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Aussie Problem Gambler Blows A$ 8 Million

Latest Casino Bonuses — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:01:40 +0000

Fifty-year-old Australian Wendy Hope Jobson has pleaded guilty to six counts in a shocking case of internet gambling addiction which saw her steal almost A$ 8 million from her employers - the Koroneos hotel group. As Jobson's lawyers claim she was out of touch with reality: she used internet banking to steal money from her employer on 1410 occasions over five years spending it on internet gambling and on other personal purchases including a car, house payments and a corporate box at the Etihad stadium. So valued was her business that the online casino operator where she used to gamble, the Playtech-powered 21Nova Casino, doubled her promotional credits. Psychiatrist Sylvia Solinski told the Supreme Court judge she had no doubt whatsoever that Jobson had dissociative identity disorder with at least 10 different personalities, and she was unsure which one was dominant at the time she committed the crime. The owner of the group said he was alerted to some unusual transactions by his bank manager in September 2011, and when he confronted Jobson with the evidence she broke down and confessed but begged him not to go to the police. A trusted employee, Jobson had worked for the company for the past 16 years and was treated as a member of the owner's family, who had thought, before the thefts came to light, that the company was struggling with renovation expenses and rising pokie machine overheads. Police reported that Jobson was shocked to hear the total sum she had stolen - she even tried to win back her losses which she noted down in a notebook so she could replace the money and would not be found out. "One time I won $1 million but they only paid you $20,000 every four days, so you can imagine sitting there waiting for the money to come back, and it's not coming, so you would keep gambling because why not? It's there. And I'd lose it.," she told police investigators

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Italian Advertising Regulator Criticizes Another Cassava Ad

Latest Casino Bonuses — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:54:32 +0000

This has not been a good week marketing-wise for the online gambling group Cassava-888 which first saw its ad banned by the UK Advertising Standards Authority and then experienced a similar ordeal in Italy, where the country&s newly established Advertising Self-Regulatory Court scrutinized 888&s television advert. In the ad, an online slots fan is showered with gold coins after a lucky late night hit, which was assessed by the court as an inappropriate comparison of gambling to financial planning. It still has not pronounced its decision regarding the punishment for 888, but it is assumed that it will include taking the offending advert down, and perhaps even a heavy fine, as envisaged by the regulations dealing with offenders of the advertising rules. This is the new advertising regulator&s first prosecution implementing new Italian advertising restrictions introduced at the beginning of this year.

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Turkish Government in Another Online Gambling Restriction Drive

Latest Casino Bonuses — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:52:55 +0000

Since it had little success in the elimination of illegal online gambling in the past five years, the Turkish government this time decided to introduce legislation that will include punitive measures and authorize enforcement agencies to prosecute players, similarly to the laws in the US state of Washington. According to the first reports, the new laws will be designed to ban illegal betting on offshore websites, and both players, operators and middlemen found in violation of the measure will be punished. Namely, high fines will be imposed on punters who fill in bet coupons via unlicensed websites, and they will face penalties from 100,000 to 500,000 Turkish Liras, while for intermediaries there won&t be any suspended sentences. In addition to this, there will be severe punishments for the financial institutions through which money transfers with illegal gambling sites are made, and they will be implemented by the Turkish Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK), which will also be in charge of preventing the use of debit and credit cards in illegal bets. Also, IP addresses of illegal gambling sites will be banned by the Telecommunication Communications Agency (TİB), and affiliate marketers will be pursued as middlemen in enabling people residing in Turkey to access sports betting abroad and promoters that advertise illegal gambling, along with others who facilitate illegal money transfers. Penalties envisaged in such cases reportedly include jail-time from one to three years.

