Kennedy successors disagree on gambling
Four Massachusetts Democratic candidates seeking election to the US Senate seat vacated by the death of Senator Edward Kennedy have divergent opinions on the issue of bringing casino gaming to the state. Alan Khazei has voiced his opposition to the legalization of casino-style gambling in Massachusetts, claiming that the practice brings severe social costs in the forms of a rise in the incidence of gambling addiction, higher crime rates and urban blight.
Although he has never held political office, Mr. Khazei has a long list of public service commitments on his resume. He is known in the Boston area as a “social entrepreneur”; he created volunteer and service groups such as CityYear and ServiceNation and has won several awards for his dedication to establishing volunteer service as a public policy priority on a national stage.
Among his three opponents, US Representative Michael Capuano has taken the most strident pro-gambling stance. Congressman Capuano, who has served five terms in the House and represents a district considered a stronghold for Democrats, stated “adults should be able to do pretty much what they want if they are not hurting others”. While the Congressman acknowledged the potential social costs involved with a casino, he believes the benefits would outweigh those problems.
Another candidate for the seat is Boston businessman Stephen Pagliuca, one of the co-owners of the NBA’s Boston Celtics. Mr. Pagliuca stated that, while casinos would bring about much-needed economic development to the state, such projects should be bundled with other attractions, such as restaurants, theaters, hotels, and other entertainment options. One of Mr. Pagliuca’s partners in the Celtics ownership group is Gary Loveman, President and CEO of Harrah’s Entertainment, the casino giant that owns Bally’s, Caesars Palace, and Imperial Palace on the Las Vegas Strip.
The final candidate, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, has voice cautious optimism about any plans for casinos in the state. She advised that lawmakers study the effect of casino gaming on nearby sites such as Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania before making any decisions. She also noted that the state should put in regulations to audit the inner workings of any potential casino concerns before any projects begin.
The Democratic primary is scheduled for 8 December, with the general election slated for 19 January 2010.
Louisiana to Thank for Stoped Online Casino Payouts
If you want to cut right to chase, don’t gamble at Golden Casino if you reside in Canada or the U.S. States of Kentucky, Oregon, Missouri, Maryland or Louisiana. Take a look at RTG Casinos instead. That said, here’s the latest news on the U.S. War on Terrorism…oops, I mean online gambling.
While progress to liberalize online gambling in the U.S. appears to be taking place on the federal level, i.e. the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling initiative, certain individual State laws and authorities would seem to have that progress set back. Case in point is the drama that Louisiana State Police is stirring up, now proving to affect more than Louisiana residents, and actually doing more damage than good.
The latest attempt by Louisiana State Police to shut down online casinos consists of using undercover police officers to open real money accounts, ultimately requesting for withdrawals, thereby allowing officials to find money trails and shut down the corresponding bank accounts - of course, after seizing the funds in said bank accounts. Evidently, it’s working too. A recent warrant was issued to allow the seizure of a bank account owned by Atrium Financial Group. According to the warrant issued by US District Judge, Beth Gesner, there was $365,000 in the account - all said to be used for payments of winnings to U.S. online casino account holders.
In the meantime, however, players owed money are left high and dry, for nothing is being done by Louisiana officials to reimburse players. This, in turn, is affecting players from other State’s, who otherwise are not breaking any State laws. In other words, the funds seized are not just used to pay out Louisiana players. This is precisely why some U.S. players have experienced long delays in getting paid out by reputable U.S. facing online casinos. Certain State governments are botching things up.
Understandably, a State such as Louisiana - where anti-online gambling laws are apparently in place - should have the right to enforce such laws. But when such enforcement places residents in more danger than before, attention must be paid to why these laws are really in place. Apparently, they exist to protect residents from the negative connotations associated with gambling, whether online or offline. Never mind the fact that Louisiana has several land-based casinos.
