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Podcasts Killed the Video Star? 2008-04-11 13:04:37
In honesty, I do not believe this is in any way the end of videos. Sites like YouTube, Yahoo Videos, and Online Casino Reports are moving to new directions, with higher quality videos, live feeds, and an ever growing selection of subjects, which with regard to our own, will include casino reviews, game guides and educational specials.
No, videos are nowhere near their end. You can continue finding them regularly updated at OCR Live.
But the news for today: Online Casino Reports enters podcasts.
Those easy to download video and audio files that we can take with us on our iPod player or other. And yes, we are in advanced stages of setting a platform that will be most convenient for you to use, and will give you a chance to take Online Casino Reports with you on the train to work, or i Read more:Killed
, Podcasts
Commending the US Congress Hearings 2008-04-07 09:45:16
Of all the recent news stories and developments
that we have reported on our news pages recently, one stands out. Whether
we be located in Europe, South Africa, China or the moon, last week's Congress
Hearings in Washington, DC are significant. They are also worth our response,
here on this blog entry.
First off the bat, we would like to commend the
House Financial Services Committee and its Chairman, Rep. Barney Frank, for holding
this important meeting. The subject is far too important, not only for the
millions of online gamblers in the United States, but for reasons that include free
speech and trade.
The discussion, at this level, was long awaited.
That is even more obvious today, after we got the chance to hear the banking
industry officials, who complained about the unfair burd
Gambling 'round the world 2008-04-01 09:41:54
Our dear Weekly Edition presenter Kate has been travelling
recently quite a lot (she's visited Bulgaria a few weeks ago and is currently
visiting Finland). Only it's not for work that she's been flying, nor is it for
gambling!
We've been trying to keep up with her, and to do so we
figured we'd send her around
the world ourselves.
Check out our latest Weekly Edition video, where Kate takes you on brief tours of the United States, South
Africa, and the United Kingdom, all of which have been through some important
processes of late, and are witnessing changes to their gambling laws and
culture.
You can pick up on each country, and others too, on the News
section at the site, where we report on developments as they happen and express
our writers' opinions too, sometimes.
So hold on to Read more:Gambling
Harmless Gambling Pranks for April Fool's Day 2008-04-01 06:14:40
Surely Bush hasn't admitted to gambling. There is no
evidence that he has ever gambled before, at least not since his life-changing
decision to "recommit my heart to Jesus Christ," in his own words.
So what in the world are we up to in writing Bush Admits to Gambling
on Online Casino Reports?
It is all part of an April
Fool's Day prank that we tried to
slyly introduce among our headline news, somewhere between an update from Josh on
the difficulties in legalizing online gambling in South Africa, and another Weekly Edition from Kate.
Which is to say that normally we do stick to news worthy
news. We bring you informative, if entertaining articles, videos
and RSS feeds. This time we took the liberty to play with you a bit, fool
with you, if you may, for this festive day, April Fool
's D
Gambling Discussions at the Forum 2008-03-30 16:52:30
You might have reached us from the forum, or else can go there now.
It's just that we have earlier announced the new blog at our forum so that our members, already registered at the site, could visit us here and see what's going on as well.
The forum is where we discuss topics regarding gambling, and regarding the site, while we make announcements and tell stories (like this one) here at the blog. We usually cover new or existing features, just like our discussion forum (back full circle again), which we'll take the opportunity to do right away.
At the forum, we have designated rooms for the main topics that we believe interest you, and we can always grow as we as a community desire. Poker and Casino Game fans, new to the games and experienced, and whoever is interested in the lates Read more:Forum
, Gambling
Popcorn Not Included 2008-03-30 03:29:07 With these, our first Official Online Casino Reports Blog entries, we would like to introduce you to the site's new looks and features. We've done a lot and would like to tell you all about the new features. We'll do that in this and in following blogs, and in future posts to follow. Online Casino Reports will continue bringing you the news, with our fresh style and unique twist. As a matter of fact, we offer our news in video form as well. Visit join as a member, and once registered, comment on articles, guides, and reviews. We have designated an entire section for our members, where they can meet and share experiences, via their profiles, blogs, and general activity on the site. To keep this rather festive blog entry short, we invite you to watch a Guided Tour video th
Upping the Ante 2008-03-27 09:40:49
Eleven years of virtual existence on the web.
Eleven years of serving the online gambling community.
Eleven years of changes taking place in this terrific
industry.
None as great and exciting as this one.
Welcome to the new Online Casino Reports.
The online gambling world has had its heydays, even its holidays, and surely
some naydays too. Those are familiar emotions for any gambler.
We believe that the launch of our new web community, social network site,
counts among the former; on top of the list, no less.
We can bombard you with numbers, facts and figures. We can tell you how the
industry has evolved and reached this day. But then again, you can find this
information on our site; visit the Industry Timeline
for more.
