Taking into account that there were no lottery clubs in Moscow before, the last 4 months was marked by opening of over 70 clubs of the kind. Moreover computer clubs became extremely popular, though they were losing its popularity in the past years.

“We are seriously concerned about the rise of surrogate technologies,” Moscow deputy mayor Sergei Baidakov said at a news conference earlier this month. “They are the byproduct of imperfect legislation.”
Search for new option to continue operating gambling businesses boosts the demand in online gambling services as the best constituent of that in the offline.  Online gambling market keeps gaining its pace and popularity. New gamblers from Russia and CIS will rush online in search of new gambling experience. Now it is the high time to occupy your niche in online sector of gambling business making as it is now prone to attracting hundred thousands of new users.

Why not give it a try?

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An unjust and ill-thought out carpet ban on casinos has resulted in people seeking an alternative!

Some casino owners state that casinos will always exist and nothing can prevent them from functioning. The main idea is going underground. “This is complete nonsense. This ban will actually mean nothing. It is just a new push for corruption flourishing. Officials will turn a blind eye if you pay them enough,” one customer said.

Casino managers say the industry is likely to mutate. While big-rolling casinos are likely to stay shut, many slot-machine parlors will reinvent themselves as poker clubs or lottery halls – two forms of gambling not banned.

There is one more way for casino owners, which is legal and in many cases even more profitable. Many online gambling halls have chosen a way of going online. It is a common knowledge that online space is too difficult to control. Legislation for this sector is so vague and unclear that even in case of strict prohibition of online gambling it is too easy to find a number of back-stairs in legislation to run an online casino business on an absolutely legal basis. A great many of world jurisdictions issue licenses for online gambling. All that needs to be done is to open an offshore company in, say, Costa Rica or Malta to provide online gambling services almost worldwide. Since a gaming server is usually located in the country that has issued a license, the gamble game and money transactions formally take place in that country. And YES! This is the place where gambling is allowed. No law violation takes place, as you can understand.

As we all see, Russian ban on gambling has only triggered the boom of online gambling from one side and forced gambling halls owners to go underground. Nothing has really changed. So we would like to ask why?

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Perhaps you have wondered how predictable machines like computers can generate randomness. In reality, most random numbers used in computer programs are pseudo-random, which means they are a generated in a predictable fashion using a mathematical formula. This is fine for many purposes, but it may not be random in the way you expect if you’re used to dice rolls and lottery drawings. For that reason only quality random generators should be integrated with online casinos and poker rooms. Our company uses Mersenne Twister (MT). This RNG is based on a matrix linear recurrence over a finite binary field F₂. The algorithm was built taken into consideration all the drawbacks and flaws of other existing generators. Moreover, the MT boasts of far longer period and far higher order of equi-distribution than any other implemented generators. It is proved that the period is 2^×19937–1, and 623-dimensional equi-distribution property is assured.

Viaden Media random number generator (RNG) was incurred of a long and painful GLI certification process. Gaming Labs International is a reputable electronic gaming equipment tester and certifier. GLI’s clients are gaming regulators in jurisdictions all over the world, nearly 400 in total. It helps to ensure the integrity of the gaming industry, and we are proud to say that for almost 20 years, regulators around the world have come to trust GLI.

According to the finalizing report provided by GLI: “The Viaden Media RNG showed no deviation from random behavior on the tests. The results produced were well within the normal range. It is our opinion that there are no patterns within any selected number position and the analyzed data passes the tests”.

We are secure, fair and reliable. Now officially certified!

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The first thing you need to do is register your casino in all catalogues and directories that allow online casino registration. This action will give you necessary back links that will bring visitors to your online casino or poker room.

All catalogues can be subdivided into 3 main categories. The first category is site catalogues. They contain subject grouping links to all websites. You can find a great many of such catalogues on the web. To register your site in multiple catalogues you can use soft for submit sites http://webloganalyzer.biz/eng/allsubmitter.html. All Submitter is a directory submission software package which allows you to easily submit their website to hundreds of web directories within a matter of minutes.

