There has been a lot of talk about the legalization of gambling in both Canada and the United States. As the research companies begin to do their polls to test the water of the consumers, what they are actually finding out is that these consumers are confused about the process of online casino gambling and how it will effect them. Ipsos Reid, one of the polling companies in Canada that has a wide range of contacts throughout the countryside has discovered that there is more confusion now than there was years ago at the last testing.

Some of the confusion with online casino gambling is that many of the people in the United States and Canada don’t even realize that it is illegal. Maybe with the fact that free sites allow you to gamble without spending any real money could lead to some of the confusion, but a 2007 survey noted that 41% of Americans and 28% of Canadians didn’t even know online casino gambling was illegal. The latest poll done in 2010 showed that 37% of Americans and 23% of Canadians still didn’t know that online casino gambling was illegal.

Although many didn’t know that online gambling was illegal, they were very clear about the fact that they though it should be legal and have strong regulations that protect the customers. These results came from a polled group of 1006 in the US and 1032 in Canada and lasted from January 4th through January 7th, 2010. The major marker showed that 67% of Americans and 55% of Canadians thought that the legalization of gambling in these regions should be allowed and that they should be regulated by their respective governments. The study also revealed that the United States has major concerns that the online gambling be regulated by the government either federal or state, but the Canadians want the ability to gamble online legally, regardless of whether or not they come up with sufficient protective regulations.

As the online casino gambling companies continue to grow, there are more susceptible to being taxed in an unfair manner. The United Kingdom has become one of the meccas for online casnio gambling and it is due to the very powerful online casino that have established themselves out of England. The European market continues to be the driving force for the entire online casino gambling industry.

Mecca Bingo is one of the top online gambling sites in the United Kingdom and its owners Rank Group are not happy with the increased taxation on the casinos. One of the factors that the government is taking into account is the fact that revenues are going up in the online casino gambling industry. Although this may be true there are also still drawbacks that are occurring. One of these factors is that player participation and registration is still going down. So although there is more revenue it is coming from fewer people. There is only a certain amount of time that these casinos can keep turning a small group of players into a large portion of revenue. at some point the scale will eventually tip in the other direction.

Ian Burke of the Rank group spoke out against the most recent raise in taxation by stating, “At the moment the gaming and betting activities of UK consumers are subject to a patchwork quilt of taxation, without any apparent logic or relationship to social policy.” His concerns for the slapped together plan of taxation on online casinos has affected the Rank Group and will eventually hurt their annual revenue.

The gambling Act was put into place as a way to regulate the gambling online, however now these online casinos feel that the regulations are actually in effect undermining thee original act. One of the problems with this system is that there are 7 different types of taxation for those casinos who are operating locally and no taxes being impressed upon the offshore accounts.

Poker Players are always trying to find new ways to stay in the game of poker through tips, tricks, hints, and general knowledge gained from others. That is why a system has been set up that will take online gambling in the world of poker to a new place. The Portalatarium is an online social network for poker players that allows them the ability to engage in a facebook like website designed by famed online designer of games Richard Garriott.

Garriott is no stranger to the online world as he has designed some popular games such as Ultima and Ultima online that have grown in popularity with their online fan base. It is due to this type of success that he has created this portal for fans and players of poker. Besides the Ultima series, Garriott was responsible for City of Heroes, Lineage, Tabula Rasa and many other known games.

The online game designer continues to intrigue the world after going into space on a 8 figure trip to reach the International Space Station. His Russian Rocket flight has now inspired him to continue to create and bring people together. Through this online social networking site he has created a virtual environment that pulls in the online world of poker and all its fans.

The system will integrate into the many online social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace, which will bring a tiny plugin feature allowing those players to interact. The games that will be available for play will include Texas Hold’ em and Playfish. This system will also be integrated into the mobile technology by creating an online app for the iPhone.
through these expansive platforms, the network plugin will be made widely available without the restrictions of such hinderances as a java or flash application. Garriott has done it once again by capturing the online gambling community into a tiny little user friendly app.

All Star Slots casinos has now been taken over by Club World. The press release came out a couple of days ago stating that the company has been purchased by Club World Group. This is exciting news for many online gambling players as they have already built up a reputation in the industry as being a well respected casino organization. The gambling company not only has a good reputation with the players, but also within the industry. This is important especially when companies are working on growing their reputation.

Of the many casino online, Club World Group runs three of them of notoriety. The Aladdin’s Gold Casino, Luck Red Casino and Club USA Casino have all been touted as some of the best online forms of entertainment throughout the gambling industry. Recently they launched a new website known as Manhattan Casino where they take in the sight and sounds of the New York City and amplify it for the customers.

