GamblingIn.co.uk is a popular internet portal used as a one stop shop for online gambling fans; in particular fans from the UK. Being UK specific allows for the edge they require to offer members the best, most up-to-date and beneficial information pertinent to their online play. This site is now eCOGRA approved offering additional support, benefit and security for both hardcore and fun seeking gamblers.

eCOGRA is a player protection, industry standards based organisation, they operate out of London and are a non-profit organisation. The aim of this organisation is to perfect frameworks for best practice in operation and other areas of concern for consumers. They are a consumer protection service and sites certified under the seal of eCOGRA have met and adhered to highly specific criteria.

The chief aim of eCOGRA is to certify gambling sites and subsidiary operations which comply with the maximum standards of responsible and fair gambling. They are also tasked with auditing for fairness which expands its scope of service to professional management and superior operating standards. They currently have 70 leading online gambling operators, 145 online gambling sites, and 25 leading software companies that they work with on an ongoing basis. The eCOGRA Safe and Fair seal ensures continuous monitoring at the highest industry levels. Services include:

• Operators’ Safe and Fair Seal
• Certified Software Seal
• Payout and RNG Reviews
• Accredited Testing Agency and Independent Auditor
• Affiliate Trust Seal
• Reputable Portals Seal
• Quality Assurance

GamblingIn.co.uk is a premier portal for UK gambling offering access to special bonuses, reviews, news, and technology updates regarding UK online casinos, poker rooms, bingo halls and sports betting sites.

Spending in excess of £700 million per annum is taking place at UK online gambling sites. This figure is expected to grow to as much as £1.6 billion during 2010 and gambling sites are giving away a great deal of money to secure favourable custom.

Membership of GamblingIn.co.uk guarantees only the best referrals of online gambling sites – a sure fire way to ensure the best possible UK online gambling experience. Although GamblingIn.co.uk is not responsible for the actions of these sites, their recent eCOGRA approval means they may be used with absolute confidence and that every site advertised is reputable as well as meets the very best standards.

The newly launched Europa Casino Travel Magazine is the ultimate gambling travel guide

Europa Casino, the leading online gaming destination in Europe, is pleased to announce the launching of the official Europa Casino Travel Magazine. Billed as “Your Guide to Top European Gambling Destinations,” this gambling travel guide is a useful tool for individuals looking to visit Europe.

User-friendly and easy to access, Europa Casino’s travel guide offers useful information on top European destinations. Articles on individual European countries include a general background overview as well as information on sites to see, local culture, popular cuisine, and famous people from that place. Reviews of European cities such as London, Paris and Berlin, on the other hand, offer readers a general overview, interesting tidbits, and recommended hot spots.

The Europa Casino Travel Magazine also offers visitors details regarding gambling in Europe in general, and at individual European casinos more specifically. This information is particularly useful to Europa Casino players who are interested in taking their online gaming offline, when visiting Europe. Besides identifying the name and location of each casino, it also gives an overview of types of games played, currencies accepted, and local dress-code (if applicable).

For something a little different, the magazine site also has a comprehensive section covering cruises, for those interested in a European casino cruise.

In addition to information on European vacations, the magazine site includes general travel tips, to help tourists stay both safe and comfortable throughout their journeys.

Overall, the Europa Casino Travel Magazine is the perfect compliment to Europa Casino, helping site visitors interested in European casino gaming extend their experience offline.

Linda W., 61, of rural Indiana has done the unthinkable, hitting one of the biggest progressive jackpots in the history of the Bodog Online Casino! After a long day of running a landscaping business she owns with her husband she returned home to kick back, relax and play her favorite game in the Bodog Casino – Jackpot Piñatas. With just $52 left to play with, the magic happened. She won her way into the game’s bonus round where she earned ten free spins, and on only her second free spin the reels came to rest showing five bulls in a row, triggering the game’s progressive jackpot and earning Linda an incredible $634,000!

