Finally Apple has accepted the first official iphone app featuring online gambling after many rejections. While mobile gaming is nothing new, Apple has been careful to weed out gambling applications, until now.

This new sport category app has been developed by Betfair, and will allow users to place sports bets and will serve as Betfair client to make other wagering activities. The Betfair gaming will only be made available to residents of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The application will employ the self-contained GPS in the iPhone to determine the player’s location. Attempts to place bets from locations outside the prescribed area will be blocked.

The application was pushed through the vetting process to be available in time for next month’s World Cup event. Gambling on this year’s World Cup is anticipated to set international records on volume and amounts wagered.

US players are barred from using mobile gaming devices, and US telecommunications companies will not authorize devices to permit gambling applications. US residents seeking to entertain them may have a glimmer of hope, in that mobile gaming policies may likely change if and when US regulation of online gambling begins.

Download this Application from Apple app store or visit Betfair website to learn more about this application.

NetPlay TV and Playtech Ltd have announced that they will be raising £12.84 million for an agreement on an interactive gaming deal for five years.

The ‘live’ TV gambling specialist NetPlay has conditionally placed 58,352,476 new shares on the market to strengthen the company’s bottom line and raise capital for continued expansion. Investment company Directforce Trading Ltd. will hold the new shares benefiting Playtech as a significant shareholder. Playtech will distribute NetPlays games both to retail as well as online customers. NetPlay TV is to supply ‘live’ interactive games such as roulette blackjack and bingo plus a live fixed odds draw. Playtech will also takeover on it’s platform all of NetPlays services over the five year agreement.

Martin Higginson, Chief Executive Officer for NetPlay, commented, “This agreement will take NetPlay TV to new heights. The investment of £12.8m into our business, along with the strategic relationship, both in terms of distribution and technology with Playtech, will enable us to drive the development of our converged gaming solutions.”

According to Martin Higginson’s recent interview on CNBC, repoted revenues for NetPlay were up 118 percent over last year, with a number of acquisitions and the launch of a number of new services extending it’s business to business  solutions segment.

Netplay TV’s Non-Executive Chairman, Clive Jones, commented on the company’s recent growth, “NetPlay TV has come of age. The business has been transformed during the course of the year into a significantly larger interactive media business,” adding, “The demand for “live” gaming is starting to gather momentum and we are uniquely positioned to take advantage of this major opportunity. The UK Government is committed to the delivery of a fast Internet service for all and, as such, TV quality interactive programming is now available to an increased and growing number of UK homes.

Jones, is a broadcasting veteran, since 1978 he has held a number of prestigious roles in the media industry. Currently he is non-executive chairman of GMTV and a non-executive director of S4C, as well as Governor of the National Film and Television School.

Courtesy: Online Casino News

The strategy we will discuss below works for most blackjack table. However, before you apply this strategy, make sure you check the game rules before you sit down and play on a blackjack table. Most of blackjack tables at casino do have decks numbering from four to eight, which doubling after a split should be allowed.

This blackjack strategy works like this:

When you get a blackjack pair, you have an option to split your cards. Your decision whether to split the pair in your hand will depend on the face-up card at the dealer’s side of the table; you always assume dealer’s face-down card is a TEN. Unless you are doing card counting, you don’t have to mind what cards have been dealt to other players. Just focus on what the face up card at the dealer when you get a pair and deciding whether to split or not.

In order to make this strategy simple, remember these 3 rules:

1. Always split for blackjack pairs when you get a pair of Aces and a pair of eights.

2. Never split if you get a pair of tens, which means you only stand when you get a pair of tens.

3. For the rest of blackjack pairs, always split them except under certain conditions with a few exceptions (discussed in the next paragraph).

Blackjack Pairs Other Then Aces, Eights and Tens

The rule no. 1 and 2 is straight forward as rule no. 1 requires you to always split if you get a pair of Aces or Eights, while rule no. 2 requires you to NEVER split when you get a pair of tens. For rule no. 3, the decision to whether split or not will depend on the face-up card at the dealer side.

