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Online Casinos Breathe a Sigh of Relief

The online gambling industry could breathe a sigh of relief now as the Kentucky Court of Appeals overturned the prior ruling which would have allowed the State of Kentucky to forfeit as many as 141 domain names. The whole situation bordered on absurd and the amount of mass media attention showered on the event also bordered on absurd. The fact that this situation had to go to an appeals court had shocked individuals around the world by the audacity of the USA. Online gambling sites including bingo sites and information portals were all shocked to the planned seizure. But fortunately, the ruling from the Kentucky Court of Appeals was really handed down on the same day that the online poker industry received hope that a new president can affect real change in American gaming and gambling policies: Inauguration Day.

The last ruling was definitely a relief and it means that it might be the end of the issue if Steve Beshear, Kentucky Governor, lets the situation rest. However, even with the relief, there’s still a fair bit of frustration from the online gambling industry. Gambling websites that were facing seizure and were uncertain about the ruling of the Court of Appeal were made to take expensive alternative actions in an attempt to preserve their business and brands if the order of seizure stood up in the Court of Appeals. Internet gambling sites like 123 Bingo and Bingo Knights altered their domain names a month ago in reaction to the 1st court’s ruling.

In additional, organizations like the PPA and iMEGA were forced to move man power from other initiatives to the Kentucky situation. Ultimately, the Appellate judge agreed with lawyers that represent iMEGA, the registrars, and the internet casinos – the standing Kentucky State law cannot be interpreted to include gambling domains as an “illegal gambling device” no matter how you look at it.

Another Jackpot Dry Spell For US Online Slot Players

Where Have The Jackpots Gone? It is not that US online casino players are not playing slots, it is just that the jackpots have dried up again at casinos that are still accepting US players. Hopefully that trend will not continue through the weekend.

It has been a slow week for US online players. The last jackpot that was hit was done so almost three days ago, and that did not come on a slot game. A Caribbean Stud Poker game was where the $44,000 jackpot was hit.

Another possible reason the jackpots have been slow to hit this week is upcoming tournaments. Players may be saving their leisure money to enter one of the top Valentine’s Day or weekend tournaments that will take place starting today.

Golden Casino is holding one of the biggest Valentine’s Day slot tournaments in history starting on Friday and running for a full week. Thousands of people will be winning prizes in the tournament.

Weekend slot tournaments with thousands of dollars at stake will begin today and run all the way through the weekend, some ending as late as Tuesday. Some of these tournaments will be free and others will have small entry fees.

For online players outside the US, the jackpots have been hitting as fast and furious as usual. Most of the jackpots have been small, but there have been several that have paid out over $20,000.

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William Hill And Ladbrokes Soaring Into New Stock Week

Stocks Are Up It is easy to get caught up in the successes of two of the UK’s biggest gambling company’s. William Hill and Ladbrokes have been weathering the economic storm nicely and are coming off a highly encouraging week.

Ladbrokes had their stock rise to over $200 a share on Friday. The stock has been steadily increasing after it appeared it was heading for disaster. They closed the day at $205.75 a share, up $8 and four percent from where they began Friday morning.

William Hill has also had a successful run so far in the new year. Their stock closed last week at $265.25 a share. Since February 5th the stock has risen by almost $30 a share. It did reach a high of $269.25 before settling where it closed on Friday.

PartyGaming was another company that had an increase to end last week. Their stock was up $6.25 a share and closed at $176. Sportingbet PLC was one of the only gaming companies to have their stock drop on Friday. The stock closed down $2.25 at $37.75.

On the New York Stock Exchange things have been much worse for US gaming companies. Wynn Resorts is still the high stock at $29.76, but that is down drastically from the high point of the stock. Casino companies have been bowing to the economic conditions in the US for months now, and things do not look like they are turning around anytime soon.

Trump Entertainment Resorts may be the next company that succumbs to the financial pressure. Their stock is a minimal $.22 a share.

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888 Online Casino Scoops Another Award – 02-16-09

February 16 – For the second year in a row, Gambling Online Magazine has awarded 888.com online casino with their Top Casino of the Year award as voted by players.

The magazine is distributed to casino players, making the award that much more significant for its recipients,

“It is always such an honor to win an independent awards” said Matt Robinson, Vice President of Marketing at 888. “T o receive the Top Casino Award at the Gambling Online Magazine awards is a tremendous distinction as it is voted by the readers of that community.”

