Online Casinos News Guide

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!

With summer coming to an end, August is the month for a lot of people to get that break away from work. Thanks to InterCasino, players can win a holiday vacation this month without having to spend a thing.

InterCasino’s latest promotion is a vacation promotion, with $20,000 worth of holidays being given away this month, with four amazing trips to hot European destinations up for grabs, as well as a luxury Safari trip in Kenya.

The first European trip was won last week, worth $2,500. Congratulations to susygirl8 who won the first trip of the month, to Paris! There are still 3 European trips to be won, as well as the Safari trip in Kenya. This week’s winner will win a trip to Barcelona, also valued at $2,500! Basically, all the European trips are worth $2,500. The third week’s winner will win a trip to Amsterdam, and the last European trip to be won will be to Monaco. The final trip to be won will be the luxury Safari trip in Kenya worth $10,000, and that trip will be running the whole month as opposed to one week like the rest of the trips.

With every $25 deposit players make this month, they can earn one entry into the week’s prize draw for the current vacation prize, as well as earn one entry into the grand Safari trip. The sky is the limit on how many entries you want to enter, its really a matter of how much you plan on playing. To ensure that players get their entry into the draws, they must use the bonus code “BREAK1” every time they make a deposit.

Win your trip away today at InterCasino!

British Columbia is doing it, and by the looks of it, so is Ontario. Online casinos and sportsbooks software is now allowed in those provinces, as well as others. This trend is not just happening across Canada, but also all around the world.

Now you are probably wondering why? The biggest motivating factor is that it pays. A lot. Governments are adopting this growing trend as a means to bring in more revenue from a new source. Ontario alone needs as much revenue as possible, with all the promises set out by the government, as well as the looming $20 billion deficit. Branching out and expanding the gambling sector is just one of the ways they are trying to offset the mounting debt they have building.

The cost of running a land based casino is substantial, as there is the operational costs, not to mention the cost of employing thousands. In comparison to building a casino, a web based one versus a land based one is comparatively cheaper. When a land based casino opens up, it costs millions to build, millions to set up and get operational with staff included, and then it takes so much time. Online gambling websites that use sportsbook software, or any gambling software cost so much less, and take very little time to set up. The hardest part of running an online gambling website is hiring the 50-60 staff to run it.

Will governments start using this as a means to bring in more revenue to offset costs? Only time will tell.

Literally one day after the ban on online gambling had been lifted in the United States, PartyGaming announced that they would be combining forces with Austrian gambling giant Bwin.

This joint venture has English bookmarkers green with envy, as the coupling of these two online gambling giants reeks of money. Bwin will be worth an estimated $3.7 billion then. Because the market was there before for PartyGaming, its like Bwin is litereally hopping onto a gravy train that is going to sky rocket their profits. Entering the U.S market means that PartyGaming will be back with a vengeance as they were the number one ranking online casino gaming provider.

There was a federal ban imposed in 2006 in the United States, forcing out many English bookmarkers, as well as other online gaming providers around the world. Now that the ban has been lifted, the move to join forces will be greatly beneficial to both PartyGaming and Bwin.

When the 2006 federal ban on online gambling took place, it hit online gambling companies around the world, and with PartyGaming ranked as the number one online gambing provider, they felt that blow the most as 70% of their customers were from within the United States. It was a substantial hit to take, as PartyGaming’s rank as the number one gaming provider went down to number four.

With the ban lifted, PartyGaming is looking to make a rebound on their losses, and Bwin will definitely help with that.

Brand slots will never not be popular in the online casino world, and Microgaming knows it. The popular online casino software developer has stuck to its guns, consistently putting out a wide range of online slots games based on a wide array of video games, movies and comic books. Now, Microgaming has moved on to conquer the mother of all movie trilogies: The Lord of the Rings.

The Lord of the Rings will be available sometime in September, and online casinos all over the internet are lining up to become the first places to offer the game. Of course, Microgaming’s most popular brands will offer the game, so expect to find Lord of the Rings at All Slots and Spin Palace. Other, lesser-known online casinos like CasinoAction and 7Sultans will also carry the brand.

As is the case with the books and the movies, the Lord of the Rings online slots will be released in three different parts: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King.

Surrounding the launch of each new game, Microgaming will be offering up brand new promotions and special bonuses to get players hyped about the release. So, expect to earn a great deal of bonus cash come September.

In the online gambling world, operators are always looking for ways to one-up each other by creating new and innovative games that will blow their competition out of the water. While live dealers and interactive online slots have experienced a huge upswing, 3D online casino games seem to be the big new trend in the online gambling industry.