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Evolutions Live Roulette Chosen by Unibet for Belgian Operation

Latest Casino Bonuses — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:45:09 +0000

Based on a deal closed with Unibet, a dedicated online Live Roulette service has been provided by Evolution Gaming for Unibet&s Belgian operation. The table is hosted in a dedicated environment and branded exclusively for Unibet at Evolution&s Riga studios, and it features both male and female native speaking Flemish dealers. The new Live Roulette offering in Unibet joins the existing Unibet&s dedicated environment, one of the largest at Evolution&s central production studios, which serves Roulette and Blackjack to punters in a number of countries. Also, this is a valuable addition to Unibet&s already integrated Evolution native speaking Venezia Roulette and Svensk Roulette services offered in Italy and Sweden respectively. According to Dennis Marien, Unibet&s Belgium Country Manager, “We have seen the vital role that experienced native speaking dealers can play when launching a new online service into newly regulated markets. We are keen to make a big impact in Belgium from the very start, and to secure significant market share. That&s why we have chosen to go with a fully localized offering from day one. Evolution has the strongest possible track record of working with operators to gain first-to-market advantage, and they had the optimum localized solution for Belgium, so we were able to move very quickly.” It was added by Sebastian Johannisson, Evolution&s Head of Account Management that “Evolution has provided its Live Casino to Unibet since 2009. We&re delighted that our experience in delivering localized, customized solutions fits so well with Unibet&s growth strategy across Europe. They have seen the success we have achieved in other newly regulated markets by using native speaking dealers and they have invested in that model. The new Flemish dealers for Unibet bring the total of native languages offered on our shared and dedicated tables to 10, making the Evolution language offering the richest in the Live Casino market."

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Roulette Touch for Mobile by Net Entertainment Goes Live

Latest Casino Bonuses — Thu, 09 May 2013 07:59:48 +0000

Translating its popular online game Roulette Pro into the mobile environment, the Swedish online gambling software developer and provider Net Entertainment has released Roulette Touch, whose preview is now available on Youtube. According to NetEnt Chief Production Manager, Simon Hammon, "The fresh, elegant look and simple, intuitive feel of Roulette Touch will appeal to players of all levels of experience. "Roulette Touch is a beautiful product that further enhances our mobile portfolio and, with its modern look and easy play, we are confident it will be a big hit with players."

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Federal Case Dropped Against Video Poker Hackers

Latest Casino Bonuses — Thu, 09 May 2013 04:04:18 +0000

Las Vegas prosecutors have dropped hacking charges against a couple of men they were investigating for using a software bug to win a ton playing IGT video poker. This has put an end to an 18-month legal case to determine whether the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act was applicable. “The United States of America, by and through the undersigned attorneys, hereby moves this Court to dismiss Counts 2 and 3 of the Indictment,” wrote Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Chu. The two men, John Kane, 54, and Andre Nestor, 41, now face one charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Their trial will take place on August 20, 2013. In 2009, Kane uncovered a firmware bug in IGT&s Game King video poker machine which made is possible to play back a prior winning hand at ten times the original wager. He involved Nestor and the two went across Las Vegas using the bug to their advantage at several casinos. Nestor ended up back in Pennsylvania and took one casino for $400,000 playing video poker. Prosecutors attempting to argue that that their actions were indeed hacking based on the sequence of button presses required to activate the bug but defense lawyers argued that the men played the machine as it was made. “The case never should have been filed under the CFAA,” said Kane&s lawyer, Andrew Leavitt. “It should have been just a straight wire fraud case. And I&m not sure its even a wire fraud. I guess we&ll find out when we go to trial.”

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Vera&John Casino: Lucky Punter Wins Thousands Just 14 Minutes After Signing Up!

Latest Casino Bonuses — Thu, 09 May 2013 03:24:50 +0000

It takes more than just a look from Lady Luck to achieve what a player identified as Klara did at the Vera&John Casino. Namely, upon making a big first deposit and getting a generous sign up bonus from the casino, Klara placed a high wager of Euro 100 on the Golden Shamrock slot, and this turned out to be the best move she could make, because only 14 minutes after signing up for the online casino, she hit a big win of Euro 13,000. Only five minutes into the play, she won Euro 2,200, and thanks to the extra bonus money she continued to keep her wager so high and win even more money. In the end, she was able to withdraw around Euro 13,000 due to the high bet which enabled her to meet the bonus wagering requirements. Commenting on her win and the generous bonus that enabled her to win a lot of money so promptly, Klara said: “Oh my god, I never thought that I could win so quickly and also manage to turnover my bonus money. I truly am a happy woman.“

