Nevada’s state Gaming Control Board has reported on gambling revenues in the state over the month of June 2010, showcasing another depressing decline in revenues of 6.6%. The latest numbers push the overall decrease for this fiscal year so far to 4.3%, marking three consecutive years of revenues headed southwards – a new and unwanted record for the state.

Tax collections in June totaled almost $43 million, down 5.9% compared with the same period in 2009.

The Associated Press news agency points out that casino revenues make up about one-third of state general fund and are a key indicator of the gambling state’s recession-battered economy.

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The Canadian province of Ontario is to join Quebec, British Columbia and the Atlantic Provinces in offering internet gambling according to a statement Tuesday by the provincial minister of finance, Dwight Duncan.

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The world of poker is set to hit the big screen again next year with the release of Guns, Girls And Gambling, which is set to star Hollywood superstars Christian Slater and Gary Oldman alongside popular stand-up comedian Dane Cook.

The new motion picture has been described as a ‘stylised crime thriller’ and is the brainchild of writer-director Michael Winnick, the man behind the 2007 horror film Shadow Puppets.

Being produced by Freefall Films, the new motion picture throws Elvis impersonators, modern cowboys, a six-foot-tall blonde assassin, a frat boy, a corrupt sheriff and a prostitute into a chase for a priceless American Indian artefact stolen during a poker game at an Indian casino.

Slater, best known for films including True Romance, Broken Arrow and Heathers, is set to portray an average guy that finds himself joined in an Elvis impersonation contest as a result of a drunken night out. Read the full post …

Champions League debutantes Tottenham Hotspur are at betting odds of 2/1 to crash out of the premier European competition at their very first hurdle, according to English bookmaker Ladbrokes.

Harry Redknapp’s men are at odds of 6/4 to go as far as the group stages, 5/2 the last 16 and at odds of 8/1 to exit at the quarter finals in their maiden season amongst Europe’s elite teams.

Semi final disappointment for the North Londoners is a 20/1 chance, whilst emerging as runners up or winners is available at betting odds of 40/1.

Spanish champions Barcelona are 3/1 betting favourites to lift the trophy once again with English giants Manchester United and Chelsea both quoted at 6/1. Read the full post …

Playtech-powered online casino Class1Casino.com has undergone a facelift and is celebrating by offering new players a 300 percent matching bonus on their first deposit up to €600.

The Curacao-licensed online casino now also features a play-for-fun section allowing potential customers to check out its range of over 260 games without laying down a cent.

In addition, the site has added several new promotions including a high-roller, monthly one hundred percent reload and spread the word bonuses while featuring regularly updated content from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

“Class1Casino.com has always been one of the most innovative casinos out there while improving continuously all the time,” read a statement from the Cyprus-based domain.

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The French online gambling group Mangas Gaming’s Bet-at-Home internet casino and sports betting subsidiary reports that its Q1/2010 gross earnings have reached €13.8 million, a 35% rise on the comparable period in 2009.

Profit before tax rose 38% to €2.6 million while it held assets worth €25.4 million at the end of March, an 18% year-on-year increase.

Management revealed that turnover was up by just over 76% year-on-year to €314.5 million with gross gaming revenues growing by 54% compared to the first quarter of 2009 to €13.8 million.

“With increased marketing expenses of €6.7 million in the first quarter of 2010, a rise of 8.9% in comparison to first quarter of 2009, a further strengthening of the Bet-At-Home.com brand has been reached in many European countries, with the number of registered users reaching 1.9 million,” Management reported.

“Due to excellent revenue development, EBITDA significantly increased from €250,000 for the first quarter of 2009 to €2.61 million for the first quarter of 2010.”

The Pittsburgh Steelers opened up training camp on Saturday with a lot of uncertainties at quarterback heading into the 2010 NFL season. One thing is for sure though, they will be without their stating signal caller Ben Roethlisberger for possibly up to six games to begin the year. That leaves Byron Leftwich and Dennis Dixon to lead a team that finished 9-7 a year ago.

Despite missing all of spring and serving a suspension to begin the season, Roethlisberger played with the first string on the opening day of camp. Head coach Mike Tomlin warned that he will not be locked in with a set rotation at quarterback this summer.

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888.com Casino is giving away free scratch cards with guaranteed money prizes for all new UK players to celebrate the launch of the fresh 888 casino brand. All UK players receive this card on sign up and can use it to claim cash prizes of up to £1,000.

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UK casino aficionados might have seen the 888.com Casino commercials of the so-called Every Card Wins promotion on British television stations over the past weeks. The Every Card Wins campaign has already kicked off and will last until the 4^th of August.

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Until this date all new UK registrants at 888.com Casino will receive the scratch card and can win prizes starting from £5 all the way up to £1,000.

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 This is a guide to teach gamblers how to play online casinos. For years we have brought you the best down-to-earth casino and gambling guides, but it appears we have overlooked one of the most important – namely "how to play online casinos". Below you will have the necessary steps to begin playing the online casino of your choice.

 How to play online casinos – Step 1: Find the online casino
 To many, this may appear to be a trivial step, but actually is one of the most important decisions you will make in your quest to entertain yourself gambling on the web. Many people make the mistake to simply do a search for online casino and pick the first one that they come across.

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Citing other pressing issues including the current economic crisis, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has opted to back out of a lawsuit that promises to bring millions of dollars in revenue to the state.

But Gambling911.com saw this coming from miles away with New Jersey being rewarded the Super Bowl in 2014 as the NFL is dead set against any state legalization of sports betting, especially the online kind that NJ is proposing.  The NFL in fact aggressively went after the state of Delaware late last year in order to prevent it from taking bets on NFL games. 

New Jersey state lawmakers insist that the successful bid to land the 2014 Super Bowl in the state will not derail their efforts to bring legalized sports betting to NJ citizens. 

State Senator Raymond Lesniak (D) said at the time of the Super Bowl announcement: "I’ve continued to ask the governor to sign on. It

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