As more and more Canadian provinces look to online gambling to solve their financial woes, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the activity may bring many risks along with it. A new report by CBC has stated that online gambling experts are warning the various provincial governments across Canada to brace themselves for an influx…
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The online gambling craze is slowly taking over Canada, province by province. Now that British Columbia has (somewhat) successfully launched its own online gambling website, politicians in other areas are considering doing the same. However, not everyone is on the same page. Tom Marshall, Finance Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador is not convinced that online…
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France has recently come under fire for its strict, almost unreasonable regulations for operators who wish to obtain licenses in its online gambling market. While many operators have stayed away, in fear that they would not break even or turn a profit, others are confident that they will eventually see a profit. Bwin is one…
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Just weeks after the British Columbia Lottery Corporation’s new online gambling website crashed, compromising the personal information of 134 customers, PlayNow.com has been re-launched. According to the BCLC, the glitch was caused by a “data crossover”, which caused the servers to assign personal information to the wrong customers. This resulted in players being able to…
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Ontario is the latest province to decide to launch its own online casino, but it has met with a great deal of opposition from mental health workers. Now, the Responsible Gambling Council has vowed to find the safest way to provide online gambling to the residents of Ontario. During the 18 months that it will…
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Blackjack One casino game which you are guaranteed to come across in every single online casino you choose to play at is the game of Blackjack. This is a century’s old gambling game which due to its very unique structure and playing format offers players the chance to sit down and play a very low…
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Last week, Dalton McGuinty announced that the province of Ontario would launch its own online gambling website within the next few years. The announcement sparked a great deal of controversy, as MMA fans took to Twitter to voice their concerns about the government’s hypocrisy for continuing to ban UFC and other forms of Mixed Martial…
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Online casino operators have tried for over a decade to find new ways to recreate the land-based gambling experience. Live dealers and 3D casinos are all great innovations but what could be better than playing alongside high-rollers remotely from your own computer. The Palace Casino in Great Yarmouth has finally made it possible, with its…
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After the iPad was released earlier this summer, online gambling developers went into a frenzy, devising new applications that could be used on the innovative new device. After months of hard work, Betfair has now become the first online casino operator to launch an iPad application for online gambling. The application is available today. It…
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The Edmonton Journal compares the legalization of online gambling to lowering the legal drinking age to 16, installing draft beer taps in school cafeterias. And, the rest of the province seems to have adopted the same attitude, as Alberta chooses to sit out this round of online gambling. According to a 2007 study by the…
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