Archive for November, 2008

Online Casino Industry Gaming Awards

Friday, November 28th, 2008

The CAP award committee have began gathering their nominations and it looks as though CasinoBonusGuy will likely take home at least 3 awards at the next event due in January of 2009.

The CAP awards which were nicknamed the “cappies” are designated awards created to measure and award success in the online gambling industry.

CasinoBonusGuy is an information site that is constantly updated with new and upcoming bonuses that are offered or will be offered at several popular online casinos measuring which sites currently run the best promotions, the best bonuses and the largest jackpots.

This is the second year in a row that the awards will be happening and are scheduled to continue to happen in January in the years to come.

One of the greatest advantages to these awards is that voting is done by the public and other industry players so the people using the sites get to determine which sites recieve awards.

The awards range in success categories and really are a true measure about everything that is happening well in the online gaming industry when it comes to online gambling.

It is not yet known where this event will be held in January but it is guaranteed to be a huge hit and success. Industry leaders will dress to the nines in black tie attire to impress one another and share in the ceremonies, the great food and the wonderful entertainment that is planned for the evening.

CasinoBonusGuy is just one of the many that will be honored that night for great and fair ongoing work this year as an affiliate to many online gambling sites.

Online Gambling Feeling Economic Tumble

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Some people used to believe that both physical and online gambling industries were completely able to shun away from whatever else is going in the economy today. Well it seems as though with recent times this is clearly changing.

Most cities that count on gambling infrastructures to boost their economies are coming to realise that gambling cannot withstand the economic downturn even though it may have done so in the past. The online gambling community is reporting that they are seeing a similar trend and are seeing less and less people make large deposit into their accounts online during the slow down in the economy.

Cities such as Atlantic City, Las Vegas and Macau are really feeling the blow much more than those on the internet because while gambling comes into play within those destinations there is also an aspect to travel and paying the sum of flights, entertainment and accommodations.

Online casinos are trying to react and keep players with huge sign up bonuses in the sums of over 100% but while this may keep the players in the short term it seems to have a hard time keeping them there if the economy continues to dwindle.

For those of you still looking to spend some cash and perhaps hit a big jackpot in this economic crisis it is a perfect opportunity to take advantage of the situation and find those online casinos offering the best deal and sign up to take a shot at winning big so that the economy has no affect on your fun!

Online Gambling a Constant Battle in Korea

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Every year since the online gambling explosion Korean officals aim to crack down on the internet casino players. This year the list of possible prosecutions grows much higher than that of the years prior.

Korean officials are saying that they are seeing more and more online gambling sites develop in a country where online gambling is simply been deemed illegal and this year there were over 1600 people arrested in conjunction and association with online gambling, this number is six times higher than the number of arrests that were made in the previous year.

Most of the people arrested were gambling online while several were arrested for actually holding money dealing operations to allow Korean gamblers access of depositing money online with the intention to gamble at an online casino. The biggest offenders were those that were actually running the online gambling website in total.

Police authorties mentioned that they had shut down all the sites that they had power to shut and are concerned that online gambling has become a past time for those of the lower income bracket families.

Online gambling has made profits of over $65 million untaxed US dollars and accounts for several illegal business operations in Korea. For the most part there is no way of determining who is at the top of the chain of command when it comes to an online casino in Korea many online casino operators hide their illegal business with their full time roles and continue to operate a double life hiding their winnings by making donations and belonging to many groups and organizations.

Online Casino Site Casino-Online.com Launches New Portal

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

The newly launched Casino-Online.com portal is an innovative creation that has recently launched and has promised to provide bonus’ and remuneration to both its online members and its cooperating partners. The new site will have access to other popular online betting sites such as Casino Tropez, Titan Poker and 888.  It is likely that many more online casinos will follow this path and join this innovative organization. This site will also be available in 5 different languages including English, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and French.



This newly launched site is unique and innovative and brings together any and everything that an online gambler maybe looking for. Online Gamblers will no longer have the need to visit various sites to compare bonus or to sign into their accounts. They will simple have to sign into one portal, have one set of software and be able to operate any partner casino that the website has available.

This new site is literally a gamblers dream all wrapped up in one presentation. Members are able to read news articles about the latest bonuses, check up on upcoming poker tournaments and receive updates on the most recent online gambling news.

This new collaboration seems to be a win-win situation for everyone involved. Players will get everything they need from one destination on the web and online gambling sites will get better exposure on the web without creating efforts to advertise their promotions or games. It is an ideal solution that allows for everything to happen at one place.

Online Gambling Site Blocks Player from Kentucky

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Following new laws and regulations that were passed recently Online Gambling site Cake Poker is no longer allowing American residents from Kentucky to sign up for a membership on their website.

The Governor in Kentucky ordered a ban on almost all gambling sites to its residents in September. All in all he and his team included over 140 website names in the list. The most popular were online poker sites such as Full Tilt, Ultimate Bet, Poker Stars and Cake Poker. The Governor requested that these sites be completely removed from the web but gaming officials argued and the judge ruled that if the sites were to block all further players that reside in Kentucky from signing up than no further legal action would be taken against them.

Current members of Kentucky are presently permitted to play as before but new players cannot create an account if their IP address shows a Kentucky based origination.

The gaming officials are trying to create a case for the poker rooms that are available online saying that “poker is a game of skill” unlike many other games that are more common to gambling such as online slots, online roulette, online blackjack and so on. With poker avid players have control of their game and this is why there are so many repeat winners seen when poker is watched on TV.

The Cake Poker poker room is a company that is based out of Curacao and is regulated and licensed under their laws. They are currently offering several guaranteed promotions to their customers.

