Online Gambling News
This weeks online Gambling News update. New games, the Irish Open and another UK football team joins the ranks with it's own online casino.
The headlines:
WagerWorks Release new MegaJackpot Slots
PaddyPower Announces new Irish Open Venue
Million 2-1 Makes Barcrest Mobile
Gala Coral Goes All Hearts
WagerWorks Release new MegaJackpot Slots
The gaming development division of IGT, WagerWorks has announced the release of two exciting new games based on popular household games – Cluedo and Monopoly – in MegaJackpot versions. This means that players can have fun playing while also standing in line to win millions of dollars in prize money. The Cluedo game comes with a mystery-murder theme with a bonus round that awards fifteen free spins. The second game also comes with a bonus round that allows players to move around a Monopoly-like board and win in the process. WagerWorks fans can also look forward to the much-awaited Elvis-Strike slot game that features actual footage of the singer himself.
PaddyPower Announces new Irish Open Venue
Ireland’s leading online casino group, Paddy Power Poker that traditionally acts as official sponsor of one of the world’s greatest poker events, the Paddy Power Irish Open, has announced that next year’s finals will be held in a different venue, in order to accommodate the growing crowds of participants and spectators. The 2008 Irish Open will therefore take place in Dublin’s Citywest Hotel over the Easter weekend. There is a guaranteed $4.2-million in prize money for lucky winners of the several poker competitions during this event.
Paddy Power's Irish Open
Venue: Citywest Hotel, Leisure & Golf Resort
Dates: March 19th -24th 2008
Prize Pool: €3 Million Guaranteed
Buy-in: €4,200 + €300
Capacity: 1,000 players
Million 2-1 Makes Barcrest Mobile
The UK slot machine developer, Barcrest has signed a deal with one of the country’s leading mobile game operators, Million 2-1 to bring Barcrest games to a mobile audience. Players will soon be able to enjoy a wide range of Barcrest slot favorites in Java-format from their own remote gaming devices. Million 2-1, which has built quite a name itself in the industry for its exciting low stakes lottery and casino games, has entered into agreements with several top names including Liverpool Football Club, ITV and G-Cap.
Gala Coral Goes All Hearts
Football fans will be happy to learn that yet another online gambling firm has signed a lucrative partnership agreement with a football club. This time, a two-year sponsorship deal was announced between the UK group, Gala Coral and the Edinburgh soccer team, Hearts of Midlothian Football Club or “Hearts”. Under the terms of the agreement, the gambling company will provide the football club with brand Hearts casino games, including poker, bingo, as well as sportsbetting. Portions of the revenue from accounts opened by Hearts fans will also be donated to an education and community trust, as part of the company’s dedication to ongoing social projects.
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