Online Casinos News Guide

Hot on the heels of British Columbia, Ontario, and Nova Scotia, P.E.I is now considering making the move to get into regulating online gambling in the region. Why the gravy train metaphor? Well, it’s quite a coincidence that the P.E.I government would want in on the $50 million plus that Canadians spend a year at offshore gaming websites.

It makes financial sense for provinces, seeing as people are not going to land based casinos as much, meaning tax revenues are lower than they used to be from the gambling sector. Expanding the gambling sector to online is a new way to bring in that missing revenue. The big motivating factor for Ontario alone is to help with the $20 million deficit that the province has racked up, and the ambitious promises of the current government.

Finance Minister Graham Steele for Nova Scotia explained on CBC Radio that the reason for why Nova Scotia would be expanding their gambling sector to online is that thousands of Nova Scotians play at unregulated gambling sites. For the safety of those players, a government regulated site would offer responsible gambling features, as well as offer resources to help those struggling with gambling addiction.

Prince Edward Island finance minister, Wes Sheridan shares the same ideas as Steele when it comes to the security of it’s players. It’s only a matter of time before this trend catches on to all provinces, but will it create more problems than solve?

The NDP and Finance Minister Graham Steele have made public comments on the issue of more online gambling, and by the looks of it, they are going to steer ahead in the direction of trying to expand online gambling in Nova Scotia.

Finance Minister Graham Steele was on CBC Radio this morning, and took the opportunity to explain why Nova Scotia would be getting into online gambling. Steele stated that thousands of Nova Scotians play at unregulated gambling sites, which is a problem as they do not offer responsible gambling features, and also do not offer problem gamblers the resources they need for getting help that they would otherwise get from a government website.

Steele further added that it would be wrong for the government not to step in. To just leave problem gamblers at the mercy of these illegal, unregulated offshore gambling websites would be irresponsible of the government, as they have a duty to the citizens of Nova Scotia.

While no province has publicly stated it will allow more online gambling, British Columbia has already made the move, launching an online casino style site last month. Ontario announced that they will also be offering online gambling in 2012; their big reason is they want to expand their gambling sector to bring in more revenue to help offset incurring any more provincial debt. Newfoundland and Labrador won’t be jumping on this bandwagon anytime soon as Premier Danny Williams says he doesn’t support what Steele is planning.

The month of August has the usual weekly tournaments being offered up at InterCasino, but the games are an interesting mix this month!

Every week, a game is featured as the weekly tournament game. Now in the fourth week, the featured game is Perfect Pairs BlackJack. This week’s tourney started yesterday, and will end this Sunday on the 29th. Next week’s featured tourney game will be Ferris Bueller’s Day Out, and will only run a brief two days until the end of August.

It is very simple to play in these tournaments, and an entry fee of $10 is all it takes to start playing. The $10 fee is automatically deducted from a player’s account when they sign up for a tournament. All players begin with a $500 token balance and are then given 30 minutes to rack up the highest possible token balance. From there, the top six players at the end of the tournament are rewarded.

Every tourney has a prize pot of $250 to share amongst the top ranking 6 players. It gets divided according to placement, so first place gets $100, second place gets $50, and third through sixth gets $25.

Play today to win your share of $250!

The month of August has InterCasino giving away $20,000 worth of holidays, with amazing trips to Europe as well as a luxury safari trip to Kenya!

Winning one of the last two trips is easy! All you have to do is play! Winners of these amazing trips have the option of taking the cash alternative, but when they are this amazing, why wouldn’t you go on the trip!?

The first trip that was won earlier this month was by susygirl8. She won a trip to Paris, worth $2,500. The second trip won earlier this month was profkitso. They won a trip to Barcelona, also worth $2,500. Last week, a player by the name of TETIE won a trip to Amsterdam, again, worth $2,500!

This week, the prize trip is to the gorgeous destination Monaco, valued at $2,500. Today is the first day of this destination’s promotion, and will end this Sunday on August 29th. The grand prize, which is valued at $10,000 is a trip to Kenya for an amazing safari trip. The grand prize will be up for grabs the entire month, so for those players that started playing earlier in the month for this amazing prize, good on you!

To get started, enter the bonus code “BREAK1” whenever you deposit a minimum of $25. This will get you one entry into the week’s prize draw, and one entry into the grand prize Kenyan Safari trip.

Mobile gambling is the biggest development to hit the gambling world since it was first conceived at the turn of the century. Now, online casino operators a cell phone manufacturers are looking for ways to cash in on the trend before its too late.

T-Mobile is one of these companies. It has recently announced the launch of the new G2 mobile which will provide online gamers with ability to cruise the internet with faster speeds. This will push T-Mobile into the realm of renowned smart phone manufacturers like RIM and Apple.

While Apple iPhone runs on 4G network, T-Mobile’s new service is only a G2. However, T-Mobile phones also run on a HSPA+ network, bringing speeds up to the level of other 4G phones. Potential customers are skeptical about it, but the company assures the public that will certainly notice a difference in speed.

