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July 2nd, 2009 | Posted in Promotions | No Comments
Microgaming, which is one of the world’s leading Internet gaming providers, recently released 4 brand new video slots games for the summer season and each has fantastic graphics and exciting game-play.
The first game released was Summer Holiday is a 5-reel 100-payline slots game that features a combination of stacked wilds, scatter symbols, and re-triggers of free spins with multipliers that are very generous. The game also has a unique bonus feature that allows players to choose a prize when they complete the spin cycle. The game’s design is very relaxed and smooth and has very colorful artwork that guides players through scenes of holiday and ultimate leisure. Summer Holiday gives rewards of up to $37,500 in the base of the game with a huge $112,500 that can be won with the free spins feature.
The Tour De France will take place this month and Microgaming and the Pedal Power slots game will capitalize on the most popular bicycle race in the world. The Pedal Power game features eye-catching artwork and top-notch graphics that show the world of bicycle racing, such as the riders, trophies, tools used in the race, and even stop-watches. The new game lets players take an extra risk, as they can pick the number of free spins that they get and that is then balanced against what each player choice gives them in the multipliers. Winning combination can be had in the wide feature of Pedal Power that takes the place of the golden trophy of the Tour de France.
Microgaming’s 3rd release is Sterling Silver, which is a 5-reel 25-payline video slots game that has the theme of the precious medal of silver, hence the name of the game. The game features glittering silver symbols that include both wild and scatter symbols that players can use to find out the hidden treasures inside the game. For more action players can take advantage of the gamble feature to double and even quadruple what they win if the make the right guess to what the suit of the mystery card is.
Last, but definitely not least, is the Fortune Finder video slots game where players can get an ax and some TNT and go on an exciting mining quest. The player can find diamonds, nuggets of gold, and rubies toward the ultimate jackpot of this 5-reel 30-payline slots game. Players of Fortune Finder have the opportunity to pick the best hands so they can create winning combinations as well as generous opportunities through wide cards, scatters, free spins, and the gamble feature. A unique feature of the Fortune Finder game is a new and exciting stage that allows players to control the 3 wilds in the game, which is known as Diamond, Ruby, and Nugget that are located on reels 2,3,and 4. Choosing the gem in which they think will be the most precious the choice of the player can then be changed and that will depend on the success of the gem in order to make the game even more suspenseful and exciting.
July 2nd, 2009 | Posted in News, Slots, Video Poker | No Comments
Legislation hearings that were introduced by the leader in the regulation and legalization of Internet poker, U.S. Representative Barney Frank, that look to overturn the provisions of the very unpopular Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) have been delayed until September of this year. This according to the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), which is one of groups that has supported Frank in helping create the measures that Frank has introduced to Congress.
The most important legislation sponsored that is affected by the delay in major way is Frank’s bill the Internet Gambling Regulation Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act. This Act wants to come up with a regulatory framework in the federal level of the United States for online gambling operators. To date this bill has been signed onto by 35 co-sponsors in Congress. Frank also introduced a 2nd bill, which is the Reasonable Prudence in Regulation Act looks to put off the implementation of the provisions of the UIGEA that were enacted on January 9th of this year and now these may be moot because of the recent delay in the hearings. A 3rd bill related to online gambling that was written by U.S. Representative James McDermott, which is the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act, is a companion bill to Frank’s Internet Gambling Regulation Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act and hearings on that will also be delayed until September.
There have been no details given why the hearings were delayed. The hearings were originally supposed to take place around July 9th or be held when the Poker Player’s Alliance were supposed to be in Washington D.C. as part of their “National Poker Week.” The ongoing economic crisis in the United States, and around the world, has been the main focus of the House Financial Services Committee. Representative Frank is the chairman of this committee and it will be this committee where the bills concerning online gambling will be heard.
There have been many bills introduced to try to repeal the ban on online poker and to regulate the online gambling industry, most of which were introduced by Frank, but not one has been passed. With the new Obama administration many online poker players and the PPA are hopeful that the ban will be repealed soon.
July 1st, 2009 | Posted in Gambling Thoughts, News, Poker, Rumors | No Comments
Hotels in Las Vegas are making $5.8 million per day less then only a year ago according to the latest figures from the convention and visitors authority. That is only on room rates, as that does not include other things such as free food, free or inexpensive alcohol, and discounted show tickets. Because Las Vegas hotels are losing so much money you can gain by this by not only getting cheap hotel rooms but cheap flights to Sin City as well. It has never been cheaper to head to Vegas for a nice gambling vacation.
