Full Tilt Poker, at one time the second-leading online poker site, has closed its operations indefinitely. The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC), the gaming authority on the Isle of Man that regulated the site, ordered the shutdown after the site’s numerous legal and financial problems. The site had been closed to US-based players since the “Black Friday” indictments of 15 April, but this suspension could signal the end of the popular poker brand. The shutdown began at 12 noon GMT (7AM EDT) when the AGCC suspended Full Tilt’s gaming license. The gaming authority ordered that the site no longer [ Read More ]
Archive for July, 2011
The list of good, reputable online gambling sites for American customers continues to shrink. Some are under attack by the Justice Department and others have pulled out of the market out of fear of attack. Black Friday shut down three major poker rooms. Blue Monday shut the door for 10 online casinos. And now eleven more major online casinos, some of the best in the business, will no longer accept new customers. Here is the list of affected online casinos: VIP Slots Casino Millionaire Casino Online Vegas Casino Go Casino English Harbour Casino Crazy Slots Casino Grand Vegas Casino Caribbean [ Read More ]
Phil Ivey Shocks the Poker World Phil Ivey hasn’t played a single hand at the 2011 WSOP yet has managed to become the center of attention, announcing during the first day of play on May 31st that he was not only sitting out the entire 2011 WSOP but was suing online poker site Full Tilt for $150 million. Ivey first revealed the bombshell news via a series of messages on his Facebook page, which led many to believe at first it was a hack or a hoax; confirmation came a few hours later that it was indeed the real deal, [ Read More ]
The Canadian provincial government of New Brunswick has cleared the way for the provincial lotteries corporation to invest Cdn$2 million in a British online gaming company, reports the local newspaper Telegraph-Journal. A Cabinet order signed Monday this week authorised the New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corp. to make an initial investment in Roboreus, a U.K.-based gaming company. The Atlantic Lottery Corp., which oversees gaming in the four Atlantic provinces of which New Brunswick is a member, is driving the investment. Finance Minister Blaine Higgs told the newspaper that Atlantic Lottery sees Roboreus as a business opportunity for the region. “The [ Read More ]
Too often when we look at an issue, especially a political one, we are short-sighted. We only notice the things we are inclined to notice. When Black Friday and the resulting carnage happened, I was outraged at an overreaching government and a trampling of freedom. Those are the things that resonate with me. I thought of the people Americans who are no longer able to play their favorite game online simply because Big Brother had a problem with it. What I didn’t think about, however, is employment and the ability to provide for families. For whatever reason, when I think [ Read More ]
Although the 2011 World Series of Poker is only a few days old, several events have made headlines throughout the poker world; some on the felt, and some away from the tables. Sean Drake won the first bracelet of the Series at the US$500 buy-in Casino Employees No-Limit Texas Holdem event. He survived a field of 850 players, up from just over 700 from last year. Drake came back from a 3-to-2 chip deficit at the start of heads-up play took home US$82,292 in first-prize money. In one of the special non-bracelet attractions, Johnny Chan defeated Phil Hellmuth in their [ Read More ]
2011 WSOP by the Numbers Fears that the 2011 WSOP might be a bust after Black Friday have proven to be all for naught, as the series is past the halfway point and attendance has been strong with gains in many events over 2010. Whether or not the good showing will extend to the $10,000 Main Event that wraps up the WSOP each year remains to be seen, but all sign so far are positive. The WSOP has become an increasingly important revenue generator for owner Caesars Entertainment, especially with US casinos still struggling with a sluggish economy and an [ Read More ]
Take a Spin on New Online Slots Games Fans of online slots have hundreds of different games to choose from with even more added each and every month. Many releases of new slots games are also paired with casino bonuses and other promotions, so it can pay off in numerous ways to give new games a spin. Players at Europa Casino can now play the new X-Men video slots, which is a 5 reel 25 pay line video slots game that pits your favorite heroes and villains against one another such as Wolverine, Storm, and Cyclops. Europa is also running [ Read More ]
Realtime Gaming (RTG) has released a new online slot, this one with an African safari theme. Many of the software designers already had African-themed slots, but this is the first in the collection by RTG. If you can’t afford a trip to Africa, it’s best to live the experience vicariously through nature programs on TV and games like White Rhino. White Rhino is a great online slot if you are a nature lover like me. The background of the game shows the African plains – it looks like the Serengeti, to be precise. The reels have a number of exotic [ Read More ]
The UK internet gambling software developer Openbet has announced that it is to supply online gambling group Betfair with its mobile betting back-end platform. Recent independent statistics show that mobile is becoming an ever more important channel within the online gaming industry as the consumer increasingly embraces the possibilities of betting on the move. The evolution of the smartphone has paved the way for product developers to offer clients a vastly improved user experience, delivering advanced technology and features such as in-play betting to customers’ mobile devices. The Openbet system can be integrated with existing management systems and has a [ Read More ]
