A future perspective on online slot machines

04 February 2012

Slots have come a long way in the past few years alone. The gameplay and graphics have improved dramatically with both Classic Slots and Video Slots and the recent introduction of i-Slots has given us a glimpse of what the not-too-distant future may hold for online slots.
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Is Rival Casinos going to fall over and die?

03 February 2012

In online terms, Rival Casinos haven’t been around for a great length of time. They first launched in 2006. They provided a unique approach to how online casinos were to operate and little did they know they there would be tough times ahead, many tough times.
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Legal update of regulation in Online Gambling in Denmark

01 February 2012

Denmark has become the latest European nation to open up to online gambling. They have joined an ever growing collection of EU countries to pass legislation, which allows them to regulate online gambling.
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Profiting from the profiteers - How the US Government are planning to tax online gambling when it regulates

30 January 2012

Back in the summer of 2011, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act (H.R.2230), which is a federal bill, was introduced and referred to the Committee by Rep. Jim McDermott.
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The real reason why online gambling was banned

28 January 2012

Gambling online is the same as gambling in real life, but for many organisations the worrying thing is that the internet now meant that anyone could have a flutter at any time of the day. This could breed a new generation of addicts and possibly lead people towards the dark side of gambling, which can result in the destruction of families. But don’t be mistaken, this is not why gambling was banned.
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What are the biggest attractions at this Year’s ICE show in London

27 January 2012

This year’s ICE Totally Gaming show will be taking place in Earl’s Court, London from January 23-26 and as usual will attract some of the biggest names in the industry. The event will be split into three different shows; The Betting Show, ATEI and the IGE. The ICE Show is likely to attract up to 20,000 people.
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Which US States will move first to allow online gambling in 2012

25 January 2012

There have been many states that have been pushing and lobbying for legal online gambling for years now. It’s not a case of just one or two states that are keen to legalise the industry and assist in making the industry fully regulated. There are numerous states that are showing an active interest and are now pushing for change.
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A laymans explanation of the Wire Act of 1961 and how it is affecting online gambling today

23 January 2012

The Wire Act of 1961 is basically a Federal Law that was implemented to prevent organisations and persons in the United States from taking part in any form of gambling which involves wire communications.
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How to deal with non-paying online casinos

21 January 2012

The fortunate thing for players is that most online casinos will payout without fail and usually within a maximum of 48hrs. The time taken to withdraw funds may vary from one online casino to the next and this could also depend on how much you are trying to withdraw.
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Will online gambling take off on the ipad?

20 January 2012

If we look at how popular online gambling is from a mobile device, we can safely assume that gambling on an iPad is really going to take off, in a big way. The UK currently has the largest number of online gamblers who access their accounts from a smartphone or similar device and we know that there are a great deal of iPad users out there so we can safely say that putting these two together, the iPad gambling phenomenon will soon take off.
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