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February 25, 2012

Get Amazing Bonuses All January At Aladdin’s Gold!

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It’s raining gold at Aladdin’s Gold online casino. Players can enjoy three bonus schemes all this month. It starts with a high-roller bonus and finishes with a cash-back offer. The casino will also provide the standard reloaded bonuses this month.

High Roller Bonus

From January 19 to January 22, Aladdin’s Gold was busy showering wins on its players through its High Roller Special Bonus AGC500. The name may sound like that of a missile or something, but it’s a simple bonus deal! Players needed to deposit $150 within the period of promotion. This big deposit led the bonus to be named high roller. Keeping up to its name, the bonus amount was $500, a return over 300%. Players could cash in the bonus just once during the promotion. In addition, players were required to wager the bonus and deposit 45 times before they could cash in the win. Also, only specific slots allowed this wagering.

Players who missed this Aladdin’s Gold will get a second chance. From January 23 to January 25, the site is offering another bonus. This time, the minimum deposit is just $50. This is perhaps for those who found $150 deposit too much for a game. The new bonus offer allows players to win a bonus of 75% on their $50 deposit. The maximum a player can grab on this deposit is $1,000.

This bonus is different from the previous in the sense that players can cash in the bonus not once, or twice, but three times during the period of promotion. Also, the wagering requirements on this bonus are lighter than the earlier one, which makes this a more attractive chance for players to try their luck. Another attractive feature of this bonus is that it allows players to wager their bonuses and deposit just 20 times before cashing in their win. Players can wager on scratch card and keno games, along with online slots, to get Aladdin’s Gold.

The Popular Cash-Back Bonus

Apart from the attractive bonuses till now, the 25% cash-back bonus is all set to steal the hearts of players. This promotion will start January 26 and run till January 29. So, players who missed the $50 deposit bonus, too, can still dig gold at this online casino.

The good thing about this offer is that it compensates players who wagered and lost at the slot. The compensation is up to 25%. To claim the refund or compensation, each player will need to send an e-mail to customer support. Once they submit their claims, they will be compensated within 24 hours. Players are required to wager the cash-back bonus twice before they can claim compensation. They can do this at any slot game. The maximum they can get on this bonus is 10 times the actual bonus.

Powered by Realtime Gaming, Aladdin’s Gold casino is Club World group’s brand. The Realtime software series of video slots offer players a wide range of themes. They can travel to ancient history or take a trip down into an ocean world. Sports and humor, too, form a part of the slot games. This licensed online casino of Curacao is all set to give its players the Midas touch!

February 23, 2012

Casino Tropez Winter Offerings

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Casino Tropez winners typically had between 20,000 pound and 50,000 pound payouts but at times, the winner even crosses the 100k mark! Such an incident actually took place early this month when a player Herbert R struck gold and won a whopping amount. This win was registered in the online slots titled Safari Heat. As the name suggests, Safari Heat is set against the backdrop of the African Safari theme. Naturally therefore its symbols are the popular African Safari symbols.

The wild symbol is the lion which provides a jackpot payout comprising 10,000 coins. This slots game also offers a bonus game wherein the players get as many as 15 free spins. When a player hits the biggest jackpot during these free spin rounds, he can get as much as 45,000 pounds. There is also a Gamble Game which gets triggered after every payout. When a player can guess successfully the next card’s color, he gets double the payout.

This casino has been publicizing its winter promotions for the winter weekends. Of these, the most popular happen to be the Arctic Treasure and the Penguin Vacation. The Penguin Vacation is where the family of penguins goes on a vacation – the high card value icons dominate the scene and the penguin is the wild symbol. There is a Fishing Bonus with 8 free spins.

The Arctic Treasure has a similar setting where the symbols are owls, polar bears and wolves. There is also the Snow Queen and the kayaker-the former is a wild symbol giving a jackpot comprising of 10,000 coins. The kayaker gives 10 free spins with tripled payouts. To enable players to deposit wagers for these winter promotions, Casino Tropez has been offering double bonuses. Players can get unlimited bonuses with each deposit they make along with an additional 30% deposit refund.