All properties in Vegas are offering much cheaper rates from a year ago from ritzy hotels on the Strip to smaller hotels downtown. Even though it is the case that room rates are down 31% from a year ago gambling revenues are also down $3.8 billion from a year ago even though lower rates should entice more consumers.
Michael Crandall, director of business affairs for the Siegel Cos. recently stated, “I think it is war out there right now.” The company owns a chain of apartment complexes and the Gold Spike Casino, which is a small hotel and casino only one block away from gambling district on Freemont Street. Officials at the company have begun to offer tenants at their apartments up to 5 free meals a week and the Gold Spike when they are paying rent in order to bring more foot traffic to the casino. Crandall said, “We are going to do whatever we have to, to win.”
It is now known how long the battle between casinos to get a frugal customer base will go on. Even as big hotel leaders like MGM Mirage CEO Jim Murren claim, “the worst of it is behind us,” in public, Las Vegas resorts are shelling out millions of dollars every day in discounts and other types of incentives to bring people to their casino.
In Las Vegas, which is America’s the biggest and most price-flexible resort market, the level of discounts will increase and decrease depending on how the economy is doing. Everyone is aware that the U.S. economy is in a slump and because of this prices in Vegas are falling all around. Even rooms in some of the swankier casino and hotel resorts on the Strip can be had at a fantastic price, especially during the week. You can even find fantastic flight prices to Las Vegas since airlines are also seeing a dip in people heading to Sin City. Because of this you can find a cheap flight and a cheap room to Las Vegas and have much more money to spend on the tables. It is also easier to get comps as well, as casinos look to attract repeat customers.
June 30th, 2009 | Posted in Casinos, Gambling Thoughts, News | No Comments
For a long time casinos in America wanted to bring gambling online, as it was a way that they could extend their brands. This seems to make sense, as there is evidence that has shown that online gambling websites boost business for land-based casinos, especially poker rooms. The Internet has brought about a whole new generation of new poker players that wanted to prove their poker skills at real life poker tables where they could win a lot of money and prestige.
However, not everyone is on the bandwagon for the legalization of online gambling. For may years the members of the Gambling Association, which is a organization that lobbies on the federal level has been watching with an eagle eye the debate dealing with Internet gambling, have been split on whether to legalize net gambling or not.
Two of the largest members of the Gambling Association, the MGM Mirage and Harrah’s Entertainment, are in support of legalizing online gambling. Several members of the association are against the legalization and regulation of online casinos and they believe that online gambling cannot be policed in an adequate manner and may bring embarrassment to the gambling industry as a whole. As a result of this the Gambling Association has been forced to have a neutral stance on this delicate issue.
Stories have been published by many reputable newspapers about people losing all their money in casinos, which is something a lot of people do not relate to since they can simply avoid going to casinos or they see casinos, especially ones in Las Vegas, as a vacation destination or a night out.
However, what is not seen is the gambling binges that can happen at online casinos, which is very freighting for a lot of people, especially regulators and politicians.
The most vocal supporter of legalizing online gambling is Harrah’s and they will benefit the most if it happens. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is owned by Harrah’s and the WSOP has turned into a worldwide tournament franchise, which is very much like a professional sports league.
Mitch Garber heads Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment and he is the former CEO of the huge online gambling site Party Gaming. He wants to develop the WSOP brand globally and look into online gambling opportunities in Europe where various countries have either legalized online gambling or have not made online gambling a criminal action.
Harrah’s is the owner of the biggest customer list in the casino industry, as they have millions of members. Even though there is a current recession Harrah’s Total Rewards database keeps growing through WSOP tournaments at casinos across the U.S. and various WSOP events in Europe. American law prevents Harrah’s from recognizing players that win entry fees to WSOP events through satellite tournaments that are offered on online gambling websites. There are no restrictions like this at BetFair, which has buy in offers for players for Harrah’s WSOP European tournaments.
Even though it is the case that many casino companies see efforts for state legalization of online gambling with both excitement and trepidation Harrah’s has expanded their brand in America and are very aggressive in advertising casino gambling as a pastime in the United States.
