Obama Comments on McCain’s Reported Craps Addiction

It has been reported several times over that John McCain has a gambling problem. It has been said that McCain loves the craps tables and has his whole life, supposedly still playing today. It seems that McCain plays on a monthly basis rather than a daily basis. Barack Obama, McCain’s competition in the Presidential race, favors low stakes poker and recently made a comment on McCain’s gambling choices. (30/09)

LazerWager Closes after Just One Year of Operation

The LazerWager website was an online casino, sportsbetting and live dealer website. LazerWager has only been operating for one year but has decided to cease operations. The website claims that processing problems were the main source of trouble. The site has stated that frozen funds of third party processors is why they must shut down the site. (30/09)

Lucky Keno Player Wins Large Jackpot

A man from Australia recently won $1.59 million by playing Keno. The man joined the Surfers Paradise RSL Memorial Club Saturday Night and won the large jackpot just after joining. The man won by using the same numbers he had used for the past eight years. (29/09)

PartyCasino Releases New Slot Machine

PartyCasino recently added a new slot machine to their gaming website that is a movie themed game. The movie, Top Gun, made famous by Tom Cruise, is the theme of the slot machine. This is the second movie themed slot machine that has been added to the game lineup at PartyCasino this month. (29/09)

Mississippi to Go Ahead With Casino Plans

The economy may be going downhill causing people to spend less and less money, but one city in Mississippi is still going ahead with plans to build a casino. City officials in Greenville, Mississippi have stated they will be moving forward with plans to build a riverfront casino as well as a 34,000 square foot convention center. (26/09)

Spanish Site Launched by Slotland

As many online gaming sites recognize the need for various languages, they begin to add customized website for different countries. Players who love to play slot machines but speak a different language than the provider will discover a problem when try to play on the website. Slotland, a video poker and slot machine website, has realized the popularity of slot machine and video poker gaming in Spain and Latin America and they have decided to create a Spanish version of their popular website. (26/09)

Freebies May Help Keep Roulette Wheels Busy in Las Vegas

With the harder times ahead for an already tough economy, Las Vegas casinos are turning to freebies to keep their customers happy and playing at the roulette wheels. To keep business booming, casinos are relying on free hotel rooms and other discounts to bring players back to the casinos. (24/09)

Fire Fighter Organization to Support Maryland Slots Proposal

It was recently reported that The Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland will be backing a proposal that will legalize slot machine gambling in the state. The organization represents twenty local affiliates of the International Association of Fire Fighters and holds over seven thousand members in their organization. The group voted “overwhelmingly to endorse” the referendum. (24/09)

Las Vegas Hilton to host Blackjack Tournament

Blackjack players can now begin to look forward to a tournament that will be held at the Las Vegas Hilton this October. Players can visit the casino and try their luck to win cash prizes. The tournament is being held as a celebration of fall and is called the Fall Into Cash $30,000 Blackjack Tournament. (23/09)

Viva Macau Casino Website Launches Casino University

Viva Macau has just announced the release of their online casino university. Mong Ha Media, the company behind the website recently added over one hundred of pages of new content to help customers develop optimal gambling strategies. The online casino university holds this information and can be used in conjunction with the websites online casino games. (22/09)

Maryland Race Course to Promote Slots

It was announced last week that MI Development Inc, the parent company of track owner Magna Entertainment Corp., will be giving a portion of a $100 million loan to “fund costs associated with the up-coming Maryland slots referendum”. The owner of Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park will be able to use up to $2 million to raise awareness and hopefully get votes to authorize slot machine gambling in the state. Voting will take place in November. (22/09)

Instant Play Casino Option Added to Circus Casino Website

The new online casino website, Circus Casino just launched in June of this year. When the website went online they only offered a download version of their casino and poker software. Now the site has added an instant play option, where players can begin to play instantly instead of having to wait for a download. (18/09)

Pennsylvania Slot Revenues Drop

It was recently reported by the state of Pennsylvania that the slot revenues have dropped by twenty three percent last week. Officials believe that because summer is over, fewer players are frequenting the casinos to play the slot machines. (18/09)

BookMaker Casino to Host Blackjack Bowl II

BookMaker Casino will be hosting a progressive multi-player blackjack tournament challenge for the next twenty one weeks that will come to a close the week of the NFL Super Bowl XLIII. Players can compete in real time blackjack tournaments to qualify for free seats to the Blackjack Bowl II which will be held on January 28th 2009. (17/09)

