Betfair.com one of the leading online gambling companies have recently announced that it is expanding into the south African betting pools and live streamed horse racing. This announcement came about from the contract negotiated with Phumelela Gold Enterprises.

Betfair is a company comprised of many online betting subsidiaries including Betfair Poker, Betfair Casino and other products based out of Malta. The company has received the Queen’s award emblem by winning the Queen’s award for enterprise. In 2008 it repeated its performance of 2003 when it won the innovation category and also walked away with international trade category. This award is a high honor is bestowed upon the company by the Queen herself, to a recommendation by the Prime Minister and Department of trade and industry.

According to the new online contract, Betfair will now allow tote bets on south African horse racing through Phumelela’s Amtote betting system which is located in Johannesburg.

Through such high praise of the Queen’s award and the stability of the company, “The future of tote betting lies in the online environment and Betfair is a significant player in this market,” said Rian Du Plessis, Chief Executive Officer for Phumelela Gaming And Leisure.

Du Plessis goes on to say, “Betfair is an extremely progressive operation. This matches our ambitions and, consequently, we are examining other areas of cooperation.”

“This deal further underlines our commitment to the support of international racing,” said Steven Johnson, Head Of Horseracing Business Development for Betfair.

“We now have tote betting on our site in four jurisdictions, South Africa, Ireland, Australia and the UK, and this partnership will send money back into South African racing both from our exchange and the tote product.”

GTech Corporation and Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) have recently signed a contract placing some of the top online lottery games in Jamaica on mobile devices. They’ll online players can access the lottery from a brand-new telebetting feature.

The new online system will utilize the new technology for Gtech’s known as ES Connect. The system will allow online to gamble by placing wagers and collecting winnings through the telephone. Cellular devices and land lines will be able to access this technology to a lottery agent.

Alan Eland, Senior Vice President for GTech Americas stated, “The launch of the new telebetting feature in Jamaica is a result of GTech’s continued commitment to providing innovative products and solutions to help our customers successfully grow their businesses.”

As the online gambling world continues to grow, so does the need for speed and efficiency for placing wagers. “With the security and reliability of our ES Connect system, buying a lottery ticket in Jamaica is now as easy as making a phone call.”

“Mobile phone use in Jamaica is increasing and, now with GTech’s advanced technology and security system, we are able to offer our games to a new player segment that might have not otherwise considered buying a lottery ticket,” said Brian George, President and Chief Executive Officer for SVL.

“This is an exciting new avenue that will potentially help us expand our player base and raise more revenue for our good causes.”

Gambling, no longer requires signing into online casinos are going to land-based casinos in order to place wagers. A new brand known as Go Play will link to players phones and monitor all transactions within one account. The lottery games such as Lotto, Pick 3 or Cash Pot will now be available through this new technology for players all over Jamaica. A minimum of $1.12 is required for the opening of a telephone account, then players will access a toll-free number in order to place wagers or check previous transactions.

Canadian online bingo developer and supplier, Parlay Entertainment Incorporated has recently opened up its new subsidiary. Parlay Game Service recently opened in Alderney after acquiring an eGambling license granting them full operation.

The license was approved after a review of last year’s software provided by parlay games Ltd. To gain full access license parlay entertainment Inc. need to prove that its software called up to the stringent rules and regulations as well as the day-to-day operational need for Alderney.

“We are thrilled to launch a new generation and dimension of game services out of Alderney,” said Perry Malone, Chief Technology Officer for Parlay.

With a prime gambling location such as Alderney is great access to England France and the rest of Europe. “This becomes the central liquidity solution for all our licensees as well as the platform for a number of exciting remote gaming services open to all operators. The Parlay5-based pan-European capabilities that this enables are unmatched by any other technology platform provider.”

“We are delighted to welcome Parlay to Alderney,” said Robin Le Prevost, Head Of E-Commerce Development for The Alderney Gambling Control Commission.

Many online gambling operators are beginning to see the benefits on Alderney location and have begun courting them for eGaming licenses. “We continue to see a substantial migration towards Alderney by many of the world’s best gaming brands who recognise that, as an international base, Alderney has no equal as a safe, secure and trusted jurisdiction supported by a world-class technical infrastructure and commercial environment.”

“Parlay Game Services represents an important new strategic direction for Parlay,” said Scott White, Chief Executive Officer for Parlay.

Parlay entertainment Inc. continues to lead the way in online gambling bingo software. The company continues to grow in a dependable and scalable way, therefore making it one of the top online casino brands. “Building on our industry-leading technology platform, Parlay Game Services will offer value-added solutions including hosting services, shared games and pooled liquidity across the entire European marketplace.”

