Online Casinos News Guide

Eurosport is positioning themselves for several launches of their new betting platform across Europe in the coming year or so as they venture into the online sports betting market with eurosportBET.co.uk. The new site will be a joint venture between Eurosport and Serendipity, top investment firm in the media sector.

Eurosport, known as a top European sports satellite and cable network in 54 different countries, offers broadcasts in 20 different languages and features a variety of sport broadcasts including UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup football, Monte Carlo Rally, the Olympics, cycling events, tennis, World Championship Snooker, Australian Football, and much more. Serendipity Investment SAS is an investment firm that specializes in late stage, mature and middle market investments in the media sector.

June 1st is set as the launch date for the new members’ betting site that will offer nine different sports to gamble on and will be offered free to users. Future poker and live betting options are set to launch later in the summer as well as offerings in as many European countries as possible once online gambling regulations become more lax.

Eurosport’s plan is to launch two new sites a year for the next five years, beginning with Italy and France in 2010 followed by Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Poland and Belgium with a goal of 530,000 players by 2014.

Caroline de Fontenay, marketing director of SAS Betting, said the market indicates a trend toward easing up on online gambling regulation which makes this move perfect for Eurosport as sports betting is no longer associated with negative rules.

If you love playing online slots you’re going to love what online casino Golden Casino has to offer for both new players and for anyone playing on their site during the month of June!

After running a successful series of slots tournaments throughout May, Golden Casino will be moving full throttle forward into June with another month of fantastic tournaments. June will see them give away a guaranteed $260,000 in prize money throughout more than 50 different freeroll tournaments.

The aptly titled June ‘Free-Nominon’ tournaments begin June 1st with a huge $15,000 freeroll slot tournament for play on the popular Cherry Blossom online slot. This 5-reel, 25-payline slot takes players on a trip through Japan with fans, Japanese buildings, cherry blossoms and even Geisha symbols (Wilds). Even the music offers players a chance to escape with soothing woodwind and string sounds.

Additional free roll tournaments happen daily at 3:30pm EST till 10:30pm, Monday through Friday where you can play for another $500. And don’t forget to mark your calendars for Friday, June 6th because Golden Casino is hosting their largest freeroll of the month for $75,000, running until Friday, June 12th.

If you’re a newbie to Golden Casino you can take advantage of their sign-up match bonus that will get you an additional 100% for your initial deposit, up to $555. To qualify you simply have to deposit a minimum of $25. You’ll also receive an entry into Golden Casinos exclusive Slot Tournament to have a shot at another $3,000!

The Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation has come to the rescue of many concerned parents worried about their children’s online surfing behaviours.

Whether it happens by accident or on purpose, it’s likely kids will wind up on some sites that they shouldn’t be. And what could be more enticing that an online casino site? Designed to attract user with exciting games and graphics, it’s literally a haven for kids looking for something interesting to do. The online gambling often starts simply with the free play games available at many online casinos and when they find they have a little cash, that’s when the real wagering begins.

In actuality the number of children and young adults who gamble online is a bit shocking. A three-year old study commissioned by the Gaming Corporation found that 15% of 18 year olds and 19% of children 15-17 years old admitted they had gambled online. The study also revealed that 60% of those young gamblers were boys and 25% were girls.

Thankfully the new software, said to be the first of its kind and aptly named BetStopper, was designed as a reaction toward the lack of any type of security system out there. BetStopper actually looks for gaming URLs as well as gaming language on a website and was proven to have a 98% success rate in blocking gaming sites. The software also ran a trial run with 250 Nova Scotian families in 2007 with much success.

BetStopper is set to be launched this upcoming weekend at the ‘We Love Our Children Expo’ at Exhibition Park in Halifax, NS. It will also be distributed at a variety of public events throughout Nova Scotia in the summer months. Those outside of Nova Scotia can get a copy by contacting the gaming corporation at www.nsgc.ca.

As both sides argue the pros and cons for legalizing and regulating online gambling in the U.S., Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts has introduced a new bill this month in a second attempt to reverse the ban on Internet gambling enacted when Republicans led Congress.

