Reports suggest that casinos are increasingly giving more preference to derivatives of poker and blackjack games. Such games are simple to follow by those who play the basic games of blackjack and poker and a sizable jackpot further acts as an added incentive. Indystar.com reports:
“We’ve learned that customers really enjoy new slot products and new video slots,” said Joe Barrett, vice president of table games at Caesars Indiana. “Table games can drive that same excitement.”
March 21, 2006 in News | Permalink | Comments (0)
Setting sail from Fort Lauderdale, Fl, on March 12th this year, will be 500 poker players, vying for the championship at the PartyPoker Million V event. Along with Poker pros, PartyPoker will also bring together, 100 blackjack champs, who will compete in the $250,000 World Blackjack Championships which will be held, during the cruise. Pokernews.com reports:
When all is completed at the tables (in one way or another), the passengers on the PartyPoker Million V cruise will enjoy the lush Caribbean weather and ports of call in the Grand Cayman Islands and Jamaica. This, along with the other amenities provided by the M. S. Westerdam, ensures that all will have a great time with the PartyPoker Million V, whether they walk away from the tournament with the championship or bust on the first day.
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March 13, 2006 in News | Permalink | Comments (0)
You can be the lucky one to appear on television. Yes, this is true - Casting agency Goldman & Associates is on the look out for paid audience members to attend the recording of the television show, "World Series of Blackjack". 101-best-online-casinos.com reports:
Audience members should range between the ages of 18 and 50 and should be dressed in upscale nightclub attire. Audience members at the "World Series of Blackjack" show will be paid $35 per show and guests can attend more than one show.
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March 06, 2006 in News | Permalink | Comments (0)
Bell Mobility has chosen Superscape's 3D Capone Casino game, for its customers. Bell Mobility patrons can now download the game and play a host of casino games, including blackjack. 101-best-online-casinos.com reports:
Capone Casino 3D takes place in a shady casino belonging to Big Al and his sidekick Peanuts. Players will have the option of playing blackjack, roulette, video poker, and slot machines with real 3D characters. Stakes become even higher in these games when players become Platinum members.
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February 15, 2006 in News | Permalink | Comments (0)
Casino game enthusiasts who visit Illinois casinos, to play blackjack, poker etc. will now have to show their driver's license, before entering the casino. This plan has been made by the Illinois Gaming Board. It is believed that this carding system will help to screen all those compulsive gamblers who have signed up to ban themselves, from casinos. Several compulsive gamblers sign up for a ban on themselves from casinos, but cannot follow it up. Their craving for gambling, gets the better of them. This new system will effectively take care of such compulsive gamblers. The driver's licenses will be swiped through machines to verify the information, therein. All those people who are on the self-ban list, will be turned away. This system will also catch all underage gamblers. 101-best-online-casinos.com reports:
This way, compulsive gamblers on the self-ban list will be turned away, and underage gamblers wishing to try out their luck at blackjack, roulette, slots, and the like will be caught. The potential carding plans has worried casino owners who predict that lines at casinos will be extra long and slow.
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February 07, 2006 in News | Permalink | Comments (0)
PartyGaming's revenues have shot up by 65 percent in the last quater, owing to its new offering - blackjack. PartyGaming's chief executive, Richard Segal noted that 44 percent of its active online gamblers at the PartyPoker.com website; also played blackjack.
ParyGaming said its next "major milestone" would be the launch of its fully integrated betting platform during the first half of this year, followed by new games and mutli-lingual and multi-currency offering. Trading has remained strong since the start of the year, "Mr. Segal added later.
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January 30, 2006 in News | Permalink | Comments (0)
A new blackjack option that has emerged in Las Vegas, is called "Casino Surrender". It has the potential of becoming a standard feature of the game, if early indications are to be taken seriously. Brokopp.casinocitytimes.com reports:
Casino Surrender is not to be confused with standard surrender, an option that some casinos offer whereby the player can elect to forfeit half of his bet to the house prior to the hand being played out of his two-card dealt hand is in a statistical position of weakness against the dealer's up-card. Casino Surrender is the brain child of Frank Mugnolo, president and CEO of Casino Gaming LLC of Bellwood, Illinois.
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January 25, 2006 in News | Permalink | Comments (0)
GSN, formerly called Game Show Network; will now come together with AOL, in order to provide blackjack on the internet portal. This blackjack area will give free access to the game and provide handy tips too. Leadingthecharge.com reports:
In addition to free gameplay and tips, the area will provide exclusive behind-the-scenes video of GSN's "World Series World Series of Blackjack" series in June. GSN also is bringing back an updated version of the classic game show "I've Got a Secret" on April 17.
January 13, 2006 in News | Permalink | Comments (0)
A card expert barred an Espanola Sikh from his seminar. He did this as he suspected that the Sikh was working for casinos that did not permit people who learnt his strategies and methods, for winning blackjack. Freenewmexican.com reports:
"Mr. Khalsa has invested thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours of time becoming proficient to a level where he qualifies for the advanced seminar," says the complaint filed Tuesday in District Court by lawyer John Argon of Santa Fe. "As a result of the bad-faith breach of contract...Khalsa (loses) his investment and time and (loses) profits which are reasonably to be expected."
January 05, 2006 in News | Permalink | Comments (0)
Players can now log on to Party Poker and play Blackjack at their online poker room. New participants at PartyPoker get up to $100 to play Blackjack from the use of bonus code BJACK100. Prleap.com reports:
They are the internet leader in online poker gaming and it is no shock that they have decided to add a popular and lucrative game, Blackjack. Party Poker BlackJack knows that to continue this domination in the online gaming world it must continue to offer new and exciting games.
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November 29, 2005 in News | Permalink | Comments (0)
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