June 29th, 2009 | Posted in Casinos, Gambling Thoughts, News, Poker | No Comments
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June 23rd, 2009 | Posted in Promotions, Slots | No Comments
It seems like there has been a lot in the news recently dealing with online poker and online gambling and the ongoing debate on whether to legalize it or not. First there was the Kentucky domain name case and then the recent decision by the state of Minnesota to not block online gambling sites to their residents. There is also a recent bill by Robert Frank that will be put to a vote in Congress soon. Now the state of Florida may be the first state in America to legalize online poker.
In Florida the main focus has been on the ratification in the state’s legislature of the gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe, as well as the omnibus gambling reform to aid in the state’s struggling pari-mutual industry. Lawmakers in Florida have quietly put a measure into a regulatory bill that is not related that may make Florida the very first state in the U.S. to make online poker legal for citizens of the Sunshine State.
House bill 425, which was recently passed by legislature in Florida by an impressive margin, has in the bill a provision that requires the policy research arm of the state legislature to perform a thorough study on the effects of online poker on the land based poker rooms in Florida. Representing lobbyists of the American Poker Ventures, LLC, has pushed the recent measure. And requires the legislative policy arm to report by December 1st of this year “regarding the enactment of laws to provide for protection and remedies from existing and unregulated online poker activities.”
American Poker Ventures in a new LLC based in California and its head is Jim Tabilio, who is a political consultant in California. Tabilio lists an impressive list of political clients from all across the United States and he also is the president of Poker Voters of America, which is an American lobbying organization. The main goal of the Poker Voters of America is to protect the rights of poker players in the U.S. by trying to educate elected officials, opinion makers, and the media about the impact of people that play poker of current legislation on the poker issue at both the state and federal levels.
The card and poker rooms that are regulated on the state of Florida may bring about a new start for an attempt to regulate the online poker industry.
To stay abreast of the study and the possible legislation that may happen as a result of the study you can visit: www.floridagamingwatch.com, which is the most comprehensive gaming website dealing with Florida gaming issues.
June 17th, 2009 | Posted in News, Poker, Rumors | No Comments
Recently the European Commission (EC) issued a report that had findings that United States law in terms of online gambling are not justified and they laws are discriminatory against foreign online gambling operators. Representative Barney Frank recently introduced legislation, which was the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act that would deal with this trade dispute. The Act would regulate online gambling and make foreign and domestic online gambling operators be on the same level.
Jeffrey Sandman, who is a spokesperson for the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, recently stated, “The European Commission report provides yet another reason why the administration and Congress should support pending legislation to regulate Internet gambling, which would resolve the trade agreement violation and better protect consumers. The Obama Administration should seek to forge a new direction on Internet gambling, rather than keeping in place a protectionist trade policy that hypocritically discriminates against foreign online gambling operators.”
The EC report was brought about by a complaint by a Trade Barrier Regulation and the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) filed the compliant. The RGA concluded that the treatment of foreign online gambling operators by the United States in laws that are in place makes it difficult for European companies to have access to the U.S. market. The report also found that the U.S. is violating international trade law, as they state they are using legal action to go after foreign online gambling operators, as at the same time they allow domestic operators, especially those dealing with horse racing, to thrive in the U.S. market.
The report also suggests that in order to resolve this trade dispute there should be talks with the new Obama Administration. If the EC and the U.S. are not able to negotiate to resolve the issue the EC may go to the World Trade Organization and file a case against the U.S.
The legislation presented by Frank would bring about an online gambling framework dealing the licensing and enforcement, which would let online gambling operators from U.S. residents. Also, Frank’s legislation mandates several protections for consumers, such as underage gambling, problem gambling, fraud, identity theft, and money laundering.
There was a companion piece of legislation to Frank’s bill, which was introduced by Representative Jim McDermott. This piece is the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act, which would deal with the taxation and regulation of online gambling. If the U.S. were to tax online gambling the U.S. would pull in an estimated revenue of between $48.6 billion and $62.7 billion over the next 10 years, according to a tax revenue analysis. If this legislation by McDermott is not passed by Congress the revenue will not be collected, as millions of Americans that gamble online will continue to do so without having any consumer protections.
