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Top Gaming Tips for Macau

Brett — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:38:48 +0000

If you’re readying yourself for a trip to the majestic gambling paradise of Macau, then you’re going to want to brush up your knowledge a touch. Online Casinos has the hottest gambling tips to help you get started.

In my experience, gaming at a real-life casino should follow on from lots of practice at online casinos. The logic is simple: only online casinos allow for both real-money playing and free-gaming. It’ s the latter that provides the necessary experience to make those big-money plays.

Macau is Asia’s answer to Las Vegas. And it’s a powerhouse of note for gaming aficionados. But before you get started, take a peek at OCR’s guide on playing poker, baccarat, blackjack, backgammon and more. There’s plenty helpful advice to get you on the right gaming track.

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APT back in the Philippines

Brett — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:20:00 +0000

There’s great news for poker players from the Philippines. The Asian Poker Tour (APT) is returning to the island nation with the 2010 APT Philippines event. I know for a fact that when this 7-day tournament kicks of on August 23^rd, players will be doing back-flips at Resorts World in Manilla. For those of you skilled enough to participate there’s a $2,5k buy in + $200 for the Main Event.

What more can you expect?

The short answer – lots more. There are 8 premier side events at this year’s Asian Poker Tour. These include a Greed Tournament, a Pot-Limit Omaha event and a High Roller’s Tournament. If you recall the 2009 APT was won by Neil Arce a homegrown Filipino. He cashed up to the tune of $185k. Incidentally, this was the first time a local player won a world-class event in the Philippines. I’m backing a new winner this year – simply because the amount of raw poker talent out there is immense.

If you’re interested in learning more you can check out places like the iPoker Network and even PartyPoker for qualifying games into this prestigious APT event. The 2010 Main Event will be held at Resorts World Manila – across from Terminal 3 of the NAIA (International Airport). See you there!

Best Bookie: WH

karen — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:11:26 +0000

I know it seems like I was only just plugging William Hill the other day about how they are one of my favourite online casinos but now I’m backed up by some greater authority! WH was just been crowned Bookmaker of the Year at Betview Awards in London. Yes, this is one of the best accolades an online gaming operator can hope for. I’ve been going with William Hill’s sportsbook to place my bets on the World Cup and whilst it is true that I’m not too impressed with my betting choice (ha!) I have at least been impressed with the service I have received there are pretty good odds too. You see, I’ve been backing Ghana as having an outside chance and thought they would have put on a better performance with the Aussies just this evening. But in any event, WH picked up a number of other awards but it was this one for their sportsbook that really grabbed my eye. I’ve particularly loved their Fantasy World Cup where you choose your fantasy team of eleven players from a list of all eligible players who are playing for the 32 nations in the World Cup. I’m not doing so well myself at the moment but the winner (which is looking like it won’t be me) gets 2 tickets to 3 top European football matches plus all travel and accommodation. There is also a consolation prize of $10 for 100 runners up.

Dates announced for APT Philippines 2010

karen — Mon, 10 May 2010 03:36:05 +0000

The Asian Poker Tour, otherwise known as the APT, has just released the dates of its first major poker events for this year. The APT Philippines 2010 is set to take place at the Resort Worlds complex in Manila between 23 and 29 August. The APT Macau is usually held during August so this represents a shift from the regular pattern. Nevertheless, APT Philippines is still expected to draw a huge field of talented poker players. Last year there were 262 players in total with Neil Arce coming out on top to win the 2009 title plus $185,000 in prize money. There will be buy ins at US $2,500 + $200 and many of the leading online poker rooms will be running satellite tournaments to qualify for the event, such as Poker Stars.
What is the APT? Only Asia’s biggest and original poker tour that is continuing to grow in popularity. Since 2008, there have been four events: two in the Philippines and another two in Macau. The most successful event would have been the one held in Macau last year.

