Win $500 000 Jackpot in Arizona Poker Room

It is the biggest poker jackpot the state of Arizona has ever seen. The $500 000 jackpot is called "Till It Hits" and players can get in on the action between Monday and Friday from 2 in the morning until 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

The winner will receive $250 000 of the jackpot and the player with the losing hand will get $125 000. The remaining players will receive the about $17 000. Players are also encouraged to take pictures of the action using their cellular phones or their cameras. The casino will post the best pictures.

Smoking Ban in Ontario

As of May 31, 2006, the province of Ontario will prohibit smoking in public places, that includes casinos. This might have a severe affect on casinos and other gambling related spots. The government is already predicting that an estimated $200 million in revenue will drop for the gaming industry.

Non-smoking bylaws have already gone in effect in certain areas. The charity casino in Brantford has lost $130 million to date. Casinos on the Canadian border will also lose its players to the American casinos that allow smoking.

This smoking ban will decrease revenue which will ultimately lead to a loss of jobs. A spokeswoman for the Casino Windsor is predicting over 3000 jobs will lost in that particular casino alone. The casino is trying to come with new and exciting ways to attract people. They have already started a $400 million renovation project on the casino which will be completed in two years.

PacificPoker.com catering to Mac users

Macintosh users can now join in on the online gambling fun at 888 UK Open. The tournament begins on the 11th of October and the winner will receive $500 000. Check out the website for further details.

George Clooney plans to open Casino

Actor, George Clooney, wants his new casino complex to be a throwback to the earlier, fancier casinos. The main reason he has chosen to create this type of ambience is courtesy of his aunt Rosemary Clooney, who used to sing in these style of casinos back in the day. He has grown up going to these casinos. He would prefer it if casinos still had big bands to entertain people because he is such a big fan. He also plans to have a dress code that includes formal attire. He has invested $3 billion of his own money in the project. The Las Vegas casino complex will be named Las Ramblas and it will open its doors by the end of 2007.

Gamble while you Fly

Inflight Entertainment Industry giant, eFlyte, has come up with another way to entertain travellers flying by plane. The company is ready to propose their new gambling program to the world's international airlines. The decision came about in order to take advantage of the gambling craze that has generated an abundant amount of money from people hitting the casinos and gambling online. Another reason is to give passengers something to do at 35 000 feet in the air. Not only will it pass the time, it will give players a chance to make some money in the process.

eFlyte is a pioneer in inflight entertainment. They have created many multiplayer games including trivia games and chess. They are also very proud of being one of the first to provide passengers with arcade-style games, puzzles and even 3D games.

Casinos are watching players more than ever

Casinos are using more sophisticated technology to keep tabs on each gambler. Bally Gaming and Systems have a system that they call the Bally's electronic Table Management System that a few casinos in the United States are using. Every card that is dealt is displayed on monitors in order for managers to keep track of every player. They can create a profile of the gambler to conclude whether or not he or she is a winner or loser. This way they can hand out "comps", like free meals or reduced hotel rates, to bad players to encourage them to keep playing and ignore the better gamblers.

Chips also contain radio-frequency identification mechanisms to report back to the casino. They only way they can keep track of gamblers who play the slot machines is with their frequent-player cards. They reward only the people who are doing badly.

This might sound like terrible news for gamblers. But the casinos have been tracking players down for years. Pit bosses and managers were the ones who kept an eye on things back in the day. All that has changed is that casinos have started using better technology to watch many gamblers at a time.