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Renovated Cal Neva Casino to Offer Blackjack Games

Thursday, September 19th, 2013

Cal Neva casino, located at Lake Tahoe, will offer table games such as blackjack after its new owners renovate it.

The casino resort, which used to belong to Frank Sinatra, is going to get a complete makeover, after which it will become a four-star property. Napa Valley, a development company based in California, had acquired the struggling casino property in April.

Speaking about the renovation project, Robert Radovan of Napa Valley said that the company’s goal is to restore the property to its former glory. Stating that the property has “great soul and character,” he said that it had needed the makeover for the past several decades.

Cal Neva casino had to be shut down in 2010 because of the economic recession and its own inability to compete with brand new tribal and commercial casinos. The casino was at its height during the years 1960 – 63, when it attracted celebrities such as Juliet Prowse, Marilyn Monroe, and Joe DiMaggio as well as Rat Packers such as Sammy Davis, Dean Martin, and Peter Lawford.

The property features tunnels, which were once used to smuggle in liquor, a celebrity showroom, and cabins. The new owners intend to make it modern while retaining its ancient historic value.

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Mobile Blackjack Now Available for Bodog’s Canadian Players

Wednesday, September 18th, 2013

Canadian blackjack players who have an account with Bodog Casino can now play their favorite blackjack games while on the move. This is because Bodog Casino has launched a mobile gambling service, which includes a wide range of casino games, including blackjack.

Since mobile gambling is become more and more popular as the days pass, online casinos are losing no time in launching mobile gambling products for their customers. Well aware that the Canadian mobile gambling market is quite lucrative, Bodog Casino has launched a mobile casino for Canadian mobile players.

Bodog’s new mobile casino is compatible with Android as well as iPhone devices. Players do not have to download any software, but can play as many as 10 slots and table games, including European Roulette and blackjack.

Marianne Hughes, casino manager for Bodog Canada, said that launching a mobile casino is something all providers of online casino gaming services have to do at one time or the other. She said that Bodog’s mobile casino for Canada is sure to become as popular as the same for Europe.

Recently, Bodog Canada launched a mobile sports betting site, which became an instant hit. The company expects its mobile product to generate huge revenues during the next two years.

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BetVictor to Launch New Live Studio

Monday, September 16th, 2013

Blackjack players can now look forward to some high quality live blackjack gaming at BetVictor Casino because the online casino has gotten into a partnership with MediaLive to establish its own live casino studio. This will make BetVictor the first online gambling operator to do so because operators usually outsource live casinos.

BetVictor has recently enjoyed a great deal of success, particularly after launching its mobile sports betting product. The live casino studio will put BetVictor head and shoulders over its competitors. Sharing his views about the new studio, Victor Chandler, chairman of BetVictor, said that the company believes it can do things better and give players a better gambling experience than anybody else in the market. He said: “As an operator you want to give that feel of a Mayfair casino which is what our customers want.”

Mobile casinos have become very popular all over Europe, and the mobile gambling market is believed to be worth around $30 million. Since there are so many online casinos in the industry, each of them is having a tough time proving that it is better than the others. BetVictor has expressed hopes that its new live studio will enable it to compete effectively with other gambling companies.

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Cheap Blackjack Tables Make Money for Atlantic City Casinos

Thursday, September 12th, 2013

Land based casinos in Atlantic City are currently bogged down with financial issues, but that does not prevent them from launching exciting promotions. Recently, Trump Marina Hotel Casino in Atlantic City launched an interesting blackjack promo, which became an instant success.

One would think that blackjack players would hardly bother about Trump Marina Hotel Casino because it has only a couple of one-dollar blackjack tables. The casino had applied for a license for cheap blackjack tables with the New Jersey Casino Control Commission and had discovered that it could apply for a third $1 table too. But these cheap blackjack tables are now generating huge profits for the casino.

Two-dollar blackjack tables were quite common in Atlantic City casinos in the early nineties, but later casinos discarded them in favor of high-stakes blackjack games. Early this year, these tables were re-introduced at Resorts Atlantic City in order to popularize a blackjack variant that required players to pay a 25-cent fee while placing a bet in the range of $2 to $5 on a blackjack hand.

Trump Marina Casino imposed a similar fee for its cheap blackjack tables. Today, the casino’s cheap blackjack tables generate as much as $1,100 in profits every week day and $1,500 at weekends.

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Blackjack Most Popular at Twin River Casino

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

Table games, such as blackjack, that were recently launched at Twin River Casino have turned out to be very popular among the casino’s gambling customers. According to a review of state division of lottery data, conducted by WPRI-TV, Vegas style table games such as craps and blackjack, which were newly launched at Twin River Casino, generated as much as $8 in revenue between June 19 and July 31. As much as 1.4 million of this revenue went into the state coffers.

Last fall, the state approved the expansion of Twin River. As a result of this approval, Twin River, which was just a slots parlors, was transformed into a complete casino with a wide range of casino games such as video pokers, slots, and table and card games. The casino also recruited 400 employees, spent as much as $7 million renovating its facilities, and introduced 66 tables for its newly launched blackjack, craps, roulette, and baccarat games. The games were inaugurated on June 19.

Officials at Twin River Casino have confirmed that blackjack has turned out to be the most popular of all table games it offers. The gambling data collected by state agencies indicates that table games have contributed greatly to the casino’s overall revenue.

