It's not news to the online casinos but always surprises readers and gamblers when they learn that September to December is online casinos busiest months. Everything adds up as to why these months are jam-packed with gambling enthusiasts. With summer winding down, college and university kids back in town and the hype of the $30 million World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) has resulted in all online casinos numbers sky rocketing, from the biggest casinos to the smallest poker rooms out there.





No matter what the reason may be, the surge is lead by the two biggest players in the industry, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Traffic at PokerStars is unprecedented, even for PokerStars who have solid numbers year-round. So far in September, traffic is up 34% over August, averaging 17,451 players per hour over the course of a day.

The 17,451 average makes September the busiest month for PokerStars, the world's most popular online poker site, with the busiest day being September 14th, when the site averaged 20,496 players, including 3,467 players who signed up for the $1,050 WCOOP event.

Trailing behind PokerStars is their number one competitor, Full Tilt Poker, who saw a strong increase of 28% this month averaging 7,890 players, well behind industry leader PokerStars.

I've been involved in many a "friendly" game of Poker that had endings which were far less than cordial; but the results of a private Poker game conducted in Colorado have resulted in court action.

It seems that Colorado law allows private Poker games and apparently the rules governing such endeavors aren't all that different from the ones that regulate commercial casino operations, with protections for everyone from fraudulent games.

Well a pro Poker player got into one of these games, won, got stiffed and is

Pursuing his Poker jackpot in the Colorado courts.

What do you think the odds are that he'll recover all he's claimed?

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For a long time now I've been reporting here, and in my "PlayTime Las Vegas" blog, about the continuing rise in popularity of the penny slot machine.

There are a lot of reasons for this, and here in Las Vegas the penny slot machine has always been popular among the retired set, for mostly economic reasons.

But for quite a while they have been the biggest money maker in many a casino because they tend to pay out at slightly higher percentage rates in some casinos.

This long time Las Vegas casino love affair with the penny slot machine is now spreading to other parts of the country and this has caused a whole slew of interest in these machines.

The majority of the questions center on how these machines pay out and here's where you can learn about what makes a penny slot machine a penny slot machine and their unique "bonus spins" and "multipliers."

Have fun and good luck!

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I have always had an admiration for the way that Europeans are able to move on to new technology without feeling the need to immediately abandon the old.

That's how you end up with places such as "Mecca Bingo", England's one stop shop for all your bingo needs.

Mecca Bingo has been a bricks and mortar bingo hall mainstay in Great Britain for a long time and they are now going to expand into the more modern world of video slot machines.

By partnering with "Barcrest" they will bring its patrons the latest video slot machines along side their beloved Bingo games.

Want to play from home rather than going out to a casino for a bit of interplay with your fellow slot machine enthusiasts?

OK, Mecca Bingo has you covered with their online video slot machine casino.

Have fun and good luck!

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Despite the member countries of the, "EU", the European Union, becoming more consolidated in the way they conduct inter-country commerce and travel, each country retains its own internal version of morality and law.

Just as resident of every State in the United States has his or her own feeling about the propriety of gambling so do the residents of each European country.

It's funny too, how some of the things you wouldn't expect, such as legalized Internet gambling in Italy, at least I didn't, will soon be a reality.

For now at least we Americans can keep track of the progress being made in other countries. Eventually some outside pressure, along with passage of Barney Frank's Internet Gambling Law, will restore the rights of adult Americans to gamble online without account funding restrictions.

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Any competition requires practice, rehearsal and preparation for the actual event. But what does one do to prepare for a tournament when there's really nothing to "prepare."

Because playing Poker does not require equipment of any kind, there are no pre-game or pre-competition equipment adjustments or preparations. In the case of one-on-one events, there is no practice or "work out" session with the rest of a team.

But working up to "game time" is crucial in any competition because you want to peak, both physically and mentally, at just the right time.

So it appears that the only piece of equipment Poker players have are their heads and that's what has to be prepared for playing winning poker.

Check out this interesting and different article and learn how to get yourself mentally prepared for playing Poker.

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All the news can't be good and unfortunately the world of online Poker took a hit when "Duplicate Poker" closed its virtual doors a few days ago.

The online gaming site was reported to be another victim of the current sad state of America's tumbling economy which is creating the expected ripple effect throughout the world's banking community.

"Duplicate Poker" was unusual not so much because it was American friendly; but because apparently it was completely legal due to the act that the games were skill based.

It's too bad but maybe they'll be back when this economic crisis is over.

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This is a sort of odd kind of casino if you can even call it a casino.

Apparently what we have way down in Florida is a slick setup for people who like Internet café's and don't mind partaking of a bit of "free" gambling.

I don't know what the actual legal status of this place is but the owner claims that there is no actual gambling because he gives away free chances to win prizes.

You buy some Internet time and you get your prize tickets.

Here's the story about the Internet Café Casino that isn't.

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Native American casinos still rate as the most popular of the non-Las Vegas American casinos; and with good reason.

Right from the start, despite their humble beginnings, America's Indian casinos have always been classy, customer service oriented establishments that have evolved into some of the country's most successful non Nevada casinos.

The latest example of these upscale Native American owned casinos is the Red Hawk Hotel and Casino in Shingle Springs, California.

The casino will be opening very soon and will have 5000 slot machines and other games of chance ready to go on opening day.

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Citizens of European countries where the government allows adults the freedom to do as they please with their discretionary incomes are entering a new phase on online gambling.

As society becomes increasingly mobile so does the need to be able to do more things while on the go and that includes non-work related items.

The firm of CasinosVIPLounge.com has just released a bunch of new mobile gaming programs hat will fill the needs of the gambler on the go for a long time to come.

Those of you lucky enough to engage in this pastime and those who wish they could can find the info about Europe's latest move into mobile gaming here.

Have fun and good luck!

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