CryptoLogic who is one of the biggest names in online gaming software for online casinos has announced recently that they will be designing and launching 7 new games to its already large and very alluring list of available gaming options. Amidst the games will be the Casinomeister portal, an enhanced version of European Blackjack, an enhanced version of European Roulette as well as several other innovative games that are sure to please.

Brian Hadfield, who is CryptoLogic’s President/ CEO said, “CryptoLogic has made its award-winning Internet casino platform its number one priority, and we continue to lead the way with the best branded and non-branded games on the market today.” He added, “CryptoLogic’s other branded games based on well-known characters have been both highly popular and highly profitable - and we have high hopes that King Kong and our other new games can scale similar heights.”

One of the first new games to be showcased is a King Kong slot game that will have an alluring 25 chances to win at max bet and have several interesting video bonuses that can be triggered for extra prizes. The first bonus will be a plane smashing cash bonus and the second will be a chance to win a mystery prize!

The next game will be Casinomeister with a portal that have cutting edge news and information on everything is, was or could be related to the online casino and gambling world of innovation and information.

Next are European Blackjack and Roulette making a better version of the traditional games just simply wonderful. These and previous games will contain above grade graphics and interaction that other software providers are simply not prepared to offer.

This and several new slot games will be added to the list of amazing games that the software company has developed.

As many know PartyGaming is probably one of the most popular names in the online gambling industry. The series of Party Casinos are known by their high end casino programs, the bright colors as well as their constant dedication to customer interaction and relations. And as if this wasn’t enough PartyGaming is currently in the works of adding news games from WagerWorks.

The games that will be added to the list include: Cleopatra®, Monopoly with Pass “Go” Bonus, Cluedo and Wheel of Fortune® Hollywood Edition. These games as well as others that are said to be added to the list most recently promise to add some entertaining flare and will be available for play at Partycasino.com as well as several other PartyGaming websites.

In a statement current President of WagerWorks, Paul Mathews said “We are pleased to have been selected to provide a number of our top performing games to help them deliver its long term strategy. This agreement shows that we have quality games to suit the biggest players in the market. PartyGaming has identified that our games fit well within their portfolio and support the continuing evolution of their product strategy.”

PartyGaming is also quite thrilled that they have secured so many wonderful games that will currently be available exclusively at Party online gambling websites. This relationship is sure to only continue to blossom from here. They are certain that they will have new players logging on and trying the new games as soon as they launch.

The government in Australia is currently in the process of testing internet filters that will aim to stop the residents of Australia from being able to access any online casinos what so ever. One of the senators in Australia says that it is mandatory for these filters to stop people from accessing these sites as it is corruption for the their country.

The Australian government is being strongly advised to instruct ISP’s to block any content that maybe considered illegal starting with Child pornography to any other illegitimate websites that may fall under their opinion of inappropriate.

The government is currently proposing a possible plan of an opt out list that would allow those adults that want permission to enter the sites under discussion and may allow some access to these sites. However this may only be applied to sites that the government decides to deem appropriate enough and may not include gambling sites and especially not pornography sites.

These new ideas are very controversial. Many are saying that online gambling is so similar to physical gambling and it is their own money that they are using so they should definitely be permitted to do so. The topic is still up for discussion and is unlikely to see an end until 2009.

The recent Powerball draw has not seen a winner in quite a while and has grown to nearly $59 million dollars. There were several winners that did almost hit the big jackpot but since they only got 5 out of the 6 number right they will receive a much smaller sum while the large jackpot continues to grow until it is finally hit.

The lottery becomes especially popular during the holiday season as more people are purchasing tickets as gifts and stocking stuffers. People are also hoping to hit the big jackpot in an opportunity to pay off their bills and then some!

The lottery Powerball is played every Thursday and Saturday nights after the selling is closed. Most people that have won the large jackpots in the past say that they have been playing the lottery for quite some time in the past and had always wanted to hit the big one.

Jackpots tend to grow this time of year with holiday bonuses and inspirations. The Powerball lottery is fully licensed and governed by the American government and monitored by the law in the state that it is drawn. Most sums that are won in the lottery are taxed at a 30% income tax due to government policies for US Redidents.

Want to hit a gigantic jackpot this month? Well Party Casino online casino is definitely the place to go if you are looking for a big jackpot as the Gold Mega Jackpot has almost reached the 1 million dollar mark. This online slot happens to be part of a series of progressive slots called the Mega fortune wheel. The jackpot was recently hit by a member gathering winnings of over $1 million dollars.

This slot allows almost anyone to be a winner as the minimum bet to win is only one penny and for those looking to make the max bet the value increases incrementally to 10 dollars as the highest denomination bet that could be made per spin. This game is a recent addition to the Party Casino group and contains amazing graphics and bonuses.

The slots that allow for a progressive jackpot to be triggered allow for a min bet of 1 cent and bets going up to 200 dollars at the party casino. The progressive jackpots on all the machines vary with the million dollar jackpot being the current highest jackpot that the casino offers but the amounts are constantly growing until a jackpot is hit and reset.

Players at the party casino can choose from many games other than slot games including table games such as blackjack, video poker, backgammon, roulette and other fun games to choose from. The Party Casino is a part of partypoker.com series of online casinos and was launched early in 2006.

