Helio Gaming to make its Asia debut

In its Asia debut this month, Malta-based provider of online lottery games, Helio Gaming, will reportedly showcase its new customizable lottery games, which will include its flagship brand Lotto Hero. The company’s Chief Executive Officer Richard Mifsud, will reportedly be on hand at Japan Gaming Congress in Tokyo May 10-11 at the Conrad, Tokyo and […]

Better Collective receives financing for expansion

Better Collective has secured financing to continue its strategy of growth through mergers and acquisitions in the form of a loan agreement with Nordea for $41

PAGCOR Puts Galaxy Entertainment’s Boracay Casino Project “On Hold”

The gaming regulator of the Philippines revealed that the PHP500-million integrated casino resort project of Galaxy Entertainment Group in the country’s most popular holiday destination – the island of Boracay – was put on hold until the Macau-based operator is able to convince the president that the project would be beneficial for the region. As […]

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Bring back The Typewriter

My connection on the Internet broke down today -- again.

I am nowhere near an expert when it comes to repairing my personal computer. I leave that job to Jeff, one of my two roommates, who is the house expert and who can fix anything electronic.

Now I realize the Internet is a great boon to humanity. The people living in the Caribbean on the islands where I once worked -- St. Kitts, Nevis and St. Maarten -- think the Internet is a gift to mankind and they are correct.

The islanders use their computers to set up businesses, make friends, and earn money in a variety of ways. The Internet supplies them with the knowledge that mankind has been able to accumulate over the centuries between wars and rumors of wars.

But -- and this is a big but -- computers are not perfect.

In the early days of the Internet I remember how a bolt of lightning on a clear day could instantly wipe out all the words of a story I had been writing. It was not saved. That technology had not yet been worked out, so I would have to go back to the drawing board and do everything over.

It was a pain I had to learn to live with.

I use my computer for so many things. When I want to brush up on my strategy for poker, horse racing, or controlling my throws at a dice table, I do a simple search and the knowledge appears instantly on the screen. You can't beat that kind of service.

I write my stories for these websites on my computer. In the old days when I used my Remington typewriter, I would sometimes struggle for a lead and throw away sheet after sheet of paper until I came up with the proper words.

Early in my college days, I came across a magazine article that stated Ernest Hemingway, my hero, wrote his books standing up. He claimed it kept the oxygen flowing properly to his brain and helped him think. I tried that a few times but it tired me and I gave it up.

I loved using a typewriter to create my stories. There was a rhythm and flow of words on a typewriter that just don't exist on a computer.

Progress is wonderful, but it does have its limitations. Today I can take my PC with me wherever I go. I can instantly pull up whatever information I need for whatever subject that interests me.

The first typewriter I ever used belonged to a neighbor named Mary. I was 15 and my father had built our family a house on Sutersville Hill in Western Pennsylvania.

Mary was a sweet young woman who lived in the house next to ours. When she learned I was an aspiring author, she insisted I use her typewriter to compose my stories. I will never forget her generosity. I borrowed her typewriter and didn't return it until the summer ended and I returned to school where typewriters were available.

I used a typewriter to cover breaking news stories for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner for four glorious years. I covered murders, earthquakes, criminal trials, fires and plane crashes. It was heady stuff for a young journalist and my typewriter never let me down.

But when the Internet breaks down through overuse by the people of the world or for whatever reason, I find myself secretly wishing that the world would bring back the typewriter. It will never happen, of course. The typewriter belongs to the ages. But it's a nice thought.

Local player cashes in for $50,000 in Pala Casino's 'Goin' Bannanas' cash promotion

Rosilina T. from Oceanside, California scoops a huge jackpot at the California casino.

