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Lets admit it: in contrary to many other online casino games, online poker is not an easy game to be good at. Sure, you can play poker without really knowing all the rules of the game, just for the fun of it, but your chances of winning will be less than optimal. On the other hand, if you really want to learn how to play this magnificent game the right way, the best you can do is learn from the pros. Daniel Negreanu, a professional poker player with total career winnings of over $9 millions, would certainly be a good teacher to start with, and that's exactly what you can do with his new DVD, "Learn To Win At Texas Hold'Em". Over the course of 90 minutes that this DVD lasts, you will be able to learn valuable tips, which will certainly improve your poker level of tis online game. The different lessons are divided into three categories: beginner, intermediate and advanced, thus making it a perfect companion for every person that wants to learn the game, or just improve it. Negreanu is joined in the DVD by a friend and fellow champion, Erick Lindgen, and two of them make sure that by watching the DVD you will end up being a much better online poker player. Our recommendation is to start with the Beginners section, even if you feel that your level is a bit higher. Collect all the tips you can possibly handle. From there on you can start climbing, until youll hopefully reach the level of gameplay you're looking after joining Negreanu around the virtual Poker table.
The Swedish company reports profits are up 22 per cent, to 157 million euros. Net revenue was up 12 per cent to 260 million euros for the quarter. Svenska Spel operates a couple dozen online betting games. Visitors can find there a host of gambling options, poker games and jackpots, bingo and sports gambling. The main sports events from around the continent and the entire globe are open for bets at the sites, including the semi-final matches of the Champions League. (Last nights match between Chelsea and Liverpool, of course, included; how much did that end and how much did you win?) The company has been hurting, before launching its online gambling operation, as its land based operations were struggling. Adding poker to their sites has only bolstered their success even more. As many could have bet the Swedes would do, their project is a world leader in socially responsible gambling as well, not only a business-minded product. The licensing system of online casinos, as handled by the careful Swedish government, is a critical element in todays gaming culture. It assures gamblers a safe environment to bet at and a fair competition that is not out for a quick profit, causing damage to peoples savings and to the industry at large. It is also a wise and profitable business move, as the numbers tell the story.
Two of the most powerful companies in the gambling world have joined forces and signed a long-term contract that involves moving the gaming site of the World Poker Tour to one of the worlds largest gaming networks. In an announcement this week, poker entertainment giant, World Poker Tour Enterprises said that a three-year contract had been signed with CryptoLogic to combine the latest software and WPT features to create a unique poker gaming experience, available only to the WorldPokerTour.com gambling public. CryptoLogic, a world leader in internet software game development and promotion stopped accepting bets from United States customers when the Unlawful Gambling Enforcement Act was signed last year. The company will provide all the services surrounding the online World Poker Tour site, including customer support, e-cash payment options and call services to the site. In addition, CryptoLogic has been commissioned to create a unique suite of casino games for the site that will include Roulette, Millionaires Club and other popular entertainment fixtures. The new site is set to be launched in June 2007 and the contract will extend to June 2010. The industry is excited about the union between these two gambling icons. The President of CryptoLogic, Mr. Javaid Aziz summed it up: It is the perfect strategic step for both companies, as World Poker Tour and CryptoLogic are pioneers in the global gaming phenomenon. WagerLogics flexibility in working with licensee-specific software needs, as well as its adherence to strict regulatory standards and our shared commitment to growth in markets where on-line poker is embraced, are just some of the key factors that brought WPT and CryptoLogic together.
Out with UIGEA and in with IGREA. Or not so fast. The notorious Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of last year is now being replaced by the new initials on the block, which stand for Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007. The legislation introduced late last week by Rep. Barney Frank (D.-Massachusetts) tries to return online gambling to the United States. Will it? Well see. So far, it must be said off the bat, nothing has changed. The act has yet to pass, and if it remains as it currently looks, it might not be the most positive thing to have happened to online gambling after all, although clearly better that its predecessor, the online casino ban. Criticism at this point in time states that the standards for return online casinos are quite stringent, with licensing, taxation and background checks aplenty. It is also expected to make it more difficult for smaller, start-up companies, as opposed to larger gaming institutions, possibly favoring the land based companies. A key element in legalizing online gambling in the US will be the ability to keep under-age gamblers away from the sites. The operators will be those that will carry this burden, naturally. In addition, the operators will have to set up ant-fraud mechanisms and disassociate themselves from money laundering activities that take place under their watch. Clearly these are heavy burdens, complicated tasks and costly operations. It begs the question who is it that can enter the field this time around? Who will benefit from it all and what will online betting even look like when this all takes place? Alright, maybe a complete repeal of the UIGEA of 2006 was too much to expect, but time will show whether the new online gaming world if and when it returns will even look remotely like the one we love and are fighting back for.