All Star Slots Casinos have been run By Reel Time Group, RTG which has also had a great reputation for creating some of the best online casino games for the public. By offering the variety in games and platforms they can access a larger portion of the market and be able to provide any service to any customer.

Online customers can still go to the casino site at AllStarSlots.com and download the free software to play. Although under new ownership, it still has many features to offer the new customer. With comp points, coupons, and $787 free up to 100% there are very few deals out there that top this one. If that isn’t enough to make you walk through the door, they also have an end of the month special that lasts today and tomorrow only!There are coupon codes right on the promotions portion of the site so that the online players can access them easily, and apply them to their next deposit.

In 1995, the American Gaming Association opened its doors, and now it is getting on board with the movement that is sweeping across the nation to bring online casino gambling to the Unites States. Of course there have been many legislative attempts ot make this all happen, and subsequently they have all been shot down.

There have been differing views concerning online casino gambling coming from many groups, not just the politicians. In fact, there is even some discrepancies within the gambling world about whether or not the online versions of gambling will be a beneficial thing. Within the United States, gambling provides a great deal of revenue to the state of Nevada and the tourism industry as a whole. If you replace that with online casino gambling, then two major networks will eventually collapse.

With reasons like this, the American Gaming Association has not been 100% on board with online gambling until now. Now that they are on board, there is still concern of whether or not online gambling will replace land based casinos. As we cannot be sure of that answer, it is best to continue to move forward. As the internet continues to grow it begs the question of “Is this the right forum for gambling?” Furthermore, people may claim that online gambling will kill off land based casinos, but the real worry is will land based casinos die regardless?

These and other questions are what the gambling association will field in the next few months and years.They will also be in charge of keeping up with the fast paces of technology and how they effect online gambling both through Fraud and online transactions. In order to get behind this new technology, they need to feel safe knowing that the customers are going to be provided with a safe venue for entertainment.

Many states and countries are trying to figure out how they can operate and take hold of their gambling operations as well as keep funding alive for these types of programs. As these programs can become very costly due to the nature of the products and the need to stay on top of all the latest technology that occurs in the gambling industry, the states are having an issue with how to bill for these programs.

Now Mississippi has developed a system to implement that will allow the gambling industry itself within the state to pay for its own gambling regulations. The taxes that will be collected on the revenue for the gambling properties will then be turned around to help bring down the cost of the gambling regulations. This will allow the state to oversee their own gambling industry.

Now the gambling commission of Mississippi has filed a proposal to the Secretary of State that will enact a 30 day review of the regulation fee structure in hopes of getting their approval. Within this proposal, the gambling companies will be assessed taxes base on licensing, work permits, inspections as well as equipment. All of these fees will then go into the gambling regulation. The voting for this type of process will take place after the initial evaluation and then should happen relatively quick in the month of May.

The gambling procedure was proposed as a bill by Gov. Haley Barbour which will effectively place the entire burden of the fees and structures on the gambling companies and none of the burden on the state. This will help keep the state money intact as well as help out the local economy. Mississippi has tried to formulate their gaming structure based on that of the State of Nevada. By following a successful model, they are hoping to generate a great deal of revenue without the state having to give any input financially.

The Las Vegas Sands Corporation is under some scrutiny due to its ties with businessmen that are involved with the creation of the Macau Casinos. There has been speculation for years now about Chinese mob connections and now the companies in question are under investigation to find out the truth of the matter. The United States depositions are able to locate the papertrail that leads them back to organized crime leaders. The connection has now been made between Sands Corporation and Cheung Chi-Tai.

The Sands Corporation is responsible for many of the casinos throughout the world and is one of the biggest providers of this service in the industry. Currently they own and operate The Sands Macau, The Venetian and the Palazzo.

Cheung Chi-Tai has been building his own reputation in the casino world as he has allegedly been trying to take justice into his own hands. One of the events that Cheung has been accused of is attempting to plot a murder against a dealer who helped one of the casino patrons to steal millions of dollars from the casino.

Now, Nevada is having to investigate for themselves in order to protect the reputation of the state as well as the gambling reputation. The reasoning for this is that the state will indirectly be held accountable for the partnership in business that are created. With that being said, if there are ties that have moral or ethical issues, then that is something that the states have to get under wraps in order for them to maintain local support. This is not the first instance that a company could have possible mob ties. Stanley Ho has been blacklisted from participating with many casino companies due to his alleged ties with the Chinese Mafia.