The bottom line is that Louisiana officials are doing more to leave their citizens out to dry than actually protecting them.At this stage in the game, if you’re from Louisiana, don’t even think about gambling at an online casino. If you happen to make it through the application process (which is unlikely to begin with), your State government will take your money anyways. If you think that’s unfair, contact your State representative and express yourself.
Hopefully, all this will serve as a lesson for Golden Casino. Their policy explicitly forbids any citizen from Louisiana to open an account. Even though Louisiana officials besieged Golden Casino with account applications, the majority of which were rejected, one was able to slip through the cracks. It should be clear that online casinos cannot afford to have a single account slip through the cracks anymore. The good news is that while $365,000 is a lot of money, it surely won’t put Golden Casino out of business. A fully licensed and insured online casino regulated in Curacao, Golden Casino has processed millions of dollars in transactions, and continues to be one of the most popular destinations for U.S. players today.
And on that note, players from the following U.S. States should also be weary of opening an online gambling account at not only Golden Casino, but all online casinos doing business in the U.S.: Kentucky, Oregon, Missouri, Maryland and Louisiana.
Online Casino Slots Freeroll Tournament Halloween Night
We told everyone about it at the start of the month, and now that Halloween is just two days away, we’re telling you about it again. The “Fearfully Fun Fright Night Freeroll” is a free roll slot tournament that any member of Hambledon NV’s online casino network (Golden Casino, Online Vegas and Go Casino) can join, including players from the U.S.
A great way to spend Halloween eve, Fearfully Fun Fright Night Freeroll actually begins promptly at 10 am Eastern Standard US time Friday, October 30, 2009, and runs until midnight the same evening. Therefore, if you really want to stake a claim at the leaderboard, you might want to get an early start. Although it only takes a big jackpot win to place first at an online casino slots tournament (just be sure to meet the minimum stake), it is a common strategy to get in as much spins as possible.
Some players will even open multiple accounts at different online casinos networked into the same tournament. Just remember that you can’t open two accounts at the same online casino - even if they are under a different name. It’s just one per household. Otherwise, you could risk having your account closed and all assets frozen. In this case, you could very well open one account at Golden Casino, Go Casino and Online Vegas each.
Since this is a free roll slots tournament, it is free to enter. Doing so will get you a starting balance of $100. Now, for anyone who has never played in an online casino slots free roll tournament, your bankroll cannot be cashed out. The way it works is that the player with the highest balance at the end of the tournament wins the top prize, which is usually a percentage of the prize pool or a guaranteed lump sum. For this tournament, there is $2,666 guaranteed, with the first place winner guaranteed $666.
Remember, it’s a Halloween tournament 
This is precisely why the “Black Magic” slot machine is the chosen host game for Fearfully Fun Fright Night Freeroll. A twenty payline video slot, Black Magic is a highly entertaining game complete with a spooky bonus round and lots of free spins and winnings multipliers.
Remember, you will likely have to purchase a re-buy if you run out of credits. That is, if you haven’t won a big jackpot and want to build up as much points as possible. For only $1.99, you will receive 100 extra credits, thus allowing you to stay in the game even longer.
Promotions Offered by All Slots
You never tire of evergreen movies and you are always glad to watch the reruns. This September All Slots casino has decided to use the same scheme and it is going to hold reruns of the casino most favorite promotions. The promotion that is running now is Mega Money Mania, which was very popular some months ago. Mega Money Mania promises 50 credits to a randomly selected player once an hour of the day.
This time the Mega Money Mania promotion will be in effect for a short time. Started on 22nd September the promotion ends on 27th September. To qualify for the prize a player has to meet certain criteria. During the last 3 days before the draw at least 50 credits have to be deposited. During the hourly draw a player has to be logged in and betting. The player shouldn’t play live slots and blackjack tournaments. VIP players are given a price of 75 credits instead of 50. This promotion is also valid for the mobile All Slots casino players. Regular players must bet the received credits 30 times before making a withdrawal while VIP players have to wager only 15 times. The wagering requirements have to be fulfilled within 30 days.
