Archive for
March, 2007
March 30th, 2007
NETELLER, the leading global independent online money transfer business have announced several significant changes to its services in a number of markets.
Neteller continually assesses the risk profile and status of the markets its serves. Recent actions by regulators, payment processors, and online gaming operators have increased the uncertainty around certain activities related to online gambling in some jurisdictions. Their Directors has decided that the NETELLER Group will no longer process transfers related to online gambling sites on behalf of Canada or Turkey resident customers.
Reduced Service to Canada . That also means suspension of InstaCASH transactions.
They will be pulling out of Canada and Turkey effective April 9th, 2007.
Non-gambling services continue: Canada-resident customers will continue to be able to use their e-wallet accounts for non-gambling transactions, including peer-to-peer and pre-paid debit transactions.
Customer funds of Canadian residents, are held in a pooled, segregated trust account and will be available for withdrawal by customers, on demand. Canadian customers continue to be able to use their e-wallet accounts for non-gambling transactions.
March 27th, 2007
The 2007 NCAA Final Four betting odds between the UCLA Bruins - the Florida Gators and Georgetown Hoyas - the Ohio State Buckeyesare are posted. The games will take place this Saturday, March 31st at 6:07 p.m. EST at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
The West Conference champions, UCLA Bruins, opened the first round with a huge win over Weber State 70-42. They followed up with a win over Indiana by a score of 54-49 for their second round game. In the Sweet 16, UCLA beat Pittsburgh 64-55. They took care of Kansas 68-55 in the Elite Eight to move on to the Final Four.
The Midwest Conference champions, Florida Gators, started off the NCAA Championship by slaughtering Jackson State 112-69. In the second round they beat Purdue 74-67. The Gators continued to dominate in the Sweet 16 by beating Butler 65-57 and then took down Oregon by a score of 85-77 in the Elite Eight. For the quickest and easiest depositing methods available, sign-up today at BetUS.com, “for over 12 years they have been the World-Wide Leader in Online Gaming!” Always receive great odds, huge bonuses and fast payouts only at BetUS.com!!
Betting odds on UCLA Bruins vs Florida Gators sponsored by BetUS.com
UCLA Bruins — +3 1/2 -110…. Moneyline - +150
Florida Gators — -3 1/2 -110…. Moneyline - -170
Over/Under 130 — -110
The East Conference Champions, Georgetown Hoyas, started the tournament off by crushing Belmont 80-55. For their second round game, they continued by beating Boston College 62-55. In the Sweet 16 round, the Hoyas won by one point 66-65 over a tough Vanderbilt team. Georgetown went on to win the East Conference Title by beating UNC in the Elite Eight by a score of 96-84.
The South Conference Champions, Ohio State Buckeyes, opened the first round game by defeating Central Connecticut State 78-57. They went on to beat Xavier 78-71 in their second round game. For the round of 16, the Buckeyes squeaked out a win over Tennessee 85-84. They took care of the Memphis Tigers 92-76 in the Elite Eight round to win the South Conference title. For the quickest and easiest depositing methods available, sign-up today at BetUS.com, “for over 12 years they have been the World-Wide Leader in Online Gaming!” Always receive great odds, huge bonuses and fast payouts only at BetUS.com!!
Betting Odds on Georgetown Hoyas vs Ohio State Buckeyes sponsored by BetUS.com
Georgetown Hoyas — +3 1/2 -110…. Moneyline - -110
Ohio State Buckeyes — -3 1/2 -110…. Moneyline - -110
Over/Under 128 1/2 — -110
March 26th, 2007
The online gambling industry woke up this morning to learn that online money transfer Giant NETeller has decided to withdraw “no pun intended” from the Canadian and Turkish markets.
Here is a statement the company’s board released to the London Stock Exchange:
The NETELLER Plc Group (”NETELLER” or the “Group”) (LSE: NLR), the leading global independent online money transfer business, today announced several significant changes to its services in a number of markets.
