Archive for July, 2010

New French Gambling Law chases away Playtech

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

With the new French government in place, the online gambling industry has taken a hit. French online gambling is no longer permitted in the country without a license to operate there. Major gaming companies have pursued licensing, while others have decided to pull out of the French market. Well known gambling operator throughout the UK and Europe, William Hill is unfortunately withdrawing its operations in France. Along with William Hill, all Playtech online casinos have also followed along as well.

Governments across the globe are trying to take on more control of how online casinos operate in their country. The Italians for example offer licenses to a select few online casino operators. The French have actually modeled their system after the Italian’s system. One of the reasons for licensing is that governments want to ensure that there is player protection for its citizens. Unfortunately, it’s costing the online gambling industry, and limiting where players can legally play.

Licensing will legally allow French citizens to play on websites that have attained it, but it will not prevent French players from going to unlicensed operators, which they still have the option of doing. With licensing comes a strict set of rules, so online casinos have pulled out of the French market for the time being and will try to make up for their losses by focusing on other countries in Europe where they can gain profit.

July weekend specials at InterCasino

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Make every weekend a little more special at InterCasino, where they always have a weekend bonus of $30!

Claiming this bonus is easy! Players need to use the bonus code for the weekend and then make a deposit of $30 or more. The $30 bonus is actually a $30 refund, as players who have wagered $450 will be refunded $30 back. A minimum deposit of $30 must be made.

The codes for the next few weekends for the month of July are the following:
The first weekend is July 3rd- 4th, and the bonus code is WSJULY01.
The second weekend is July 10th- 11th and the bonus code is WSJULY02.
The third weekend is July 17th -18th and the bonus code is WSJULY03.
The fourth weekend is July 25th -26th and the bonus code is WSJULY04.
There will also be a bonus code for July31st, which is WSJULY05.

To ensure that you get the $30 bonus, players need to visit the cashier first, and input the bonus code for the weekend. A deposit of $30 or more is required, and a wager of $450 as well. Many games are open to this promotion, so making $450 in wagers will be easy! All slot games will be available, as well as Bejeweled, Cubis, Jenga, Lottery, Keno, Scratchcards, and Sudoku.