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The Nevada Gaming Commission issued its first two licenses for online betting, bringing the U.S. state with the most casino revenue a step closer to real wagering on poker from home.

International Game Technology (IGT), based in Reno, Nevada, and Las Vegas-based Bally Technologies Inc. (BYI) received approvals yesterday, according to Michael Lawton, a senior research analyst with the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

The approvals pave the way for the U.S. casino industry to expand into online gambling, a market that may reach $13.4 billion in five years, the estimate of researcher H2 Gambling Capital. Nevada last year was the first state to pass a statute authorizing Internet gambling. Two dozen companies have sought licenses, including Caesars Entertainment Corp. (CZR) and MGM Resorts International (MGM), the largest operators of U.S. casinos.


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New to the forum here, and wanting to get some basic information on poker machines that are in South Carolina. These machines are unregulated, and are only legal right now because of a loop hole. I usually only play blackjack on these machines and I want to see if there is any edge that I do not know about. Is there any info that someone could show me?

Thanks for any help

June seems to have been a lucky month for players at Golden Palace online casino. At least, the list of big winners at the Golden Palace web site is longer than usual and also more varied. Players from different countries wagering on different Playtech online slot games figure on the list. Golden Palace online casino is licensed by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission.

The largest win in June till date came on the popular slot game Captain Treasure Pro. A player from South Africa named Melindee D won ZAR 270,456 on June 19. Captain's Treasure Pro is the makeover of an earlier pirate themed slot game. It features 3D graphics, excellent audio effects and some of the best animations. These alone are reason enough for wagering on Captain's Treasure Pro. The free spins feature is extremely exciting. Any of the regular symbols become a second scatter symbol during the free spins and award additional payouts. Captain's Treasure Pro also incorporates the Playtech gamble game.


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A player from South Africa reaped huge payouts at Casino Tropez over just two days of online wagering. Playing two popular online slots, the player, who has been named as "Guil" in the Casino Tropez winners list, won over ZAR 4 million on June 21 and June 22. The online slot game Desert Treasure alone fetched ZAR 3.3 million on June 22. Guil won another ZAR 400,000 on Desert Treasure on June 21. The surprising aspect of these wins was that Guil had preferred the original version of Desert Treasure and not Desert Treasure II, which has better graphics and more exciting features. It just goes to show that old is gold for some online casino players. Guil also won ZAR 450,000 combined on Gold Rally on these two days.


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A bill to legalize online casino gambling and lottery ticket sales in Delaware and broaden the availability of the state’s legal sports parlay bets is scheduled for a final vote Tuesday on the Senate floor.

The legislation passed the House last week and cleared the Senate Executive Committee on Wednesday.

House Bill 333 is projected to generate $7.75 million in new state revenues, according to the Department of Finance, by making casino games and slot machine play available through state-controlled websites. It would also allow the state to offer sports betting and Keno instant lottery games at locations such as bars and restaurants, and to sell Delaware lottery tickets online.

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Like LeBron James coming down the lane Chandler U. of NC couldn't be stopped Monday. He slammed the online blackjack tables for a whopping $34,145. Chandler made enough cash to pay for one Albert Pujols at bat. Considering the slugger signed a 10-year, $254 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim that's a lot of dough!
So how did he do it? How did Chandler make Pujols money. To be honest we can't quite be sure, but from our experience the best way to play online blackjack is what many call its basic strategy.
This basic strategy contains an equally simple set tips one should remember:

A "hard" hand is one that either has no aces, or has aces that are forced to count as point, lest the hand bust. A "soft" hand is one with at least one ace, which may still count as one or eleven points.
With a hard 10 or 11, double if you have more points than the dealer, treating a dealer ace as 11 points. Specifically, double with 10 against a 2 to 9, and with 11 against 2 to 10.
If the strategy says to double, but you have three or more cards, or table rules don't allow soft doubling, then hit, except stand with a soft 18.
If the strategy says to surrender (16 vs. 10), but you can't for whatever reason, then hit.
If the strategy says to "not split," then treat the hand has a hard total of 8, 10, or 20, according to the pair in question.

But guess what, there were more Bovada Casino Winners, they included:
-Travys U. of CA winning $27,725 playing a combination of Hydro Heat and Reel Blood.
-Scott B. of IL winning $25,083 in Fruit Frenzy.
-James R. of MA winning $24,591 in Keno.
-David S. of IN winning $23,219 playing a combination of Rain Dance, Incan Goddess and Witches and Wizards.
-Billy R. of TX who won $21,803 playing El Luchador and Crystal Waters.
-Gregory S. of ME won $20,462 playing Blackjack.
-Patricia C. of FL winning $15,813 playing Enchanted Garden.
-George A. of MA who won $13,029 playing El Luchador.
-Tony A. of CA winning $10,100 in Let Em’ Ride.
Bovada's online casino has dozens of great casino games including the ever popular, and apparently quite lucrative, game of Online Slots.

With the leading grand slam event at Wimbledon round the corner, the tennis themed video slot Centre Court is drawing increasing traffic at Mummys Gold online casino. So much so, that a number of small and big wins have been reported on this slot machine since June 12. On June 12 a player won $11,410 on Centre Court. Then a small payout on June 14 was followed by a big one of $20,953 on June 15. The Wimbledon tournament starts on Monday June 24 and will run for two weeks. During these two weeks many more Mummys Gold online casino players will win on Centre Court.


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The Spamalot video slot game created by online casino software provider, Playtech, has become a popular choice for players who frequent Playtech powered online casinos.

This week, it was announced that a British player managed to hit the jackpot on this game, taking home nearly £700,000.

The man, Anthony Edmonds from Newton Abbot, Devon, said that a friend had recommended that he play at Winner.com, an online casino in the Playtech network of gaming sites.

The British player who hit the Playtech jackpot said that he had played with what he called a 'click and hope' strategy for just under an hour when he found himself the winner of the huge jackpot - £693,517.

The player recalled the moment that he realised his big win. "The first thing I did was call my wife and a close friend, to validate that what I was seeing on my computer screen was correct," he said. "What a fantastic win, it really couldn't have come at a better time - I am still in disbelief!"

Paysafecard, a prepaid electronic payment method popular among online casino users, has just announced a deal for its 100% acquisition by Skrill (Moneybookers), another name that's no doubt familiar to casino clients seeking convenient and flexible deposit and withdrawal methods. Players who already use paysafecard will be glad to hear that both parties see the acquisition as an opportunity to grow paysafecard's business, and to continue providing high quality services to those who prefer not to pay by credit card online.

Using Paysafecard at Online Casinos

Players appreciate paysafecard because it offers them safe and fast casino banking in cash - no need for a credit card or a bank account. If you prefer, as many do, not to provide your credit card details online, you can simply visit a retail outlet linked to paysafecard (there are 450,000 worldwide) and there convert your cash to eVouchers and receive a 16-digit pin number to use for online casino play. It's this ease and convenience that has made paysafecard Europe's leading prepaid payment solution provider.

Unbelieveable! I wish I won so much money 😉

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