Video Slot Machines Grow in Popularity in Georgia
October 29th, 2010
Video slot machines are some of the most popular games that people seem to be enjoying these days, wether they’re located on a land-based establishment or found at an online casino web site. In the United States, there are illegal video slot machines in corner stores in places like Georgia and throughout the rest of the country and seem to drain thousands of dollars from gamblers on a daily basis. These electronic video slots represent such an awesome opportunity for owners to make quick cash that authorities claim that for every illegal video slot casino that is shut down, two more seem to appear out of the blue.
In 2001, the state of South Carolina banned video gambling machines from their stores and other and casino operators were forced to move their operations to Georgia were thousands of new machines invaded the state. These video slot machines are the kind that take bills of $20 and $50 per bet, including those machines that simulate other games like poker and more traditional slots. Those high amounts per bet are alarming for the authorities in Georgia, especially since the law allows for winners to cash out merchandise valued at $5 or less for a single play or try their luck again with free plays.
In April, authorities seized 18 video slot gambling machines and four people were arrested and charge. An anonymous person wrote to the Banner-Herald newspaper with high regards of theses busts and hoped that authorities would continue to do more. The writer named other seven stores that offer illegal casino games and claimed that they offered jackpots of more than $3,000. According to an ongoing investigation, the video slot machines accepted bills in denominations of $1 and up to $20, but clerks in the store stated that players could only redeem winnings for gas or merchandise, but not actual money.
Cyprus Legalizes Online Casinos
September 17th, 2010
Even when you visit online casinos only for the free video slots or a hand or two of poker, good news are never out of the question. For many years now, the legality of online casinos has been up in the air. Especially in the United States. However, countries all over the world seem to be taking the opposite direction and finally accepting (and learning to tax) this ever-so popular industry.
One country to make the smart move is Cyprus. Cyprus is the third largest Mediterranean island and is located just 30 miles of Turkey. This location appears to be ideal for many online casino operators who have decided to move their business there. Places like the United Kingdom, even when fully regulating and legalizing online gambling, have added a high tax around it, much too high for many who have simply moved their business to places like Cyprus.
Cyprus has chosen to follow the UK’s example to solve their online gambling industry issues and regulate the business as opposed to shutting it down completely. Cyprus has taken a long look at what was been happening around the world regarding this topic and decided what would be best for their country by making the industry legal.
Different government agencies from around the globe who are looking to consider the possibility of accepting the online gaming industry take Cyprus as a good example. It wouldn’t be a total surprise if in the near future many other countries draft their new bills towards regulating and taxing the industry. Even when the gaming part is restricted to simply playing some types of tables games and exclude video slot machines or poker, online casino players could still take advantage of many other games. Players will also be able to enjoy these restricted games in a free version without depositing (or withdrawing for that matter) real money.
Free Casino Games for Mobile Devices
February 12th, 2010
If you’re like me and are in love electronic gadgets then you probably are the proud owner of a new and shiny mobile smartphone. For me there’s nothing like having the world available right at my fingertips. I get to work from my phone but I also have fun with the many different cool applications that have been developed. Just last year I was extremely excited to hear the news that many gambling developers would be releasing free slot games and gaming applications that could be run on my phone. Given that I absolutely love video slots and blackjack, I was very excited to see what they had to offer.
The many great technological achievements in innovation, design and functionality achieved by the latest generation of mobile smartphones have really raised the stakes for online mobile gaming. Online gaming for mobile devices seems to be prepared more that ever to benefit from the latest features, ease-of-use and mobility afforded by these awesome devices. It wasn’t too long ago that players had to choose specific phone models from a list on their online casino of choice and wait for a text message in order to download the phone platform. Today, things have changed with the smartphones and their integrated Web browsers.
Most casino providers for mobile phones allow players to create an account and play for real cash or if they prefer they can enjoy the games for free. Most of these platforms will run easily on popular phones like iPhones and other handheld devices, but for those who don’t own these moderns phones they can still enjoy the games simply by downloading an application that will be compatible with more than 1200 Java-supporting phones. Some of the games available include the very popular Blackjack, Roulette, Texas Hold ‘Em Poker and a wide array of fantastic slot machine games. These games are created specifically for mobile devices which is great because this allows for absolute slick performance on the compatible mobile phones.