Three new Microgaming online slot games have just gone live at Roxy Palace online casino. These are Dance of the Masai, Alaskan Fishing and Kings of Cash. Dance of the Masai appears to be the pick of the lot with animated expanded wild symbol of the Masai warrior performing his dance. In order to promote these games Roxy Palace online casino is offering its players double Players Club points for wagering on these casino games for a limited period of time. This scheme will run from November 6 to November 9.

There are some of the other great Microgaming online slot games that have been included in this double Players Club points scheme. They are The Great Galaxy Grab, Liquid Gold, Silver Fang, 5 Reel Drive and Burning Desire. The Great Galaxy Grab has made a permanent name in online gaming history by being the 400th online casino game released by Microgaming. The slot game is befitting its stature with interactive bonus rounds that follow a story. Burning Desire has also made a name for itself by being the first online slot game that enables all 243 paylines.

Online slot games are not the only casino games that have been designated for double Players Club points at Roxy Palace online casino. A number of table games that include French Roulette, 3-Card Poker Gold and European Blackjack will also offer double loyalty points during this period. French Roulette is extremely popular at Roxy Palace online casino because it offers an extremely low house edge. Video poker enthusiasts can play Aces & Faces for double Players Club points.

The Roxy Poker challenge promotion is also currently running at Roxy Palace online casino. It will get over on November 9. In this event the players with the highest winning percentages on video poker games during the promotion period will share the prize pool. Only those players who deposit at least $100 and wager at least $2,500 on any video poker games during the promotion period can qualify for the prizes.

Another promotion that has just started on November 6 and will run till November 9 is the Bonus Slots Magic. Players who wager the most on online slots during the promotion period will share the prize pool. Roxy Palace online casino offers a fantastic range of online slot games that include Mega Spin slots, Fruit Machines, Classic 3-reel slots, Video slots and Progressive Jackpot slots. In order to qualify for this event, players must deposit at least $100 during the promotion period.

Roxy Palace online casino is powered by Microgaming. It is licensed by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta and has been certified as Safe and Fair by eCOGRA.

Realtime Gaming seems to be furiously taking up the slack in the American online gambling market. Throughout the year new online casinos powered by Realtime Gaming have regularly come up. The latest to hit the Internet is Pure Vegas online casino. That Pure Vegas is targeting the American player is evident from its byline “The American Online Casino”.

Pure Vegas online casino is owned and operated by Morenet Limited of British Virgin Islands. It is licensed in the online gambling jurisdiction of Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles. The Random Number Generator that is the heart of the gaming software has been statistically tested by the international independent agency Technical Systems Testing and has been found fair and unbiased. The sensitive personal and financial information is maintained in a secure environment using the high-end RSA public/private key encryption mechanisms. Responsible Gambling concerns have been addressed through a self check questionnaire and links to organizations providing assistance to problem gamblers. Therefore Pure Vegas online casino provides a perfect environment for online gaming in all respects.

The highlight of Pure Vegas online casino is the $2400 welcome bonus that is spread over the first three deposits. Each deposit offers a 100% match bonus subject to a maximum of $800. A minimum deposit of $25 is required to avail of this bonus. Another reason why this bonus is bound to be popular is that the wagering requirements are only 15 times the deposit and bonus. New players who willing to meet the entire wagering requirements on either blackjack or slots can choose from two other exciting options. The Blackjack Special bonus is a 100% match bonus on the first two deposits. Each bonus is limited to $1000, making a total of $2000. The Slots Special bonus is a 200% match bonus on the first two deposits. Each bonus is limited to $1200, making a total of $2400. A number of reload bonuses are also on offer.

The software is available in both the download and the instant play version. The download version offers the complete range of Realtime Gaming online casino games. The table games include blackjack, baccarat, craps and roulette. A number of video poker variants are available. However the best at Pure Vegas online casino is reserved for slots. The graphics and feature rich slots from the Real Series are popular at all Realtime Gaming online casinos. Their special feature is the random jackpot that can be hit on any spin without having any stated alignment of symbols on the reels. Some high payout progressive jackpots like Aztec’s Millions can be played at Pure Vegas online casino.

Pure Vegas online casino offers all the administrative facilities required for great Internet gambling such as banking interface and customer support. It is bound to be a big hit with American online players.

