If you like your online casinos with as much sexual innuendo as possible, then you’ll love the folks at JackpotCity.com. JackpotCity Casino has launched a new Facebook program called Friends with Benefits. Facebook members who become friends with the casino have exclusive access to certain tournaments, promotions, bonuses and other goodies.

A representative of JackpotCity Casino loves the innuendo-laced promotion so much he couldn’t hold himself back when discussing it. All bolded words are emphasis added by me. The representative stated that the casino “saw a gap, a real opportunity to prove that players come first at JackpotCity.” When asked if he thinks the Friends With Benefits promotion will increase business, he stated that he hopes “it drives market penetration.”

Folks, I have to be honest. When I first heard the name of this promotion I was all set to include lots of puns and innuendo in this article. However, I don’t really need to now. My job is done for me by this guy speaking on behalf of the casino.

The representative went on to say that you “don’t have to make a deposit to have fun at JackpotCity Casino.” I believe (though it can’t be confirmed) that he then giggled and added, “It really is more entertainment bang for your buck. In fact, we thought about calling the tournaments ‘Bang for Bucks,’ but thought it might be misconstrued.”

Yes, unfortunately for the folks at JackpotCity, any sites that promise bang for bucks tend to get raided by the police. Just ask all of those people who posted the ads on Craigslist.

All kidding aside, JackpotCity’s Friends With Benefits promotion is a good deal, because you don’t need to do anything to take advantage other than become a friend on Facebook. As a reward, you’ll be updated on all promotions and deals and will get exclusives that other members of the casino do not.

JackpotCity may be new to Facebook marketing, but they are not new to social media. The casino has a strong Twitter following (for the uninitiated, that is not more innuendo, though it does sound like it) and it is likely that they will soon offer Friends With Benefits on Twitter as well.

If you want to enjoy the benefits of this friendship, find JackpotCity Casino on Facebook and become a friend. Then visit the online casino and take your reward.

Online gamblers and casino operators, watch out. China is coming after you. On the official website of the Ministry of Public Security, the government stated that they will “concentrate on investigating major and important cases of online gambling, knock out domestic and foreign groups that organize online gambling, and severely punish the criminal elements.”

If you’re involved in gambling in any way that relates to China and that statement doesn’t scare you, then you must not know much about the country. The Chinese government has a way of crushing all opposition and when they say phrases like “severely punish,” they mean it. This is the country that responds to protests by running over the protestors with tanks. It’s the country that controlled a population that wasn’t particularly keen on Communism by starving millions of people to death. Mao may be long gone and China may be seen as much kinder and gentler than in Mao’s day, but that’s only because anything would seem kinder and gentler in comparison.

Traditional gambling was banned in China after the Communist takeover in 1949 because the government didn’t want people to have control over their own money. If you could make and spend your own money, you are less reliant on the government. China, of course, continues to allow a state-run lottery, as is often the case in countries that ban gambling. In the absence of a legal way to gamble within Chinese borders, internet gambling has become more popular. In light of that development, China intends to go after those who gamble online as well as the financial institutions used and the online casinos who operate the games.

A fight for control of the internet is nothing new. When Google brought their popular search engine to the country, it was with the stipulation that the government controlled what information could be accessed. It has long been the policy of China, and all Communist governments for that matter, to control the flow of information, because that is the easiest way to crush an uprising.

When last year’s protests of a disputed election in Iran were publicized thanks to social networking sites like Twitter, China took note. China currently blocks the use of Twitter, Flickr, Youtube and Facebook. After Google accused the Chinese government of hacking into their Gmail service to retrieve information on human rights activists, it is likely that Google has seen the end of its days in China as well.

If you live in China, I doubt you have the ability to read this page. If you are in any way involved with online gambling in China, though, heed their warning. When China says someone will be punished, they mean business.

Yeah, I know we’re a little late to join in this craze, but Gambling Review is now on Twitter! The tweets will come from yours truly, Jeremy Schrute, your favorite staff writer (unless you still prefer Ricky, even though he hasn’t worked here for a while). So follow us on Twitter. I’ll have lots of interesting facts, witty comments and all of the other stuff that you’ve come to expect from Gambling Review. Here’s the link:

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Social networking seems to be all the rage today. While years ago people were content to lose touch with people and never hear from them again, the social networking revolution has allowed users to find old high school, college and work buddies to add to their list of contacts and then not communicate with them. The latest “big thing” in this craze is Twitter. Probably due to fools like Ashton Kutcher fueling their buzz bin, Twitter has everyone “tweeting” their every move and thought. With so much attention going Twitter’s way, it wasn’t long before online casinos took notice.

A free competition began this morning on the monster social networking site and finishes Friday. It is sponsored by GamingAlerts.co.uk and Casino.Ladbrokes.com and will award five Twitter users (can I call them “Twits?”) with 100 pounds in free voucher money to bet on roulette at Ladbroke’s casino. The competition is 100% free and requires only that members tag their “tweets” with “#Gaming_Alerts” to spread the word about the online casino’s Black or Red Promotion.

Participants can “tweet” as much as they like, each one counting as another entry and another chance to win the contest. “We’re delighted to be running this innovative Twitter campaign with GamingAlerts.co.uk,” said Charlie Goodenough, head of marketing for Ladrokes. “Building closer relationships with key affiliates to deliver unique and innovative campaigns such as this can only bring benefit to us over the long term.”