March 14th, 2008
Chinese Anyone?
According to the Macau Daily Times, China is on the verge of legalising regulated online gambling in China. This means that billions more casino fans might finally get a chance to enjoy a casino service that many now take for granted. I personally think that the demand by players in the East will be huge, and if regulated correctly could lead to the perfect replacement for players lost when legislation in the USA changed.
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March 19th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
The East is surpassing the US yet again!
March 19th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
so true Kennyrogers, so true
March 19th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Never! If they cant play casino, give em’ RICE!
March 19th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
They all play baccarat from what I understand. Go figure. Give me video slots any day, maybe blackjack sometimes. So, when can we expect Jackpotcity Cantonese?
March 19th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Peking is the only city I’ve ever seen where they paint (!)the grass in public gardens green every morning … and Asia is known for copying good ideas developped somewhere else in the world. would not be astonishing if they get online gambling legalized and enjoy resulting profits + + +
March 20th, 2008 at 6:11 am
Just think that every five people on the planet lives in China. Possibilities are endless for any kind of market.
In fact, last year more Chinese people were online than American!
The first two online casino operators to put their feet in China are Bodog and Galaxy Entertainment, pioneers in the land of promise! or profit?
March 20th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Jackpotcity Cantonese? Can you even speak that language? They better not steal our ideas! We have to make it in there Chop Chop!
March 20th, 2008 at 8:11 am
Chinese is the way to go…
March 20th, 2008 at 8:54 am
Sebbie - you will have to tell us why you say that!
March 20th, 2008 at 8:57 am
Been around China, it’s an amazing place…
March 20th, 2008 at 9:10 am
Any Chinese folks here? I hear gambling is a big pastime / hobby there…
March 20th, 2008 at 9:14 am
“Apparently one in five people in the world are Chinese. And there are five people in my family, so it must be one of them. It’s either my mum or my dad. Or my older brother Colin.
March 20th, 2008 at 9:22 am
do you guys know Ken Lee?
if you dont, then check this out! lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RgL2MKfWTo
March 20th, 2008 at 9:48 am
People, please keep this relevant. To answer you kenny, yes gambling is a big pastime in the East.
March 20th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Well seeing that the previous feed was not relevant - check out this one which i just read! No wonder many Online Casino’s are scared of trying to make it big in China.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-01/20/content_410873.htm
March 20th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Yes, but are they regulated casinos? Not yet! It’s still very illegal to gambel online in China, but it will change I’m sure.
March 20th, 2008 at 11:35 am
China is going to LOVE bingo, and why the hell not? we all do!!!
March 20th, 2008 at 11:36 am
After the US gambling crumble, operators shifted to Europe to ‘colonize’ the Europeans. Soon they realized that the market is small and its segmented in language, currency, countries. Moving to China will be more difficult, its a complete different civilization, way different mindset from the Western World. Besides the language and the currency, what if Chinese dont like slots or poker, but they want to play traditional chinese games they are playing for hundreds of years? what if Tomb Raider means nothing to them, but a Wushu game is more there style? New Year is different, Easter, St. Patrick are non-existent for them. I think before any casino operator steps in the game to conquer China’s online gambling, they really have to think what weaponry they take with in their arsenal. One thing chinese people are addicted to is their cellphone. I can see that the first casino operator launching mobile gaming in China will have a serious lead compared to the rest of the competitors.
March 20th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Can you perhaps give us some more clarity on the current situation? Im not sure if they are regulated casinos
March 20th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
yes please, i agree with smilinflyboy, more clarity please..
March 20th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
No online casinos are currently legal in China, but this should change in the future. I think I’ll do an article about this in the City Times very soon.
I’ll keep you all updated with any and all changes.
March 20th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
thanks justin, can’t wait to find out more about it
March 20th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Gambler: I agree that China is quite a different culture, but on the other hand, in our globalised, CNN and McDonalds - saturated world, there could be millions still willing to take a gamble on blackjack or tomb raider
March 20th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Tomb Raider is a global brand! That includes China! Some of the best game players in the world come from China anyway.
March 20th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Anyone know when the World Premiere of the new Tomb Raider movie will be?
March 20th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
The next Tomb Raider movie has not yet been confirmed. IMDB has no info on it, but some of the fan sites have “news” about it.
March 20th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
So this is a JackpotCity.com Fan Blog - would you be able to get possible dates for us?
March 20th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
i wonder who is gonna play Lara Croft, i think Angelina Jolie was perfect!