This second iteration would give the Treasury Department the ability to license and regulate online casinos and companies that serve U.S. players. As the law stands right now, no financial institutions in the U.S. are allowed to conduct or handle transactions made to and from Internet gambling sites.

And of course, with the introduction of the legislation comes arguments for both sides. Though many are sure what side they stand on there are few who can safely say what kind of benefits or damages might be done by allowing online gambling sites to operate in the U.S.

Mr. Frank pointed out that legalizing internet gambling would create more tax revenue and is an issue of personal liberty in which the government should neither support nor promote while the Poker Players Alliance, strong supporters of the bill, have over $1 million members and the support from former Senator Alfonse M. D’Amato, Republican of New York.

While on the other side of the fence you have social conservatives, professional and amateur sports organizations (including the NCAA) who argue the bill could threaten the integrity of competitive sports while many others who argue for issues around under age gambling, addictive behavior and lax regulations. As the bill makes its way around congress it will be interesting to see how the issue unfolds in the U.S.

A new online casino has joined the ranks of the online gambling industry with lots of great features, exciting games and options tailored to the variety of world-wide players who will log on to the site.

Right now you can take advantage of several bonuses and promotions from the new site, Casinomoons.com including a welcome bonus, a progressive jackpot all players can take part in, an extra deposit bonus and more!

First, sign up at Casinomoons.com and you can receive a huge deposit bonus of up to $5,000 on your first five deposits! Next and the most exciting promotion available is the progressive jackpot that has been growing since Casino Moons launched. The total is just over $553,000 and up for grabs for any player to win!

In order to take part in these great promotions all you really need to do is download the software file and sign up for an account. After that the sky’s the limit. You can play a great variety of games including classics like Blackjack, Slots and Poker. If you’re a beginner the site offers great ‘How to’ guides and terminology guides to help you along to become a fantastic online casino player.

For any problems that may come up, the site offers Live Support and caters currently to English, French and Norwegian players with more languages to be added in the future.

And if that isn’t enough to have you clicking over to Casinomoons there is also a loyalty bonus, a birthday bonus and lots of tournaments to get in on!

It’s been a pretty successful week at online casino Bodog with lots of winners taking home oodles of cash just in time for the weekend.

Most impressive was Jennifer Y’s double win. The California resident hit the biggest jackpot awarded yesterday winning $11,405 on the ‘Outta This World’ slot as well as another $6,350 on the ‘Red Sands’ slot. Both games are video slots with 20 pay lines and 5 reels however they are distinctly different in themes where Outta This World takes you into outer space while Red Sands takes you to the Australian outback.

Bodog also had winners from all across the U.S. including Texas, Maryland, New Jersey, South Carolina and more! Texan Gayla Johnston walked away with $7,406 after hitting the jackpot on 7’s and Stripes, Maryland player Sandra S. played the Rain Dance slot turning her day into a sunny one with a $7,252 win and Sam P. of New Jersey took home $6,113 from the Blackjack tables. And those are just a few of the lucky players this week!

Most of Bodog’s payouts have been on the online slots. They are a great opportunity to have some fun while gambling because they almost feel like video games with their fun themes, symbols and sounds and their extra fun bonus rounds!

Bodog offers its players sports betting, Vegas-style gaming including 75 games and a feature-rich poker room as well as race book. Get to Bodog today and open an account and you’ll receive a 10% bonus.

The beginning of the year means many things. It’s the time when a fresh start is a welcomed change. For online casinos the New Year means lots of hot promotions and contests. However as the seasons start to change so do the playing habits of online gamers.

It’s no surprise that the game of poker is one of, if not the most popular gambling game being played today. A lot of the hype has been generated by the World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournaments that have been televised for years.

It’s these summer broadcasts that have and will drive online poker playing this summer. Viewers will not only be bombarded with ads for online casinos but they will also feel the itch to get in on the action just by watching the fantastic poker players on the WSOP circuit. That’s why, during the summer months, online casinos see a shift from slots and other games to poker.