Online Gambling Numbers on the Rise

Friday, November 21st, 2008

While gambling can be an all around addictive activity it seems as though those that gamble online have a much higher chance of become addicts.

Online Casinos, gambling and betting websites are readily available at the click of the mouse and all from the comforts of your own home. It is almost hard not to become addicted since you simply log on, create and account and proceed to the gambling activity of your choosing. Whether it be poker, table games, slots or the regular old sports betting; all the necessities to make a wager are at your disposal.

Statistics say that online gambling addiction is on the rise and that there isn’t anything to stop it. Gambling addicts are those that have lost complete control and cannot see that they may have a problem. Many believe that the more times you visit an online casino the higher your chances are for winning or catching a lucky break to get a big jackpot, the truth is the more time someone spends the trickier it becomes.

Most online casinos do recommend that players gamble within their limits. And if online gambling seems to be a problem for you or someone you know perhaps you could recommend gambling with free money. Many websites offer the opportunity to play for free and better your game. Free play is available for poker, blackjack, roulette and even online slot play.

Now you are probably thinking that there’s no fun if you can’t win real money! But think of this: firstly you can’t lose either and many online gambling sites offer the opportunity to win real money in a free game as well as awarding many prizes such as entries to real life tournaments.

8 Year Sentence Given to Chinese Man for Online Gambling Heist

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Tam Chi-Wai, who is presently a Hong Kong resident has been arrested and given an eight year sentence in prison for running a gambling house in China that was connected to more than 30 online gambling websites.

He established many online websites which took bets and involved over 3000 people all working in this nationwide scam which manage to place bets worth over 8 billion yuan producing over 250 million yaun in illegal winnings for Chi-Wai. This total is considered the biggest online gambling scam to ever hit China.

Tam Chi-Wai began the online network in 1999 and continued to rake in the millions for over 9 years until he was caught in June for placing an illegitimate wager. Tams network consisted of employees that scoped out different locations for bank accounts to house the winnings, other were in charge of building and maintaining the websites and some were simply promoters to gain traffic to his sites.

Tam was charged with a 20 Million yuan fine and will not be able to refute his sentence. Further sentencing is currently under discussion. Online gambling is considered illegal in many parts of China.

Casino Treasure offers slot player the chance to win $4000

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

The online casino, Casino Treasure has launched a promotion for the month of November, wherein the Casino will be awarding its loyal slot playing members the chance to share in over $4000 worth of prizes. The first prize in the promotion stands at $1500.

For a player wanting to take part in the promotion, he should play the Jackhammer Jackpot at Casino Treasure, and he will; have a shot at participating in the main draw to win the prize. Players will also have the chance to win a massive $250,000 Jackpot.

A player wanting to qualify for this promotion should meet the betting requirement for his class. Also the player must place his bet on the Jackhammer Jackpot Online Slot game to qualify for the promotion.

For players belonging to the Gold class, they can place a minimum bet of $5000 to qualify for the promotion and be eligible to win cash prizes worth $1500. Players belonging to the silver class, they can place bets between the sums of $2500 and $5000 and win a cash prize worth $750. Players, who have just started playing at the casino, can win a sum of $350 by joining the Bronze Class by betting a sum between $1000 and $2500.

Players need not worry if they are not eligible for the Bronze class, or if they are not lucky enough to win a cash award as the casino offers them a Second Chance Draw. The casino will select 10 players who have bet a minimum sum of $300 at random and these 10 players will win an instant cash prize of $150.

Online Gambling Site Mansion Casino Announces Its November Promotions

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Online Casino Mansioncasino.com has released their November Promotions. The biggest promotion that they have to announce this month is the around the world in 80 days promo which will be running November 7th until December 17th. Players that want to participate will begin to earn points that are to be accumulated throughout the month’s time and at the end of the month 5 top players that have the largest amount of points will each receive a huge prize of $5000 dollars in cash each deposited into their accounts.

But the 5 top prizes are not the only thing happening with this promotion, for those players that will be active throughout the promotion the online casino will be awarding random prizes of 100 dollars a shot at special times throughout the time period.

Another promotion that will be running this month is the Free Spin promotion that will happen during the days of November 15th and November 16th. In this promotion players that play the mini roulette game will have the chance to qualify for the $40 bonus just for playing. Another thing to remember is to play the Japanese slot Geisha Story during those days for a chance to win another special bonus and opportunity at the large progressive jackpot.

As if that just wasn’t enough there are several other promotions happening this month as well. There will be a reload bonus for current members of 25% on a minimum of a $50 deposit. As well there will also be another promo in the middle of the month that will give a reload bonus with no minimum deposit.

Online Casino VegasSkyCasino.com Starts Operations

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

There’s a new location to visit online if you are looking for another online casino to check out. VegasSkyCasino.com has recently launched and will be offered in several languages and accepts currencies other than the traditional US dollar and Euro. The new online casino is hosting games by Rival Software and will start the days by offering over 75 online games. This online casino has a new concept to keep players coming back month after month as they are making a commitment to launch a new game at a minimum of every month.

CEO of the company says that if they aim to add at least one game per month than they are always going to stay current and have players checking in on a regular basis.

The online casino is starting their launch by handing a monetary bonus at all players that join within the first month as well as promising reload bonus in at least the amount of 10% every time that a member reloads.



This site is starting something new by encouraging players to continuously reload into their accounts. They are saying that the bonus will increase time after time in percentage for at least the first 4 reloads, allowing the forth reload to yield a 100% bonus in any sum up to $200.

So come check this new online casino out and be sure to refill that account frequently as they are making it well worth your while to join and enjoy the new games and bonus that they currently have to offer with many more to follow.