Virgin games are set to centralize its online gaming offerings. Beforehand, Virgin outsourced many of its operations to large names in the industry including St. Minver, WagerWorks and Boss Media.

However, Virgin now hope to offer their players a more streamlined experience, letting gamers use a single sign in process and a sole ‘bank account’.

The service has been 18 months in the making and should make life simpler for customers, letting them efficiently switch from game to game across a multiple of sites and allowing them to compete for points and bonuses.

During the centralization process, Virgin will optimize customer’s experiences of telephone, email and chat services by the launch of an in house customer call centre.

“Here at Virgin Games, we live and breathe the Virgin brand values and feel taking the customer service department in-house and integrating all three gaming services allows us to continue to deliver the unique Virgin experience that our customers have come to expect,” said Simon Burridge, CEO of Virgin Games.

Online Casino operator 888.com is with a doubt one of the largest online casino providers in the UK and Europe.

888 online casino has all the traditional casino games that you would expect, like roulette, video poker and black jack, but it also has great side games and even dice games.

There are not many online casino players that do not know about them. However when it comes to their fantastic promotions, they change so often it’s hard to keep up with them all.

Well here’s a look at just a few of the great promotions you’ll find a 888 online casino at the moment.
Up to £100 Free – All new players at the site will receive a whopping 100% first deposit bonus, so if you deposit £50, 888.com will give you £50 for Free.

Comp Points – At 888.com every time you wager on a hand or roll of the dice, you’ll earn yourself some comp points, and when you’ve got enough you can exchange it for more money.

They also have great monthly promotions like Happy Hours, where all players are guaranteed to win during the happy hour. Happy Hours are on the last day of every month between 7pm and 9pm.

Well where do i start with William Hill, there so much to say, so much to talk about.

Well firstly Will Hill is extremely easy to navigate you have nothing to worry about regarding what or where to click. When you enter the site you are transported into a vitual world full of fun and excitment.

There’s so many games to try and test out, you’re definiately spoilt for choice. another great feature is the simplicity of playing.

Although you feel like your right there across from the dealer, at the same time there’s no pressure in messing anything up. On top of this for the novice to the casino world most if not all games have a demo section where you can try out the game before you play for real.

But William Hill does stop there either, as well as the traditional casino games that you would expect to find and all their varitations like poker, BlackJack, Slot and Roulette. William Hill aslo have exciting arcade style games that you can bet on like Streetfighter, The incredible Hulk and even Sudoko.

There’s without a doubt something there for everyone, everyone seems to be catered for.

I highly recommend visiting William Hill Casino, it would convert any anti-gambling campaigner.

So many people may be skeptical about the new online casino revolution. Traditional casinos allow players to witness the dealing of cards and now this is being introduced to online casinos. Many traditional players don’t participate in online gambling because they believe they cannot be trusted. But what if cards were dealt live in front on players? This new feature on sites will potentially solve many of the trust issues between traditional gamblers and online casino providers.

Several sites are now offer a live stream of a dealer dealing cards for players to watch. This new feature is being increasingly introduced to numerous online casino and poker sites. The feature aims to improve trust relations with players and increase the real time atmosphere in online gambling sites.

Michele Guarino, CEO of 1 Gaming said, “We believe that live dealer-dealt online casinos are a natural progression from traditional RNG (Random number Generator) casinos, as technological developments and improvement of consumer broadband speeds new enable high quality live video streaming,” “This sector will undoubtedly explode in the months and years to come as no other current online casino gaming technology can offer a more reliable, exciting and genuine experience.”

Will it soon be possible to watch other players online as well? The limits on live stream casino and poker playing are endless. Soon you could be creating a virtual character, watching a live dealer or just casually strolling through a virtual casino in Vegas! The internet is constantly providing new platforms for gamers to experience and I’m sure it won’t end with live casino dealers.

A statement from the Gibraltar-based online gambling casinos site 888.com this week announced a 33% rise in second quarter revenues.

Total operating income was up 36% to $69 million, up from £51 million in the second quarter of 2007. Net gaming revenues were also up, by an equally impressive 33% to $67 million, from $50 million in the second quarter of 2007.

Most of the revenue gains were attributed to the online casino division of the gaming group, which saw net gaming revenue rise 27% to $35million. However the same stats for bingo and other games saw a huge 376% rise to $12 million. 888.com’s poker arm, Pacific Poker, saw relatively poor results, with a 10% fall in revenues from the first quater blamed on players watching the Euro 2008 football championships, resulting in net gaming revenues of $20 million.

Gigi Levy, 888 chief executive, commented: “We are delighted with our Q2 2008 results, especially given that we achieved sequential quarterly growth during a period which is typically seasonally quiet and throughout the Euro 2008 championship. Our various strategic initiatives are progressing well, and given the good start to the third quarter and our clear business strategy, we are confident of delivering future growth during 2008.”

Despite relatively negative forecasts from the world of online gaming, uk online casinos have so far weathered the credit crunch, and continue to post positive results. Some have suggested the industry may be resecssion-proof, as more people look to find entertainment from home, with some big players choosing to play casino games online rather than at a real casino.