Janis Laganovskis to speak at upcoming Mare Balticum Gaming Summit

After announcing the first lineup of speakers back in February, organizers of the Mare Balticum Gaming Summit have announced that four regulators will be present during the event to provide briefings and official gaming numbers from the Danish, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuanian markets. Each market will have panel discussions on the schedule with Janis Laganovskis […]

iGaming Hub Malta Gives Nod to Three Proposed Cryptocurrency Bills

Malta has been known as the online gambling hub in Europe for many years now and at this point, it is synonymous with the place where iGaming developers prefer to operate and let their businesses thrive. As it was confirmed this Friday, the authorities have given green light to as many as three blockchain regulation […]

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The Night Nevada Went Black

You gotta say one thing for human nature: it wins every time.

Take prohibition. America's political leaders put their pointed heads together and decided to yield to the pressure of women across the country who wanted to stop their husbands, sons and uncles from drinking, so they passed legislation that prohibited alcohol from being sold.

That, of course, opened the floodgates for people like Al Capone and Dutch Schultz to load up their liquor trucks and warehouses with illegal booze and make a fortune in the process.

Prohibition didn't last very long. But during its heyday, there were murders, hijackings, bribery of law enforcement officers and prosecutors and enough corruption of public officials to keep the presses rolling and sell millions of newspapers.

Eventually and inevitably, human nature triumphed and the politicians retreated and gave the public what it wanted -- the right to purchase and drink alcohol.

Something similar to prohibition occurred in Nevada in 1910. By the end of the 19th century, political leaders in nearly every Western state or territory had passed laws prohibiting gambling. Only one state -- Nevada -- permitted gambling.

Nevadans have always prided themselves on being different. They resisted the pressures of the anti-gambling crowd as long as they could, but it finally caught up to them. In 1909 with great reluctance, the Nevada legislature joined the crowd and passed a law making it illegal to gamble in the Silver State.

The law stunned the citizens of Nevada. It went into effect on Oct. 1, 1910.

On Sept. 30, all the casinos and card rooms in Nevada were filled to capacity. Even people who had never gambled crowded into the dens of iniquity to see what a gambling establishment was all about. They drank, smoke, and bet their money on spinning wheels, cards, dice and green felt tables operated by smiling men with mustaches.

The games were so crowded you had to stand in line to make a wager. It was bedlam and the casino owners made more money on that final day of legal gambling than they would have made in a week of normal operations.

On Oct. 1, the lights went out in all the casinos. Nevada went black.

Well, sort of. The gambling went underground. There were people who knew where the illegal games were operating and word got around fast. All you had to do was ask and somebody would give you the correct information and directions on where to go.

The illegal games continued for the next two decades. Finally, tired of losing all those millions of tax dollars they would have collected, the state legislators passed laws that once again made it legal to gamble in Nevada. And it's been that way ever since.

When it Rains it Pours

The month of April is a great month for one of our LCB, 'Hero Members!'' She had to make several withdrawals this month to collect her winnings. So, there was no doubt that she was our April's first, 'Biggest Weekly Winner!"

Krystalkitty, aka, kathy.anderson had some of us doing a double take when she recently, posted screenshots on the forum. The first screenshot was a wonderful surprise to us and undoubtedly to kathy too! She was playing RTG's, Nova 7s and hit the bonus round. 

At the end of the bonus, the following statement appeared, 'FEATURE COMPLETE, you've won $3,317.75!" This was great, but it was just the beginning! Her next win was much smaller, $413.76, also on Nova 7 and soon after, our winner decided to cashout, leaving some playing cash behind.

The following day, we were surprised to see her post another screenshot. Along with the screenshot she said, "Withdrew a nice amount of money, and get some to play with and then got this:" A nice win from the bonus feature of 'Shark School' for $1,392.88!

The next screenshot our hot spinner posted, left us almost speechless. It was a single line winner, on a $5 spin! The win totaled $3,365.25 on Ronin! Now, you'd think this was time to count our blessings or count our winnings, but she continued to spin. When she hit the single line win on Ronin, she said, "Guess you just never know."

Believe it or not, our Hero Member continued to spin and several hours later, posted another screenshot. This one was from Ricky Valens, La Bamba. This was a $7.50 single spin with a reward of $2,250.00.