The Group continually assesses the risk profile and status of the markets its serves. Recent actions by regulators, payment processors, and online gaming operators have increased the uncertainty around certain activities related to online gambling in some jurisdictions. The Board of Directors of the Company reached a decision, on 25 March 2007, that the risk to the Group’s ongoing business in Canada and Turkey has increased in the light of such developments. The Board has therefore concluded that the Group will no longer process transfers related to online gambling sites on behalf of Canada or Turkey resident customers.
Reduced Service to Canada
Cessation of Canadian transfers to gambling merchants: the Group will cease processing online gambling related transactions for Canada-resident customers with effect from 12.01 AM MST Monday 9 April 2007.
Suspension of InstaCASH transactions: As of today Monday 26 March 2007, at 12:01 AM MST, Canada-resident customers were no longer able to deposit funds using NETELLER’s instaCASH service either directly or from any online gambling site.
Reduced Service to Turkey
In light of recent legislation passed in Turkey on 28 February 2007, which prohibits certain forms of online gambling to be offered by any “unauthorised” domestic or foreign company to citizens in Turkey, NETELLER has decided to implement a voluntary phased withdrawal of the payment services related to online gambling that it offers customers to the Turkish market.
March 17th, 2007
32 teams are gone and 32 remain in the NCAA Basketball Dance to fight it out for a chance to play next weekend.
The story of the NCAA Basketball tournament so far has been the upsets. Where are they? Besides three of the four No. 9 seeds beating the No. 8 seeds, there have only been two real upsets: the Winthrop Eagles over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Virginia Commonwealth Rams over the Duke Blue Devils.
Will both Winthrop and VCU continue their postseason runs with another and move on to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, or will the favorites continue to roll? What will be the key factors in today’s games? Who will win and who will cover?
Check NCAA Basketball lines at BoDog!!
March 17th, 2007
Sportsbook.com Poker wants to send you and a friend on an all-expenses paid trip to Atlanta, Georgia where you’ll catch both 2007 NCAA Final Four games and the all important, NCAA Championship game!
Starting on March 10th and running through until March 24th, Sportsbook.com will be hosting a daily poker tournament called NCAA Final Four Prize Pack. Check under the poker tournament tab as start times will vary. These online poker tournaments will range in buy-in from $5-$20 and will payout as per our standard prize pool payout structure.
The winner of each NCAA Final Four Prize Pack tournament will receive a seat into an exclusive 16 player heads up tournament called Sweet 16 - $5k prize set to take place on Saturday, March 24th.
The player that wins this Sweet 16 private tourney will receive the $5,000.00 prize package!
As a special bonus, all 16 players that qualify for a seat into the Sweet 16 Final will automatically receive a seat into the March Madness $100,000 Freeroll final set for April 2nd.
Look for your NCAA Final Four Prize Pack at SportsBook.com
March 15th, 2007
Playtech has announced that its Tribeca Tables migration to the iPoker Network has completed ahead of
schedule.
Tribeca Tables Europe, including the Tain Poker group, was acquired by Playtech in November 2006, and it
was estimated that the migration of all players to the iPoker Network would be completed by mid April.
However, the migration is already finished, despite the number of concurrent players in peak time rising
from 8,400 to 20,000. This expansion heralds a boost to revenues from poker royalties. Further increase
is expected from Playtech’s success in cross-selling side casino games to a number of existing licensees.
The Playtech group says that this is in line with its “continued strategy to diversify its portfolio and
geographical reach making it the world’s leading poker network.”
The highly popular design has already attracted the likes of VC Poker and Paddy Power, while others such
as Titan Poker, Poker770, Noble Poker and Betfred have been on iPoker for some time.
Founded in 1999, the company waited seven years before floating on London’s Alternative Investment Market
in March 2006 (PTEC). It then expanded its product range to include Bingo, Mobile Gaming, Live Gaming,
Land-Based Kiosk Networks and Fixed-Odds Games. It is the world’s largest publicly traded online gaming
software supplier.
