Warner Bros. has been slapped with an $80 million lawsuit from the estate of “The Lord of the Rings” and from its publisher HarperCollins.

Microgaming reported that it removed the slots from its portfolio but did not give an ample reason for doing so, now we know why.

Warner Bros Sued for Infringement

Time Warner Inc. a unit of Warner Bros. has been accused by Tolkien’s estate for “infringing conduct.”

The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Monday. It purports that Warner Bros. and its subsidiary New Line Cinema – which own the merchandising rights to the “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” brands were guilty of copyrights infringements by licensing to casino slot machines, online gambling, games and downloads.

Warner Bros. received the lawsuit just a week before the release of the New Zealand premiere of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”. The first of a new …

Online gambling regulators in Greece and Spain have issued a stern warning to gambling sites that offer their services to its citizens illegally.

The Hellenic Gambling Commission

The Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) based in Athens issued an advisory notice to illegal online gambling operators in Greece. The HGC said that in order to operate in Greece online gaming operators must follow the legal tender process, which has not been initiated as yet. Operators who continue their illegal operations will not only receive a minimum prison sentence of ten years but will have to pay fines ranging from between €200,000 and €500,000.

The Spanish Gambling Authority

Twelve unlicensed operators have been notified by the Spanish gambling authority DGoJ to suspend their operations immediately. They are UWin Poker, Betsson, Gaming VC, Come On Europe Ltd, DreamMakers Gaming Tech, Tempo Gaming Ltd, RM Royal Media Group NV, Midas Player Ltd, Media Entertainment, 12Bet, …

Professor Mark Griffiths one of the speakers at a problem gambling conference held in the United States recently said that he opposes online gambling.

He said it not only does it exacerbate problem gambling but it encourages minors to wager online as well. Griffiths is dean of gambling studies at Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom.

Griffiths Criticizes Gambling 

He pointed out that due to the pitfalls of it, it has become harder to regulate. It encourages people to wager more than they intend to and current technology is making it easier for minors to register accounts as well.

Griffiths said that minors who wager at social network sites firmly believe that the points they have earned could be cashed in lieu for cash. In itself this is ambiguous since children trust these sites.

He had the following to say about social websites, “How do we legislate stopping children from …

The state of New Jersey approved a new gambling bill that will enable punters to wager at Atlantic City casinos via their iPads and other wireless handheld devices.

Atlantic City Mobile Gambling 

Punters can now place bets via their mobile devices on condition they are within the boundaries of the casino, be it at the casino hotel, poolside, restaurants and guest rooms. However, they will not be allowed to wager in garages or parking lots.

David Rubuck, Director of New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement said, “We are looking forward to having Atlantic City casinos take advantage of mobile gaming and we see these regulations as one more step in the expansion of gaming opportunities afforded to Atlantic City customers.”

No one knows exactly when mobile gambling will go live at Atlantic City’s casinos. Lisa Spengler, a spokesperson of the Division of Gaming Enforcement said casinos have not submitted official applications yet.

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Phil Ivey, the winner of eight World Series of Poker bracelets won $11,5 at a London Casino where he played Punto Bunco.

Foul Play?

The casino said that they suspected Ivey of foul play and approached authorities to investigate the matter since the pro poker player experienced an unusual winning streak playing Punto Banco. The game is a variant of baccarat and quite similar to Chemin de Fer. Editor in chief of the poker magazine Bluff, Lance Bradley said the game is based purely on luck and no skill is involved whatsoever.

In August Ivey and a female companion entered Crockfords in London’s up market Mayfair district, the casino is hailed by many as the city’s most prestigious and oldest gambling club.

Ivey and his companion managed to win back their losses plus an amazing $11,5 in winnings. Crockford’s casino management assured the poker star that the funds would be wired to his account immediately. …

Realtime Gaming software just released its latest slot game titled Hairway to Heaven. The online slots is based on the fabled story of Rapunzel.

The princess who was imprisoned in a tower by an evil witch. Before the prince could rescue her she had to drop her tresses for him to climb up.

Hairway to Heaven Slots Details

The gist of the story features as symbols on the reels. The wild symbol is the princess and she even acts as substitute for the scatter symbol. Before payouts are awarded it expands to cover the entire reel and only appears on reel 3. In the animation the princess drops her hair and players can see the prince climbing up the tower to try and rescue her.

When the princess substitutes in winning combinations the payouts are doubled. If necessary the entire expanded reel can count as one scatter symbol. The scatter …

Poker as a games does not yield that much revenue if compared to other table games in Atlantic City. However, industry experts state that when it comes to online gambling, poker is one of the most profitable.

Founder of U.S. Digital Gaming Richard Baskin says, “It is clear that poker will be the first major game (on the internet) and will lead everything else,”

“There’s just a huge market built for it because of all of the television that has happened in the last couple of years.”

The possibility that online poker might be legalized in the United States looks rosier by the day since the US Department of Justice had a change of heart with regard to the Federal Wire Act in December year. The DoJ said that it is up to individual states to impose the necessary laws within their borders that will not only regulate online poker …

InterCasino is licensed by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta and powered by Cryptologic software.

It just released its July issue of Infographic. In it, it mentions that it paid out progressive jackpots totaling $688,148 to players. The newsletter said, “With jackpot games ranging from slick slot games, such as Millionaires’ Club I, II and III, to blackjack and Caribbean Stud Poker, InterCasino has something to offer to jackpot hunters from all walks of life.”

InterCasino Popular Slot Games

The online casino also says that one of its newest slot games, Captain Nemo is very popular with players. The progressive jackpot of this game recently clipped the $1 million mark. Players can reach the progressive jackpot in the bonus game on the second screen of Captain Nemo by picking spots on the sonar. By doing this they accrue bonus credits, multipliers, jackpot tokens and strikes. If the player succeeds …

If you are are looking for a slots with a twist and a humorous title then “It Came from Venus” is just for you. It is powered by Betsoft. It features 5 reels (non progressive) and 30 paylines. The animations and graphics are exquisite further complimented by a great audio track.

It Comes From Venus Slots Features

Betsoft’s latest slots release is about an alien carnivorous plant who befriends farmer Skeeter. It Comes From Venus slots boasts the usual free spins, wilds, scatter symbol, multipliers and a maximum jackpot win of $12,500. The coin denomination ranges from $0.02 up to $0.50. You could place up to 5 coins per payline if you want to supplement your winnings.

Thanks to this slot games’ numerous special features such as random wilds with multipliers, free spins, quality bonus round and one of the greatest Double Up features in the business the payout rate is …

House of Dragons slots can now be played at all Microgaming casinos. The reels of this slot game are set in a Chinese mansion. The symbols are ornately crafted and visually appealing with various colorful animations.

House of Dragons Slots Features

A major attraction is its two wild symbols. The first is the Chinese Dragon and the second is the wise old Chinese man. Of the two wild symbols the Chinese Dragon offers the highest payout since it doubles all payouts. It offers a maximum payout of 10,000 coins. A top line payout of 5,000 coins is awarded by the wise old Chinese man. Additional symbols that offer line payouts are the Chinese coin and the lantern. In addition colorful high value card symbols also appear as symbols in House of Dragons.

Scatter Symbol

The scatter symbol is the Chinese fan and awards payouts in an unusual manner. A payout of 2 …