English Soccer Team launches Online Casino

English football team, West Ham Football Club, is the first soccer team ever to launch an online casino. The “Hammers Casino” made its debut in the beginning of this month. Every casino game has a soccer feel to it. What makes this online casino unique is that fans of the sport can get together with other soccer fans.

You can find many of the classic table games such as blackjack, roulette and craps. The casino also has slot machines and video poker. You have the choice to play for fun or for real money. If you make your first deposit today, Hammers Casino will match your welcome bonus up to $350 or £200.

Playtech designed the software, which is quick and easy to download. Customer support is offered around the clock by phone or e-mail. If you are a fan of soccer or football (depending on how you call it), checking out the site is a must.

Online Casinos getting ready for Halloween

In order to celebrate the pagan holiday Halloween, the Vegas Partner Casinos have announced that they will have a couple of new games. The first slot machine is called Witches Wealth. It features 5 reels and 9 lines and many Halloween images such as witches, spell books and black cats. This game offers a player a chance to accumulate casino credits.

Halloweenies is a slot machine that has 5 reels and 20 lines. It features scary sound effects the minute you start playing. When several pumpkins show up at one time, a Pick a Pumpkin bonus appears. It also has a 13x free spin feature which can triple your winnings.

And for all you video poker lovers out there, Double Joker offers an independent deck for each hand up to 50 times. The online casinos where you can enjoy all these new games are at Casino US, Cinema Casino, Crazy Vegas Casino and Sun Vegas Casino.

World Series of Poker makes a stop at Harrah's

Harrah's Entertainment is proud to announce that the World Series of Poker Circuit will head to one of its casinos during the tournament. Between the 26th of February and the 7th of March, the event will be held at the Rincon Casino and Resort in Valley Center in California. It is the only stop that the poker tour will make in California.

The poker tournament is already underway. It began on August 11th at Harrah's Grand Casino Tunica. It will also stop at a few other Harrah's casinos in Atlantic City, Lake Tahoe and sin city, Las Vegas. The tournament's schedule also includes the Caesars in Indiana and Bally's in Las Vegas.

The buy-ins range from a couple of hundred dollars and go all the way up to $10 000 for the no-limit hold'em Circuit Championship. Whoever wins each circuit will be crowned the World Series of Poker Tournament champion next summer.

Penn National Gaming hopes to acquire Argosy Gaming

The Illinois Gaming Board has agreed to allow Penn National Gaming Inc. to acquire Argosy Gaming co. only if the company sells two of its Illinois casinos in the next two years. The casinos in question are Empress Casino in Joliet and Alton Belle Casino. The board will decide on Thursday whether or not the merger will take place.

Penn National Gaming owns and operates many casinos and racetracks in the United States such as Hollywood Casino in Aurora, which is one of Empress' big rivals. The billion dollar company also owns casinos in Canada.

"World Poker Tour" the video game

Take-Two Interactive Software's 2K Sports has created the World Poker Tour (WPT) video game. The game is based on the much talked about and watched television show. The game will include poker professionals such as Erick Lindgren, who has won the WPT championship twice, Evelyn Ng, NBC sports commentator who came in second last year and 24-year-old Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi.

The video game also features Vince Van Patten, Mimi Rogers, Lyle Berman, Mike Sexton and Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari. 2K Sports has chosen beautiful surroundings to go along with the game. American casinos include the Bay 101, Borgata Hotel Casino, Commerce Casino, Foxwoods Resort Casino, The Bicycle Casino and Paris' Aviation Club de France.

World Poker Tour fans can now feel like one of the pros playing this video game. They can practice with their favorite poker champions. The game should be released by the end of the year, just in time for Christmas.

New Slot Machines on the horizon

Last Saturday, Las Vegas' Convention Center hosted the 5th annual Global Gaming Expo which brought in hundreds of exhibitors from all over the country. One of the most popular slot machine producers, the Waukegan-based WMS Gaming company, was also one of attendees.

WMS Gaming presented over 80 new theme multi-dimensional slot machines. A new progressive slot machine based on the lottery Powerball was introduced. A 3D game named after the Tom Cruise movie "Top Gun" was also on display. It featured a Bose sound system surrounding the player's seating area.

Another soon to be favorite is the Monopoly Big Event. This gives several players a chance to win the jackpot together in the bonus rounds. Other classic slot machines like "All that Glitters" and "Kaboom" have been upgraded. Two new games, "Pyramid of Kings" and "Open the Vault" features the "cascading reels" that WMS gaming is known for. Check out the new technology at a casino near you.