Roxy Palace Winner

Although many wins have been recorded this winter at Roxy Palace Casino, the interesting feature has been that many of these wins have been recorded in lesser known slot games. One winner Yves L won 34,292 pounds in a Chinese themed slots game. The game had symbols like the Dragon Lady, Chinese lanterns, dragons, jewelry box, etc. wherein the Dragon Lady offers the biggest jackpot as the wild symbol. In the second screen, players can play the bonus game where they must match caps from a total of nine caps.

In another Oriental game called the Lady of the Orient, Sezer F won 13,600 pounds – here also, the symbols were typically Lady of the Orient, palaces, elephants and Buddha. Still another big win was recorded at the slots game titled Voila which is based on a picture of the city of Paris complete with the street cafes, Eiffel Tower and romantic interludes. This game has stunning animations – the wild symbol is the Voila logo which can give huge payouts. There is a gamble game here and a player can double or quadruple what they get as payout. All they have to do is guess colors of the next card. Roxy Palace is powered by Microgaming software and licensed by the Malta-based Lotteries and Gaming Authority.

February 21, 2012

Spin Palace Casino Slots

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Since the Spin Palace Casino earlier used to take in players from the US, many of its online slots have been featured on popular American themes. These games have also become favorites of players hailing from other countries. One of these popular slots is the one titled Bars and Stripes. This had registered some big wins during the last weeks. Incidentally, the biggest prize here was won on January 22nd, amounting to $114,962.

This slots game is basically adapted from the popular Stars and Stripes which refer to the American Flag. This happens to be a separate symbol in the game and gets displayed on Uncle Sam’s hat – other symbols are the Thanksgiving Turkey, American Eagle, American Pie, Statue of Liberty, etc. The wild symbol is the Bars and Stripes logo and the payout gets doubled when winning combinations are achieved.

The highest fixed jackpot is 5000 coins. The scatter symbol is the football and payouts are given when three of these appear on reels. When three or greater number of hats appear on reels, the bonus game gets triggered. This online slot is known for its animations quality and parade music commemorating the Fourth of July celebrations. The second biggest payout took place on January 22nd, 2012.

Here the player won the huge amount of $84,000 through two slots. Both were classic three slot games. Fantastic 7s has a single pay line and symbols are Red 7s and Fantastic 7s. You can get payouts on any combination or 7s. The cherry is the final symbol and you can win payouts when up to three cherries are displayed on the pay lines. This casino is powered by Microgaming software and has been licensed by Malta-based Lotteries and Gaming Authority.

Blackjack Ballroom Casino

The Blackjack Ballroom Casino which is powered by Microgaming software has come up with two new games. The first happens to be the Dr. Love video slots featuring Dr. Love as a fun-loving and charming physician who is irresistible. So, players are bound to fall in love with him. This game has funky graphics, great animations and superior audio quality. The promotion was expected to run between January 21st and January 22nd, 2012.

The players could wager for these two days and ten names were to be selected each day. Each of these ten players will receive a $100 bonus. All those who have made a minimum deposit of $20 can take part in this promotion. All the winners have been notified the following day through e-mails and prizes have been credited as well. The other promotional game is the Crocodopolis slots. This is based on an ancient Egyptian theme and has the unique Slide a Wild feature which accounts for its huge popularity amongst casino players.

With this feature, players can manually control the position and behavior of wild symbols. This promotion is expected to be on from January 21st onto January 26th at the casino. All top five casino players are to receive $100 every day and they will be notified through e-mails. Terms and conditions of both games remain the same.

February 19, 2012

International Gaming Awards

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The International Gaming Awards is all set to take the casino world by storm starting this week. This awards ceremony is so huge that it is often looked upon as the Academy Awards ceremony for casinos. The ceremony is understandably huge and elegantly orchestrated. The venue for this prestigious event is London’s Sheraton Park Lane Hotel. Aside from being perhaps the greatest event so far as gaming is concerned, this event is also charity-driven and is organized annually. The purpose of this event is to award those who have performed dramatically well in both land-based and online casinos. All the top contenders of the previous year will attend this event and only the best from amongst them will be honored.

