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The UK Gambling Commission may be on the path to regulating the booming social gaming industry, after it acknowledged this week that it will investigate the pros and cons of taking and legislative action. Social Gaming Regulation On Way? Social gaming is on the "perimeter" of existing legislation, but the key question lawmakers must ask is whether or not it is gambling, Commission corporate affairs manager John Travers said recently. He added that the body was monitoring developments and assessing any wider implications for licensing objectives. The UK, like most countries, has so far avoided regulating the burgeoning social gaming arena, but now lawmakers are starting to look into the matter as they debate whether betting fake money for points or virtual prizes is considered similar to placing a bet on a casino game or at an online sportsbook. Gambling Operators Go Social Leading land-based and online gambling operators have acknowledged that social gaming is the next area for growth, with MGM Resorts recently launching its social gaming casino myVegas, and Bwin.Party announcing that it would spend at least $50 million over the next two years to broaden its reach. Facebook is obviously the largest host of social gambling options, and users of the site can gamble virtually through a number of applications there including myVegas, Playtika, Double Down, RocketFrog, and the massively recognizable Zynga Poker.
The Los Angeles Kings are this year's Stanley Cup champions after defeating the New Jersey Devils in six games, and online sportsbooks are already offering bettors the chance to place a wager on who will win next year. Review and Preview Professional sports is an unpredictable beast, as shown by LA Kings' fairytale finish to this year's Stanley Cup playoffs. The Kings finished eighth in the Western Conference, clinching the last playoff, but overcame a lack of home-field advantage to beat the top-ranked Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes and Devils on their way to the title. Regular season conference leaders Vancouver and the New York Rangers will be back stronger than ever next season and looking to atone for their poor post-season performances this year. The Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings and this year's other leading teams will also be in the running for next year's Stanley Cup. Bet Early If you consider yourself a hockey expert, then it is worth getting into the online sportsbooks early and taking advantage of some of the odds they offer during the preseason. If you bet at William Hill, bet365, 888sports or any of the other leading bookmakers you could also find yourself some handy betting promos. All three of these sportsbooks offer internet customers live betting, which means you can hedge your bets by placing wagers on matches as they are being played. The constantly shifting odds make for exciting viewing, and are a great complement to any live NHL game.
Sports betting is a great way to make a bit of money from predicting results pre-game, but as William Hill close shave from Euro 2012 shows, sometimes it's the online sportsbooks that are lucky and the punters that miss out.Poland Helps William HillPoland did William Hill Sports a massive favor and punters a huge disservice by grinding out a draw with Russia, as punters would have gone home with a combined £2 million had the visitors come out with the win. Russia was backed in from 7/5 to 23/20 in the lead-up to the game, creating a huge liability for the bookmaker."Polish striker Blaszczykowski's strike could not have been any sweeter," Hill's spokesman Joe Crilly said after the game. He pointed out that not only was it a great strike, but it also saved the betting agency a fortune.Pros and ConsThe moral of all this is that while online betting is a fun and often profitable pursuit, a lot of the results are based on luck and the turn of events. Keep in mind next time you are betting that it is worth setting a limit. Don't bet more than you can afford to lose, and then sit back and enjoy the game and see what happens.
Europe Casino, like any self-respecting online casino should, is marking this month's Euro 2012 European football championships with a series of related soccer bonus promotions and video slots.Euro 2012 PromosEuropa Casino's special Euro 2012 promo runs until July 1, and divides players into two groups: those whose teams are competing in the tournament in Poland and Ukraine, and those customers whose teams are not competing - either because they did not qualify or simply aren't a part of the UEFA confederation.Players whose team is playing in the tournament are offered a bonus of up to 100 percent on their first deposit each time their team plays, just by typing in the code "Football Bonus" after making a deposit. Players whose team is not competing can claim a 100% first deposit bonus with the same code each week during the promotion's duration.Football SlotsEuropa Casino is encouraging its new and old customers to check out all its top soccer-related online slots. These include Top Trumps Football Legends, Football Fans, Football Mania, Final Score, Football Rules! and Benchwarmer Football Girls, along with the great arcade game Penalty Shootout.Overall, this online casino is one of Europe's leading online gambling platforms, with a top-quality casino offering the best in Playtech technology. In addition to Euro 2012-related online slots, check out more than 300 games, 25 progressive jackpots, great weekly promos and bonuses and of course a great loyalty program.
Whether you are following every minute of Euro 2012 football action or you couldn't give a hoot one way or the other about who win and loses, you too can share in bet365 Casino's Euro Bonus Boost promo. Euro Bonus Boost To take part in this promotional offer, just deposit/transfer funds into your account on June 15 or 19, enter the bonus code BOOST during the special four hour windows, and you will be rewarded with a 25 percent bonus of up to $500 (or currency equivalent).The first of these promo days already took place on June 11, and the next two brings it to a total of three promo days - or a hat-trick as football fans would call it. There is no guarantee any player will score a hat-trick at the Euro championships, but you sure can with total bonuses of up to $1500. Play Virtual Euro 2012 While you're already exploring bet365's hundreds of casino games, why not check out Virtual Euro 2012? This is a simulation game consisting of the entire 339 qualifying matches involving the 52 UEFA national teams competing to make the continental championships. Each match lasts 120 seconds.Bet on the results of individual matches, group winners or the outright Euro 2012 winner. Singles, accumulators or multiple bets are available up to 247 combinations, just as if you were betting on real games at bet365. A range of match bets can be made including handicaps, over and under 2.5 goals, correct score and goalscorers.