Kathy was not ready to call it quits and I guess she knew best. On April 1st, she posted her final screenshot from the RTG game, Fantasy Mission Force! The win was on one of the bonus features an ended in wins totaling, $1,207.75. After the screenshot, the winner posted, "Here is another great screenshot on the new game! I bet I got over 100 free spins. It's called the Kaboom feature. Like it a lot:)"

Wow, over 100 spins, sounds like a great game!

We asked Ms Anderson how much she cashed out and she replied " I never kiss and tell;The casino and I are the only ones who know what I withdraw:)"

This is the second time our member was playing at Grande Vegas Casino when she was winning, so we asked her if this was her favorite casino and she replied, "Is Grande Vegas my favorite? At this time I would have to say YES! RTG are for sure my fav Platform."

Even though we don't know exactly how much our big winner cashed out. We can say for sure that the amount was big! Did she pick all the right games? Were all the games, the right games to play that day? We may never know! In our member's case, there is only one thing that we can say for sure. When it rains it pours!

Congratulations girl, great job!

Videoslots debuts two new online slot games from GAMING1

Both Cirtakus and Pearl Tracker offer low-limit wagers, free spins and other extra bonuses.

Friday Brings partypoker Grand Prix Germany Main Event Player Count to 1,646 Entries

Poker action is in full swing at the King’s Casino located in Rozvadov, the Czech Republic and this is clearly visible by the enthusiastic poker players currently participating in the long-anticipated partypoker Grand Prix Germany Main Event. The first three live starting flights already finished and this brought even more players to the overall players […]

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Crown Resorts Limited fined for slot tampering in Melbourne

In Australia, casino operator Crown Resorts Limited has reportedly been fined AU$300,000 ($225,000) by the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation after it was found to have contravened the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 at its Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex. According to a report from The Guardian newspaper, the firm was penalized after being […]

Pragmatic Play Content Live at Mr Green

What does it look like when two multi award-winning brands unite? You get something like this: Mr Green Casino, one of the most reputable online gambling places in the world, and casino game specialist, Pragmatic Play becoming one such unity having formed a supply partnership that will delight players worldwide.

Pragmatic Play's entire portfolio of games will gradually become available for play at the popular online casino. The cooperation begins with Wolf Gold, Diamond Strike, Gold Rush and Hot Safari titles, as well as some more key games live as we speak at the site.

The developer has a habit of releasing two new games per month, adding to the already impressive suite of more than 80 slot games on offer to all operators who have a supply deal with them. Their latest venture is into the realm of scratchcards – already announced to be released are seven new scratchcard games based on slots. Also to be introduced soon is the groundbreaking, mobile-first bingo.

Chief Commercial Officer for the casino game specialist, Melissa Summerfield, comments: “We are delighted to take our growing portfolio of casino games live with Mr Green, an operator that shares our passion for bringing players an online casino experience dedicated to quality and innovation. Every spin of the reels in a Pragmatic Play game offers fun, excitement and innovation, and we are certain our games will prove hugely popular with Mr Green’s customers.”

Mr Green's Head of Games, Benedict McDonagh, says: “We are always looking to expand our offering with exciting new video slots and we feel that Pragmatic Play’s portfolio fits the bill. We look forward to a successful partnership.”

Source:

“Pragmatic Play's Reach Expands Again With Mr Green”, pragmaticplay.com, April 25, 2018.

Blue Chip Casino announces May entertainment and specials

May at Blue Chip is jam-packed with fun, including Brewfest May 5 with 70 breweries and some 300 delicious craft brews, a Mother's Day Brunch featuring prime rib, and the start of the Summer Wheels giveaway.