The following catalogue type is specified casino classified catalogues. Those catalogues are created for the purpose of taking as many as possible links on different online casinos. Moreover, specialized casino categories can be found in general catalogues as well. There is no comprehensive list of these websites but you can easily find them and register you casino. Here are several examples of those catalogues:

http://www.goldage.net/online-casinos-chance-games/

http://gold-pages.net/Casino/index.html

The third category of catalogues that are important to be registered in is payment systems catalogues that include links to resources accepting different types of e-money. Those catalogues include links to websites that accept WebMoney, e-Gold, LibertyReserve, e-Bullion etc. There you can find are many clients and most of them are solvent purchasers who have required e-currency. Consider the examples below:

http://www.lrdirectory.com/

http://www.lovinggold.com/

http://aurumgames.com/directory/

Read the rest of the entry in the following post

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Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) is a cross-platform runtime environment for interactive applications development. Viaden Media’s poker client is now in the row of most progressive applications, deployed as desktop applications. Adobe AIR made it possible to simplify the operation process under every OS. One of the main advantages of the updated client is unprecedented flexibility that is ensured by Adobe AIR environment. A habitual web browser limits the access to a user’s file system, while the installed application provides an illimitable access to it. Currently the list of Adobe AIR built applications is TOPed by such tools as Google Analytics, eBay Desktop, AOL Top 100, Pownce, and others.

Adobe AIR applications are run under Microsoft® Windows® 2000; Windows XP; Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise; Mac OS X v10.4 or 10.5; and Linux®. It means that, unlike most of other online poker applications, the new Poker client will function in an equally smooth manner under every operation system with no need to install any extras, like Windows emulation software for MAC for example.

Apart from becoming a cross-platform application, the new Poker client version now possesses such features as:

· Built in update mechanism with a possibility to create release notes for users to read in the process of system update;

· Smaller size of the installation file. All extras can be added up during the game;

· Better localization support. The client language can be easily changed using the runtime language selector. Adobe AIR currently provides full support for applications built with the following languages:

• Chinese Traditional;
• Chinese Simplified;
• Czech;
• Dutch;
• English;
• French;
• German;
• Italian;
• Japanese;
• Korean;
• Polish;
• Portuguese;
• Russian;
• Spanish;
• Swedish;
• Turkish.

Additionally we can now use Flex 3.0 components to eliminate every design drawback. Our nearest plans are to create a new lobby with all the innovative possibilities that Adobe AIR provides.

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The main three aspects that have to be proven to an online gambler to win his/her trust are as follows:

· The casino is legally licensed and fully insured

· The offered games are fair to the player

· Winners are paid

To attract players to your casino you should offer clear evidence of gaming fairness, legality of activity, and security of your online casino. Usually the sufficient proofs testifying your trusted reputation are the following:

· A gambling license. Reputable online casinos are always licensed in one of the known online gambling jurisdiction. Though the licensing process costs you extra money and needs additional effort, you should be sure that you will gain a high return on investment, because online gamblers trust only legal online casinos. Online gambling commissions that issue licenses to online casinos regulate and control the activity of their, thus, guaranteeing fair play to online gamblers. For that reason trust to a licensed online casino increases dramatically.

· Good reputation of your casino software provider. Only respected and reputable software providers are chosen by top notch online casinos. It is important to not only choose a software package that meets your requirements and budget limits, but also check other online casinos built on the offered technology. Smooth work and bug-free functioning of your casino software are additional factors that increase trust from your clients’ side and work for your casino reputation improving. Viaden Media Company is that very software provider that guarantees errorless functioning of your casino. Our more than 10 years experience in the field of casino software development is your best proof of being a trusted online casino that delivers only quality online gambling services.

· Successful RNG audit proof. Random Number Generator (RNG) is the core element that generates sequences of numbers and symbols in that way that lacks any pattern. It guarantees fairness of shuffle to your online gamblers. Viaden Media has built its online gambling application utilizing the acknowledged RNG technology - Mersenne Twister (MT). Our RNG is audited and approved by Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) – a third party testing company, that boasts its reputation of one of the most trusted companies of the kind. It gives you the right to provide your clients with a reference from GLI.