This award follows a mere five months after the group won three awards at the prestigious eGaming Awards (eGaming Review Magazine). Those awards were for “Land Links Partnership of the Year”, Bingo Operator of the Year and Overall Operator of the Year.

And that’s not all, in October of last year, 888.com also won two other awards at the Leisure Report Awards, and in November they won an award for their Magazine, Eight.
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“Indeed, this reward has tremendous relevance,” continued Robinson, “because it is voted by those who actually play our casino games and by those who have also experienced our competitors’ efforts, so it is a true reflection of our place at the top of the hierarchical tree in today’s casino market place.”

“I am proud that the readers of Gambling Online Magazine regard 888 as the top casino in the sector,” concluded Robinson, “and thank them for voting for us. Winning this award, and the six other awards this year, is a strong validation of our continued commitment to delivering on our core values of excellence, innovation, caring, customer centricity, leading and collaboration.”

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Valentine’s Day Promotions And Bonuses At Slotland Casino

Valentine’s Day is for lovers… and lovers of gambling deserve something special. So Slotland online casino is offering some sweet bonus on this special day to all of its players!

Saturday, February 14
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Each deposit you make on Valentine’s Day will earn you at least a 20% bonus. We say “at least” because you can also win $100 bonuses for each $1,000 deposited PLUS each dollar deposited places you in Slotland’s weekly cash draw where you can win up to $500! Imagine making a $200 deposit which pushes your deposits over $1,000 (or an increment of $1,000), thus winning you an additional $100. Your account would then find a total of $340 waiting for you to play ($200 deposit PLUS 20% bonus of $40 PLUS $100 bonus for $1,000 in deposits) and you have 200 tickets to the $500 weekly cash drawing (400 tickets, if you are a VIP player), which takes place every Wednesday! Make your Valentine’s Day extra sweet by playing and winning at Slotland Casino!

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Please note that this promotion starts at the beginning of Saturday (12:01 AM) and will end at midnight (12:00 PM) on Saturday evening, Eastern Standard Time. And please do remember that Slotland casino employs fair and generous wagering requirements: all bonuses (and any deposits made to earn such bonuses) must be wagered at least once prior to requesting a cash withdrawal.

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Baseball Fans Shocked After A-Rod Admits To Taking Steroids in 2003 – 02-11-09

February 11 – The Baseball World was rocked by new steroid allegations this weekend stating that Alex Rodriguez tested positive in 2003, which was later confirmed by Rodriguez in an interview with ESPN. Whether the information should have ever made the light of day is debatable, and A-Rod will likely see no repercussions from the league, but the same can’t be said of the baseball fans across the country who are looking for answers.

This being the case, the largest most successful sportsbook on the web BetUS.com posted odds on the latest tragic news.

Analysts at BetUS.com posted the following odds on the newest MLB steroid news:

What’s next for A-Fraud:

• Leaves country 30/1
• Retires 100/1
• Records stricken from books 8/1
• Records given an asterisk 4/1
• Starts a pharmaceutical company 80/1
• Makes hall of fame 10/1
• Wins MVP 15/1
• Wins world series 3/1
• Stars in Madonna video 10/1
• Marries Madonna 15/1

Item most likely thrown at A-Rod:

• Batteries 18/1
• Pizza 2/1
• Burger 7/1
• Popcorn 3/1
• Hot Dog/Corn Dog 5/1
• Soda/Water 2/1
• Juice 5/2
• Ice Cream 12/1
• Peanuts 4/1
• Pretzels 6/1
• Beer 3/1
• Cotton Candy 8/1
• Coffee 10/1

Players most likely outed in report:

• Ryan Howard 8/1
• Adam Dunn 4/1
• Carlos Delgado 5/1
• Manny Ramirez 5/1
• Albert Pujols 8/1
• Prince Fielder 10/1
• Carlos Pena 3/1
• David Ortiz 8/1
• Lance Berkman 5/1
• Mark Teixeira 3/1
• Adrian Beltre 8/1
• Jim Thome 8/1
• Jim Edmonds 5/1
• Vladimir Guerrero 8/1

Barry Bonds signs with team

• Yes 15/1
• No 1/20

Clemens signs with team

• Yes 6/1
• No 1/12

Clemens/Bonds banned from baseball

• Yes 15/1
• No 1/20

Clemens, Bonds, and A-Rod start a pharma company together

• Yes 50/1 (One option prop)

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All Slots Casino Launches Another Revolutionary Slot Machine Game – 02-04-09

February 4 – All Slots Online Casino, a proud member of the Jackpot Factory Group and a leading online slots casino, launches three new games, including Burning Desire: a revolutionary new video slot that offers 243 ways to win, without paylines.

