To qualify for the Cupid’s Arrow promotion, players need to play the games at Jackpot Capital and earn points in the process. The more points earned, the more the player will advance from circle to circle on the scoreboard – until they hit the target!

Everybody has a chance to win in this promotion, and each player level has a different scoreboard.

Players can check back daily on their points status by entering their account name. The points number will appear on the screen and players will be able to ensure that they are right on target!

To stand in line to win prizes, players need to collect at least five points.

• For every $100 in bets, players earn 1 point.
• For every $100 in deposits, players earn 1 point.
• For each daily visit to Jackpot Capital online casino, players earn 1 point.

There are several other ways to increase those points.

Jackpot Capital will be running special midweek Surprise Bonuses and Deposit Bonuses.

In addition, every Monday, 150 weekend players will be chosen to receive a mystery coupon, the value of which will be based on their weekend game play.

If players hit the center target, they will automatically be entered into the Promotion-End Scoreboard, which carries super cash bonuses and prizes.

All winners will be notified by March 1st.

The important distinction from Payline slots is that, in ‘Ways to Win’ slots, it does not matter where on the reel the symbol appears. For example, Diamond symbols appearing in the middle of Reel 1, at the bottom of Reel 2, and at the top of Reel 3 create a Way to Win even if it does not match any known slot machine payline.

It generally takes three of the same symbol on adjacent reels to create a Way to Win. If the player achieves four or five of the same symbol, that means a Way to Win an even bigger slots jackpot.

If one calculated all the possible ways of getting slot machine symbols on adjacent paylines, one would find that the ‘Burning Desire’ online slot game offers 243 Ways to Win, as does Alaskan Fishing, Voila, and Lord of the Rings, the immensely popular Thunderstruck II, and the brand new games Reel Gems and Robin Hood.

All Slots online casino also has released online slots games with bigger reels, which allow room for more slot machine symbols on each reel and therefore more Ways to Win. Arctic Fortune online slots has 1,024, while Dolphin Coast has 3,125 Ways to Win.

Originally, the EU intended to respond to the Cypriot request by December 14. Then that day came and went. The EU now says that the deadline to make a decision on the bill has been pushed back until March 14. When announcing the pushed back deadline, the EU stated that it was in part due to input received from Malta.

As you are probably aware, Malta is one of the biggest online gambling hubs in the world. They are home to a number of Maltese-licensed casinos. If Cyprus makes it illegal for Cypriot citizens to gamble online, Malta stands to lose some business. For that reason, some in the Cyprus government are blaming Mata.

According to Ionas Nicolaou, Vice President of the Democratic Rally (DISY), Malta and the United Kingdom are trying to sabotage their efforts to ban online gambling for their own self-interest. My opinion: Maybe you shouldn’t have joined the European Union if you didn’t want other countries meddling in your business and interfering in your government for their own gain.

Nicolaou said that “the interventions and comments by Malta and the United Kingdom were made purposely as online gambling is licensed in both countries and they receive huge amounts of money for those licenses.”

In the Cypriot draft bill, the country would ban online poker and all online casino games. Online sports betting, however, would remain legal and the a new government agency would be created to give out licenses to those who wished to operate in the market.

Tags: Cyprus online gambling, European Union, gambling legislation

It already offers Italian online players poker and bingo under its increasingly popular Winga brand, in full compliance with the Italian regulations set out by AAMS.

Under the agreement announced this week, Playtech will provide Buongiorno with its online casino product, to be launched in Italy following the regulation of online casino gaming, expected in early 2011. A range of innovative products and services, including mobile games, will set Winga’s offering apart, and bring new ways of playing to the Italian market, a company spokesman disclosed.

Andrea Casalini, chief executive at the mobile group said: “Buongiorno’s e-gaming offering, Winga.it is set to develop in two directions in the coming few months, once (Italian) regulations allow.

“Firstly, via the expansion on our existing gaming offering, to include lotteries, casino games and more; this is where our casino agreement with Playtech will play a key part, enabling this exciting expansion to happen. Secondly, the provision of the Winga offering on the mobile channel, leveraging Buongiorno’s ten years of experience in this sector.’

Playtech CEO, Mor Weizer, said: “This agreement is a significant step forward for Playtech in Italy. Given Buongiorno’s historic mobile expertise, it is also an excellent opportunity to implement some unique technologies for the Italian market, as Playtech’s cross-platform capability fits very well with Buongiorno’s business model. We look forward to developing this relationship in the coming months.”

Sentence was delayed for two years and this week has handed down by a New York District Court.

Forbes news reports that Judge Jed Rakoff sentenced Dikshit to one year’s probation but questioned why other prosecutions had not come before the courts – “Nobody else has been indicted,” said Judge Rakoff. “It has been two years since this defendant began co-operating, what’s going on?”

In response, Assistant U.S. Attorney Arlo Devlin-Brown, indicated that the investigation remains ongoing and stated “there are challenges in this prosecution”.

Dikshit’s legal representative, Mark Pomerantz, commented that he and his colleagues had discussed the confusing circumstances surrounding the case “hundreds of times.” In arguing for no jail time, Pomerantz highlighted Dikshit’s $300 million payment. He said Dikshit, who is a citizen of India with no ties to the U.S., had originally been given legal advice that it was unlikely he would be charged, and even that if he was charged the chances of extradition were slim.

