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I am the type of person that really enjoys betting online - I don’t care what it is, poker, slots or sports wagering.  As long as I don’t have to get up, get dressed and head out of my home it works for me.  I have never played online blackjack but might give it a twirl.

This weekend Blackjack Ballroom online casino invites its members to enjoy The High Life and earn rewards as well. This promotion will run on November 7 and November 8. From the players who wager on The High Life slot game on these two days, 10 lucky names will be drawn on each day and the players will receive $100 in the casino accounts. Players will need to make a deposit of $20 in order to qualify. The High Life slot game has symbols like Sports Car, Mansion, Champagne, Cigar, Diamonds and a Luxury Yacht. It was the first slot game to have a free spins bonus round and so is a part of history as well.

The next promotion at Blackjack Ballroom online casino runs for a slightly longer duration. It starts on November 7 and ends on November 12. The online slot game chosen for this promotion is Fat Lady Sings. On each day of the promotion the top 5 wagerers of that day on Fat Lady Sings will receive $100 in their casino account. In order to qualify for this promotion players have to make a deposit of at least $20 in their casino accounts during the promotion period. Fat Lady Sings is an audio visual delight and must be played with the sound options enabled. The Mask scatter symbols trigger a fantastic bonus round. First the three fat ladies sing so as to decide the parameters of the free spins. Then the player can take the given number of free spins at the given multiplier along with the given bonus credits.

April 7, 2009 – Ontario, Canada

Can online gambling sites weather the recession even though their land based casino counterparts are hurting.

It was once thought that the most recession proof business in the world was gambling. Much like general entertainment (movies, live performances, ect…) in the past these have proven not to decline with wide spread financial crisis. The idea behind it was that in tough times folks needed to be cheered up, so they always found the money to have fun.

It is obvious by the gambling reports from the Atlantic City casinos that this is no longer the case. February numbers pointed to a missive 19.2% decline in revenue compared to the same time in 2008, aggregated from the 11 casinos operating in the city, something the New Jersey Casino Control Commission calls the worst monthly decline in the 30+ years gambling has been legal in New Jersey. And the future of casino gambling in Atlantic City is far from brighter, after the massive gambling revenue decline was paired with the constant stream of bad news coming out of the local casinos.

For starter, three of the AC casinos, those operated by Trump Entertainment, have already filed for bankruptcy protection in February after failing to meet obligations thanks to the deteriorating gambling traffic to the city, following one of the deepest recession ever to hit the United States. Everyone knows that things are bad, but when the casinos start finding themselves bankrupt, the situation is obviously dire.

In addition to the three casinos filing for bankruptcy, other gambling companies are scraping further casino development in Atlantic City. Pinnacle Entertainment has postponed a casino beach front resort with price tag of $1.5 billion indefinitely, while MGM Mirage, which is seriously struggling in Las Vegas, as well, is also cancelling all further developing and expansions.

Last quarter of 2008 was good for many online casino operators and other online casino peripheral companies but it will be interesting to see if they weather the storm and come out unscathed in the first quarter of 2009 which has just been completed. My guess is that the strongest and best run will likely at least hold their own for most of this year and we might even see a spike in the fourth quarter. I don’t believe that any group of online casinos is exempt from the pain of the financial crisis but I think some will rise to the occasion and do well.

Worth while watching this amazing poker play.

So I played a bit of NLHE on Pokerstars tonight and was up and down like a yo-yo.  I would win a few hands then lose a few hands then sit and fold a few hands.  I tripled my starting stake to $150 then ended up in a sick all-in on the flop with a set of K’s and ended up losing to a royal flush.

Now that is what I call going out in style!!!

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) has recently announced a new set of safety measures aimed at increasing the safety of horses in the US and ensuring that the industry is not dragged through the mud as it was when Eight Belles was ‘put to sleep’ after a terrible racing accident. While not a federal body the NTRA has massive influence in the sport and will be using this to ensure the new procedures are introduced across the whole of the US.

The new safety measures will see the strict certification of racing tracks and those not accredited, i.e. up to the standards demanded by the NTRA, will not receive an accreditation certificate. It is hoped that in time the accreditation system will see the general standards of safety at all tracks move out of the dark ages.

Many in the horse racing world will be relieved that the NTRA is taking such a proactive stance on the issue of safety because there were suggestions that the US government would get directly involved if no changes were made. When you consider the size of the US horse racing market it was always inevitable that changes would need to happen to recapture the trust of the public.  This is a great move at a time when safety has been quite lax.  When betting online horse racing make sure to know all about injured jockeys after all this ain’t bingo.

Alderney-licensed virtual casino PartyCasino.com is continuing its trend of bringing out new action-packed online games with the introduction of the Godfather five-reel 20-payline slot. PartyCasino.com is owned and operated by Gibraltar-based PartyGaming and revealed that its new Godfather title includes many interesting and innovative new features such as a special wild symbol.

However, the new slot’s main attraction is its Gold Jackpot series, which consists of four prizes at different levels. The game begins with the Gold Blitz jackpot before moving on to the Gold Quick and then the Gold Super before finally arriving at the Gold Mega level. These jackpots grow progressively as they are played with PartyCasino.com adding a small credit for each bet. All four levels can be won irrespective of what combination is hit or how much is wagered. Godfather is the latest film-themed addition to the site’s impressive collection of online slots, which already includes Mission: Impossible, The Terminator and Saturday Night Fever, and has a minimum bet of one cent with a maximum of $200.

Online fruit machines have come a long way and the combo possibilities thesedays is spectacular.

Controversy over tougher laws is ever increasing the pressure on the UK gambling industy.  Gambling industry officials in the UK have criticised the restrictions being imposed on the sector by many EU governments.  According to the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB), countries such as Sweden currently have a very constrained gambling market which is dominated by a state monopoly.

This, it stated, means they are operating in defiance of EU competition laws, which allow free movement of good services.

Andrew Lyman, senior executive of the ABB, added that some European states are also citing social responsibility as a reason for excluding organisations from the private sector.

He commented: “The UK gambling industry has asked the [government] to support its continued campaign to open up legitimate betting markets in Europe.”

Media reports in recent weeks have suggested that the Swedish government could be about to reform its handling of the gambling sector, which could allow foreign online casinos to function in the country.  It has become a sticky issue with many weighing in but no one is willing to rock-the-boat at this point.

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