Being successfully launched in 2001, having been successfully operated ever since, offering online bingo players superior games and jackpots, and looking for perfection Bingo Fantasy (BingoFantasy.com) is currently moving to Bingoland Network thus upgrading its software. If to be exact, it is joining Bingo777.com, and the advantages of such an action are obvious.

A number of improvements that Bingo Fantasy is facing up are: Bingoland Network’s Playtech splendid software, unbelievably big jackpots, friendly and dynamic online bingo community, numerous options for the players, the opportunity to house a “wider range of players with a wider range of tastes and wallet sizes”, different bingo halls with different flavors and prizes, better service of international players with the implementing of 90-ball bingo instead of the American 75-ball bingo, a great variety of built-in scratch cards, slots, multi-line, multi-reel progressives and video poker games, chat masters and chat games, and what else.

Bingo Fantasy was previously housed on the BingoWorkz Network. That cooperation gave Bingo Fantasy five great years, and of course they are thankful to the BingoWorkz Network for their perfect online gaming experience. Ever seeking for something new, they have dared to undertake this step forward, and they hope it will give their players even a better online bingo experience.

For more feedback information contact Bingo Fantasy via BingoFantasy.com.

About Bingo Fantasy

Bingo Fantasy (BingoFantasy.com) was launched in 2001. It is owned and operated by Sea Gate N.V., licensed in Curacao. Since that time it has become a leading online bingo site possessing 4 bingo halls and a wide variety of bingo games, including classic American 75-ball bingo and 90-ball UK bingo, built-in scratch cards, slots, multi-line, multi-reel progressives and video poker games.

Bingo Fantasy has recently moved from BingoWorkz to the Bingoland network. It has switched over Playtech’s industry leading online bingo software.

In March 22, 2006 TeenPatti.com announces traditional Indian Teen Patti games that are the most popular card games in India. The combination of Teen Patti with Texas Holdem and Omaha powered by Yatahay’s software and joined to the TruePoker Network is believed to be an enormous success.
It is necessary to add that Yatahay being in the gambling business since March, 2001 is always looking forward to the partnership like that. Offered by Yatahay poker products are available in 2-3 weeks after the agreement. Investors or marketers can deal with the expertise and offering their product to the poker players being of age. At the same time Yatahay provides all the rest, i.e. running the games, policing play, prizes and paying the players.

Yatahay’s 3D software is offered for real money gaming and promotional purposes, it is also available for one-off marketing campaigns and contests. Yatahay’a True Poker brand being the longest operating poker software, to join the True Poker Network has only recently become available for licensing.

The U.S. Government is known to have outlawed online casino and sports betting and implemented legislation prohibiting U.S. banks and Internet service providers to offer any financial services to online bettors and the casino sites. Such gambling revenue dependant islands like Antigua and Barbuda are going to face up the destruction of their economies.

In accordance with the WTO online gambling ruling the U.S. Government’s decision violates the world trade agreement. As a result the U.S. government has been given time to regulate their legislation, but with April 3, 2006 deadline approaching, the situation still remains vague.
The director of marketing at USsportsBook.com Marianne Anderson believes that the U.S. Government’s inclination to influence gambling industry is a trick to protect its own tax revenues from the outflow of gambling money.

The Ambassador from Antigua and Barbuda, Dr. John W. Ashe, shares this opinion and is sure that thus having ignored the WTO agreement and offered the “Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2005” and the “Internet Gambling Prohibition Act” it will obviously increase the tension between the WTO and the countries involved.

Marianne’s opinion is that disrespecting the WTO decisions and prohibiting the U.S. citizens to bet online and to take part in different sports betting activities, the USA is likely to experience worldwide sanctions against it. Such a situation will damage the economy much more than “some missed gambling revenues”.

Still the situation remains unclear.

The Launch of a new Affiliate Program has been recently announced by Betcorp Ltd. and the world’s leader in Affiliate Marketing – EarnUnited. Their partnership is advantageous for both. Betcorp Ltd. with the help Affiliates gains an active base of more than 3,000 partners, and the Affiliates promoting betwwts.com, betcasino.com, betholdem.com and some more leading Betcorp Ltd. brands will make about 50% of the net gaming revenues generated by Betcorp Ltd., only for a limited time.
Colin Walker, Betcorp’s CEO reported: “We view this partnership as a natural fit…to reach the aggressive growth goals we’ve set out for ourselves this year… We have every confidence in Earn United and expect the relationship to pay dividends almost immediately”.

The decision to undertake investments in an established Affiliate Networks is based on the fact that performance-based marketing should make up 25% of the online advertising. Ryan King, Affiliate Program Director for EarnUnited.com explains that “Affiliate Program is an essential and integral part of the overall marketing mix for all Internet Gaming companies”. He is sure that their current partners will recognize the value of their partnership immediately. He also expects an influx of new Affiliates joining them and recognizing the fact that they are earning much larger revenues due to the combination of “Betcorp’s strong player retention through its centralized e-wallet offering, active cross-marketing efforts” and their rewarding compensation programs. Ryan King is confident that it is “a unique opportunity to build a relationship with… the largest internet gaming brands which carry the added benefit of being part of a publicly-traded company.

The companies are said to have a huge success.

