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Cryptologic deals with GTS

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CryptoLogic, a world leader in online casino and gaming software, announced a partnership with Gaming Technology Solutions PLC (GTS), a top world’s provider of platform solutions for internet gaming operations.

This partnership is consistent with the strategy of CryptoLogic to increase the amount of market leading online casino sites offering their games. GTS’s impressive list of customers includes Bwin, 888, Unibet, Betclick, and Expekt, and many other leading brands.

Under this agreement, CryptoLogic’s top games will be available to GTS customers via its EdGE (Enhanced Gaming Engine), a proprietary games platform. By the end of the first quarter of 2009 ten CryptoLogic games will be live on their platform for customers of GTS.

CryptoLogic’s President and CEO, Brian Hadfield said: “We have just connected CryptoLogic’s leadership in online gambling innovation with GTS’ capability to serve the world’s top-tier gambling operators around”.

EdGE is a leading, cross-channel content provider platform offering access to highly popular games created by first class developers such as CryptoLogic. EdGE facilitates fast new content delivery across multiple languages that include all the European and main Asian languages such as Japanese, Chinese, and Korean, domains and currencies. Casino, sports, bingo, puzzle and soft games can all be provided as downloadable or browser-based client products.

Steven Matsell, GTS’ Business Development Director said: “Our operators deserve market top casino products — and CryptoLogic just offers some of the global most recognized brands”. “This partnership makes perfect sense to us.”

In last months, CryptoLogic signed deals with PartyGaming, 888.com and Orbis.

With over 200 games, CryptoLogic has one of the most all-embracing casino suites on the Web at the point. CryptoLogic has received rave reviews from industry players and peers, and in 2008 got Gambling Online Magazine’s Top Casino Software award for the third time.

Atronic Partners with Cantor Gaming

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Thanks to the deal signed with Atronic, the leading slot machine manufacturer, Cantor Gaming has got rights to some Atronic slots. Now, they are available in the hanheld and online gaming format that Cantor Gaming provides.

The deal seems to be exciting for both sides. Atronic has expanded “access of their players’ favorite games through Cantor’s mobile devices within casinos and legal casino markets”. As for Cantor Gaming, they are trying to do their best in providing their players with high quality proven games in professional and lawfyl manner.

Ireland Might Accept Online Gambling

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Usage of online casinos as a source of revenue for the economy is pretty wise. And the generation of new jobs is its important part.

Thus, the Gaming and Leisure Association of Ireland has elaborated a plan regarding casinos in the country. They would very much like to make casinos public, to regulate and legislate them in Ireland.

In accordance with the estimates of the Association, 10,000 jobs could be generated by the gambling industry what is believed to be as high as $68 million annually.

With figures like that, the chances for acceptance of online gambling in the country are pretty high.

Online Casino Gambling and its Morality

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Opinions on industry’s morality vary. And one of the major objections to the internet gambling industry is the fact that online gamblers are able to use credit card money while playing online what, as lots of people think leads to gambling addictions huge debts.

With the internet gambling getting so popular all over the world, lots of land casinos have started offering their services to online casino sites, thus attracting gamblers to the internet gamling sites. Still, at the same time there are some companies having moral issues with online casinos because of the acceptance of credit cards. There are ven some clubs in New South Wales and Australia who have moral objections to internet gambling.

However, despite the moral issue is discussed all over the world, internet gambling is booming.

Fight against Censorship is On

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The proposed Kentucky legislation is threatening to shut down online casinos’ domain names, this way forcing them to leave the US market. 141 domain names, some of them registered internationally , are already on the Kentucky’s confiscation list.

The Poker Players Alliance could not but express their negative attitude towards the situation going on with the planned legislation. The inplementation of the legislation will unavoidably lead to forced compliance with the state’s impending ban on online casino gambling activity an a “precedent for censorship of the Internet by force”. There is a chance that the situation may extend far beyond the online casino gambling industry.

Cryptologic Brings Real Entertainment Experience

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Having signed an exclusive agreement with Kurastica, Cryptologic is now able to continue its expansion into the new markets, this time in the Commonwealth of Independent States a very promising market.

Kurastica’s parent company has becpme known for itss succesful gaming business in Russia, the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Georgia, Belarus and some ex Soviet Union countries.

Kurastica will be able to use Cryptologic’s software only in the first quarter of 2009.

Party Gaming Offers Live Dealer Format

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In the competitive world of the internet gambling the appearance of new technologies and gaming formats is unavoidable. So, Party Gaming after two years of brand reestablishment and new player base development launched a live dealer format at the site’s casino and poker sites.

The company has been looking for a niche at the European market, and the live dealer agreement of Party Gaming with Evolution gaming will for sure help them achieve their goal.

The fairly new technology, the live dealer format is thought to be a very good means in the intense competition at the European internet gambling market.

The CEO at Party Gaming, Jim Ryan notes: “We believe that live casino will gain us access to players who enjoy and prefer the experience of watching croupiers dealing cards or spinning roulette wheels and calling ‘place your bets’ in real time that’s great, live online gaming entertainment.”

Austrian Gamblers Spend More at Internet Gambling and Betting sites

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Austria is showing increased number of online gamblers. Online betting is very popular there and Austria’s gross gaming revenues are on the rise this year.

The Austrian betting market demonstrates significant overall increase of 12.4% for the country’s 50% yearly growth.

The gambling and betting industries’ analysts predict the European online casino and sportsbetting industries will grow at huge rates. As for the Austrian market, it will slow down on yearly gross revenue growth two year after its massive growth.

Blackberry Keeps up with Customers’ Demands

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Blackberry, in its attempt to expand into the mobile gaming industry, has announced a new application for its users.

The application will make it possible for US mobile gamers to enjoy sportsbetting without the illegal aspect to the game. Gamblers will have instant access to wagering odds and regularly updated information on sporting events. But please note that the only form of wagering is free-money.

The application announced is compatible with Blackberry and is a SportsLine. The BBSportsLines free application is an alternative for Blackberry devices.

Asian Gambling Market Grows despite Taboos

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In spite of the fact that lots of Asian governments ban internet gambling, it has become very popular in the Asian Pacific gaming market and lots of online casino gambling companies are trying to enter or have already entered the market.

Thus, CryptoLogic has teamed up with Mahjong Time to offer Mahjong gaming products appealing to the Asian market.
The idea of that partnership is for international software developers like CryptoLogic to secure brand preference before online casino legislation is even passed. In fact, the popularity of Mahjong gaming in Asia proves to be very lucrative for the software development company as more internet based games come into demand in the coming months.