The Daily Mirror reported that many gambling experts in the UK are not happy with the fact that social media sites such as Facebook are advertising casino games. They believe that it exacerbates problem gambling even further.

The experts said that throughout Facebook there is “an explosion of Las Vegas-style casino games”. It allow teenagers to play games for fun, but at the same time allows players to purchase virtual credits with real cash.

The Daily Mirror pointed out that in the UK there are 3 million Facebook users between the age of 13 and 17, a possible one million are younger than 13 pretending to be older than their actual age.

UK Experts on Social Gaming’s Ramifications

Dr. Carolyn Downs from the University of Salford notified the paper that Facebook is creating problem gamblers at a very young age. She said that her teenage daughter became upset when she lost her …

Virgin Casino is licensed by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC). Its gaming platform is powered by a host of software providers like Cryptologic, WagerWorks, Microgaming and Playtech.

The site offers new players a welcome bonus of 100% up to £$€100 free. To qualify for the bonus offer a deposit of £5 (£10 PayPal) or more bust be made first. Terms and conditions apply. Players from Europe and the United Kingdom are accepted.

In its latest press release Virgin Casino online says that it is going to introduce a new video slot game that will be based on Necker Island. This island belongs to flamboyant billionaire Sir Richard Branson.

Necker Island Video Slot Details

The game has the same name as the island and powered by Microgaming QuickFire software. Genesis Gaming specifically developed it for Virgin Games which will soon go live at the online casino. Necker Island has 50 paylines plus an …

InterCasino is licensed by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta and powered by Cryptologic. Players from Canada, United Kingdom and from the rest of the globe are accepted.

Most Popular Casino Game for June

InterCasino introduced the concept known as infographics on its blog last month (June,2012). In it it summarizes the most played casino games for a specific month as well as player demographics.

The casino game that was played the most at InterCasino in June was Single Player European Roulette. It goes to show you that online slots games do not have to take the top spot all the time. Marvel Branded super hero slots are still very popular though.

Popular Slot Games at InterCasino

The second most played game at InterCasino in June was Fantastic Four. Hulk Ultimate Revenge which was the most played slot game in May dropped to third spot in June.

The operator mentions …

A new platform that was launched on Monday by Betable enables players to wager for real-money on any online game. This online gambling operator is based in London with a British gambling license. Presently it is working with US game developers from California.

Chief executive of Betable, Christopher Walken said, “This is the first and only platform to allow any game developer to allow real-money gambling.”

Betable Social Gaming Platform

Griffin told Cassaon-casino the new system allows punters outside the United States and other jurisdictions where online gambling is legal to wager for real cash. He said it is where social gaming meets real betting. Punters will be able to play the various games offered from their computers and mobile devices.

Griffin said, “Social game developers have all the ingredients that the gambling guys are missing.”

“They have good user experiences. They have a huge install base of a billion players, but …

Michel Barnier, head of the European Commission (EC) said that the Commission intends to publish an action plan later this year. The plan will outline details to stop unregulated online gambling and will propose measures to clamp down on illegal online gambling websites, offshore sites based in safe havens are included as well. The Commission also intends to regulate and supervise licensed online gaming sites.

European Commission Online Gambling Policy

Barnier made it clear that non-compliant national regulatory regimes will face the full brunt of the EC. The Commission currently has 9 pending infringement procedures which must still be investigated. 12 Different Member States have filed 28 new complaints against the gambling regulation. Barnier said that the Commission will investigate pending infringements and initiate the processing of complaints against Member States whose gambling regulation violates EU policy. All the concerned Member States will be contacted by the Commission first, requesting …

Online gambling history has been made in the United States!

The Delaware state Senate passed the bill HB333 with 16 votes in favor and 1 against it. Governor Jack Markell openly stated that he supports the bill. Once the bill is signed into law, Delaware becomes the first state in the US to legalize online gambling. Delaware was a late entrant to the online gambling race that’s why this accomplishment is so sweet.

In December 2011 the state only started to consider the legalization of gambling online. Since the US Justice Department stated that the Wire Act only applied to online sports betting and Internet gambling could be regulated by the various states within their borders without violating the UIGEA.

Delaware Online Gambling

The law permits the state of casino websites in Delaware to offer online slots, casino games like blackjack and roulette. The state Lottery office will manage and regulate these websites. Players …

The German state of Schleswig Holstein (SH) paved the way toward liberal online gambling legislation which has been welcomed by the European Union (EU) and industry experts. Recent elections were held which resulted in a change in political leadership.

Various prominent members of the new regime said that they will appeal the current progressive licensing and regulation policy and join the other states in signing the restrictive State Treaty. All is not doom and gloom, the Ministry of the Interior confirmed that until the law is amended or repealed, the current legislation process will not be placed on ice. If the current legislative process is amended, this might result in a costly law suit since seven major online gambling companies already invested based on the licenses they’ve received.

Schleswig Holstein (SH) Online Gambling

The Public Gaming Research Institute issued a report which stated that SH  issued sports betting licenses that …

It comes as no surprise to us that the C-Planet Group of online casinos have been rogued by affiliate watchdog Casinomeister (aka Bryan Bailey). Casinomeister accused the program of de-tagging players from affiliate accounts. To put it blunt this is outright theft! Online casinos that belong to the C-Planet Group are Cherry Red, Rushmore, Pure Vegas and Slots Oasis.

C-Planet Rogued!

Casinomeister states that it had more than 1,000 players who deposited via the site’s affiliate links from April 2008 to June 2010. Casinomeister noted that irrespective of the amount of player deposits not a cent had been earned in affiliate commission. Since players can be fickle, Casinomeister initially thought that many of them decided to quit playing at this group. Now this is where it becomes interesting. A casino representative started a forum thread a while ago at Casinomeister prompting players to respond stating that their accounts were still active with Rushmore. …

The oldest and most reputable software providers to online casinos are Cryptologic and Microgaming. Both of them have decided to broaden their horizons by signing on new operators.

Cryptologic Software

Cryptologic signed a two year agreement with Betsson Malta Ltd. to license its online casino games. Across 10 gaming websites this Stockholm-based internet casino has more than 400,000 players in its database. Betsson will have access to more than 100 of Cryptologic’s most prominent games, counting in the branded and unbranded video slots and an extensive range of table games. In addition Cryptologic will provide Betsson with its latest game releases.

These games will be available via Cryptologic Instant Click platform. Instant Click enables rapid integration into the operators Cryptologic software platform and electronic cashier systems. In May 2012, Betsafe.com was the first of Betsson’s gambling websites that offered more than 70 Cryptologic games. During the second half of 2012 additional …

The major European online gambling operators are represented by the trade body better known as the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA). The regulation of online gambling will be discussed by the European Parliament on 27 June. Just before the scheduled meeting the EGBA released a wish list outlining the guidelines that the European Parliament must follow since this topic is such a bone of contention.

European Parliament Praised by Ligne

The European Parliament praised Sigrid Ligne, secretary of the EGBA since he reignited the debate on online gambling through his Green Paper consultation and a solution to curb problem gambling. She’s also happy that the Creutzmann report has been used as a yardstick by the European Parliament. Basically it confirms that national stand-alone solutions are not suitable for addressing cross-border aspects of online gambling and requested that the European Commission launch an investigation against protectionist regimes.

Ligne said that …