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We bring you all the latest breaking news from both the offline casino world (aka the "brick and mortar" casino world) as well as the online casino world. Our team of journalist cover news that is relevant to casino players both locally & from across the globe, with particular attention to any laws concerning casino gambling online. Politics, changes in leadership, and other factors are constantly affecting this hot topic and as a player – it affects you!

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11/09/2011 Gearing up for the EGR Awards and IGA Ceremonies - The Academy Awards of Gambling!: The online gambling industry is especially on its toes this time of year as it gears up for the EGR (eGaming Review) awards and the International Gaming Awards. These "academies" of sorts set the bar for all online gambling sites (operators and non-operators) and serves as a great guide for players to know which sites are strong and deserving of recognition. In addition, these award ceremonies always go hand-in-hand with industry-wide charitable events, as is the custom is the online...; Read more
11/08/2011 Casino Operators Gear Up for US Online Gambling?: It seems that based upon recent events in the news, some of the biggest online as well as land-based casino operators are preparing themselves for entry into the US online gambling market. But wait, isn't online gambling in the US still not fully legal? The market isn't regulated or legalized and it seems odd that groups like Trump Entertainment Inc., bwin.party and Bally Technologies are making moves for market share. Do big businesses know something that perhaps we don't? Trump ...; Read more
11/07/2011 Man Walks Away Millionaire After Visit to Atlantic City Casino: So what does it take to become a millionaire? Brains? Years of hard work? Nerves of steel? How about just a little bit of luck… That’s all it took for one man (who wishes to remain anonymous) after he won the million dollar jackpot in Three Card Poker 6 Card Bonus ™ at Harrah’s Resort and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. How much did he bet? A big ol’ $19.00. Not a bad deal! Naturally, this is great for business over at Harrah’s Resort and Casino ...; Read more
11/04/2011 Is Montenegro Next In Line to Offer Gambling Licenses?: The nation of Montenegro, situated in the south of Europe passed an online gambling law earlier in 2011 and now, as 2012 approaches, it is moving ahead with the next logical step to offer licenses, financial services and hosting services for online casino and betting operators. These new offerings are set to start from as early as January 2012. Montenegro is an attractive stop for many gambling operators as the country is politically stable, is part of the European Union and offers generally ...; Read more
11/03/2011 Daniel Tzvetkoff - Star Witness in US Online Poker Prosecution: As the US government prepares to take down 11 huge online poker executives for fraud, money laundering and a slew of other assorted charges, a man by the name of Daniel Tzvetkoff is going to play a very important role as the prosecution's star witness. Interestingly enough, Mr. Tzvetkoff is "in the know" because he allegedly was right there in the ring and racked in a serious amount of cash with his cronies who he is now seemingly help to put behind bars. Sounds like the beginnin...; Read more
10/26/2011 RGA Outlines Guidelines Online Gambling Regulations: With Denmark getting the green light to offer online gambling licenses and countries like Germany, Belgium and Hungary moving towards legalizing and regulating gambling, the need to set forth guidelines to regulate online gambling activities is becoming more and more pertinent. The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) is the largest and most esteemed trade association for Europe’s online gambling company. Their members include Microgaming, Playtech and Virgin. They have taken the important ...; Read more
10/25/2011 Online Gambling Clean-up in Asia: Malaysia and Philippines have recently cracked down pretty hard on illegal online gambling operations in their respective jurisdictions. In Malaysia, 820 people were arrested and 4,036 computers were seized since the beginning of 2011 which is an increase from the total number of arrests (724) and confiscated computers (2,388) last year. The government is quite serious about its stance on online gambling so much so that they have identified locations such as internet cafes that offer online g...; Read more
10/22/2011 Microgaming Puts Effort Into QuickFire Platform: Microgaming seems to be putting their focus on the QuickFire platform as opposed to its regular Viper platform. The new games that they are developing and announce that they plan to develop in the future are all on the new QuickFire platform. As it stands only one will be available on the old platform. The new games that will be on the QuickFire platform are online slots games. The games are called Victorian Villains and Hells Grannies (we particularly liked the 2nd name…). Victorian V...; Read more
10/21/2011 Leaders in Washington DC are Divided on Online Gambling Bill: The issue of working towards legalizing and regulating online gambling in the United States has been a hot topic for the past few years. Legislators understand the legalization affords the option to regulate, which in turn, allows for better player protection and a more fair and open market. However, many lawmakers are concerned with problem gamblers and gambling advertisements attracting minors. Different trade organizations and leaders are working to address these issues and simultaneously, ...; Read more
10/20/2011 Gambling News Update – Europe: A few weeks ago the German state of Schleswig Holstein opened up its own gambling market, with approval from the European Commission. Speculators wondered whether or not other 15 German states (or European counties) would follow suit. Now, rumors are spreading that the German state of Saxony might be the next in line! Saxony is known to be a more progressive German state with a lax approach towards online gambling. Over in Italy, with estimated online casino revenues to reach up to €1 bi...; Read more