The online casino industry continues to evolve and adapt. In the beginning, online casinos offered simple versions of the popular casino games, with graphics that were good enough for people to recognize what games they were playing. There was no interactivity and not a lot of bells and whistles. The informative online gambling websites reviewed the casinos and gave updates on the industry, but had no real frills, either. Both have advanced greatly since then. In the age of Facebook, people expect all websites to be more social, more interactive, and that applies to the gambling industry as well. As Read More

There’s no denying that Connecticut is a gambling-friendly state. Home to two very well known and popular brick ‘n mortar casinos – Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun – Connecticut has become something of a gambling hub for the northeastern United States. Therefore, it was no big surprise when talks surfaced about bringing online gambling to the Nutmeg State. Nor was it surprising that the owners of the two aforementioned casinos – Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes – were both very much in support of green-lighting online casino gambling. What was surprising, however, is that despite efforts in nearby State’s to pass Read More

It’s no easy task running an online casino. To successfully run an online casino, that is. It’s certainly not hard to run an online gaming site into the ground (We’ve seen it happen one too many times), but to successfully build and maintain a player base, is no easy task…whatsoever. Knowing this all too well is In Touch Gaming (In Touch Poker Ltd. and In Touch Casino Ltd) – a London based, Malta-licensed online gaming infrastructure developer that is about to launch Boss Media powered HippodromeCasino.com. The online counterpart to the highly anticipated London brick ‘n mortar Hippodrome Casino (which Read More

For Canadian and European online gamblers, InterCash is practically a household name. Helping launch the prepaid card industry in Canada, InterCash is now widely accepted at many a government-regulated online casino. Specifically, the Winnings Card by InterCash is what players will commonly find readily available at online casinos, and now that InterCash has re-launched the Winnings Card, expect to see even more of this popular online banking solution. Similar to the traditional eWallet system widely used at online casinos (Neteller, Money Bookers, Click2Pay), Winnings Card is basically a casino debit card that players can use to top off and instantly withdraw Read More

2012 has been nothing short of newsworthy for the online gambling industry. On the heels of the U.S. DOJ’s  announcement that the chief law presiding over online gambling activities – the Wire Act – only applies to sports betting wagers, there is a great deal of optimism brewing about for both U.S. players and operators with their eyes on the U.S. market. With the likely possibility that more online casinos will be opening their doors for U.S. players in 2012, we thought it fitting to remind players about the do’s and dont’s of choosing an online casino to wager real Read More

With such a swing in momentum for the legalization of online gambling in the United States in recent weeks, it should be no surprise that those who vehemently oppose online gambling are now making an extra effort to make their voices heard. And no, I’m not talking about Jon Kyl, who has actually shown a little more willingness in making online poker an exception of late. I’m talking about wannabe Senator’s who think that just because you’re conservative means you’re opposed to gambling. Case in point is Congressman Stephen Sandstrom of Utah. A Republican candidate for Utah’s new Fourth District, Read More

Now that the ineptitude of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), or rather, as Congressman Barney Frank would say – “the stupidest law ever passed” – has been brought to light via the the US DOJ’s recent clarification of the outdated Wire Act (the federal law that makes online sports betting illegal), heavy weight trade groups like the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) and American Gaming Association (AGA), are beginning to issue their statements and help the movement to pave an open pathway toward legalizing and regulating online gambling in the United States. The AGA, which only recently came round Read More

Following the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent clarification of the Wire Act, effectively clearing a path for the legalization of online betting, the State of Nevada is on the fast track to be one of the first State’s to offer online poker, and quite possibly, online casino games as well. Having initiated the process to set up regulatory framework earlier this year in March, the timing of the Nevada Gaming Commission’s recent announcement that proposed regulations have been unanimously approved couldn’t have come at a better time. Referred to as Regulation 5A (the final draft of eleven revisions and five Read More

After recently legalizing casino gambling, the State of Massachusetts is now on the fast track to give the new law something to govern. Under the direction of Governor Deval Patrick, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission is receiving some essential appointments – the first of which is none other than the Chairman. Taking this seat is former Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance, Stephen Crosby, whom Governor Patrick referred to as “the right guy” for the job. Crosby also served as the Chief of Staff for Governor Patrick’s successor, Jane Swift, and most recently held the position of Dean at the McCormack Read More

Sheldon Adelson is very good at building successful brick ‘n mortar casinos. Being the founder and Chief Executive (and let’s not forget “the richest casino executive”) of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which operates some of the world’s most well known casino brands, including The Palazzo, The Venetian and The Sands itself, Sheldon Adelson knows a thing or two about gambling. However, considering Adelson’s recent comments in regards to online gambling, it appears that the aging casino executive doesn’t know a thing about online casino gambling, and is like most grandparents in that he simply doesn’t understand “this whole internet thing”. Read More