New fashions for the feet are one area where the Americans have tripled their influence according to a recent poll by the National Studies of Domestic and International Trends.  The survey showed that out of the top world designers, the top three were Americans or American companies.  Those top three are featured as Taryn Rose, designer, Dolce Vita and Vera Wang.  These three were notably the most recognizable of the ten listed in the survey.

The question begs asking.  With so many advertisements popping up on UK television and across the internet, if someone wants the best online casino, which one do they go to and who to believe?  Truly subjective of course, but there are a number of website run by casino and gaming experts that clearly compare the differences between each online casino.  When it comes down to the final ratings, only a few appear across the top 10 lists consistently.

William Hill is one online casino that is at the top of the list for many websites.  Their professional attitude and publicly traded stock gives this company a lot of credibility. Their reputation is as good as any online casino on the market and very few other casinos can match their massive financial backing.

Other casinos that appear on top ten lists vary, but they all have something in common.  That magical thing that each has in common is credibility.  So, when determining the best online casino, look for a company that has a long standing good reputation in the online gambling community.

This has become big news for the poker online business in the UK, but US trademark owners will also find a lot of new business opportunities.  Some of the companies that are looking to reenter the online gambling and poker online market in the US have already expressed that interest to the media through press releases of corporate partnerships.

Apps for playing poker is the new big thing, you can now get poker apps for Android and iPhone. Nearly every day there semes to come  a new gaming app for casinos or poker rooms.

You can see some of the best poker apps here

Other informative Youtube videos have been released to the public from local and state governments. These can be anything from a public service announcement to how to run for mayor. In places like North Carolina, casinos on YouTube have become popular, because these videos show some of the great casinos that the state has to offer. Other videos that are around are videos of landscapes, snow and even sports such as skiing, swimming and hockey.

Creating a YouTube video has never been easier and if you want to get a lot of views, then it should either be very funny, very sad or just helpful. Instructional videos get a fair number of views, but in comparison to casino videos on YouTube, they come nowhere close to those numbers.

Zynga already has a highly popular online poker game and are one of the better known casino apps makers in the gaming industry already.  Zynga games has an exclusive deal with Facebook and thus, will already have an advantage over smaller casino apps developers that have to pay for their advertising.  In the long run, this move could be bad of the online gaming community and especially bad for the gambling community.

More information will be released as Zynga informs the press about their plans for new casino apps.

According to BBC News and the Associated Presses cloud storage was not only a buzzword for 2011, it had already started becoming a part of daily life for most homes in the UK.  Cloud storage was first created back in the late sixties, well the concept did and then went into a jog in early 2000.  It wasn’t until 2010 and 2011 that cloud storage became a household word.  Now, services such as dedicated servers, managed hosting and co-location servers have become a part of everyday life for those that own any piece of tech that is attached to the web.

With Cloud storage having become such an integral part in the evolution of modern technology, more companies are looking at ways to integrate it into their daily operations.  Several UK companies have already moved to a completely cloud networking platform while others are in the middle of the transfer process.

Cloud storage and cloud computing services are definitely here to stay.  Amazon, Microsoft and other large named cloud storage companies have made it a possibility and now, smaller resellers of those services are also making a profit on the concept.  Cloud storage is a game-changing technology just as cable tv was back in the early 80′s.

Poker players and enthusiasts alike can now find the best poker action on YouTube. With recent news of online poker returning to the United States, poker video like pokerstars now has become a hit sensation on YouTube with a gusto of renewed interest.

Poker Tournament Action Videos

Along with some of the best poker tournament action videos, there has also been a wave of new YouTube videos on how to shuffle, how to play poker and how to perform chip tricks.  Chip tricks obviously have no value for the exclusive online poker player, but a number of  pubs in the States still run charity poker and non-gambling poker tournaments.  Here some good online poker videos on youtube Genting Poker

Poker Videos on YouTube

Along with poker videos on YouTube have also appeared a number of card related gaming videos.  Blackjack and online poker are currently leading the pack in the number of videos within the genre of card gaming.  Coming in third is Magic the Gathering videos which still holds a worldwide popularity that has not been matched since it first appeared.

UK Italy and France Join the Gaming League

Online casino gambling in Europe is now being led by these top three nations UK, Italy and France.  Each member of the EU has gotten all of their ducks in a row and have their gambling laws exactly how they need to be to be inline with recent regulation changes from the EU regarding online gambling.  Italy is already seeing a profit from opening up their online casino market from the previously government controlled system.

The UK has been the leader in online casino gaming for some time, but many were curious as to which nations would be within the top three.  There was speculation that Germany and Spain would be within the top three but neither Germany online casinos nor Spain are even in the top ten in terms of profits from online casinos this year.

Italy is quickly becoming one of the most popular nations for the Asian market as many of the Asian countries use Italian online casinos to gamble.  This is giving Italy a very nice edge over some of the other countries that are vying to get into the top three.

The casino game has taken on a new and more popular face around the world lately.  With news that the US will begin to allow online gambling into their borders again and the Italy casino game going smoothly; online gambling is now being seen as the money maker for countries that it is.

More countries in the EU are also working to get their gambling laws in order so that they may introduce or re-introduce online gambling.  Those countries right now are Germany and Spain.  Italy is seeing the most benefit, but Italian citizens had to be reminded recently that they have to pay taxes on their winnings from online gambling.

The UK is well known for their bookmaking shops on nearly every corner, but recent legislation may make it hard for those bookmakers to operate.  New taxation may be a redirection from lowering tax requirements for UK operations that focus on online gambling operations.  This potential change in the taxation of bookmaking businesses may drive the smaller bookmakers out of business.

Is preferential treatment being given to the larger, online gambling companies?  Absolutely, as those companies produce more jobs.  Some are concerned that a piece of UK history is slowly being phased out and that might very well be the case.  More bookmakers have closed in 2011 than in the past ten years combined.

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UK Bookmakers

The same services that brick bookmaker operations offer can now be found at online bookmakers.  One of the largest online bookmaking companies is Ladbrokes and they have been seeing a decline in their business at the brick bookmaker aspect of their business.