VIP programs make sense at the online casino

If you are a regular player at your favorite online casino, it may be worth your while to join the site’s VIP program. An online casino recently awarded an all-expenses paid trip to Ireland to one of its VIP players. Many online casinos offer VIP programs whereby regular players can become part of an exclusive group of gamblers. The online casino awards these VIP players with special bonuses and payout rates and these programs have become very popular in recent years. VIP players get to play in special VIP lounges at the online casino and enjoy attention, perks and inside information ...

eCOGRA aims to reduce underage and problem gambling at online casinos and poker rooms

The practical use of effective measures to promote responsible gambling at over 100 top Internet casinos and poker rooms will receive added impetus at the end of May when online standards and player protection body eCommerce and Online Gaming, Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA) holds its second global training session in London, UK. Today, online casino and poker room managers are concerned and committed to resolving the problems surrounding underage and problem gambling. Managers responsible for handling these issues around the world will converge on London for two days of intensive tra...

Two slots jackpot winners in a month at online casino

As the saying goes, lightning often strikes twice. This was the case at online casino Roxy Palace, as they announced that the King Cashalot progressive slots jackpot has been won at the casino for the second time in less than a month... In what must be an industry first, two lucky Roxy Palace casino players have won the King Cashalot Progressive Jackpot slot in quick succession of one another. The jackpot was won for a massive £ 814,592.01 ($1, 427, 369.74)at Roxy. The second jackpot was won this week for a much smaller amount of $140,232.36. The jackpot is reset at $100,000 every ...

Gaming providers launch new online casino tournament

Two providers have joined forces to launch the next generation in online Backgammon. Spill Group and GameAccount will release GammonTournaments.com, which will be a unique venture into backgammon games. Unlike its competitors it can be played immediately. GammonTournaments.com will offer several options, including ’MoneyPlay’ and ’MatchPlay’ scoring formats. Users will be able to play this game worldwide because of the GameAccount technology platform’s ability to handle all multi-currency and multilingual features. Reinout Te Brake, Marketing & Busines...

Kiwi Casino gives 30.000 dollars to fortunate player

Although the month of May is only half gone, several players at Kiwi Casino, an online gambling website, have already collected some hefty prizes. Playing at Kiwi Casino only for an hour, Bret X, a resident of Missouri, hit an incredible jackpot of $30,000 playing Let ‘em Ride. Bret was quoted as saying, “Kiwi is the real deal! I hit a $30,000 Royal Flush on Let It Ride! They rock!” Bret’s win came only a day after another fortunate Kiwi Casino gambler received $23,770, after hitting the jackpot of the online casino’s Fruitmania slots. Kiwi Casino is a member of the Kiw...

Slots24 celebrates its 21st by unveiling dollarsaurus

Slots24.com has just added another themed slot game to their growing selection of online slot machines. The new 5 reel, 5 pay line internet slot is called Dollarsaurus, featuring a primitive feel across the reels but a 21st Century approach to payouts and fun! Volcanoes, dinosaurs and eggs make up the winning symbols in this Prehistoric landscape of plenty. And the game is just the first of many new themes, bonuses and features planned for the future! Slots24 has unleashed their new Dollars Galore promotion to follow in the wake of Dollarsaurus. Players who wager $50 stand a chance of...

Casinos to become smoke free on June 1

The days of puffing while playing the slots at casinos across Ontario will come to an end June 1 with the implementation of Ontario’s new smoking ban that requires all public and work places to be smoke free. The ban will include Casino Rama near Orillia and the Great Blue Heron Charity Casino near Port Perry — Ontario’s only two casinos built on natives’ land. At Casino Rama, the Mnjikaning First Nation has passed a bylaw similar to the one adopted by the Ontario government, said spokesperson Jenna Hunter. Hunter said that no smoking will be permitted inside the b...

Online Casino Launches iSlots

The Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Expo (GIGSE) will see the launch of new software from Rival Gaming. Rival will showcase its new slot development, i-Slots, at the event, held between May 16-18, at Montreal’s Palais des Congrès. i-Slots is an updated representation of classic slot games with interactive features such as animated video clips, bonus interactive mini-games and evolving storylines that unfold over the course of the game. Scott Giesbrecht, Managing Director at Rival Gaming, said, “Many software developers have been claiming that their games are interactive...

Gaming Corp in mobile deal with Vodaphone

A fully interactive mobile casino service on Vodafone live is due to be launched within the next month following a deal with Gaming Corporation, the owners of gambling.com, got2bet and casino.co.uk. The service will initially have 11 java games, including Blackjack, Roulette, Stud Poker, slots and scratch cards. It will be available for both practice and real cash play. Registration and deposits can be made via the mobile handset. Vodafone’s Content Control system will bar underage gamblers. Player deposits will be limited to valid credit card transactions. The company will se...

Neteller marches on while the US prevaricates

Neteller plc, the quoted Isle of Man-based provider of “e-wallets” for the gaming industry, has issued a trading update for the first quarter of 2006, ahead of today’s Annual General Meeting, demonstrating the serious money being made in online poker and gaming. Neteller has established itself as the leading provider of a convenient online facility for players needing to transfer monies to and from their gaming accounts. This has been aided by the reluctance of the big mainstream finance companies to get involved, especially with the threat of sanctions from the hostile political envi...