Victor Chandler’s Live Casino Offers Blackjack
November 1st, 2010 by Site Admin
Live blackjack is now available to online blackjack enthusiasts at Victor Chandler, which means that players no longer need to leave home and head over to land-based casinos for the pleasure playing blackjack in a live environment. Victor Chandler will provide the same experience in the comforts of home; all players need is a computer with Internet and a real money account at Victor Chandler.
Victor Chandler also offers a fabulous first depositors’ bonus. All players who want to play live blackjack at Victor Chandler must first register and make an initial deposit at the site, following which they will get a generous cash match bonus of up to £175. Needless to say, Victor Chandler is a brand new, live casino, which offers not only live blackjack, but plenty of other live gaming action.
The site has hired real dealers with whom players can chat and interact as they play live blackjack at the casino. These dealers deal live hands, chat with players, and respond to their queries through webcam. Players can rest assured that live blackjack at Victor Chandler is not only fair, but also fun.
Players who wish to play blackjack at Victor Chandlers live casino must first register a real money account.
Littlewoods Casino Runs Blackjack Attack with Fabulous Prizes
October 31st, 2010 by Site Admin
Littlewoods Casino is running a fascinating monthly blackjack online promotion called “Blackjack Attack,” the October version of which will be played on Saturday, the 27th.
The October Blackjack Attack is a thrilling blackjack tournament that runs continuously for 24 hours and carries fabulous prizes. The purpose is to give blackjack enthusiasts excellent entertainment, encourage them to collect points, and win their share of a huge prize pool of £2,605.
Fifty participants of October Blackjack Attack stand the chance of winning generous cash prizes, and the maximum that can be won is £625. All they need to do is collect as many points playing blackjack. The above-mentioned prizes are in addition to the prizes won at the blackjack tables.
Those who wish to participate must deposit a minimum of £60 into their Littlewoods Casino accounts during the promotion. Players will be awarded points according to their wagering activities at the blackjack tables; and at the end of the tournament, 50 players who have won the most points will receive fabulous cash prizes.
The players at the first and the second places will win £625 and £465, respectively. Players in places 3 – 5, 6 – 30, 31 – 50 will receive £155, £30, and £15, respectively.
Spin3 Blackjack Players Can Now Share Gaming Progress on Facebook
October 27th, 2010 by Site Admin
Blackjack players who game online often feel that they are missing out on the social aspect of gaming, which is found in brick and mortar casinos. However, all this is about to change as Spin3 has now announced that players using the 21 Blackjack Party app will be able to directly link to Facebook and post their progress and updates on their walls.
Spin3 linked up with Facebook in an effort to boost the social media integration for its21 Blackjack Party app. This blackjack online game was the first game to be introduced in the Apple App Store and is noted to be extremely popular with mobile blackjack players. The game has now been equipped with the facility to allow players to keep everyone on their Facebook friends’ list updated about their progress playing blackjack.
Matti Zinder, who heads Spin3 was happy with the new development. “Our social lives and our digital lives are becoming more and more connected with more than 150 million active users** currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices globally. This significant development means that whenever you play blackjack on your phone in a spare moment waiting for a train or a bus, you can share your success with your friends,” he said.
The company has plans to demonstrate the game’s Facebook integration at the European iGaming Congress and Expo. “It is crucial that Spin3 is active at the heart of new consumer trends and technologies. The ability to link our casino-style games into players’ digital lives represents a new level of integration and a huge opportunity for the mobile casino industry,” Zinder added.
Bet365 Quadruples Cash Prize for Blackjack Players
October 26th, 2010 by Site Admin
The Bet365 Casino has launched a new promotion for its blackjack players which allow them to win four times as much as they wager in a game. This promotion seeks to reward players who score a hand of Lucky 7s while playing a game of blackjack at the Bet365 Casino. To win quadruple their wager or four times their bet, players will have to buy-in to a game of blackjack at the site and secure a hand of triple 7s or 7, 7, 7.
However, players must note that this particular blackjack promotion will be available on the 20th of October for players who are sitting down to play blackjack any time that day.
Players who get a hand of blackjack or a hand that values 21 using three sevens will be awarded with a cash prize that will be quadruple their betting amount. Players at Bet365 are encouraged to try their hand at blackjack and make big bets on the on the 20th of October in order to ensure that they get the largest possible payout if they secure triple sevens in a hand of blackjack.
In addition to this, players who win the triple seven blackjack hand will also have their names entered into a lucky draw where they will be awarded a dozen bottles of champagne should their name be pulled out in the draw. This will help players celebrate their victory; however, it must be noted that players will have to opt in for this promotion.
Blackjack Cheaters Using Grease Spots to Marks Cards Win $24,000 in 30 Minutes
October 20th, 2010 by Site Admin
The blackjack cheaters are at it again and a California casino recently reported one incident of cheating at its blackjack tables involving three people. The authorities managed to confiscate over $24,000 after the three co-conspirators were caught red handed on security camera. The incident occurred at the Turlock Poker Room when authorities noticed a blackjack player suddenly begin to win almost by magic after a long run of bad luck. It was later revealed after the security tapes were played back that the 71 year old Gabriel Urbieta Rodriguez had been working together with a card room supervisor and another accomplice to cheat at blackjack.
The three blackjack cheaters had been working together to mark the cards and managed to take in $24,000 within 30 minutes. Gabriel Urbieta Rodriguez had initially lost thousands of dollars while playing blackjack but after he began to cheat he won almost every one of his hands.