Internet speed certainly plays a large role in an online gambler’s consideration of where they choose to play and what devices they choose to play on. This makes the importance of internet speed a huge consideration, especially with the increasing popularity of online gambling and the number of online casino players.

Microgaming is steadily increasing its own web presence, as it creates and launches brand new games every month. This not only attracts players to Microgaming-powered online casinos, but also holds the interest of casino operators. This month, Microgaming has released the new Mermaid Millions, available only to players at Virgin Casino.

The game features 5 reels and 15 paylines. Players can bet up to 5 coins on each line, making the maximum bet $75. It is also great for more casual players as the minimum amount of money that a player can bet on a line is $0.01.

Mermaid’s are a mythological fantasy that have never quite gone out of style. While vampires and wizards had their hey-day recently, it is now coming to an end – and a new type of make-believe character needs to have the spotlight on them.

“Like Tomb Raider, Mermaids Millions offers the best online gaming functionality and great graphics”, says Virgin Games spokesperson Warren Eloff. “It really is a fantastically fun game to play”.

Virgin Games already has over 200 games on its website, and its no wonder that this online casino has attracted well of 10 000 players from across the world. Virgin Casino prides itself on picking out only the best games and Mermaid Millions certainly fits the bill, so try this amazing new game today.

Chat Roulette is the latest sensation to take the internet by storm. As is the case with all internet technology, it could hold some benefit for online casino operators – and they are certainly considering the option.

ChatRoulette was thought up by a 17-year-old named Andrei Ternovskiy. Sort of like online speed dating, users can randomly cycle through chats with users from around the globe. They can interact with each other face-to-face and at any time, the other person can choose to chat with a new person.

Many online casinos are looking for ways to implement this sort of technology to gain new players and based promotions on. Live dealers have been popular for years, but Chat Roulette technology may give players the chance to interact with one another – rather than with a single dealer. The possibilities are endless, especially in creative environments like online poker.

Of course, before anything is implemented, operators will have to determine the best course of action to carry out this new technology. In the online gambling industry, there are a lot of regulations that operators must adhere to, and the notion of video chatting brings along with it a whole other set of rules and regulations.

Online progressive jackpots and mobile progressive jackpots are not part of the same pool, so it is common for the jackpots on mobile versions to climb much more slowly than their online counterparts. However, Mega Moolah is proving that theory wrong as it mobile iPhone application has just hit the $4 million milestone.

Mega Moolah jackpots already start at $1 million but the fact that it has climbed $3 million so quickly is astounding. In addition, every time a player spins the reel, a portion of their wager is contributed to the total prize pool. This means that t he game is garnering a great deal of attention in the mobile gaming world.

This is a huge shift for the online gambling industry, and Microgaming is lucky that it picked up on the trend first. Mobile gaming is certainly the future for online casinos, and every operator and software provider should consider the option of launching mobile casino games. Not only will their players benefit from having a new way to access their online gaming accounts; they will also have access to the same wide range of games that are available on a casino’s website.

To install the Mega Moolah iPhone application, visit All Slots online casino for software and instructions.

Online gambling operators and software developers have tried for over a decade to truly replicate the land-based gambling experience. While live dealers were a great promotional tool in the beginning, the trend slowly faded out of focus. Now, years later, there has been another development, as a UK casino is offering live gambling for the first time ever.

The Palace Casino in Great Yarmouth will now be offering online players the chance to play along with real players at existing tables. They can ‘sit’ with the crowd and gamble at the pace of real-life high rollers.

While it seems that licensing regulations may have prevented this software from being launched, the UK Gambling Commission has allowed it. Because The Palace Casino is licensed by the UK Gambling Commission and not an offshore regulatory body, they can attach themselves to online operators legally.

It has been a long time in the making, but The Palace Casino is finally ready to reveal its newest creation. In conjunction with Hermes Soft-Lab, the casino worked long and hard to create this innovative new concept and execute the idea into a real-life service.

The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place tonight, as people from all over the UK gather to catch a glimpse of the new live gambling offering from The Palace Casino.

Kicking off on August 16th, The Palladium Oktoberfest Chase will be the prize to win this month at Party Casino. 10 lucky winners will win packages to visit the Oktoberfest in Germany, with of course VIP tickets!

As the 200th anniversary of the Oktoberfest this year, those who attend can expect an amazing celebration that they will never forget. The 10 lucky winners will receive packages that include the following:
- Two night’s accommodation with breakfast
- Five star hotel accommodations in Munich for you and your guest
- An amazing dinner and poker tournament at the Davidoff Lounge at the Allianz Stadium
- Spa treatment
- Two passes to the Oktoberfest on Saturday night along with entry into a VIP party at Pacha nightclub

To win one of ten of these amazing packages, all you need to do is play any kind of slot game between August 16th and 31st. The first 10 players to accumulate a minimum of 10,000 Party Points will be chosen as the winners. With so many choices in slot games, from classic, to video to progressive, playing for one of these prizes will be easy!

Start playing those slots as soon as it’s August 16th! Don’t miss out on your chance to attend this amazing event for it’s 200th anniversary!