Online Casinos News Guide

The US is getting closer and closer to legalizing online gambling.  Now that there are multiple politicians in favor of the legalization and regulation of online gambling, the process is speeding ahead, regardless of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA).

These politicians understand that Americans should have the right to choose where they spend their money and what hobbies they have.  They also believe this move will greatly benefit the country’s recovering economy.  Online gambling is a massive industry and adds a great deal of revenue to the country in which it is legalized and regulated.

The UIGEA is set to go into effect June 1^st, 2010 but there is other legislation currently being reviewed by Congress that will has the ability to render the UIGEA null and void.

Players in the US are definitely looking forward to gambling at an online casino of their choice.  The number of choices will increase significantly once online gambling is legalized and US players will be open to many more bonuses and promotions.

With big names in politics and online gambling speaking out, there is a lot of pressure on Congress to stop the UIGEA but there really is no indication of which way they will vote.  Online casino players and operators can only cross their fingers and hope that the decision swings in their favor.  If not, they must continue to enjoy online gambling through offshore casinos while operators lose out on a potentially huge market.

Its about time that we heard about a big slot winner in 2010. Not too many winners have yet been announced and we aren’t familiar with too many millionaires that have been made in this new year. But this player is off to a great start landing themselves $37,000 in total from online casino iNetBet.com after playing a slot on a small deposit of 30 dollars.
 
The online casino has been around for a long time but has said that it has actually not given away such a large amount of money in a short duration of time. The player made the deposit of 30 dollars to a newly created account and soon after saw her total winnings climb to a whopping eleven thousand dollars. As if that wasn’t enough the player decided to play a little longer and made another five thousand dollars by winning a progressive jackpot on a different slot.
 
The player was feeling lucky and asked the assistance of her husband. He selected yet another lucky slot and the player won another jackpot worth over 4,000 dollars after just another few spins. She simply did not believe her eyes!
 
As not to push her luck the player decided to take a few days off but then decided to give it one more shot and play one of her favourite slots which landed her on a jackpot worth 12,000 dollars which was her largest win yet! The player cashed out everything but a few hundred dollars at this point and landed herself on another jackpot of almost 2,000 more dollars. This was the end of the playing for now and she is happy to say that she feels very lucky this year and looks forward to enjoying a fabulous vacation with her family after all the excitement and winning!

If you are looking to win a little extra do in the name of love then the tournaments that are in store for the next little while will be just what the doctor ordered. Online casinos are planning some great fun events just in time for Valentine’s Day which happens to be next Sunday. There are many people that celebrate the holiday with someone special and others that would rather not even remember that the holiday is happening but either way its a great way for online casinos to have another event that will get many people excited!
 
There are already reports that several online casinos will be doing special things for the holiday. Online casino Titan Poker will be holding a special tournament for lovers to win some extra money and so will online poker room Party Poker. There are many online casinos that will be doing at least something little to show awareness for the day that many celebrate love for their significant others and other important people and things in their lives.
 
The online casinos want their members and players to know that they are also loved which is why there will be many great bonuses and promotions to take advantage of at the time. Online casinos are all starting to write and post about these events now as the holiday is just around the corner and there hasn’t been too much action around it yet. Either way, you could always look for a little extra cash that could be won from the online casinos to help make for that extra special date with a special someone!

Everyone is feeling a little love this month! Since Valentines day is only a few weeks away one online scratch card room is offering their players a chance to win some free love packages that they are sure to enjoy with their significant other. The site known as Scratch2Cash.com as well as Hopa.com are collectively giving away more than 400 package deals that are each valued at $250 which will allow winners the opportunity to manifest their idea of the perfect Valentine’s day to spend with their honey.

There are many options that players can choose from if they are the recipients of the package deal. Players that make deposits this month are all eligible to participate in the raffle and have the opportunity to win a fun adventure of their choice, a romantic night at home with the perfect dinner, a day shopping to their hearts delight and so much more.
 
The date of the month symbolizes the amount of packages that are given out that day and those that make the deposit on that day are eligible to win in the raffle. So the key is to make frequent deposits this month and watch your odds as winning on the 28 allows from 28 ballots to be won while winning on the 15 only allows for 15.
 
There are also two ultimate love packages that are going to be awarded to players not lucky enough to win from the draw. These packages are worth much more so look out for these great offerings on Feb 9th as well as Feb 28th! And enjoy your time at the site.

An American company based out of Oregon spends the bulk of their time searching for and stopping any fraudulent activity occurring on the internet.  The company is called Iovation and many companies who have online websites will hire Iovation to protect themselves and their customers from becoming victims of online fraud.

Last week they were able to produce a report revealing that they stop 30,000 attempts at fraud per day for their clients.  The idea is that Iovation does thorough reputation checks for their customers before the customer does business with them.  To showcase the importance that people place on internet safety, Iovation has performed almost three billion checks for their clients since they opened.  In 2009 they almost tripled the number of clients they had by the end of 2008. Those who invested in Iovation during its early years should be quite comfortable with their decision to invest as the company’s stocks are on the rise.

What does this mean for the online gambling world?  Many players who enjoy gambling are afraid to do so online because they are worried about fraud.  And rightfully so.  All online casino players must choose a method of payment to transfer funds from their bank accounts to their preferred casino.  While most of these payment options are highly secured, there is still the danger of involving a third party and therefore exposing any of the necessary personal information.

