• Home
• Contact Us
• Site Map
• Online Casino

• Featured News
• Featured Poker News
• Gambling Articles
• Gambling News
• Online Casino News
• Online Poker News

Subscribe

Bipartisan calls for Nevada to dominate online gambling

With the US Congress mid-term elections looming both Republican and Democrat politicians have been jockeying for position this week, and in Nevada one of the hot topics has been the legalisation of online gambling.

One of the more interesting televised debates took place between Democratic nominee Rory Reid and his Republican opponent Brian Sandoval who came to the similar conclusion that Nevada should fully exploit online gambling, but only if Congress as a whole voted for current proposals such as HR2267 proposed by Congressman Barney Frank.

Associated Press reports that both candidates emphasised that Nevada should position its self to take advantage of the untapped revenues and claim dominance in the Internet gambling industry. “I’ve always felt that if the federal government makes that decision … Nevada should be a leader,” said Sandoval, former chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission. Reid agreed. The online poker industry generates billions of dollars, “and Nevada is missing out,” he said. Reid said he would advocate for the federal government “to create a regulatory structure to take advantage of it.”

William Hill reports 80% annual increase in Q3 profit

William Hill Online’s operating profit for the third quarter was up 80% on last year, it said in an interim statement earlier today. Net revenue for the William Hill Group was up 22% on the third quarter in 2009, with earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) up 64%.

Retail net revenue grew 16% compared to the same period last year, mainly due to the World Cup.

Following successful results for the quarter, William Hill now expects to deliver operating profit around the top of the range of analyst forecasts.

The online sportsbook saw a 287% increase in net revenue from £6m in Q3,2009 to £23m in Q3,2010, but gaming net revenues fell by 2% due to the impact on casino of the French closure.

Looking forward to next year, the Group “remains cautious in its expectations” due to the “planned VAT increase”, the “challenging economic environment” and the potential impact of the public expenditure budget cuts.

Ralph Topping , CEO of William Hill, said: “The Group has performed strongly in the quarter, even taking into account the weak prior year comparatives. We have seen an ongoing positive performance from our growing Online business and from machines which, when allied to a period of very favourable sports results, have driven strong net revenue performance. Whilst a number of macro-economic factors leave us cautious in our expectations for 2011, the Group is very well placed through the final quarter of 2010.”

Vegas land casino sues website owner

Details are still scarce on reports that Las Vegas land casino giant Station Casinos Inc. has launched litigation against two internet gambling websites, one of them based in Britain.

The lawsuit, filed in a US District Court in Nevada this week, claims that links on the two sites use Station Casinos Inc. trademarks, yet direct customers away from its business, the UPI press agency reports.

The defendants named in the two separate cases are S.L. Enterprises and one Ryan Murphy, who is based in the UK. Papers lodged with the court claimed that the defendants were exploiting the Station trademarks in order to lure prospective visitors away from Las Vegas.

The UPI report notes that the claim against S.L. Enterprises includes a statement that the company’s gambling policies “pay out more than is required in Vegas.”

Live Coverage Of Mine Rescue Taking Away From Online Gambling

The live coverage of the mine rescue has captivated audiences all across the world, with several networks airing the historic event in Chile. Online casinos, however, have felt the effects of all of the people that are tuning in to watch the rescue.

Whenever a major event is on television, it pulls gamblers away from their computers, and when that event is as historic as the miner rescue, the numbers go way down at online casinos. Several gamblers gave insight into why they have stayed away from the casinos today.

“I have the opportunity to go to my favorite online casino to play poker at any time, but I doubt I will ever see a situation like the one taking place right now in Chile,” said Mark Bentle, as he watched from his home in England. “I can’t believe these people have survived this long down there.”

Millions of people have tuned in to CNN, Fox News, ABC News, and other networks to capture the rescue live. Last night. shortly before midnight, the conclusion to the miner trapping began to unfold. The rescue workers started to pull out the thirty-three miners that were trapped, and the effort continued into Wednesday.

“I wouldn’t miss this for the world,” said online poker player Matt Schwarn, who was watching the event with his girlfriend. “Usually we are playing in an online tournament right now before work, but today we chose to watch a piece of history.”

Online gambling has become more prevalent over the past decade, with millions of gamblers across the world participating. In countries such as the US, where online gambling is not regulated, lawmakers have been working on laws to protect their citizens that are currently gambling at offshore websites.

888 Repeats Massive Jackpot Promotion for UK Players – 10-10-10

October 10 -  888 Casino is preparing for a repeat performance of the profitable and hugely popular 8,888,888 Jackpot. Building on the enormous success of January’s 8,888,888 Jackpot promotion, where new players got three free spins, this October will give new players eight free spins to play in the Pirate’s Millions Video Slot to win the 8,888,888 Jackpot.

New players who register with 888casino during October will get eight free spins to use in the Pirates’ Millions Video Slot in 888casino, not only will they play for the 8,888,888 Jackpot, but they can also win smaller cash prizes worth up to 50.

The spins are absolutely free, no deposit necessary, players only need to register to get them. The free spins must be used within 30 days of registration and the winnings can only be cashed out after a first minimum deposit in 888casino.

The promotion is only open to UK players.

Read our 888 Casino Review.

Win a Share of $10k in the “10-10-10 Tournament”

Swiss Casino is hosting a special “10-10-10 Tournament”  to celebrate a special date: October 10^th. The top 10 finishers in this 10-day tournament will each win a share of the $10,000 prize pool.

$10k Prize Pool
The 10-10-10 Tournament last for 10 days from Oct. 10 until Oct. 20. The buy-in is absolutely free and no registration is required as all Swiss Casino players automatically participate in the $10,000 casino tournament.

Leader Board
The sole goal in the 10-10-10 Tournament is to wager as much as you can on any of the Swiss Casino games. Players can keep track of their score on the constantly updated leader board on the Swiss Casino website.

Separate VIP Section
The prizes in the 10-10-10 Tournament range from $500 to $4,000 for regular players. For its VIP players Swiss Casino has created a separate section within the tournament that features even bigger cash prizes and a bigger challenge involved to cater to the needs of the true high rollers. 

 

Casino Club Jackpot Joker video poker jackpot won

The online player community marveled this week at a new development in the long-running saga of the Jackpot Poker progressive jackpot at Casino Club. InfoPowa readers may recall that the casino has been embroiled since 2008 in a dispute with a player over a €167,500 jackpot.

The issue has resulted in accusations against the player and the involvement of the Malta regulator, along with the controversial use of a clause in Malta law that gambling debts are unenforceable.

Adding heat to the debate has been a questionable decision by the casino to hold on to the disputed jackpot – which players fund from each wager – long after the case had been finalised.

Last week Casino Club, under some pressure on the forums, agreed to replace the jackpot, and was good for its word, re-fuelling the Jackpot Poker game on October 1st.

Almost immediately, the jackpot was hit again, according to a report on the casino website over the weekend which reads:

“Jackpot Poker just got even better. From the 1st of October the sensational amount of €200,000 has been added to the jackpot of the popular Video Poker game.

“Gavin already hit the jackpot of more than €235,000 in Jackpot Poker.”

The jackpot has been reset to €25,875.29 at €5 per hand.

Copyright © 2005-2012 Online Casino