Online Casinos News Guide

Cryptologic has decided to license several of its best online casino games to Betsson, a Malta-based online casino.  The games are considered to be some of Cryptologic’s best and some are confused as to why they would make this move.

The slot games will be available on Betsson’s various casinos by the end of the year.  One of the casinos is already offering one of Cryptologic’s games so players can begin playing at any time.  If you’re wondering what’s in it for Cryptologic, you aren’t alone.  The software provider will gain a percentage of the revenue earned by Betsson from its games.

Cryptologic executives are thrilled about the partnership and believe that Betsson’s casinos have a high volume of players coming through daily.  They also feel as though Betsson is a great platform on which to portray their top games because the operator has been in the industry for some time.  Therefore, it will be a great outlet for generating a significant amount of revenue over a long period of time.

Betsson representatives are speaking equally highly of Cryptologic, insisting that Cryptologic’s games are of the highest quality and they look forward to offering them to their players.  Betsson is looking to expand their player base and correctly recognized Cryptologic as the easiest way to do just that.

There are many online casino players that look forward to the weekend as it is a time that they can sit back and relax and enjoy some time playing at their favourite online casino. There are players that especially enjoy the weekend as it is often a time that is busier at the online casinos and there are more players to enjoy in the fun with and many exciting promotions to take advantage of!
 
The promotions that will be taking place this weekend at several online casinos will be running through longer than just the weekend. There are some great promotions happening at many online poker rooms such as Pokerstars.com, titanpoker.net and Partypoker.com so if you are fan of playing online poker and are feeling a bit of an itch check out these websites as you have plenty to choose from and they are all very accommodating to their poker players!
 
There are also great giveaways, bonuses and promotions for slot and bingo online players! There are many online bingo rooms that are having great promotions this week. And there are plenty of slot online casinos that have amazing jackpots right now! There is a jackpot at partygaming.com that totals over $2.5 million and one lucky player can take it all!
 
No matter what you are looking for you can find something at the online casinos this weekend for sure. There are other players just like waiting for the weekend to play as well and the more players there are the higher the jackpots will grow so perhaps next week you will be reading about a big winner from the weekend and that could be you!

There are many of those that watch the financial markets within the New York Stock Exchange as well as those abroad such as the London Stock exchange. Well for those that follow gambling stocks be it online gambling or land based hotels and casino, many will notice that gambling stocks had a strong week with a great finish by end of day Friday. The stocks are all hoping that this is the beginning of great things to follow and are aiming for a strong week in their trading numbers for next week as well to follow in the footsteps of last week that investors were so happy to see.
 
Some names that deserve mention are companies such LVS. The Las Vegas Sands corp. The company saw their stock price grow by 4% this week which a great swing in upward momentum. The stock price has been wavering between about $11 dollars and $22 dollars for the last six months and is currently hoping for a steady upwards climb ending the week at $17.87.
 
Other stocks that have a hotel as well as a casino say growth within the 3.5-5% mark as well. Wynn and MGM were among those names. Pinnacle Entertainment and Boyd Gaming were also members of the happy clan with growing numbers.
 
Those that are online gambling stocks saw improvement also as Party Gaming announced last quarter numbers and watched their stock price grow in result to this as well as other great momentum in the online casino as well as the trading market.
 
Investors are happy and proud to be holding gaming stocks this week. Lets hope the trend continues into the week to follow. We will keep you posted as to the information that we learn!

There are many things that people aspire to be. For those of us that are true fan of poker one aspiration is surely to be part of the action of the main event at the WSOP and its that time of year again that online poker rooms are setting up the levelled tournaments that are leading to the prize packages that will give players a chance to play at the WSOP in Las Vegas this year!
 
Players dream of this as it is the most exciting and the most lucrative paying tournament to all poker players around the world. The first prize of the tournament of previous WSOP events has been over 10 million dollars which is a life changing amount for any player no matter how well they play!
 
The online casino partypoker.com has launched several games in which players can participate in on many levels to try to qualify for the prize package of the trip to Las Vegas which includes airfare, accommodations, tournament entry fee and spending money for the time that you are there as well!
 
The qualifiers range between free rolls and paying tournaments and will commence this weekend and run up until June 13th! Imagine that you can be one of the players playing at this years WSOP without ever even paying one cent to be part of all this great action and amazing prizes! There are several tournaments that you can play in. You must be a member of the online casino to be able to participate so make sure to register and become a player. Other than the free rolls there is a lot of great poker to enjoy at this site as there are new games added all the time and players can participate in all the fun!

There are several promotions that Partypoker.com has going throughout the year. There are those that are just a onetime deal as well as others that are so popular that the online casino poker room keeps bringing them back as they are so successful for the casino and they are really member favourites. This time the promotion that is back is known as the Gladiator.

The previous Gladiator promotion was held in 2009 in November and also made some players very, very happy! In this promotion of the Gladiator one really lucky player will be the winner of an entire package that is worth a total of $12,500 and will be sending that player to the world series of poker that will be taking place later this year in Las Vegas.

This promotion is about spending time and playing at the online poker room and showing you do so by accumulating party points. The party points that you win aren’t worthless, so even if you don’t win the big prize it is still worth your while to aim for that prize. Players that win larger totals of points will be able to enter in many free rolls along the way for great cash prizes.