Pittsburgh plans 14 new Casinos

Pennsylvania's state board will soon hand out 14 casino licenses to the city of Pittsburgh. In order to receive a license, each casino developer has to respect the neighborhood the casino will be located in. In other words, the noise has to be kept at an appropriate level, there cannot be too many lights surrounding the building and the traffic must be controlled to avoid congestion. The design of the casino also has to go well with the character of the city. One of the many casinos soon to be built will only have slot machines.

The sophisticated design also has to include a lot of greenery outside the casino. The task force is obliging every casino to use 1 percent of the development budget for the landscaping. The eateries and entertainment centers also need to have entrances from directly onto the streets. Licenses might be issued as early as November.

The Peppermill Hotel-Casino will get a face lift

Reno's Peppermill hotel-casino is planning to expand in order to include a hotel consisting only of suites. It will also make room for 300 slot machines and 12 new tables in its casino, increasing the size from 14 000 square feet to 94 000 square feet. A few stores, along with a nightclub will also be added. The convention hall will double in size too.

The project should be finished by autumn 2007. They plan to include a pool, fitness center, spa and a hair salon. The hotel-casino is located in downtown Reno, Nevada on South Virginia street.

Casino on Net now offers online casino for Mac users

Mac users can now play their favorite online casino or poker games at Casino on Net. Their Mac online casino is offering a wide selection of classics such as roulette, blackjack, craps, slot machines and video poker. They also have card games like No Limit Texas Hold 'Em for in their poker room. They are offering bonuses between $100 and $200 and free rolls.

There is a non download version for the Mac online casino. Therefore, there is no need to purchase the PC software, that can cost a few hundred dollars to install. You can also take advantage of the $30 000 tournaments that occur everyday. The $33 buy-in has no fee for the multi-table events. For more information, visit the website at www.Mac-PacificPoker.com.

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Which Casino Giant will hit the Jackpot in Singapore?

Singapore will soon issue licenses for their two new casino-resorts. Casino companies such as MGM Mirage, Harrah's Entertainment and Kerzner International and a dozen others are all in the running. Kerzner operates the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas and the Las Vegas Sands. The most skilled casino operator will be given the chance to build and decorate the hotels, museums and the gaming area.

Every casino wants to get its hands on these projects because the casinos are estimated to generate $5 billion in revenue. Whoever gets awarded the licenses will be able to cater to Asia's 2.5 billion individuals.

Singapore just recently lifted a ban on casinos that has lasted over 40 years. One of the major reasons the city-state decided to do this is to make the economy grow by increasing tourism. Many groups have expressed their disapproval though. They believe that it will worsen the social problems that already exist.

Poker Tournament in Atlantic City

The Tropicana Casino and Resort will host a poker tournament that begins on Wednesday, September 21 in Atlantic City. There will be a total of 26 events that will take place every week. Eight of the events will be televised on CBS Sports. The winners will be playing for a seat at the ProJo Poker National Championships, beginning February 2006 in Las Vegas.

This tournament differs from other ones because no professional poker players are eligible to play in the early stages of the tournament, they must wait until the semi-final round. Winners from the ProJo Poker Tournament Series have a chance to receive over $40 million in cash and prizes and a $25 000 National Championship ring.

W. Houston, C. Aguilera, Julio & Enrique at gambler's wedding

Russian Billionaire slash Banker slash Gambler Mr. Andrei Melnichenko will pay a million dollars each to Stars Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Julio and Enrique Iglesias to sing at his wedding! The wedding that took place in South France had a total cost of $36 million. All the artists performed at the celebrations this past weekend.

Mr. Melnichenko was the 514th richest person in the world for 2004, and owns one of the largest Banks in Russia. He is also involved in energy production companies as well as chemicals and minerals. He is also a well known gambler, spending millions of dollars in high profile tables all over the world.

It not the first time that Christina Aguilera will sing for Melnichenko. She already got $3.6 million to sing just 3 songs at a previous celebration!

New Gambling System by Multimedia Games

Multimedia Games is offering the world a new gambling system called Casino Commander. What sets this system apart from others, is that it allows the configuration of slot machines to be done via a central computer. This past Friday, shares of Multimedia Games Inc. rose on the Nasdaq Stock Market courtesy of the company's new invention.

The new system was presented at the Global Gaming Expo, that took place in Las Vegas this week. Many other gaming suppliers were there presenting their new downloadable technology. Casino Commander is the only system that has been tested for over a year though. The other basic systems have not been put to the test. The company is hoping that this will put them ahead of the competition.

White House deed bought by Goldenpalace

They have done it once again. Online casino and poker room, GoldenPalace.com, has just purchased the deed to the White House for a mere $43.45 from an online auction.

