December 2009
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PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Sets the Pace for 2010
2010 looks to be shaping up as an exciting year for those who enjoy online gambling. PokerStars is setting the pace with a big tournament in the Caribbean. According to Poker Listings.com this is a party and gambling event to kick off the year in style.
Belize Looks for Other Illegal Gaming Operators
Belize is a relatively small country with an approximate population of 320,000 people. It gained it's independence from the United Kingdom in 1981. Formerly known as British Honduras this Central American country still retains it's ties with other Caribbean nations. The area covered by the country is 8,867 square miles of (2008 est.), with the population density being the lowest in the Central American region and one of the least populated places in the world.
Hungarian Poker Players Protest Against Laws
Hungary is full of passionate people that have as much love for gambling as any other country in the Eastern European area. Hungary has been dealing with the economic slowdown as well as this strong nation can, with measures put in place to help their recovery.
Estonia On Verge of Expanding Gambling Economy
Eastern European countries are having a tough time in this global economic meltdown. So many countries in that region of the continent are looking to establish new sources of revenue.
EDeck Offers Online Sports Betting to Las Vegas Patrons
The latest effort by a hotel in Las Vegas called the M Resort and Spa Casino, which is the newest addition to the offerings on the Vegas strip will include a form of online gambling. The resort includes 92,000 sq. ft. of gaming, 1847 slots and video poker machines, 64 gaming tables and a live action poker room. Now the hotel will be offering it's patrons a handheld unit that will allow patrons to make sports wagers online. This innovation has made the gap smaller with the customer now accepting the use of online devices to make their bets.
'Winner 2010' Introduces Online Gambling to French Consumer
Paris the iconic European city famous for everything will once again be the centre of the universe next May 2010. It will be the gambling capital of Europe for preciously three days from the 28th May to 30th of May 2010. Carrousel du Louvre in Paris will host the European jurisdiction's first gambling fair. 'Winner 2010' will be the working title for this new and extensive event.
Massive Powerball Online Lottery Won in Kentucky USA
A Kentucky lottery winner will take home a big prize, much to the dismay of the present Governor of Kentucky which will also gain a big wind fall from that Powerball lottery win. Present Governor Steve Beshear has spent a great deal of energy and political time trying to convince the people of the State of Kentucky that online gambling is not good for them and is a practice that should be outlawed. The winning ticket worth $128.6 million USD and was sold in Georgetown, Kentucky, as a product of online gambling.
bet365 and Pacific Lottery Corp. Announce Strategic Alliance
The only legally authorized seller of lottery tickets in Vietnam is The Pacific Lottery Corporation that is headquartered in Calgary Alberta Canada.
Mobility and Gambling Go Hand in Hand
Mobile web services are definitely the way of the future with the trend growing by leaps and bounds every month. In a large portion of the world land based casinos are loosing out to the totally portable online casino. When you consider the growth of the use of cell phones and how sophisticated those phones are becoming it is just an obvious fact that gambling online via a mobile devise is the way of the future. Each month, approximately 68.6 million Americans use the web via a mobile device.
U.S.Politicians Given Time to Think About Internet Gambling
It looks good for the online gambling industry in America although things are far from settled as yet. It has been a topic in the news for a long time now and when something like the delay of the enforcement of the prohibition on online gambling in America comes along people get excited. According to the web site Political Cortex from the USA the delay on the ban is a positive step that is giving the law makers of the land a little breathing room.
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