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Casino LaVida to Launch New European Blackjack Redeal

Monday, April 8th, 2013

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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Security of Android mobile gaming drops

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

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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Mardi Gras Casino sued by former blackjack dealer for wrongful termination

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

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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Get Ready For A New Blackjack Game

Thursday, March 28th, 2013

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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Hollywood Casino to Offer Blackjack

Friday, March 22nd, 2013

In Perryville, Maryland, blackjack, amongst other casino games will be available for the first time in one of the state’s exclusive professional gambling operations. This will mark the first time in the history of Maryland that blackjack and other table games will be offered legally in the state.

After a test run this past Tuesday, the casino has been given the go ahead by the director of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency of Maryland.

Stephen L. Martino said that the casino is, “prepared to open table games to the public.”

This entire situation hasn’t come about without some resistance and challenging by a major gambling company, Penn National Gaming. Penn National Gaming owns a casino in a nearby state and, in an attempt to prevent any potential loss of business due to the emergence of a close-by casino, heavily lobbied against the expansion of gambling in the state of Maryland.

Despite its efforts, legislators approved the motions for the new casino, as this will likely generate enormous amounts of annual revenue for the state and its municipalities.

As this is the first time table games such as blackjack are available, many Maryland residents are excited to be able to enjoy their favorite games in their home state.

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Robotic Dealers a New Reality

Thursday, March 21st, 2013

It has always been an amazing fact that people always make discoveries and advancements to make our everyday lives easier. Household chores, office work and class assignments can now be done in a shorter time and with fewer mistakes because of machines and computers. In the recent Automate 2013 conference, a video was shown containing a robot that works as a blackjack dealer.

Blackjack has always been an all time favorite casino game, as there is simply something about chasing that magical number 21 with the hopes of beating out the dealer to earn a sizable payday. Everyone is used to seeing dealers that are either female or male, that interact with players. With the footage that showed a robot doing all of the tasks typically done by a dealer, many people will probably now think that they’ve seen it all.

Yaskawa Motoman Robotics is the company responsible for creating SDA10F. During the conference, they showed the video where SDA10F was working at the blackjack table, dealing hands with the aid of Cognex 2D. Cognex 2D is a vision guidance system that reads the playing cards and deals them accordingly.

People have a difference of opinion regarding the matter. Some say that robots will be the answer to casino issues where dealers are engaging in malicious activities while some say that they are not capable of totally hiding their reactions, which gives players an edge in the game. This can also be beneficial for casino owners since it will definitely cut overhead costs.

This is not on the final stage, however and not one casino has announced their interest in acquiring the robots just yet. This still wont stop people from thinking about what could happen in the near future. One can’t help but ask, will blackjack still be as exciting with robotic dealers?

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New Mobile Blackjack App

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

Improved mobile blackjack gameplay will be available this 2013 courtesy of Betfred and Playtech. The two partnered up to come up with a better and more state of the art mobile Live Dealer Casino App.

Along with the enhanced version of blackjack are the virtual roulette and baccarat tables, which Betfred is expecting will attract more online players that rely on their mobile devices for recreational game play.

The constant development of technology through the efforts of developers and operators ensures that playing in online casinos with the use of mobile devices gives an equally exciting experience one can get from other online gambling platforms.

What was barring this development before was the hardware and bandwidth limitation but it is now slowly being eliminated and high quality live video feeds to our mobile devices will soon be available. 3G devices and much better smartphones as well as tablets are now used by an increasing number of people and is in large part the reason why the demand for improving gaming features is growing.

The COO of Playtech, Shay Segev said, “It gives us great pleasure to be working with Betfred on the exciting launch of their new offering, which uses our advanced mobile live gaming technology. The mobile platform has become utterly invaluable to every online gaming business, and we are proud to be leading the market in this arena with strong operators such as Betfred,”

This is really something online blackjack players can look forward to. A much more convenient way of playing the game anywhere they want to. Hopefully it is going to be available sooner than expected.

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