David Jenneson, author of "Night of the Realtors", asked the U.S. National Archives for the White House's deed. He wanted it in order to auction it off along with a signed copy of his new book that talks about a Canadian realtor who sells the White House. It took quite a bit of time for the U.S. government to even find it. After a legal battle, Jenneson was given the deed that is believed to be the only one out there.

GoldenPalace.com knows a thing or two about buying strange items from an auction. In the past, they have purchased things like a McDonald's french fry that looked like a former president, Britney Spears' pregnancy test, and a grilled cheese sandwich that looks like the Virgin Mary. These oddball purchases have brought much attention to the Internet casino. Goldenpalace plans to take these eccentric items on tour one day.

MGM plans to open $5 billion Hotel-Casino

The CityCenter is the $5 billion hotel-casino that includes luxury condos which is MGM Mirage's new hot project. It spans over 66 acres and it is in between the Monte Carlo and Bellagio resorts in Las Vegas. It will have 60 floors and over 4000 rooms, not including the 400 five-star luxury condominiums.

Plenty of well-known architects will take part in the most expensive private development the country has ever seen, such as Connecticut's Cesar Pelli and Associates and New York's Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. The architecture firm who will supervise the design is the company Gensler from Amsterdam. The general contractor will be the Perini Corporation.

MGM Mirage Inc. is very proud to announce its new project. They believe that creating luxury condos, along with hotel-casinos, will make people want to live in Las Vegas and not only gamble and leave.

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Future Glasgow Casino must rehabilitate Addicted Gamblers

The new £200 million super-casino is up for grabs in Scotland. The only catch is that the owner must pay to rehabilitate any person who develops a gambling problem. Councillors, John Mason and Steven Purcell , are arguing whether or not the super-casino is a good idea. Mr.Purcell believes that the city will benefit from the casino by boosting its economy but Mason thinks that it will create more addicts, which will cost the city more in the long run. The casino is estimated to bring in over £200 million for the city and will create over 4000 jobs.

The UK government's Gambling Act (2005) does not constrict any country to build any size casino. However, the only way the casino will be built is if the operator agrees to provide programs to help support problem gamblers. Scotland already has twelve casinos, which includes Glasgow's five. Plans for three more casinos are on the horizon.

Niagara Falls Casinos Pictures

Well everyday we get many submissions from our website readers and most of them are pictures that were taken from Casinos all over the world. We carefully read and respond to each e-mail and sometimes we even put your pictures online for everyone to see.
But this time I am putting my own pictures! We went to the Canadian Falls for the weekend so I am posting some of the pictures we took there of the Niagara Falls Casinos!


The first 3 pictures are from the Niagara Hotel and Casino on Falls View. This is the only casino we actualy played in because it was right across from our Hotel Room (Hilton - BTW 2 thumbs down for the Hotel)

These pictures are from the same casino but this time it's a little bit dark! ;)


And finally another 2 pictures from different Niagara Casinos. I hope you like them! Please don't mind my bad photography skills!

Jackpot Factory watches out for its players

The eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA) has created a program that will enable employees to detect potential gambling problems. The Jackpot Factory group, owner of four online casinos and one poker room, will be one of the first online casino companies to start using the program. The program requires the casino to have an area where a gambler can go and seek advice on responsible gambling. The player also has the opportunity to take a confidential diagnostic exam, from the National Opinion Research Center of the University of Chicago (NORC), in order to detect whether a gambler needs help or not.

David Brickman, Spokesperson for the Jackpot Factory Group, has stated that the company is doing everything possible to make this program a success. They want their online gambling organization to be something they can be proud of. The employees have already started taken classes and are in training. And the managers are equipped to recognize underage gamblers.

The Jackpot Factory Group's online casinos are allslots.com, alljackpots.com, firstwebcasino.com, wildjack.com and wildjackpoker.com. They all use Microgaming technology and boast the biggest selection of games.

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Win over $350 000 at Coral Casino

If you play Coral Casino's progressive slot machines, you have a chance to win a jackpot estimated at over $350 000. Coral Casino's manager, Daniel Philips, claims that it's the highest jackpot the online casino has seen to date.

Coralgames.com and coralcasino.com are both owned by the British company Coral.co.uk. They have a huge selection of over 60 games including Blackjack, Roulette, Craps and many table and number games. All their games use Flash technology which makes their 3 and 5-reel slot machines especially fun to play. You can also bet on your favorite sport such as football.

Caesars Palace First of its Kind

Jay Sarno began his career by building Cabana hotels with his partner Stanley Mallin. Mr. Sarno then visited Las Vegas for the first time in the early 60s. At that time, most hotels in Vegas looked the same, differing only by name. He had a brand new idea, to construct the first fantasy-themed resort ever.