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Apple Issues Guidelines for iOS Blackjack Gaming Apps

Tuesday, September 10th, 2013

Apple has issued a set of strict guidelines for gambling applications, such as blackjack apps, poker apps, slots apps, and others. All iOS gaming apps are now required to comply with these guidelines in the best interests of Apple customers.

This is good news for users of iOS devices as they can rest assured that the gaming apps they download on their iOS devices are legal, trustworthy, and compliant with all gambling regulations under the sun. Apple took this step owing to a number of potential threats and security breaches.

Apple’s new guidelines are mostly for real money apps such as sportsbooks, mobile casinos, slots, and poker and are not expected to change the lives of gamblers in most online casinos. The new guidelines require app makers to make sure that their games have the permits and licenses required in different countries. This will prevent gamblers residing in countries that have not licensed gambling from accessing the apps.

The guidelines also require developers to make free apps and install software to prevent underage gambling. Any data that the apps collect should be kept private and safe, as a result of which players can rest assured that their personal information will not be shared with any third-party company.

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Ultimate Blackjack Reloaded for iPhone Launched

Thursday, September 5th, 2013

An iPhone blackjack game called Ultimate Blackjack Reloaded is now available. The app has been specially designed for casual as well as professional blackjack players, enabling them to hone their blackjack skills by playing against either the house or other blackjack players online.

The developers have given great importance to the interface, owing to which the cards are just the right size. Besides, the input methods are customizable and players can use sensors to grab a better-than-ever blackjack gaming experience.

Thanks to the availability of a feature called Online Challenge, players can match their blackjack wits against other blackjack players. The app also challenges players to reach the highest levels of the Challenge Leaderboard.

Ultimate Blackjack Reloaded comes with excellent graphics, sound effects, and animations. The user interface is neat and can be customized as per individual tastes and preferences. Other features are a custom casino editor, an Online Challenge with ELO Leaderboard, Double Attack Blackjack, side bets such as Super Seven, Lucky Ladies, and Blackjack, basic strategy table and tutor, and achievement levels.

The app gives players the option to choose from any one of six previously determined casinos or create their own. Besides, players can select one of 8 table colors and 11 card patterns.

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Play Smart and Have Fun, Suggests Blackjack Player

Wednesday, September 4th, 2013

Blackjack player Marc Meltzer shared his blackjack strategies in an article published on Gaming Today. He says that whenever he walks into a casino, he is concerned with two things—playing smartly and having fun, adding that it is important to strike a balance between the two.

Casinos have an advantage over players in almost every casino game, although playing blackjack might give players a percentage or two over the casino. Players can implement strategies to gain a point or two, but that’s all they will be able to manage.

Everybody wants to win at blackjack and other games in a casino, but Meltzer warns that players should not let their desire to win reduce their ability to have fun. Having fun with friends in a casino is almost as important as choosing the more player friendly variant of blackjack. But implementing the best strategies and choosing player friendly games is not always possible when one is in a casino in the company of friends who just want to gamble and have fun.

However, using proper bankroll management techniques, having the willingness to accept losses gracefully, and knowing the casino’s advantage go a long way in helping players play smartly and have fun at the same time.

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IX2gaming Launches New Blackjack Players’ Choice

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013

IX2gaming and Probability Jones are celebrating the launch of Blackjack Players’ Choice, a brand new online blackjack game, by organizing an international blackjack tournament, in which the winner can grab a bounty prize of $2,500.

The tournament will be based on a blackjack variant rolled out by Probability Jones, challenging classic blackjack players to use a wide range of blackjack strategies to win. The Players’ Choice format of the tournament challenges players to utilize their tactical thinking abilities and select the best out of five hands and use it to beat the dealer.

Blackjack Players’ Choice is based on basic classic blackjack rules, but with a twist that the developers hope will attract blackjack fans from all over the world. The developers say that they are hoping to attract blackjack players seeking fresh entertainment that is not only easy to learn, but also rewards strategic gaming generously.

IX2gaming, a gambling content developer based in the UK, spent around one year to develop this new blackjack product, which has been rigorously assessed by NMi UK. Probability Jones says that the aim of the tournament is to “showcase the game” and challenge blackjack players to develop a new winning strategy, sharpen their wits, and beat the house.

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Blackjack Player Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

Sunday, September 1st, 2013

The Franklin County Commons Pleas Court sentenced a 40-year-old man to a two-year prison term after he admitted that he had cheated the Hollywood Casino Columbus and also that he had been in illegal possession of a gun and some cocaine.

Arthur S. Murray pleaded guilty to all three counts in the court. Judge Pat Sheeran delivered the verdict, which was recommended by prosecutors as well as the defense lawyers. Since Murray has already spent 242 days in jail, those days will be deducted from his two-year term.

Murray was one of the first players to be charged with offenses related to casino gambling after the Hollywood Casino Columbus was launched in West Side last October. According to Kimberly Bond, the assistant prosecutor, CCTV footage from the casino showed Murray cheating at the casino’s blackjack tables on October 28. He was seen removing or adding chips from his stack after the blackjack dealer had dealt the cards.

Besides, Murray was already waiting for his trial for illegal possession of drugs. In January, a woman lodged a complaint with the police that Murray and his accomplices had stolen her purse at gunpoint, as a result of which charges related to illegal possession of arms and robbery were slapped on him.

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