The investigation launched by the United Kingdom Parliamentary Select Committee for Culture, Media and Sport is still in progress. It aims to shed more light on internet gambling regulation in the country.

 Alderney and Gibraltar are the latest internet gambling jurisdictions discussed by the committee. The reason the committee is interested in these jurisdictions is because they feature on the United Kingdom white list.

Internet Gaming Requires More Control

Their licenses permit them to operate and advertise in Britain but aren’t liable to pay tax to the British government. However, should the United Kingdom decide to rather opt for secondary licensing then internet gambling operators operating from these jurisdictions will be affected. As the hearing continues the representatives for these two regulators shared their opinions.

The Alderney Gaming Control Authority’s Andre Wilsenach proposed more stringent regulations. It makes sense because last year its licensee Full Tilt Poker was indicted for violating its license conditions. He stressed that the …

Apart from the regular bonuses offered at Lucky Red two bonus schemes will be up for grabs the next seven days. Lucky Red is one of many reputable sites within the Club World group. 

The site is licensed in Curacao and offers first time players a 400% match bonus up to $4,000 on their first deposit. Terms and conditions apply.

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The first bonus scheme up for grabs at Lucky Red internet casino starts on Tuesday 17 January until the 19 January. The caption of the bonus scheme is titled Bonus Bonanza since the bonus coupon codes offered could be redeemed five times. It’s also idea …

The United States’ Department of Justice’s (DoJ) stance relating to the Wire Act prompted the UK’s Probability plc to venture into the U.S internet gambling market.

Currently it’s seeking U.S partners to forge a close knit relationship with in the event online gambling is legalized in the country again.

Probability Says Go Big Or Go Home

In a recent press release the CEO of Probability PLC Charles Cohen said: “We are very excited by the prospect of individual states opening their local markets and already it seems that several are making plans to do just that.

“This is a perfect scenario for mobile gambling since mobile is the only platform where the location of the user can be assured with any degree of certainty at the time they place their bets. More than 109,000,000 Americans are already using apps on smartphones which are capable of running our games.”

“We intend to actively pursue this opportunity and …

All Slots Casino is one of many internet casinos within the Jackpot Factory group. Its software provider is Microgaming and it’s licensed in Kahnawake in accordance with Canadian Law.

All Slots just released a press statement about a lucky player who hit it big playing the internet slot game titled Beach Babes. By all means it’s not one of the biggest wins recorded but worth while mentioning since it was played at a place currently experiencing sub-zero temperatures. Karine G won CAD 23,638 on January 2, 2012, she’s a native from Jonquiere, Quebec in Canada.  Beach Babes has a summer theme to it and it does not come as a surprise to us as to why she chose this slot game.

The press desk at All Slots internet casino states that the three main characters are three hot bikini-clad beach babes. The blonde is playing with a beach ball, the brunette has a surfboard, and the redhead enjoys snorkeling. …

SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) has caused quite a stir of late in the United States , and has been criticized severely the world over too. A key Congressional committee will discuss it further on January 18th.

Why SOPA Is A No Go

The proposed act is to be considered by the House Judiciary Committee which aims to clamp down on all forms of copyright privacy, safeguard the intellectual property market and corresponding industry, jobs and revenue, in short it is on the verge of imposing draconian measures. Basically it could be used as a tool by the United States government to limit the independence and freedom of the Internet.

Some of its measures are restrictions on payment processors and domain seizures, as well as clauses that hold Internet Service Providers, social networks, online advertising networks responsible. It goes as far as permitting cetain organizations to prohibit search engines from linking directly to websites found to be distributing pirated goods.

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Virgin Casino  recently notified punters that a new slot game titled Andre the Giant has now gone live.

The slots is available on the Microgaming QuickFire platform and released by CMG Worldwide a branded slots.

Andre Giant Payline Features

Andre the Giant is a video slot that has 25 paylines. The line bet ranges from 0.01 to 1.00. The slot game has an Auto Play feature and returns 95.38% to the player. Virgin Casino is licensed by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission in accordance with British and European Law.

The theme of Andre the Giant is a wrestling one. Symbols showcased on the reels are a masked opponent, the referee, the championship belt, the wrestling ring, the mask, the chair, the boots, the hot dog and the tickets. Inside the wrestling ring the reels are set replete with loud and animated background music. 

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With the inception of the New Year British government officials are mulling over the idea as to how they’re going to properly tax (secondary taxation) foreign based internet casinos that target punters based in the United Kingdom.

Point Of Consumption Tax Debated

The British government selected a parliamentary committee which is currently researching various aspects of the gambling industry, such as the possibility of secondary licensing and taxing it. Political leaders previously responsible for gambling in the UK had close connections with this committee.

They are former Sport and Tourism Minister Richard Caborn and ex Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell. They notified the committee how the proposal for multiple land super-casinos was deferred following adverse media publicity in the build-up to the 2005 general election. In order to secure the 2005 Gambling Act this was a small price to pay Jowell said. He stipulated that the proposals for the betting machines had been put on hold because the …

The software provider for Omni Casino is Playtech, it’s licensed in Curacao.

To attract new players it offers them a once-off deposit bonus of 100% up to a maximum of $100. To qualify for it $/€/£20 must be deposited. first The wagering requirements attached to the bonus is 20 times the deposit and bonus sum.

New Table Games Added

Omni Casino added the following table games to its suite: Three-Card Poker, Let-Them-Ride and Casino War. They could be found at land-based casinos across the globe. This is good news to players who like to play at the casino.

The name of the Three Card Poker game is Poker Three. It comprises of 2 distinct games namely “Pair Plus” and “Ante and Play”.  Once a player has placed a bet in the Pair Plus game the cards are dealt. The players will receive a payout if the cards contain any of the hand rankings in …

A new slots titled “The Grand Journey” has just gone live at all Microgaming operators. The Grand Journey is a 30 payline, 5 reel video slots. 

Grand Journey Details

By default all paylines are enabled. The coin denomination ranges from 0.01 and 0.02. Up to 20 coins could be wagered per line. Twelve credits is the maximum bet per spin and twenty thousand coins is the maximum line payout. This translates into 400.00 credits making this slots ideal for low rollers. To play The Grand Journey, Cassaon-casino recommends Roxy Palace and Lucky Nugget.

The Grand Journey is about a time machine which travels back in time to the prehistoric age. High value card symbols are absent. Symbols that are displayed on the reels are the explorer, the female, the T-Rex, the sabre tooth tiger, the volcano, the temple, the forest and the kit. The graphics quality of each symbol is impressive. Lava is spewed from a volcano, the …

Virgin Casino is licensed in the internet gambling jurisdiction of Alderney in accordance with British and European Law.

With regard to the New Year Virgin Casino has the following to say, “Let’s face reality – 2012 has barely begun, yet all those good intentions are already out the window. So, why not enjoy life with Virgin Casino instead?” 

New Year’s Promotions Details

Virgin Casino now offers punters an impressive £35,000 New Year’s Revolution promotion. Every time punters wager on their favourite games they’ll earn points between 9 January up and till the 29 January. Punters in the top 218th place on the New Year’s Revolution leader board will win a share of the £35,000 prize pool.

The New Year just kicked off and Virgin Casino aims to put its punters in a holiday spirit since the top three prizes are great vacation packages. The punter who accumulates more than 450,000 wins a seven day …