Here are the conditions to always split:

1. Pair of twos or threes: split your cards if the dealer’s face-up card is on a two to seven.

2. Pair of fours: split the pair if the dealer’s face-up card on a four to five.

3. Pair of Sixes: if dealer’s face-up card is on two to six, split your card if you get a pair of sixes.

4. Pair of Sevens: split the pair at your hand if you see dealer’s is on two to seven face-up card.

Here are the conditions to split with exceptions:

1. Pair of nines: you should choose to stand if the dealer has seven, ten or ace on his face-up card. But, split the pair of nines if dealer’s face-up card is on a two to six and eight to nine.

2. Pair of fives: you should always double on a two to nine of dealer’s face-up card, and hit if it is any other card.

Summary

In order to correctly play the blackjack pairs, you need to learn the basic strategy to split the pairs with the best advantage at your side. Using the strategy above allows you make the optimal decision to split the blackjack pairs or keep them in pair to increase your advantage.

How to play Blackjack Pairs - Quick Chart

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The British agency responsible for administering standards for advertising has added actress Angelina Jolie to their humourless list of targets. The ad for the movie “Wanted”, featuring Jolie, has joined several online casino advertisements in being pulled from distribution by the Advertising Standards Authority.

The ASA previously made news for ordering a Ladbrokes online gambling commercial barred after a single complaint was registered in a nation of over sixty million. The ad humorously compared gambling to swimming with sharks as a safe way to find excitement. Watch it here! The TV campaign by William Hill was also banned for breaking betting advertising rules by featuring a woman who was “desperate” to gamble and was hiding it from her family. Watch William Hill Bingo Banned Ad here!

The Wanted DVD Ad shows Jolie curving the path of bullets with her mind, and shooting into a car while upside down in a car flipping over the first. The commercial clearly displays a humorous and fantastic setting, but the ASA seems to take all scenes literally.

The authority said the ad – which juxtaposes images of gun violence with Jolie showing off her bare back – “could be seen to condone violence by glorifying or glamorizing the use of guns.”

It was unclear what practical effect, if any, the ruling would have. The “Wanted” DVD was released in Britain nearly six months ago.

The advertising authority has no power to enforce its writ, but it can refer advertisers to Britain’s Office of Fair Trading for legal action.

The agency has also banned a Requestabet.com ad which made joking comparison between gambling and investing in the stock market. At the time, one critic declared the ASA correct, saying tongue-in-cheek that the market was no laughing matter and investors were probably angry they hadn’t wagered their money instead.

Media analyst Howard Bunker says, “The ASA should probably review the spots for ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith.’ After all, they show a husband and wife gleefully trying to kill each other, which may promote domestic violence. And what about Beowulf? Naked Jolie morphing into a monster? Talk about misogynous.”

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Winning the Texas Holdem Poker game is not a hard nut to crack especially, if you are armed with right information regarding the winning tactics, clear understanding of the basic rules, etc. One can go through numerous websites and other sources that are providing valuable information regarding the tips of beating Texas Holdem poker game. Some of the best winning strategies of Texas Holdem poker game are assorted below:

Be aware of the position: A player should follow watchful attitude regarding his and his opponent’s position over the table while playing this game. Playing in the appropriate position is one of the main factors which decide the end result of the game.

Play with few starting hands: Playing with too many starting hands is surely going to result in losing this game. Therefore, it is advised to play with few but right combination of poker hands to win this game.

Know when to quit: Quitting the game at right time is one of the best ways of saving your money in this Texas Holdem game. Never play the game if you are going through the bad sessions or start chasing your losses in a hope to get right poker hands combination.

Never underestimate your opponents: This is one of the most common mistakes make by majority of poker players. Sometimes it does happen that your opponent may try to bluff you or bets weakly in spite of holding good hand combinations. Therefore, do not make this mistake of underestimating your opponents at poker table.

Play within the limit of your bankroll: Irrespective of the fact how good poker player you are, if you do not play within your bankroll limit you are bound to lose money at an earlier stage. For example, it is suggested that if you are recreational player, then you should have at least 20 buying at the starting level, etc.

These are some of the lucrative tips which a player must keep in mind while playing Texas Holdem game. In order to play this game, wide array of choices are available with the poker players. One can easily play this game either through online poker tournaments or by enrolling himself into the online poker schools. Moreover, one can easily download or buy the relevant software at the reasonable prices the numerous poker websites and play this exciting game.

