Gambling News - Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays
The festive season has taken over our thoughts and away, at least a little, from the gaming tables as the holiday season is well under way. However, there has still been loads of interesting titbits and news related happenings in the World of online gambling.
We'd like to wish all our readers the very best over the Holidays and we hope you enjoy the remainder of 2007 as much as we intend to.
Paddy Power, Gala Coral and 888 are all featured in this week's round up so let's have a look at what's been going on this week.
PaddyPower Ads Banned from the Underground
PaddyPower, the Irish-based gambling company, has had another of its advertisements banned by the UK Advertising Standards Agency. The company produced two poster advertisements that were meant for the London Underground network and targeted women gamblers. The ads, which featured, among others, a man attempting to breastfeed a child with the caption, “Where have all the women gone?,” were considered too controversial by the ASA and trashed before they could be displayed. Paddy Power has called for the general public to debate whether these ads should indeed be banned, by opening a website on the issue.
Juegue Casino Launched
Spanish speaking readers will be interested to learn the Juegue Casino, www.jueguecasino.es has launched. The site is aimed at Spanish speaking casino players who wish to read reviews, in their own language, to find out more about the casino games on offer from the leading casino sites. The site has launched with reviews of the most popular Spanish speaking sites which are claimed to be the best of the increasing number of sites available.
Juega Tu Suerte is the first casino within the new gaming site to gain credit as being the first featured casino so if you read Spanish and want to Juega Casino, pop on over and check it out.
Gala Coral to Carry WagerWorks Remote Games
The prestigious UK gambling company, Gala Coral, has announced that is has signed a lucrative deal with IGT online subsidiary, WagerWorks. Gala Coral intends to integrate WagerWorks’ Remote Game Server (RGS) system onto its own i-gaming platform so that its existing clients can enjoy a wider variety of top products. Included in the new games package are exciting progressives, such as MegaJackpots, as well as all-time favorites such as Monopoly, Elvis, The Price is Right and Jeopardy! Players, who access any of Gala Coral’s sites, ranging from casino, bingo and sportsbook platforms, will be able to enjoy all the new games.
SlotoCash has new Game Offerings
SlotoCash is a popular online casino that accepts US players, has added a new slot game to its collection. Slot fans can now try out the exciting Scary Rich, a 20 pay line, 5 reel video slot game with a Halloween theme. Scary Rich comes with some excellent features, including expanding wild and scatter features, and jackpots of up to 10,000 times the original line bet!
Stryyke Partners with Net Entertainment
The Malta-based Stryyke Entertainment Ltd. has announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with the Swedish company, Net Entertainment. Stryyke, which operates in Europe, will add Net Entertainment’s award-winning CasinoModule to its already successful sportsbook and poker platforms. This is the 17th gambling company in less than a year to partner with Net Entertainment, mainly because of the excellent Casino Module product. More than 50,000 registered players on the Stryyke customer base will be able to enjoy the new casino suite.
Online Search Engines Settle with US Authorities over Gambling Promotion
Three of the biggest search engines on the internet, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! have announced a multi-million dollar settlement with US authorities regarding their role in the promotion of online gambling over the past decade. The three companies entered into a plea-bargain whereby they will not have to admit any wrongdoing, in return for penalty payments. Microsoft will need to pay out over $21-million, $7.5-million of which will be directed to the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children. In addition, both Microsoft and Google agreed to fund public-service campaigns on the internet explaining the dangers of underage gambling. In total, the US authorities have forced the three to pay out over $31.5-million in forfeitures, in addition to the $40-million that it has managed to collect in back taxes and penalties from other operators in the past couple of years.
OnlineCasinoAdvisory to Update its Services
The online gambling site, OnlineCasinoAdivsory, which regularly sends emails to its members regarding advantages to win at internet casinos, has announced that it will be changing its tactics to offer a more comprehensive service. From now, on OnlineCasinoAdvisory will provide news and industry updates to its clients, also offering them the chance to play free casino games and benefit from the latest bonuses targeting a more global market in various countries and different languages.
888 Signs New White Label Deal
The online gambling company, 888 has announced that it has signed a new white label deal with Kamay Holdings Limited. This is another step in 888’s attempts to establishing a foothold in diverse gambling markets. Under the new deal, Kamay will operate casino and poker sites, with a focus on the ever-growing European market. Kamay’s professional expertise in the gambling market, combined with the excellent 888 software platform is bound to create sites that are of top quality. Said Gigi Levy, CEO of 888: “This agreement is a further progression of 888.com's diversified, multi-channel strategy to grow our customer reach and appeal globally.”
PartyGaming Picks Four New Directors
PartyGaming, the UK-listed gambling company, announced this week that it has appointed four new directors. These include Emilio Gomez and John Davy as non-executive directors and representatives of the company’s founders, as well as Stephen Box (financial director of National Grid until 2002) and British life peer, Lord Moonie. PartyGaming is taking these steps in an effort to move away from the financial crisis it finds itself in, after the UIGEA in the United States forced it to lose a big portion of its customer base.
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