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Online Bingo Halls — More Than Your Grandma’s Bingo

You may be surprised to learn that most online bingo halls are adding slot machines, video poker, and even some table games like blackjack. This is good news for online players, since online bingo rooms have typically been flying under the radar of  UIGEA enforcement. For a variety of reasons, online bingo rooms have a higher credit card deposit acceptance rate than online casinos and online poker rooms; this makes it easier for players to get into the game and have some fun.

Not only are online bingo halls adding non-bingo games, the payback on some of these games is the best you’ll find at any online property. For example, Bingo Entertainment Network sites offer a 99.54% payback on Jacks or Better video poker; you’ll not find a better payback online than this!

Here are some good picks for online bingo halls on the Bingo Entertainment Network, all of which accept players from all 50 states.

This site accepts US players from all 50 states. Bingo Plex
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This site accepts US players from all 50 states. Bingo Splash
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This site accepts US players from all 50 states. Bingo Empire
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This site accepts US players from all 50 states. Premier Bingo
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This site accepts US players from all 50 states. Mainstreet Bingo
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This site accepts US players from all 50 states. Glamour Bingo
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Online Gambling to be Regulated in the US? Not Likely

As reported in yesterday’s The Wall Street Journal, the House Financial Services Committee voted 41-22 to approve legislation that would regulate many forms of online gambling, including poker and bingo, while specifically banning betting on major US sports leagues like the MLB, NFL, NBA, and others.

Other news articles point out that the legislation also would deny licenses to any online site that has allowed, or currently does allow, US players to gamble online. Looking ahead, this would appear to effect PokerStars, FullTilt, and other online poker rooms that have continued to serve US players despite the UIGEA of 2006.

Other key elements of the legislation include player loss limits, rigorous age verification systems and frequent testing thereof, and allowing states to opt out of this legislation and ban its citizens from online gambling.

And the legislation that was passed does not cover how the industry is to be taxed — that’s covered in a separate bill that hasn’t made it out of the House Ways and Means Committee.

It is unlikely that this legislation will be voted on before the current Congressional Session expires in September. The scheduling is simply too tight. If it is not voted on, the process will need to start again next session. Perhaps it will be attached to some other legislation, as was the UIGEA of 2006. Even so, if the legislation is approved, it still would need to be signed by Obama.

We are still years away from any comprehensive online gambling policy in the United States. Need proof? The UIGEA of 2006 took nearly 4 years before it actually went into effect this past June 1 — and there are still plenty of loopholes in that legislation that allow US players to fund and withdraw money from their online gambling accounts… or so I’ve heard. 😉

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Play Rival Slots, Just For Kicks

Sloto’Cash Casino is a safe, reliable Rival-Powered online casino that has been around for over a year. They have recently enabled many of their online slot machines to be played in a browser with a minimal flash download, no credit card needed, and no registration required.

Two of my favorites are Scary Rich and Scary Rich 2, both of which are sinister-themed slots with a variety of special features.

You can find more Rival-Powered online slot machines to play from my online slot machine page.

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New Rival Casino Just Launched

If you like the Rival Casino software — especially their innovative i-Slots and other video slots — then head on over to the newest Rival operator on the block, Spintime Casino.

New slot players at Spintime Casino will enjoy 543 in free credits, and 15 minutes to win up to 100 credits, claimable after an initial deposit of 25. Even if you don’t win, you can still claim a generous 100% bonus on your first deposit of between 25 and 777!

Please note that these bonuses do carry playthrough requirement that depends on the games that you decide to play. In general, all slots play counts 100% toward the playthrough requirement, while other games count only a fraction toward meeting the playthrough requirement.

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Keeping Poker Legal in the United States

The Poker Player’s Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, seeks to raise additional funds leading up to a crucial vote this summer on legislation to license and regulate online poker. On July 1, their goal is to raise $50K.

Please donate — even if it’s just a buck!