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Here are some points that will help you understand this unique game:

* Two players seat at the blackjack table and decide the amount of money they will bet for each game.

* Both players receive an equal amount of casino chips “dollars”.

* In each game, the players will play through a pre-set number of rounds, one hand per round (5, 10 or 40-hands game)

* In each round, both players will try to beat the dealer’s hand to build up their chip-stack.

* To win any given round, players must beat the dealer’s hand by having a hand worth more in terms of combined face value, without going over a total of 21.

* At the end of the last round, the player with the larger chip-stack wins the game and takes the money, not the dealer.

At this point it seems like you still need to beat the dealer, right? Well, here’s where things get interesting.

The first thing to note is that playing head-to-head Blackjack means that a real person always wins, not the house. This means that if you lose, your opponent will be taking your money, not the house. The second thing is that because you and your opponent start the game with an exact equal chip-stack and play a pre-set number of hands per game, winning is not determined by who wins more hands but rather how builds the larger chip stack. To win, you’ll need a solid betting strategy as well as the basic blackjack strategy. Knowing how much to bet in each hand and when to Hit, Stand, or Double, will make the differences between winning and losing. This combination of skill and strategy means that a player could win a head-to-head blackjack game by winning only one out of the five hands, but this will depend on the players’ skills.

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Millions of people around the world are wagering on sports betting, online casino, playing online poker, bingo and even the lottery online at any of the thousands of gambling sites available on the net. Even people who have never visited a land based casino or a local bookie are finding themselves visiting online casinos and poker rooms on a regular basis.

So, what makes gambling on the internet so appealing? Yes, you can play any game of your choice without having to leave your favourite chair. Still, you will not be served free drinks; you will not be able to watch the game you have wagered on from big TV screens; you can neither see the facial expressions of your poker opponents nor to hear the sounds of the coins fall from the slot machine when you hit the big jackpot…

Here are the benefits of gambling online comparing to traditional casino gambling:

Diversity: how else can you jump from an online poker room to the craps table and to a bingo hall while staying seated on your most comfortable chair? Most online casinos feature a large variety of casino table games, slots and video poker machines. Moreover, in many major online gambling companies you can switch from online casino gambling to online sports wagering with the same username and account.

Bonuses: where else can you receive free money to gamble with? Most online casinos offer free money bonuses in order to entice new customers and to keep up with the competition. The bonuses can start from £10 free just for downloading the casino software to a couple of thousand for completing a certain required amount of raked hands.  A very well known Ladbrokes Casino offers £100 Welcome Bonuse!

Convenience: obliviously, what can be more convenient than playing your favourite casino game in the comfort of your own home while listening to your favourite music and drinking your favourite beer? Not to mention being able to put your dealer on hold each time up you want to take a break.

Smoking and Dress Codes: whether you are a smoker or a non smoker, when you are gambling online you are free from obeying the rules. Same goes for dressing, eating and drinking; you can smoke nonstop or remain in a non smoking environment; wear your sloppiest clothes or stay naked; eat, drink, talk on the phone, watch TV, whatever…

Atmosphere: when you are gambling online, there are not any cocktail waitresses who will sedate you with free drinks and distract you from beating the dealer. In addition, you can set an atmosphere of your choice that can include clocks or even a source of day light.

Beginner Friendly: a land based casino can be an intimidating place for the newbie gambler. The average online casino, on the other hand, is much more beginner friendly than its brick and mortar equivalent. Interactive tutorials play money modes and the option of avoiding social embarrassment caused by misunderstanding of the rules and codes of behaviour is a more pleasant welcome for the novice casino gamer or poker player.

Safety: yes, gambling online is usually safer than playing in a land based casino and carrying big amounts of cash money in your pocket. Most online casinos are reliable and respectable businesses that will not risk their reputation and lose their customers base by scamming their players.

In addition to the list of benefits mentioned above, online gambling offers equal opportunity for people with disabilities or those who cannot afford travelling out of their state to play in a legal land based casino.

However, reading about the benefits of online gambling makes the huge popularity of online gambling, online poker playing and online sports wagering much easier to understand.