As reported by Bloomberg -- "AMZ Holdings Plc, the developer planning to operate Taiwan's first casino, may raise as much as $100 million in the next year to fund Asian expansion amid a global economic slowdown.
"Right now there's a proliferation of gaming in Asia that's extremely attractive to us,' Michael Treanor, chief executive officer of Isle of Man-based AMZ, said in a Bloomberg Television interview today from New York. "Unlike the U.S. which is largely saturated, Asia is seeing an expansion of gaming."
"The global financial crisis has seen gambling stocks fall from Macau to Las Vegas as punters cut spending. The plans to expand in Vietnam and the Philippines pit AMZ, which has online casinos magnate Larry Woolf as a director, against U.S. players Wynn Resorts Ltd. and Las Vegas Sands Corp. that gain more than half their revenue from Asia.
Source: http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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The Friendliness of the Online Gambling Game
Bingo has always been recognized as a friendly game. There is no competitive competition between the players who are always eager to help one another. Players are always friendly to one another and meet and talk during the game. Much of this is due to the truth that free bingo is a game of possibility and luck with no playing skill or strategy involved on the part of the player. There is nothing that the participant can do to affect the outcome of the number selection process. There is no prototype to the numbers and there is no method of predicting the numbers.
All that the player can do is to spot the numbers that are selected and called by the online bingo caller. Thus, there is no reason for players to feel or act competitive with one another. Much of the socialization aspects of bingo came from the church charity performance days where bingo game was part of the church public calendar and treated as a church social event. This carries over to the internet today where there is chat area play and many community features that aren’t found on other betting playing sites. These are things like the photo gallery, email and message boards.
Some sites have welcome card provisions on the site and some have recipe exchanges.
Others have supplies for jokes, stories or articles. All of these bingo online community features are illustrations and manifestation of the sociability of the game and how the members want to communicate with one another.
All that the player can do is to spot the numbers that are selected and called by the online bingo caller. Thus, there is no reason for players to feel or act competitive with one another. Much of the socialization aspects of bingo came from the church charity performance days where bingo game was part of the church public calendar and treated as a church social event. This carries over to the internet today where there is chat area play and many community features that aren’t found on other betting playing sites. These are things like the photo gallery, email and message boards. Some sites have welcome card provisions on the site and some have recipe exchanges.Others have supplies for jokes, stories or articles. All of these bingo online community features are illustrations and manifestation of the sociability of the game and how the members want to communicate with one another.
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