Gambling News - 888, Netelller and Progressive Jackpots

This week's snippets of gambling news look at 888 buying some social gaming space, Neteller signing new gambling operators and one lucky student that's just scooped a huge progressive jackpot!

888 Buys Mytopia

In a bid to get its foot further into the ever growing social gaming arena, 888 announced that it had purchased assets from Real Dice that incorporated social games developer, Mytopia. The value of the deal was estimated to be around $12 million, with more being added if certain milestones were reached.

“This is a very exciting deal for 888, and builds on our aim of providing a variety of entertainment destinations where people can enjoy a truly interactive experience on a multitude of platforms,” said the firm’s CEO, Gigi Levy."Mytopia is one of the leading publishers of cross-platform social-games and this acquisition gives us an immediate footprint in the fast-growing social gaming arena, complementing our core offering and giving us access to millions of customers.

Neteller Signs on New Gambling Operators

Neteller, or Neovia as it is known these days, said that it had managed to sign deals with at least six new online gambling service providers, including CAIGames, 2Pay and bet-at-home.

“We are delighted to announce these merchant wins which highlight the great combination of our Neteller e-wallet and Net+ card being used by more gaming merchants as a business enabling tool,” said Dan Starr, from Neovia. “We are providing bold payment solutions to merchants, so that they can improve consumer engagement, increase lifetime value, offer instant consumer spending and maximize their revenues.” Neovia recently announced a similar deal with the new SEGA Gaming group.

Student Wins Progressive Jackpot at WinADay Online Casino

A student who could certainly do with the money won over $200K after playing video slots at WinADay flash online casino. The player, known as LuckyTom, headed to Jack’s Show video poker game to take a break from his work, when he suddenly found himself facing a life-changing amount of winnings at the progressive jackpot game.

“I was just killing time and taking my mind off my studies for a bit when suddenly out of the blue I hit the big one,” he said. “I’ll probably blow some of this win on some party celebrations but I’m going to invest most of it in a film project I’ve wanted to do for a long time.”

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