April 15th, 2013 by OBO-admin
The gambling community in Toronto has faced stiff opposition from a number of community groups and stakeholders. The latest organization voicing its opposition to the construction of a resort and casino in Toronto, is the Salvation Army.
The Salvation Army is known throughout the world for helping and assisting the homeless and underprivileged. The Salvation Army stated that it had deep concerns about the multi-billion dollar casino and stated that it would have a negative impact on the city’s homeless and underprivileged.
The stated said “The Salvation Army does not support economic development through gambling and we believe the community and especially the marginalized will be negatively affected. History and research confirms the negative impact a casino would have on families and the desperately needy in Toronto.”
However, the casino has received support from mayor Rob Ford who has openly declared that they revenue the casino would bring in, could be used to further develop the city of Toronto. The Mayor suggests that the city can expect around $148 million in annual revenue and that money would be extremely useful in expanding and developing public transit in the city of Toronto. There will be a meeting in the near future to determine whether the casino can be constructed or if it has to be shutdown due to the opposition.
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April 12th, 2013 by OBO-admin
During the recently held Gaming Developers Conference, the social networking website, Facebook revealed some startling figures about the online gaming scene. It is widely known that a large number of Facebook users, visit the website to play their favorite online games. However, the startling facts were caused when the numbers revealed the average amount of time being spent on these games.
States reveal that over 20% of Facebook users, login and play games on a daily basis which means that over 250 million people are playing games on Facebook, which is the equivalent of the entire adult population of the USA, who in turn play around once a month.
Facebook has a huge variety of games available to suit the different tastes of its global users. Over 100 developers have exceeded the one million mark in terms of revenue generated and over 200 games have surpassed the one million mark again in terms of revenue. There are a number of online casino games available as well.
Since Facebook requires most of the games to be installed as standalone apps, this means most of these games can be downloaded to a smartphone and access at just about anytime, which further increases the chances of revenue. Hence, Facebook is all set to further increase the online gaming revenue as it continues to innovate and grow its overall global user database.
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April 10th, 2013 by OBO-admin
The Blue Mountain Casino in Walla Walla, WA recently announced that it was closing up its Blackjack operations due to financial constraints. The Casino said that it was shutting down a significant portion of its gambling operations because the tables are not bringing in sufficient revenue and in the interests of the business, the Blackjack operations at the Casino had to be wound up.
Pat Jutz the owner of the casino stated that, starting this week, the Casino will no longer offer Blackjack games as all 5 of its existing blackjack tables will be removed. Jutz plans to replace the existing blackjack tables with either pool tables or clear the space so that it can be used as a dance floor.
Jutz said that the main reason behind the decision to shut down the blackjack tables was because of two factors. One was the fact that the economy was still recovering which meant that there was less money being spent by players and the second factor was that due to the constant hikes in minimum wage, it was difficult to continue supporting the staff’s salaries.
Due to the shutting down of the blackjack tables, Jutz estimates that around 25 staff could be affected.
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April 8th, 2013 by OBO-admin
Casino LaVida is going to launch a brand new blackjack variant for its loyal blackjack customers.
Speaking about the move, Victoria Lamonte, promotions manager at Casino LaVida said that the casino always offers its players the latest Microgaming rollouts, which usually happen to be slot machine games. While most online casinos launch new slot machine games on a regular basis, it is rare for an online casino to launch new table games. This is because gamblers prefer playing traditional table games and tend to ignore the newer variants.
Lamonte said that Microgaming will roll out a new variant of blackjack in April and Casino LaVida is excited about offering the game to its loyal blackjack customers.
Microgaming’s new blackjack variant is called European Blackjack Redeal, an improvement of its immensely popular European Blackjack game. Though based on the standard rules of European Blackjack, the game is unique because players can request the croupier to deal their hand and even the dealer’s hand once again if they are not happy with the cards already dealt. Players can also request a re-deal of their last card.
The game allows a maximum of five re-deals per player. While some re-deals are charged, some are absolutely free.
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April 5th, 2013 by OBO-admin
Zynga, which has been making preparations to launch an online gambling product in the UK, has finally launched ZyngaPlusPoker.co.uk and ZyngaPlusCasino.co.uk in the UK market. UK online blackjack players can now access Zynga’s real money casino and poker games.
Zynga’s latest move is considered to be highly significant not just for the company, but also for the online gambling industry. Needless to say, the company has launched its new online poker and online casino products to boost revenue. The company’s focus is now on converting its social gamers into real money gamblers.
Zynga has used its popular game characters and titles to create new slots games for its online casino. In addition to modified Zynga social games, players can access a wide range of exciting casino games such as roulette, online blackjack, and baccarat.
Zynga is fairly new to the online gambling sector as its focus so far has been on social gaming. The company, therefore, is dependent on hired experts and its partnership deal with Bwin.party, which holds a UK gaming license.
Currently, Zynga’s real money gaming products are available only in the UK, although the company is considering the possibilities of entering the US market. The company is also developing a mobile casino gaming software platform.
