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Poker Player Alliance to Rally in Olympia
Lee Rousso, the Poker Players Alliance Washington State’s Director is trying to overturn a Washington State law that makes playing online poker a Class C felony; a Class C felony is equivalent to child pornography and heroin possession. -
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Winner at Mega Moolah Slots Wins $50,000
One lucky online slot machine player recently won €39,746.64 playing Mega Moolah 5 reel Drive Bonus Slot game, presented by Platinum Play. Platinum Play is one of Europe’s foremost online casinos. Another player with Platinum Play recently won a combined prize of $40,150 from wins at the Aces and Faces and the Jacks or Better Video Poker games. Platinum Play Online casino was founded in 2004.
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Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in U.S. Online Gambling Charge
Douglas Rennick, a Canadian man, has pleaded guilty to a count of processing offshore bets of U.S. citizens. Originally Rennick was looking at a charge of conspiracy and bank fraud. He had allegedly laundered $350 million dollars for overseas internet gambling companies. Rennick was indicted in August and on Tuesday entered a guilty plea to the one charge in New York Federal court. Part of the plea was forfeiting $17.1 million and a possible prison term of 6-12 months.
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A Mom Hit Biggest Bodog Jackpot Ever!
Now this made for a perfect Mother’s Day! I know this mom is happy as a pig in the sunshine right now. She hit the biggest jackpot ever at Bodog Casino. Congratulations to Linda! KAHNAWAKE, QC // Linda W., 61, of rural Indiana has done the unthinkable, hitting one of the biggest progressive jackpots in the history of the Bodog Online Casino.
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Party Gaming Opens Offices in Los Angeles
For U.S. online poker players that remember the days when PartyPoker was the biggest online poker site, there may be a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Party Gaming released its Q1 report last week showing gains in revenue of 27% and Chief Executive Jim Ryan said of the U.S. market,“We are seeing increased momentum towards regulating online poker. It’s possible that it could happen this year and we’re prepared if it does.”Party Gaming which dominated the U.S.
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Beverly Man Charged With Violating UIGEA
The United States justice Dept. today announced that Todd Lyons, of Beverly, MA, was charged with 36 counts of racketeering and related charges, for running an illegal gambling business in the United States but with the internet site in Antigua. Lyons is one of the first persons charged with violating the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA).
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Thunderstruck II at Jackpot City
The hot online slot ThunderStruck II has just hit Jackpot City! Its predecessor ThunderStruck was launched by Microgaming in 2003 and ever since has been heralded as not only one of the most successful online slots game but also one of the most entertaining ever produced.
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Gambling News
No More Online Gambling Barriers in Italy
Online gambling in Italy will now be less restrictive according to an announcement made by the European Commission. Before today, The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) and the National Horse Breeders Enhancement Society (UNIRE) had the exclusive rights to sports betting and organizing online gambling. This meant not only could other European gambling operators not offer their services in Italy but even their websites were effectively blocked.
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Games & Casino News
Doyles Room $150k May Extreme Points Race
Join thousands of poker players in the Doyles Room $150,000 May Extreme Points Race with four $25k prize pools, one for each week, and a $50k prize pool for the top 300 points finishers! The first week is already in progress and during each of the four weeks the top 200 points finishers will get from $40 up to the $1,500 top prize.
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Games & Casino News
New Microgaming Slots for May 2010
The day is swiftly approaching for the new Microgaming slots to appear. May 4th is that day.
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Internet Bingo
Bingo Gala Progressive Jackpot Won
Accepts all Players It’s April and with it you have your good days; spring time weather and April Fool’s day and of course your bad days like tax day.
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Gambling News
Daniel Tzvetkoff Indicted By Grand Jury
Brisbane businessman Daniel Tzvetkoff, former CEO of gambling funds processor Intabill Inc., has been indicted by a federal grand jury. He now faces up to 75 years in prison and over $500 million in fines if convicted.
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Canada Pushing Legal Online Gambling
It seems like Canada is considering taking steps to get there part on the $30 billion global online gambling market. Though gambling online is legal in Canada, operating a gambling site in that country is not. Meeting at the Canadian Gaming Summit in Calgary this week, online gambling officials, including John FitzGerald, president of the Interactive Gaming Council are calling for a change.
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Games & Casino News
New Vegas Technology Slots for April 2010
This April there were four new Vegas Technology slots that appeared at online casinos, and they are, Jurassic Slots, California Gold, Bigfoot, and Butterflies. Each game has 5 reels, 25 paylines, and some kind of special feature where players can make extra coins during their game play. You will find a small review of these games in our new slots area where different software slot games are added when they first come out.
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Banker Weighs In On UIGEA
Steve Kenneally, Vice President of the American Bankers Association, recently gave an interview where he spoke out against UIGEA. In the interview, he called the law ineffective and a costly piece of legislation. He stated that the banks will be able to enforce the law in most cases, but it will take time to implement. He went on to state that there are certain types of transactions that the banks will not be able to stop. One example would be wire transfers.
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Does Senator Harry Reid Want Online Gambling?