Perhaps we will do some of that in later entri
Finding Online Casino Reports 2008-04-21 08:57:01
Search and you shall find. Someone said that sometime. We say it all the time.
Honest to our motto, that Online Casino
Reports represents and serves the gambling community, we wish to share the various places on the web where you can find us. And there are many such ways.
First, naturally, and most obviously, is our website. You can enter the URL in your web browser, save it to your bookmarks as a favorite or access it any other way, any time of day or night.
Secondly, you can visit this blog and from here learn what's new on the site and access it too. The banner on the top right of this screen will send you straight to the site.
But the ways to find us are far greater than those we provide. For instance, our news articles are cited on such gambling websites as Gambling911 an
Bonuses on a Platter 2008-04-24 09:14:49
To best introduce the Online Casino Reports Services, we'd like to start with one. Bonus Hunter.
Specializing in one element of the game, namely bonuses, the
Service functions a lot like the other Services on the site, such as Poker Fever, Money Train, and the rest.
You can reach Bonus Hunter through the site's homepage, the
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A quick look at the list will reveal a bountiful of bonuses
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In the central column, you will find a drop-down menu. You
can pick what bonus you are interested in and the list will organize so that it
will display these bonuses, anywhere online, in ascending or descending order.
The choices are Welcome bonuses (the default value), Multiple Deposit Bonuses
(bonuses for Read more:Platter
Back to Basics 2008-04-28 08:37:23
There is plenty to do on the site, this much is clear. If
anything, we confused you with all the options. Should I count a few? [ocrlive/weeklyedition/|Weekly
Edition] videos, the fun way to catch up with the week's top news stories; Services
for finding the top bonuses of the moment, most active poker rooms, and the top
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And more.
But as the title of this blog entry implies, we also offer
basics; the simple joys in life. What other joy more simple, or simple more
joyful, than Pacman?
We've set up a complete games section, where you
can play games for free. Be it to pass the time, or even to practice your
skills, esp Read more:Basics
Mobile Version Launched 2008-05-01 08:26:52
Until now, you could find Online Casino Reports on the web,
and even log in with your account and access your favorite Services,
from any computer.
We are now pleased to introduce a new development, Online Casino
Reports Mobile
, which will allow you access to the site from your mobile phone,
giving "on the go" a whole new meaning.
All you need to do is log onto the web using your mobile
phone and enter the Mobile address: mobile.onlinecasinoreports.com. You will
find a simple and simplified version of our site, which currently includes only
highlights of the most recent news stories.
Currently in development, and soon to appear on the mobile
version as well, are our Services (follow jackpot meters around the clock), Game
Guides (take the game rules with you), and other features Read more:Launched
Next: Sports Betting Service 2008-05-11 08:08:46
A week since the Kentucky Derby was run, on the day of the
last round of the English Premier League as Man U and Chelsea fight for the
championship, and in the midst of the ever-active and exciting world of sports,
Online Casino Reports introduces its sports betting services.
Already up and running is our special Sports
Betting directory section. There you can find reviews, along with valuable Read more:Service
OCR Reporting from CAP Spring Break 2008-05-16 13:12:30
Online Casino Reports team will be flying out next week to participate in, and report from, the 6th Annual Casino Affiliate Programs SpringBreak
event. The event will take place in Limassol, Cyrprus, between May 21 and 24.
CAP Spring Break is a networking event for the gaming industry insiders. With the reporting work that we plan to do, it will be shared with the online gambling community at Read more:Reporting
Back from CAP 2008-05-25 06:47:37
Kate, Avishai and I are back from a wonderful week spent in
Limassol, Cyprus.
You will be reading, and hearing those words -
"Limassol" and "Cyprus" - a lot in the coming week or two.
Online Casino Reports will dedicate much of its news and
videos to the coverage of the event.
True, CAP Spring Break, which ended yesterday, was a fun
networking event, with an emphasis on fun, more than netwo
Kick back, and have some fun! 2008-06-01 06:56:11
Back from CAP Spring Break, I have to remind myself that
life is not all fun and games. Or is it?
I figured the ideal transition to writing again for the
website, and for the blog, as I am doing right now, will be by introducing our
Beers Slot game.
Of course, we have the Games Section, where over a
hundred games are free to play in Flash mode, from Pacman and other Classics,
to puzzle games,
Making of the Weekly Edition 2008-06-03 01:45:38
I had the pleasure to interview with PRWeb, perhaps the leading
online news and press release distribution service around. It was in the
earlier stages of the WeeklyEdition
, those weekly
videos presented by Kate, with top news stories from the week.
The informative and entertaining weekly issues appear on the
online gambling website, on our YouTube channel, and on several
other video sharing w
Online Casino Reports Lands in South Africa 2008-06-11 09:55:17
Whilst our site caters for online gamblers across the globe,
we've decided to start ‘thinking local' with the upcoming launch of our very first
spin-off site, targeted specifically at the SouthAfrica
n market.
