Playtech’s portfolio bingo affiliate marketing opportunities cannot but impress anybody. The latest success of it can be considered to be the launch of a new bingo site – Bingoday which is owned and operated by Imperial E-Club Ltd. Being launched, this site has automatically become a member of Bingoland.com network – proprietary of Playtech. The network, under discussion, supports “fully customized games, multiple rooms and a selection of game types including built-in scratch cards, slots, multi-line & multi-reel progressives, video poker games”, etc.

What are the features of Bingoday? It features 4 bingo halls that offer 75-ball as well as 90-ball options. Besides, there are live professional chat moderators and lots of other specialists who definitely contribute to the success of the site. More over Bingoday offers huge jackpots in addition to the newest software. The combination of outstanding service and latest technology are the features that have brought Bingoday to the leading positions.

Manager of Bingoday, Jay Douglas, claims the following: “Given Imperial E-Club’s long-term experience with Playtech, it was a natural decision to use Playtech’s bingo software technology, as well as the BingoLand Network, for the launch of our first bingo site, http://www.BingoDay.com”. He states that “with innovative, cutting-edge technology plus unmatched service and support, Playtech has helped to boost Imperial E-Club’s casino and poker sites to leadership positions in online gaming”. Douglas also admits: “They have consistently stayed ahead of the competition by anticipating growing consumer needs – and we’ve remained on the Playtech technology platform for its responsiveness in answering these needs. We’ve enjoyed many excellent years with Playtech, building a strong technical relationship and a tried-and-true record of online success”.Avigur Zmora, Playtech CEO comments that “the Playtech team is extremely pleased with Bingoday’s launch and is looking forward to its online success…”

To get more information about Playtech, go to http://www.playtech.com.

Are you an online casino player looking for new friends? This is your time to rock! What’s that? It’s a launch of “Team Bingo” tournaments with a total of 2 million loyalty points or GBP 2,000 in prize money. And the rules are simple! What is required is the team of four to sign under a single team. After that all four of you will play together under the rest of the month. Are you interested in the event but you don’t have the friends to play online casino bingo with? Don’t get upset! You can choose to be added to an already existing team. If you have friends, then make up your own team.

The bingo site that has launched the tournaments says that “the winning team will be the one to score the most bingos during the month”.

Is this the excitement you are looking for? Lots of bingo players have already joined the tournament. What about you? What are you waiting for? Make up your mind! This is the time for you to play your favorite online casino game and enjoy your time. Nobody know who might become a winner. And it might be you!

What has happened to a new millionaire is unbelievable. An Englishman who comes from Forge Cottage, England, started playing Jack or Better video poker at his computer by having waged $5. In no time he became a millionaire by having won   $1,310,720. What actually happened is this. The game he was playing was a $1 Jacks or better where he wagered five coins. And he got paid $5 for the pair of Queens. Then he had the option to double up. To be noticed is that every time you get this option you chance to win is 50/50. The Englishman had the option to double up 16 times in a raw. This is the way he became another millionaire at Bodog.com.

Bodog.com’s Founder Calvin Ayre says: “For the player who likes a game of skill, a low house edge and the possibility of large wins, there is nothing else that can compare to Bodog.com’s video poker. Bodog.com’s casino continuously aims to raise the bar with this type of entertainment and we couldn’t be happier to make some dreams happen while we’re at it”.

And you might be the next millionaire… Who knows?

The leading UK bookmaker and gaming group William Hill have recently chosen GameAccount (www.gameaccount.com) which is considered to be the largest integrated network of skill-based games as a supplier of skill game products. This agreement will make it possible for the customers of William Hill to join players wagering real money from more than 130 countries all over the world.

Thus, the William Hill Skill Game service will be accessible in 7 languages and 11 currencies. The following games being further supported by next-generation ‘poker-style’ tournament technology such as Cash Games; Non-stop ‘Sit and Go’ tournaments, money-added scheduled tournaments; guaranteed prize money tournaments; feeder tournaments and regular scheduled Freeroll tournaments will be in focus:  Multiplayer Blackjack, Gin Rummy and Backgammon. These are not the only opportunities possible: William Hill will be able to launch exclusively accessible to their clientele bespoke branded tournaments.

William Hill group are delighted with their choice.  Peter Nolan, Group Director Interactive Business for William Hill says: “…GameAccount have proven to be strongly aligned with our vision and are a great fit for our product expansion strategy. We are particularly excited about their unique multiplayer products, providing greater choice and quality entertainment to our customer base.”

“…William Hill is a British gaming institution and key global brand. Our single-wallet service and products are proven to generate per-player value comparable with and incremental to existing Poker services, and clearly these economics and product stability were major factors in our partner’s choice. Teaming with an established eGaming giant is yet another benchmark for GameAccount and ongoing confirmation of our belief that the right Skill Gaming derivatives are serious contenders in the sportsbook and casino space”, – Kevin Dale, CEO of GameAccount claims.

GameAccount’s current partners are BetCORP Plc, the Sportingbet group, PaddyPower.com, Victor Chandler International and Skybet, and William Hill is another in a line of key deals for the company.

When speaking about poker players, we can not but mention John “The Razor” Phan and Liz “The Pokerdiva” Lieu. What do they have in common? First, they both originate from Vietnam. Second, both of them have made their poker careers in America. Third, they are friends. More over, they are both engaged in charity work.

Participating in WPT and WSOP, John was very close from being called poker player of the year of 2005. His tournament winnings totaled practically $3 million. As for Liz, she is a frequent winner at high stakes cash table in Las Vegas. This year she has been taking part in WPT, European Poker Tour (EPT) and some other circuits around the world.