Just weeks before her staggering $634,000 progressive jackpot win, Linda’s husband told her "people just don’t win those huge progressive jackpots." Sure enough, she proved him wrong. She admits to having won smaller amounts playing Jackpot Piñatas in the past, but nothing more than a few thousand dollars. "I like it because it’s bright and it’s just fun," she said when asked what it was that continued to draw her back to Jackpot Piñatas slots, adding "It’s my favorite game."

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Though Jackpot Piñatas is Linda’s favorite slot, it’s not the only one she’s played. She’s tried three reel classics like Triple 7 Inferno and Bank On It!, as well as video slots like Fruit Frenzy, Honey to the Bee, Paradise Dreams and Rain Dance, but she always goes back to her favorite – Jackpot Piñatas.

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Football fans everywhere will turn to Titan Bet this summer for a chance to predict the 64 World Cup matches and win a $100,000,000 grand prize, deemed the biggest prize in sport this summer.

Titan Bet is proud to announce the opening of an unprecedented multi-million dollar international promotion to celebrate the start of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Aptly named the $100 Million Mania, this exclusive promotion is offering a $100,000,000 grand prize to any contestant who can accurately predict each of the winning teams throughout the World Cup. In the event that no contestant is able to guess all 64 match results, a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize will be paid out to the contestant with the highest number of correct predictions.

The Titan Bet $100 Million Mania competition is slated to attract amateur and experienced bettors from over 60 countries. On top of the multi-million dollar cash giveaways, participants will also be awarded bonus prizes such as game tickets and merchandise.

Coinciding with the promotion, Titan Bet has recently launched an online World Cup guide designed to assist participating contestants in preparing and gathering information on the competing teams, players and matches.

$100 Million Mania is open to anyone with a Titan Bet account and a passion for World Cup football action. Prediction forms are available at Titan Bet and can be edited until the start of the World Cup games on June 10, 2010. Titan Bet will announce the winner of the Million Mania promotion the day after the championship match, scheduled to take place on July 11, 2010.

Live dealer provider Evolution Gaming, which has offices in London, Malta and Stockholm and high tech Internet video-streaming studio facilities in Latvia, has become one of the first in its sector to achieve the high standards required for the eCOGRA Certified Live Dealer Seal.

The company is an acknowledged leader in its sector, and counts many major European Internet gambling operators among its clients, including 888, Bet-At-Home, Expekt, Gala Coral Group, Ladbrokes, PaddyPower, Party Gaming and Unibet.

Explaining the significance of the Certified Live Dealer Seal, eCOGRA CEO Andrew Beveridge said this week that the relevant eGAP or international best practice standards required had been specifically designed for the distinct nature of live dealer operations, in which live games are streamed over the Internet in real time from casino studio environments managed by pitbosses and staffed by croupiers.

"The genre differs from the more common and purely software-powered online casino concept in that it features live staff using real gambling devices and tables," said Beveridge. "This requires a very specific set of operating standards and requirements to ensure absolutely fair, safe and independent gaming in which both hardware and software systems are reviewed.

"Along with our usual tests for problem gambling and dispute facilities, we also look at anti-money laundering systems, staff training, operator probity, player information security, staff access to sensitive areas, the retention of video recordings of all sessions, collusion controls and overall game statistical performance on the roulette, baccarat and blackjack games offered."

Chartered Accountant Gareth Muirhead, who spent several days in Riga, Latvia conducting the review, said that his compliance plan had included the examination of both return-to-player and RNG elements, and ensuring that eCOGRA’s Total Gaming Transaction Review system was securely in place, continuously monitoring all gaming activity.

"Evolution Gaming operates a very tight ship, and the cooperation of chief operating officer Svante Liljevall and the technical and operational staff in Riga was outstanding," Muirhead wrote in his report to the Independent Directors controlling the issue of eCOGRA seals.

Congratulating the management and staff in Riga on achieving the eCOGRA accreditation, Evolution Gaming chief executive officer Jens von Bahr said: "As a company we have always tried to lead rather than follow, and I am delighted that you have been successful in satisfying a tough but very practical set of international best practice standards.

"This can only boost our confidence in the commercial arena, knowing we are among the first to successfully put our technology, systems and people to this type of rigorous test."