The Spanish government issued an incredible 277 online gaming licenses to operators and rejected only three license applications for the official opening of its newly regulated market. Spain Launches Online Gambling Spain awarded online gaming licenses to all the major operators such as Betfair, Bwin.party, 888, PokerStars and bet365, but ensured that it was gaming for all by also awarding licenses to some of the smaller applicants which run only one of online casinos, sports betting, poker and bingo. Secretary of State for Finance Miguel Ferre said upon announcing the 277 licenses that regulation would create new opportunities within the Spanish gaming and technology sectors, and would also make a valuable contribution to boosting the coffers of the cash-strapped nation. Spain's Gaming General Directorate only granted most of the larger online gambling operators their licenses after those operators agreed to pay millions of euros in back-taxes to the authorities for gaming duties collected between 2009 and 2011. All Going Smoothly According to initial reports the change-over has gone very smoothly. All licensees have had to move their operations over to .es domain sites, excluding Spanish online gamblers from their regular .com websites. Bankrolls are being moved over to the new accounts and converted to euro balances in cases where customers use other currencies. 888casino, Betfair and other online casinos listed in our directory are promising to make the transition smooth and seamless, and customer service staff should be on hand to help players with any difficulties.
Net Entertainment and Boylesports this week struck an agreement which will see the leading online gambling software developer supply mobile games to the successful Irish gambling operators new mobile casino. NetEnt to Power Boylesports mobile Under the agreement, Net Entertainment will supply its mobile casino software to Boylesports, enhancing the latter's offering to customers. In addition, the package comes complete with NetEnt's high-quality management platform, and will be easily integrates into Boylesports existing mobile platform.The Boylesports mobile app is compatible with leading smartphone devices such as the Android system and iPhones, and offers sports betting on everything including the Euro 2012 football tournament. But soon it will be diverse by offering mobile casino games for customers on the same account. NetEnt expands mobile games NetEnt just last month announced the expansion of its mobile selection, when it released two new games in the form of Victorious Touch and Flowers Touch. Both are available for desktop and download play at any of the leading mobile casinos which NetEnt's leading technology powers. This mobile gaming software firm now offers five mobile games for all its clients: Gonzo's Quest, Jack Hammer, Blackjack and the two other games mentioned above. The company is reportedly planning to make further mobile releases for Android and iPhone devices during the coming year.
The organizers of the 2012 Olympics in London have contrived a specialist team to monitor betting activity for any suspicious patterns in which indicate the possibility of a fixed event. The specialist team includes the International Olympic Committee, the Gambling Commission, and the police, if needed.The Olympic Minister, Hugh Robertson, has explained that the organized team is highly prepared to identify possible bribery of athletes in order to regulate betting odds. At any point there is a spike in betting activity, the accounts are recorded and investigated. This is done in order to target any sort of "spot fixing" of events.Mr. Robertson also exclaims that the challenge of containing these spot fixes will happen off shores of the UK. The Olympic Minister assures the public that the UK can regulate within borders but may encounter confronts from illegal syndicates that are seas away. In November, three Pakistani athletes were incarcerated due to spot fixing a cricket match during a 2010 test match against England.Consequences of athletic bribery are severe and so the new special unit will be active throughout the 2012 Games. Mr. Robertson specifies that any and all intelligent information regarding the integrity of the 2012 Olympic Games based on bribery for betting purposes will be investigated to the utmost degree in order to prevent any counts of "fixing".
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Rafael Nadal won his seventh French Open title this week, preventing Novak Djokovic from completing a non-calendar year Grand Slam, and the online bookmakers are now speculating that the two mean will dominate the rest of this year's tennis proceedings. French Open Review Spanish sensation Nadal successfully defended his title, defeating Serb Djokovic in four sets despite a rain delay which postponed the end of the match from Sunday to Monday. With his win, Nadal surpassed Bjorn Borg's record of six French open titles and tied Pete Sampras' Wimbledon record for most title wins at one major tournament. Russian Maria Sharapova defeated Italian Sara Errani in straight sets in the women's final, winning her first ever French title and completing the set of all four grand slam victories. Sharapova also overtook Belorussian Victoria Azarenka to reclaim the number one WTA ranking for the first time since 2008. Wimbledon 2012 Preview The 2012 Wimbledon Championships will take place at their traditional home in London for the 126 time this year, running from June 25 to July 8. In addition to men's and ladies' singles, there are plenty of other betting options in the form of men's doubles, ladies' doubles, mixed doubles and juniors events. We recommend placing a wager early if you already have an inkling who you think will win the tournament. The warm-up tourneys like the UNICEP Open in the Netherlands and AEGON International at Eastbourne provide good indicators of form, and top online sportsbooks William Hill, bet365 and 888sports offer attractive promos for early birds. Wimbledon Betting William Hill Online is quoting 5/4 on the two men meeting at the Wimbledon final and 10/11 on them meeting at the US Open final. They have installed Djokovic as 7/4 Wimbledon title favourite with two weeks till the tournament begins, ahead of Nadal, 2/1, Roger Federer, 4/1, Andy Murray, 6/1, and Juan Martin del Potro and Milos Raonic, 20/1 each. In the ladies' singles, it is a closer race between four different competitors: Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka are both quoting 5/2, while French Open champ Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova are both just behind them on 3/1. Kim Clijsters, Caroline Wozniacki, Na Li and Samantha Stosur are all paying 16/1-20/1 at all the major online sportsbooks.
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