Baccarat and Blackjack Still Illegal at Seminole’s Florida Casino

The Seminole Tribe of Florida and Governor Charlie Crist requested a re-hearing to challenge the court’s ruling in July that baccarat and blackjack are illegal at the Seminole’s Hollywood Florida Casino. The Supreme Court of Florida denied that request on September 11th. (16/09)

Evolution Gaming to Provide Software for Party Gaming

The Party Casino website, owned by Party Gaming, will now offer their customers a live playing experience. The Party Gaming group just inked a deal with Evolution Gaming to provide the casino website with live streaming software. Evolution Gaming is a London based firm. (16/09)

Slots Added to Arizona Casinos

The Navajo Nation, and Indian community of Arizona, has signed over the rights to more than a third of their allotted slot machines to other tribes in the East Valley area of Arizona. In the state of Arizona, Indian communities and officials from the state can create a compact that gives the Indians the right to disperse their slot allotments to other Indian communities if they choose. (16/09)

Ohio Natives Loving their Keno

It seems Keno has really taken off in most areas in Ohio recently. Almost 1,000 retailers carry Keno and almost 300 are expected to get on board in the near future. These establishments have seen more people show up to have a beer and play Keno. (15/09)

Blackjack Leads Players Away from Poker Tables at Seminole Hard Rock Casino

The Seminole Hard Rock in South Florida began offering players Blackjack and other table games in June of this year. With this addition, the Hard Rock became the only land casino in South Florida to offer table games. In April, the Park Sports club was closed and converted into a poker center to make room for blackjack. (15/09)

Baccarat Addiction Leads to Estate Agents Arrest

Eddie Lim a sixty six year old real estate agent of Lowe Templestowe has made a few decisions that have resulted in jail time. Fueled by a Baccarat gambling habit, Lim has gambled more than $2.6 million away over the past four years and recently lost $588,594 while playing Baccarat. (12/09)

Casino Owners Pay $1 a Year for Rent

It has just come to light in a Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation report that the Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL) pays only $1 a year for their Crown casino complex in Melbourne. The report was tabled in parliament yesterday. (12/09)

Player Wins $1.7 Million from Gold Rally Jackpot

Over the past few months slot players have been hitting jackpots left and right. Slotland has produced a winner almost every few weeks and these players aren’t winning small amounts of money they are winning hundreds of thousands of dollars. The most recent jackpot to be hit was on the Mansion88 website. (11/09)

Player Wins $1.7 Million from Gold Rally Jackpot

Over the past few months slot players have been hitting jackpots left and right. Slotland has produced a winner almost every few weeks and these players aren’t winning small amounts of money they are winning hundreds of thousands of dollars. The most recent jackpot to be hit was on the Mansion88 website. (11/09)

Las Vegas Hilton to Host Three Card Poker Tournament

The Las Vegas Hilton Hotel and Casino will be hosting a tournament next weekend for the local players. The tournament is called Local Appreciation $10,000 Three Card Poker and players will be able to test their skills and hopefully win the first place prize. (11/09)

Blackjack Tournaments Increase Traffic at Backgammon Masters

The Backgammon Masters website decided to add Multi player Blackjack to their game lobby last week and since then the site has been overrun by excited players. Blackjack players had been anticipating the tournaments for some time now and a ton of players showed up to try their skills. Even though the site experienced a large increase in traffic, it handled the added players with no problem. The player traffic doubled on the site for this event. (11/09)

Keno Fairing Well in Northern Ohio

The Ohio Lottery was first introduced to Keno about a month ago. Keno was the state’s first electronic gambling option and it seems to be fairing better in some areas more than others. Officials have found that the northern part of Ohio has seen more bets placed than the other regions. (10/09)

Slotland Player Wins Jackpot Playing Jacks or Better

Players who frequent the Slotland website seem to really be hitting the jackpot lately. The website seems to have a least one big win a month and the past few months have been increasingly lucrative. It was only just a few weeks ago that a player hit a major jackpot and it has happened again. This time player MSMIKEY hit the jackpot while playing Jacks or Better video slot at Slotland. (10/09)

Online Resource Launched for Roulette Players

Many online gambling games have resource sites where players can learn more about the game they love. Poker players can learn about different sites, what promotions or bonuses are going on and more about the game. Blackjack players have this option as well. Now roulette players will have their turn, as a new website has launched that holds information about the game of roulette. (10/09)

eCOGRA Seal of Safety Certification Given to PartyCasino

The eCommerce and Online Casino Gaming Regulation and Assurance are a nonprofit organization created by Microgaming and 888 that certify online casinos as safe and fair gaming sites. Online casinos that are certified are given the Safe and Fair seal and are subject to player dispute mediation service through the eCOGRA. PartyCasino, is one such online casino, that just received their Safe and Fair certification seal. (09/09)