Crown Melbourne fine and investigation in Victoria

Crown Resorts Limited has announced that its Crown Melbourne operation has been fined AUS $300,000 after 17 of their electronic gambling machines were found to have been using blanking buttons, both the operators and regulators agree the act was unintentional

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Former Okada Manila exec Wolstenholme appointed COO at Hoi An project

Veteran international gaming executive Steve Wolstenholme (pictured) has reportedly been appointed group chief operating officer (COO) for Hoi An South Development Ltd.’s US$4 billion Hoiana casino resort project. Located approximately 18.6 miles south of Da Nang, central Vietnam’s fastest growing tourist destination, Hoiana will feature premium amenities including luxury hotels, private villas, a condominium hotel, […]

MGM to sell Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas for 214m

MGM Resorts International has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas hotel and ‘adjacent parcels of property’ for $214m

WPT Tournament of Champions to Welcome Exclusive Players this May

In the poker industry, there is rarely a time where nothing happens and there are no poker festivals in progress. Players willing to participate in such have the opportunity to do so at all times and the rich schedule of upcoming events of the World Poker Tour proves it with its upcoming and highly anticipated […]

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Las Vegas Sands Marks Stellar Q1 2018 Performance across Operations Worldwide

The first quarter of a year is considered a pivotal point of the fiscal year of a given company and such is the case with casino developer Las Vegas Sands which witnessed a significant profit surge over the span of the first three months of this year. As it was recently revealed thanks to the […]

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INTRALOT appoint new COO Michael Kogeler

INTRALOT has announced the appointment of Michael Kogeler as Group Chief Operating Officer, effective May 2nd 2018, following an extensive international search process

Resorts World Catskills welcomes Jerry Seinfeld on 12 May

Tickets are now on sale.

WPT Bellagio Elite Poker Championship Main Event Commences this May

The World Poker Tour continues ahead with its rich schedule of poker festivals around the world. The next stop which is preparing to welcome the worldwide poker festival is going to be the good old Las Vegas which will see the start of WPT Bellagio Elite Poker Championship action on 1st May with an eagerly […]

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Wynn Resorts Announces 2018 Q1 Revenue Report and Change of Plans

Wynn Resorts is a casino developer which has had a riveting first quarter of the year, both due to scandalous revelations and according to the revenue reports recently issued by the company. As it became known this Tuesday, the first three months of 2018 witnessed a significant drop in the share prices of the company, […]

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Betrally Casino players winning big in 2018

Playing everything from slots to blackjack, four lucky European players have hit it big at Betrally Casino over the last few months, including a German player who turned €1.15 into €1,229.89.

A Bevy of Novelties at Cashmio Casino

The hard-working people of Japan will soon embark on a much-deserved vacation – in their country, this is known as a Golden Week, which marks the beginning of the longest vacation period for workers in Japan. So, what does this have to with casinos or gambling, you might ask; the fact that Cashmio Casino is hosting Lisa's Golden Week Lotto, packed with all sorts of goodies!

This promotion coincides with the mass vacationing period in Japan, so people there can just sit back and relax playing these games that will award them with wager-free cash, Mega Dega Spins and extra spins! The promotion runs from April 27th to May 6th, with the main draw taking place on May 7th at 12:30. For every win on any of these slots – Aloha, Asgardian Stones, Drive, FruitSpin, Jack Hammer 2, Planet of the Apes, Reel Rush, Starburst and Steam Tower – players will get 1 lottery ticket. The minimum bet required is €0.40. The first prize is a $200 wager-free cash prize. The second-ranked player gets 100 MDS on Aloha, the third player gets 50 MDS on Aloha, while the fourth, fifth and places six to ten get 100, 50 and 20 free spins. Full T&Cs apply.

Also this week, there is the major introduction of 14 new games for casino's punters to enjoy. Some of the brand new titles to see the light of day there are NetEnt's Archangels: Salvation, Yggdrasil's Lucha Maniac's, Play'n GO's Legacy of Egypt, Betsoft's Reels of Wealth, Blueprint's Inspector Gadget, SGI's Celestial King etc.

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“Golden Week For Japanese Players”, Cashmio Casino Newsletter, April 20, 2018.

