News
Here is where you will find all the news, we have published in one spot to read and explore all aspects of the gaming industry. The latest news reports across the gambling market is available to keep our customers in the loop!
For specific gambling news please check out our list of categories.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
DOJ May Have Deal in Place For Sale of Full Tilt Poker
According to a Thursday article on CNNMoney, a deal was reached between Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT) and the US Department of Justice. The article claimed that this deal was brokered by the DOJ and cleared the way for GBT to purchase Full Tilt Poker. The article however was taken down quickly after it was put up.An article on CBS news however has also posted an AP story that also claims that a preliminary agreement has been reached with prosecutors. -
Read Full Article
Games & Casino News
Get $5 Free at Casino La Vida with a $5 Deposit!
Casino La Vida gives you £/€/$5 free for your first £/€/$5 deposit! But that’s not all; you can also claim up to £/€/$3,000 free, 100 free spins, and more through Casino La Vida promotions!Visit our Casino La Vida promotions review to get all the details on their Deposit 5 get 5 Free promotion, plus information on their promotional offers for up to €3,000 free and the 100 free spins.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
European Parliament Agreed on Online Gambling Resolution
Back in October, the European Parliament’s internal market committee adopted a resolution on online gambling. At the time Clive Hawkswood, Remote Gambling Association chief executive committed that“The most important questions are whether these recommendations will lead to any concrete action and, if so, when.
-
Read Full Article
Games & Casino News
New Microgaming Slots for November 2011!
Throne of Egypt slots, Doctor Love slots, and Crocodopolis slots, are the three new Microgaming slots games that arrived at online casinos not long ago! Some Microgaming online casinos had their new slots live on November 4th, and other Microgaming casinos had them available by November 9th 2011.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
More Online Gambling Meetings Scheduled This Week in Congress
With one online gambling Congressional meeting done, a house panel plans to look deeper into the issue starting this week. The issue at hand is internet gambling and the efforts to legalize online poker.The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade has set a hearing Nov. 18th according to officials, there has not been a list of speakers released as of yet.The last subcommittee session last month talked about legalizing, regulating, and taxing online poker.
-
Read Full Article
Games & Casino News
Get a 25% Reload Bonus and a 100% Marvel Bonus at bet365 Casino!
Two days only! UK players can get a 25% reload bonus up to £100 free on games and 100% up to £250 free on Marvel slots, on 15th Nov. and 16th Nov. at bet 365 Casino! Play football slots in bet365 casino’s Games section with your 25% reload bonus on 15th November 2011, and on 16th November get 100% up to £250 free to play Marvel slot games. Read the information on both great offers in our bet365 casino promotions review.
-
Read Full Article
Games & Casino News
Fruit Mania Slots - Get $30 Free to Play at Slotland Casino!
From November 9th-13th, Slotland casino is giving $30 free to all players to play the new Fruit Mania slots, with 5-reels, 15-lines, a bonus game, and a progressive jackpot! The Fruit Mania progressive slot has got to be the most active game in Slotland’s lineup.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
Gaming Policy Committee Revived in Nevada
“I hope to sketch a new road map for the journey ahead.” That is what Brian Sandoval, Governor of Nevada said as he announced that he will be reviving the Gaming Policy Committee at the State Bar of Nevada’s Gaming Law Conference. The committee is made up of 11 members and their discussions could eventually lead to the making of policy, decisions, regulations and legislation of the gaming industry in Nevada.
-
Read Full Article
Games & Casino News
BuzzLuck Casino - Get up to $868 Free!
BuzzLuck Casino has a 100% bonus for up to $868 free for their new customers and daily unlimited bonuses for all players! BuzzLuck now uses NuWorks software and they have over 30 online games to choose from. News Flash: BuzzLuck Casino now offers several games in “instant play” or flash casino! Our BuzzLuck Casino promotions review will show you more information on their new bonus offers, and our BuzzLuck casino review page gives a recap on all they have to offer.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
MGM Resorts Announces Alliance with Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment
With billions on the line, people like Donald Trump and the major casino companies are rushing to get into the right position to take advantage of if and when the United States regulates online gambling. The MGM Resorts announced this week their poker alliance with Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment, the company that owns Party Poker, the second largest online poker service worldwide and the World Poker Tour.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
German Online Gambling Proposal Criticized
The rules for online gambling in Germany are changing and though it seems that Germany is relaxing its grip a little, it is not far enough according to the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) and some of Europe’s largest online gambling operators. Currently 15 of the 16 German States have a adopted a policy that will follow the French model that taxes all bets at 5%, far lower than the originally planned 16.67%.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
Internet Gambling: Is there a fair bet?
Internet Gambling: Is there a fair bet? – That was the name of the hearing today by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trades. Hopefully this was another step towards regulating and legalizing online gambling in the United States. Some like Poker Players Alliance chairman and former Sen. Alfonso D’Amato (R-N.Y.) say it is inevitable. “The status quo is badly broken and benefits no one,” D’Amato said.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
Donald Trump Looking for Legal Online Gambling in U.S.
What is the worst thing that anyone could do to Donald Trump…take money out his pockets and according to him that is exactly what is happening. It seems Mr. Trump, founder of a casino company in Atlantic City, says it’s time for the United Stated to take steps to approve online gambling.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
SubCommittee to Look at Online Gambling in U.S.
For U.S. online gamblers, it looks like the time is coming to make their case before Congress. Tuesday the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade has scheduled a hearing on U.S. online gambling. The panel will most likely be discussing the legislation introduced by Reps. Joe Barton, R-Texas, and Barney Frank, D-Mass but not specifically on online poker. Rep.
-
Read Full Article
Games & Casino News
Get $19 Free to Play China Town Slots at Win A Day Casino!
