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    US Land Casinos Starting to Recover

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    Things have been rough the last several years for the U.S. casino industry. The nation’s casinos were hit harder than most businesses by the recession of 2008. With the industry relying on people spending disposable income on non-essentials, it was obviously one of the first to be scratched from the...
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    Online Gambling Technology

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    Technological advancements tend to happen exponentially. Advancements that used to take decades then take years and those that used to take years take months. Each advancement makes the next advancement easier to come by, speeding the progress along. That holds true for technology within the gambling industry as well. In...
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    Microgaming Online Slots

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    If you’re looking for good and safe slots, you need to look at who makes them. There is a small group of well-known, reputable casino software developers that make the games used by most of the popular sites. Each of those software companies has certain things they excel at, but...
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    Online Gambling Growing in Australia

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    Despite the fact that it’s not exactly legal, online gambling is thriving in Australia. In a story recently found on http://news.google.com.au/, it was reported that online gambling is the fastest growing form of gambling in Australia. Gambling at online casinos and online poker rooms and betting online on sports is...
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    Fruit Slots

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    Over time, online slots have become more and more complex. They can now have hundreds of winning combinations instead of traditional paylines. They have videos sequences and animations. They have plot-based stories that progress as you play the game. They have a number of animated mini-games where you play for...
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    Roulette Outside Bets

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    The last post covered the types of inside bets in roulette. This one will cover the outside bets, the ones outside the three-columned grid on the roulette table. The odds and payouts below are for American Roulette. There is one bet that looks like it could be an inside bet...
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    Roulette Inside Bets

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    There is more to roulette than blindly guessing a number and hoping it hits. There is strategy involved in the betting. The roulette table is divided into three columns. Bets inside the columns are inside bets. Bets outside the columns are outside bets. The odds and payouts differ for each...
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    Starting Out at Video Poker

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    As you may know, video poker is an electronic version of poker. There are plenty of different types of video poker games, but there are a few tips you should know before playing any of them. The rise of televised poker show has made all forms of poker more popular....
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    French Roulette Special Bets

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    Did you know that “roulette” in French means “little wheel”? This is because the game originated in France. American and European Roulette may be more popular, but French Roulette is another style of the casino game. French Roulette differs considerably. Just look at the picture of the wheel and you...
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    The Basics of Backgammon

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    Backgammon isn’t a game you might associate with gambling, but it can be found at some online casinos. Contrary to popular belief, the stakes can get high on this dice game. A $100 game can be easily doubled and redoubled into a $1000 game. Backgammon uses a rectangular board divided...