World Gambling News » Gambling News http://www.worldgamblingnews.com Bringing you the very latest news in the gambling world Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:49:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en Natural Disasters Disrupting Online Gambling Services http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/09/natural-disasters-disrupting-online-gambling-services/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/09/natural-disasters-disrupting-online-gambling-services/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:45:40 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/09/natural-disasters-disrupting-online-gambling-services/ earl-460_1705411c.jpg

If you have been wondering why you online casino’s customer service is being slower than usual, or why the server keeps crashing it could be due to current natural disasters. If the online casino you wager at is based in Antigua, then Hurricane Earl may have disrupted their services when it passed the island. (more…)

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Online gaming giant PartyGaming was forced out of the US market in 2006, when the UIGEA was passed. However, as new legislation hits the stands everyone is waiting for them to finally make it back to the US online gambling market.

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]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/08/355/feed/ Update on US Online Gambling Legislation - 70th Supporter Joins the Cause http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/08/update-on-us-online-gambling-legislation-70th-supporter-joins-the-cause/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/08/update-on-us-online-gambling-legislation-70th-supporter-joins-the-cause/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:45:46 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/08/update-on-us-online-gambling-legislation-70th-supporter-joins-the-cause/ us-government.jpg

After the hectic reporting of the passing of the HR 2267 in the House Committee, news on gambling legislation is coming in more slowly this week. .The HR 2267 has got its 70th co-sponsor. The time gap between the 69th and the 70th co-sponsors was long but worth it. This is because the new support comes from a Republican, Congressman John Campbell from California. (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/08/update-on-us-online-gambling-legislation-70th-supporter-joins-the-cause/feed/ HR 2267 Hearing Update http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/hr-2267-hearing-update/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/hr-2267-hearing-update/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:33:46 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/hr-2267-hearing-update/ images.jpg

Last Wednesday, Barney Frank’s bill HR 2267, which aims to repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (2006), was discussed by the House Financial Services Committee during a hearing.

The hearing was somewhat successful and (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/hr-2267-hearing-update/feed/ CryptoLogic Releases New Gaming Package http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/cryptologic-releases-new-gaming-package/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/cryptologic-releases-new-gaming-package/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:58:33 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/cryptologic-releases-new-gaming-package/ 579329515.gif

Cryptologic is one of the best online gambling software development companies out there, however we could not help but notice that it has not been making a lot of headlines this year..

Well, now we know the reason why CryptoLogic had not been signing agreements with tons of online gaming operator and it is because (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/cryptologic-releases-new-gaming-package/feed/ New Study Reveals Facts About Online Gaming on Mobiles http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/new-study-reveals-facts-about-online-gaming-on-mobiles/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/new-study-reveals-facts-about-online-gaming-on-mobiles/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:17:48 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/new-study-reveals-facts-about-online-gaming-on-mobiles/ mobile1.jpg

Online gaming solutions provider GreenTube, decided to make a study that would reveal the habits of online gamblers on mobiles. This is a very innovativwe idea, the study is a pioneer in the field and the whole online gaming industry believes that it will be great information for online gaming operators.

Everyday more and more players decide to gamble online, but it is definitely easier when they can access their favorite activity from their mobiles. This study is meant to (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/new-study-reveals-facts-about-online-gaming-on-mobiles/feed/ China Strict on Online Gambling http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/china-strict-on-online-gambling/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/china-strict-on-online-gambling/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:17:13 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/china-strict-on-online-gambling/ china-police.jpg

China is becoming extremely strict when it comes to online gambling. The Chinese police arrested more than 810 online football gamblers during the World Cup as the Ministry of Public Security cracks down on (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/china-strict-on-online-gambling/feed/ Microgaming Reaches $280,000,000 in Online Jackpots http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/microgaming-reaches-280000000-in-online-jackpots/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/microgaming-reaches-280000000-in-online-jackpots/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:42:27 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/microgaming-reaches-280000000-in-online-jackpots/ money_wheelbarrow2.jpg

Online gambling software developer giant Microgaming recently achieved a staggering $280,000,000 in jackpot earnings. If you add that to their massive online casino revenue, the payouts start to look amazing.

It is easy to see why Microgaming has reached a high level and are able to offer incredibly large payouts to their players. One of the reasons is (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/microgaming-reaches-280000000-in-online-jackpots/feed/ Study Does Not Find Relation Between Internet and Gambling Addictions http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/study-does-not-find-relation-between-internet-and-gambling-addictions/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/study-does-not-find-relation-between-internet-and-gambling-addictions/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:01:45 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/study-does-not-find-relation-between-internet-and-gambling-addictions/ computer-science.jpg

Yesterday, I found it very surprising when I came across an Australian study which found that gambling addiction is not related to internet addiction. I thought that the addiction was psychological but it is quite new to find that there is absolutely no relationship between those two.

The results of a recent study conducted at the University of Melbourne were acquired by trying to set out to discover a link between gambling and internet addictions. The conclusion was that they (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/study-does-not-find-relation-between-internet-and-gambling-addictions/feed/ Is the customer service at your casino being responsive? If not, here may be why. http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/06/is-the-customer-service-at-your-casino-being-responsive-if-not-here-may-be-why/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/06/is-the-customer-service-at-your-casino-being-responsive-if-not-here-may-be-why/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:28:04 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/06/is-the-customer-service-at-your-casino-being-responsive-if-not-here-may-be-why/ america_caribbean_pol_97.jpg

If you have recently found that the customer support at your favorite casino is not as responsive as it used to be, you may want to check if the casino is licensed in the Caribbean or the Gulf Coast.

Hurricane season recently began and the Caribbean and the Golf Coastare being (more…)

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