This weekend Blackjack Ballroom online casino invites its members to enjoy The High Life and earn rewards as well. This promotion will run on November 7 and November 8. From the players who wager on The High Life slot game on these two days, 10 lucky names will be drawn on each day and the players will receive $100 in the casino accounts. Players will need to make a deposit of $20 in order to qualify. The High Life slot game has symbols like Sports Car, Mansion, Champagne, Cigar, Diamonds and a Luxury Yacht. It was the first slot game to have a free spins bonus round and so is a part of history as well.

The next promotion at Blackjack Ballroom online casino runs for a slightly longer duration. It starts on November 7 and ends on November 12. The online slot game chosen for this promotion is Fat Lady Sings. On each day of the promotion the top 5 wagerers of that day on Fat Lady Sings will receive $100 in their casino account. In order to qualify for this promotion players have to make a deposit of at least $20 in their casino accounts during the promotion period. Fat Lady Sings is an audio visual delight and must be played with the sound options enabled. The Mask scatter symbols trigger a fantastic bonus round. First the three fat ladies sing so as to decide the parameters of the free spins. Then the player can take the given number of free spins at the given multiplier along with the given bonus credits.

November is the month of Halloween and the final promotion at Blackjack Ballroom online casino will run all month long. It has begun on November 1 and will run till November 30. A Halloween themed online slot game has been chosen for the promotion. This is Boogie Monsters. This is another slot game with great audio visuals. The background music is very retro and the monsters exhibit some amazing animations. There are two scatter symbols that trigger two separate bonus rounds. Blackjack Ballroom online casino is offering treats all month long through this promotion. Players who wager on the Boogie Monsters slot game during the promotion period will receive double loyalty points. In order to be eligible for the treats players have to deposit at least $100 during the promotion period.

Blackjack Ballroom is a leading brand of the Casino Rewards group of online casinos. It is powered by Microgaming and offers over 400 excellent casino games. It is licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and carries eCOGRA’s “Safe & Fair” seal.

FirePay is a popular e-wallet at online casinos. It is owned by the Optimal Group Inc. of Canada. FirePay has reportedly paid out $19.2 million to the New York District Attorney (NYDA) as a settlement of charges against it according to the Reuters news agency. This highlights that despite all the moves and noises being made against the UIGEA, the legal machinery in the United States is firm on proceeding against online gambling.

The scenario with FirePay is very similar to that of Neteller or Party Gaming. After the UIGEA was enacted in October 2006 FirePay withdrew from the United States online gambling market. However, in 2007 the state of New York began to pursue the earlier transactions of FirePay, even before the UIGEA went into law. The NYDA totaled the wagers placed by citizens of New York State between 2004 and 2006 and came up with $19.2 million, which FirePay paid in order to arrive at a settlement. This was the amount already seized by the NYDA, which FirePay agreed to forfeit. A statement from Optimal read that the amount was “disgorgement of property involved in and proceeds received from the payment processing services that were provided by the company’s subsidiaries to Internet gambling merchants in relation to U.S. customers of such merchants.” The figures for financial transactions across the United States were even greater. A statement by the NYDA said, “Optimal, operating an electronic wallet called FirePay, processed more than $2 billion worth of illegal gambling transactions for United States customers.”

The advantage to FirePay is that the settlement clears it of any criminal wrongdoing. The bad news for the online gambling industry is that as a part of the settlement FirePay has had to attest that the online gambling operators using its services knew that they were engaging in illegal activities. Therefore it is expected that a fresh round of prosecutions will be mounted by the NYDA and more funds will be seized. This has resulted in many online casinos, online poker rooms and online sports books not accepting players from New York as customers. However this would only prevent future liabilities from accruing. The NYDA is targeting transactions carried out in and before 2006 and nothing can be done about that.

The states of Kentucky and Louisiana have also been pursuing financial transactions processing the payments of online casino operators. With the settlement with FirePay New York State has surged ahead in the race for procuring the most revenue from online gambling operators functioning in the United States market. Unless the proposed anti-UIGEA bills get converted to laws really soon there is little respite likely from the ongoing prosecutions.

