Gambling911.com sponsor, Golden Lounge Casino, is one of the famed Microgaming online casinos offering the popular Mega Moolah Jackpot.  We can report that the jackpot has just increased over $1.1 million heading into this weekend (June 27, 2009). 

What is Mega Moolah?

Not only does it provide the BIGGEST jackpots in online casino history it is also the first 4-tiered casino slot in the Microgaming portfolio. Mega Moolah comes with a great theme related to that of the Lion King movie. There are wild African animals, safari and jungle, that are all cleverly combined with the action from Free Spins, Scatter and Wild rewards.

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June 22, 2009 (Dublin, IRELAND) - CryptoLogic Limited, a world leader in Internet casino and branded gaming software, today announced the extension of its exclusive licensing agreement with Marvel Entertainment, Inc., a relationship that has produced some of the company’s most popular and profitable games.

Under the agreement, CryptoLogic retains its rights as the exclusive worldwide developer of Internet casino games based on Marvel’s characters as they appear in the comic books through 2013. This is the third time CryptoLogic has extended its very successful licensing agreement with Marvel.

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A lot of poker players have been uneasy in recent days after learning that the US Attorney’s office out of New York State seized $30 million from the world’s two largest online poker rooms, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker.

Past experience tells us that players shouldn’t worry.

That’s because when Bodog had $24 million of its funds seized from the US Attorney’s office out of Baltimore, players were paid after a very brief waiting period.

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The oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com have given Kimbo Slice even longer odds of winning the 10th season of Ultimate Fighter.

Sportsbook.com opened Kimbo Slice as a -325 favorite NOT to make the Ultimate Fighter finale and a +450 long shot to get in.  Needless-to-say, Gambling911.com likes those odds since the payout would be $250 for every $100 bet.  But Sportsbook.com just made Kimbo a -500 favorite NOT to make the finale and will now pay $300 for every $100 bet should he make it.

The UFC announced Tuesday that the 35-year-old heavyweight would be a fighter in their reality show, ‘The Ultimate Fighter’.

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There is outrage in Costa Rica after a Canadian-based payment processor has reportedly screwed over a dozen online gambling sites out of millions of dollars.

Many of the Costa Rican based Internet gambling businesses were utilizing Smart Banking Systems (SBS), represented by one Ben Waldman. 

"(Ben) Waldman provided the platform for another individual to screw everyone down here and their mother," said one angry operator.  "He went through the whole crowd (of Costa Rican-based operators), then disappeared.&q

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Sportingbet.com continued to dominate the Britain’s Got Talent betting scene with the very best odds.  Susan Boyle would pay nearly even money (5/6)

The finale was airing Saturday evening with millions of dollars being wagered on the show. 

Shaheen Jafargholi had been getting the most betting action after Susan Boyle but the youngster continued to be listed with 14/1 odds at press time Saturday evening.

The 48-year-old Boyle remains favourite to beat nine other other acts vying for the £100,000 prize and the chance to sing at this year’s Royal Variety Performance.

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HVS International reports that Macau’s casino revenues recorded approximately $1 billion in April 2009, or a 9% decline from a year ago and 13% decline from March 2009. The numbers represent the fifth consecutive month in which casino revenues on the Asian offshore gambling island have declined.

Media reports from the area have previously indicated that Chinese government constraints on the numbers of people visiting Macau have contributed to the decline, as has the impact of the global recession on travel organisations.

Macau’s Statistics and Census Service has posted statistics indicating that the average hotel occupancy rate fell by 3.1% points year-on-year to 72.

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Six of the state of Kentucky’s racetracks showed an unprecedented united front this week at a joint press conference focused on the precarious state of racing in the heartland of US horseracing and to appeal for the legalisation of slot machines.

Kentucky’s state government infamously - and unsuccessfully - tried to highjack international Internet gambling domain names last year in moves to protect its extensive land gambling industry interests.

The Racing Post reports that eleven of the 12 racing states nearest to Kentucky allow other gaming at their racetracks, resulting in bigger and more competitive purses and more generous breeders’ prizes.

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Bad Finland Finland has drawn the ire of the European Commission with their gambling monopolies. Now, the country is attempting to correct their violations of European Union law by exploring a nationwide ban on all gambling marketing.

Currently, state betting and lottery companies can advertise through sponsorship. That would become illegal under a new plan, and companies would no longer be able to sponsor sports teams or advertise anywhere their gambling businesses. Read the full post >>