The dealer was suspicious and reported the incident; a check of the tapes revealed that a woman, Cha Say and Rodriguez worked together to mark several decks of cards with grease spots in different areas to indicate card values. Robert Younan, a card room supervisor also was involved in this and was responsible for seeing that it was these decks that were used repeatedly at the blackjack table where Gabriel Urbieta Rodriguez was playing.
Now all three cheaters face prison charges.
Cake Poker Network Introduces Tournament Blackjack
October 18th, 2010 by Site Admin
Blackjack is fast gaining popularity all over the world as both brick and mortar gaming establishments and online casinos are adding blackjack online games to their offerings. The Cake Poker Network is the latest company to follow this trend and recently announced the addition of tournament blackjack games to its game selection. Cake had to work together with 21GNET, a reputed software provider to make this tournament blackjack offering possible for players.
The Cake Poker Network added these tournament blackjack games to its software platform this week allowing players to access blackjack games on the network. For this purpose, 21GNET has created a dynamic tournament blackjack system for the Cake Poker Network, allowing the company to offer new games. Blackjack players will now be able to play their favorite game against other players in a tournament format. This game offers no house advantage and does not permit the dealer to compete.
“Having such a well executed game system running across the Cake Network is a fantastic addition for Cake Network players as well as providing our partners with the opportunity for an additional game option and revenue stream,” said Andrew Turner the marketing director for the Cake Network.
Now that the Cake Poker Network has hopped up on the blackjack bandwagon, it is reasonable to expect several more popular gaming establishments to also join this group.
Bet365 Casino Launches Blackjack Tournaments This October
October 16th, 2010 by Site Admin
Bet365 Casino, one of the top rated online casinos in the industry, recently announced the launch of its monthly blackjack online bonanza tourney. This event offers blackjack players at the Bet365 Casino the opportunity to earn a share of around $10,000 worth of prize money. To be a part of this event, players will naturally have to be registered members with Bet365 Casino and are encouraged to play a lot of blackjack to earn Bet365 Blackjack Bonanza points. However, it must be noted that players will first have to Opt-In for the tourney to start getting scored on the leader board. The player with the highest amount of points will be given the first place prize of $1,000 as per the tourney rules. A player will get one point for every £10 that he or she spends at the blackjack tables at the Bet365 Casino.
The Bet365 Blackjack Bonanza will reward 200 lucky players from the site according to the numbers listed on the leader board. All 200 prizes will be cash gifts beginning with the 1st laces prize of $1,000. The player who comes in second will get $700, while the third place winner will get $600, the fourth $500 and so on.
Las Vegas Loses Blackjack Player Traffic from California
October 15th, 2010 by Site Admin
Las Vegas has earned itself the title of being the gaming centre of the United States and is known to attract hundreds of blackjack players from all over the country. However, current reports indicate that the blackjack and casino game traffic from Vegas’ border state of California has dwindled down to almost nothing after the region opened up casinos on the Native American land there.
Blackjack players from California who once used to make trips to Vegas to try their luck at the green tables there, now no longer have to do so, on account of the new casinos springing up in the state of California. All this began with the new gaming laws being issued which made it possible for players in California to gamble in their state rather than traveling all the way to Nevada to do it. Although California has always had casinos in the region, these gaming places were not allowed to host blackjack games until the new laws.
California now has quite a few existing casinos and upcoming gaming projects on Native American reservations located within the state. The state is now being cultivated with casinos, hotels and gambling complexes from San Diego to the San Francisco Bay Area.
Maryland Says No To Blackjack Games in Casinos
October 11th, 2010 by Site Admin
Unlike Pennsylvania, California and a few other US states which have opened their doors to casino games like blackjack and poker, the state of Maryland has chosen to reject blackjack in fear of becoming a casino state. Maryland has opened up several casinos in its regions after the new laws were introduced but has not allowed the gaming halls to feature serious card games like blackjack and poker. It has taken what is described as a “modern approach to gambling” allowing slots and smaller table games but vetoing blackjack.
Martin O’Malley, the Governor of Maryland approved this decision and said, “I don’t believe that people want our state to be a casino state. I believe they approved slots at five locations in order to keep some of those Maryland dollars in Maryland, and I think it’s the right approach for Maryland.”
Robert Ehrlich, the Former Governor of Maryland on the other hand, appears to be in favour of the card games of blackjack and hopes to see it in casinos.
The state allowed casinos to be opened in the region in an effort to provide employment opportunities and increase income. Martin O’Malley appears to e supporting these casinos according to the state’s request in 2008 to add to the region’s income. This proposal to introduce casinos in Maryland was agreed to by a vote.
Card Counters Officially Banned from Indiana Casinos
October 8th, 2010 by Site Admin
Indiana casinos now have the right by law to ban card counters during games. In 2006, gambler Thomas Donovan filed a lawsuit against the Grand Victoria Casino and Resort after he was banned for counting cards at the blackjack table. After the state appeals court reversed the decision, the case was passed to the Supreme Court.
Justice Frank Sullivan Jr. and the court ruled 3-1 in favor of the casinos. “It seems to us just as likely—if not more so—that discouraging card counting enhances a casino’s financial success,” stated the judge. The decision to ban card counters was also based on the idea that legalized gambling promotes tourism and the economy therefore, it is unjust that casinos should be cheated out of profit.