Construction for the now famous Caesars Palace began in 1964 and cost $24 million to create. The hotel resort was the first to offer its guests an escape into an ancient world. Every room was decorated in various historical periods, such as the Roman Empire. Caesars opened its doors in 1966 and became the most popular gambling resort in its day. Sarno sold it three years later for $60 million.

Win a Plasma screen TV at Kiwi Casino!

In order to celebrate its 5th anniversary, Kiwi Casino will be handing out 42-inch plasma screen television sets to 3 of its lucky players. The contest has already started and will continue until the 30th of November. The Grand Prize Draw will take place in the beginning of December. In order to enter the competition, all a player has to do is deposit $20 into the online casino's account. That will enter him or her in the contest automatically.

New Zealand's Christchurch Casinos Ltd Group (CCL) owns online casino Kiwi Casino. CCL have been in the gaming industry for five years now and attracts all kinds of tourists, from countries like Australia, Japan, Italy and New York ,to its casinos.

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Celebrities Hang out at CelebPoker.com

One way to get people, especially celebrities, to check out your online poker site is to attend an event filled with them. CelebPoker was at the 2005 World Music Awards showering the Hollywood elite with gifts and VIP passes to their website. Paula Abdul, Bon Jovi and Nick Lachey (Jessica Simpson's husband) were seen hanging around CelebPoker’s kiosks. Texas Hold'Em was one of the topics the supermodels, Tracy Bingham and Victoria Silvstedt, were chatting about.

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Not all is lost for Casinos

The share prices of certain casinos have gone down courtesy of hurricane Katrina last week. But that does not mean that everything is looking grim for casinos overall. Instead of people gambling in Biloxi, the nation’s third-largest gaming market, they will move on over to the nation's biggest, Las Vegas. Tourists will soon start flocking to Las Vegas to get their gambling fix. Conventions will also have to be relocated to the Nevada city.

Companies that were the most affected by this natural disaster in the Gulf Coast are Harrah's Entertainment, MGM Mirage, Isle of Capri Casinos, Pinnacle Entertainment and Penn National Gaming. It has been reported that each organization might lose up to $25 million, which is almost pocket change for these high roller casino companies.

There is a silver lining for other casinos, such as Wynn Resorts and Station Casinos, who have no casinos in Mississippi. They will benefit the most from all the tourists who will be flocking to Vegas. Companies who also provide slot machines and other gaming equipment to the casinos, like WMS Industries and International Gaming Technology, will also profit from this tragedy.

New Hotel Casino opens in South Dakota

The Indian tribe, Sisseton-Wahpeton, has just opened a $7.9 million hotel casino in the eastern part of South Dakota, near Watertown. The hotel contains over 90 rooms and a couple of large suites, which have entertainment centers and Jacuzzis. The 54,000-square-foot hotel has a breathtaking lobby with a hand-crafted chandelier.

The Dakota Sioux Casino plans to renovate its gaming area which will later include a bowling alley, a water park and a 1 500 seat theater. Renovations will take place over the next five years which will increase the casino's value up to $17 million. The Indian tribe is very excited for this project because it will boost the state's economy and create new jobs for the people of Watertown.

Sportingbet confirms approaching Empire Online

Internet betting organization Sportingbet has made public its interest in online gaming services firm Empire Online. They have not mentioned whether or not they are planning to make an offer though. Empire Online is currently worth over $1.4 billion and has just entered the London Stock Exchange this past June.

Empire's claim to fame is the marketing services they provide for online gaming sites. They also drive as much traffic as they can to third-party websites, such as Party Poker, who is owned by PartyGaming.

Queen's Casino

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Nautica Charity Poker Festivals Raise Money for Charity

Nautica Charity Poker Festivals will add one more festival this year in September. Art on Wheels is going to be the 13th festival the organization is planning to have. The final event will take place between Thursday the 15th and Sunday the 18th. First prize in the Texas Hold'Em tournament will be $15 000.

Next year, Nautica Charity will be adding at least 12 more events to their schedule. They have raised over $600 000 this past year alone for various charities in the state of Ohio. Their goal next year is to exceed $1 million.

Information on the Festivals is available online at www.NauticaCharityPoker.org.

888.com soon to be on the London Stock Exchange

Online casino Cassava has announced that it is planning to enlist its online casino 888.com in the London Stock Exchange by the end of this month. Chief Executive of 888, John Anderson, believes it is time to merge all their commercial interests and start taking steps towards increasing the value of the company.

Since Britain appreciates online casinos, internet gambling companies are heading over to London to be included in the stock market. The online gaming market already includes PartyGaming, the online casino who is valued at 4.6 billion pounds.

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