Little Squirt

During my 40-plus years as a newspaper reporter and magazine writer, I have worked with a lot of photographers. Most of them were creative craftsmen and a joy to be around.

I will never forget Henry Kominsky who was a photog, as we called them, for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner where I worked as a reporter for four incredible years. Henry was a wild man and the worst driver I ever rode with.

He never drove with his hands -- he used his elbows.

When I begged him to slow down or to at least make an effort to drive safe, he would cackle and boast that he never lost a reporter -- yet.

Mike Haering was another Herald-Examiner photographer who took photos for general assignment as well as sports stories. One night he was assigned to photograph a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game.

On his way to the game, Haering stopped at a liquor store a couple of blocks from the Herald-Examiner building to buy a pint of vodka. As he entered the store, he froze.

The place was being held up by a black man holding a gun on the clerk.

Mike dove behind the counter, raised his camera which was on automatic and began clicking it. The robber was distracted momentarily by his entrance and the clerk dove for his gun which was in a drawer.

The robber and the clerk began firing at each other while Haering captured it all on film. The robber was a bad shot and missed. The clerk didn't and the robber collapsed, badly wounded. He survived but he ended up in prison for attempted armed robbery and attempted murder.

Haering's photos were splashed across page one of our newspaper the following day and won our photographer a special award from the California Press Assn.

Paul Degruccio was probably the best photographer I ever worked with. He and I were a team who covered many stories for People Magazine where I was Arizona Correspondent for six years.

A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Degruccio was the son of a retired New York police officer and a mother who was a slot machine junkie. His parents lived in Las Vegas where his mother was a regular video poker player at Sam's Town, a casino on Boulder Highway.

When Paul and I weren't traveling to Las Vegas to spend a couple of days gambling with his mother, we were going on assignments for People. Paul had an insatiable appetite for celebrity interviews and off-beat news stories that delighted Hal Wingo, the People editor who handled our material.

Degruccio met Amanda Blake who played Miss Kitty in the 'Gunsmoke' television series. She lived in Scottsdale, AZ. and Paul was able to line me up to interview her for a feature article.

He also had a friend who was a hair stylist in Scottsdale. One day his friend called him and said he was going to cut Farrah Fawcett's hair. He invited Paul to shoot the hair cutting of the star of 'Charlie's Angels' and we got another good story for People.

Paul was amazing at spotting story possibilities. One day we were heading for lunch when we drove past a truck stop on Black Canyon Freeway. An NBC truck with the peacock on the side was parked next to the big semis and Degruccio slammed on the brakes.

'Something's up,' he said, pulling into the parking lot. 'Let's check it out.'

Sure enough, Claude Akin, star of 'Moving On,' a TV series about two truck drivers, was shooting a segment at the truck stop. We had lunch with Akin and his co-star and I got a great interview. The story sold to People and TV Times, a magazine in Sydney, Australia.

Degruccio posed his infant son in a diaper in his backyard with a water hose. He placed the hose in his child's hand, turned on the water, and called the resulting photo 'Little Squirt.' Over the years he has sold that photo repeatedly and collected a lot of dollars for it.

I met Tucson, AZ. artist Ted DeGrazia through Degruccio. We accompanied DeGrazia to the Superstition Mountains on horseback and Paul photographed him burning $1 million worth of paintings to protest the federal inheritance tax laws as being unfair to artists.

That story sold to People, Argosy, Catholic Digest and several other publications and resulted in the federal law being changed to make it more fair to artists after Sen. Barry Goldwater, a fan of DeGrazia's art, introduced legislation in the U..S. Senate.

Degruccio and I also rode horseback to cover a 100-mile cattle drive to commemorate the 1976 American Centennial. for People Magazine. And it was Paul who heard about a sports promoter named Bill Grier who organized prize fights in bars for customers who wanted to settle their differences through fisticuffs. The article was headlined 'Bill Grier's Ballroom Brawlers' and appeared in People.

