The online gaming industry has become competitive and online casinos and bingo and poker sites are all trying to attract new players and retain loyal players. One of the most effective marketing strategies used by online gaming sites is the use of bonuses and other player incentives. Most online card rooms offer some sort of [...]
Online gambling remains a controversial topic and whenever it is discussed the question of legality usually comes up at some point in the discussion. There are two major approaches to online gambling; the open European approach and the prohibition-based US approach. The European Union has taken a pro-online gambling position and bans on online gambling [...]
Blackjack is a fast paced card game that is easily played online. The game is easy to learn and usually after a while most players develop their own unique strategies. Blackjack can be played using one to eight decks of ordinary cards. Cards ranking 2 through 10 are scored by their face value. All face [...]
In the same state where Rosa Parks made her courageous stand so many years ago, bingo has become one of the hottest political topics preceding the general election in November. Governor Riley has been pandering to anti gambling extremist groups and has closed down most non Indian bingo halls in Alabama putting thousands out of [...]
In 2002 after a long absence bingo returned to Italy and the government in Rome hopes to profit from the games. Bingo bears a striking similarity to the popular Italian game called ‘tombola.’ Tombola is played with handmade cards and beans during the holiday season. The newly opened bingo halls quickly became popular and in [...]
UK bingo players are being asked to contribute to a history of bingo games in the UK. In recent years many bingo clubs and halls have closed forever and with each closure the unique culture associated with that particular bingo hall disappears. Many high street bingo halls have been converted for other uses and pensioners [...]
Bingo has been a popular game for decades. In the late part of the 19th century Germans used the game to teach a wide variety of school subjects with excellent results. Recently declining math and science test scores in the US and the UK have educators concerned. In the UK where bingo is one of [...]
During the last twenty years, bingo has undergone a renaissance or sorts. During the post World War Two era, bingo provided much needed relief from the struggles of everyday life. According to the latest figures the UK bingo market is worth over one billion pounds a year. In the late 1990′s, bingo seemed to be [...]
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In the US, laws against online gambling, including playing online poker and online slots, have had several unintended consequences. In a few states the unpopular and ill thought out Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, which bans financial institutions from processing transactions related to online gambling, involving such games as online poker, blackjack, and [...]