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April 2nd, 2013 by OBO-admin
Based on the recent findings of the Cisco 2013 Annual Security Report, the security of
mobile gambling on the Android platform has dropped when compared to what it was
12 months ago. Nevertheless, it is still safe to go online and play your favorite online
blackjack or online poker games as long as you are cautious at all times.
One of the reasons for a drop in security is because the overall number of Android
malware encounters has grown exponentially by 2,577% in 2012. While those numbers
do appear scary, they nevertheless account for only a mere 0.5% of online malware
prevalence.
The report cautions online gambling enthusiasts to be careful at all times. Players were
encouraged to trust their instincts and not click on a link, especially if they have a doubt
about the same. Players were also encouraged to play only on trusted casino websites or
visit recommendations that come in from a reputed source.
Even when you go to websites that are recommended or popular, do not presume that
third party advertising on these websites are safe to click on. It is better for you to be
cautious at all times and also to invest in reliable protection.
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April 2nd, 2013 by OBO-admin
Mardi Gras Casino sued by former blackjack dealer for wrongful termination
The Mardi Gras Casino and Resort are being sued by an ex-employee who states that her services were terminated by the Casino due to her frequent requests for leave. Jennifer Dillon who was employed as a blackjack dealer said the reason she had to take leave was because she was suffering from an illness.
Dillon worked with the Mardi Gras Casino and Resort from Sep 2008 until Nov 2011 based on the complaint she filed on the 19th of March at the Kanawha Circuit Court.
In the complaint, Dillon said that she suffered from a severe gastro-esophageal disorder and due to this she applied for the intermittent Family and Medical Leave Act leave in May 2011.
From there onwards, her condition kept deteriorating and things kept getting worse, till eventually she was informed that her services were no longer needed. In the claim, Dillon states that when she contacted the Human Resources department, they informed her that her services had been terminated because she had not been coming to work. Dillon also claims that even though she could provide proof of her medical treatment, she was neither reinstated nor compensated for lost wages and has hence decided to take legal action against the Casino.
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March 28th, 2013 by OBO-admin
Microgaming has put together a new blackjack game called European Blackjack Redeal Gold. As the name suggests, players will be able to get multiple reseals of both dealer cards as well as their own. There is, of course, a small fee for every redial that the player’s request, and it will be up to the players to weigh the advantages of selecting for additional redeals in their overall strategy.
Microgaming has established its name in the online casino and blackjack market as a provider of user-friendly and quality engaging graphics that take the gaming experience to an entirely new level of excitement and fun. There are a whole host of additional features for the users including support for newbie blackjack players.
Chip sizes will range from $1 all the way up to $200, making this a great game for players with varying spending limits. Check out this new and exciting variant of blackjack at Microgaming’s Casino La Vida. Make sure to take advantage of some of their enticing signup bonuses and including deposit bonuses as well as many others. This will definitely infuse some renewed vigor to the game that many online bettors have come to love.
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March 26th, 2013 by OBO-admin
All Blackjack, Roulette and Poker fans in Maryland have reason to celebrate as the Maryland Live! Casino will officially be launching live table games during the second week of April.
In line with these plans, The Maryland Live! casino received delivery of more than 100 tables which will be used for live gambling, where blackjack, poker and a number of other games will be play at the casino.
The delivery of over 100 gaming tables were made via tractor trailers from Las Vegas and were unloaded amidst careful supervision where it was placed in the designated area on the casino floor. Maryland Live! Casino confirms that it will officially open the tables for live gambling on the 11th of April.
Some of the games that Maryland enthusiasts can expect include Pai Gow, Three-Card Poker, Mississippi Stud, Four-Card Poker, Big Six, Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Mini-Baccarat, and more. Each of these games will have highly trained live dealers, who were selected from a talent pool of over 800 individuals. All 800 individuals had to go through a highly intensive 3 month dealer school which took place at Marley Station Mall. The Casino had to take out nearly ten percent of its existing slot machines in order to make room for all the new tables; however slot players need not be concerned as there are still over 4000 slot machines at the casino.
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March 25th, 2013 by OBO-admin
Turnstone, a facility designed to help provide services for the handicapped, will be hosting a yearly Casino Night to help support individuals with developmental disabilities. For $40, patrons can enjoy a night of blackjack, texas hold’em and bingo amongst other games. All of the proceeds will be used to help support the non profit organization.
Turnstone was originally named the Allen County Society for Crippled Children and has undergone an evolution over the past 60 plus years since its inception in 1943. It has since been recipient of grant funding from the US Department of Education and is a designation as a Paralympic Sports Club.
All participants will have to be at least 21 years old to partake in the betting. Over $40,000 in play chip money will be available per each ticket purchased and bulk rates will be available for over four tickets at a time.
This will be a great opportunity for people to enjoy their favorite games like blackjack and poker while supporting a truly great cause. The event will take place at North Clinton Street in Fort Wayne. To learn more about this event you can visit Turnstone’s website at http://turnstone.org.
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