“The acceptance of responsibility is extraordinary,” said Pomerantz. “He wanted to square his accounts with the U.S.”

Party Gaming subsequently settled with the US Justice Department regarding its pre-UIGEA activities for $105 million. However, co-founders Ruth Parasol DeLeon and Russell DeLeon were not charged and as far as is known have not reached any settlement with the U.S. authorities.

Dikshit has no further ties with PartyGaming after selling off his remaining shares in the company over the past two years for a reported $450 million and spends his time on his Charity Foundation, Kusuma Trust.

In July 2009 tough new general gambling laws banished non-sports betting land gambling operations to remote areas of the country, throwing the Russian industry into disarray and driving much of it underground.

The new proposal is authored and introduced by Ivan Savvidi of the United Russia party, and proposes fines between 500 and 2000 roubles for people gambling outside of the official gambling zones using mobile networks and/or the Internet, meaning that online casinos and poker will be illegal in Russia if the bill is passed.

“Previously the law only concerned organisers of gambling, and now the gamblers themselves will also be responsible,” Savvidi told the local publication Gazeta.ru.

Savvidi claims in the proposal’s justification notes that online gambling may be especially tempting to the underaged.

Russian lawyer Irina Tulubyeva told Gezeta.ru: “If the gamblers know that they will pay a fine, there will be fewer of those willing to play. And they are becoming partners in crime, even though the main punishment will still be given to the organisers.”

The new bills are thought to have been prompted by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev’s recent call to curb illegal casinos in Moscow.

There are five tournaments for five different games, each with a guaranteed prize pool of £2,000. The tournaments have entry fees for as little as £2.50, though once you run out of chips you have to re-buy if you want to continue playing.

The tournaments are held in the games of blackjack, poker dice, gin rummy, backgammon and dominoes. The first part of the Winter Skills Festival, which is the poker dice and dominoes events, began today, December 8. On Thursday, December 9, the backgammon and gin rummy tournaments take place. The festival ends on Friday, December 10, with the blackjack event.

As a special treat, in addition to winning money from the £10,000 total prize pool, players who win or come in second also gain free entry to the William Hill Skill Grandmaster tournament, which is a tournament held early next year, on January 6.

For those not in the know, William Hill is an online gambling operator based in the UK and specializes in casino games, sports betting and other online betting services. If you are not yet a member of William Hill, you can take part in the Winter Skills Festival immediately upon joining. William Hill will also offer you a free £150 as a sign-up bonus for joining the website.

Tags: casino tournament, William Hill

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Based in a province already internationally known for its proximity to the First Nation online gambling hub of the Mohawks at Kahnawake, barely an hour’s drive from Montreal, Quebec has become the second Canadian province to take the provincially regulated internet gambling route.

Earlier this year The British Columbia Lottery Corporation launched its PlayNow.com site, and the consensus is that the populous province of Ontario will soon follow. Meanwhile, moves are afoot in Saskatchewan by First Nation tribes to research online gambling possibilities, probably in partnership with the provincial government.

Not everyone was happy about the launch, with the Association québécoise des retraité des secteurs public et parapublic, which represents the interests of retired public and parapublic workers suggesting that all 55 years old and over Quebecers should boycott the site. The Association’s president, Luc Vallerand said that recent studies suggest that seniors are at risk when it comes to Internet gambling.

“We think that Loto-Québec’s offer of Internet gambling is going to give them a false sense of security,” Vallerand told the Montreal Gazette. “Players will think that there is no danger or potential for problems on Loto-Québec’s site. And they may not (easily) see what it is costing them because a credit card can be used,” he said.

Jean-François Biron, a gambling researcher and member of the Montreal public health department’s advisory committee agreed, claiming that in countries where Internet gambling has recently been sanctioned by the state, gambling participation rates – and problems – have grown.

He told the Gazette that in England, the participation rate for people age 55 to 64 was 2.7% in 2006, but jumped to eight percent in 2010, whilst in Sweden, the number of problem gamblers among women age 45 to 64 doubled after state-sanctioned Internet gambling was introduced.

Loto-Quebéc declined to say how many Quebecers signed up initially or how much was wagered online on the opening day. Online poker appeared to be popular, with over 800 players online by mid-morning, climbing to 1,600 early evening.

Espacejeux offers an extensive range of casino games, and there are plans for collaboration next month with the British Columbia internet gambling venture, enabling players from both provinces to compete against each other on a common network based in Montreal.

A Loto Quebec spokesman said that Espacejeux expects to attract between 10,000 and 20,000 Quebecers before Christmas, and generate around Cdn50 million in revenues through 2012.

The e-cash processor told customers in an email this week:

As of 30 November 2010, your contract with Neteller Operations Limited will be with Neteller (UK) Limited. How this affects you: Because Neteller (UK) Limited is regulated by the Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom (FSA), your funds will be safe-guarded in accordance with FSA regulation. You will now have access to the UK Financial Ombudsman Service should you have any complaints that are not sufficiently dealt with through Neteller’s formal complaint procedure. Please note that the next time you sign into your account you will be prompted to accept the new Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) Policy.