The giant internet search engine, Yahoo! has announced that it is to become the first Internet Service Provider (ISP) to offer poker players the option to play for real money. Yahoo! is teaming up with the Gibraltar-based St. Minver Ltd. to launch a real-money online poker room. St. Minver offers online gambling solutions to European gaming networks, and the new site will focus on the booming European market. In line with the new United States internet gambling laws, U.S. gamblers will not be permitted to use the new poker room for real-money play for the time being. Yahoo!, however, is well established around most of the globe and should be able to establish a strong customer base in little time. The new Yahoo! site will run on the International Poker Network (IPN) poker room which links internet sportsbooks with top poker brands in the industry.
French company for content and web services management, Eczod, has just released the Incredible Cash Machine a new gaming website ushering in the latest form of online gambling. The website works in such a way that doesnt require any software download, registration, user subscrfiption, or money payments, putting an end to the frustration many users feel disrupt their gaming experience. The game is simple one session every 24 hours, one winner per session, and players are able to begin gaming upon entering the site. Players are required to reproduce an automatically generated word displayed on the machine, and then activate it. The aim is to be the first to reproduce the word in a given session time, and winners are chosen randomly. At the end of each session, winners are notified and sent checks of real cash prizes to their home address, free of postal charges regardless of country. All deliveries are done in accordance with privacy policies, available for viewing on the Eczod website. Free online gaming is the latest response to last years implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, and is supported by online advertising.
What makes Nokia 95 so special when it comes to mobile gaming? According to recent review conducted by CNET, many should consider a Motorola model or even a Samsung as a a top mobile phone. The popular online gaming site, Slotland, leads the industry when it comes to mobile gaming and they have their own saying regarding this matter. The first slots machine game offered on mobile phones was launched by the company in the fall of 2005. Since then, more games were offered including the popular video poker games. CNET revealed that Sony Ericsson K800i and K750i as well as the new Motorola Razr V3im are considered by them as top mobile phone choices. Slotland mobile gaming manager has his own view when it comes to choosing the prefect mobile phone. However, perfect for Slotland means ideal for playing online games. There is no serious debate here as the online casino chooses the Nokia 95 model that is considered by them most reliable, especially when it comes to good internet access. Also the wide screen makes it quite ideal for online games.
The World Trade Organization has recently ruled that the United Sates has unlawfully discriminated against online gambling operations based offshore. The case was brought by Caribbean-based online casinos that were banned in the US following the anti-gambling bill of 2006. The WTO decision was greeted with excitement around the world and the US steps were highly anticipated around the industry. The response came earlier this week, surprising many, upsetting others and overall raising criticism. Busted for interfering with a free market with all that involves gambling operations, horse-racing in particular, the US trade representative announced it will initiate a change to a 1993 law to prevent the WTO from intervening in the matter altogether. The law would change the phrasing in such a way that American gambling would be classified as recreational services, not financial-business ones, and so the WTO will have no say on the matter.
Turnberry Associates principal and Jeffrey Soffer of Fountainebleau Resorts, has just recently announced plans regarding the construction and opening of a new casino, north of the Riviera on the Las Vegas strip. The $2.8 billion complex will include 3,889 suites, hotel rooms and condos, nightclubs, convention space, restaurants, spas, and a 100,000 square foot casino, all over a 9.91 hectare site. Fontainebleau CEO Glenn Schaeffer explained that the emphasis will be on modernity contemporary art, striking design, world-caliber architecture, new technology and hip music". However, the most awaited feature of this casino will be the opportunity to buy condos within the complex, and rent them under the owners management whilst unoccupied. Construction for the Fountainebleau Las Vegas has been underway since February this year, and is scheduled to open in late 2009.
Sure, the small island of Antigua, beautiful as it may be and the host of large online casino companies cannot confront the American economy with threats of trade restrictions. Any such restrictions would end up hurting the islands economy more than the American one, which also happens to be the largest one in the world. But the recent WTO ruling that calls out the US ban on online gambling to be unfair may change things. That is at least what industry insiders thought until last week, or hoped for at the very least. The US trade representatives response pretty much put an end to that. His unsurprising comment has, unsurprisingly shut down any prospects of change. At least for the moment. In response to the WTO ruling, the deputy US trade representatives John Veroneau did not argue but rather initiated a cynical move changing the law. By referring to gambling as recreational services, changing a 1993 federal law, would keep out the WTO from intervening in the internal recreational matters. A cynical response, if witty. Furthermore, Mr. Veroneau added: US federal and state laws have banned interstate gambling for decades, therefore it would be nonsensical for the US to make a commitment to open up interstate gambling for foreign providers when it was unlawful for US providers. Once again, deflecting international criticism, all out ignoring a world outside US borders, is their modus operandi. The matter is internally American, sure, but clearly tied to global trade and competition, and a change of focus will not change that the least.
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