The Befair Asian Poker Tour is in fact the first major tour in Asia. And both Liz and John are going to take part in it. They both hope to win. And if either of them wins the tour, they’ll give 20% of their future winnings to charity. It might be as much as $100,000.

Liz and John comment: “We are both really looking forward to the Betfair Asian Poker Tour in Singapore to represent our team, Martinspoker.com. It will be really interesting to follow poker’s growing popularity in Asia from close range. Asians are always good with games and that is one of the reasons why so many players of Asian origin have been so successful in the world of poker, especially in America. We would also like to find new poker players that would like to become members of our team by showing their skills on our site or in live tournaments like the one in Singapore”.

Online jackpot world records set at the network called Winajackpot.com that is powered by Playtech is rather an original way to convert new casino players.

This year the Winajackpot.com network surprises its visitors again by having two amazing jackpots in a six months period. By the way, the first jackpot set the world record for the largest online jackpot won. It amounted to $1,966,183. The second jackpot, won by Chiaki S. amounted to $474,342. She was playing Gold Rally at Zipang Casino that is actually a member of the Winajackpot.com network. Her latest jackpot took place on May 10th 2006 – that is nine months after her first jackpot which made up $489,753.

A Winajackpot.com network spokesperson said: “We at Winajackpot.com were astounded that a single player won twice. This two-time jackpot winner has once again proven why Gold Rally is such a popular and successful game. It not only delivers numerous multi-million dollar casino wins and sets world records, but also frequently pays out jackpots to players. We would like to congratulate Chiaki on her win and wish her the best of luck for the future”.

8-line Wild West themed slot game, an affiliate feedback for Gold Rally, is an extremely popular game on the net. It offers two interactive bonus stages. Thus last year, Gold Rally set a record for the largest online casino jackpot payouts ever.

As for Chiaki S., she is completely stunned by her winnings. Thanks to them she is now able to pay off the loan she has taken to purchase her business.

For more information about Playtech, go to http://www.playtech.com.

Do you think all Republicans support U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist in the question of banning Internet gambling? Jim Kasper, North Dakota State Rep., does not, and calls the proposal ridiculous. He tells: “The people of our nation want to do what they want to do in the privacy of their living rooms… People don’t want the Internet police in their living rooms”.

What Jim Kasper plans is to introduce bills that will make Internet gambling legal in North Dakota. It means that online casinos will bring their software, hardware and employees to the region. In Accordance with Kasper’s proposal age-verification protection will be provided by software mandates, and casino operators will pay taxes used to reduce property taxes – taxes on gross revenues.

This is actually the second time for Kasper to pass the bill. But in any case he is not going to give up.

Which cities come to you mind when talking, thinking of gambling? Chester in Delaware County and Bensalem in Bucks County are naturally not the ones. But they are sure that the situation will change as soon as the slots start spinning.

What are your associations with Chester? An industrial city? But that is not all. There is a new racing facility, the first one to open in Pennsylvania. Vince Donlevie, the general manager of Harrah’s Chester (the name of the casino race track), says that they will try to achieve their goal by opening the slot casino in January. It means that more than 2,700 slots will spin, and more money will come rolling in. It also means that more than 900 people will find their work there.

If to speak about Bensalem, they hope horses will revive their economy. More than 700 people will be employed for the track and casino. Greenwood Gaming is currently busy with building a slots parlor. As Dave Jonas, Greenwood’s president, says, their service should be perfect and should make Philadelphia Park casino an extremely attractive place. “We really want to make each person to feel like they are the only people on the property. The focus on the customer is how we think we can differentiate ourselves,” explains Dave.

As estimated, it is a $300- million project where you’ll be able to find a hotel, spa restaurant and a new casino.

The world’s economy, politics are not the only ones that seem to have changed. Gambling has changed as well. How would an artist picture gambling dozens of years ago? That would be wiry hounds in action. What can be seen now, is slot machines.

What is going on in the nation? There are a lot of debates concerning the rapid growth of the number of casinos and their huge impact on gambling addiction. At the same time slot machines may be brought to nine sites in Ohio in case they are endorsed. This may cause, as some studies suggest, an increase in gambling addiction, especially in the areas being close to casinos.

The researchers consider gambling addiction to be not only a personal financial problem, but a national health issue as well. It may be compared with drug or alcohol addiction, as it equally affects addicts’ families, jobs, health. Heather Chapman, a nationally certified gambling counselor in the Cleveland area says that “people become so involved with it; they lose themselves and lose being responsible in their lives”. Heather adds that “It has a higher degree of suicide than any other addiction, and the degree of financial devastation is so much greater than any other addiction or any other mental health issue”.

What is more dangerous: less quick forms of wagering or slot machines? It is difficult to say. But the thing to be noticed is that slot machines are more accessible what makes them totally insidious. You drop in a coin. As a result you may receive a small payout or near win. It cannot but reinforce the game.

The plan is offered by the South Korean government and is one of the latest moves to stop gambling in the nation. About 200,000 students and 600 schools all over the country will get educational materials on the subject of healthy Internet use. Besides, professional counselors will visit schools. Their aim is to assess the student’s addiction, and the students being in the danger of getting addicted will get counseling six times a year. To say more, 20 schools, that is approximately 17,000 students, have adopted a “no-internet day” on which students won’t be allowed to use Internet for their entertainment and recreation.

A collaboration of several ministries such as the ministries of Information and Communication, Education and Human Resources, Culture and Tourism and the Youth Protection Committee, is expected to take place. They intend to implement and promote a number of activities that will provide an alternative to the use of Internet for the sake of recreation.