iPhone (Smart phone of Apple) and G-Phone (Smart phone of Google) has not only revolutionized the communication but also online gambling. According to a report of Screen Digest the touch screen handsets of iPhones have the potential of expanding the online gambling market exponentially. The report also emphasizes that iPhone gambling will not only increase the customer base of online gambling sites of North America but also across the world. However, the North American market will be the largest market of online gambling, in terms of revenue, next year.

Stakes of online gambling has increased manifold after iPhone has started providing gambling platform to its users. Innovative functions, designs and applications of iPhone makes mobile gambling more popular.

Report of Screen Digest is upbeat about this tremendous growth potential because of the fact that iPhone 3G of Apple is available now. In fact, statistics say that 10,000,000 applications were downloaded in just 3 days from the online store of Apple. Both the industry, online gambling as well as iPhone market, is going to get a boost from each other. Affordability of the mobile phones and the easy-to-use feature is surely going to give a shot in the arm of mobile market and online gambling market.

Now, a glaring question regarding iPhone gambling is: Will it be able to retain the players through its sophistication?

iPhone and iPod Touch users will be able to play online gambling games free of cost in their smart iPhones. Thus, they can push any of the buttons: “Play for Real” or “Play for Free” to play online gambling.

Now, if you don’t own an iPhone or iPod Touch and still want to play online gambling from your mobile then you need to download an application to play the online gambling games. This application is compatible with one thousand two hundred Java supporting phones.

Famous online casinos like Online Vegas, Go Casino, Crazy Slots, Super Slots Casino and English Harbour are going to organize exciting March Madness online casino tournaments. You will get loads of prizes and bonuses.

Online Vegas, Go Casino and Crazy Slots host the following contests in the month of March

• March Kickoff tournament

Guaranteed prize money pool: $15,000

Entry fee: US$ 8.99

Re-buy fee: US$ 8.99

Game selected: Dynasty

Starting date: 2nd March

Ending date: 5th March

• Countdown to St. Pattys Freeroll tournament

Guaranteed prize money pool: $150,000

Entry fee: Free

Re-buy fee: US$ 12.99

Game selected: 5-Reel Wheel of Chance

Starting date: 5th March

Ending date: 17th March

• Hoops Madness tournament

Guaranteed prize money pool: $2,500

Entry fee: Free

Re-buy fee: US$ 2.50

Game selected: Dennis Rodman

Starting date: 18th march

Ending date: 19th March

• Weekend Madness tournament

Guaranteed prize money pool: 50K (30K + 20K BB)

Entry fee: US$ 12.99

Re-buy fee: US$ 12.99

Game selected: Cleopatras Pyramid

Starting date: 19th March

Ending date: 23rd March

• Weekend Madness tournament

Guaranteed prize money pool: 50K (30K + 20K BB)

Entry fee: US$ 12.99

Re-buy fee: US$ 12.99

Game selected: Reel Deel

Starting date: 26th March

Ending date: 30th March

In addition to them, you can also participate in the exciting March Madness contests organized by Super Slots and English Harbour. Take a glance at their offers

Guaranteed prize money pool: US$ 300,000

Entry fee: US$ 10

Re-buy fee: Available

Game selected: Magic Monkey

The tournaments of Super Slots and English Harbour will carry on throughout the month of March. The winner will receive US$ 150,000.

Hurry! Brace yourself to maximize your profit.

Online casino industry has grown tremendously in the last one decade. In fact, this industry is continuing its growth and is showing enough reasons to believe that it will still grow by leaps and bounds in the coming future. Thus, the competition among several online casinos has become more and more tough and cut-throat. A new and innovative way of getting more and more customers have been devised by online casinos – the route on affiliate marketing. Many webmasters have created informative casino related sites and consequently pass on their visitors to those online casinos, with which they have a deal. Once these visitors play the games in those casinos, the concerned casino pays a certain amount of commission to the affiliate from which the visitor has come. Due to excessive competition, many online casinos pay up to 60% commission to the affiliates.

Like any other booming industry online casino affiliate industry is also facing various types of scams. The most common form of online casino affiliate scam is non payment of commission by the concerned online casino to the affiliate. These types of scams are generally done by those online casinos who are not reputed ones and try to earn some pent up money only. Now a days, these types of online casinos are growing at a rapid pace. Thus, it has become very necessary to be aware of such online casino affiliate scams and learn from the experiences of others. So, visit reputed forums to know about these scum online casino websites and beware of them.

It may also happen that you have already become an affiliate of an online casino. Now, how to know whether the concerned online casino is a scammer?

• Check the banner clicks. A geneuine banner will record the clicks done. If the banner is a scam one then whatever times you click it, the statistics will show “zero” to you.
• Generally, the conversion rate of a particular online casino varies between 1 to 3% of the total number of visitors or unique visitors. If you observe that the total number of conversions of viewers sent by your site is close to zero then it is better to decipher that the concerned online casino is a fraud.

I hope this post has helped you to know about online casino affiliate scams and the ways to be aware of such scum online casinos.