Net Play TV will soon be broadcasting live roulette programmes on satellite TV including ITV and BBC. The new programme has recently launched a full channel to broadcast live Roulette 24 hours a day. The show will allow players to bet on roulette through their TV, aiming to attract a new audience of roulette players.

Martin Higginson, Chairman and Chief Executive for NetPlay TV, said, “This is yet another step for NetPlay TV to accelerate our growing player base and reach yet more viewers. We are looking forward to a long and fruitful partnership with Freesat.”

Roulette is one of the most popular casino games. Since its invention in the 18th century Roulette is one of the most traditional casino games available to play. Tables can be found in every casino, most high street bookies and on every online casino site. The simplicity of the game is part of its attraction with the outcome determined solely by luck. Roulette has now grown into online sites allowing users to bet online with the aim of winning money. Money is exchanged for chips and these are then placed on any of the 36 numbers on the board. 18 of these numbers are red and the other 18 are black.

Players can also bet on each third of the roulette table, specific lines, odd or even numbers and various other combinations. Once the chips are placed on the board, the roulette wheel with 36 numbers is spun which contains a metal ball. Once the wheel stops spinning the metal ball will land on a specific number.

If you placed a bet on this number you will win 36X the amount you bet on the number. For example if you bet a £1.00 chip only on number 11 and the ball fell on number 11 you would win £36.00. You can also place chips over two or four numbers, for example 12 and 11. This is done by placing the chip over both (or all four) numbers on the roulette board. If the metal ball lands on number 12 and you placed a 20p chip on covering both 11 and 12 you would win £1.80 (18/1) All the other bets on numbers will be lost. Many Roulette players spread their bets across the table so they cover as many numbers as possible and minimize their losses.

Roulette is great fun but can be extremely addictive, so make sure you know your limit and don’t throw money away.

Many online casinos are aiming to provide the best value to attract new customers and keep current users happy. The market is extremely competitive with hundreds of sites stating they give customers the most value, in terms of bonuses and promotions. Customer expectations are constantly rising and demanding better deals and loyalty schemes. In addition players are attracted by well designed sites, with decent graphics and easy to use game play software. Many of the biggest UK online casinos owe their success to these factors.

32 red,  Littlewoods and Intercasino all provide users with decent download software, worthwhile promotions and great jackpots. Many sites rely to heavily on advertising their promotions and lack any consistency. Yes, value factors such as, sign up bonuses are important for players but sites need more than that to get customers visiting again.

One thing in common with the big casino sites, is that they have a decent basic website which looks good and can be used easily by players. Once this is setup, value promotions can be used to compete with other in the market. Proving a wide variety of games also will help the popularity of an online casino site. Customers now want to be able the play poker, casino and Bingo at ones site and this is where sites such as paddypower.com and Betfred.com have been successful. One dimensional casinos only offer a few themed games a no alternative products to use.

Which casino sites do you use and what are your reasons for choosing them? Leave a comment!

Gambling real money is an investment and those who are willing to spend money on it should be aware of how easy it is to become addicted. Whether its poker, roulette, blackjack, slots or sports betting its not difficult to find yourself losing a lot of money in a short space of time. It can happen to anyone, and difficult to walk away from the casino with empty pockets, whilst their are people celebrating their jackpot wins all around you.

But you are not the only, this is something you must remember. In fact their are more people losing than winning, more people going home emptied handed, more people feeling the same way you do. The best way to make sure you don’t get caught throwing your money away is to set yourself a limit before you gamble. Go into a casino with $100 and don’t spend over that. Even if means following a friend around for hours, after you have lost all your money.

Gambling is about knowing your limits. Enjoy a spin on the roulette or a few rounds of poker, and if you win, enjoy the winnings. Don’t think that winning on your first spin on roulette is an omen for you to be “good at the game”. You can’t be good at roulette. There’s no skill involved just luck. If your a skilled poker player thats different, as poker’s a game which if played correctly, with patience and maturity can win you money.

If you think you have a gambling addiction visit sites such as:

NCP Gambling

Gamcare

Slotland’s WinADay.com 3D online casino has announced the launch of its range of new slot machines that will be added to the range of free 3D games at the online casino a few months ago. One new slot machine called the Lucky-Go-Round will be available to play for free and for real-money in the casino games halls.

Even the customer service attendants are animated, and will be available to assist players looking to use the games in the 3D Games Hall.

Martin Smith, the Pit Boss at WinADay.com said: “Our 3D casino environment, our animated customer service attendants, new games – these are all big steps for us! We’ve been testing with our free games for several months now, preparing for the launch of our real-money slot machines and now we’re ready to celebrate!”

Whilst most slot machine and fruity machine regulars seems to stay loyal to the games they know, simply because they know what to expect and how to play, there will be plenty who will look to try something new. The welcome bonus (100% cash match up to $250) is sure to entice a few new players to the online casino too.

A regular Slotland.com player trying the new slot machine commented: “It’s different, that’s for sure! When you enter that casino lobby, and the attendant greets you by name, that’s more like walking in to a real casino than just logging on to a website!”

All the games at the WinADay online casino are based on no-download instant play games, with advanced animations, crisp visuals along with top-of-the-range audio. The new games are all included in the WinADay’s progressive jackpot, which should read hundreds of thousands if the new online casino gets as big as Slotland!