On the night Sophie Rizavas bought her winning Lotto Max ticket, she had asked God to send her some money, even just a little as she did not need too much. Although Sophie really did not pin her hopes on that particular request, because she was not sure at all if it was something proper…
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Last Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) released the results of the research study conducted by Econsult Solutions of Philadelphia. The report provided positive insights about the effects of online gambling if recognized as a legitimate sector of the state's flourishing gambling industry. Aside from determining the potential monetary benefits that could…
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CashBet's New Gambling Site Offers Software Development Kit for Indie RMG Developers CashBet has just launched its cloud-based real money gaming (RMG) platform and some might pass it off as another ho-hum online gambling site. Yet the eGambling specialist and software platform provider is out to make a difference. The website is offering not only…
Read moreIn a letter addressed to the Ontario Auditor General, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) through Philip J. Olsson, a Chair member of the OLG Board of Directors, acknowledged as true the fundamental findings of AOG Bonnie Lysyk, that the OLG Modernization Plan is ambitious.Still, the OLG letter raised key issues in order to…
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Ben Affleck Banned from Playing Blackjack at Vegas Hard Rock Casino for Good Ben Affleck is once again in the limelight but not for being the new actor who will take on the title role in a Batman movie or for winning another film award. This time, Ben Affleck is hogging the limelight for being…
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With Ontario on the brink of a snap provincial election, a damning report from the province’s auditor general will only add fuel to the fire for the opposition. Bonnie Lysyk called the OLG’s gambling modernization plan “a best case scenario” that required all parties to buy in, and laid the blame for the program’s failure…
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During the successful Online Gaming Committee meeting hosted by Playtech in London last April 08 and 09, 2014, members of the Gaming Standards Association (GSA) were able to come up with protocols that will be recognized as standards for multiple third-party integrations. Asaf Doron, one of the chair members of the GSA Online Gaming Committee…
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Since launching real money online poker tournaments in 2001, PokerStars became the world’s largest online poker room with hundreds of millions of online cash tournaments dealt out to the masses. PokerStars celebrated many landmarks over the years, and even expanded business in 2012 when it merged with former rival and now sister site, Full Tilt…
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US states are incorporating their own regulated online gambling laws that supersede the federal Wire Act against online gambling, with state jurisdictions taking a liberal approach to online gambling that mirrors Canada. Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware led the way in the US, with the former two states forming an interstate online poker “compact” and…
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With the spring season in full swing, Canadians are making plans to enjoy the summer – and figuring out how to pay for vacations. The latest Lotto Max jackpot could be a great opportunity to start as the national lottery will post a $50 million jackpot for the May 2 draw, the first time since…
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