Author: Sydney Markie

Russia Seeks Ban of Online Gambling

In 2009, Russia banned gambling, allowing citizens only to take part in sportsbetting activities. Now, the country is going after online gambling, looking to impose fines on any residents who are caught playing at online casinos. The legislation was introduced by Ivan Savvidi, who wants the law to focus on gamblers in addition to gambling…

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InterCasino Launches Three New Titles

Intercasino has announced the launch of three new games to it’s already extensive offering of online casino titles. This month, the popular online casino will be launching Sushi Express, Noughty Crosses and Micro-Limit Atlantic City Blackjack. The first game that will be released at InterCasino is Sushi Express. Putting a new spin on fruit machines…

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Christmas Giveaway at Spin Palace

Christmas is always a special time at online casinos, as operators from all over the industry offer generous promotions to get players into the holiday spirit. This year, Spin Palace is the first to jump on the Christmas bandwagon, with a brand new promotion that will begin on the first of December. Starting tomorrow, Spin…

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Ladbrokes Discontinues Local Online Casinos

UK-based online gambling operator Ladbrokes has announced that it will be discontinuing several of its localized sites for countries across Europe. After the downside, the company will cater to only 9 different languages with support for 17 currencies. Starting in February, Ladbrokes will no longer offer the languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese,…

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WSOP Encourages Online Poker Activity

Online poker is one of the most popular online gambling activities on the internet, but October saw an especially big boom in the industry. Thanks to the recent World Series of Poker, the online poker world saw an increase in traffic from poker players and fans checking up on news and standings for the tournament.…

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Italy to Issue Online Gambling Licenses

Italy is one of the latest countries in Europe to open up its online gambling market. Like France, Italy received an influx of license applications, and the country will soon be handing out its first set of licenses to online gambling operators from around the globe. Previously, there was a monopoly on Italy’s online gambling…

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Full Tilt Poker Releases Gambling App for Android Phones

Now that online casinos have broken into the iPhone market, operators are looking for other outlets through which to appeal to gambling fans. Now, sights are set on Android phones, which are becoming increasingly popular among mobile phone users.   Full Tilt Poker has just announced the launch of its brand new application for devices…

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Ireland to Reform Gambling Laws

Ireland is currently one of the few countries in Europe that has yet to consider any form of gambling regulation. In fact, the country’s laws are more than 50 years old, and have never been updated to keep up with the industry. It is only now that Ireland has decided to look into gambling legislation,…

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Bwin Launches Betting App for iPhone

The new Apple iPhone 4G has garnered a great deal of attention from online gambling operators, as it presents a much more efficient interface for playing mobile casino games. Paddy Power and Betfair were the first operators to launch iPhone App, and now online sportsbetting giant Bwin has announced the launch of its new online…

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