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Gala Casino has stacks of re-loads bonuses available

charlotte.widmore@soliddm.com (Clive Glenn) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:06:27 +0000

If you haven’t checked out the promotions at the Gala Casino site for a while then maybe you should! The team in the Casino Hideout office thought it was high time we paid them a visit and were pleasantly surprised by the promotions on offer which we had forgotten about. For us the best one available has to be the £100 Casino Monthly match Bonus, this will provide special bonus codes for players to claim 100% cash match offers every month. The Gala Casino cash match bonuses are available for playing slots, arcade and table games such as Blackjack, roulette and video poker, and can provide up to £100 in free bonus cash for players who use the codes.

Three codes to claim bonus offers with each month

Gala Casino will release the bonus cash after the wager requirements have been met for that month. If the wager terms are not met in that month then the bonus will not be credited to the players Gala Casino account. There are three bonuses available to claim, casino game players must only use one bonus code at a time and will be able to claim the next bonus code on a deposit once they have met the wagering requirements of the previous bonus code used.

Live Casino players are not left out

There is also a special reload bonus for players who prefer the Live Casino experience. This bonus code will provide a 100% reload bonus of up to £50 for deposits made between £5 and £50 at the Gala Casino site. To claim casino players must visit the Gala Casino site to retrieve the bonus code which can then be entered when funding their account. The bonus will be released once the wagering requirements have been met that month, if they are not met then the bonus code will expire without the reload bonus being credited to the casino players account.

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Online casino gambling a thing of the past for Poland

charlotte.widmore@soliddm.com (Clive Glenn) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:29:44 +0000

Playing online casino games in Poland is set to become a thing of the past as the Polish government decide to ban all online gambling. The new bill has just been rushed through the Polish Parliament and seems like a knee jerk reaction by the Prime Minister, Donald Tusk in response to allegations of government corruption. Prime Minister Tusk has also removed certain members of the government who had been involved in keeping taxes from gambling at a set level. This was in response to rumours of some government minister’s being in the pay of those involved in the gambling industry.

The new laws in Poland will outlaw all gambling online with the implementation of new stricter rules regarding the playing of casino style slot machines. These machines are now only allowed in casinos and not in other locations such as bars and cafes which they were previously allowed. It is anticipated that the new law will mean that in the region of 50,000 casino games machines will now have to be removed from other types of premises as the owners will no longer be legally entitled to provide the service to the general public. The new rules are also expected to outlaw all gambling for those under the age of 18.

The rumours of corruption have dogged the Tusk government recently and the damage limitation exercise was rushed through the senate with a vote of 48 to 3, with 30 deciding to abstain from voting. The President still requires to rubber stamp the changes to the law but it is felt that this is a foregone conclusion with the new laws becoming a reality very shortly. It is understood that there are concerns on how the removal of casino games machines will happen and also how the Government proposes to police the online gambling ban.

Win a mobile using new improved mobile Super Casino software

charlotte.widmore@soliddm.com (Clive Glenn) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:59:31 +0000

If you love your casino games and also want access to be able to play your favourite online casino games at anytime, anywhere, day or night then Super Casino ‘s new and improved mobile roulette is going to be of great interest. The free to download casino games are now reputedly so easy to install that a chimpanzee could do it, though how many chimps have got either a smartphone or an account with Super Casino remains to be seen! To get the software on your mobile players just need to text Super Casino from the mobile phone that they wish to install the software on. A text link will be returned to the player from Super Casino, this just needs to be clicked and detailed simple instructions will be given to make the installation of the Super Casino software as easy as 1,2,3.

Existing Super Casino account holders can use their usual log on details, and the mobile download will even provide a deposit and withdrawal function to the player, making this every bit as easy to use as the online casino version. The functionality of this Super Casino mobile software is fantastic and it is possible to play roulette live on the NetPlay interactive TV show, as well as the ability to text the presenters live. In way of celebrating the improvements made to the Super Casino mobile roulette software, the team have launched a special competition for online casino account holders to be in with a chance to win a new mobile phone every day this month. Account holders at Super Casino will need to visit the casino site to see the full details of the special celebration promotion.

