are also other benefits (your own furniture, ability to smoke and wear your pijamas, less conflicts) that cannot be found in land based casinos.

The online gambling world is becoming more and more socials. Online casinos are adding live dealers or avatars to make the gambling experience more real. In addition to that, the space in online casinos is unlimited. It is more likely when you log in you’ll find either new games or new options.

There is one more thing that explains the preference of current gamblers: playing online, you can learn how to play, while going to a land casino you’d better be prepared.

CasinoMeister Attacked

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Recent attacks on the servers housing the popular German information portal CasinoMeister.com are being investigated by the police now.

The German portal was down for a short period of time due to DDos attacks on the site. The attacks didn’t indicate what their primary goal was, however they showed their power by shutting down a major site. Within 24 hours CasinoMeister has managed to recover and has had their weak spots fixed.

Ayre through the Eyes of CTV

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The Canadian television programming is now expressing more interest in online casino gambling industry. CTV, the country’s newly launched station, provides coverage of major tournaments in the internet poker industry, makes announcements from online casinos and does investigative journalism.

CTV’s first investigative program is dedicated to Calvin Ayre, a well known person in the gambling industry who made his name through a number of controversial events and run-ins with the US market. The program covers Ayre’s relationship with the Mohawk tribe, how he managed to make his way out of serious fines and domain seizures, history and development of the Bodog brand.

Watching the program, you won’t find anything new or shocking, but a fair and decent look at Ayre’s personality.

Competitive Online Casino for Italy

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To enter the Italian gambling market, new, but quite open to a large number of forms of gambling, Bwin has partnered with Dragonfish. This partnership will make Bwin’s entrance smooth and bring 888’s innovative gaming platform with all of the most popular games offered by companies like CryptoLogic, Playtech, etc.

Having partnered with Dragonfish, Bwin will certainly be able to meet the unique needs of the Italian market, and the results of the partnership are believed to be really successful.

Market Development

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Being a dynamic industry, online casino gambling industry has to change and adapt its products and technologies on a daily basis. In a year you may not even recognize your favorite gaming site.

In conditions of the reviving economy, lots of sites are getting a makeover to be able to operate in the highly competitive market. Live dealer gaming, new graphics technology and some more things are expected to be launched soon across all the sites in the industry. However, the sites don’t forget about new developments, programs and special features either.