Bwin, Getminted and Gambling News
Bwin Launches Fantasy Football Game
Bwin, the industry-leading gambling group, has announced the launch of a new fantasy football game, from the house of the Swedish-based Jadestone. The game, European Manager, will allow players to build and operate their own football team using the best players from the European league in four parallel leagues: Premier League (England), La Liga (Italy), Serie A (Spain) and Bundesliga (Germany).
Tobias Nissen, speaking for Jadestone said: “Betting and gambling operators have a large audience of avid sports fans so it is a natural evolution for us to provide this type of fully managed fantasy games to that market. Naturally, we are thrilled to take this important step with Bwin, a true market leader and a long-time valued partner”.
GetMinted on UK Advertising Spree
GetMinted, an online casino, poker and operator of Getminted Bingo, has announced that it will be spending over $2-million on an innovative advertising campaign around the United Kingdom. The company will use former football star, Vinnie Jones to promote its poker products, and will also place posters strategically around London’s railway stations and outside the city’s bingo halls to promote its other offerings. The Alderney-based site is hoping that a massive advertising campaign will attract a significant number of UK casino gamblers to its sites.
Intertops Introduces New Tomb Raider Slot Game
Slots lovers will be pleased to note that a new slot game from the Lara Croft -- Tomb Raider series has been launched by Intertops.com. The game, known as ‘Tomb Raider – Secret of the Sword’ is a 5-reel, 30-pay line game that comes with exciting features such as bonus rounds, free spins and scatter symbols. In addition, to celebrate the launch, Intertops is giving away ten Sony PSP portal Playstation models and players can qualify for the draw with every ten spins of the new Tomb Raider game.
EU to Probe US Online Gambling Laws
The European Union announced this week that it would start official investigations into the alleged discrimination of foreign gambling operators by the United States Department of Justice. In December, the Remote Gambling Association complained to the European Union that US authorities were targeting and prosecuting foreign providers, while allowing local companies to operate relatively freely. The investigation could last up to eight months and may lead to an official complaint been launched with the World Trade Organization in due time.
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