888 has become the first online gambling operator to launch 3D casino games, where players can take part in games that claim to truly replicate the land-based gambling experience. The games will be available in Instant Play and downloadable versions, so all online casino players can take part in this brand new online gaming experience.

3D technology is becoming a huge trend in the general entertainment world. With the inception of 3D TVs and the upswing of 3D IMAX movies, it is only natural that the trend would spread to the online casino industry.

The world’s first 3D casino was Le Croupier, a brand launched by Lucien Barriere. While it was indeed innovative, it targeted mostly towards the French gaming market. 888 picks up where Le Croupier leaves off by attempting to attract a wide range of players from all over the world.

While many American online gambling websites are skeptical about the legalization of online gambling, Las Vegas casinos are hopeful that the activity will be legalized within the next year. Despite the widespread concern that online gambling may displace land-based casinos, Las Vegas views it as a lucrative business opportunity.

It was recently mentioned that Barney Frank’s new bill would not grant online casino licenses to operators who chose to remain in the market, despite the enacting of the UIGEA. These operators not only illegally operated in the United States but also gained a huge head start, ahead of operators who patiently awaited the legalization of online gambling.

This development has caused numerous land-based casino operators to change their point-of-view about online gambling. If the bill does punish operators who stayed in the American market, Las Vegas casinos will be able to launch their own online gambling brands to players in the United States. This would open up many doors for the land-based gambling environment, as they would no longer have to worry about being displaced by online casinos.

Although the new online gambling bill is likely to be passed this year, industry insiders expect that it will be a long and laborious process. The bill will have to undergo markups and hearings before it is passed, but Las Vegas operators continue to patiently await its enactment.

It is quite rare for online casino news to sneak into general interest newscasts, but the recent news about the Michael Jackson-branded online casino has gained widespread interest in across North America. It has recently been reported that a new online casino is using images of the King of Pop himself to sell its services, and his estate is furious over the issue.

While the identity owner of the casino is currently a secret, Michael Jackson’s estate lawyers continue to seek damages. They have gone after GoDaddy.com, claiming that the website was at fault for granting the domain, MichaelJacksonCasino.com, to the mystery operator. They hope that this action will flush out the identity of the owner, so that they can take against him personally.

There is no word yet on whether the estate lawyers will go after the software provider as well, but it would be a good idea, as it would have more detailed information on the casino’s operator.

While the estate is seeking $100 million in damages, it is not about the money. They feel that the launch of an unauthorized online casino in Michael Jackson’s name is just disrespectful, and they hope that the owner will be put to justice soon.

Party Casino is outdoing itself with the newly enhanced Party Casino Reward Plan. What does this mean for players and new members? Better reward levels, more cash, and bonus options for all members, VIP or not.

The Party Casino Reward Plan was designed and based on user-feedback, literally giving players what they’ve asked for. Awesome promotions and bonuses are what players have to look forward to, as well as being able to earn rewards in a variety of ways. Another nice new feature is players will now be able to see how they are collecting their Party Points, and where they are from.

Party Points are like raffle tickets at Chuck E. Cheese. The more you have, the better the prize you can get! Earning points is easy! Just play, and watch those points climb the more you play. Once you want to redeem those points, you can choose to spend them at the Party Casino store. Spend your points on tournament entries, gift certificates, and even cash in those points!

Players that keep climbing the ranks or the Reward Plan will benefit when they reach the Palladium Elite level. At this level, players are given $20 back for every 100 points.

Start playing today to get in on this action!

After a failed attempt at creating a new video poker format called Level Up, Micrograming has been schooled by Cryptologic. It’s not like it was an utter failure, but the format wasn’t as much of challenge to players who quickly picked it up. Now Cryptologic seems to have brought more to the table, releasing a video poker variant last week called Over Poker. The company describes its new video poker format as an exciting new way to play poker, as well as gives players more control over the cards and hands they want to play. Cryptologic also says that “Experienced poker players will love this game and beginners will find it very easy to learn.”

Over Poker isn’t too complicated to understand. The goal is to try and get as high of a poker hand as possible, as with any video poker game. Hand rankings mirror traditional poker hands, and the payouts are shown on the pay table in the game.

Another new feature that is kind of neat is that players who play Over Poker can choose a skin to use. Three skins are available, army, factory, and wooden.

Over Poker can be played in all Cryptologic online casinos right now, so try your hand at this new video poker format!