Over the years Paul and I became good friends. We made several trips to Las Vegas and stayed with his parents. When we were there, we always took his mother to Sam's Town so she could indulge herself in the video poker machines.

One day we went to Sam's Town and agreed to share the money if we hit a royal flush jackpot. His mother sat at a machine next to me and kept grabbing my quarters. I didn't mind. But when I reached into my slot, I found only two quarters left. I played them -- and hit the royal flush.

Instead of winning $1,000, I collected only $187.50 which I split three ways.

I didn't blame his mother for taking my quarters, but what she said to me for failing to bet the maximum cannot be repeated on this website.

BetInvest announces new product CRM system Octopus

BetInvest unveiled a new product – CRM system Octopus

PokerStars Owner buys Sky Betting and Gaming for $4.7 Billion

Stars Group Inc., the owner of PokerStars, has undergone a deal to buy Sky Betting & Gaming (SBG) for a whopping $4.7 billion. The move will result to the poker giant having a larger hold on sports betting, thus creating the biggest publicly listed online gambling company. With its main headquarters in Toronto, the Stars Group shall pay in both cash and stock to the owners Sky Plc and CVC Capital Partners, according to their press release. The PokerStars operator figures it would get around[...]

Governor Rick Scott agrees Seminole Tribe of Florida gambling deal

The Republican Governor for Florida, Rick Scott (pictured), has reportedly agreed a deal that would continue to give the Seminole Tribe of Florida the exclusive rights to offer banked card games such as blackjack across the southern state through to the conclusion of the 2019 legislative session. According to a recent report from the local […]

Wild Woman of The West

On a summer day in 1852, a dust-covered stagecoach from San Francisco came to a screeching halt in Nevada City, CA. There was only one passenger aboard -- an attractive well-dressed young woman wearing a stylish hat.

Single women were a scarcity in the early days of the wild west. Her arrival drew curious and even lustful glances from the cowboys, gold prospectors, gamblers and even clergymen who were lucky enough to see the arrival of Eleanore Dumont.

She was dressed a little flamboyantly with jewelry and a low-cut gown. But it was evident to those who saw her that she was not a lady of the evening as prostitutes were called. And the men were also pleased that she was not a school teacher or social worker who frowned on whiskey and gambling, both of which were prominent in Nevada City.

Miss Dumont had a delightful French accent as well as an attractive downy fuzz on her upper lip. One of the men removed his hat and escorted her from the stagecoach. He followed her like an obedient puppy dog to a hotel a block away from where she registered herself.

The eligible males and a few who were not eligible took great interest in Eleanore Dumont. They noted she smoked cigarettes that she rolled herself and drank fine wine. She carried herself like a lady and appeared to be chaste. She did not go out of her way to attract men, but neither did she drive them away.

She was a gambler -- one of the best -- and she opened a game that quickly grew into one of the most respected poker games in town.

California was still reeling from the economic effects of the gold strike. There were many prospectors in Nevada City whose pockets were heavy with gold. In her attractive, almost virginal style, Dumont managed to relieve them of much of the weight of the heavy precious metal.

At first, the men who played in her game did it out of curiosity. But the curiosity grew into admiration. In order to play at her poker table, she insisted that the men wear jackets, refrain from profanity, and not engage in fisticuffs or other violence. She also ordered them to remove their hats. The popularity of her gambling enterprise literally exploded, forcing her to move to a larger facility.

She hired dealers and other assistants and became wealthy. After several years, the economic prosperity of Virginia City began slowing down and Dumont bid a sad adieu to the town. She moved to other places to run gambling games -- Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and South Dakota. She was successful everywhere she traveled.

Then age caught up with her and she began to lose her beauty. By the time she was 40, she had put on pounds and the wispy downy hairs on her upper lip had turned into a mustache. She had switched her drinking from wine to whiskey. While she made some of her money gambling, she made even more of it by going to bed with her customers who had started calling her Madame Moustache.