Plenty of casinos in Louisiana including Harrah’s New Orleans, the largest one in the state, were affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in August and September last year. Their devastating power could not but disrupt the gambling operators. But despite a hurricane affected fall and even with Harrah’s New Orleans contribution of only 13 days of revenue to the total, casinos in Louisiana got a 13% increase in gaming win – and that was in February. Within that period of time, as the state’s Gaming Control Board informed, in spite of the fact that 15 riverboat casinos in the state are still closed, the gaming revenue has increased from $190.1 million last year up to $214.8 million this year.

The gaming revenues in Louisiana’s 12 operating riverboats amounted to $168.9 million in February. That is 25.5% more in comparison with the same month in 2004 when 14 riverboats were reported to make $134.5 million.

As a result of the voice vote in the House Financial Services Committee we can face a bill forbidding any gambling business to accept credit cards, checks, wire transfers and electronic funds transfers in illegal gambling transactions. According to the bill under illegal gambling transactions we should understand betting on online poker websites, or laying a wager and receiving it at places where a stake like that has been proclaimed illegal in accordance with the federal or state law. So, used by many American citizens offshore gambling websites have been impacted by the latest Committee’s bill.

The Casino Affiliate Convention will take place in Amsterdam, the NH Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel on April 9-10, 2006. It is considered to be the largest conference and expo on gaming industry marketing and advertising.

One of the questions to be discussed at the conference concerns one of the latest Italian Government’s decision made in February 2006 to block more than 600 casino websites having no Italian gaming license. The participants of the conference will discuss the consequences of the problem and they will try to find some alternatives for the operators running game sites. The representative of a leading gaming law firm in Europe will also be present at the conference – that is a founding partner of the Law Firm ULYS Thibault Verbiest.

Other questions to be discussed are whether similar actions will be undertaken by other countries, what technical measures to take in case filters for gaming websites have been implemented, operators and affiliates’ management options, and some other topics like: European search technologies, software, rakeback for poker, mobile gambling, etc.

Peter Milovic, CEO of In Charge will represent the business analysis and decision process, options for virtual gaming industry vitally necessary in case of crisis management and limited internet traffic to prove a simple business law: it’s better to think over your probable actions in case of a crisis than to deal with its consequences.

PokerStars.com and Aston Martin Racing are the teams both located in the UK. Unlike Aston Martin Racing, PokerStars.com is the world’s largest poker tournament website. That’s why the formation of an Official Partnership that has been announced recently by the two outstanding teams couldn’t be left unnoticed.
 
Saturday, March 18 became notable thanks to the motor race that took place at the Sebring International Raceway in Florida. It was the 54th annual Sebring endurance race and the first contest of the 2006 American Le Mans Series. During the competition that lasted 12 hours either team was represented by Aston Martin DBR9 racing car having a PokerStars.com livery.

As James Turner, Commercial Director of Aston Martin Racing, has noticed the collaboration of the two world’s brand names cannot help being innovative, effective, promising and potentially very strong. Such a relationship represents plenty of opportunities for both of them. And the Sebring International Race is just the beginning of their cooperation. 

In spite of taking the second prize Full Tilt Poker’s Chris Ferguson (he won the World Series of Poker Main Event in 2001) proved to be one of the best again. He managed to outlast 64 players among whom there were such celebrities as Chip Reese, Josh Arieh, Huckleberry Seed (all are pros), only letting Ted Forrest after almost three and a half hours of total play take the first prize.
Last year competition was also severe. Many skillful and professional players were left behind by Ferguson, but Phil Hellmuth took the first prize, and Chris became second.

The ability to play at the final table two years in a raw shows Chris Ferguson’s great skills, talent, potential and makes him one of the best professional poker players, – Raymond Bitar’s opinion (Tiltware LLC CEO).

It should be noted that the game shown by Huckleberry Seed this year is much better in comparison with the one in 2005 where in the second round he was defeated by Hellmuth. This year first he defeated David Oppenheim and Erick Lindgren, then – Scott Fischman and Barry Greenstein. In the semifinals Seed lost to Ted Forrest. Nevertheless he managed to make $125,000.

Every amateur poker player can learn to play by getting real time lessons at the virtual table from such famous pros as Ferguson, Seed, Lindgren and Oppenheim. All of them represent www.FullTiltPoker.com – one of the fastest growing online poker sites, and they spend several hours a week helping such amateurs as you. Some other 29 best poker pros can virtually play with you at www.FullTiltPoker.com . Thus, being professionally helped, you’ll easily improve your playing skills.

Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harman, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon, Clonie Gowen, John Juanda, and Mike Matusow are the people who make up Team Full Tilt. And you can easily use your chance to play or chat with them, or to be taught by them.

The full-year pretax profit declared by Internet gaming group 888 on Thursday has increased for 16% this year, and it amounted to $50.2 million (28.7 million pounds). In 2004 it ran as high as $43.1 million. The year of 2006 doesn’t seem to be less promising either.

As Chief Executive John Anderson reported their trading coincides with the expectations of the managers, i.e.: the number of casino players has increased to 4.1 million, whereas the number of poker players – to 1.5 million. Moreover, 888 tried to make investments abroad, away from the USA, thus decreasing the part of the U.S. revenues from 58% to 55%. Simultaneously the UK share reached 20%, 5% was added to 15% in 2004. Anderson explained their management’s politics by their wish to get down the U.S. share to 20-15% as quickly as possible, as it is not wise at all to rely too much on only one country. So, they are expanding their horizons!