It was a great day for the lucky winner, Susan C, who won an exorbitant amount of money on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring progressive jackpot slot game. It has been reported by Irish Gambling sources that the hit took place on December 28 and Susan won £1.965,956.46 which is equivalent to about $3 million! Not a bad way to start off the new year. Continue reading →

An Irish nun has landed her in solitary confinement after admitting she blew close to one millions dollars of stolen money at a casino in New York casino. She managed to avoid a jail term and is instead being kept confined in her convent as punishment for her crime. Continue reading →

The 2011 Rugby World Cup has kicked off in New Zealand and so has the awesome new rugby style events at InterCasino. InterCasino is featuring two new events of which one is the Bonus Scrum where players can work their way to some huge winnings. The Bonus Scrum will be played over seven weeks starting on September 9 and going all the way to October 23. The first four weekends will have four Pools. Each pool consists of five teams and five different bonuses. You can claim one or all the bonuses and you after you claim a bonus you will be taken to the Quarter Finals. Continue reading →

This blog speaks about the trends of the gambling industry in Ireland. The value of gambling in Ireland reaches €3 billion per year even though commercial gambling is illegal in Ireland.

The Betting Act of 1931 regulates the gambling industry in Ireland. It is also important to note that Ireland is the only country in the EU which does not have specific laws for Casinos.

Recent developments which will be discussed in this blog show a positive sign in the development of the European online casinos industry, especially in Ireland.

Minister of justice Alan Shatter still not impressed. After a long six months the necessary gambling reforms in Ireland are far from complete, it is reported in the Irish press this week. It is widely considered that laws regarding both internet gambling and land based casino gambling, are out of date. If passed, this reform is expected to bring a staggering 13,000 additional jobs and pump as much as Euro 300 million into the economy in the form of tax revenues. Continue reading →

Movies about gambling and casinos have always had a good run at the box office. The intricacies of gambling games, the glitz and glamour of the casino and the dark side of the industry have always captivated audiences. But not all gambling movies can actually help you learn how to play the casino game. The movie 21 may have showed you a lot about blackjack, but you can’t really figure out how to use the strategies from the movie. To actually learn to play a certain casino game you need to understand the rules, the bets and the strategies and all this can’t be accommodated into a movie that runs for about an hour and a half. There are lots of instructional videos out there that give you an immense amount of information about casino games. One of the most popular ones is the Poker For Dummies gambling movie. This instructional video is great for beginners as well as advanced player who want to improve their skills. Poker for Dummies offers detailed instructions on different types of games, including Seven Card Stud and Texas Hold’em, and tips from professional players. Howard Lederer – Secrets of Texas Limit Hold ‘Em is another popular gambling movie where the legendary poker player Howard Lederer shares his secrets about the methods and the drive you need to excel in poker. There are so many other types of gambling movies that you can watch which are either instructional or Hollywood style films, but gives these 3 gambling movies a try and see if they can help you with gambling. A great website resource for gambling movies is Casino Videos managed by Tube Casino.