U.S. Rep. Barney Frank chairman of the House of Representatives Financial Services Committe said he would introduce a bill next week to overturn a three year old U.S. ban on Internet gambling.

The legislation would overturn a law imposed during the Bush administration that has hurt U.S. trade ties with the European Union.

The bill had been expected earlier, but Frank said his committee has been busy with other measures addressing the credit crisis and proposals to reform financial regulation.

EU online gambling firms lost billions of euros in value after the U.S. Congress in 2006 made it illegal for banks and credit card companies to make payments to online gambling sites.

There are a number of individuals who do not believe online casinos are safe. 

Part of the reason for the unlicensed online casinos has to do with the gambling laws.  Some countries just do not want to have online casinos available to their residents.

One of the most secure country on this market is UK because is known for their online casinos which have some of the best protection available.

A number of UK online casinos are working to improve their security.  They work with a British online security firm which helps to verify identifications and all safety protocols.  This new online security company will restrict underage gambling by not allowing anyone through without a valid verification.

PartyGaming and PKR.com are two of the online casinos which are already using the British security company.

It seems that every time a new method of protection is in place criminals eventually find a way around it. This means that online casinos need to keep their security updated.

Online gambling proponents may have to wait a little longer for the passage of federal legislation that would legalize betting on the Internet.

Macquarie Securities gaming analyst Joel Simkins told investors not to bet the house on Internet gambling becoming legal anytime soon.

His prognosis comes despite a White House that is seemingly friendlier toward Internet gamblers and the support of Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who plans to reintroduce a bill after the Easter holiday that would legalize and regulate Internet gaming.

Lobbyist contacts and casino company operators dialed into Capitol Hill, Simkins put steep odds on the issue seeing any light.

Simkins said: “We see little reason for investors to try to play this near-term,”.

Online gambling has long interested the casino industry, mainly due to the reported revenues the activity has produced. Estimates by Internet gaming advocacy groups peg the amount of money annually wagered online at anywhere from $20 billion to $25 billion.

In Februarym gaming revenues fell more than 18 percent statewide  and more than 23 percent on the Strip.

Statewide, casinos won almost 840 million dollars  from gamblers, down from almost $1.145 billion won a year ago. Since July 2004 , casinos recorded $813 million in gaming revenues.

On the Strip, casinos won $427.4 million, down from $558.3 million a year ago.

Despite the revenue drop, gaming tax collections based on the revenues were up 22.6 percent during the month. Nevada collected almost $65.1 million, well above the $53.1 million collected for the same period a year ago.

The European Union has voted to give individual member nations the right to decide on their own whether to regulate or not. And while it may not be such a bad thing to help get legislators on the same page.

The European Commission has long been pressuring leading EU nations to make legislative changes to foster a free online gaming marketplace – just as the case is with all goods and services amongst EU countries.

One of the first organizations to express their disapproval was the Malta Remote Gaming Council, which is one of the premiere licensors and regulators of online casinos and all manner of betting sites operating in Europe.

In Malta is over 4,000 residents currently work in the online gambling industry, two of the five MEP’s did not even show up to the session in which the vote was held.

A study out of Canada examined more than twenty thousand people worldwide and the results was that Australians gambling have more per capita than any other nation at online casinos.

Thos study was make by two professors from the University of Lethbridge and the results found that players from Australia and New Zealand bet an average of $435 a month at online gambling sites.

Professor Robert Wood said: “The survey showed far higher monthly spending on gambling at online casinos than other countries”.

“This would suggest that Australian Internet gamblers do indeed spend more on gambling compared with Internet gamblers from most other countries,” .

The first online casino became active in 1996 and online gambling actually can be traced back to 1994.

In 1996 the United States Congress tried to crack down on the burgeoning popularity of USA Casinos by Internet by introducing a bill that would prohibit all citizens of the US and its territories from participating in online gambling activities.

In 2000, more progressive jackpots were finally introduced and Gibraltar become the newest jurisdictions to offer casino licenses

In 2001, the industry of online casino showed no signs of stopping, with over 8 million customers had at least tried online gambling.

Online gambling continues to grow, estimated at over 49 billion dollars. As the industry grows so does the legal challenges to it, when with such great popularity it is hard to believe that any online casinos will decrease in popularity.

3D Online Poker has revolutionized the online gambling culture,  3D Poker has introduced an interactive and almost realistic three dimensional environment to poker rooms allowing players to now experience a simulated and virtually live casino game.

While online poker was already among the favorites of most players thanks to the fact that this game not only offers most winning chances, but is also among the most interestingly strategic yet simple casino games; this new transformation that will give players an additional feel of the gambling environment is truly an innovative enhancement.

Though different online poker sites provide players with different 3D options to enhance their experience, in general, 3D online poker allows players to create their customized online characters with detail given to every aspect ranging from broad ones like apparels, sex and color to detailed facial features like eye color and etc.

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In Jackpot Madness, all the players can see the jackpot prize growing, and everyone has a chance to win the pot. To date, a total of about USD176,000,000 has been paid out to more than 5,000 players.

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