Monday, November 27, 2006
Ryanair to provide onboard casino games
Ryanair, the low lost airline, will allow passengers to play online bingo and instant win customers will receive free flights as well as access to weekly jackpots in excess of £200,000 (US$381,000).
The service would be available in the air at some point next year, either via mobile or handheld devices available on the plane. More than 80 games are planned giving Ryanair's passengers a chance to win some of the biggest online jackpots in the UK!
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Sunday, November 26, 2006
Fireone will continue to serve non-US customers
FireOne announced it was ending the processing of transactions originating from the US as a result of the passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.
Around 85% of the company's revenues came from the US. The news came with FireOne's third-quarter and nine-month figures which said the company would incur a non-cash impairment of goodwill and intangible assets of US$78m.
The company added that exceptional provisions of US$4m had been recorded in the third quarter pertaining to the increased risk associated with customer losses from the passing of the Act.
The company added that despite recent events it will continue to offer its multi-currency credit and debit card and FirePay electronic wallet processing to the online industry from non-US consumers.In the figures, revenues for the three months to the end of September rose 31% to US$26m.
In the nine months they rose 45% to $76m. Gross profit was up 38% to $16.6m in the three months and 59% to US$50m in the nine-month period.
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Friday, November 24, 2006
Big win on Slotland
Slotland's eighth major jackpot win of the year goes to a cancer survivor who's glad she took a break from work to spin the slots. She won $113,418 playing the Treasure Box progressive slot!
"Last week, I was home on one of my breaks from chemo," said the jackpot winner who recently won her fight with colon cancer and is now undergoing chemotherapy for a spot on her liver. "I was actually supposed to be finishing a project for a freelance client of mine, but chemo really takes it out of you. I just really needed a break."
The lucky player had won a 45% deposit bonus from the previous month's SlotlandNewsletter and so deposited $200, a little more than usual. After an afternoon of play, her $200 was disappearing and her work project was not getting done. But she felt lucky and wasn't in the mood to stop. Next thing she knew, she'd lined up three Wild symbols and won the $113,418 jackpot.
"Everything became somewhat of a blur for me after that," explained the winner. "I didn't want to spin - I just wanted to feast my eyes on that winning screen!"
"I called my two kids and told them. I probably should also have mentioned that they shouldn't blab it around too much, but it's too late now! My youngest son is in college, and he told the boys on his track team, and apparently, it is already all over the campus. My other son who's married and has three children, told his wife, who promptly called her mother and told her. So much for secrets!"
"I feel like this win is a sign of good things to come for me, including improved health!"
"I know a lot of our players are shut-ins, either ill themselves or caring for a loved one," said Hannah Morante of Slotland. "It's a good feeling to know we can provide exciting entertainment for people that can really use a little more fun in their lives."
On average, Slotland's progressive jackpot is hit for over $100,000 every six weeks or so. Their mobile games are tied into the same jackpots so the next big win could happen at home, work or anywhere players take their mobile phones.
With nine unique slot machines on their web site and three available on mobile phones and PDAs, Slotlandis one of the world's most innovative and trustworthy online casinos.
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Thursday, November 23, 2006
Online Gambling in Spain
A Munich-based research company MECN says that the Spanish online gambling market could grow to a 4.2 billion euro industry by the year 2010. It defined Spain as a key region for future growth, with overall gambling potential reaching 39 billion euros in 3 years.
It is believed that Spain is be high on the list for companies that have started their European expansion and a number of football teams are now being sponsored by online gambling companies. MECN said that many of the autonomous regions in Spain were working toward a liberalisation of the gambling market.
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Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Moneybookers for sale
Got $200 million to spare?
German retail tycoon Otto Beisheim has put Moneybookers up for sale with a price tag in the region of $200 million. Payment processor Neteller is thought to be interested in the company to bolster its presence in Europe.
Reports suggest that other likely buyers include a number of financial institutions and private equity firms. Revenue for the company in 2006 is forecast to be around $15 million, with pre-tax profits of approximately $8 million.