Online Casino Adds New Slots to Lineup

Online casino, Casino States, has added a new section to their long list of online gaming selections. Online slot machines are the newest addition to the site and were created by using modern slot machine software from the Casino States website. (09/09)

Players Arrested After Cheating at Baccarat

It seems almost every day a casino somewhere has someone trying to beat the system. Players want the quick fix, an easy way to win money. But sometimes the easy way is also illegal. Just this past weekend, four players from New York, were arrested in Connecticut for cheating at a baccarat table. (08/09)

Alleged Ring Leader of Craps Scandal Arrested

The state police in Connecticut have been investigating a cheating scandal that was thought to be occurring in certain casinos. The scam would take place when players would place late bets and the dealers would allow them to win at the craps table. The dealer would later collect payment for allowing the player to place the late bet. (08/09)

Slots Betting Profits Rise Over Labor Day Weekend in Pennsylvania

It could have been that people were excited to be off of work or people were just plain bored, but whatever the case may be, Pennsylvania saw the second highest level ever in slot machine wagering over the Labor Day weekend. This is an amazing feet as the economy is down and players are not frequenting the casinos as they normally would. (05/09)

IGT Releases 3 Wheel Roulette Online Table Game

International Game Technology (IGT) recently announced the release of a new table game from their WagerWorks subsidiary. The new game is called 3 Wheel Roulette and allows player three times the chances to win per spin. This new spin on roulette is a new idea and will give players more opportunities to win on the roulette wheel and also create a more exciting gaming experience. (05/09)

Temporary Buffalo Casino May Shut Down

This past Wednesday, the Seneca Nation was told that their temporary casino in downtown Buffalo, New York could possibly be shut down in as little as five days. The Seneca Nation operates a temporary casino on the lot where they plan to build a $333 million casino and hotel complex. (05/09)

Michigan Opera House to Host Night of Let It Ride Poker and other games

The Cheboygan Opera House in Cheboygan, Michigan will be hosting a night of gambling this coming Saturday night. The event is called “Chip for the Arts” and will be a millionaire style party with Let It Ride Poker and other gambling games available. (04/09)

Small Town Submits a Casino Proposal

When you think of casino’s you think of big cities, excitement and glamour. People do not normally think of small towns, small business and rural roads. The new mayor of the small town Granjeno, Texas wants to change people’s minds. The mayor wants to see a casino added to the small town to help provide the revenue to secure the town’s people’s future. (03/09)

Mark Carter Releases Book on Casino Craps

Craps players have always found that the casino has the edge and that no person could ever win the game on a continual basis. This may soon change as author Mark Carter has released a new book that teaches a new method, created by Carter that will tip the edge to your favor. (03/09)

Pennsylvania Casino Fined After Fourteen Year Old Plays Slot Machines

Everyone knows or should know that gambling floors are off limits to anyone under the age of twenty one. Regulations are tight and security is everywhere but in one Pennsylvania casino security was apparently not tight enough. A fourteen year old girl made her way past security, played the slot machines, talked to a cashier and then cashed out before being noticed at the Harrah’s Chester casino. (03/09)

BJX Entertainment Gains Licensing for BlackJack eXtreme

It was announced recently that BJX Entertainment and the Swiss Gaming Corporation would be working together to place the BlackJack eXtreme into the gaming industry. BJX was invented for television and creates a new way of playing blackjack at the poker table. (02/09)

Football Club Owner Loses Millions playing Roulette

Mike Ashley, the owner of the Newcastle United Football Club in England, has lost a substantial amount of money while gambling. Ashley supposedly lost £5million in one night while gambling at a casino in London’s Mayfair. (01/09)

$500,000 World Series of Slots Starts Today at All Slots Casino

The $500,000 World Series of Slots launched by All Slots Casino begins today. The slots tournament series will continue until November 10th. Players can win cash prizes throughout the series with tournaments running daily on the website. (01/09)

Three New Casino Games Added to River Belle Casino

River Belle Casino, an online gambling website, has added three new games to their lineup. The games were added by the company to celebrate their success as one of the largest online casinos available. The new games are a mixture of video poker and online slots. All three were created based on an old style of play while infusing something new. (01/09)

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