This is the expression you might have heard any Asian gambler shout whilst playing blackjack in a casino anywhere in the world, but not in Japan.  Although the Japanese love to gamble, it may be surprising to learn that there are currently no land-based or online casinos in Japan.  The only forms of legal gambling are online horse racing and lotteries.  Things may change however.  Talks have been started between the Liberal Democratic Party and many top online gambling operators throughout the world.

44 online bingo sites now take UKash payments which means that online bingo players can easily deposit cash straight into their online bingo accounts.   Just some of the sites are Mecca Bingo, Gone Bingo, Crown Bingo, Party Bingo, JackpotCityBingo.  Judging by the names on the entire list of bingo sites it would suggest UKash have signed deals with St. Minver, Virtue Fusion and Party Gaming.

With its new look studios, UK’s Gala Bingo TV is now running on top form.  You can play bingo on TV in your lounge, but you will think you are playing in a bingo hall with a live bingo caller.  Gala Bingo TV gives viewers the option to play either bingo or roulette, whilst their online bingo site has many interesting bingo promotions for their players to take advantage of.

Readers of Gambling Online magazine have voted 888.com as Top Casino of the Year for the second year running at their awards ceremony earlier this week.  As Matt Robinson, VP marketing at 888 says, “this award has tremendous relevance because it is voted by those who actually play our casino games and by those who have also experienced our competitors’ efforts.”

Now is a great time to be travelling to Las Vegas.  The airlines have reduced their fares in an effort to increase the passenger levels which have been declining over the past year.  Hotels are offering fantastic reduced rates, some by as much 30% less than this time last year.  Many hotels are also offering gift certificates for massages and dining as added incentives. 

The trend is changing.  More and more gamblers are staying at home to gamble online than take a cruise and gamble offshore, particularly in the USA.  Until now cruise ship casinos were the answer for gamblers where land based casinos are illegal because offshore gambling is allowed once the ship is three miles out to sea.  It seems the online gambling business is putting the cruise lines out of business and they need to find new ways to bring in the passengers.

Spanish online bingo players can now play the game and join the chat rooms in their own language at JackpotCity.com .  90 ball Spanish-style online bingo games are now available and all new players will get a free €15 bonus when they sign up.

We all thought the problem of Kentucky state seizing 141 domain names was over when the Appellate Court ruled last week against Gov. Steve Beshear’s case.  It’s not.  Apparently the battle is still being fought.  Despite the ruling, Kentucky’s Justice and Public Safety Cabinet have stated that the case will now be taken to the Kentucky Supreme court.  Will it ever end?

Despite just winning nearly $250,000 at the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, 19 year old American, Zachary Gruneberg, is still too young to realise his ultimate dream of playing poker in Las Vegas.  His father Craig Gruneberg was “overwhelmed with pride and shock” that his son had turned poker into a profitable activity.   Zachary says online poker is the only job he’s ever had.

An exciting event for online bingo operators and other related companies to look forward to is the 4th Annual Online Bingo Summit on 16-17 June at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel & Conference Centre in London.  Many top level representatives of the industry from sites such as Mecca Bingo, ValHala Investments, Foxy Bingo, Bingos.co.uk and many others will be speaking at this event.  Participants can save up to £300 by booking by 27th February.