Bingo has grown explosively throughout the world and turning into a popular online casino game every single day. Most importantly, bingo is played online! WOW that big news for people bored of traveling to brick and mortar casinos. The best part of all is that this game is really very simple and wonderful. Any amateur can understand it easily Bingo is the game that follows the principle of “no age bars”.

However, if you wish to play you need to register at the best online casinos. In case you are looking for free games and not real money betting you can register at websites that offer free games. But then if you wish to make some good money by playing online bingo, register at the best websites such as Golden Casino, Royal Casino etc and starting gaming online. Besides the bets that you win there are awards, promotions, bonuses and exciting prices to be won. There are several online casino websites offering you good bets and thrilling online bingo games. Today, there are several Bingo websites that are present in the world offer fabulous bets and awards.

But then every website offer different bonuses and similar the betting amount at every website vary. In fact, if you are playing online you can take part in tournaments and other games featured at every website. However, the tournaments and the value of jackpots and bets offered are different at every portal. Again the bonuses vary as well. There are certain kinds of bonuses that come in the form of some extra money. Thus, when you are playing with real money take advantage of such bonuses.

Online Vegas Casino has taken the initiative of organizing February tournaments. The tournaments will be held throughout the month of February 2010. There will be 5 tourneys on the game of Slots throughout the month of love, February. Every tournament of Online Vegas Casino for the month of February would allow you to win loads and loads of money.

Have a look at the following February tournaments, to be held in Online Vegas Casino:

2^nd Feb’10 – The first February tournament that is going to be held on this date. The tournament name is Groundhog Day Slots Tournament and the total guaranteed sum of money is €15,000.

5^th Feb’10 – The second February tournament is named as Guaranteed Weekend Madness tournament and the guaranteed prize money is going to be $ 50,000.

12^th Feb’10 – 19^th Feb’10 – The most special February tournament is going to be held from 12.02.10 to 19.02.10. The main theme of this tournament is Valentine’s Day. It has been named as Valentine’s Week-Long $75,000 Guaranteed Freeroll. Wineer of this February tournament will win $15,000. The name of the slots game of this tournament is also very interesting – Cupid’s Arrow.

19^th Feb’10 – Another Guaranteed Weekend Madness tournament is going to be held in the month of February. This February tournament will also have guaranteed prize money amounting to $50,000.

26^th Feb’10 – On 26^th of the month of February the last tournament is going to be played. The name of this February tournament is Spring Into March $75,000 Guaranteed weekend Madness.

Enjoy these February tournaments of Slots and start winning oodles of money.

Online betting guide helps the gamblers to select a risk free and legal online betting site. So, with a secured internet connection and a credit card you can be on the roll.

In the last few years online betting has had an unprecedented growth where people are able to bet with real money in an environment termed as “risk-free”. However, in reality with ample number of hoax sites flooding the internet it is not so easy to be a part of the “risk-free” betting site. There are websites that entice players with the offers of huge sign-up or match bonuses and other attractions. An online betting guide would help you to select a safe and secured betting site that would help you to bet your money safely. Online betting services are generally offered by the online casinos, which allow sports betting too.

Few tips offered by online betting guide

Before you start to place your bets, it is worthwhile to go through and follow these few tips provided by online betting guides so that your hard earned money does not go down the drain in betting.

Laws of betting: Since the laws on betting differ from place to place one needs to be aware of that. If you are planning to start betting you need to check the laws and the regulations of your place, primarily whether it is legal to bet. After that find a betting site that is legit and safe.

Helpful betting site: Before starting to place your bet one needs to be aware of certain crucial factors apart for betting through a legit site. Mainly to a novice gambler it is always advisable to select an online betting site that offers to give advice and tips on betting with a range of games to select from.

Know the ins and outs: One of the best ways to find a good betting site is to read online betting guide. Find an online betting guide that offers information on the sure bets, live scores of the games and back and lay betting.

The bonuses: As a newbie gambler one needs to be aware of the bonuses offered primarily at sports betting. It is difficult to understand the authenticity of the bonuses from the incentive structure. So if any bonus or offer seems to be outlandish or too good then it is worthwhile to be apathetic towards them as it can probably be a scam. Therefore, as a player you need to be fastidious and skeptical of sign up or match bonuses that exceeds 10% to 15%. The industry average of the online sports betting is to offer sign up bonuses to 10%.

Reckon your options: online betting experts always recommend understanding of the options available. Nowadays most online betting sites, before accepting the bets, let the players have a close peek into the gaming odds. It gives the player the opportunity to decide on the amount s/he is willing to bet. While there are quite a few betting sites that set a higher minimum betting limit, there are sites that does not accept exorbitant amount of bets. Select a site that suit the betting limit since there are quite a few betting option category available to the players.

Understand the game: To win the money back at gambling, one of the key factors is to utilize both the knowledge of the game as well as that of the gambling techniques. There are sites that help you to nurture both these skills.

It is always viable to go through few online betting guides and reviews before you start placing your bets. So wishing you Good Luck!!!

