Online Casino News

Over in the United Kingdom a banner ad on Facebook has earned the casino 888 a slap on the wrist by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).  Now, 888 Casino has made a statement that the rather insensitive ad was actually created by a third party and that they hadn’t approved it. So, what was [...]

The Black Friday Poker Shutdown was over a week ago and now it looks like the reality of the effects of the event are beginning to sink it.  I’m not too surprised because it did seem to me that some statements were being made that might be contradicted by other statements being made.  Or to [...]

Citing a drain on state resources, a negative impact to the New Jersey budget and a possible crimp in the upcoming 2012 Republican Presidential nominations, Governor Chris Christie has announced that he’s placing Atlantic City on the auction blog. Governor Christie is reported to have stated “look, I’m trying to run a state that’s an [...]

Okay, “you may be fired” doesn’t have the same ring to it as “you’re fired” does, but perhaps The Donald has become a little addicted to his TV line? Or perhaps the Trump machine is trying to tweak the nose of those in Atlantic City by suggesting doom and gloom will take place if they [...]

There’s a new poker tournament in town and everyone is checking out the details.  For online poker rooms, tournaments have become a way to establish a name in the industry and even reinforce a brand. Now, there is something interesting that happens with online poker rooms that doesn’t happen with online casinos.  Since poker is [...]

Attempts are underway again to get the UIGEA repealed and replaced with something that might be useful.  To see the purpose behind the attempt to repeal the UIGEA or Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, you first have to understand what the UIGEA accomplishes.  So far no one has really figured that out.  I even read [...]

Jackpot Games, a casino I reviewed when it was starting up back in April of 2010 is closing its doors.  The casino is sending out emails to all registered players, but I know how it is. We register for an online casino using one email account and then somewhere down the road, we drift away [...]

The US tax court has just ruled that professional gamblers can deduct business expenses.  Something that’s hitting all the gambling news sites and causing people to wonder just what makes a professional gambler and then what business expenses can they deduct.   And the answer to that first question really means that this breaking gambling news [...]

This is a new twist to the iPad and online gambling. Now I’ve seen bloggers and reviewers fussing that the potential for online gambling and online poker on the iPad really hasn’t been deeply explored, and this is true.  But there are reasons for the lack of gambling action on the iPad.  The first really [...]

Drat, now I want pancakes, but this Grand Slam has nothing to do with breakfast.  All Slots Casino has announced the Grand Slam of Slots II.  The Grand Slam will take place May 27th through June 6th.  While you can’t sign up for the tournament yet, you’ll want to check out the qualifying tournaments on [...]