She moved to Fort Benton, Montana and opened a gambling saloon and brothel in a two-story building. The place had no touch of elegance. It was rundown with a dozen small rooms on the second floor.

A steamboat man who had heard of Madame Moustache came to the place because he wanted to play against her. By then Dumont was considerably overweight and her moustache was quite pronounced. He told her he either wanted to lose his $200 to her or use it to win a considerable amount of money.

She smiled and they began playing. She cleaned him out.

As he rose to leave, she signaled to one of her employees and insisted the man have a special drink on the house. It was a glass of milk. He returned to his steamship with nothing but memories.

Elaine Dumont's life ended tragically. She moved to Bodie, CA., set up a gambling house, and in 1879 decided she had had enough of life..She wandered out of town and shot herself to death.

Pamunkey Indian Tribe Makes a Future Casino Resort Move in Virginia

The state of Virginia is in for a treat as it was recently announced that the Pamunkey Indian Tribe has made a move regarding its land purchase plans and has acquired 610 acres of land in New Kent County. According to the previously stated plans of the tribe, the property is going to welcome the […]

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Onshore Gambling Developers in Goa Insist on Lower Annual License Fees

The Indian state of Goa and its authorities are putting in quite the effort to improve the gambling industry in the region and boost its performance. However, one of the recent moves of the government caused an immediate response from the companies operating in the field, as many of them were dissatisfied with the unwanted […]

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Village in northern Illinois twice rejects proposal for video gambling cafe

In Illinois, a Naperville-based marketing agency’s plan for a video gambling café in Kendall County was denied by Oswego Village Board members this week after reportedly receiving a similar rejection on March 6. The Chicago Tribune newspaper reports that earlier this week, 26-year-old Wilbur You, of You Holdings, made an appearance at a trustees meeting […]

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Macau Authorities Fight against Illegal Cryptocurrency Operation in the Region

Cryptocurrency has been one of the hot topics for quite some time now and as with every new trend enjoying the attention of many people, there were attempts of frauds involving virtual currency as well. According to the recently issued information, the authorities have been on the lookout for illegal crypto activities and operation. Macau’s […]

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Institutional Investors Rekindle Their Love For Bitcoin

It's not off-base to talk about clouds and silver linings when discussing and contemplating Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general. Since we're long into spring of 2018 already, it's safe to say that the phenomenal year that was 2017 will not be repeated this time. The tumble Bitcoin took in the first quarter was just too much, but now it seems as if there is something good coming out of its supposed demise.

Despite the fact that Bitcoin has dropped heavily – very heavily, as much as by 70% since its peak value of almost $20,000 in December 2017 – it has actually started to gain new momentum in terms of interest from institutional investors who are believing in Bitcoin again. For the first time in months, “serious money is entering the market” - those are the words of Jeffrey Van de Leemput, Cryptocampus analyst. “A couple days ago I helped set up a 200k BTC transaction for Chinese buyers…Soros, etc., are coming in, we will now see the start of the real bubble,” he added.

As the cryptocurrency is currently trading for $8300 per coin, these events are perfectly in line with what was already predicted by Smart Valor's chief executive officer, Olga Feldmeier, who said: “A strong break above the $8,000 USD area is having the potential to comprise the ignition for the next bull phase, for which a lot of investors were waiting for a long time and will be happy to support now.”

Ari Paul, chief investment officer of BlockTower Capital is not as surprised, as he already commented that this institutional investment is inevitable for cryptocurrencies. He commented, “Even if they never believe in it, as an asset class, they’re smart enough to recognize the alpha opportunity.”

Saxo Bank analyst Jacob Pouncey is of the opinion that legacy markets uncertainties are giving an edge to the rebirth of Bitcoin demand and other crypto assets that are in no correlation with mainstream financial markets, adding, “If there is a significant pullback in the equity markets, there will be an inflow of money into uncorrelated assets, or assets that lie outside the reach of the traditional financial system in which cryptocurrencies are a potential alternative. The inflow of institutional capital to the cryptocurrency market, due to the increase in regulation and investor protection, could lead cryptocurrencies to a positive quarter.”

