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Jan/12

Coffee-Powered Car Sets New Speed Record

by Logan Franklin under Casino Teacher

While millions of men and women rely on coffee to get them through the day, it seems the caffeinated beverage can also help fuel vehicles. On September 14th, a coffee-powered car set a new Guinness speed record “for vehicles that run on gas from organic waste.”

Engineer Martin Bacon and a group of volunteers from Teesdale Conservation in Durham, England created a coffee-powered car that averages 65.5 mph, nearly 18 mph over the previous Guinness World Record of 47.7. CNET reports that the vehicle, a modified Rover SD1, tops out at 77.5 miles per hour. Not bad for a car powered by used coffee grinds.

Wondering how it works? According to CNET, “The setup of the coffee car provides fuel to the V6 engine through an onboard wood gas generator (gasification) system, which in this case burns wood and coffee grounds at a high temperature (more than 1292 F). The result is a synthetic gas, or syngas, made of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and methane capable of powering an internal combustion engine.”

The team has also broken the world record for the longest distance driven by a coffee-powered car.

Check out the video below to see the coffee-powered car in action or visit the official Coffee Car website.

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Jan/12

New Jersey Online Gaming Bill Could be on Governor’s Desk by Next Week

by Chelsea Chirnside under Casino Online

New Jersey State Senator Raymond Lesniak is moving quickly to get another online gambling bill to the desk of Governor Christie before the current legislative session ends on January 9.

Clarification of the scope of 1961 Wire Act by the US DOJ released last month confining the Act to sporting events has cleared the way for states to regulate online gaming and Lesniak sees being an early adopter as a distinct advantage.

We can be the Silicon Valley of Internet gaming, Lesniak told the Associated Press. Its the wave of the future. Its going to come and we can be in the lead on it.

Governor Christie vetoed an online gaming bill last March, but the political climate surrounding online gambling has changed dramatically since then. In December, Nevada approved online gaming regulations where the first gaming sites could be open in early- to mid-2012.

In July, Lesniak sent a letter to the DOJ challenging the position of US Senators Reid and Kyl. The Senators had authored a letter to the DOJ asking it to “reiterate the Department’s longstanding position that federal law prohibits gambling over the Internet, including intra-state gambling (e.g., lotteries).”

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Jan/12

Circus Themed Online Slots Games Online

by Jake Bailey under Gambling News

One can never forget the lure of the circus. With so many contemporary forms of entertainment the importance of the circus has diminished in children’s lives. However, online casino software providers have kept the tradition of circuses alive through thematic slots games. Microgaming has the largest collection of online slots on offer and has three circus themed slots games. Some other software providers also have circus themed slots games.

The first of the Microgaming circus themed slot games is Big Top. It is a simple 9 payline video slot with a fixed wager of 1 coin per payline. The symbols on the reels are the different circus events like Ringmaster, Clown, Elephant and Seal. The Big Top logo has the highest payout of 5,000 coins. The Wild Clown symbol is the wild symbol and the Monkey is the scatter symbol. The Monkey symbol offers scatter payouts. There are no free spins or bonus games.

Flying Circus is the next Microgaming circus themed online slot. Despite the name, there are no trapeze artists on the reels. The thematic symbols are Girl, Lion, Elephant and Big Top. The Ringmaster is the wild symbol and the Clown is the scatter symbol. Flying Circus is a 20 payline slot game with the Ringmaster symbol offering the largest fixed jackpot. There is free spins bonus that awards 25 free spins with all payouts doubled.

The Grand Circus is also a 20 payline video slot but is richer in features. All the symbols are thematic symbols and hence there is a better recreation of the circus. The symbols include Ringmaster, Clown in Cannon, Elephant, Bear on Bike, Lion, Donkey, Juggler, Clown Car, Cage and Refreshments. There are no wild symbols but three scatter symbols. 20 free spins are awarded in the free spins bonus. The payouts may be subject to a random multiplier decided for each spin. In the bonus game on the second screen six bears are displayed walking on a tightrope. Players have to select three of them to win bonus prizes.