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Realistic Games Nails Supply Deal with Paddy Power

Latest Casino Bonuses — Thu, 09 May 2013 03:20:29 +0000

UK-based online gambling software developer Realistic Games issued an announcment this week, reporting that it has succeeded in signing an online gambling supply deal that will see its titles available on Paddy Power&s mobile games sites. The games in question are HTML-based, designed for iPhones, iPads, as well as Android mobiles and tables, and include roulette, blackjack, five 5-reel slots and seven 3-reel ones. Some of the titles are famous slots such as Pirate Radio, Tutankhamun, Snakes and Ladders, Bullseye and Pentagram. It was also announced that the games will be delivered on Realistic Games& own in-house ReGaL server, via an Openbet RGI integration, and that new titles will be delivered throughout the year. Furthermore, Realistic Games is also to procide Paddy Power&s traditional PC games site with its Flash games, while in return, Paddy Power has already bee promoting the new content in a big marketing campaign. Commenting on the new deal, Realistic Games& commercial director, Andy Harris, said: “This fits in perfectly with our strategy of partnering with industry-leading operators around the world – and they don&t come any bigger or better than Paddy Power. "They are very much aligned with us in terms of our focus on mobile and belief that the channel is the key to future success in e-gaming.”

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Update: Internet Caf` Gambling Case Sees Defense Call Law Experts to Testify

Latest Casino Bonuses — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:26:16 +0000

The Allied Veterans of the World scandal where 57 persons were charged with running internet cafe gambling operations saw an interesting development this week when the defense underlined that there&s been a lack of clarity in former state laws, and expressed intention to call several key experts to testify in the defendants& favour. Considering that all 57 defendants have entered not guilty pleas and that at least one defense attorney wants to call in expert witnesses who felt that no offence was committed, this may be an interesting case to observe. Namely, the attorney of Jacksonville lawyer Kelly Mathis, who has been accused of being the mastermind behind the Allied Veterans enterprise, announced an expert witness list that includes former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, former state Agricultural Commissioner Charles Bronson and former Florida Democratic Party chair Scott Maddox, as well as the sheriffs of Clay, Columbia, Leon, St. Johns and Suwanee counties and several prosecutors, including Dave Aronberg, the State Attorney for Palm Beach County. "We've listed a number of witnesses who were involved with knowledge of the law and understood what Mr. Mathis had analysed as far as the legality of the sweepstakes promotional law," said Mitchell Stone, Mathis' attorney. What Mathis' legal representative and other defense attorneys claim is that the sweepstakes-like games that could be played in the internet cafes were no different than ones offered by fast food restaurants.

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Nevada Company Joins Online Gambling Technology Arena

Latest Casino Bonuses — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:13:50 +0000

According to a statement issued this week by the Nevada company Empire Global Gaming, Inc, its new patented gaming technology has been approved for distribution through licensed vendors by gaming commissions in several US states and has passed inspections by Gaming Laboratories International (GLI). "Empire Global Gaming, Inc. is now in a position to potentially license its proprietary and newly patented online games to online gaming companies that are rapidly growing internationally and are beginning to grow in the U.S.," it is said in the company statement which also reads that Empire Global is well positioned to take advantage of the evolving situation with online gambling in the US. The company is incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada, offering custom game manufacturing and gaming solutions, and consulting and advisory services to the gaming industry. As its founder and president, Nicholas Sorge Sr. commented: “I am excited that we are expanding our potential to grow into these worldwide global markets and make significant inroads into the expanding world of online gaming.” In addition to this, the company statement reveals: "We hold exclusive licenses for proprietary Class II and Class III grade Table Games for use in the home and casinos, as well as the rights to several other innovative board, dice, card and electronic games for use in the home and casinos. "We hold licenses for eight patented Class II and III Casino Grade Mechanical & Electronic Games. The games include (i) proprietary 20 sided dice game, (ii) combination game of poker and blackjack, side bet blackjack, and (iii) five patents covering roulette. We also created a new proprietary variation on the standard deck of playing cards (patent pending). We anticipate that these cards will be used in retail and casino sales."

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