Only a week remains for the Slot Tournament worth $100,000 cash prize to end.

The Super Slot Online Casino started the year with this huge pool prize tournament. Now, this tourney is almost at its last phase and has already drawn 1,800 players. It is expected that it is going to attract more players as the entry fee is as less as $10 only.

The tournament is called Cool Winnings where unlike other tournaments, the entire prize money is in cash instead of the pool amount being divided into cash and bonus money. The slot game of the tournament is known as the Winter Wonderland, which is offering the winner the half of the entire tournament prize fund. The second winner will get an amount worth of $20,000 and the third place winner will take home $7,500. Apart from these three winners, players finishing at the top 275 will also receive prize money, where the minimum amount is $10.

A player is credited with $100 at the beginning of the tournament. Unlike other tournaments where more amount is credited on re-buys, in Cooling Winnings every player gets credited with $100 balance on every re-buy.

At Super Slots Online Casino, apart from the Cool Winnings Tournament, various other Daily and Weekly Tournaments are going on. The tournaments range from Slots, Blackjacks, Video Poker and Roulette. The games have various entry fees but it does not exceed $10. However, there is also Freeroll Slot Tournament where the prize is to gain Casino Credits.

Super Slots Online Casino is also offering 100% free sign up bonus up to $300 with over 100 casino games available for the players to select from.

Five renowned online casinos have come together to organize 5 slot tournaments for marking the end of the year 2009 on a high note. These five online casinos are:

1. a) English Harbour Online Casino

b) English Harbour UK

1. SuperSlots Casino
2. VIP Slots Casino
3. Silver Dollar Casino
4. Caribbean Gold Casino

Tournament Details fo these five tournaments

The slot tournament organized by the above mentioned online casinos have qualifying rounds for reaching the final spot. Don’t think that these qualifying rounds don’t give you any prize. Guaranteed pool prizes are there in every qualifying round of slot tournaments.

• Entry fees of this tournament is pegged at US$ 5 and the total number of re-buys are simply unlimited.
• Total prize pool amount at every round is US$ 40,200.
• 245 players coming at the top will get cash prizes in every round.

According to sources, the total amount of prizes that will be disbursed during this year-end tournament  of 2009, called “Countdown 2010 Tournament”, is US$ 201,000.

Tournament details of the different rounds

1st Round: This round will be held from 30th Nov’09 to 7th Dec’09. Featured game is “Doctor Love”

2nd Round: This round will be held from 7th Dec’09 to 14th Dec’09.  Featured game is “The Right Prize”

3rd Round: This round will be held from 14th Dec’09 to 21st Dec’09.  Featured game is “X Marks the Spot”

4th Round: This round will be held from 21st Dec’09 to 28th Dec’09.  Featured game is “The Reel Deal”

Tournament Final

The finals of the tournament will be held from 3pm of 28th Dec’09 to 11.59pm of 31st Dec’09. “Vegas Party” is the featured game of the finals. The final of “Countdown to 2010” will be solely based on invitation and the top 200 players of different rounds of the tournament will get free entry pass. If you don’t qualify to enter the tournament then you have to cough up US$ 100 for every entry.

Once it was known as a US friendly site welcoming players from all over the states. With a solid customer base of over a thousand, the site was proving to reach out to the needs of their players. Yes, the site is the Golden Casino, one of the first casinos to open its door to the US based gamblers. However lately, the site decided to stop accepting US players at their site.

The Golden Casino, making an official declaration, made it clear that from December 1,2009, the casino is going to shut its US operations. It is a sad news for hundreds and thousands of customers registered with this popular online casino.

The probable reasons for closure

Following the UIGEA, there was a tremendous pressure from the US authorities on the operations of the online casinos. Golden Casino being an online gambling site had to face difficulties while in operation. The casino has faced the sting operations followed by the account seizure as well.

Some gambling experts feel that the online casino site has opted to stop allowing new players in the direction to put an end to any kind of a sting operations and the legal procedures to follow. Another group of experts say that Golden Casino is probably not the very first virtual casino to face the  tune of law enforcements.

However, the press release issued from Golden casino states that

“ Golden Casino is in the process being sold and under the new ownership, Golden Casino will no longer be accepting new players as of December 1, 2009”

News on sale

News on the sale of this virtual casino still stands unclear. There has been no details on the sale. Hopefully players will be receiving emails and alerts if any kind of change takes place at their favorite gaming destination in the coming few days.

Sad news for US players

Well, it is obviously a sad  news for the players based in the United States. It is true that in no time, Golden Casino became one of the most popular online casino sites. Offering gaming excitement of all kinds, this is one site that continued its functions when most casinos had shut their doors for the US players. With top quality gaming features and tournaments, the site has always offered the best experience when it comes to gambling online.

For the present players

As far as the current players are concerned, it is a fact that they are lucky enough to continue playing at the site. Officials have made it clear that present players will be able to continue, log in and play. Their winnings will also be paid. However, it still remains uncertain how long the site will continue with the present US players.

Players, already including an account with the site, will continue to experience their exceptional service for few more months at least.