Online skill gaming provider GameAccount and Guardian Newspapers Ltd have teamed up to launch a skill gaming option on Guardian Unlimited, the Guardian newspaper's online edition. GameAccount will deliver classic multiplayer and ‘heads-up’ games as well as P2P versions of tournament Blackjack, Mah Jong, and a variety of Solitaire and card formats.
Statistics were recently released by Nottingham Trent University estimating that £50 billion ($89 billion) were gambled in the UK last year. When divided by the State's population, including men, women, and children, this translates into over £800 gambled per capita.
A new classic casino game is now on the rise. Despite the burgeoning popularity of poker, it appears that there are many blackjack-lovers as well. As is often the case in the business world, a demand must be properly supplied.
Amanda R., a resident of Plymouth, England, recently hit an astounding slots jackpot of $1,427,369.74 while playing at RoxyPalace.com, a prominent Internet casino.
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