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Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Michael Jordan Casino
State regulators in Philadelphia were told that ex-NBA superstar Michael Jordan would become an investor in a new casino development on the city's Delaware River if they won the license. Pinnacle Entertainment said that partner Robert Johnson had agreed to sell a part of his stake to Jordan to help improve its chances in getting the license.
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Monday, November 20, 2006
US gamblers find alternative methods of payment
A former New Jersey gambling regulator said that online gambling websites are simply setting up offshore where US law enforcers can't reach them. Frank Catania, who now lobbies on behalf of the online-gambling industry, argued that the Federal Reserve is not expected to force banks to screen personal cheques or any payment methods that are more difficult to track, and hence players sending in cheques would not have any problems.
Frank Catania said "There's no way online gambling is going to stop," despite the anti-gambling bill passed in September.
The bill was flawed from the start and rather than outlawing internet gambling, the law "clamps down" on the payment methods, making it illegal for financial institutions to process payments originating from an online gaming site.
Put simply, it's not going to work and financial instutions are not going to monitor these transactions!
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Thursday, November 16, 2006
Online Bingo Eyes Europe
Online bingo has emerged as the potential new product force in the online market with many industry commentators heralding it the 'new poker'.
Many of the world's largest operators such as PartyGaming, 888, Paddy Power and Ladbrokes now have dedicated bingo brands. To explore the new industry possibilities, executives from the online bingo industry across the world including will meet in London for the inaugural Online Bingo Europe conference on December 7.
The online bingo conference takes place as part of the Bullet Business Europe Summit which represents one last opportunity in 2006 for decision makers in the on and off-line gaming and gambling sector to realise the true potential of the European marketplace in 2007.
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Business is Booming for European Gambling Companies
A European Commission report on online gambling suggests that business is booming in Europe. The main findings of the study reveal that gambling amounts to 3% of total EU GDP and is set to rise further as US-faced operators focus on the European market.
Additionally, the report suggested that the European mobile gambling industry is set to explode in 2007.
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Playtech purchases rival Tribeca
Gambling software company Playtech has agreed to buy rival Tribeca for £39 million ($74 million).
Playtech's value rose to over £410 million ($776 million) after the announcement, which it said was 'in line with its strategy of extending its geographical reach'.
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Las Vegas sees revenue fall
Gambling revenue in Nevada fell 2.7 per cent to $984.9 million in September, from $1.01 billion in the same period last year. Takings on the Las Vegas strip fell by 4.3 per cent to $516.3 million while casinos in Reno, North Nevada reported gaming revenues of $69.9 million, a fall of 1.1 per cent.
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Monday, November 13, 2006
Las Vegas Sands to raise $12 billion in Macau development
Las Vegas Sands said that it aimed to raise between $6 billion and $12 billion from the sale of retail space on its Cotai Strip development in Macau. With an additional $1 billion to $4 billion expected to be raised through the sale of apartments around The Venetian Macao, the sales are likely to outstrip the casino company's total investment in the Chinese venture of $11 billion.
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Sunday, November 12, 2006
Golden Palace pulls out of the USA
Golden Palace Casino has withdrawn from all US activity due to the impact of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act.
However US players can play at Golden Casino!
The notice from the Casino Blasters (Golden Palace Casino affiliate program) said, 'All USA player accounts from the Casino Blasters family of sites have been transferred to Golden Casino.
To continue to enjoy the Golden Palace Casino quality and experience check out Golden Casino!
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Thursday, November 09, 2006
Deposit bonus Denmark, Finland, Croatia, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel and Poland
The players from the following countries are now able to collect deposit bonuses at the 49er Casino.
Denmark
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Online slot version of Cubis
CryptoLogic is going to release one of the Internet's most popular games. The company has signed an exclusive agreement for the rights to develop the online slot version of Cubis.
Cubis is the three-dimensional puzzle game that won many awards. Created by FreshGames will be offered throughout CryptoLogic's casinos.
Cubis will combine the puzzle game with the excitement of a slot machine. Cubis is already played online more than seven million times a month. With all of the success of Cubis on the Internet, on phones and on iPod, the new slot game will be surely receive a tremendous reception.
