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Slotland.com, the innovative online slots and video poker site, has announced that five of its 15 one-of-a-kind games will now be available in an upgraded instant-play Flash-based format.

The five online video slot games, Treasure Box, Wild Heart, Jacks or Better, Reel Riot and Golden 8 have undergone an extensive makeover and now feature increased graphics and sound effects. The new full screen option featured in the re-designed games enlarges the graphics to fill the entire screen and offers players video tutorials in order to get them started as well as the ability to enjoy improved navigation.

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FullTiltPoker.com, the Alderney-licensed online poker room, has announced that the seventeenth edition of the popular Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) will commence on August 4th at nine o’clock in the evening, New York time, and will continue until August 15th.

The Full Tilt Online Poker Series will offer 34 exciting events offering a guaranteed total prize pool of $19 to winning players. Six Rush Poker Tournaments are scheduled for the event as well as a two-day event, knockout and shootout competitions and a main event that has been allocated at least $3.

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During October, 2009, the Australian productivity Commission called on the Australian government to repeal the 2001 Interactive Gambling Act which is very restrictive and presently only allows government-approved providers to legally provide Internet poker, casino gaming and sports betting in Australia. This, of course, results in most Australians playing at online casinos that are based offshore which are unregulated and untaxed. An estimated $1 billion will probably be spent by Australians at these websites during 2010.

The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) which represents some of Europe’s most prestigious remote gambling firms and the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) have combined to fight a proposed new Belgian law by lodging a complaint to the European Commission against this new gambling legislation which they feel is not compliant with European Union law.

International designer, developer and licensor of software for the online mobile and land-based gaming industries, Playtech Limited, has announced the release of a new game. This new game which is based on the popular television quiz series, Blockbusters, has been provided by Playtech to MeccaBingo.com which operates under its parent company, Rank Interactive.

PokerStars.com, the leading online poker site, has announced the launch of a new promotion, MicroMania that will give players an opportunity to enjoy a good game without having to splash out on buy-ins.

The Isle Of Man-licensed site has announced that MicroMania will run through the entire month of July offering micro-stakes Players added-value tournaments, superior VIP benefits, live event qualifiers, added-value tournaments as well as special deposit bonus offers.

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Although a set of licenses was issued by ARJEL, the online gambling regulator of France, shortly before the commencement of the FIFA Football World Cup in South Africa there were many popular names that had not been issued licenses.

At the time ARJEL revealed that they were processing the remaining applications and that no application had been rejected until then. ARJEL advised that it would not take long before further applications would be issued and they have, in fact, already issued five more online gambling operators through a second list.

Two new virtual racing instant play games were launched by Virgin Casino a few days ago. The games, Virtual Horses and Virtual Dogs are based on horse racing and greyhound racing respectively.

Wagering in the Virtual Horses Cash Pot promotion is restricted to designated online slots that include a few of the best slots games available such as Monty’s Millions.

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