Here are some of the best Playtech software based online casinos:
- Casino Tropez
- Royal Dice
- Vegas Red
March 14th, 2007
The Future of Mobile Gambling and Betting
According to industry experts, mobile gambling and betting is the future. What’s driving this fast-growing trend is the availability of 3G services, more sophisticated handsets, and also the fact that people are using their mobile devices including cell phones and PDAs for so much more than communication.
Checking and sending email, paying bills, taking pictures, playing games, and even shopping are all possible with mobile devices that incorporate wireless Internet connectivity. So really, it was just a matter of time before the online gaming industry took maximum advantage of this technology.
All you need is software and connectivity
To learn what mobile gambling and betting has to offer you’ll first have to find and download gaming software that’s compatible with your handset. With so many options to choose from, that definitely won’t be hard. There’s software that’ll let you play for free, or for money and even for prizes.
From there, setup is fast and easy. In no time at all, you’ll be seeing and hearing the sights and sounds you’ve come to love. With mobile gambling and betting, you’ll find all your favorites including Blackjack, Roulette, Poker, Slots, and more.
And, when you team up with an industry leader like Playtech and Parlay, you won’t have to worry about your most personal information falling into the wrong hands. That’s because their software incorporates state-of-the-art encryption technology.
Once again, taking the lead in the mobile gambling and betting market is WinwardCasino.com. Already known as a leading online casino gaming site, Windward was the first site to offer a fully-functional wireless casino where you can play in real time using real money.
With support for over 200 mobile devices and compatibility with both Windows PocketPC and PalmOS, Windward’s mobile gambling software is free to download. Once installed you’ll be able to wager using a single account if you want, anytime from anywhere!
Where is the growth?
The only thing standing in the way of this market’s exponential growth is the fact that mobile gambling, like other types of gambling, is an industry that’s currently constrained by legislation. Its growth likely will be dramatically curtailed in the US as it continues to strengthen the barriers against online gambling. The outlook for growth in Europe is better; however the pace is quickly being outstripped by the Asian market.
According to Bruce Gibson of Jupiter Research on the topic of markets for mobile gambling, “The downgrading of forecasts for the North American market increases the focus on the key markets of Europe and Asia Pacific. These two markets are now expected to contribute over 80% of the value of bets placed through to 2011.”
If you’re still unsure what all the hype is about, here’s another way to put it. With mobile gambling and betting you don’t need to head over to the horse track or wait until you get home from work or school before playing your favorite casino game. Now, everything you need for endless hours of gambling and betting entertainment fits comfortably in the palm of your hand!
soon,
xox
Lisa Sterling
March 14th, 2007
TouchstoneGaming is offering a huge Guaranteed Tournament starting April 1st and end with a $100,000 Guaranteed MTT on Saturday April 30th
Freeroll Satellite A: Every day at noon EST (April 1 - 30)
Freeroll Satellite B: Every day at 6 PM EST (April 1 - 30)
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$100,000 $5.50 Satellite RA: $5.50 to enter, re-buys and add-ons, every day at 9 PM EST (April 1 - 30)
$100,000 6 Player Satellite: $11 to enter, Sit N Go, (April 1 - 30)
$100,000 10 Player Satellite: $6.60 to enter, Sit N Go, (April 1 - 30)
$100,000 Guaranteed RA: $60 to enter or win entry from satellite, April 28 (Saturday) 7 PM EST, re-buys and add-ons
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This No Limit Hold’em tournament runs on the odd hours Eastern Time every day of the week!
Levels every 10 minutes with starting chip stack of $2000
Registration opens 1 hour 50 minutes prior to game time
Regular MTT
$2.50+$0.25 Buy-in
Play this Hold’em No Limit tournament every day!
It starts on the even hours Eastern Time
Levels every 10 minutes with starting chip stack of $2000
Registration opens 1 hour 50 minutes prior to game time
Value MTT
$10+$0 buy-in with a re-buy for $10+$1.00
Running twice per-day, at Noon and Midnight Eastern Time
Blinds will increase every 10 minutes
Registration for this tournament begins 10 hours prior to start time
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Registration opens 2 hours prior to the game time
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