Geared to be a blockbuster, Thor was released on the 6th of May by Marvel Movies production at cinemas across the globe.

The last few years has seen online gambling sites incorportae Marvel Super heroes more and more in their brands. The director of Thor is esteemed movie director Kenneth Branagh. The film also features a star studded cast the likes of Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Tom Hiddleston as Loki and Natalie Portman as Jane Foster. Anthony Hopkins Academy Award winner stars as Odin.

We’d like to give our players just a brief overview on what they can expect from the movie Thor as released by Marvel Movies. This epic adventure “Thor” alternates between two realms that of present day Earth and Asgard, the latter is the realm of the Norse gods. Thor is the main character. He’s a powerful yet reckless warrior whose actions rekindle a primeval war. Odin casts …

The Poker Lounge which is the producer of Full Tilt’s sponsored television show informed Cassaon-casino that no date has been finalised as yet for filming to continue and it awaits feedback from the US-indicted internet poker site.

Subsequent its preliminary delay of filming just after Black Friday on the 15th of April it was expected that Presentable Productions and Full Tilt would return this month to the company’s Cardiff-based studio. Producer Rob Thomas said there might be a hold-up for the scheduling of this year’s World Series of Poker, with Presentable unsure when players will be released by Full Tilt to take part in the show, which would be televised on Channel 4 in July.

“To be honest the present situation makes it rather difficult for us to commence filming, we still await the go-ahead from Full Tilt,” Thomas said.

“When it comes to the actual filming there’s no reason …

Two popular eWallet payment solutions utilised by internet casinos today are Neteller and Ukash. Neteller is an electronic wallet account, as opposed to Ukash which provides prepaid vouchers. As of late, Neteller and Ukash joined forces to further facilitate payments to internet casinos. As it stands they have a joint promotion that will run throughout May. Neteller has e-mailed all its subscribers details of the promotion.

The caption of the e-mail reads as follow, “We realize you love winning cash and we love giving it away, so here’s another chance to win €1,000.” It’s easy to comprehend the gist of the promotion. No registration is needed, players must just deposit cash in their Neteller account. For every €100 deposited throughout May using Ukash, internet casino players will stand a chance of winning the €1,000 prize in the lucky draw. It’s free making deposits with Ukash to Neteller accounts. The e-mail …

AIME (The Association for Interactive Media and Entertainment) has put forward an initiative this week that highlights the importance of mobile devices in the internet casino industry.

A spokesperson for AIME recently said: “Since the inception of smart phones, in conjunction with increased player confidence who make use of mobile phones to wager online, financial transactions have become very popular via these mobile devises.”

“Micro payments done at premium rates enable internet casinos to draw more players, therefore permitting them to sign-up and wager by making use of their mobile devices as they deem fit.

“AIME’s main focus now is to create the best possible rates, which will not only safeguard player interests but will also encourage businesses that serve this sector to invest more funds. “AIME strongly supports this segment of the casino industry and will start a Mobile Gaming Forum soon. The sole aim of this forum will …

The District of Columbia (DoC) still awaits government approval for the provision of internet gambling could become the very first state in the United States to legalise and regulate internet gambling to the people living in DC.

In recent developments, internet gambling is now legalized in the District of Columbia according to the latest media releases a Greece based internet casino called Intralot would operate the gaming section and would be available to DC residents only.

Legalization of the casino games put forward have been approved and the move contradicts the 2006 federal law (UIGEA) that banned internet gambling in its entirety. If one could believe the gambling experts, the law had numerous gray areas effectively opening the door for the growth of this multibillion dollar industry.

Councilman for D.C. Michael A. Brown made a rough estimate which indicates that the district stands to earn approximately $13-$14 million through financial …

The current seizure of the main poker sites in the United States had a ripple effect on five casinos operating within the Czech Republic.

These sites are Sazka, Synot Tip, Chance, Fortuna and Tipsport were allowed to offer fixed-odds games only. In comparison to other foreign-based sites operating within the Czech market they have a slight disadvantage.

CEO of Chance, Zdenek Brazdil said, “It’s imperative we operate and abide by the country’s rules.” He requested that the government regulate internet gambling in its entirety especially products such as casino and poker. Local operators are ready with these products, however they’d like to operate and compete in a localized environment only. Petrarain, representative of Fortuna, supported these sentiments. He voiced his disappointed since the government is not in the process of legalizing and license the other products.

Tipsport’s external relations manager, Lubomar Jeayek was more vocal in airing his disappointment with the internet …

The importance of social networking has been amplified yet again. Many online casinos during the course of the last year have registered their domains with Facebook and Twitter and started networking with their players via these sites. A good example pertaining to the above is All Slots.

Via its Kahnawake press release All Slots announced a new initiative through Twitter, one of the premier social media sites on the internet today. Players are invited to sign up at the operator via Twitter. The latest news would be relayed via Twitter a feed, how to win some great cash prizes on specific casino games. One lucky player stands a chance of winning an Apple iPad.

If players want to access the lucky draw they must use the Internet link that will be released via Twitter feed. On the 26th May the winner would be announced. Spin3 powers All Slots mobile casino …

Software developer, Playtech released positive financial results for three months ending March 31, 2011.

Playtech’s gross income have gone up by 20% and their total revenue has increased by 16%, after calculating the required adjustments to make the results comparable, compared to the first quarter of 2010 but their income is down by 2% compared to the fourth quarter last year.

An important indicator is Playtech’s share in the joint venture of William Hill Online Casino which is estimated at €9.9 million which is a 34% increase compared to the first quarter of 2010 and a 41% increase compared to the last quarter of 2010. Which is interesting because of the current dispute between Playtech and William Hill Online. A further indication that their results will carry on being positive is that the mangement of William Hill Online has stated that their is increase in daily activity for the current …

Gaming jurisdictions are countries that issue licenses to the various online gambling establishments such as bingo halls, casinos and internet poker rooms such as those involved in “Black Friday”.

The three online poker rooms (Absolute Poker, Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker) that where indicted by the Department of Justice are licensed by three different gambing jurisdictions. The three have now responded to the indictments with their statements.

Absolute Poker is licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Comission (KGC). The company received it license in 1996 from the licensing authority in the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawke located just outside of Montreal, Canada.

In a statement they released earlier thay said that their primary concern is to ensure that players are not adversly affected by the actions of the US authorities. The KGC is currently in discussion with Absolute Poker and upon completion of their review they will decide what steps need to …

The internet poker industry in the United States has taken a severe beating lately. As a result many European poker affiliates believe they’re in the money again. The fact that the big three poker sites have been indicted in the U.S created a glimmer of hope amongst European affiliates and a number of internet poker operators.

It’s a given fact that PokerStars, Full Tilt and Ultimate Bet applied a lot of pressure on their poker affiliates by lowering their margins to below 5% revenue share. Ironically affiliates are the main reason for poker’s tremendous growth and the mentioned poker sites offered affiliates excellent deals five years ago. As always once the operators start cashing in, it’s always the poor affiliate who’s left sniggering in the dust and so-called “lifetime revenues” gets flushed down the toilet.

As of late taking into account the current situation and the aggressive expansion/promotions by European poker sites, …