The player that earns 2000 points per day for the duration of the entire promotion will be the one to take home the package that is worth $12,500. This package includes at $10,000 entry fee into the main event game at the World Series of Poker as well as wonderful hotel accommodations and on top of it all an extra $1000 to spend as the player so desires!

Poker Ride, a popular poker game on the Microgaming network of online casino games has recently paid out the fourth win in three weeks.  At first the players were thought to be lucky but as it got to the third and fourth winners, it was clear that Poker Ride can keep up with the best slot machines.

The most recent winner took home a little more than $100,000 on Sunday, the last day of February.  All of Microgaming’s casinos that offer Poker Ride are not surprised to hear the news.  It has happened at several different online casinos in the past three weeks.

The game works by paying out percentages of the jackpot based on poker hands.  A straight flush will pay out 10 percent of the jackpot; in order to win the entire jackpot, players must have poker’s top hand- a royal flush. 

Some of the most popular online casino games were developed by Microgaming and belong to their network.  In addition to an incredible reputation is the ability to consistently develop new gaming ideas.  Microgaming recently penned a deal with Warner Bros. which will allow them to create games based on the Lord of the Rings.  This is just one more example of Microgaming going the extra mile to ensure complete player satisfaction. 

Online gambling is a grey area throughout most of Canada. Many would say that it is in fact quite legal and most know that nothing will happen to them as there aren’t any direct rules against online gambling currently in place in the province of Ontario. But the new head of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming commission may see things slightly differently and is actually rather upset that the money in Ontario is leaving the province via online gambling and travelling to places such as other provinces and even further places off shore.
 
The Lottery Official is proposing some changes. He is saying that adding online gambling to the landscape of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming is quite possible and in fact a good idea for the future. The province could really benefit from the funds that are spent on online gambling in Ontario to actually stay within the province.
 
There are many factors that would play into this change if it were to happen. Ontario would have to consider privatizing the whole lottery system. There are many other points as well. Either way online gambling seems to be something that will remain and will not be out ruled as an entertainment option for Ontario residents altogether.
 
It will be interesting to see what changes take place in the near and far future. But in the meantime those in Ontario are welcome to enjoy almost all the online casinos and other online gambling establishments that are currently available on the web (assuming that the site welcomes Canadian players).

There is a common theme for the type of sports people are watching all around the globe. The winter Olympics of 2010 which are taking place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada have started earlier this week and will be running for several weeks. There are many winter sports in which athletes train for years in order to bring back medals of bronze, silver and of course gold back to show their successes as well as claim a position for their countries.
 
There are some sports that are more popular than others but one thing is for sure there are many people making bets on who will take home the gold. There are sports books across the world taking wagers on various sports as well as various athletes and also countries as a whole and there are many online casino and online sports books that are happy to accept a bet or two as well.
 
The opening ceremonies revealed that there are very many viewers of this great event and sports that have begun already like hockey and skating are really popular amongst the fans that are gamblers!
 
It will be interesting to see the countries that are in the top positions as there are several that are expected to perform similar to years past such as Russia and the US. There are athletes from all over the world and to many there is nothing more rewarding than participating in these games. So enjoy the entertainment and if you are making a bet make sure to check out the great sports books on the net.

Ladbrokes is the latest online casino in the industry to add live dealers.  The live dealer feature will be offered on a new version of Blackjack as it is being called the most lifelike version of online blackjack on the market. 

The new Blackjack game was developed by Microgaming and is currently only found on Ladbrokes.  It boasts some unique features including a bet behind feature that allows players to bet on a game in which they are not participating, only watching.  If a player is doing well, another player can bet on how well they believe he will do; there is no chance of communicating with the player, however, it is purely observational. 

Ladbrokes is now able to offer their players the option of being put on a waiting list for their favourite games.  If a table is full, the player can add their name to the waiting list and can then play at another table.  They will be notified when a space opens up. 

Video streaming makes it possible for players to see their virtual hands being dealt by a live dealer.  This is an innovative feature that adds an element of realism to the game.  Finally, players can communicate constantly with the dealer, as well as other players.

No, online casinos do not prolong the youth process but players that are playing at online casinos these days are much younger than those that were playing when some of the online casinos first opened their doors. In fact some of the players that opt to play at online casinos are barely legal and certainly just barely make the gambling legal age (if even).
 
So why the turn in age? Well the answer isn’t exactly all that clear. Many are saying that perhaps the age of the players is so low because youngsters are just so computer savvy these days that playing at an online casino on your personal laptop or computer is only the natural thing to do. Another reason that many are pointing to is all the hype that is built up surrounding online casinos throughout the web as well as other methods of social media also.
 
The youth can’t help themselves – they are drawn to all the information that they read on the internet and all the hype that surrounds online poker and thus online casinos that they see on TV as poker is such a big deal these days!
 
This is true for youth throughout the world including those in Europe and the UK as well as younger players in the US and Canada within North America. It will be interesting to see if the trend continues as the years go on and online casinos and online poker rooms become even more and more popular and completely mainstream within the near future.