Play65, the world’s biggest online backgammon room, has launched a free Java backgammon version of their very popular game platform. This allows anyone to play the backgammon game right away, without any installation – and it is all for free! The Java version of Play65’s backgammon software is free of charge and allows avid players…
The British-based Internet gambling company whose former chief executive is under house arrest in the U.S. on racketeering charges, said Monday that a Caribbean court ruled that it may not sell its Antiguan operations. The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the High Court of Justice Antigua made the ruling and has ordered BetOnSports to provide…
Singapore awarded its second casino resort contract Friday to Genting International, whose proposal of a venture worth 5.2 billion Singapore dollars is intended to lure thousands of visitors with a Universal Studios theme park and a huge outdoor marine park. Genting, which runs two casinos in Malaysia, had joined with Star Cruises in its bid…
Singapore is expected to announce the winning bid for its second casino resort this week in a deal worth as much as US$3.5bil. The city-state is building two gaming resorts with family attractions in a bid to lure more tourists and develop the services sector. The two casino projects have attracted bids from several of the…
A reputed underboss of the New England Mafia was arrested Friday on gambling and extortion charges, authorities said………. Carmen Salvatore DiNunzio, 49, was arrested by state police in Boston’s North End after being indicted by an Essex County grand jury on charges of extortion, maintaining and operating a gaming operation, and conspiracy to maintain or…
Casinos are magical places filled with flashing lights and the sound of money clinking out of the slot machines. Over the past few years, with a quick click of the mouse, gamblers all over the world have been transported instantly to the casino to play the game of their choice, while never leaving their homes….
What are the reasons for online poker popularity? Poker has been around for centuries, so how come the sudden boom that has recently taken the Internet by storm? There are some things that poker enthusiasts dont like about playing with friends: the first thing is that they have to wait until they get some folk…
eCOGRA continue their efforts in ensuring the online gambling industry is as safe as possible by creating a dedicated team to monitor the 91 online casinos and 21 poker rooms accredited with their ‘Play It Safe’ seal. The team will be responsible for on-site assessments, ensuring that their standards and regulations are completely adhered to…
A new study has reported that the online gambling industry is still in its infancy with a projected peek to hit around the year 2015. At that time Merryl Lynch predicts that the market will bring in $528 billion annually worldwide. By the year 2015 the Internet gambling industry could grow from the $12 billion…
Italian and spanish governments have passed legislation that will change the face of land-based and online casino gambling in those countries, which has prompted a rush of licensing applications from gaming companies all over the world. Italian government will auction 17,000 licenses for sports and racing betting at land based outlets, and companies will be…