Online Casino has increased its members from 10 million to 13 million in the space of one year. The Online Casino now has 13 million members in 151 countries.
888.com, UK Marketing Manager, Matt Robinson said: “888.com is the only casino and poker room, both on and offline, to have over 13 million members. This is a huge achievement for the online gambling industry, very few internet brands can boast of such an accomplishment.”
In Asia you can find rows and rows of computer terminals at internet cafes full of people playing instant flash online casinos and online betting. But some of the online casino operations on China are not completely legal and recent Chinese authorities have begun to crack down on illegal online casinos in recent weeks. In total, Chinese authorities have arrested 597 people association with an underground internet gambling network thought to have generated over $60 million in illegal betting funds.
Men’s Mag FHM and The World Poker Exchange have signed a deal designed to promote poker as an essential man’s skill. The deal culminates in a TV special to be aired on Bravo and Ftn.
The campaign starts in February with a series of advertorials in FHM magazine, complemented by a microsite on FHM’s website where users can download videos outlining poker techniques.
Jason Alexander, executive producer for Listen Up! and one-time Seinfeld star, romped to victory in the Celebrity Blackjack final episode on station GSN, beating off stiff competition from Kelli Williams (Medical Investigation), Jeff Probst (Survivor) and Lance Bass (*NSync). Alexander claimed the $250,000 prize for his chosen charity, Oakwood School.
This year brought comings and goings, tragedy and triumph to Saratoga County. The Saratoga Springs harness track became Saratoga Gaming and Raceway with the installation of 1,300 video gaming machines, and horsemen enjoyed fatter purses from the influx of money.
An online casino offered $65,000 Monday for a metal walking cane that an Indiana woman put up for sale in hopes her son would believe his grandfather's ghost would leave their house with it.
GoldenPalace.com will add the "ghost cane" to a collection that already includes a grilled cheese sandwich said to bear the image of the Virgin Mary. The casino paid $28,000 last month for the sandwich, which it bought like the cane on eBay.
The online casino business can be very entertaining for the end user. And like any business, as far as what goes on behind the scenes, it can also be dramatic and sometimes even nasty. There have been cases of online casinos going to court as well as spectacular business deals and aggressive if not illegal takeovers. One such case just happened with an online casino. A Costa Rican online casino named BingoWorkz filed charges against several Canada based companies they claim accusing them of using economic pressure and unlawful acts in order to take over the online gambling business.
