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After more than 20 years as the leader in the global online gaming software industry, Microgaming is undergoing a much deserved upgrade to its corporate offices. Famous for providing the most lucrative progressive jackpot pokies to nearly three hundred internet casinos, Microgaming is undergoing progression of its own with the construction of a new...

With a stellar reputation and consistent marketing campaigns, PartyCasino has been attracting new players for nearly two decades. That business model has yet to change as the online casino is currently promoting a generous first-time deposit bonus, plus 50 free spins just for making a minimum deposit of $10. PartyCasino Welcome Bonus for New...

It’s no secret that Australia is the world leader in betting on poker machines, and the problem gambling habits that come along with it. Officials in Victoria are trying to do something about it by enforcing a new ‘Your Play’ pre-commitment pokies system that will allow players to choose a pre-set spending limit, then...

Last year, the UK Gambling Commission invoked a Point of Consumption (POC) Tax on all operators locally licensed to conduct online gambling. South Australia (SA) is now planning to implement a similar taxation model that could see Australia’s online casinos contributing an estimated $47 million to the SA government’s coffers annually. The exact POC...

Today, April 24, 2015, was meant to be an epic moment in the history of Apple’s immense high-tech product line. The sale of the new Apple Watch began this morning, and while the fanfare wasn’t nearly what it was cracked up to be, a related incident certainly did have some cracking up as Google...

You thought the price of video games in Australia was ridiculously high? Just wait until they start taxing in-game virtual currency! You read that right. The Treasury Department is looking for new ways to make up for the region’s estimated $44.5 billion deficit, and imposing a tax on currencies within computer games appears to...

Apple product gurus and tech geeks around the nation are gearing up for the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, where the company is expected to reveal its latest products. Ostensibly, they will include the highly anticipated disclosure of the iOS 9 platform, and a new Mac OS X as well. Apple’s WWDC 15...

As an avid user of Macintosh and Apple branded products, it pains me to say that, once again, the new Apple iOS 8.3 update has some distinct flaws. It’s become an embarrassingly repetitive pattern that iPhone users have no choice but to deal with, but once again, the latest update has come with the...

Needless to say when we tuned into to Apple’s latest event we were rather disappointed, mainly due to the lack of innovation and foresight related to the Apple Watch. What was thought of as a new ground-breaking device that could shape Apple’s move further into the IoT industry and overall smart industry in reality...

While we here at Mac Pokies are enthusiastic about Apple products in general we have to admit that when we tuned in to the March 9, 2015 event recently we were a bit disappointed over some of the developments (or lack thereof) from Apple.   Aside from the Apple Watch which we will focus...