The gaming industry in Louisiana generates 2.4 billion dollars a year. Texans spend 2.5 billion a year on gambling. Given Louisiana’s proximity to Texas, Louisiana receives a lion’s share of that gambling money. This has to be frustrating to Texas businessmen vying for a piece of the pie. Texas’s restrictions on gambling provide this boon for Louisiana. Tillman Fertitta of Landry’s fame and a native Texan figured a way around this situation. Lau Berge Casino Resort in Lake Charles was not allowed to open a second resort because of the federal trade Commission’s restrictions on monopolies. Tillman took the advantage and was [...]

The whole concept of an online casino was coined back in the mid 90’s, somewhere in between 1994-1995. Back then due to the limits of technology the titles that were made available to players were somewhat sloppy, confusing and just simply not worth. With the surge of innovations cost by the Internet, the reduction in prices on high power CPU’s and graphics card, more and more online casino providers have been placing a high emphasis of combining state of the art graphics, competitive promotions and improved interactivity with its game in the 2000’s. Here are some of the trends we are seeing amongst online casinos internationally.