All Slots has a special reason for having a rerun of their earlier promotions. The aim of the players is to qualify for the Grand Slam of Slots online tournament. The tournament attracts players with a million euro prize. 8700 players will participate in the tournament. Those who don’t get free seats through qualifiers may pay the €150 buy in. Tournaments qualifiers run every day. Many of the qualifiers are free of charge but others have up to €75 buy ins. Some of the freeroll qualifiers are Grand Slam Ticket, Grand Slam King of Slots, Grand Slam Entry and also Grand Slam Loaded.
32Red Player Wins Five Online Jackpots during a single year
Last week 32Red, one of the most outstanding online casino operators, announced a big jackpot win. This win became one of the most impressive lucky streaks in the history, because the same player has won the jackpot five times during one year.
As of October 2008 this lucky player has won over £100,000. By the end of 2008 this lucky player had done an incredible thing – he won four times on the Cash Splash progressive slot. And it was highly unbelievable when he hit the jackpot for the fifth time on the 12th September.
Operations Director at 32Red Casino, Pat Harrison commented, “We are amazed and thrilled for our player. We regularly have large jackpot winners, but it is unusual for one player to have 5 big wins within a year at the same casino. It is truly extraordinary. All of us at 32Red casino are keeping our fingers crossed that the player will continue and make it 6 and smash his own record for jackpot wins.”
Cash Splash online slot machine is one of 16 progressive games offered by 32Red Casino. The slot has two variations - the classic 3 reel slot and the 5 reel machine. Like in any progressive game the jackpot grows while the game is played, that’s why it is constantly increasing. Thus, Gary S (the man who had the lucky streak) won a £15,000 jackpot, a week passed and the Cash Splash jackpot is already equal to £17,000 and waits for another lucky winner. So try your fortune and may be you will catch your fortune!
Lucky player won $93,000 Jackpot
Recently another lucky player made a killing in the Planet23 Online Casino. Sandra has been playing at the casino for 3 months and had just starting to play on the 19th of September, when, she won a breathtaking $93,000. Sandra is a fan of slots, she often plays in casinos all around Italy. In her interview Sandra said that she was really shocked when she realized that she had hit the jackpot. She said, “I could not sleep all night from all the excitement,” added, “in a minute customer support called me and congratulate me. The next day, Danny called me and was happy for me. I got a nice present to my house”. Sandra was sure that money withdrawing would take a long time, but she got her first payment within 2 days after her win.
Danny Lerner, CEO at Planet23 says, “Nothing makes us happier than when our players win big.” According to Lerner, when players see that anyone can win real money and get their winnings fast without delays they start playing more. He added, “We want our players to know we’re a real company with real people and their money is safe with us.”
At the moment Planet23 still gives players opportunities to win a big jackpot standing at over $4,450,000 and increasing day by day. There are also weekly promotions that offer iPhone/Wii/PS3, Weekend in Las Vegas with all the expenses paid, Slot machines tournaments and many others.
Online Casinos Accept Payments Via Phone Billing
A method of depositing funds in online casinos that is growing in popularity in the USA is through phone billing. This is a service that allows fund your online casino account via home phone.
When using this service to load your accounts, you should not worry about providing third-party processors with your credit/debit card or bank account information. More than that, you don’t have to have credit card or bank account. A land-line home telephone is used to make deposits with 900Pay. A customer can put up to $50 into online casino accounts per a transaction.
Then the processor adds this charge to the phone bill of a user. There is not any additional fee, clear or hidden appearing later, there are no long-distance charges, either.
Up to $5000 per month are allowed to be deposited. 900Pay is available only to US citizens.
Some online casinos and gambling sites want a customer to make 900Pay depositing via eWalletXpress accounts. The eWalletxpress is the sister company of 900Pay owned by Navaho Networks Inc. eWallet must be funded at first.