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Get Lucky with Best Of Luck Video Slot Machine

Several Rival Gaming online casinos are offering free cash to try the latest online video slot machine called Best of Luck.

Featuring lucky symbols from around the world, such as horseshoes, lucky pennies, wishbones and rabbit’s feet, this slot embodies the essence of good fortune. But, it does much more than that. Best of Luck introduces a new feature which has the potential for some incredibly huge wins. Rather than awarding plain old free spins, Best of Luck awards one of 6 different bonus rounds on each free spin. Win the same bonus round 3 times during a set of free spins and you’ll be awarded an additional 3 free spins. Hit 4 or 5 triggering icons to increase the multiplier and number of free spins, for even bigger payouts and a greater chance of winning more spins.

The recommended sites for Best of Luck are listed below.

This site accepts US players from only 49 states. Barred states are: KY. Slots of Fortune Casino This is a 4 star site. Click to read more about star ratings.
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This site accepts US players from only 49 states. Barred states are: KY. Paradise 8 This is a 4 star site. Click to read more about star ratings.
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Languages: English Currencies: USD - United States Dollars are accepted.EUR - Euros are accepted.GBP - Pounds sterling are accepted.
This site accepts US players from only 49 states. Barred states are: KY. Vegas Sky Casino This is a 3 star site. Click to read more about star ratings.
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There are over 70 games at Vegas Sky Online Casino! Our iSlots are one of a kind that can’t be found at any other casino. Enjoy playing our Video and Three Reel Slots, Table games like BlackJack, Craps, Roulette and even a large selection of Video Poker games like Jacks or Better and Deuces Wild.
Languages: English Currencies: USD - United States Dollars are accepted.EUR - Euros are accepted.GBP - Pounds sterling are accepted.ZAR - South African Rand are accepted.
This site accepts US players from only 49 states. Barred states are: KY. Simon Says Casino This is a 3 star site. Click to read more about star ratings.
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You can try all the games at Simon Says absolutely free. Try our table games, 3-reel slots, video slots and the animated adventure of i-Slots all in one easy, safe and free download.
Languages: English Currencies: USD - United States Dollars are accepted.
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Article: Bush Urged To Lift Ban On Online Gambling

This Barney Frank guy is serious…. I’ll give him that much. There can be no doubt that this guy is seriously against online gambling prohibitions. At every stage of the game, he’s in there trying to get hearings, trying to sway votes, writing letters, giving interviews.

A recent InformationWeek article reported that Frank wrote a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, in response to the finalization of the UIGEA regulations.

“I am deeply disappointed to hear that your agency is proceeding with what I consider to be unseemly haste in issuing regulations implementing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. This midnight rule-making will tie the hands of the new administration; burden the financial services industry at a time of economic crisis.”

In the final analysis, I do not think that sending the letter will do any good… it’ll be up to the Obama administration to take the necessary steps to curb or stop the regulations from being enforced.

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Updates to Online Gambling Site are Complete

The extensive updates to my main online gambling directory are now complete. With Microgaming recently banning its licensees from accepting new real-money players from the US, and with the state of Kentucky putting pressure on various online casinos and online poker rooms, it was necessary to do a complete check-up and update of all pages at The Online Casino Gambling Directory.

So, here’s where things stand:

Now, and as always, you can be sure that the information that you get at The Online Casino Gambling Directory is accurate, complete, and free from bul**hit.

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UIGEA Regulations Finalized, Banks Must Comply By 12/2009

Yesterday, the United States Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board jointly issued a press release announcing the finalization of UIGEA regulations. The press release includes a link to the actual regulations, a 60+ page document that contains various regulations with which banks have been given a year to comply.

I published my analysis of the UIGEA regulations when they were published in draft form about a year ago. In the coming days, I will be reading the finalized regulations and offering my analysis here.

One initial thought is that the 12 month window that banks have to comply with the regulations is ample time for the Democratic Congress and new Obama Administration to take action to completely repeal the entire UIGEA. More on that later….

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