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Australian anti-gambling activists surprised by bonus offers

Online gambling observers were surprised this week to note that Australian anti-online gambling activists have apparently just realised that online casinos and poker rooms offer free dollars in the form of incentive signup bonuses.

Reports carried widely in the Australian mainstream media carried negative comments on the practice by known opponents of online gambling like Tim Costello and anti-gambling politician and Senator Nick Xenophon.

Publications reported that bonus incentives range from A$10 to over A$1000 and quoted opponents of the pastime as saying that this was unethical and an attempt to suck in novine gamblers, and could contribute to problem gambling.

“It’s like saying to an alcoholic, here’s a free drink,” Tim Costello tlold one publication. “There is no question it is dangerous. I think it’s wrong.”

Online betting companies confirmed that offers of free bets were a widespread industry practice. In a recent mail-out to about 13,000 long-standing clients, Centrebet offered a A$10 “free bet” with the re-issue of membership cards, reporters disclosed.

Sportingbet Australia said it offered free bets up to the value of A$200 – depending on the amount a customer deposited in their betting account – while Betfair is reported to have offered free A$50 bets to tennis fans willing to sign up for an account.

Sports bookmaker Gerard Daffy – with the ACT-based online betting company Sports Acumen – said his agency offered A$50 in bets to existing customers who referred a friend, and claimed that some industry firms now offered as much as A$1000 in free bets to new account holders, while “selected” well-established clients had long been allowed to bet on credit.

“Free bets are all relative to an opening deposit,” he said. “It could be like 25 percent of your opening deposit. It’s sort of like a semi rewards system.”

Daffy dismissed suggestions the free bet offers would fuel problem gambling, describing them as no different to the incentives offered by other businesses. “Everywhere you go there are bonuses on offer,” he said. “The petrol station will give you 5c off if you spend $10.”

Australian politician Nick Xenophon – long an opponent of online gambling – was highly critical of the practice, saying online betting agencies would not be giving away millions of dollars in so-called “free” bets without the promise of a much bigger return.

“I would call them parasites,” the always outspoken Senator declared. “What they are doing is they are playing on people’s vulnerabilities. There’s no such thing as a free bet. They know people will get sucked in and hooked and they’ll make back their money many times.”

Predictably, both Senator Xenophon and Costello want the Australian federal government to ban online offers of free bets, with Xenophon revealing that he intends to introduce a private members bill soon to halt the practice, and perhaps initiate a wider inquiry into online gambling.

Costello also called for new research into the extent of online betting, warning it could be even more significant than gambling on the pokies, which saw Queenslanders lose A$1.83 billion last year – or more than A$5 million a day.

“Online betting is potentially much worse, because you can lose your house without leaving it,” Costello said in his own Aussie version of the cliche much used by American politicians and opponents of Internet gambling: “Click your mouse and lose your house.”

Casino Earns Prestige’s Award

ClubUSA has recently been awarded one of the most prestige’s awards available in the online gambling industry. Casino watchdog Casinomeister, has recently named ClubUSA “Top Online Gambling Site for US Players.” ClubUSA has always concentrated on customer satisfaction and playability as their main focus and strive as a casino.  

Winning awards is nothing new to ClubUSA. In 2006, they were awarded “Best New Casino” and in 2007 they took home “Best Casino Customer Support.” Due to certain countries laws, online casinos have been forced to drop US players, but ClubUSA continues to thrive and recruit players from the US and all over the world – the awards don’t hurt.  

“ClubUSA has met tumultuous times with steadfast customer support and service, responsive management and operations. They go to the full extreme to ensure their players are taken care of – and when there are issues, the casinos management is fair and understanding and settles these issues in the most satisfying way,” said award giver Bryan Bailey.  

Currently, ClubUSA has a progressive slot growing and is well over $800, 000, so if you’re looking for a casino that treats their customers like top priority, then make a visit to ClubUSA.  

Other winners at the annual awards ceremony included 32Red Casino being awarded “Best Global Casino of 2008,” a title they have owned for six years. In addition, Jackpot Factory received “Best Casino Group” for the second time. Lastly, Cryptologic was awarded with “Best Casino Software.”  

On the other to all the poasitives for the evening, one flaw was the Casino Action Group, who received the “Worst Blundering Screw Up” award for failing to pay mass amounts of players and affiliates.

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