Win A Day casino is giving a $19 free chip to all players who play their new China Town slots game, and you have five days to claim your free money! Win A Day Casino’s $19 free chip promotion starts today, so you can grab it now or wait until the dust settles and claim it this coming weekend. See our Win A Day Casino promotions review to find all the information on their new $19 free promo. And by reading our China Town Slots review you can find out how to play this new slot game.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
IPhone Betting App Approved
A company executive for American Wagering Inc. said last week that their application for allowing sports wagering from IPhones has been approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. This would make American Wagering d.b.a. Leroy’s Horse and Sports Place Inc. the first gaming company in the U.S.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
Free U.S. Poker at Calshark.com
California is not being left behind Las Vegas in launching their free online poker sites. The groups that want make online gambling in legal in California hope that this will show lawmakers how popular this idea will be.Like other states, California’s bid to become the first state to allow online gambling within its borders stalled this year.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
Aristocrat Announces Launch of Online Gaming Solution
It looks like Aristocrat will be the muscle behind some U.S. casinos who are starting to launch free online casinos in the United States.
-
Read Full Article
Games & Casino News
31 Days of Halloween at All Jackpots Casino!
All Jackpots Casino is hosting their 31 Days of Halloween promotion, with free bonuses, extra free spins, and bonus draws for UK players, during this holiday in October 2011! Find all the information for the 31 Days of Halloween in our All Jackpots casino promotions review. UK players and players from all over the globe can take part in the 31 Days of Halloween, just by signing in and playing online games at All Jackpots casino.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
American Gaming Association Calls for New Regulations
In an industry conference in Las Vegas, Chief Executive Frank Fahrenkopf of the American Gaming Association said he would like Congress to table all the current proposals in front of them and pass an all new regulation that would allow states to decide whether to all online gambling.There is an estimated $6 billion at stake and according to Fahrenkopf, “We’re perhaps closer to federal legislation than we’ve ever been.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
Bernard Tapie to Buy Full Tilt Poker
It seems that losing their license has not ruined the investor Groupe Bernard Tapie from agreeing to buy the struggling Full Tilt Poker. The French investor as also agreed to pay back the over $300 million owed to players there. There are conditions however and one is that the company resolves its problem with the DOJ. Bernard Tapie is a former government minister, sports tycoon and actor and the Groupe is an investment firm that once owned Adidas in the 90’s.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
Paddy Power Looking for Nevada License
If everything goes as planned in Nevada, there is an online gambling company based in Ireland that is trying to be the first European gaming operator licensed in the state. Paddy Power is looking to get approval from the Nevada gaming regulators for a license as a manufacturer and operator of mobile gaming devices.
-
Read Full Article
Games & Casino News
New Microgaming Slots - Coming This October!
Three new Microgaming slots are coming to online casinos this October, and they are, Lucky Witch slots, Irish Eyes slot, and Ramesses Riches slot! Each of the new slots have a different pay-line amount, free spins and wilds, but only two have a bonus or feature game. Check out our new slots area to get the quick and detailed review on each slot game, or see our Microgaming slots section for the new games available in this software (just look for the “new” tags).
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
Possible Buyers For Full Tilt Poker
Jeff Ifrah, a lawyer for Full Tilt stated today that “The future is a question of whether we can still find an interested investor.” Ifrah also announced that the company is in talks with a yet unnamed French investor and another possible buyer.Full Tilt it could be argued has been the hardest hit since the DOJ released indictments on three online poker companies in April.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
AGA Releases An Online Gambling Code of Conduct
The American Gaming Association (AGA) president Frank Fahrenkopf has two simple questions:”…‘How much and for how long?’ How much money that we don’t know about is being swindled from US consumers and how long will it take before we change laws to protect those consumers?” This is in response to the DOJ calling Full Tilt Poker a “global Ponzi scheme” after amending the civil lawsuit showing that more than 20 owners and shareholders were paid up t...
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
Full Tilt Poker a Global Ponzi Scheme According to Prosecutors
More bad news regarding Full Tilt Poker was released today in the form of an amendment to the civil law suit filed against the company.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
Court of Justice Sides with Austria
The European Union’s highest court ruled that Austria could ban foreign gaming firms from operating within its borders. This was a hard hit by online gambling companies trying to release the stronghold of national gambling monopolies. A few online gambling companies have brought this up legally by bringing some of the EU member countries to court.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
The Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein Passed Egaming Legislation
In late August, opposition parties in Schleswig-Holstein requested that its ruling on a new State gambling treaty be delayed. At the time head of fiscal policy for the Green Party, Monika Heinold stated, “The aim must be a joint state contract.” Two days ago, Schleswig-Holstein, delayed its vote again at the last minute. Today the Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein took the first step by approving Germany’s first egaming legislation by a slim vote of 46-45.
-
Read Full Article
Games & Casino News
Pearls of Atlantis Slots - Get $30 Free at Slotland Casino!
Pearls of Atlantis slots have 5-reels and 9-paylines, with a jackpot and a bonus game, and Slotland Casino is offering players up to $30 free to try it out! Right off the bat you can login to your Slotland account and get $20 free, and then by watching a video on these new slots you can get another $10 free. Find the secret code in the following Pearls of Atlantis slots video, and you can get an extra $10 free from Slotland Casino.
-
Read Full Article
Gambling News
Massachusetts to Look at Online Poker
Massachusetts has a bill in the legislature that is targeted to expand its land based gambling projects. Republican State Representative Dan Winslow filled an amendment on Friday however that would allow for online gambling in the form of online poker.According to Winslow, his amendment fits into the already proposed gambling bills and would provide an increase in state revenue, create multiple job opportunities and would give the public what it has been asking for, online gambling.
