Archive for the Online Casino category.
March 07, 2010
Littlewoods Gaming was founded in 1923, historically most identified with the Littlewoods Football Pools game. It is currently operated by Cassava Enterprises (Gibraltar) Ltd, and is one of the UK’s best known online gaming and betting companies.
Players can download the Littlewoods Gaming online casino and poker software from the company’s homepage. The wide variety of games offered includes well-known online slots, video poker, blackjack and roulette. There are frequent tournaments players can take part in, as well as a huge range of cash games, bonus games and an array of poker styles.
Innovative online casino games include the Spiderman game – a 25 paylines video slot machine – Fantastic Four slot machine, Bejeweled – based on the Tetris game – 3 card poker, Crazy Blackjack – mixing normal Blackjack, multi-hands and side-betting – video slots and video poker – which can be played with up to 50 hands at the same time.
Online bingo games are operated by Dragonfish, part of 888 Holdings plc. The company is one of the top bingo software providers worldwide.
Littlewoods places great importance on its provision of a safe, enjoyable and fair gaming environment for players. It operates a zero-tolerance policy towards unethical behaviour from individuals or groups of players. The Littlewoods dealers are not individual persons, but rather a computer system. This system is monitored by the MD5 Random Number Generator (RNG), which ensures the integrity and randomness of the online games’ results.
Players can contact Littlewoods Gaming customer support staff 24/7, through live chat, freephone or email.
March 06, 2010
When it comes to sports betting, or any other kind of betting at all, you need to know that the company you are involved with has a reputation for success, and when looking at sports betting companies in the UK there are a couple that stand apart from the rest. William Hill is one of those companies, and ever since their emergence in 1934 to their eventual listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2002 the company has continued to prove themselves leaders in the sports betting industry, offering bettors a wide array of online betting opportunities in conjunction with traditional sports betting on football games and horse racing, not to mention other sports and industries.
Whether you are interested in online gambling, spread betting, football betting or any other type of sports betting, William Hill is a company you can trust. The company has spent a staggering amount of money in the last decade to bring itself into such a high position in the ranks, which can be seen through the dedication of its employees, such as their Chief Executive Ralph Topping, who has been with the company since 1973 and has worked his way up through the ranks. With such experience behind the leadership of the company you can be assured that there is no better sports betting company in the market. Along with traditional UK sports betting industries, William Hill also operates in Madrid, Spain, and in 2009 began pursuing a gambling license in India, giving the company yet another notch on its belt in terms of sports betting bragging rights.
February 28, 2010
Online gambling regulation covers the online casino and online sports betting industry. Online casinos first appeared in the mid 1990s, with InterCasino reputedly the first company. Online casinos offer players an array of well-known games, such as poker, baccarat, blackjack and slots, in innovative virtual surroundings.
Regulation of the online casino and betting industry addresses the issues of the virtual nature of the games. This virtual nature raises the problems of the remoteness of players from one another – games can be played across countries and time zones – and the ease and speed with which new casino operators can enter the market. The fact that games can be played 24/7 and across time zones can easily be seen to exacerbate compulsive gambling. The high stakes that can often be played for also mean that less than reputable operators have a great enticement to enter the market.
Online casinos are often keen to stress that they are in some ways self-regulating. The most typical example of this is their acquisition of third-party operating software, such as random number generating software, to ensure fair and unpredictable results.
In the UK, online casinos are licensed and regulated on a national basis. A number of companies can be headquartered in places such as Gibraltar or Antigua and Barbuda. In the latter, Internet gambling licences are relatively easy to obtain. One recent example of an unresolved area of regulation is mobile phone gambling, which can be difficult to monitor.
February 23, 2010
As with every sort of major industry, sports betting has its share of skeletons in the closet. Most people are aware – at least in passing – of the dangers of gambling addiction, and opponents of internet gambling and online betting argue that the widespread acceptance and ease-of-use associated with online betting has only increased the number of people who have become addicted to gambling, and exponentially increase the risks of becoming addicted to online betting as a result of being able to log on from anywhere, including a cell phone.
