GI Announces List of Most Influential People in Blackjack and Gambling Industry

March 1st, 2012 by OBO-admin

The UK-based Gaming Intelligence and GIQ, its sister branch, have announced a list of 50 most influential people in the online casino gaming industry with the intention of spreading the news about the most talented, successful, and inspiring individuals in Internet gambling business.

A panel of experts, including industry leaders, marketers, CEOs, advocates, entrepreneurs, regulators, techs, and others, have drawn up this list, which is meant to express gratefulness on behalf of online casino, blackjack, and poker gaming communities to all the 50 stars who populate the list.

The nominees for this list are little-known people in the Internet gambling industry such as Daniel Lindberg, the CEO for QuickSpin. Jenny Williams, the regulator at UK Gambling Commission, nominated Lindberg to the list.

The list comprises some popular names too, such as Denise and John of Bet365, Isai Scheinberg of PokerStars, and others. Most of the names are those of individuals associated with Betfair and Playtech, and the only American on the list is Jeff Ifrah, the legal representative for Microgaming, Full Tilt Poker, and PokerStars.

According to Bobby Mamudi, the managing editor of Gaming Intelligence, the above-mentioned Hot 50 list is meant to acknowledge the contributions of all those responsible for the success of the Internet gambling industry.

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Microgaming to Launch Innovative Diamond Edition for Live Blackjack

February 27th, 2012 by OBO-admin

Microgaming, the online gaming software giant, has introduced the Diamond Edition to make its live dealer blackjack and other live dealer casino products better than ever. Microgaming has been experimenting with live dealer software for a long time.

The Diamond Edition will be launched this week, featuring upgrades such as realistic graphics and video streaming and believed to revolutionize live dealer gaming. According to the latest news reporters, the Diamond Edition will be available at all blackjack online casinos powered by Microgaming.

The latest Microgaming innovation features a sleek, streamlined innovation, and players using it will be able to interact with the dealers and with one another better. They can also see one another’s bets, a fact that takes the gaming experience much closer to the one in land-based casinos.

According to a Microgaming spokesperson, sixteen Microgaming-powered casinos are using its live dealer products, a fact that indicates that thousands of casino players are enjoying the excellent technology and live gaming experience offered by Microgaming.

The Diamond Edition will be soon released at Microgaming online casinos that offer live dealer gaming. Currently, Microgaming will release its Diamond Edition only for online casinos as it does not have any plans to release it for mobile casinos.

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Playtech Prepares to Sign More Blackjack Partnership Deals

February 25th, 2012 by OBO-admin

Playtech, an online blackjack and casino gaming software provider that designs top-quality online poker, baccarat, blackjack, and slot machine games, announced that its financial performance in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2011 was exceptionally good. The online software giant is now mulling over the idea of expanding its business by entering into partnership deals with online gaming operators that provide blackjack and other games. Accordingly, Playtech (see the no deposit offers here) is now holding talks with US-based potential partners.

Playtech also announced that it has already signed deals with partners in South Africa and Germany. According to Mor Wiezer, CEO for Playtech, the online gaming software developer is getting prepared to accept regulatory challenges in the market. Playtech, which recently acquired Geneity, the sportsbook developer, plans to offer mobile sports betting services and products.

The company’s major rival at present is Microgaming, but Playtech believes that its excellent financial performance and acquisitions will put it several steps ahead of Microgaming. Both Microgaming and Playtech offer online casino games such as slots and online table games such as blackjack and baccarat to online casino sites.

Both Playtech and Microgaming are getting ready to expand into the mobile gaming sector, and the competition between the two will definitely herald innovative and exciting experiences for blackjack players.

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Twelve Injured in Blackjack Casino Construction Collapse

February 21st, 2012 by OBO-admin

A blackjack casino that was under construction has collapsed at Cincinnati in Ohio. According to a news report published in Casino Gambling News, around 12 laborers were injured when the structure collapsed on them.

Reportedly, a floor bent and the workers who were on it slipped and fell down. One of them has sustained serious injuries.

This casino is being jointly constructed by Caesars Entertainment and Rock Gaming, as part of a partnership deal.

The casino, when is it completed, is expected to draw a crowd of over 6 million gambling enthusiasts. Among the casino games offered are poker, blackjack, baccarat, and other table and card games. A wide range of slot machines will also be installed in the casino.

The casino construction project, which is worth $400 million, is expected to generate 2000 employment opportunities. If everything goes as planned, the casino will be inaugurated in early 2013.

When the individual states of the US as well as the federal government regulates the online gaming industry, a wide range of online gaming businesses are expected to crop up.

Right now, the competition is tough between mobile casinos and land casinos thanks to the development of mobile gaming technologies, enabling players to play on the move.

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NPEF Invites Blackjack Players to Fund Raiser Event

February 11th, 2012 by OBO-admin

The annual Casino Royale, the 7th of its kind, has invited the members of the community to play blackjack, craps, roulette, and Texas Hold’em to raise funds for the development of the school district. The event is held annually as a fund raiser by the New Providence Education Foundation (NPEF), and this year.

The event will commence at New Providence Senior Citizens Centre at 7:00 p.m. and the tickets cost $50 each. The fun includes high stakes blackjack, roulette, craps, and Texas Hold’em games. Silent and live auctions with prizes such as weekly vacations packages will also form highlights of the event.