South Africa
n online gambling is about to take off. Legislation legalizing and regulating the gambling industry will soon open the
gates to increased online activity. Scores o Read more:Casino
Videos Production Line at Full Steam 2008-06-17 08:03:10
It's all fun. You will not hear me complaining. A lot of
work goes into the filming and entire production of our OCR Live! gambling
videos.
In a matter of a few months we have developed entire
concepts and formats such as the Weekly Edition news videos, the Casino Reviews, and others that the team is working on this very moment.
If on this topic already, this is what you can expect to
find on Read more:Production
, Steam
Our Euro 2008 Prediction 2008-06-24 02:45:37 Germany takes on Turkey on Wednesday, and Spain meets Russia the following day, in the semi-finals ahead of the Euro 2008 Football Championship.
Except for Spain, all the teams to have reached this stage have done so from the less favorable standing of second place in their respective Groups. Does this make them favorites?
We don't know! It's hard to tell anymore, with the defending champions G Read more:Prediction
Bring It On! 2008-06-22 05:28:06
The news articles we post daily - we write and
report to keep you informed on gambling related stories and developments.
The videos we produce believing it is the best and most
entertaining form of content we can provide you with, be it Weekly Edition news videos, Online Casino Reviews or other.
To keep on the same subject, the Services too are
designed with player - you - in mind; we've sing
Lunar Gambling Revisited 2008-07-10 02:52:03
Online Casino Reports has recently placed a prediction on futuristic
odds betting site, Long Bets, namely that casino gambling will be available on
the moon by 2040. We've reported that much right here on our blog, only about a
week or so ago.
Well, we're still kind of excited over this. It is more the
fun of placing such a (quirky? outrageous? ridiculous?) prediction; we do our
best to keep le Read more:Gambling
, Lunar
, Revisited
Valuable Video Tips - We Call Them Gems 2008-07-06 07:14:50
Though Online Casino Reports has been up and running in its
current format , with Videos and Community features and
all for several months now, I'm delighted today to announce our new feature -
Video Gems.
The new, short video clips bring together different elements
from across the site and bring them together. All in a concise manner, no less
(and no more).
Firstly, they are helpful tips for
Adios Euro 2008 2008-06-30 06:59:40
UEFA Euro 2008 is over. Spain has triumphed, my wallet is
somewhat thinner, and Online Casino Reports is back to its previous look.
First, to the winners.
Congrats Spain for winning the coveted trophy after 44 long years.
Even if it won't be remembered as one of the greatest teams in championship
history, and lacking a true superstar player, Spain's victory is good for the
world of footba Read more:Adios
Online Casino Reports Bets on Lunar Gambling 2008-06-29 08:01:12
Always on the look-out for new and exciting developments in
online gambling, we've decided to test out an original venture in philanthropic
gaming called Long Bets.
Long Bets is a site where you can bet on future predictions
- anything from robots running the plant to international politics. We've
placed a prediction on casino gambling being available on the moon by 2040.
Visitors to the sit Read more:Casino
, Gambling
, Lunar
Online Casino Reports South Africa Up and Running 2008-07-20 05:55:43
So we first wrote about the launch of a spin-off site
targeted at SouthAfrica
n players back in June. It's been a big project but
we're overjoyed to announce that Online Casino
Reports South Africa is now up and running. Check it out!
We're telling everyone we know about the news and have
issued our official press release to inform the online gambling world that Online Casino Reports has lan
Online Gambling Talk - the New Interviews Section 2008-07-13 02:08:45
Only about a week has passed since we told you here about
the new Video Gems. Here we proudly present to you a new
feature on OCR Live! - the Interviews
section.
Online Casino Reports meets and talks with casino players
and winners, gambling industry insiders, and gaming proponents as a matter of
course; this is basically what we do for work. This can happen in our daily routine,
as we partner Read more:Gambling
, Online Gambling
, Section
Olympics Gold Coverage 2008-08-05 09:30:22
The Beijing Olympics
2008 is a few days away, and Online
Casino Reports is going for the gold!
We have posted the first news article today in anticipation for the Games - just 'cause we couldn't
wait any longer.
During the event, which begins on Friday August 8, 2008 with
the grand Olympics Opening Ceremony, we will bring you daily reports - with a
special emphasis on the sports betting odds Read more:Coverage
Online Gambling News As It Happens 2008-08-24 08:15:28
Ever wonder what it is we report to you on the News section
and how we come across the information? Here is a story that has been developing
over the past couple of weeks, which also demonstrates how our news system
works.
In a recent Weekly Edition we reported on the difficulties
that Casino Bodog have encountered, especially since the US authorities have
seized a considerable sum of $24 milli Read more:Gambling
, Online Gambling