The 40th Annual World Series of Poker begins at the end of May with satellites and events running through till the final, World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold’em Event which runs from July 3rd to July 15th. The final table game will take place November 7th-10th.

Check out some of the many online poker sites like PKR.com, PartyPoker.com or Devilfish.com who are offering WSOP seat giveaways and packages to the events. You could be on your way to sitting at the final table with the best of the best, in some cases for mere pennies!

Finally U.S. online casino players have another option when choosing an online casino. With an already diminished number of casinos that were still allowing U.S. players to play it’s nice to know a new casino has been launched by one of the top providers in the world!

The new site, launched by Intertops and aptly dubbed ‘The Red Casino’ to differentiate it from the regular Intertops online casino which is green, is now allowing U.S. players to get in on some of the top games and biggest jackpots around.

An Intertops spokesperson expressed the companies pride and joy in being able to finally offer a great, new product to customers in the United States.

The new casino, with a hot red look, is powered by Real Time Gaming (RTG) now instead of the green casino which is powered by Microgaming. Unfortunately the switch had to be made after Microgaming pulled out of the U.S. market altogether.

The Red Casino offers more than 300 games for both download and non-download play. Just some of the great games being highlighted include top slots like Jackpot Piñatas as well as all the classic table and video games to satisfy anyone’s appetite. The site also offers sports book, poker and games sections as well.

Check out the new site now and receive a 100% Welcome bonus of up to $100 on your first deposit. And if you’ve already jumped on the bandwagon don’t worry, you can still take advantage of this promotion as well!

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is arguably the top place to find all the great poker players on the circuit. Always being televised as well, this event has raised poker to the height of its popularity today. This event can make or break a poker player’s career so it’s no wonder players clamor to get a seat!

Thanks to online casino TitanPoker.com you can now get another chance to win yourself a coveted seat. The packages are worth up to $13,000 and are for this summer’s WSOP events.

Titan Poker prize package is an incredible package to get you to and from Las Vegas and includes the $10,000 needed for the buy-in to the Main Event as well as travel to and from Sin City and seven nights’ accommodations at the Rio Hotel and Casino, and all for (possibly) a mere 84 cents!

Yes, the satellites running every Sunday night start at as low as 84 cents. There also a Saturday evening tournament that could also snag you a 2009 WSOP World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha seat as well! And if you really want to show the world you belong at the WSOP you can also win seats to two WSOP No Limit Hold’em $1,500 Buy-in Events.

If 84 cents is even too steep for you they are also offering a freeroll competition for the rest of this month! Who knows, you could be heading to Vegas with no risk to your own pockets!

Online casino software and games provider Cryptologic has an already impressive lineup of casino games. From Marvel-themed online slots to huge progressive jackpot network slots to table games, video poker and more, CryptoLogic has long been considered a leader in online gaming.

Three new games are being added to their lineup: Jenga, Buccaneers Bounty and 4-Deck Atlantic City Blackjack. Both Jenga and Buccaneers Bounty are downloadable video slots

The addition of Jenga according to Brian Hadfield, Cryptologic’s President and CEO demonstrates Cryptologic’s ability to successfully take the world’s top brands into the online gaming market. Hadfield also said it demonstrates their strength in e-gaming innovation which keeps both players and customers happy.

Jenga offers players 18 pay lines to gamble on for a top prize of 50,000 coins per round! Buccaneer’s Bounty is perfect for pirate lovers as players can play from either the viewpoint of a pirate or as defender of the island on 20 pay lines for two bonus rounds and the ability to win up to 6,000 times your win. And finally in 4-Deck Atlantic City Blackjack the percentage payout is higher and the dealer receives a second card before the players finish their hands.

Cryptologic’s Vice President, Justin Thouin said these new additions follow already impressive branded games like Bejeweled, Cubis, Sudoku as well as 280 other great games and strengthens Cryptologic’s position as premier innovator of online casino games.