The customer can also make withdrawals from their online casino accounts. The withdrawals are set up via 900Pay and are paid with the help of bank draft. The telephone billing payment method allows avoiding the hassle of determining credit cards with which deposits were made.
Couture Presents the Charity Poker Tourney
On the 22nd of August the charity poker tournament is organized at the Golden Nugget Casino, Las Vegas. The profit from this great event is given to the Xtreme Couture GI Foundation. This charity tourney is only the part of the Mr. Couture’s Operation All-in, the great number of the famous poker pros participate at this even. The main prize is the journey to the Sports Legends Challenge event to the Bahamas, which will take place in September.
Among the popular poker players taking part in the tournament you can find such people as Annie Duke, David Williams and Todd Brunson, besides of them you see Dan Henderson, Frank Trigg and Stephan Bonnar. The players who wish to participate at the tourney should visit the site of the casino or the foundation. The main aim of this foundation is to provide the assistance for the veterans who come back at home to the UA from Afghanistan and Iraq.
Mr. Couture himself served in the 101st Airborne Division. That’s why such kind of the events plays the great role for him. Couture is the outstanding person with the different talents, he has become the first UFC fighter who gets the titles in heavyweight and light-heavyweight classes at the same time, furthermore he is also the first who has won the heavyweight title for three times. After the charity poker tourney, on the 29th of August, Mr. Couture is going to fight Antonio “Minotauro” Noguiera, who is the former champion in light-heavyweight class.
Good News From Party Poker – PartyPoints Are Getting Increased In Value.
Don’t miss the chance: at the end of this month the PartyPoints store will undergo some improvements, provided by Party Poker. The PartyPoints will increase in value substantially – by approximately 50%! Having been launched, the PartyPoints store will provide such casino bonuses and such cash back, which will give you up to 30% rake-back, sometimes even 40%. Besides, there are a lot of items offered over there, which will add a wider range of the options.
It has become also much more accessible for the gamblers to reach the Palladium level. The quarterly target has been lowered - from 15,000 (which is based on the previous monthly target, that is 5000 points) to 9,000 points. The quarterly target for the exclusive Palladium Elite has been lowered from 75,000 (which is based on the previous yearly target, that is 300,000 points) to 50,000 points. The PartyPoints can be redeemed by the player for cash or for the key level bonuses, for instance.
Besides, Party Poker has introduced Silver and Gold levels, thus making it much easier for the gamblers. A little table below will show the way the key levels are arranged and the way, any of them can be reached:
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Now the most important fact: don’t redeem your PartyPoints at once. The above mentioned changes will not take place until the end of this month. But wait now, and keep on collecting your points, it will bring greater value to them.
Italian Videolottery Picks up the Steam
The coming September comes to be a proper remarkable time for the Italian gambling industry, as the major Italian online gaming companies together with AAMS – the gaming regulator of the state – are going to open up a new stage in their videolottery promotions, which brings great improvements to the popular slots market. The most notable change touches upon the latest videolottery machines which offer a wider range of games and promises more cash back than the regular slot machines. There is a new online jackpot feature, which has been introduced by the improved videolottery machines, this feature guarantees the percentage of payout not less than 85% - it is 10% more than on the existing games.
This promising plan is still being developed and has also to go through the procedure of final ministerial approval, but the gambling industry specialists predict sooner appearing of these machines – probably, at the end of this summer. Taking into account the current situation in the world economy, the expansion of the Italian lottery sector really makes sense. Last month their online gambling industry had a 9.5% rise in profits, and about half of it is a merit of the videolottery network. It is going to be a substantial boost in the gambling industry.
The abovementioned facts could not have come at a better time to show how intensively the Italian online gambling market is developing. By this time one of the most popular and frequently chosen games is online poker, to play it Italians mostly apply to the foreign sites, it is a great hope – not a groundless one – that the second-place game will be videolottery and it will be provided by the native sites.
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