Players who are thinking that Super Casino is looking a lot more attractive than it was before can join and take advantage of the special welcome bonus which will provide a100% cash match up to £250 to all new depositing players at the site. Once players have become members they can then download the new mobile casino software and also enter the Win a free Mobile promotion.

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888 Casino parent company in B2B deal with Harrah’s

charlotte.widmore@soliddm.com (Clive glenn) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:46:13 +0000

There are reports that the parent company of online casino and gaming site 888 Casino has seen their shares leap in value by 14% after scoring a deal with US gaming giant Harrah’s. The deal between 888 Holdings Plc and Harrah’s will see 888 through their B2B Dragonfish operation supply gaming software, support and payment services to the UK arm of Harrah’s Caesars Casino and World Series of Poker. The terms of the multi-million dollar agreement though not revealed in their entirety, will see the two gaming companies linked in a long term commitment on both sides.

Harrah’s keen to break into European online gaming market

Casino Hideout had reported in May this year that Harrah’s were very keen to break into the European market and in anticipation of this had launched Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment Inc. At the time of the launch of Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment, chairman, president and chief executive of Harrah’s Entertainment, Gary W. Loveman said "As the world's largest gaming company, Harrah's is taking a proactive approach toward international and interactive expansion". Mitch Garber a former executive at Party Gaming is the CEO of the new European arm of the Harrah’s group, has said of the deal with the 888 Casino B2B section that 888 ‘s Dragonfish had been selected because of their reputation for providing “world-class technology, scalability, and a strong commitment to compliance and responsible gaming,”. The new connection will allow Harrah’s to fulfil their desire to break into the UK market.

A report on the Bloomberg website gives more information about the new deal for 888, which is obviously a huge achievement for the company and according to CEO Gigi Levy the company are not resting on their laurels and are in talks with other companies in the US that are not connected with online casinos and there is also a planned acquisition in the next three months planned for the business sector.

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William Hill Casino moving up in the Google Stakes

charlotte.widmore@soliddm.com (Clive Glenn) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:21:58 +0000

There is good news for William Hill Casino today that according to a report published on the EGaming Review (EGR)site that the online casino has leapt in the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) visibility rankings for June. The report has been carried out for EGR by marketing agency Greenlight, and shows that William Hill Casino is now third place with 36% in the visibility rankings with the UK’s most dominant search engine Google.

Google is God?

The new report published on the EGR website shows that while William Hill Casino has risen by 2% in the first page search engine results over the June period, Casino.com fell from a previous high of 42% in April to 35% placing them at fourth place in the rankings and Casino.co.uk fell from 38% to 30% placing them sixth place in the table. These cahnges shown in the online casino search engine rankings have been achieved since April this year when the data was last analysed. The most popular searched casino related term was ‘Casino’ with 35% of all searches being for this word, followed by ‘online casino’ which represented 19% of all search requests. Google is by far the most popular search engine and represents 90% of all search engine activity in the UK, clearly getting things right with Google is paramount with the UK online casino’s.

The most popular online casino in UK search engine results is 888.com with 60% which is down a little from the 63% achieved from the last EGR results published for April. Spin Palace is no.2 on the list with 50% and other big names with good first page results are InterCasino ranked no.8 with 23%, 32 Red at number 9 with 21% and Littlewoods Casino managing no.11 and 15%. The change in the statistics for some of the big sites since April, show that online casino sites need to keep on top of SEO to keep their position on the leaderboard for search engine visibility, sitting on your laurels in such a competitive and fast paced market is not an option.

