Anyone who gambles over the internet, especially online bingo fanatics, can appreciate a chance to get a free lottery ticket. Bingo and lottery games have a lot in common, actually, so it should be no surprise that leading UK online bingo room, Tombola, is giving out free tickets to the National Lottery.
While many have suspected the identity of the illusive Isildur1, an exceptional online poker player whose bankroll fluctuates by the millions, confirmation of his identity has caused great waves in the online poker community. At last, we know for certain, Isildur1 is, in fact, Viktor Blom.
The online gambling industry is a very competitive one, consisting of nearly 2,400 operators, all contending for online casino, poker, bingo and sports betting enthusiasts from every corner of the globe. But this latest attempt at customer acquisition went far beyond the boundaries of legal campaigning.
Just one week after pro poker players Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke both ended their sponsorship contracts with UB.com, Full Tilt Poker has already had a sit down with the ‘Poker Brat’ to discuss possible terms of a new contract with the top leading poker room.
For online casino aficionados, hitting a nice little jackpot is something we all love to do! It doesn’t mean our lives our changed, but we might be able to buy a nice new car out of it. For one extremely lucky online casino player, however, it became the ultimate life-changing experience!
Every online casino has one thing in common – you can deposit cash and play its multiple casino style games for real money anytime you like. What very few online casinos put emphasis on, however, is an extended platform for their high rollers.
The United States Department of Justice is continuing to magnify its stance against illegal online gambling, this time focusing on the state of Washington, where internet gambling is officially criminalized by state law. The DOJ seized about $8 million from Washington financial institutions; money said to be filtering through online payment processors for the purpose of online gambling.
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Microsoft has been in the development stages of a new online poker tournament game that will be available on Xbox Live sometime in spring of 2011. Set to replace the mildly successful “1 vs 100” live online gaming experience, players will soon be able to participate in real live poker tournaments on their Xbox.
If the current economical stance of some major countries – the United States being a prime example – had anything to do with it, industry analysts would never have predicted that 2010 would see such phenomenal growth in the online gambling industry. Thus a 12.5% overall increase in internet betting revenue came as quite a surprise to many experts.
As the November Nine dwindled its way down to the final heads-up showdown between Jonathan Duhamel and John Racener – a rigorous battle in which Duhamel finally won the 2010 WSOP Championship Bracelet – there were other festivities taking place. The Poker Hall of Fame was preparing to induct its latest legendary poker players into the esteemed hall of fame.
In theory, using gambling to solve a lack of funds is never the right move. In fact, anyone who has only half the money they need to pay their bills, and takes that half to gamble in an effort to win the other half, is what we call a ‘problem gambler’. But casinos in California are proposing that gambling would be the perfect solution to the state’s budget crisis.