· 24/7 highly responsive customer service. Any online casino should be 24/7 ready to provide its gamblers with prompt customer support services. It will definitely work for your reputation as a trusted online gambling operator that cares about its clients. Your casino should have an always ready customer chat support where a player can immediately ask assistance from a live person. It should also have a reliable email support as well as toll free numbers for international players.

In brief, to win user-trust for your casino and prove your reputation of a reliable and secure online gambling services provider you need to offer your potential players clear evidences of your ability to maintain a truly fair, transparent, and secure gaming environment and build long-term relationships with our players.

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2003 – The Age of Online Poker

The story of million winnings has reached its peak when Chris Moneymaker rushed into the poker history having won the prize of 2,5 million dollars. That event has marked the beginning of the online poker era.

2003 was also the tear when a non-profit organization specializing in standardization and audit of online gambling operators appeared. Its name was eCogra (eCommerce and Online Gambling Regulation and Assurance). Now the organization is the most trusted auditor and controller of play fairness in online casinos and poker rooms. The aim of eCogra is players’ protection and fair play ensuring.

Another push for fast online gambling development is the creation of live games by PlayTech. From the moment online gambling becomes even more true-to-live and user-attractive. Now online players use live video chats and have an opportunity of seeing a dealer on a screen.

2004 – American Reality

American politicians keep seeking the ways of prohibiting online gambling. Anyway, WTO (World Trade Organization) is still on the side of Antigua and Barbuda in the fight against the prohibition of online casinos in the US.

The end of 2004 has revealed that Americans are the overwhelming majority of the world online gamblers, making over 51% of the total world turnover of more than 8,5 million USD.

2005 – Fast Growth

Online gambling industry keeps moving towards England. The main focus is now European players and London Stock Exchange, where PartyGaming enters the FTSE 100.

A new world Jack Pot record was set in 2005. One of the Carnival Casino players cas won over $1,966,000.

Online gambling industry keeps its pace in becoming one of the most popular online leisure. The turnover has exceeded 12 billion dollars.

2006 – Dissension and Outbreak

Dozens of millions of online gamblers are in great confusion because of the huge choice of online casino games. More than 2300 online casinos and poker rooms offer their online gaming services to every willing to try his/her skills and luck in online casino games.

In its turn the USA arrests David Carruthers - CEO of BetOnSport – when he arrived in the country with the purpose of closing his business on the territory of the US. It leads to an outbreak of an outrage in the sphere.

American senator passes a bill called ‘Secure Port’ and signs a law that makes online gambling in the US illegal. The law is called Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) and from the moment it is the main law about online gambling in the US. It was signed by President Jorge Bush making online gambling an illegal business sphere in the USA.

2007 – Up and Forward!

Great Britain expands its influence in online gaming sphere all over the Europe. It focuses on attracting more and more gamblers from European countries by establishing a decree that legalizes and regulates online gambling in most parts of Europe.

2008 – It has Never Happened before

A study performed by the worldwide gambling market advisor Marco Felice Baranzelli has proved that online gambling industry keeps constantly growing, bringing online casino business owners cosmic profits. Baranzelli states that the worldwide online gaming market’s total gaming yield for 2008 hit $ 328.5 billion, maximum of US$ 309.6 billion in 2007.

2009 – Sky is the Limit

Online gambling industry is experiencing it’s expedite rise due to the people’s inherent passion to online games of chance. We never know what scale it can reach …

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1994 – The Year when it all began

Though gambling is a has been widespread all over the world for thousands of years, it went online only in 1994. This was the year when MicroGaming started the era of online casinos, having produced the 1st software solution for gambling online. Then the story brings us to 1995, when MicroGaming has formed a forward looking syndicate with CryptoLogic – a company delivering security solutions to online businesses. When secure way of casino money processing was added to the casino engine, it came the high time of the first online casino – InterCasino. It will have been the industry leader for a long time since then.

1999 – Online Gambling Revolution

1999 was the year when another software development company BossMedia has created an opportunity of community play. From the moment online gamblers have received an opportunity of competing one against another, but not against a system. But not all was so cloudless for the online gambling industry. Senator John Kill has introduced to the parliament a project of a bill prohibiting online gambling in the US. Luckily, at that time the project was declined. Year 1999 was noted for fast growth of online casino industry. More than 700 online casinos have appeared to the end of the year. The turnover has reach one billion dollars per year.