June 15th, 2009 | Posted in News | No Comments
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Alcohol and Gaming Enforcement Division (AGED) recently made the decision to not block Internet gambling websites from residents from the state of Minnesota. The decision was part of an agreement between the AGED and the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA) and in return iMEGA dropped their civil suit against the AGED.
iMEGA chairman Joe Brennan Jr. stated, “We’re very happy with the outcome. It was clear the public opposed this, and the swift negotiated settlement by DPS and AGED demonstrates both the merit of our suit and the shaky legal ground that the original ‘black list’ were based.”
In a letter to the ISP’s that took back the block request, director if the AGED John Williams sited the lawsuit of the iMEGA as one of the main reasons that they will not continue to pursue the Minnesota website blocking issue. In the letter Williams wrote, “iMEGA alleged that the notice was not authorized under 18 U.S.C. 1084 and violated the First Amendment and the Commerce Clause. Whether or not iMEGA would have prevailed in court is unknown. Notwithstanding, the AGED has agreed to withdraw the notice. As a result, iMEGA has agreed to dismiss its court action without prejudice. I believe it may be more appropriate to resolve this problem by working to create clear and effective governmental policies concerning regulation of gambling.”
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), which has more than 15,000 members in the state of Minnesota as well as over a million in America, helped the situation and put political pressure on the AGED. Matthew Werden, who is the PPA Minnesota State Director stated, “Minnesota poker players made our voices heard, the state listened and ended its ill-advised and improper attempt to circumvent the rights of Minnesota poker players.”
When asked about the situation in Minnesota and the seizure of poker player’s funds from online payment processors by the U.S. Department of Justice PPA Executive Director John Pappas stated, “I think it’s been a weird couple of months. It was kind of amateur hour up their (in Minnesota) and they eventually conceded to that point and finally announced they were going to stop enforcement of it. And it sends a strong signal to the state that state-by-state action is the wrong approach and will be defeated on legal grounds and political grounds. My understanding from the politicians is they didn’t realize how many people played poker. I had an opportunity to speak with (Minn. Gov.) Tim Pawlenty and he said ‘this was a boneheaded, politically tone deaf move’ by the people in his agency.”
Minnesota State Representative Pat Garofalo was very happy with the recent AGED decision and he also introduced state legislation to halt the move stated, “This is a great day for internet freedom. In the spirit of cooperation and in recognition of the rescission of these notices, I am more than happy to withdraw my bill and in its place sponsor a discussion aimed at establishing a framework for regulating and licensing the online gaming industry.”
The recent decision may have an impact on the legalization of online gambling in the US, since a state has decided to allow residents to play.
June 14th, 2009 | Posted in News | No Comments
The U.S. Justice Department is starting to lay down the law in terms of the illegal action of online gambling. It has been recently reported that seizure warrants have now been secured and because of that the United States government has frozen online payment processor accounts.
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), which is a leading lobbyist that makes sure that Internet poker is not a part of laws dealing with online gambling, were not pleased when they had discovered that the U.S. government had frozen the accounts. The accounts are thought to be holding an estimated $30 million in player winnings. The PPA recently sent a letter to the Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York asking for a chance to be heard in any warrant hearings in the future. You can check out the full letter at www.pokerplayersalliance.org.
The PPA is coming off a court win in the state of Minnesota where a state lawmaker withdrew their bill to halt Internet service providers from blocking gambling websites on the Net. After looking at the facts the Minnesota lawmaker changed his views and made the decision to try to push for legalizing and regulating online gambling.
U.S. Representative Barney Frank has been at the forefront of legalizing Internet gambling and his plan is for regulating online gambling, which would reap billions of dollars for the U.S. government. Two new Bills have been introduced by Frank to Congress. One of the Bills would block the rules for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) from going into effect. The second Bill would outline who to both regulate and legalize Internet gambling in the United States.
Frank’s first Bill proposed was to halt what the government did recently in the freezing of online accounts for Internet poker players. Frank believes the UIGEA rules have to be clearly defined, which they currently are not, and looked at closely before the government starts to interfere with the online gambling industry.
The PPA recently told the Associated Press that the US Attorney for New York’s Southern District has ordered three banks to freeze accounts. Also, The AP reported that a seizure warrant was issued recently for an account at a Wells Fargo bank in San Francisco.
June 10th, 2009 | Posted in News | No Comments
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