Crown Casino Europe, a brand new online casino powered by Playtech casino software, is successfully launched earlier this month and is well received around the world by the Internet gambling industry.

Created by the same company that has made Europe Casino, the new Crown Casino Europa already demonstrated a great success. Many online players have moved to Crown Casino so they can play at their online casino of their choice. Crown Casino offers over 140 casino online games including blackjack, baccarat, video poker, roulette and slot-machines. Crown online casino offers licensed Playtech products, including the Hulk and Iron Man. But also new casino games such as the very popular Gladiator slotmachine. Besides the known range of online casino games, Crown offers a range of unique online casino games like various variations of blackjack and virtual horse racing. The site has also added some live croupiers making it so you can play your favourite casino games live, so you will be even closer to the real experience.

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Online casino software developer, Microgaming has announced that they have concluded an agreement with land-based casino and sports betting operator international BalkanBet limited, under conditions of the contract, Microgaming will add the online sports betting site BalkanBet.com to their portfolio.

The online casino site is one of the latest in a long list of customers who use Microgaming software. Because the Microgaming network is so large and has many famous poker sites under her name like SpinPalacePoker.com, Roxy Poker and Unibet, BalkanBet certainly is in safe hands. A statement from the Microgaming Poker Network said: “The move would serve to expand its online casino offering and capitalise further on the significant growth potential of the Balkan gaming market.” Martin Simeonov, CEO of BalkanBet said: “The development of our online offering is a key part of our growth strategy. With Microgaming on board, we are able to deliver a market-leading casino online product to our sportsbook players. This partnership will enable us to cement our position as a key player in the Balkan online gaming market.” The announcement is just one of many in a month that had many exciting developments for Microgaming, including some innovative changes in their poker offerings and new measures to avoid data mining on the sites.

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French casino gambling companies have joined forces to sue 14 online casino operators for violating the French gambling law by accepting bets from the French people. The three companies, Barriere, Joagroupe and Tranchant ask the Criminal Court in Paris to block licensing for online casino operators for a period of 2 years.

Certain statements in online casino gambling cases by the European Court of Justice indicated that member states of the EU may block Internet gambling operators under special circumstances. The French casino owners want oversees online casino companies to be punished, when they wish to obtain a license when the French gambling market is liberalized, for operating an online casino while the market was still closed. Among the operators in violation, are very well known internet casino groups such as Sportingbet, Bwin and Unibet. The online casinos are expected to argue the indictment against them by saying that the French government had no jurisdiction over the freedom of services, as guaranteed by the EU trade treaty. The French casinos will say that the internet gambling companies disrupted a routine and legitimate system for the liberalization of the gambling market, because they have refused to wait patiently or properly requested a license.

The indictment comes not even 2 weeks after we were able to report that Yves Bot, Advocate-General of the European Court of Justice, stated an opinion against the German online casino ban and said that EU countries must comply with EU legislation.

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The biggest online casino software developer in the world, Microgaming has announced that later this year they will release a sequel to the ultra successful online slot machine Thunderstruck. Thunderstruck is an iconic game in the Microgaming casinos and is one of the slotmachines used in the free Microgaming tournaments.

Microgaming is a favourite among online casino players, and the development team has worked non-stop on a Thunderstruck sequel to create an experience that tops the previous Thunderstruck. Some decisions are taken to be faithful to the essence and personality of the game. The experience of the players is raised to a new level with the beautiful hand-painted icons, a wonderful soundtrack and a series of casino bonus games which attracts a broad audience of internet casino players. In addition, the game is playable in high resolution of 1024 x 768, which optimizes the experience. The latest upgrade allows players to play several casino games simultaneously in different tabs. This makes the experience more personal for the player, because he no longer needs to switch games but his establish priorities themselves.

Raatgever Roger, Director of Microgaming said: “We are truly excited about the release of the sequel to the hugely popular Thunderstruck Video Slot machine. The quality of graphics and special features are already looking out of this world! We are extremely proud of the brands that we have developed ourselves; Thunderstruck is a prime example of this. The game will contain unrivalled graphics, innovative game play and the best possible user experience, with an optimal screen resolution of 1024 x 768. We expect to see the same level of success from the sequel as we did from the original.”

Microgaming’s Thunderstruck 2 is expected to be released by the end of the year. The game is received enthusiastically by the internet gaming industry.

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Lottery players had the day of their lives last Sunday as the two national games, Powerball and Mega Millions started selling their lottery tickets in the same states. The action will likely increase revenues for money eager states and increase the size of the jackpot.

Critics say its a new attempt by the government to push an addictive product to people who can afford it, especially problem gamblers. Before the agreement by lottery owners in Oktober of 2009, Mega Millions and Powerball were sold separately in states. A lottery player could either buy a Mega Millions ticket in his/ her state or a Powerball ticket but never both, this caused many lottery players to take the gamble outside their own state and buy their lottery ticket across state lines.

Jodie Winnett, director of the Illinois Lottery said: “It’s going to be great for players who are looking for a dollar and a dream.” Of the 33 jurisdictions where Powerball is played, 32 now sell Mega Millions tickets and in 10 of the 12 states where Mega Millions has been played are now selling Powerball tickets also. By the end of the year, all 45 states that have lotteries in the US will have both Mega Millions and Powerball lotteries. Lottery directors are hoping the mix state lottery will create the first ever national lottery.

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