This glamorous event is also an ideal platform for socializing and networking with other members of the huge gaming world. All the senior-most executives from the different gaming establishments are expected to be present for the ceremony. The glitterati will even have members from establishments providing gaming software. Amongst the big names attending the event are Playtech, Paddy Power, Bally Technologies, Microgaming, eCOGRA or e-Commerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance, RGA or Remote Gaming Association and IGC or Interactive Gaming Council. PokerStars is the platinum sponsor for the ceremony while Gold sponsors include John Huxley and Playtech and Silver Sponsors are Ritz Club in London and Bally Technologies. Like every other year, this year too, some deserving charities have been selected as beneficiaries like the Horn of Africa Food Crisis Appeal, CARE International, and the GREAT Foundation, etc.

Kahnawake Gaming Commission

Two important changes for helping players interact better with licensed casinos online have been introduced by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission. While the first deals with player self-exclusion, the second deals with dispute resolutions. This will help those casino players suffering from gambling addictions to deposit limits with their casinos. This time they can inform the gaming commission directly about this intent so that his instructions are abided at all the concerned casinos online. The commission has come up with a special self exclusion web page where there is scope for players to enter their e-mail addresses. They can also avail of an online form to register their needs to the commission. There is a Compliance Officer who will then get in touch with the concerned players to verify the details submitted, to check their identity and then to execute the request. When this request pertains to a particular casino only, that casino has to be informed about that request. It is then expected to carry out the requests and accordingly notify players.

The Commission has also taken a concrete step to improve the dispute resolutions process. A Dispute Resolution Officer has been appointed to this effect – he can be approached for addressing players concerns. All the complaints are to be given in writing and should ideally contain clear information about the identity of the complainant. It should clearly specify and elucidate the complaint made and the corresponding steps to be taken to resolve it. The Kahnawake Commission has been therefore, awarded the Phoenix award which is used to honor those casinos that identify their mistakes and take steps to rectify them.

February 17, 2012

How SOPA And PIPA Can Change The World Of Internet Gambling

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Internet freedom is likely to be threatened by two enactments namely the PIPA or Protect Intellectual Property Act and the SOPA or the Stop Online Piracy Act. Although these two actions had been temporarily shelved, it would indeed be interesting to analyze the consequences that they could have otherwise had if they were made legal. There are no chances of there being an immediate voting on these proposed enactments and it is possible that they would be significantly changed eventually before voting takes place.

The effects of these laws on online casino gambling sites will not be felt at once; however, the fact remains, that when the laws get altered, they may lead to future problems for the casino industry flourishing in the country. This is because these laws will bring them a degree of censorship which is likely to revolutionize the ways of the Internet as it functions today and this was bound to have far reaching consequences.

Had these proposed enactments been passed as laws, the US Attorney General could get court orders forcing servers, payment processors and advertisers, blog sites and search engines to blacklist those websites which were suspected to be violating or infringing copyright laws. So this measure would have effectively given third parties like Internet Service Providers and financial institutions, the power to police the Internet gambling world.

Such stringent measures had earlier been adopted to block some gambling websites. This kind of censorship on the Internet may spell doom for the gambling industry in the course of time. These bills, according to Chief Legal Officer of Google, could make it simpler to sue all law-abiding American companies. Moreover, this measure was not enough to eliminate pirate sites because these websites could simply alter their addresses to continue their illicit activities.

Gambling in Asia

Gambling on the internet has become a rage all across the world, whether in countries which have legalized it or in those that have not yet regulated or legalized it. Although there are many nations where internet gambling has been held as illegal, thousands continue to participate in these games. So, there are efforts being made by these countries to at least regulate internet gambling since this has not been legally accepted.

In the Asia Pacific region as well, internet gambling has witnessed a sporadic growth and the PWC report recently came up with certain fascinating facts. The report by Price Waterhouse Coopers reveals the possibility of the Asian gambling industry growing from a $34.4 billion industry to a whopping $79.3 billion industry in the next five years. Given this figure, there is the need to legalize online gambling in some of the Asian countries.

A gaming analyst, Jonathan Galaviz, feels that since people would, in any case, practice illegal gambling, it was wiser to tax it instead of letting unlicensed operators amass all the revenues. He mentioned that in Singapore for instance, although online gambling was illegal, it had grown remarkably in the past year. Therefore, according to him, the time has arrived for governments to engage in researching this issue deeply and come up with thoughtful discussions on gambling policies.

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