Archive June, 2009

Dedicated online casinos bank signs a major group

Ivobank, the dedicated gaming bank started by the Genting group, has announced that it has signed up Betsson, a prominent Scandinavian gaming company, as a new merchant.
Betsson joins a tier one group of gaming merchant clients that includes Unibet and Expekt, consolidating Ivobank’s position as a payment solution for online gamblers across Scandinavia.
Betsson’s customers [...]

State craps out in pass at regulating online casinos

Minnesota officials who tried to have ISPs block hundreds of sites that allowed state residents to gamble online have decided to drop their efforts, for the moment. The officials backed off after federal free-speech lawsuits were filed against the state’s point man in the anti-gaming effort.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety had asked ISPs to [...]

Always Win for Everyone

I’m a degenerate! At least, that’s what they tell me.
Why am I a degenerate? I’m a degenerate because I like to play games. Not just any games…but one particular game. A game that is as American as apple pie and cowboys. I’m a poker player. [...]

Husband Sues Wife For variants Gambling Addiction At Casinos

A gambler in Green Bay, Wisconsin has decided that his wife is to blame for his gambling problem. and he has decided to take the matter to court. Richard Weiler is suing his wife of twenty-seven years for $1.5 million, claiming that her shopping habit led him to the craps tables.
Weiler’s lawyer, Albert Freil, contends [...]