Gambling News Weekly - 6th Sept
The top internet gambling news hitting the headlines this week:
Littlewoods Combines Gambling Sites
Imperial Casino Flies to Dubai
New Check Facility for US Poker Players
Paddy Power Powers Ahead in First Half Report
Littlewoods Combines Gambling Sites
Over 700,000 customers who enjoy the online gambling services offered by Littlewoods Football Pools will be pleased to note that the company intends to unify all six of its popular sites into a one-stop-shop of gambling fun. At present, Littlewoods runs six independent sites, catering for the bingo, casino, poker, football, lottery and instant win markets. Together with its parent company, Sportech, Littlewoods have decided to bring all these sites under one umbrella gambling portal so that players can enjoy seamless gaming and instant links to their favorite games and pastimes.
Imperial Casino Flies to Dubai
If you’ve ever dreamed of visiting the fascinating kingdom of Dubai, check out Imperial Casino’s site. Players who wager at least $250 on any video slots during the month of September, can stand in line to win a dream trip valued at $5,500. The lucky winner will be flown for a four night, five day holiday and stay in typically luxurious Dubai accommodation. And if that is not enough, the player will also get $1000 spending money! Imperial Casino will enter a player into the draw every time he or she spends $250 on video slots, regardless of the number of times.
New Check Facility for US Poker Players
American players will be pleased to note that PokerStars, one of the major poker rooms still serving US customers, will be offering them the opportunity to pay with the convenient system known as eCheck. Paying for their gambling pleasure has been a problem for US gamblers since the introduction of last year’s UIGEA, but Poker Stars hopes that at least for some of their US players, eCheck will be a viable option. After verifying the player’s account details, the poker room will work on an electronic banking system that allows players to deposit money from their own bank account, and withdraw their winnings back into their account.
Paddy Power Powers Ahead in First Half Report
The Irish based gambling company, Paddy Power, was pleased to release its financial statement relating to the first half of 2007. The report showed that the company increased its profits by 52%, or 15 million Euros when translated into money. This rise in profits was mainly due to the fact that Paddy Power has been investing in its German and Spanish sites, and also because of its expansion into other gaming markets. It is expected that the company’s growth will continue at the same pace for the entire year at least.
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