The slot version of Cubis will feature a three-dimensional board with up to 15 winning lines and possible payouts worth 50,000 coins. Players can wager as little as one penny to as much as $300 per play.
Cubis will takes online slots to a whole new dimension!
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Tuesday, November 07, 2006
New Prohibition
Representatives from 32 countries met in Britain to discuss the global Internet gambling industry and regulation, just weeks after the United States enacted legislation banning online gambling.
U.S. officials declined an invitation to the talks, though representatives from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and offshore online jurisdictions such as Malta, Costa Rica and Antigua and Barbuda attended.
However the US stance is new prohibition.
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Friday, November 03, 2006
Australians are big time gamblers
In Victoria, Australia, gamblers lost more than $4.5 billion on the poker machines at the state's pubs and clubs and at Crown Casino's gaming tables over the past year.
Gambling has been an inherent part of Australian culture from the beginning of European settlement. In the beginning it was horse-racing, then lotteries, then 'poker machines' in Sydney, New South Wales, in the 1950s and now, all known forms of gambling seem to be available.
Australians have always been gamblers and about one dollar in every thirty is spent on gambling!
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006
New Bonus Structure for 49er Casino
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Player must deposit at least $20.
Visit 49er Casino- All US players welcome!
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New Bonus Structure for The Sands of the Caribbean
The Sands of the Caribbeannew bonus structure:
New and existing players will receive 100% Match Bonus up to $100 each and every month!
The player must deposit at least $20.
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Version 9 released for Sands of the Caribbean
16 new casino games were released at The Sands of the Caribbean.
Slots lovers will enjoy the addition of 2 Marvel Jackpot Games - Silver Surfer and Thor; 8-Line Sweet Thing; 20-Line Rags to Riches Progressive Jackpot; 2 Rapid Fire Jackpot machines - Mad Professor, Hot Summer Nights; 4 Next Generation 20-Line slots - Diamond Cave, Platinum Pyramid, Desert Dreams, Monkey Mania.
Poker enthusiasts will enjoy the brand new Casino Texas Hold'em Poker in both single and multi-player modes while baccarat players will be excited to have 4 new flavors -- Full Table Punto Banco and Baccarat.
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$150 Slots Bonus
In addition to the $100 bonus slot players at The Sands of the Caribbeanand Omni Casino can now earn an additional $50 Free each month. You need to play and wager at least $6,000 in any of our slots games and the player will automatically be credited with $50. That's a total of $150 for the month!
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New Marvel Slots
The New Marvel Slots!
The Sands of the Caribbeanand Omni Casino have released Version 8 of their software bringing all the excitement of Marvel Entertainment's world famous comic book series to these trusted online casinos. Here is a list of the new slot games included in this version:
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Jackpot hit at The Sands
$404,273 jackpot hit at The Sands!
The Sands of the Caribbean, home to some of the largest jackpots in the history of online gaming, has helped another lucky member turn their "Rags to Riches" with another jackpot payout of $404,273, just $10,000 shy of the previous record of $414,119.22!
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49er Casino Accepts US Players
As of October 3, 2006, The Sands of the Caribbean, Omni Casino and SunPoker will no longer accept bets from US players. A RTG Casino belonging to the same group, 49er Casino, has not banned US players.
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Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Back-to-back Major Millions Win
A player at All Slots Online Casino, a member of the industry leading Jackpot Factory Group and one of the world's biggest online casinos, has achieved what must be a world first - back-to-back wins on the Major Millions progressive slot game.
Leah A. won two jackpots last night within three hours of each other for an astounding $682,822.30 in winnings, online casino officials confirmed.
All Slots Casino officials stated that the mind-boggling feat happened when the player logged into the casino last night and won her first progressive jackpot for a gigantic $432,179.90. Then, with Major Millions' progressive jackpot reset to the $250,000 starting point, she continued to ride her lucky streak, and after the jackpot climbed a mere $642.40, she pocketed her second jackpot again - all in an evening's work.
Developed by Microgaming, Major Millions is among the largest progressive jackpot games on the Internet. The highly acclaimed online casino game is available in three exciting versions: MegaSpin, 5-Reel Video Slot, and the original 3-Reel Slot.
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