Microgaming’s New Casino Games for July

The world’s leading provider of online gaming software, Microgaming, has announced that it will be releasing some exciting new games this month across its Download and Flash platforms as well as through QuickFire, powered by Microgaming.

Players are required toplete a colored chain of adjacent hexagons from left to right on the honeb grid in the “alternative slot” style game, Hexaline. Winning blocks get replaced with chance new blocks after wins are paid which give players an opportunity to win even more. Hexaline will be available on Microgaming’s Flash platform as well as through QuickFire, powered by Microgaming.

Microgaming’s Multi-Player Premier Roulette – Diamond Edition allows players to enjoy a game of roulette with other players while placing bets together with them and seeing how they play. P

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Can Casino Bonuses Be Bad?

One of the great things about online casinos is the bonus money, where they reward you for joining or being a returning customer by giving you some free money. People like getting free stuff, and any extra money to help you out with your wagering is bound to be appreciated. Can casino bonuses be bad, though?

Bad is a relative term, but sometimes the deals aren’t nearly as good as you think. Sometimes they are good for some players, but not for others, depending on your playing style. The drawback to casino bonuses is that there are strings attached. Those strings are called wagering requirements.

Wagering requirements are a predetermined amount of times that you have to wager the bonuses before they can be withdrawn. T

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Online Gaming Coming to the USA

Following the seizure and shutdown of Full Tilt Poker recently, online gaming aficionados would be forgiven for assuming that this subject is dead and buried in the USA. The good news is that online gaming is not quite moribund. Lawmakers across the USA are scrambling to put measures in place to breathe new life into this undertaking. For years, the likes of former representative Barney Frank (D. Mass) and key lobbyists were working hard to promote online poker gaming as a legal and regulated option for players in the USA. That Alabama Congressman Spencer Bachus and others rejected pleas for poker gaming equality seemed to have won out. Read full post…

Check Change: Mobile Moolah, CEO Shakeups, and a Lifeline for Full Tilt?

In this edition of Check Change we’ll look at some of the top recent stories from the world of online gambling, including new mobile slots games for smartphones and CEO shakeups at some companies.

Mega Moolah Availabe for Android

Mega Moolah is one of the most popular online slots games around (available at All Slots Casino) as it gives players a chance to become an instant millionaire if they hit the big progressive jackpot.

Now slots fans can take the game with them anywhere they go if they have an Android smartphone or tablet, as mobile gaming software provider Spin3 has released a mobile version of the slots game available to Android owners in the UK.

CEO Carousel Spins Around

Today saw plenty of news as far as CEOs announcing their departures from leading gambling firms, some of which have substantial online casino operations.

Betfair CEO David Yu announced he was stepping down when his contract expires in 2012.

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Why Pastposting and Bet-Capping Will Always Be Number-1 Choice of Casino Cheats

There are hundreds (I will not exaggerate and say “thousands”) of ways to cheat gambling casinos. Some are sophisticated such as laser card-marking and the use of digital cameras to spy what are supposed to be unseen cards. Others are simple if not hard to pull off such as mucking cards or switching dice on craps tables. Still others are real easy, mainly pastposting and bet-capping, although the more professional casino cheats applying these methods have to develop considerable skills to make their cheat moves. But why are bet-capping (simply adding chips to an already winning or very probable winning bet) and pastposting (making an entire bet after a winning outcome is known) the most popular? Read full post…