The Microgaming online poker network is widely known for their numerous promotion campaigns, given away jackpot earnings and buy-ins. E.g., last week alone the company’s buy-ins given away to 32 tournament winners at 17 different online poker rooms in its network amounted to $400,000. Among them there were twenty $9,000 buy-in packages to the EPT Dormund and ten $16,600 buy-in packages to the EPT Monte Carlo scheduled for the last weekend of March.

Still, Microgaming’s focal point is the World Series of Poker where the company will give away a series of online satellite tournaments for the WSOP finals each valued $15,000. Besides, six winners will each get $50,000 buy-ins to the WSOP tournaments of their choice. There will also be 2 roundtrip airfares to Las Vegas, five-star accommodation and $3,500 in cash to spend.

Taking into consideration the imminent entry of Turkey into the European Union, Betsson AB, the online gambling provider located in Sweden, cannot but see the perspective of the development of their business in Turkey. Still, there is a thing that may worry any gambling provider – the current gambling legislation in Turkey which may be regarded as a desperate attempt to protect the partially state-run monopoly.

It must be noted that 20% of Betsson’s profit comes from Turkey. Net Entertainment, their subsidiary software company, gets 15%.  The companies will be able to run their business with the proposed legislation having been approved, but it is certainly that they will get much less profit. Despite all this, Betsson remains very optimistic.

By signing a contract with Foundation Group Limited, Playtech, online software giant, has made a decision to expand into the Chinese market. In accordance with the contract Playtech will provide Chinese market with Peer to Peer (P2P).

Foundation Ltd is a new listed company in Hong Kong, but with a high potential and whose subsidiaries have recently signed licensing agreements with the Communist Youth League (CYL). The latter one is responsible in China for the implementation of China’s “Green Internet Policy”. According to they provide licensed play for cash prizes P2P tournament games via Internet cafes located throughout in the country.

To say more, this contract is the second one that Playtech has signed to provide Chinese market with their product, but this contract is the first one of that scale.

According to a number of surveys Cyberslotz is considered to be one of the top ten most popular online gambling websites in the UK. Winnings there are really great: over $150 million cash. Renovation of the site is believed to lead to really amazing results. The site is attractive, full of fun and interesting games.

Cyberslotz has also got a new game – “The Great Race”. It’s a 25 line game, the second one Cyberslotz has, with a mystery bonus. An amazing thing there is that even a line that seems to be a loser at the very beginning may win at the end. Up to 15 free games can be won when a winning badge appears.

Online players love Everest Casino not in vain. It offers them live and exciting experience without leaving home. The players know: they can win, and win big. And that is proved by a number of remarkable jackpot strikes, when players left with huge cash prizes.

The most recent casino’s jackpot winner is a Swiss Player known as R.L. While playing Space Ace video slot machine won $101,999.84 on a $9 bet.

Everest Casino offers dozens of online video slot games, all offering exciting experience. Space Ace is the one that makes it possible for players to plunder planets and scatters. Playing it, you can get free spins and get doubled prizes. The winnings there may be doubled or even quadrupled what may be considered a good reason for players’ great response to online video slot machines.

As a result of the of the U.S. antigambling legislation lots of online gaming companies had to cease their operations for the U.S. customers. Ready2bet.com was one of them who had stopped accepting wagers from the U.S. clients.

Now, the company is located in Costa Rica, and all their operations are regulated by the laws within the jurisdiction in which it operates. Having offices in Costa Rica and Europe, Ready2bet.com has re-launched its sportsbook and can run its business in the USA anew as a private company.

What has changed is that their business model has been changed to adapt to all the necessary legal changes. Now, Ready2bet.com can provide U.S. customers with their quality 24/7 customer service again. U.S. players will be satisfied with secure and safe betting on a variety of sports like football, baseball, hockey, basketball, props, horse racing, etc. All new players will be able to get up to $200 Free Welcome Bonus.

John Anderson, former Chief Executive of 888 Holdings, has been recently called in by French authorities in regards to the sponsorship of Toulouse, the French football club, by 888.

Having announced certain forms of advertising like ads for online gambling illegal in December 2006, French authorities made 888 Holdings stopped advertising for Toulouse and stopped sponsorship.

The reason for calling in Anderson is that at the time of the warning he was a Chief Executive. Now, he is an independent director with the company.
888 pulled advertising, but French authorities hardly realize that. Perhaps they are sure that 888 continue permitting French players to open accounts at their online casinos and poker room.
The evident thing is that gambling monopoly in France makes situation on the international gambling and sports betting market worse.

Anderson is not the only person who experiences such an unpleasant situation though there is no evidence that any criminal charges have been made against him. Last year, two CEO’s were arrested in France. Last month, the European Poker Tour’s four-day tournament that was supposed to take place at the Casino Barriиre de Deauville, was cancelled by French authorities for the reason of being sponsored by Poker Stars, the online poker site.

A little bit more than a year ago Slotland.com, online casino and mobile slot machine site, starting building and operating the elementary school in Juma, Malawi. Cooperating with local villages, they did their best for the classes to begin. Now there are 116 students there.

Slotland.com has also provided the school with training volunteers and teachers. Moreover, there are skilled project coordinators whose aim is to teach villagers to run the school and the school gardens that feed its students. Another aim of the gardens is to teach local farmers new farming methods what is extremely important in Africa.

The project undertaken by Slotland.com is of vital importance in such poor regions, and local people understand and really appreciate it.

“Government Bill regarding Application of Amendments on Certain Laws with Law on Arrangement of Book Making on Football Contests” recently proposed in Turkey lead to huge disagreement. In accordance with it all the operations of gaming companies, either domestic or foreign, should be authorized by the Turkish government. Otherwise, they can face imprisonment and fines. Moreover, participation, promotion or facilitation in these activities is also subject to criminal investigation.

As a result, the Bill has become the cause of constant attacks and criticism. Attorney Dr. Ola Wiklund, Attorney at Wistrand Law Firm, Stockholm and an Associate Professor at Stockholm University, is one of many who cannot stand but comment on the egaming law. He called it “a disproportionate and misguided challenge to the constitutional principles of free trade enshrined in EU law”. He considers it to be totally unacceptable. Dr. Ola Wiklund is sure that the purpose of the Bill is to increase the State’s income from gambling, at the same time it allows “the private shareholders of the State controlled undertakings to benefit”.

There is one more thing that might worry Europeans – the Bill may deter the integration process between Turkey and Europe.

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