Lucky Nugget casino recently added yet another bonus incentive ideal for high rollers by offering them a whopping 100% match bonus up to $1,000.

If a new player deposits $1,000 Lucky Nugget internet casino will match the player’s deposit with an extra $1,000 extending the player’s bankroll to an incredible $2,000! With this massive bonus there’s also a set of play through/wagering requirements attached to it which is 50xb. In other words 50x$1,000=$50,000 needs to be wagered first before any winnings could be cashed out.

Players should note that these casino games do not count toward the play through/wagering requirements: Roulette, Sic Bo, Craps, Baccarat, Table Poker, Casino War, and Red Dog. The remainder of the games count toward the wagering requirement.

Lucky Nugget Casino has been online since 1998;  it offers players more than 400 casino games from video slots to baccarat, blackjack, roulette, craps, progressive games and many …

Given the current global climate many European countries are in favour of legalizing online gambling to boost their ailing economies.

The following European countries Bulgaria, Finland and the United Kingdom made headline news recently.

In 2008 the Bulgarian government started looking at gambling reforms by legalizing internet gambling with a tax on profit at 17% and sports betting to be controlled by the state. In a bid to legalize and monetize internet gambling Bulgaria sent a revised draft internet gambling regulatory legislation to the European Commission (EC) for endorsement this May. The EC has rejected Bulgaria’s efforts according to local media reports.

The restriction placed on advertising is presently is a serious matter indeed. Common sense dictates that without proper advertising campaigns internet casinos won’t be able to garner enough players to become profitable organizations. Many operators have voiced their concerns as per the EC’s criteria that applicants must have …

Toby Maguire better known as the actor who played “Spiderman” has been saddled-up with a severe lawsuit as a result of his involvement in an unlicensed gambling ring.

According to court papers filed in Los Angeles high profile and wealthy personages were enticed to participate in Texas Hold’em poker tournaments held at luxury hotels and private residences in Los Angeles. The Texas Hold’em poker games were arranged by a lady called Molly Bloom. In his civil lawsuit against Maguire, the plaintiff Howard M. Ehrenberg claims that the actor owes him $311,200 plus interest he won in poker games.

Ehrenberg is a bankruptcy trustee who represents investors that have duped into a reported Ponzi scheme, allegedly master minded by Bradley Ruderman. Ruderman is accused of using investors’ cash to bankroll the winnings in these poker tournaments.

Cassaon-casino could not reach Maguire’s legal representative for any comment. Maguire is not the only …

The last two days two large progressive jackpots have been won on Playtech internet slots. The jackpots won were on Wall St. Fever and Fruit Mania.

The jackpot amount hit on Wall St. Fever totalled $90,463; players should note that slot game has a very unpredictable jackpot. During the course of a year it paid out amounts as low as $16,170 and as high as $262,220. In total the amounts it paid out during the course of a year came to $1.4 million at an average of $118,500 being won every month. The current jackpot won is a tad below the average. This slot game’s jackpot currently stands at just over $6,000.

The Wall St. Fever internet slot game mimics the thrill and passion of traders on the stock exchange. Symbols showcased on the reels are ringing phones, bleeping mobile phones, briefcases, computer monitors, stock charts, the bull, dollar signs …

The moment the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) was promulgated in 2006 Playtech a top internet gaming software provider exited the United States.

Playtech just concluded a new business venture describing it as a “return to its American operations”. The deal to furnish internet poker software comes just three months after Black Friday; this indicates the length most gaming software providers are prepared to go to tap into the highly lucrative American internet gambling market in spite of the Department of Justice’s actions.

The business deal has been concluded via Sciplay, a joint venture partnership between Playtech and its U.S-based partner Scientific Games. In a bid to firmly entrench it in the online poker market Sciplay managed to secure a poker contract with the California Online Poker Association (COPA).

Until internet poker is legalized and properly regulated in California, be it via state or federal legislation. For the time …

Latest gambling report drafted by Ernst and Young raise some concerns.

With reference to a special report that has been released by independent business services firm Ernst and Young on the UK Gambling Act commissioned by the National Casino Industry Forum, the Gambling Act 2005, aimed to establish additional land-based casinos, in effect limited the capacity of current casinos to generate new products.

For one, as it is there’s way too many fixed stakes rules and quotas imposed on gambling establishments nowadays, as a result casino operators can’t absorb the rising costs by means of passing them on to players any more. Then there’s the increased tax rate to contend with as well, initially it started off at a reasonable rate of 2.5 percent then skyrocketed to 15 percent, this is a huge problem for casinos.

This could be one of the main reasons why the UK’s Culture Secretary, Jeremy …

Internet gamblers excluded from agreement.

A while ago the European Commission (EC) proposed the creation of a Consumer Rights Directive, it outlined specific rules and requirements businesses must stick to in their contracts with customers.

The main aim of this objective was to protect the consumer’s rights across the entire gamut of economic activity.

The Remote Gambling Association Limited (RGA) represents the globe’s biggest licensed and stock market-listed internet casinos, of which a large part comes from Europe. It champions the cause of the internet gambling industry pertaining to issues relating to regulators, legislators and major decision makers across the globe.

The RGA’s principal objective is the creation of a properly-regulated and secure gambling environment where a player can wager in a responsible manner. In essence the RGA welcomed the EC’s proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive to impose proper legislation that combated underage and problem gambling properly monitored by …

The gaming world’s premier software provider Microgaming Viper released its second multi player slots.

The reason why it decided to release another slot game in this genre is because of the Multiplayer Wheel of Wealth’s popularity. Wheel of Wealth is multi player game based on its predecessor No Worries.

The multi-player feature enables players to be grouped into virtual rooms, obviously this depends on how much they’re prepared to wager. 30 Players can be seated in each room. A player has visual access to only his slot machine and can chat with other players. Players earn points as they wager on the No Worries slot game.

When a player earns three or more Point Indicators, the total of the points earned will be transferred to the leader board and the player will be ranked on the leader board according to the points accrued. In the Aussie Windmill Pump Bonus round …

Senator Nick Xenophon who vehemently opposes gambling in all its formats vowed to “be an irritating, determined bastard in and out of the Senate” in spite of losing the balance of power in Australia’s upper house.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) refused to bow to pressure last month that was placed on them by Independent senator and anti-pokies campaigner Xenophon to incorporate internet casinos in its review and to ascertain if internet poker sites such as PokerStars and Full Tilt have violated Australia’s Interactive Gambling Act (IGA).

Xenophon said he aims to increase the responsibility of his Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform Inquiry, of which he is the deputy chair, to include internet gambling after the Australian Crime Commission had, at the appeal of the FBI, urged the AFP to indict poker sites that purportedly contravened the IGA. Xenophon said the FBI and AFP are invited to make submissions to …

One of the casino industry’s most popular global payment solutions to internet casinos is Ukash.

Ukash aims to equip players to make online transactions more effectively by bypassing credit card and banking transactions. It started off when Ukash sold vouchers for cash at retail outlets that could be used to fund player accounts at internet casinos. In 2010 Ukash allowed operators to pay out winnings to a Ukash voucher.

In its latest press release Ukash announced the introduction of its UkashOut MasterCard. It “enables players to convert online winnings back to cash without any difficulty”. When players receive their winnings to a Ukash voucher, they can transfer their cash to a UkashOut MasterCard.

In turn they can use the loaded UkashOut card to withdraw cash from any ATM or use it at retail stores to buy goods. Players who want to transfer the cash they’ve won from one internet casino to …