The NH Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel in Amsterdam is the venue chosen for the 7th annual 2009 Casino Affiliate Convention (CAC) on 30-31 March.  The main focus of the CAC is advertising and marketing for an internet casino operation, including poker and bingo.  Several top speakers are scheduled to share their tactics and strategies with the delegates.  This particular CAC will be hosting over 1000 delegates.

Although online casinos in Australia have been giving money away for many years to new players who sign up with them, Senator Nick Xenophon has only just realised this trend and, as all politicians tend to do the world over, is currently using it as his political soap box.   He wants the government to ban the online casinos’ giveaways believing they will increase the number of problem gamblers.

Online casino players in Denmark and Sweden will be happy to know that CPays, the online casino programme, has just announced that payments can be made in their local currencies.  This will mean that all Danish and Swedish online players will be able to fund their accounts without having to worry about losing out because of currency exchange fees.

If you go to a massage parlour in Malayia you may be in for a shock, or not!  It is common knowledge that these businesses all over the world are just fronts for prostitution.  However, Malayian massage parlours have gone one better.  Some provide not only an illegal prostitution service, but also online gambling for their clients.  In fact, online gambling is very often proving to be more popular than sex!

Argentina is preparing to ban the operation of online bingo, casino and gambling sites.  A bill to do just this was presented in Buenos Aires last week.    Councillor Luis Alberto Mauri says that it is up to the government to ensure that online games are offered legally, allowing the State to collect taxes and invest in local social programs.