Managing director and global head of equity products and alternative investments at CME Group, Tim McCourt confirms that trading volume is steadily increasing each month!

Could this be it, the moment all of Bitcoin enthusiasts were hoping for (and in likelihood praying for)? Do you believe this will once again put the cryptocurrency and Bitcoin wheels in turbo motion? Have your say in the comments below…

Source:

“Institutional Demand for Bitcoin and Crypto Resurges”, Haig Samuel, bitcoin.com, April 19, 2018.

Sixty Miles on A Horse

Doyle Williams was a real cowboy. He owned the Skyline Ranch in south Phoenix, AZ. where he had a riding stable. He also staged weekly bull riding competitions for young riders who were brave enough to try to ride a Brahma Bull for eight seconds or however long they could stay on.

Doyle's son, Eddie, was well on his way to becoming a champion bull rider when I began hanging out at the ranch. He always had a horse available for me to ride and we spent many happy hours on trail rides into South Mountain.

I liked Doyle's laid-back ways and easy sense of humor. He and his older brother Red were both poker players and they sometimes played in the games at the American Legion where I was a member.

One day Doyle called me at the Phoenix Gazette where I worked as a reporter and asked me if I wanted to go on a trail ride to Casa Grande, 60 miles south of Phoenix.

'It will be a two day trip,' Doyle said. 'We'll leave here on a Saturday and when we get to Casa Grande, we'll ride in the rodeo parade. Care to join us?'

I had never ridden a horse 60 miles before, but I didn't hesitate. 'Count me in," I said.

I wrote a feature article about the upcoming trail ride and showed up at 6 a.m. at the Skyline Ranch. The place was filled with riders, horses and television reporters with their cameras.

While Doyle was saddling the horses, a rider got dumped into a cactus plant when his horse reared and started bucking. Red Williams just shook his head.

'Tourists,' he muttered beneath his breath.

There were 35 riders in our caravan. Doyle, his wife and son rode at the head of it and at a signal, we started riding. I was on a brown gelding that I had ridden several times before and Doyle was riding his buckskin.

We made our way south on a dirt road, skirted a canal bank, and worked out a way around a ridge of cactus-studded hills. One of the riders even strummed a guitar and sang.

The first 10 miles went easy. Then it began getting painful. I kept adjusting myself on the back of my horse, but no matter which way I turned, it hurt. Doyle rode back to me.

'How ya doing, writer?' he inquired. 'Think you're gonna make it?'

I tried to smile. 'I think so,' I said.

We rode and we rode as the afternoon wore on. The sun fell behind the mountains in the west and we kept riding.

Finally, mercifully, it was time for our dinner break. I tried to get off my horse -- and couldn't. I was too sore. Finally, I managed to get my leg over the saddle horn and fell to the ground.

Eddie Williams loped up to me, grinning.

'Nice dismount,' he said.

We dined on steak and apple pie. The meal helped me get some of my strength back, but all I could think of was sleep. I climbed into a sleeping bag next to a pickup truck and closed my eyes.

It began raining. Not only rain, it turned into a cloudburst with lightning zigzagging through the sky. And it didn't let up.

It was near midnight. Doyle, wearing a yellow raincoat, circled through the now awakened riders and said, 'If we're gonna get drowned, we may as well do it on horseback. Everybody up. Let's start riding.'

There were audible groans Some of the riders remounted. I couldn't do it. I had ridden over 30 miles and I was finished.

Doyle understood my decision. He arranged for me to get a ride back to Phoenix. More than 20 of the riders opted for me to end the ride. Only six riders out of the 35 finished it and rode in the rodeo parade.

I was in bed for two days. And if anybody tries to invite me on another two-day trail ride, my response will be unprintable in a family publication.

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