Category: News

BCLC’s PlayNow.com Re-launched After Fraud Glitch Fixed

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 Plans to Prevent Online Gambling Addiction

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

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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MMA Legalization Prompted by Ontario’s Online Gambling Decision

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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First Ever Live Casino Launched

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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Betfair Launches First Gambling App for iPad

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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Alberta Resists Online Gambling Craze

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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Online Gambling Website Allows Students to Bet on Grades

You probably think we've seen it all in the entertainment betting world: wagering on elections, celebrity relationships and the outcome of reality television shows. But, think again - a new online gambling website is giving university and college students the chance to bet on their grades. The website is run by Ultrinsic and allows students…

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Ontario Launches Online Gambling Website

The reworking of online gambling laws has not only taken place in Europe and the United States; governments for countries all over the world are looking for ways to capitalize on the profitable opportunities that the industry provides. Several Canadian provinces have made the choice to offer state-run online gambling websites, but now Ontario –…

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All Slots Online Casino Ends the Summer With Promotions

Summer time is usually very busy at online casinos, but come September, the excitement tends to die down. But, All Slots online casino wants to prevent that from happening with its brand new end-of-summer promotions! This month, All Slots is offering players three promotions to end the summer off right. The first promotion, the Slots…

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