Beyond that, one of the major issues facing internet gambling websites is the fact that some countries, like the United States, have confusing or conflicting laws regulating internet gambling. For example, the state of Nevada considers internet gambling legal, but the United States government as a whole does not, and as a result of US attempts to restrict online gambling websites’ access to their domestic market, the World Trade Organization has made several rulings against the United States government in regards to fair trade practices.
Compulsive gambling can be a problem for anyone, but more so for professionals. The ease-of-use related to the internet phenomenon in online gambling has definitely introduced more individuals to the world of sports betting, but whether or not it is due to the nature of online betting or simply the addictive personality of an individual is still a matter of debate. While the United States might have fairly strict regulations regarding internet gambling, the rest of the world doesn’t necessarily see eye to eye with them on the subject.
February 17, 2010
Online casino and online gambling sites in general have taken full advantage of the huge advances in Internet technologies over recent years, thus providing their customers with exciting opportunities to test their luck and skills in a totally secure online environment.
Big money can be won from the comfort of your own home, and for those unfamiliar with gambling, there are facilities to learn and practice and hone your skills in pursuit of the jackpot in a plethora of games including poker, slots and roulette.
For those with lower ambitions but still looking for masses of fun and simply seeking entertainment will enjoy sites such as Littlewoods Casino, Jackpot City and William Hill; as well as many other less familiar names such as Bet365 and Intercasino.
These provide a wide range of games from Bingo to adventure games and online slots to keep them happily occupied with small stakes and possible big returns.
Although some free software has to be downloaded for the bigger games like poker, roulette and blackjack, the majority can be dived straight into once you have set up an account and made an initial deposit.
There are also straight bets to be made on the horses, greyhounds, football results and almost anything imaginable. These sites seek to reproduce the real betting shop and casino environments to the extent of having VIP facilities and special promotions for loyal customers.
All transactions are made through secure systems, so none of the customer’s private and financial details are ever at risk, and indeed online gambling is probably safer in this respect than the ‘real’ thing.
February 08, 2010
Roulette is one of the oldest and most exciting casino games that a customer can choose to play. Online roulette has seen a huge spurt in popularity as many online casinos and websites look to cash in on the growth of online gambling.
Online roulette works in exactly the same fashion as the physical game. The only difference is that online gambling will be carried out with the click of a mouse. Most online casinos will also have betting limits that can be controlled by the customer. This is something that all online roulette services now offer.
Online roulette will display the odds for a customer, which a physical casino will not for obvious reasons. This allows a customer to make a more estimated and conservative bet, which should make them more money.
Spin Palace and Jackpot City are online websites that have the most modern online roulette gaming systems that are available. Playing roulette online for the first time is made very easy by these modern and popular websites.
Many online services also carry warning messages about the threat of addictive gambling. The websites mentioned will also carry routine messages that encourage responsible gambling. They are also regulated using many of the same methods used in a normal casino.
Online roulette allows you to get involved in one of the oldest games in the world from the comfort of your own home. Online roulette is focused on you alone. There is no one else playing the table so you can gamble at your own pace and with your own style.
February 03, 2010
1994 saw the launch of the first online casino, when the government of Antigua-Barbuda passed the Free Trade and Processing Act. Antigua-Barbuda is one of the most popular licensing jurisdictions for the online gaming industry, with many sites operating with licenses granted under this legislation. In 1996, Intercasino.com went online and this site claims to have been the first to take a real money wager.
Online casinos are played by downloading special software, a product known as Cryptologic. The company, which was founded in 1995, developed software the following year that enabled the sites to securely process online payment transactions. By 2000 they reportedly had 680,000 customers using their payments system. In 1999 Boss Media released new multiplayer gaming software, which allowed players to play the same game at the same time and interact with each other at virtual gaming tables. Many of the online casino sites now offer the ‘live’ casino as an additional way of playing.
In 2003, eCOGRA (eCommerce and Online Gambling Regulation and Assurance) was set up to make online gambling safer. This became one of the first moves towards proper regulation of the online gambling sites, as members must follow security guidelines and have strict safety measures.