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Ladbrokes and William Hill start exodus to Gibraltar – Casino Hideout

charlotte.widmore@soliddm.com (Clive Glenn) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:45:45 +0000

Hot on the tail of the announcement that William Hill is moving its online casino, online sports betting and gaming operation to Gibraltar, Ladbrokes - parent company to Ladbrokes Casino - has announced that they too are joining their rival in leaving the UK for much friendlier shores where internet casino and gaming taxation is not quite as painful. Gibraltar must be rubbing their governmental hands in glee as they now will gain what the UK coffers will lose. Good news for the Gibraltarians as it will see a boost to their economy and of course yet another employer for local people.

Gentleman’s agreement or not – give us the cash!

The Guardian broke the story earlier today that Ladbrokes are moving to Gibraltar and the news is sure to have caused much wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth at No.10 - and of course at the next door neighbours house. There have been comments over the last few days made about how the UK government is disappointed, as there was a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ for the UK online bookies and online casinos to stay put. However William Hill decided to move to save an estimated £7m in UK taxes and it is likely that the same reasoning was behind Ladbrokes move which has been reported today in the national press.

Tax Coffers down, Ladbrokes share price up

In a company statement issued about the decision to move the operation from the UK to Gibraltar, Ladbrokes Chief Executive Christopher Bell said that operating in the UK “has become unsustainable and we will relocate by the year end," and that the move would "materially improve the competitiveness and operating margin" for Ladbrokes. Obviously the reports of Ladbrokes decision to move to Gibraltar may not be good news for the government, but the news in the city has not been received badly at all as Ladbrokes shares had risen this morning to 171.1p, which is up 2.15%.

The question in light of this news remains, now that two of the biggest names in the online casino and sports betting world are moving out of the UK – When will the rest of the online casino, sports betting and online poker rooms follow suit?

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Virgin Casino offer a bumper promotions package for July

cms_admin@baryonssoftsolutions.com (Casino Editor) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:52:35 +0000

Virgin Casino has a great offer currently running from the 1^st to 7^th July for their online casino fans. The offer will provide online casino account holders with a massive 50% cash match bonus on any first deposit made in July up to £75, just think of all those extra free online casino games that you will be able to play if you take advantage of the offer at Virgin Casino.

If a holiday is top of your online casino hit list then again Virgin Casino possibly will have the remedy to bring a smile to your face, as the online casino are offering the opportunity to win a share of 50,000 Virgin Atlantic Air Club Miles, and to earn a share of this exciting prize there is nothing difficult to do. All online casino players need to do is play their usual online casino games for cash at Virgin Casino and they will be entered into the 50,000 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Miles promotion which provides a first prize of 20,000 free Virgin Casino air miles.

As well as the above promotions at Virgin Casino there are the usual Monday Mania, Terrific Tuesday, Wild Wednesday, Thursday Thrills and the Weekend Whopper promotions running throughout July which will give Virgin Casino account holders something exciting to participate in all week long, all month long. So for offers like a free £10 bonus, 20% and 10% cash back on losses and £20 free bonus cash check out the Virgin Casino site in July for the special bonus codes.

Don’t feel left out if you are not yet a member of the Virgin Casino site, join as soon as you can so that you can take advantage of the 100% cash match bonus money offer which will provide up to £100 of free casino games on a first deposit – as well of course access to the other amazing Virgin Casino offers.

32 Red approved to offer PayPal

cms_admin@baryonssoftsolutions.com (Casino Editor) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:18:02 +0000

There are not many online casino gaming sites or for that matter any other form of gambling sites that can offer PayPal as a deposit and payment method, however 32 Red Casino is now one of the privileged few. PayPal has not offered payment processing services to the online casino and gaming community for the best part of seven years, so for 32 Red Casino to have managed to gain the required the necessary approval from PayPal is a major feather in their cap.

32 Red Casino, as a well respected online casino are joining good company by being accepted by PayPal as only the very best online casino and gaming sites are currently on the approved list, those that are approved include Ladbrokes Casino and Littlewoods Casino.

