Archive for May, 2009
Microgaming Releases Three Slots and Another Version of Blackjack
Microgaming, once again, have a treat for their players with a new games release on June 3rd. This June, players will get the chance to try out three new slot games, and one new table game.
Hi Lo 13 Blackjack Gold is based on the card game Over and Under 13. The no peek rule applies, [...]
Thailand’s ISP’s Ordered to Uphold Court Order to Block Gaming Sites
A twelve year old boy jumped six floors to his death in Thailand after his father forbade him from playing computer games. Even though Internet gambling is not the cause of the boy’s death, the Thai Criminal Court has ordered seventy-two Internet gambling sites to be closed down.
The court instructed the Information and Communications Technology [...]
Microgaming Puts Up a Red Light for Red Casino
Intertops Casino is one of the Microgaming-powered online casinos that left the United States market, along with Microgaming network, after they were forced to do so in response to the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) that was adopted into law in the US.
Since Microgaming online casinos do not service US players, Intertops Casino devised [...]
No Transactions for Online Casino Operators at the Royal Bank of Scotland
Online casino gambling has reached a point where there are strong opinions either for it or against it, and one of the largest banks in the world, the Royal Bank of Scotland, is certainly against it.
The Royal Bank of Scotland has informed the online gambling industry that they will no longer have any involvement in [...]
EU Wants Internet Internationalized
United States state governments have been trying to impose the blockage of Internet casinos by ordering Internet domain names to be blocked. These actions have frustrated the leaders of the European Union who feel that the US simply disregards the borderless aspect of the Internet.
EU leaders feel that it is time to remove control [...]
Opposing Online Gambling Bill – Self-Interest or Genuine Concern?
There are always strong opinions on both sides of every controversy, and one of the most controversial things in the news right now is Barney Frank’s online gambling bill. Although the bill was met with much excitement by many in the online gambling world, it was also met with disapproval and lack of support [...]
Kindt Analysis Ignores Studies
A University of Illinois professor, John Kindt, has his own opinions about online gambling, and has simply ignored studies into online gambling addiction in order to make public statements that fit his own agenda.
Kindt has said that if the repeal of the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) goes ahead, it will destroy the economy [...]
iMEGA Takes Minnesota’s Alcohol and Gaming Enforcement Division to Court
The Alcohol and Gaming Enforcement Division (AGED) in Minnesota recently ordered eleven Internet service providers to block 200 online casino sites in order to prevent Minnesota residents from gambling.
The Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) is trying to have the impending block of online gambling websites removed, as it is seen as a violation [...]
Mega Moolah’s New Millionaire
This past weekend, Micrograming and Mega Moolah brought the world a new millionaire. The online progressive slot jackpot was won at the record-breaking amount of €6,374,434 million.
The Mega Moolah Progressive Jackpot was last hit at the sum of 5.5 million by Klaus E. from Finland in April 2008. This year, the jackpot was [...]
Barney Frank Introduced Two Bills at the Same Time
Along with the surprises in the main bill that Barney Frank presented, came a second bill. The first bill presented focused on laws that would legalize and regulate online gambling, while the second bill suggests a breathing space in order for Congress to have time to adopt new laws.
The second Frank bill suggests that [...]