The super bowl is just around the corner taking place the weekend after this upcoming one. There are many people that will be watching the event on their home TV’s, at a bar, at a party or perhaps somewhere else, but the point is that its one of the biggest events in TV all year as well as on of the most recognized sporting events in history no matter what the year or who is playing in the finals!
 
The online casinos are reporting that people are already starting to place their wagers on win/lose outcomes, spreads, points captured as well as many other factors that can be wagered on with regards to the super bowl. Online casino sports books find this time of year to be one of the busier ones and they are happy to take just as many bets as are made by fans and serious betters watching the game throughout North America and the rest of the world.
 
While this event mostly gets their fan base from the US and Canada, there are other football fans throughout the world that enjoy watching and making a little wager on the winning team (or at least the team they think will be the winner)
 
If you have never bet on sports in the past this is a great event to bet on. You can visit the sports book at your online casino and learn about information you need to know in order to place a elementary wager on the event. There are bets that get more complex and complicated as you get more involved but there are many bets that beginners can make as well! Remember to enjoy the game and be a fan before a gambler to ensure that you have the most fun!

While the focus on the news isn’t as centered on Haiti as it was last week the online casino industry is still doing their share to help. Just because the media doesn’t think that this is prime news anymore does not mean that the problem isn’t more severe than ever. The country that suffered from being hit by one of the most major earthquakes to date has death counts quickly climbing over the 200,000 mark and the destruction includes many hospitals, schools and homes of hundreds of thousands of people.
 
Online casino Titanpoker.com is holding a tournament this Sunday that will give all proceeds raised to the Red Cross organization in an effort to help Haiti in a way they know they can. The online casino is happy to do this for this very serious issue and the players will be just as supportive. The casino management says that it is happy to do what they can when there is such an urgency and people that are completely innocent are suffering.
 
People are also encouraged to make donations and many names in the online gambling industry are giving out helping hands and trying to reach out from all over the world to help those in need. The online casino industry was not expected to provide as much help and support as they did but they are really coming thru under the wire because they have many members at the tip of their fingertips and people that have a little extra money to spend at the online casino are happy if it goes to a good cause while they are still having a good time.

Partypoker.com has many tricks up their sleeves these days and by tricks we mean great promotions for you to take part in! The latest promotion that is happening from Jan 25th ending Jan 30th is the WPT Celebrity invitational tournament freerolls which give players the opportunity to win one of 15 seats into the Celebrity Invitational only tournament in the WPT Poker Classic event that will be taking place in Los Angeles later on this year!
 
The online casino is running to versions of the freeroll. All players need to enter is some party points in their accounts that can be attained by playing in regular cash games or tournaments that are readily available. The freeroll is a stage tournament and the people from the first stage will play in one other stage where the top 15 places will get to be the players that win seats at the Celebrity tournament.
 
There are two types of tournaments. The ten party point qualifier which awards the top three spots entry into the next and final stage and then there is the twenty five point tournament that will give the top fifteen players entry into the final tournament which again will land the top fifteen seats an entry into the big game.
 
The tournament entry is worth $3000 dollars. But the best part is that players will get to compete in poker against some of the best players in the poker industry as well as so many A-list celebrities that are amazing to play with. This is sure to be one of the best events on the poker circuit and surely one you don’t want to miss so hurry up and try to qualify today!

Right2bet.net is a site that is dedicated to fair gambling rules and is vehemently against the current ones imposed by the European Union (EU).  What they want is to be able to bet freely in Europe and have taken it upon themselves to represent the public.  They recently created an advertisement that publicly denounced the EU, which has subsequently been banned across Europe.

The ads are of a man dressed like a referee.  He spends the better part of two minutes running around a random street and dancing.  As people walk by him he runs up to them and holds a red or yellow card above his head, just like a soccer game.  When people try to get around him he blocks them.  Very fitting considering that they are debating the fact that some EU states run a monopoly when it comes to online gambling.  What they want is freedom for the public to gamble from any online casino they please, no matter where it is licensed.  Right2bet is calling for a system similar to the one being used in the UK because it is fair to both players and operators and no one has an advantage over anyone else. 

Right2bet is attempting to get 1,000,000 signatures from any European residents who also want the freedom to choose any online casino they’d like.

There are many amazing poker tournaments that people can play in – but unfortunately for most you have to have the big bucks to get there! Average buy –in for the hot WPT and WSOP tournaments run anywhere upwards 10,000 dollars which is a sum of money that many people just don’t have. But those people are lucky these days because with a little hard work and a lot of dedication people can get to these tournaments for as little as a few dollars or better yet you can win yourself a package for free!
 
The online poker room Partypoker.com is offering their players from all over the world a chance to play in the WPT LA Poker Classic for free! They are giving away several packages worth 14,000 dollars each to those players that play through all the qualifying rounds of the poker tournaments that are running several times daily. The online casino is also adding much more excitement to the event by guaranteeing that some party poker players will also walk away with their share of a million dollars extra that Party Poker is adding on top of the prize package that the WPT is already offering.
 
The 14,000 dollar prize package includes: Airfare transportation to and from the WPT event in Los Angeles no matter where you are coming from, the 10,000 entry fee into the tournament, hotel accommodation fit for the kings as well as 2500 dollars in shopping money which you are free to spend as you desire!
 
If this sounds even remotely interesting to you log on to Party Poker now as there is no cash deposit necessary to be a part of this great giveaway and you just might be the next big winner!