Ladbrokes, an internet-based gambling company, is looking for a new CEO to replace Christopher Bell.

The current CEO had to struggle to propel the company out of the global economic recession, however, his success has been rather limited. Eventually, the Ladbrokes investors decided it’s time to find a new leader. Christopher Bell accepted the investors’ plan and stepped down from his position.

The new CEO might be hired from within the company (there are some very strong choices) or outside it.

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Will Hill’s Spanish bingo site (one of the first to be fully in Spanish) is almost ready to launch. Spain is considered to be a country with huge potential for expansion into online bingo as the market there is already primed with other types of internet gambling and mobile gambling options.

With the Spanish language so widely spoken around the world, the new site will give Will Hill access to emerging Spanish online casino bingo markets.

This new site is to offer competitive welcome bonuses and special promotions aimed at new players trying out Will Hill’s bingo gaming site.

Some changes in the upper level management have taken place at 888 Holdings this month. The founder of the company, Shay Ben-Yitzhak, has resigned his position to spend more time with his family.

Ben Yitzhak held the full-time position of non-executive director at the online casino gambling group. With his presence, 888 holdings has become a leader in the market for strong content. The company claims that he has nicely contributed to the group’s growth and now can finally focus on his family.

In the modern world online betting often goes beyond the world of sports. Lots of online casinos and betting site offer a huge variety of interesting bets that take betting industry to a whole new level with pop culture and politics involved.

Thus, the US presidential elections a year and a half ago created the reason for betting all over the world. Now, there is betting on the likelihood of Posh Spice and David Beckham’s split.

So, may be online casinos and betting sites take the betting too far?

Ladbrokes is reported to have launched a new version of its Gibraltar-licensed sportsbook which is mainly focused on in-play betting with a dedicated module on its homepage featuring current betting events alongside links to the Ladbrokes TV live streaming service.

Having invested over three million pounds in securing online broadcast rights for a range of sports that, with the exception of horseracing, will be free to view for the registered customers, Ladbrokes announced their plans to stream over 30,000 live sporting events in 2010 (live top-flight soccer from 11 nations including Italy, Portugal and Brazil, FA Cup matches, international football games, UEFA Champions League qualifiers, Wimbledon and Australian Open tennis events, cricket, etc). A minimum bet of one pound is required to access horseracing service.

ChanceRoom.com, the online casino and sportsbook site, has recently turns the giant Roue De Concorde in Paris into a giant roulette wheel for a free online game.

The Ferris wheel on the Place de la Concorde near the centre of the French capital will virtually spin like a roulette wheel at LaRouletteDeLaConcorde.com. Contestants who guess the correct number will be awarded with cash prizes.

The event is sponsored by the same French public relations firm that helped CHanceRoom.com save Parisian from the flu by handing out free face masks on the streets.

John Benjamin, manager for ChanceRoom.com said: “We wanted to use something in real life like the Roue De La Concorde for this event because we think real life can be fun”.

Bingo sites are reporting huge increase in the number of players attending the sites, especially after the bad weather. No wonder, internet gambling allows the convenience of choosing when and where you gamble. And when bad weather hits, gamblers stay indoors and turn to online casinos.

Thus, Wink Bingo reported that over the past two weeks 50% more players were choosing their low cost bingo games. The Rank Group saw a 29% increase in the internet players over the same period of time.

UK-registered TipStar.co.uk is a recently launched free platform where bettors can place and sell their predictions for money. In addition to that, the site features sports news, odds data and fixture info, tracks the performance and success rate of tippers. There, tippers make money by selling predictions to others and buyers make money by using these tips to place bets.

Rob Mathieson, Managing Director for TipStar.co.uk said: “…if you’re good, you are likely to attract a large following and you could make a fortune.”

The site has been developed for those who can see its money-making potential, as well as for those who want up-to-date sporting news, data and a fun way to spend time.

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