Category Archives: Gambling News

Flash Gaming Thorugh Parlay Entertainment

NextGen Gaming Pty Ltd. and Parlay Entertainment Inc. are known to have partnered. The partnership is believed to be a success and enhance both companies’ brands and gaming products. A joint product based on the international Parlay platform will soon be offered at the gamblig market.

Some details of the partnership agreement have been revealed. It turned out that Parlay’s interest was in NextGen’s newest, but already popular, Flash gamig product that lets players play some of their favorite games not downloading the content.

888 Announces Full-Year Results

888 Holdings has reported its excellent performance throughout the year of 2008. The company explains their success thanks to the employment of sound growth strategy.

Their pre-tax profits are up 6%. The company’s revenues rose to Euro 135.1 million – it comes to a 14% increase in annual revenues from the site in 2007. As for internet poker, 888 did not perform that well. A 4% drop in revenues is being noticed.

As for the compay’s performance in 2009, 888 is rather optimistic, despite the slowing economy and lower Q1 profits.

Better Bet Has Pulled the Advertising Campaign

Oly a few days after the end of the advertisig campaign where the former Arsenal and Asto Villa player Paul Merson becam a new face, Better Bet announced they were pulling the campaign, as the firm had received lots of complaints.

The reason for that turned became the fact that Paul had addictions to alcohol, drugs and gambling in the past. It’s been revealed that Merson had kicked his addictions to alcohol and drugs but was still fighting his gambling addiction.

During the campaign Merson was meeting customers, signing autographs and many other things, but he never had any complaints unless the campaign was over.

Better Bet would not want Paul Merson to see it in the way that they did not want work with him, but they would like to work with Merson in the future.

This Deal will Enhance CryptoLogic’s Results

Brian Hadfield, CryptoLogic’s President and CEO said: ‘Players consistently mention that CryptoLogic has the world’s best Internet casino software and it’s exciting to see that major operators share their confidence in our games’.

As a result of the multi-year deal, CryptoLogic will provide ten of their slot games to Gala Coral. Coral.co.k, Eurobet.com, Galacasino.co.uk are supposed to receive the games later in 2009.

Riva Gaming Joins the Mobile Gambling Industry

It has already been noticed that mobile gaming has started growing parallel to the online casino gambling industry. More and more users, online casinos, poker sites and bingo companies announce they are moving into the mobile industry. And it is natural, as the market has a great potential growth. People can play their favorite games from mobile devices in almost every part of the world.

Trying to remain competitive in the market, Riva Gaming is about to offer mobile gaming to its customers. Million 2-1 has been chosen as the new mobile bingo software provider, and it is already in the process of launching a brand new mobile gaming experience for Riva Gaming customers.

Perfect Market for Expansion

The online casino gambling market is developing in Eastern Europe at a great speed. Having enetered the European Union, such countries like Croatia, Slovenia, Czech, Bulgaria and others have already felt the significant change in every sphere of the life including online casino gambling and betting.

The change comes from the liberal approach towards internet gambling industry throughout the EU.  The state governments are looking for the ways to get money into the country’s budgets, and in this respect online casino gambling is very helpful. Online gambling regulation can be safe and can be regulated, what has already been proven by the UK.  So, regulation of the online gambling industry in Eastern European countries will definitely help them get more profits.

Eurosport Gets into Online Gambling Market

Now, Eurosport, a TV-based company, using a special channel and home TV is able to bring gambling and wagering into European households. Eurosport, being granted a license from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission, can operate throughout the EU and UK.

Having the latest technologies, Eurosport will say a new word in the online gambling industry and will enable wagering through TV.

Gamblers Will Find Out the Way to Gamble

The gambling industry in the Philippines seems to be having no support, as lots of politicians and citizens are calling for the total ban of gambling within the CEZ (Cagayan Export Zone).

Political opposition is now the major concern for the internet gambling industry. Narciso Santiago, a representative for the Alliance for Rural Concerns Party, is one of those looking for the ways to pass legislation that would forbid gambling companies to use internet for any type of gambling.

The only question is how effective the legislation will be, as gamblers always find out ways to gamble.

Online Gambling in Utah is Possible

Utah is one of the two states in the USA that don’t allow any form of gambling throughout the state.  There are neither land casinos nor state lotteries. However, it has become known that the Attorney General of the state comes out in support of legalizing online gambling. Numerous internet gambling sites and supporters of the regulated industry could not but cheer this open support.