WilliamHill.com has recently released that gamblers are hitting it big at the online casino. SO far the total calculated has reached £750,000. The winnings have all taken place in the last 30 days, making WilliamHill a huge draw for online casino gambling. These winnings all occurred at the progressive jackpot games located on the Vegas.WilliamHill.com online casino website.

Lili Huang, spokesperson for WilliamHill.com stated, “Vegas.WilliamHill.com paid out approximately half a million pounds on progressive jackpot games in the first half of the year so paying out over £750,000 within one month was way above everyone’s expectations.”She also added, “However, it proves how popular these types of games have become.”

The winnings at the casino far exceed casino expectations, but they also exceed the expectations of those who struck it rich. The winnings included jackpots ranging from £20,000 to £188,000, and one lucky winner walked away with £260,000 from two separate progressive jackpots. The player known as “Joe” won one jackpot from Gold Rush Showdown, and the other from Alice’s Wonderland.

These games at the Vegas.WilliamHill.com site have become popular with the younger online gambling crowds as well as the thrill seekers. The reason for this new excitement is the lump sum of prizes that are awarded to the winners. The more participants that play, the larger the jackpot. In addition to a huge jackpot, the system also allows the pot to increase faster as players become involved and wager more money. This fast pace system is perfect for the new generation of consumer that need instant gratification.

According to sources from the casino, the popular games such as Pharaoh’s Treasure and Gold Rush Showdown, can accumulate a pot of nearly £100,000 within a few short days.

Cryptologic continues to lead the way in online casino gambling software, as they release new titles every month. This month is no exception as they have recently launched a new downloadable games for their new video slots.

This month Cryptologic capitalizes on the huge success of a popular 80s game, Jenga, Buccaneers Bounty, and 4 Deck Atlantic City Blackjack. This variety of online gambling slots is sure to be a hit with players this month.

These online video slots will be made available on the casino sites of www.intercasino.com, www.casinojoy.com and www.dtdcasinos.com. Intercasino has made headlines many times this year as its site has received many awards and accolades for their superior quality and choice in online casino games.

“Adding Jenga to our line-up is another example of CryptoLogic’s ability to take the world’s most popular branded casual games and turn them into a compelling, captivating casino experience,” said Brian Hadfield, CryptoLogic’s President and CEO. “CryptoLogic’s greatest strength is extraordinary e-gaming innovation – and that leads to games that are popular with players, and profitable for our customers.”

“Our impressive list of branded casual games already includes Bejeweled, Cubis, Sudoku and Jewel Quest. The addition of Jenga strengthens CryptoLogic’s position as the premier innovator in Internet casino software,” said Justin Thouin, CryptoLogic’s Vice President.

888.com is well known for launching fantastic online casino sites and providing great customer service. Through their customer interaction they have grown to be one of the top online casino sites on the web.

Recently 888 launched a new online casino site called SuproCasino. This online casino offers a more modern look and feel to encourage a newer crowd of online gamblers. The site utilizes all the top technology provided by 888.com which has received great notoriety and awards throughout the past few years.

The SuproCasino online gambling casino offers over 60 games that are available around the world. These games are offered in three different currencies: Dollars, Euros and Pounds. As well as opening their door to many different countries and cultures, they have exceeded expectations with their first time bonus for sign ups.

The first time sign up bonus offered by the casino includes up to 100% of the deposit up to 1,200. This 1,200 is the equivalent of such in Euros, dollars or pounds.

In order to receive the bonus, the online gambler must wager a specified limit in order to even qualify. Once they have achieved the limit they then will automatically be eligible for the bonus. Some games that offer lower house edge are not available for the bonus such as Blackjack and craps. The odds on winning one of those two games is higher than the slots or other table games in the casino.

Along with the great bonus that comes for new online casino gamblers, the odds actually improve by increasing the bonus. SuproCasino has been publicized as having a very low house edge. In fact, it has one of the lowest in the online casino industry.

Since the online gambling casino is new to the market, it is almost guaranteed that this type of first time offer will not last long, therefore players should strike now while the iron is hot, and the house edge is low.

One of the largest drawbacks to online casino gambling or even land-based gambling for that matter is the fear that problem gambling will increase. As the legislative executives are trying to pour more money into the economy to help out the United States, there is also a fear of the breakup of homes that will be divided by encouraging gambling.

Such an issue has come to the table on many occasions, and now the Orlando Sentinel has recently released an article citing, “Calls to a 24-hour gambling help line are up 5 percent over last year and 19 percent over the last two years, and the Altamonte Springs-based Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling expects to see those numbers continue to grow.”

More and more casinos are being launched and promoted in the Florida and the southeast, making it difficult to find a proper balance. “As a result of the expansion of gambling in the state and the additional gambling opportunities and venues that will be available in the future, we would expect the number of individuals seeking help to continue to rise,” said Pat Fowler, executive director of the council.

