Players of this exciting new online slots game get to select a country from Germany, England, Argentina, France, Brazil and Spain. Once a country is selected the high value card symbols get painted with colors of that country’s flag.

The wild symbol is the football that also offers players the highest lien payout of 5,000 coins. Three male fans and two female fans make up the other high paying symbols on the reels. Other symbols on the reels include a glass of beer, an air horn and a top hat.

The scatter symbol is the Football Fans logo and two or more of these appearing anywhere on the reels will award players with scatter payouts. Three or more on the reels will trigger the Penalty Kicks free spins bonus. Players are awarded 10 free spins and the feature can be retriggered.

The new 20 pay line video slots game also offers players an interactive feature on the reels titled Grab A Beer where a gold circle appears on one of the 15 spots on the reels. This can be moved to any other spot before the spin starts and if the beer symbol ends up under the circle after the spin the players wins three times the total bet. This Grab A Beer feature is only available in the main game.

The line bet in Football Fans varies from 0.20 credits to 500 credits.

Casino Tropez is licensed by the Directorate of Offshore Gaming of Antingua and Barbuda.

The mGaming Awards are to be held in London at the closing of the mGaming Summit which will take place over one day at The King’s Fund and has been designed by iGamingBusiness (iGM) in partnership with publisher WorldTelemedia and SportBusiness Group, a provider of media and business-to-business marketing services. Their aim is to bring together marketing agencies, brands, operators, rights holders, payment and billing services, suppliers, federations and anyone else interested in these sectors to enable them to investigate the mobile sports and gambling industry in a comprehensive manner.

Neil Whytte, Microgaming’s Head of Product Channels, stated that Microgaming, with its over 15 years experience in the industry, is thrilled to be supporting the mGaming Summit as they have been at the front end of mobile technology within the iGaming industry for several years and continue to stay ahead of the game. He added that the mGaming Awards will give them an opportunity to be ideally placed to meet and greet existing operators and to have a chance to discuss the important issues that are driving mobile gaming. Whytte revealed that they are looking forward to the mGaming conference as well as to their sponsorship of the awards and evening’s festivities.

iGamingBusiness stated that Microgaming’s involvement with the online gaming market will ensure that delegates to the mGaming Summit will enjoy a meaningful and noteworthy evening.

American vs. European

If you’re going to play roulette, then it’s best if you play European roulette instead of American Roulette. American roulette gives the house an edge of 7.89 percent because of its two zeroes. That’s a very huge house edge and it’s not something you can ignore at all. If the casino you’re playing at doesn’t have a European wheel, don’t bother playing. European wheels have a house edge of 2.7 percent because it has only one zero. It’s large, but not too large. You can still walk away a winner if you’re lucky.

Manage your Bankroll

In roulette, you have to remember that you can’t control the wheel, can’t control the dealer, and can’t control the odds. Anybody who claims that he or she can do so is most probably lying. The only thing that you can control when playing roulette is your bankroll. As such, you should make sure that you manage it well so that you can keep playing and maximize your money. The trick to roulette is to know when to walk away. If you’re on a winning streak, don’t let it get to your head too much. Set aside some money to make sure that you’ll walk away a winner no matter what and then gamble your extra money away if you so desire. That way, you’ll never be disappointed no matter what happens. If you’re on a losing streak, walk away while you haven’t lost too much. People who are on a losing streak often get frustrated and often try to ‘win back’ what they lost, believing that luck has to come to them at one point or another.

However, the truth is that the more frustrated you get, the more likely you are to make bad decisions. It’s better to just walk away with at least some of your money intact so you can play another day – perhaps when you’re luckier.

According to a statement issued by the government, offshore companies will be hit with a 15% charge on Irish commissions with these new changes and the government hopes to raise €20 million a year from the extended tax. A portion of the money raised by the extended taxes would be used to tackle the problem of gambling addiction in Ireland.