2000 – When Online Gambling Becomes World Spread

Several countries have decided to legalize online gambling. Now not only Gibraltar but also the Island of Man began licensing online gambling operators. One more proof of security and legality of this business became the NASDAP choice by Cryptologic. Under the CRYP sigh the company became an absolute leader.

2001 – First Record

The development of the industry started dictating a necessity of establishing money records. A giant Jack Pot of $414,119 was won in one of the online casinos - “The Sands of the Caribbean”.

2001 – The Millionaire Club

Keeping the pace the next Jack Pot became twice as large as the previous one and reached one million dollars. After a million and a half was won playing a progressive slot “Major Millions” created by MicroGaming in “Captain Cooks Casino”. Online gambling companies have been growing with the growth of demand on the online casino games. The overall turnover has reached 4.5 billion USD.

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The appellate court ruling said Kentucky lacks jurisdiction to block online gambling because state law does not define an Internet domain name as a gambling device subject to state authority. “Regardless of our view as to the advisability of regulating or criminalizing Internet gambling sites, the General Assembly has not seen fit to amend (state law) so as to bring domain names within the definition of gambling devices,” the court said. In an unprecedented move last year, state Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Michael Brown, with Beshear’s blessing, sued the Web sites. The state contended that the Web sites amounted to illegal gambling. Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate agreed in November to allow the state to seize the domain names. Rich Muny, Kentucky state director for the Poker Players Alliance, said he hopes Beshear and Brown “will abandon this misguided effort and focus new energies into regulation and taxation of Internet poker.” “Rather than spending hard-to-find dollars on this case, the governor could actually turn this into a much-needed new revenue stream for the commonwealth,” Muny said. The Interactive Gaming Council, a trade association for the international interactive gambling industry, applauded the state appellate court ruling. Many of the 141 domain names the state tried to seize are members of the group. “This is a very important decision for anyone doing business on the Internet,” said Jeff Ifrah, counsel for the Interactive Gaming Council. Beshear campaigned in 2007 to expand gambling in the state by opening casinos, but he contended that some of the most popular online gambling sites are bad for the state. He has said they create ways for children to gamble, undermine horse racing by creating untaxed competition, make it easier to launder money and lack protections to ensure that people actually receive their winnings.

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One of the most popular fears about online gambling sounds like “How one can be sure that online gambling is fair?” It is very important to be sure that you are not playing in a rigged online casino. Also it is crucial to have guarantees that you will be paid if you win.

I am sure that a well prepared player is a winning player. For that reason I would like to give you 2 pieces of advice to help you receive the best gaming experience.

Check if a casino has an online gambling license. Did you ever wonder who regulates most of the online casino websites? Who runs them and who is the governing system behind them? That is actually one of the first things you should do before funding your casino account with real money. If a casino is licensed with a legitimate online gambling jurisdiction, than it is a casino you can trust. Online gambling commissions work to ensure:

1. That only suitable persons and entities are permitted to operate within the jurisdiction;
2. That the games offered are fair to the player; and
3. That winners are paid.

Online gambling commissions regulate and control every gambling website they have issued a license in order to guarantee fair play to online gamblers. For example, not so long ago a famous online poker room Absolute Poker was accused of unfair play by one of the online gambling regulating bodies. Currently the poker room is under process of severe audit.

Play within your financial means. One critical factor to bear in mind when you play online casino games is that it is meant to be entertainment so always play within your financial means. If you avail yourself of sound money management the rest will be an enjoyable breeze. Now you can focus on improving your knowledge of the various gambling games, and once you have the necessary experience you’ll be in a position to minimize the online casino’s house edge and you’ll give yourself the best possible chance of doing well.

There are a wide variety of online gambling games to choose from, some of which are pure fun with self-explanatory rules and others that require more skill and practice. If you’re playing the former you should still know which games have the best payouts or the biggest jackpot offerings, and if you’re playing the latter don’t let a lack of information hamper your ability to get that big score.

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