Rumor control has it that Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada) is interested in presenting legislation to the U.S. Senate which would legalize online poker, and online poker only. These rumors, which have been around for a while now, have been picking up speed and momentum as of late.Reid represents the State of Nevada, which of course is the home state of Las Vegas, the gambling capitol of the U.S. As such, he has always been very protective of the great casinos there.
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Daniel Tzvetkoff Turned In By Online Poker Houses
Daniel Tzvetkoff traveled from Brisbane to Las Vegas for a ten day internet billing conference. He was arrested by U.S. authorities on Friday, charged with money laundering, money laundering conspiracy, gambling conspiracy and bank fraud conspiracy. If convicted on all charges, he faces up to 75 years in U.S. prisons.He will have a bail hearing on Wednesday. We will let you know how that goes.The U.S.
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Games & Casino News
New Thunderstruck II Slots by Microgaming
Thunderstruck II slots is a sequel to the Thunderstruck slot game, with 243 ways to win, bonus features, free spins, and wilds, and is due to come out on 4 May 2010 at one of your favorite Microgaming casinos. You can find out what this new game consists of by reading our Thunderstruck 2 slot review. The Thunderstruck 2 video slot game will make its first appearance at Jackpot City Casino and be added to some 300 plus online games found at Jackpot City.
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Online Gambling Amendment Approved by Massachusetts House
Well give this state a BIG hand!!! Finally one that has come to their senses. Maybe this will lead to more and more doing the same. We can only hope! If we continue to let them know what we want and that is “our Rights”, it will change things. Hot off the press!! 14 April 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C.
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S.C. Set To Legalize Social Gambling
South Carolina is poised to repeal an 1802 law which made illegal any game using dice or cards. If enforced literally, it would make illegal many common family type games. House Majority Leader Kenny Bingham, stated: “When you can’t play Monopoly and Yahtzee, that’s a problem.
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Games & Casino News
Cabaret Club Casino Offers up to $150 Free!
Yesterday we posted Cabaret Club Casino as the newest addition to Games And Casino and they are offering up to $150 free to their new customers with a 100% bonus! With online games running on the most sophisticated software, Microgaming, Cabaret Club has over 330 to choose from in slots, video poker, progressives, and a large variety of table games.
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US Gambling Takes Two Small Steps Forward
The last couple of weeks has seen the online gambling community take several setbacks on the chin. But the latest news is looking rosy for the online gamers. The first is that Rep. Barney Frank’s two bills, HR2266 and HR2267, are going to be heard in legislative hearings before the House Committee on Financial Services on April 16th. HR2266 is seeking to postpone implementation of the provisions of UIGEA for one year.
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Gambling News
Not All Credit Card Abuse Is Gambling
Not all credit card abuse is gambling. A woman’s 12 year old son ran up a total of more than £900 in bills using his savings account and her credit card on, of all things, Face Book’s Farmville game. The tab on her credit card eventually ended up being £625.
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Online Gambling Bills To Be Heard Next Week
Rep. Barney Frank’s hard work is about to pay off. His online gambling bills, the Reasonable Prudence in Regulation Act (HR2266) and Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act (HR 2267), are to be heard by the House Committee on Financial Services on April 16. With the provisions of UIGEA set to be enforced starting June 1st, and no more extensions expected, it is a bit of good news for online gambling.
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New Online Gambling Laws Proposed for Massachusetts and New Hampshire
A new law proposed in the Massachusetts legislature, would allow more land based casinos while criminalizing online gambling and internet poker. The main reason for the bill is to get two new land based casinos licensed, at a cost of $100 million each. Also included in the bill are four new slot machine licenses worth $15 million each.Apparently, the writer of the bill wanted no ambiguity about it’s intent.
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Colorado Woman Thought She Won $42 Million
The Fortune Valley Casino in Central City, CO is the place where dreams can come true and life can become a fairytale. At least that’s what Louis Chavez of Denver, CO, thought until she hit the lucky one on that slot machine she was playing.
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Exclusive $30 Free No Deposit Bonus at Planet23 Casino!
We’re sure many of you have seen the free twenty-three dollars at Planet23 Casino. Now you can get an exclusive $30 free bonus as a new player by going through GamesAndCasino! On top of that great offer, you can also get 400% up to $1,000 free for your first deposit at Planet23 exclusively through us.
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New Legislation Introduced On Internet Gambling
This could mean a big difference in the passing of license and regulation internet gambling. This is from the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative! Rep.
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Internet Bingo
Bingo Gala Easter Promotions
Bingo Gala is giving away $5000 in their Easter Cash Bonanza!!! So if you want to play bingo on the holiday this is where you should be. This is not only good for Easter Sunday but starts on Good Friday! They are having some $250 MUST go playing twice a day from Good Friday through Easter Monday. These will go in 75 calls or less. If you love collecting then you will love Gala’s Easter Egg collecting competition.
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Gaming Lobby Open To Legalized Internet Gambling
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has released in a new policy statement that it is open to the idea of legalized internet gambling as long as the proper regulatory structure was enacted to protect consumers and the integrity of the game. However, while changing its stance on legalized internet gambling, it has still not endorsed any of the bills now before Congress.Internet gambling is estimated to be a $26 billion a year industry.AGA Chief Executive Officer Frqank fahrenkopf Jr.
