Archive for August, 2006

Player Protection for Online Gambling

Friday, August 25th, 2006

The Interactive Gaming Council (IRC), a leading industry group, is working with an Ontario-based pollster to examine problem online gambling in Canada, as part of a strategy to develop “player protection” measures for the Internet gambling industry.

Boyd Gaming cancel or not?

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

Rumors are swirling that Boyd Gaming is looking to scale back or cancel its multi-billion dollar project Echelon Place. However, reports coming from the company deny the $4 billion mega-resort complex on the Las Vegas Strip is in jeopardy.

Online Gambling Industry in shock

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

A new survey, released this week, by the Munich-based consulting company, MECN, indicates that the recent woes afflicting the online gaming industry are likely to be short-term to medium-term threats, not long-term woes.

Online Gambling Stocks

Monday, August 21st, 2006

Investors around the world continue to clamor for shares in online gambling companies – shaking off the news of an indictment against the former chief executive officer of BetOnSports.com,

Blackjack Hand Dilema

Monday, August 21st, 2006

When you play blackjack, your final hand can only be one of these possibilities - a blackjack, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16 or less, or you could bust. When you bust, you know you automatically lose and when you get a blackjack hand the worse you can do is…

Grand Biloxi Casino Reopening

Monday, August 21st, 2006

Biloxi is officially back. Last week Harrah’s Entertainment announced the reopening of the Grand Biloxi Casino Hotel and Spa while MGM Mirage has set August 29 as the date it will reopen its Beau Rivage Resort & Casino

Sit & Go Poker Tournaments

Monday, August 21st, 2006

A Sit & Go is a table tournament where you are competing against 8 or 9 other players. Some sites have 9 player tables and other have 10 player tables so it depends on where you play.

Online Gaming Success in Gibraltar

Friday, August 18th, 2006

The online gambling community in Gibraltar, a small island near Spain with close ties to Britain – is booming, with upwards of 12 percent of the territory’s workers being employed by online casinos, sources are telling OnlineCasinocrawler.com.

Online Roulette equal Luck!

Friday, August 18th, 2006

Online roulette has become quite popular in recent years. There used to be a time when roulette was played mainly at land based casinos, but now more so than ever before it is taking off online as well.

BetOnSports & Former CEO

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

BetOnSports former CEO David Carruthers was released from prison Wednesday after posting a $1 million bond. Carruthers has been locked up for the last month on nearly two dozen racketeering and fraud charges.