JackpotCity.com is currently offering a new welcome bonus to all the players that join this month. The bonus offer that they are currently making will allow players to have money as a bonus in their accounts prior to putting any of their own money into the online casino account. The offer is valid up to 100 dollars in real money in their accounts.

As soon as a player creates a new account the money will be deposited in the account and players can begin to use this money right away. This will give the players a chance to learn how to play if they haven’t played in the past as well as give them the opportunity to play for free before having to put in their own cash.

Players are limited to a certain time frame to play their free money but once they are finished they can keep any winnings that they have made off the money that was put into their accounts or they can put in more money of their own. This online casino will also offer a similar reload bonus to the new players that are joining and its current players as well.

This online casino has more than 250 top online casino games, including Roulette, Baccarat, Craps, Blackjack,Video Poker as well as the world famous high definition Gold Series. Other than table games the online casino also has a wide selection of slot games to choose from including Thunderstruck, Hitman, Bubble, Tomb Raider, Ladies Nite, and of course the ever popular Mega Moolah Progressive Slot!

Argentina is following suit in the way of the US and considering making totally new laws when it comes to any form of online gambling. It looks as though they are looking to regulate all the activity that is currently happening with regards to online gaming without currently benefiting the Argentina government. Talks are currently taking place on a very high level.

It is known that it happens to be a very popular activity there to gamble whether it be in a land based casino or online but officials are saying that they will make the attempt to regulate or fully ban all online gambling activity in the year to come.

The government recently released a bill that said all forms of online gambling is illegal. The grey area comes to function when trying to state what actually qualifies as online gambling and the details of what sites will be banned and blocked from the general public. The next bill talks about the association of ISPs and what role they will have when it comes to blocking online gambling and financial sites that take money in order to process accounts for online bets.

These new bills are causing a lot of controversy talk even though they have not yet been officially passed and are only in the talks. People are fighting that it is their right to do what they want with their income in this respect that fines and imprisonment would not be fair punishment for such an offence.

IG Sport (which is a spread betting firm) and sister fixed-odds operator extrabet.com have launched the first UK Gambling Commission licensed online casino powered by Chartwell Technology Inc. The casino went live last week and further expands the leisure offering from IG Group Holdings which includes sports spread betting, sports binary betting and fixed-odds sports betting.

The head of IG Sport and extrabet.com said, “We’re delighted to add Chartwell’s casino to our on-line sports betting portfolio and proud that we can boast the first UK Gambling Commission licensed online casino.” He added, “While both our fixed-odds and sports spread betting products remain strong, we also recognize the appetite for other modes of on-line gaming and so the benefits of increasing the offerings on our online platforms.”

In order to fulfill the IG Group’s requirements and commitment to regulatory leadership, Chartwell’s gaming system underwent a thorough certification process required by the UK regulatory authority that meets or exceeds gaming regulation anywhere in the world. This included both corporate and software certification to ensure maximum security and reporting functionality necessary for Chartwell to receive certification by the UK Gambling Commission under the new regime.

The online search engine, Google has announced that it is partially reversing a policy against accepting gambling advertisements. The company announced that its decision over the last year to ban gaming ads will no longer be applicable to England, Scotland, and Wales.

The online search has said that its corporate motto is “Don’t be evil,” and made implications that the ban on gambling ads was part of a decision to protect the public from such other promotions as those for guns, prostitution, and so-called miracle cures. However, Google did not find gaming unethical until the company was forced to settle with the U.S. Department of Justice.

In that matter, it paid a fine for having accepted ads for online casinos. The removal of any future ads prevented Google from another legal headache with the U.S. government.

Google is presently facing a stock value that is off by almost fifty percent, largely due to declining revenues as advertising dollars are harder to come by in the struggling economy. Internet gambling advertisements represent a huge source of income.

The search engine has defended its policy change by saying it preferred to localize such decisions to comply with local customs and traditions. Online gambling is legal in Britain. Of course, if that logic were extended, then prostitution ads would be alright in parts of Nevada, and firearms could be pushed in Texas and Florida.

Google says only licensed gambling establishments will qualify as advertisers. Any ads accepted will be coded non-family-safe, which allows parental control software to block them.

The online poker room, FullTiltPoker.com which is licensed out of Alderney has announced that it will be hosting the tenth edition of its Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) next month. The series will begin with a $216 no-limit hold’em six-max event.

Featuring a one million dollar guarantee, the first game of the FTOPS will kick off November 5 before the competition moves on to a $256 pot-limit Omaha Knockout event with a prize pool of $200,000 the next day.

The event began two years ago with eight games and a combined guaranteed prize pool of more than one million dollars. The special competition has moved on since then with the last edition in August awarding more than $15 million in prize money over 25 events.

The competition will run through November 16 and feature another 25 events and a cumulative prize pool of over $15 million. All games will be hosted by a member of the Team Full Tilt stable of professional players and the games will end with $535 no-limit hold’em main event featuring a $2.5 million guarantee.

It will span twelve days and include a $535 no-limit hold’em tournament with a guaranteed $300,000 prize on November 6 and a $535 Omaha pot-limit six-max competition with a $350,000 reward on November 8.

For those who were eliminated before the money in any game, the site is even offering a special Bounce backability Freeroll event on November 22. Open to all players who were the last to be eliminated before the money in any event, the Freeroll will feature entry into the main event of the next edition of the FTOPS as a prize.