5 Reel Circus is the Rival Gaming Circus themed online slot game. It has some interesting symbols on the reels that are not there in other circus themed slots. They are Contortionist, Break Dancer and Bearded Woman. The regular circus symbols are Clown, Seal, Cannon, Ringmaster, Lion and Tiger. The free spins round awards 10 free spins. The Break Dancer is the multiplier symbol.

Easily the best circus themed slot game is Circus of Cash. It has bonus games created around popular circus events. In the Fire Breather bonus round a fire breather blows flames on the reels turning up to three reels having all wild symbols. Other in-reel bonus rounds are Lion Tamer bonus and Rampaging Elephant bonus. Then there are bonus games on the second screen that are played inside a caravan and are therefore referred to as Caravan Side Shows. In the Strongman Contest the player has to choose one of the strongmen. The longer he holds the weights, the larger is the payout to the player. The other bonus games are Bearded Lady and Knife Thrower.

The Microgaming circus themed slots can be played at online casinos like River Belle, Platinum Play and Crazy Vegas. 5 Reel Circus can be played at Ruby Royal. Circus of Cash can be played at Virgin Casino.

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Dec/11

Anelka wins Space Invaders challenge

by Jake Bailey under Gambling News

Four Chelsea stars have fought an almighty battle against an army of giant Alien Invaders. But Blues fans need not worry too much, as their heroes were only taking part in a shoot for the latest 3D projection viral from 188BET.188BET, the official betting partner of the London club, challenged David Luiz, Branislav Ivanovic, Paulo Ferreira and Nicolas Anelka to play Alien Invaders, a huge interactive video game beamed on to a 90-foot wall in a warehouse in Battersea, south-west London.The players had to destroy the Alien Invaders by kicking footballs at the giant screen, with 50 points awarded for hitting a single alien and a bonus 188 points on offer for hitting the Alien Invaders ‘mothership’. After some intense action, striker Anelka was the sharpest shooter with a score of 2088. The Frenchman’s exceptional accuracy was rewarded with a special 188BET Alien Invaders trophy and, more importantly, a donation by 188BET of £1,500 to charity of his choice.This latest viral from the online gaming company, which can be viewed here www.188promo.com/invaders, follows on from their hugely popular video created to help promote London Wasps’ St George’s Day game that saw London Wasps players ‘slay’ a 50-foot dragon projected on to the side of Twickenham.“It was a funny game, a good game to play and I hope one day I can have a garden big enough for this kind of game,” Anelka joked. “The four of us enjoyed it and we were trying to help each other out getting the footballs back but I am happy that I won“The trophy will now sit next to the Premier League medal and all my other trophies!”Jeff Baker, Head of Marketing Services at 188BET, said: “188BET is always trying to think of new and innovative ways to activate its relationships with its partner clubs. For this video, we combined the latest in 3D projection technology with the skill of Premier League footballers, to create what we hope will be an original, fun and engaging video.”To help mark the launch, 188BET is offering fans around the world a chance to win a series of money-can’t-buy prizes, details of which can be found at www.188promo.com/invaders

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Dec/11

Euromillions Results for Tuesday 13th December 2011

by Chelsea Chirnside under Casino Online

Last night the estimated jackpot for the Euromillions double rollover was £28 million but it finally rolled in at an impressive £28.9 million! However the Euromillions results for Tuesday 13th December 2011 show that once again no ticket holders managed to match five main balls and two Lucky Stars meaning the jackpot for Friday is estimated at £38 million. Whilst no one took the top prize in last night’s Euromillions three players did manage to scoop the second prize for matching five main balls and a Lucky Star.

Latest EuroMillions Results for 13 December 2011

Have the Euromillions results above increased your wealth at all? Were you one of the nearly two millions players who took home a cash prize last night? Remember to check your Millionaire Raffle number as well because whilst you may not have been a jackpot winner you could have still become an overnight millionaire if you are a UK player!

Of the numbers drawn last night we saw one of the five most common drawn balls make an appearance – the number 12 came out for the 56th time whilst the number 37 made its 52nd appearance bringing it in to this category. 11 as a Lucky Star has only been drawn a total of 12 times since its introduction in May 2010 and remains as one of the least often picked numbers – a bit unfair really as all the other Lucky Stars have been around since the Euromillions game started.

The Euromillions results mean that Friday’s jackpot is a triple rollover and estimated at an impressive £38 million.

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