Players can also enjoy the Diamonds and Champagne session, challenging them to purchase a glass of champagne and win a fabulous ladies Michele watch. Door prizes and 50/50 raffles will also form part of that evening.

The New Providence Education Foundation organized the first Casino Royale in 2004. This event has helped the foundation provide grants worth $374k to various schools besides presenting scholarships to deserving students. Teachers, local businessmen, members of the community, parents, and others support this event.

Additional information can be obtained by either emailing casinoroyale@npedfoundation.org or visiting www.npedfoundation.org.

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Getting Friendly with Dealers Is A Blackjack Card Counting Strategy

February 8th, 2012 by OBO-admin

A number of professional blackjack players are expert card counters and many of them claim that getting to know the dealer can help. One particular professional blackjack player, who usually plays in the casinos of Sin City, used a simple card counting strategy.

This player would identify blackjack tables that used 2 decks, reshuffled whenever there were 30 to go because this gave him ample time to count cards and bend the odds in his favor. If the casino followed a policy of reshuffling the cards too quickly, for instance after every 52 cards, his strategy wouldn’t work.

Simultaneously, there are a number of blackjack players who feel that card counting is not really worth it. Card counting is absolutely dull and boring when done as a job, and ultimately, it doesn’t even pay much. Basically, card counting, is repetitive, boring, and mechanical.

The above-mentioned card counter established an excellent relationship with the dealers, maybe to make card counting more interesting or maybe to prevent them from catching him. While card counting is not a crime in Las Vegas casinos, those caught card counting will be chucked out. However, if the dealers like the card counter and consider him to be a nice person, they might allow him to play a little while longer than other card counters.

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Cambodian Blackjack Casinos Come Down Strongly On Dead Beat Players

January 25th, 2012 by OBO-admin

The blackjack casinos in Cambodia have decided to take a very strong stance against the many deadbeat players who plague these establishments. Those players who take loans and gamble but are not able to pay them back or come to the casino gaming floor with the idea of cheating the establishment are sure to regret ever stepping into the casino in the first place.

While this does sound promising and indicates that the Cambodian casinos are trying to curb problem gambling, the methods used to deal with these deadbeat players are beyond belief and would be recognized as illegal in most other countries. The methods may remind you of the movie Hangover II as players who renege on loans get their fingers chopped off.

For instance, Ms. Vo Thi Biet in Vietnam, got a chopped finger in the mail courtesy of the Cambodian casino that her 23 year old son had been known to play at. The elderly lady was required to pay her son’s debt of US $3,500 if she wanted to see her son again. On complying with the casino’s request, Vo Thi Biet got to see her son again.

Such drastic measures are very common in Cambodian casinos. A woman who cheated at blackjack using a wire and won $200,000 USD was tortured and killed inside her hotel room. The blackjack dealer who assisted her was also killed.

Perhaps it is time that players took up online blackjack which is safer and easier on their fingers.

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Blackjack Player Discusses How He Beat the House

January 11th, 2012 by OBO-admin

Avery Cardoza, a casino gambler and author of the novel, Lost in Las Vegas, recently discussed his best blackjack victory in an article.

Cardoza is a self confessed professional card counter who had spent many nights at the blackjack tables in Las Vegas playing 21 and beating the house at its own game. According to the blackjack player, his best win at the blackjack table occurred in the year 1980 – a time when most casinos were not aware of blackjack card counters.

Cordoza may have had an easy time of it since he was dealing with single deck blackjack games which used 52 cards in all. According to the player, it was a late night in downtown Las Vegas when he hit the big one. Cordoza recalls hamming it up for the benefit of the dealers and casino employees, calling for drinks two at time and running from table to table. Although, it appeared that his betting pattern was erratic, it was in fact carefully calculated.

“Nothing in my play or demeanour suggested to them how deadly I was against a single-deck game,” he said. His lucky or rather carefully calculated break came when the dealer had 2 cards left, and Cordoza was left with hard 17 and the dealer’s 10. At this point, he requested for another card, which would not have been a smart move, had he not known what cards were coming. “The pit boss couldn’t believe his eyes. What were the chances of my drawing a 4, of all cards? The answer: 100 percent,” gloats Cardoza.

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Maine Casino Hosts Fair For Blackjack Dealers

January 2nd, 2012 by OBO-admin

Blackjack players and those people looking to be involved in the casino industry will be excited to know that the Hollywood Slots Casino based in Maine is hiring dealers, which not only means that there are better paying job opportunities but also that the blackjack tables in that casino are doing well.

Just like the casinos in Pennsylvania, where casino owners are looking to hire good blackjack dealers, the Hollywood Slots casino is looking to improve its casino staff. This Bangor casino will be hosting a fair for blackjack dealers and other job opportunities in the casino over the weekend. Those interested in securing jobs as blackjack dealers and croupiers are advised to try their luck here. The event will take place at the Eastern Maine Community College and people looking to be dealers should go and register.

At the job fair, potential blackjack dealers can find information about the various job opportunities that will soon be available as the casino expands. In addition to blackjack dealers, the casino is looking for basic dealers and table game supervisors for games like craps and poker.

By spring, the Hollywood Slots Casino will have added 14 more table games to its offerings which should create 89 new jobs.

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