It was revealed that during 1991, betting turnover in Ireland amounted to almost €370 million with duty generated to the state amounting to €37 million. This figure tripled to €1.1 billion a decade later with €68 million going to the state. Due to the swift increase in telephone and online betting, this year’s turnover is expected to exceed €4.5 billion but only €26 will probably be raised in duty.

The additional €20 million which government wishes to raise a year will be used to provide for addiction services and supports.

Fine Gael Cork South West Deputy, Noel Harrington, said that because of the increase in online betting and the popularity of the smart phone it makes sense to tap into this sector in order to assist those who are struggling with gambling addictions. Harrington also expressed his hope that a signal would be sent to the international betting operators that Ireland is a location with relatively low taxes as well as an attractive possibility for employment and investment opportunities.

Cryptologic, the leading online casino software provider has now made an announcement, which has been prepared in accordance with English law and the Takeover Code, that Amaya Gaming Group has made a provisional offer to purchase its share capital.

The Board of Cryptologic has evidently agreed in principal to “the outline terms of a possible recommended all cash offer from Amaya for the acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Cryptologic”.

The provisional offer of US$2.50 in cash per common share is at a premium of 52% over the closing share price of US$1.64 per common share on NASDAQ on 14th December, 2011. In terms of this “Possible Offer” Amaya will be permitted to conduct confirmatory due diligence.

Stripped of legalese, the provisional offer is subject to the condition that Amaya completes the due diligence to its satisfaction and is satisfied with the results thereof, the Board of Cryptologic gives its unanimous recommendation and that Amaya confirms that it has enough funds to complete the offer.

Amaya is required to either announce that they firmly intend to make an offer for the Company or that it does not intend to make such an offer by January 12, 2012.

Amaya has reserved its right to make an offer at a price lower than US$2.50 per common share after the due diligence.

Sheldon Adelson, the chairman of the billion dollar casino chain, the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, has revealed that he is totally opposed to online gambling due to the fact that he believes that available technology is not yet secure enough to stop young people from wagering on the Internet.

Sheldon met with Republican leaders last week in an attempt to convince them not to support the introduction of a legalized and regulated online gambling industry in the United States.

A spokesperson for Adelson, Ron Reese, reported that the 16th richest man in the world’s viewpoint did not reflect the opinion of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation but is his own observation of concerns about technology.

Chief Executive Officer of the American Gaming Association, Frank Fahrenkopf, revealed that he had met with Adelson recently and was told by him that he would oppose any legislation to legalize online poker in the United States. Fahrenkopf added that Sheldon was perfectly within his right to make such a decision as he has had concerns about this issue for a long time.

The American Gaming Association, at the discretion of their board of directors, will carry on supporting federal legislation for states to be allowed to license and regulate online poker.

According to Fahrenkopf, the association would like federal legislation that permits states to make the decision whether or not to offer poker to its residents and prevents children from gambling online.

CIRSA is one of Spain’s most popular online gaming operators and the site’s target audience is the Spanish market.

The Spanish online casino operator is expected to launch its Microgaming-powered online gaming site on the Cirsa.es domain which will feature online casino, online bingo games and online poker. The new site will also offer online sports betting with a Spanish focus in an attempt to target Spanish online gaming fans.

Leading online casino and gambling operators who are looking to expand further into Europe are finding the recently regulated Spanish online gambling market a huge attraction.

CIRSA signed a sponsorship agreement with Spanish La Liga football club earlier this year and therefore already has a presence in the Spanish gambling market. The online casino operator is aiming to make a name for itself as a leader in the entertainment and gaming sector in the regulated Spanish online gambling market.

A spokesperson for CIRSA revealed that they had chosen Microgaming to power their new online casino, bingo and poker site due to Microgaming’s world-wide reputation for innovative and high quality online gaming content. He added that Microgaming’s experience offered them a very attractive proposition and that the opportunity to offer Microgaming content to their players is very appealing due to the fact that their ground breaking software is unparalleled within the industry.

Roger Raatgever, CEO for Microgaming, said that they were thrilled to be working with CIRSA who is a well known name in the gaming industry.