Philippines opens to foreign investment

karen — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:51:50 +0000

The Filipino government has just decided as of last week to remove a longstanding ban and open up the domestic gambling sector to foreign investment. International companies are now allowed to invest up to 40 per cent into a Filipino operation and in any form of gambling. However, they must have entered into an agreement PAGCOR beforehand and all of their activities must be confined to a certain special economic zone. Obviously this is a bid by the government to improve its economic market through attracting higher levels of foreign investment. Lets watch this space and see how it goes!

New Online Filipino Casino

karen — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:18:52 +0000

Thanks to PhilWeb and PAGCOR, Filipino players can now play online from home! As a result of the deal entered into some time ago between PhilWeb (an online technology firm) and PAGCOR, the country’s first online casino site, E-Games Online, has finally arrived! Check it out at www.egamesonline.com.ph.

You find all the usual traditional casino games (like blackjack, baccarat, roulette and slots) but is only open to players over the age of 21.

If you’re already familiar with PAGCORS e-Games cafés which are dotted around the country and operated by PhilWeb then you won’t have any trouble with the new site as its simply an online version of these games.

Wondering about deposit methods? Well, there are few to choose from so again you shouldn’t have a problem. The site is supported by PhilWeb’s easy and convenient payment platform. However, you also have the option of visiting cashiers in Manila or wiring money through accredited banks or Click2Pay e-wallet. Additional payments methods will be added in the future such as load PINs, money transfers via online banking, and local credit cards.

Ticket sales up by 16% in 2009

karen — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:55:33 +0000

It seems more Filipinos tried their hand at the game of chance last year than ever before. The Philippines two online lottery operators reported this week that their ticket sales were up by 16 percent during 2009.

Pacific Online Systems Corp. disclosed that the lotto sales of its Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office in the Visayas and Mindanao increased by 18.5 percent during 2009 to P7.69 billion. In 2008 sales were P6.49 billion. It puts this dramatic increase down to its “aggressive” opening of terminals. At the end of 2008, the Visayas and Mindanao had 1,500 betting terminals but by this end of last year this figure was up to 1,748. There were also a number of significant jackpots last year that would have piqued the interest of many who may never before bought a lotto ticket.

And it appears that it’s not just the lotto that has enjoyed a boost in popularity. Sales of the nationwide online Keno lottery game also apparently increased by 2.7 times to P88.67 million over the course last year.

New Filipino Sportsbook

karen — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:20:10 +0000

I just came across the news that the sports bettors amongst us can now look forward to new online sportsbook competing in the Filipino market.

Orient Capital Ventures Inc (OCVI) which is based in Manila, recently got a sportsbook license from PAGCOR which we are all familiar with as the main regulatory body for the gaming industry in the Philippines. OCVI chose iBroker from the Irish-based Global Betting Exchange (GBE) to be its sportsbook software. OMVI operates as a subsidiary of AsianLogic Limited which is widely regarded as one of the leading online and land based gaming operators in the Asia Pacific region.

The retail portion of the whole operation which will also include SMS and telephone betting services is currently in the process of being introduced to OCVI’s outlets and its local operating partners under the ‘MegaSportsWorld’ brand. MegaSportsWorld is simply the trade name of OCVI and is also a fully licensed sports book registered in the Philippines

The Pacquiao-Cotto fight last weekend was considered to be a huge test for the new sportsbook because of the huge number of one-sided bets wagered but apparently the system managed the load smoothly.

Don’t know about you, but I’m going to check them out and see what they have to offer. The more operators there are the better I reckon for us as customers. Competition encourages better bonuses and customer service.

News: Filipino Gaming Firm Raided by Police

karen — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:22:25 +0000

I just read the news that last month a gaming company in the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino in the Philippines was raided by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and arrested several of its employees. The company was Meridien Vista Gaming Corporation. The police allege that they were running an operation similar to jueteng, that illegal numbers game that’s popular in the Philippines. Apparently it had expanded its operations outside of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority where it had permission and was thus operating without proper permits.

Anyone else have any more information about this? Or know of any developments?