The Sands Corporation has states through its spokesperson that they are operating all of their VIP room (not Cheung as was alleged) and that they are not tied in any way with the Chinese Mafia.

BoyleCasino online has been known for introducing many online casino games to the public. They have provided a large library of games to the player and continue to expand every month. Now they are bringing in a game that is based on a Land-based casino game known as Kitty Glitter. This game has gained a lot of popularity in the land- based slot forum and the online casino is now hoping to capitalize on fans who seem to love this game.

The game comes packed with many features. First of all, an online slot with a cat theme is always bound to capture the attention of all the cat lovers of the world. It shows off cat symbols that become wilds as well as featuring 30 paylines. Most online casino slots are only providing between 20 and 25 paylines at the most, so this exciting game already is becoming top dog…or should I say, Cat amongst other online casino games. Other games also offer a free bonus round, where as this game will offer a bonus rounds that can also bring about retriggered bonus rounds, giving you longer play and more opportunities to win big money.

The cats will be stepping out to the very popular theme song “Puttin on the Ritz” as they strut their stuff across the screen. This is all just a reminder on how much money can be won the more you play. Now that the game has been converted from land-based casino and bingo hall games to an online casino game, it has more benefits such as an easy to use interface making it very simple for first time players to learn.

The BoyleCasino Head, Sam Downey stated, “It’s not surprising to see why it’s the cat’’s Pyjamas with its action, thrilling graphics soundtrack, and potential for massive wins.” This online game was launched through IGT in 2009 and has been a huge success ever since.

The online blog site that has been providing news and events to millions of online casino gamblers throughout the world is proudly hosting a launch party for the kickoff of the iGaming events. This party will be an exclusive invite only type of event that will be preparing for the iGaming Super Show starting the 25th of May. The convention will last three days and take place in Prague.

This conference is set up for online gambling associates and promises to be the main event for those associated. The special permissions awarded to those that are a part of the Launch will allow them some VIP treatment throughout the convention and make sire that they are taken care of the whole time. CalvinAyer.com has alreayd prepared themselves for this event as their Co-Founder has stated, “Prague is a great party town and the iGaming Super Show means the industry will already be in the right mood for a big night out. I intend to make this a full-on night - one that’ll take the rest of the week to recover from.”

iGaming online facilities are not going to leave anyone out of this party atmosphere as they will be providing another party for the launch that will not be as exclusive. In fact, over 2000 delegates will be able to attend this particular launch party. Along with the festivities will be news and events along with live streaming and guest speakers. If that isn’t enough to get you excited about the event there will also be fun competitions with prizes. According to Alex Pratt Head of iGaming, “We will also be holding a competition for two lucky winners to win invitations for the launch party, so look out for more information in the coming month in our emails.” Now delegates and customers can head to the online site and get more news and information on the event as well as participate in all the competitions they have to offer. The event will showcase nearly 100 exhibitors and 2500 delegates.

The Kentucky court system has been ruling on the seizure of nearly 141 online gambling sites. The sites were called to be closed down as a violation of the gambling laws. Now the online gambling sites are going to the courts to fight for their rights to function online. The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled on these sites this past week stating that they were not allowed to function, however, they also stated that their case was not strong enough to hold up in the court system, and they would need to identify some operators in order to better their case. According to the judge, the appeal process should work out in the gambling sites favor if they built a strong enough case.

The courts also ruled that the online company iMEGA had nothing to do with the case so therefore could not speak up on behalf of the gambling sites. As a major player in the online casino gambling world, iMEGA wants to have their hands in this to solve this problem once and for all. iMEGA has now announced that their online casino, truepoker.com is in effect one of the 141 sites that was called out, therefore they now have some involvement in the case. The Supreme Court is therefore asking the companies to provide affidavits that their online sites were also effected by the seizures.

Now iMEGA has filed two affidavits with the court system. The first showed that Yatahay Limited is the owner of TruePpoker.com and the second is that TruePoker.com is a member of iMEGA. This is a very imporatnat move on behalf of iMEGA and the industry as they stated, “We’ve overcome the technicalities that gave the Commonwealth their short-lived victory. The Court can now make a decision based on Kentucky Law.” The courts will now be waiting for the filing of an appeal which will bring the online sites back into the court room, this time with the backing of some major companies to speak on their behalf. iMEGA and many other online casinos have been building up large businesses for years and will have the finances to stand strong in the courtroom.