Lucky Nugget online casino has introduced a new online slots tournament for November 2009. It is called the Win & Spin Slots Tournament because the winners of the tournament get to spin the Winner’s Wheel for huge prizes. The Win & Spin Slots Tournament is a weekly event. The first week’s event is drawing to a close but there are three to follow. The second event begins on November 12.

Each weekly tournament proceeds as follows. The entry is free but players have to hold real money accounts at Lucky Nugget online casino. From Thursdays to Sundays players can log in to their accounts and select the Win & Spin Slots Tournament from the Tournaments Tab and start playing. Players are initially given five minutes for increasing their chip balance without any entry fee but can buy additional five minutes for $3. Only a limited number of add-ons are allowed. Players can participate only once every day. The top five players on each of the four days will move to the second stage. On Mondays Lucky Nugget online casino will intimate the winners by e-mail. These winners will get to spin the Winner’s Wheel on Mondays and Tuesdays. The prizes include loyalty points, casino credits, electronics and gift cards to the value of $5,000 per week. Lucky Nugget online casino will be shelling out $20,000 in tournament winnings over the entire month.

The tournament dates for the second week are from November 12 to November 15. The winners will spin the Winner’s Wheel on November 16 and 17. The tournament dates for the third week are from November 19 to November 22. The winners will spin the Winner’s Wheel on November 23 and 24. The tournament dates for the fourth week are from November 26 to November 29. The winners will spin the Winner’s Wheel on November 30 and December 1.

The Match Your Numbers promotion is also running at Lucky Nugget online casino. The player’s account number is his lottery ticket number. Seven numbers are drawn by the casino from Mondays to Thursdays and the bonus number is drawn on Fridays. The numbers drawn Monday to Thursday can randomly appear on the lottery ticket. However, the bonus number should be the last number on the ticket. For getting 7 numbers and the bonus number the player wins the prize pot that starts with $1,000. For getting any 7 numbers the player wins 10,000 loyalty points, for getting any 6 numbers the player wins free spins worth 50, for getting any 5 numbers the player wins 25 casino credits and for getting any 4 numbers the player wins 5 casino credits.

Lucky Nugget online casino is a leading brand of the Belle Rock group. It is powered by Microgaming and licensed by the Government of Gibraltar.

William Hill plc with online casino games stayed true to its recent trading update in releasing its third quarter numbers this week, recording a 3 percent drop in revenues in a tough quarter.

However, the year-to-date numbers are up 3 percent, and analysts expect the company to meet market expectations on its full year results.

The news gave the share price a fillip, peaking at 9 percent at one point.

In common with other bookies, William Hill has had an uncomfortable quarter thanks to gambler-friendly football results, but the company reports that retail betting volumes have been good since the football season started in mid-August, with many winners re-betting their credit balances. The group’s online gambling interests in William Hill Online, especially on sportsbetting, have also been strong performers.

William Hill spokesmen said football margins had returned to being in line with usual trends in the latter part of September and October. Horseracing results were unfavourable in July and August but some recovery was seen in September.

Over-the-counter gross win was down 21 percent in the third quarter, however over-the counter turnover improved, being down only 4 percent, compared with an 11 percent fall in the first six months.

Revenue from gaming machines rose by 4 percent.

The company reiterates that it has embarked on a programme of cost-cutting initiatives, including moving its online sports betting and gaming operations from Britain to Gibraltar, which it expects will save around GBP 4 million in 2009 and GBP 10 million in 2010.

Net revenue from William Hill Online rose an impressive 56 percent in Q3, and by 2 percent on a pro-forma basis. Sportsbook net revenue fell 36 percent compared with Q3: 2008 despite overall turnover from the sportsbook in the third quarter increasing 40 percent. The company posted a net revenue margin of 3.2 percent, over 50 percent lower that last year’s 7 percent.

WHO’s relationahip with Playtech plc again showed promise, with net revenues from online casino, poker, bingo and skill games soaring by 98 percent from Q3: 2008, in line with management expectations. William Hill chief exec Ralph Topping said that the switch to the Playtech platform was almost complete, paving the way for better results.

“William Hill Online is continuing to make good progress with especially strong growth in sportsbook volumes,” he added. “With the launch of our new Playtech casino before the end of October, integration of our acquisition will be complete.”