JackpotCity Online Casino Blog

I’m a casino supporter, a 100% lover of the game! But this little gem of an article from pressofAtlanticCity.com made me sit back and say “what the hell do land based casinos think they are doing?” To quote from the article, “The Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort is beckoning people to “sell your gold for cash” in an event that is open to the public but designed to get more gamblers in the door.”

Here at JackpotCity.com online casino we have agreed to eCOGRA’s Responsible Casino requirements and would never promote such behaviour in our players. Gambling is a form of entertainment and should always be viewed as such. We feel so strongly about it in fact that we even have a player self-exclusion facility that enables players to choose from the following 2 options:
A minimum seven (7) day cooling off period or a minimum six (6) month self-exclusion period.
If you are worried about your gaming behaviour, please take our self-assessment test or check out the responsible gambling council website.

Remember, play it safe and play for fun!

Justin

 Donald Trump has served as a spokesman in national public service announcements to end smoking, but it seems when it comes to business he’s all for it.

He’s pointed out that the new ordinance that comes into effect in Atlantic City on 15 October this year will cause casino players to flee Atlantic City for markets that have no smoking restrictions. He also said that the changes in the current 75% – 25% floor space law will result in Atlantic City having a “huge competitive disadvantage” over other gambling markets. He also warned that New Jersey could lose millions of Dollars in gambling tax revenue.

Well now, I was a smoker for 17 years (it’s been only 18 days and 12 hours since I gave up) but I’ve accepted that the times are changing and if you can’t beat the non smoking brigade, you may-as-well join them. It’s difficult I know, but in Europe this is no longer even an argument – non smoking in public is a fact.

So this leads to a question I’ve touched on before – Where do casino players who like to smoke go to play casino games? The answer is once again very simple, stay at home! Online casinos such as JackeptCity.com offer all the same excitement as their land based cousins and in many instances have waaaay more games due to the fact that online casinos don’t have a space constraint. They also have just as good (and in some cases even better) payout odds!

So let’s put that together then: same excitement, more games and better odds… PLUS! You can smoke! I know where I’m putting my money people, and I’m not even smoking anymore.

Justin

Well now, twice in one day I’ve seen references to land based casinos reducing comps to players and I must say I’m intrigued to say the least.

This comp system is the only thing that these land casinos can offer that online casinos such as JackpotCity.com don’t (we don’t have hotels and can’t give-away drinks and meals). Our promotions are pretty much the same, our games are just as good (if not better) and we offer higher than Vegas odds when it comes to winning. Plus, with the changes in smoking laws across the world, you can still gamble at home in the privacy of your own home and smoke. So the question begs to be asked, what are land casinos going to offer the passionate casino player that we don’t?