Today, there are thousands of online casino and gambling sites and their popularity still seems to be on the rise. Many of these companies are floated on the stock market and are doing very good business, even during the recession. Although there are some sites that are not properly regulated and are possibly illegal, these are the minority. It is still not legal in some countries to gamble online, so before taking the plunge, please ensure the sites are reputable and that it is legal to do so.
January 29, 2010
Many a potential gambler is attracted to the idea of becoming a skilled player and making money using his or her computer.
Surveys show that people who would never have dreamt of walking into a betting shop or a casino are perfectly happy to log on to online casino sites such as Spin City, 888 and Bet365 in the privacy of their own homes.
This applies especially to women and online gambling has had a positive influence at least to the extent that gambling is no longer a male preserve.
However, the bad press often surrounding Internet scams and lack of security in online transactions perhaps puts off potential online gamblers. These are real issues, of course, and criminals are never far behind where money-making innovations are involved, but some common sense and responsibility are all that is needed to overcome such concerns.
A prestigious and trusted name such as Littlewoods, Ladbrokes or William Hill inspires confidence and all three now have online versions of their more traditional gambling activities. So, a nervous online gambler might first try these sites before venturing into more pure online versions such as Intercasino.
Jackpot City for example, features a very wide selection of casino games such as backjack and roulette and there are full instructions on how to get started. This consists of downloading the necessary software, opening an account and making a small deposit.
There is also the comfort of having help and support at hand either over the phone or through live chat.
January 21, 2010
Littlewoods Gaming started in 1923 and became a household name for the Littlewoods Pools, which is involved in betting on the results of football matches. Thanks to its good reputation in gambling, Littlewoods Casino is a name their online players can trust.
Littlewoods Casino boasts a vast array of online slots, offers many poker games, roulette, craps and even online keno. For someone who is looking for a wide choice of games for their online gambling experience, Littlewoods Casino has plenty to offer. The site also offers instructions on how to play each game, which is very helpful for the first time player.
Getting started playing is simple; just download the Online Casino software, install it, and start to play. The website has full step by step instructions on how to do it to make it even more straightforward. You even have the option to ‘practice’ play rather than play with real money.
If you choose to play for real money, there are many options you can use to deposit into your Littlewoods Casino account, such as standard debit and credit cards and also internet options such as PayPal, Moneybookers and Neteller.
Littlewoodscasino.com implements responsible gaming policies on its site, including deposit limits, disallowing players under the age of 18 and helping to prevent compulsive gambling by training staff to spot when a player may have a problem. The site also reminds you that there are no ‘sure things’, no formulas and no ‘cheats’ to help you win; gambling is a game of chance, and the online casino is purely for entertainment only.
January 18, 2010
Online casino Jackpotcity.com was launched in 1998, and is owned by Belle Rock Entertainment. The site has over 400 online casino games, plus 18 progressive jackpot games; some of these games include Online Slots, Online Poker, Online Roulette, and Online Baccarat. Jackpotcity.com also boasts tournament versions of blackjack and slots, and even has online scratch cards.
Getting started is simple as the games can be played either on a downloadable version or a standard flash version, with just the click of your mouse. With many ways to top up your account including standard debit and credit cards, plus many internet services such as Neteller and Click2Pay, and also Direct Bank Transfer, it is a very straightforward site to use.
Jackpotcity.com has a high payout ratio of 97.48% which has been reviewed by independent auditors (and is done so annually), and has a quick payout of winnings, depending on the method chosen; the site aims to have your money to you within approximately 48 hours.
The site promises secure encrypted payment processing with a complete audit trail for all your credit transactions for your own safety and peace of mind. They are also committed to responsible gaming, implementing procedures such as ‘Over 18s Only’ access to the site, self imposed limits on deposits and self exclusion for those who are concerned about their gaming habits.
Jackpotcity.com offers 24 hour, seven day a week support via live chat, email and telephone, and the site is available in 16 different languages.