For 32 Red Casino players it means that they will be given vastly more choice on how to make deposits and withdrawals. Currently 32 Red Casino will accept credit and debit cards, Neteller, Moneybookers, Entropay, PaysafeCard, Wire Transfer and ECOCards. At a time when more and more people are concerned about identity theft it makes perfect sense to allow alternative methods to fund online casino accounts. PayPal themselves have over 73 million customers worldwide so are a trustworthy source of making and receiving payments, transactions through PayPal couldn’t be simpler and 32 Red Casino customers will now be able to take full advantage of the excellent secure service that PayPal provide. PayPal had ceased taking any payments for online casino and gaming site because of the situation in America and possible legal implications. The new 32 Red Casino PayPal deal is only applicable to authorised UK accounts and countries that have no online casino and gambling restrictions. Therefore PayPal transactions originating from restricted territories such as the US and Hong Kong will not be able to use the new PayPal payment facility at 32 Red Casino.

Jackpot City casino offers more than just online casino games

cms_admin@baryonssoftsolutions.com (Casino Editor) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:31:21 +0000

Jackpot City Casino is likely to be a site that you have seen advertised on television, this exciting online casino is part of Belle Rock Entertainment and as such you know that you are assured of a full package of thrilling online casino games but also stacks of promotions too. Currently Jackpot City Casino has a tournament promotion running which finishes on July 12^th so ample time to check out all the details. To be in with the chance of winning some pretty exciting prizes such as shopping vouchers, credit points and electrical goods including a GPS, camcorder, media players and a monitor and 320 GB hard drive players will need to qualify for the entry to the Weekend slots tournaments and the more you play slots during the week the more likely you are to qualify. Entry fee is really reasonable too at only $2.

Time is running out to take part in the 777 Get Lucky Jackpot City Casino promotion, this has run for 7 days a week for almost 7 weeks, but entry expires on 21^st June so get cracking. To enter the promotion online casino players will need to play the slots and wager as much as they can afford so that they will qualify for the competition to win one of the cash prizes.

For those that have never played at Jackpot City Casino before you will find a wealth of advantages to playing casino games with them, for an example Jackpot City Casino has a fab loyalty scheme which runs and provides members with loyalty points which can be redeemed for free play. There are also lots of promotional offers for new players to choose from including £500 free, £100 free and 50% cash match up to £100 on online blackjack and roulette.

Russian Casinos subject to mass closure

cms_admin@baryonssoftsolutions.com (Casino Editor) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:08:30 +0000

In a decision that would be difficult for the west to understand the Russian Government have ordered the closure of all casinos by the end of June and all casino gaming banned. This bizarre situation which has recently been reported in the Independent states that the old casinos will be forced to close and there will be special gambling zones where casino gaming will be legal although in all other areas the same games will be banned. So on the surface this looks like casino gaming will not be under a total ban, however the special zones have not as yet been built never mind opened.

This strange proposal to close all casino gaming operations in the whole of the country was agreed some three years ago, and the Russian Government were at the time of the belief that the special casino gaming zones would be completed and operational by the time the new law came into effect. The four designated casino gaming zones would be similar to Las Vegas providing a hub of casino gaming, they would be strictly regulated and would be situated in Siberia, one would be close to the Black Sea, one would be located on the Pacific Coast and another near Kalingrad. The Russian Government are keen to remove what they consider to be the danger of gambling from the city centres and to encourage tourism.

The one area that would remain unaffected would be poker, the authorities in Moscow believe this to be a sport and as such is not considered to be under the same classification. The report in the Independent states that casino gaming venues will use this loophole to operate under the title of Poker sports clubs rather than casinos. However the authorities are likely to only allow poker to be played in such clubs and alcohol and cigarettes will be banned. It is estimated by the Casino industry trade Union that the ban will mean that 500,000 people will lose their jobs.