Blackjack-themed lottery in California?
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will propose changes to the state lottery intended to lure more gamblers (and thus more income for the state), such as increasing payouts and updating the games offered by the state to include blackjack and poker themes.
However, well-funded gambling inte... read more
Identity theft case has gambling sites on alert
Online betting companies are now on high alert after the recent identity theft case where Fouad Mourtada was sentenced to three years in jail by the Moroccan government for opening a false Facebook profile in the name of the Moroccan Prince, Moulay Rachid.
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Movement against German ban
Europe’s betting industry has made a formal complaint to the EU against a German ban on online gambling.
Under the law, which came into force on Jan. 1, online gaming and betting are prohibited, although horse
racing is allowed.
The European Gaming and Betting Association (E... read more
Florida gamblers soon to get more options
Broward County, among other Florida counties, soon will be able to add another enticing element to its growing appeal as a sought-after tourist destination: fullfledged casino gambling at blackjack, baccarat and other house-banked card games at the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s seven casinos.
Blackjack dealer openings in W. Va.
Only a few dozen people turned out for the first in a series of job fairs to recruit dealers at Tri-State Racetrack and Gaming Center in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
There are 300 positions available for blackjack, roulette, poker and craps dealers.
West Virginia State University Com... read more
Man behind ‘21’ movie branching out
Jeff Ma, the guy who led a team of MIT students to fame and fortune by counting cards at some of Vegas’s biggest casinos (the movie 21 is based on him, as is the novel Bringing Down the House) is teaming up with Sports Illustrated to bring a set of feature-rich fantasy sports applications to Faceb... read more
European TV giant to add blackjack
Interactive TV gaming group NetPlay TV has bought another Sky channel on which it plans to broadcast “Live Blackjack”.
Subject to Sky Broadcasting approval, the company has acquired Sky channel 848 from Hollywood TV. The new channel is adjacent to NetPlay’s current Sky chann... read more
Colorado limit increase shot down for now
One attempt to raise the betting limit at Colorado casinos is dead, but another one is still alive.
A Colorado Senate committee last week rejected a proposal to ask voters to get rid of the $5 limit. Lawmakers expressed concern that so many issues may be on the November ballot that voters wil... read more
Good news for Arkansas gamblers
Players of video poker, blackjack and other electronic games at Arkansas’ Southland Park will be able to start earlier and stay later.
The Arkansas Racing Commission has unanimously approved allowing the greyhound track to expand its hours of electronic games.
Troy Keeping, the track... read more
South Florida Indian Casinos Get Ready For Blackjack Madness
Blackjack is right there with poker when it comes to the popularity of the two games in casinos. Both games are at the top of the list for people, and both are major money makers for casinos.
In South Florida, the Seminole Indians are getting ready to offer blackjack under a compact that was ... read more