As the economy continues to suffer, many employees have turned their sight to gambling. “Of the callers to the help line, 11 percent were business owners, and many of those said the bad economy had forced them to turn to gambling to try to make ends meet.”

Seemingly the correlation between unemployed gamblers and the rise in gambling has become more prominent. “The number of unemployed callers seeking help has doubled during the past two years to 16 percent.”

Online gambling site, CarbonPoker.com has now kicked the summer into high gear as it has recently added a new promotion for the July and August months. Now at CarbonPoker.com players have a shot at winning 25,000 prizes which amount to over $1 million.

This promotion kicked off last week and now will run until September 6^th. The prizes are available for many levels of winners. There are over 21 tiers for individual winners which can be awarded from $2.50 all the way up to $20,000. With the variety of prizes, many online players will get a chance to participate and win.

According to sources at CarbonPoker.com, there will be a limited supply of prizes per tier, so it is best that online players get in fast and often in order to try to pick up one of the prizes. The prizes will be awarded to winners of the cash games at CarbonPoker.com as well as using their membership to gain VIP points. The VIP points will swell the more hands that are played on the site, and the player who passes the set marker first will win the cash prizes.

“We’re already getting a lot of interested players increasing their number of tables, hands and tournaments in order to move up the ladder and win bigger prizes,” said Jay Manning, spokesperson for CarbonPoker.com.

“CarbonPoker.com tables are buzzing with excitement as players race to obtain the next reward level before it fills up. With over a million dollars to be awarded at 21 different levels of VIP points, CarbonPoker.com players of all bankrolls have a chance to win during the Carbon Million.”

Summertime is always a difficult time in Las Vegas, Nevada. Casino gambling usually takes its toll if you are people travel to Nevada during its extreme heat season. As the economy has affected all the Las Vegas hotels and casinos, this year may see an even steeper decline during the slow summer season.

Just last week it was reported that temperatures had reached 110°, however the excessive heat warning was no longer in effect. The release of the heat warning was due to thunderstorms that rolled through the area. Along with thunderstorms come other difficulties as well. The rain will cool the area so that it won’t seem as hot to incoming gamblers, however with the storms came guests of when over 40 mph. To add to the issues, hail, heavy downpours and flash flooding were also predicted the fall of the thunderstorms.

The land of casinos and gambling is used to high extreme temperatures during the summer months. A normal rating through this area is approximately 105°, and extreme high temperatures are called once it has reached 112° mark.

The high temperatures in Nevada during the season tend to drive more guests into the casinos rather than having them enjoy the view from the many interesting hotels. In such dry and hot places as Nevada rain is infrequent always welcome.

Throughout the weekend McCarran international Airport in Las Vegas recorded .03 inches of rain which was the only rain recorded for the month of July. The usual rainfall within this month is .18 inches, and this is a clear reflection of how dry Nevada has been through the year. In fact Las Vegas has decreased rainfall by 1.52 inches from the previous year.

As with many online casinos and gambling there is a large amount of concern with setting up operations and risk losing money to offshore betting. Such is the case in the United Kingdom where the Chairman for the Horse Race Betting Levy Board is making a call to action to prevent offshore betting.

Robert Keyes has made a public statement to ask those in the gaming industry is taking multilevel approach to the spot oversees bookmakers. “I am committed to taking forward our commitment at these three levels to create a more level playing field for British bookmakers to compete with their overseas rivals and I shall be discussing this with Levy Board colleagues at our next meeting.”

This Levy created for gambling also includes online casinos and is intended to generate revenue to help those local to Great Britain. Hughes stated, “If all bookmakers in Great Britain currently operating Internet and telephone betting on British racing were to move off-shore and not pay a levy contribution, the annual levy yield would decline by about £25 million, which would have an extremely harmful effect on British racing.”

one of the main concerns in dealing with overseas gambling is that they’re beginning to infiltrate sports arena through sponsorship yet still are avoiding paying the levy’s. “Bookmakers operating overseas and relying on British horseracing for their profits may have a legal obligation to pay the levy and, in any event, have a moral obligation to support racing through the levy or a contribution to it. Providing small amounts of sponsorship to selective races does very little to redress the balance. Indeed, everybody in the media and within racing needs to think carefully about their relationship with overseas-based bookmakers who do not contribute to British racing through the levy. This includes betting with them as well as promoting them through advertising and sponsorship.”

More drastic measures may need to be in place in order to lock down the levees created for gambling at online casinos. ”I also recognise the Government’s dilemma in trying to achieve a more level playing field. I support initiatives such as an examination of the white list, which allows bookmakers to advertise in the UK from a foreign country, and the possibility of new requirements for advertising in the UK.”