Microgaming has released two new video slot game titles, Alley Cats and Quest for Beer to its line of slots.

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Quest for Beer, offers players a humorous and colorful peek in the world of the Vikings in their quest for beer. This five reel, 25 payline game has it all – scatter and wild symbols, free spins and gamble features, with a wide variety of winning options.

Some of the casinos offering these new games are Casino Spendido and Roxy Palace.

This is further evidence of 888’s policy of expanding its games selection to offer one of the most diverse and entertaining offerings in the industry.

“Electracade's agile development technologies, with games in 23 languages, will allow us to introduce yet more choice in entertainment to our fast growing global community of players,” said 888 CEO, Gigi Levy.

888 Casino is growing at a rapid pace, especially since its makeover and is now one of the largest online gaming sites.

Under the terms of the agreement, Stan Games will carry several skill games created by GameAccount and offer them to their players as an exciting new alternative.

Games on offer include gin rummy, blackjack and backgammon.

The head of e-gaming at Stan James said: “Skill games broaden the demographic appeal of our online sportsbook offering, particularly relevant for southern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries where Backgammon is a cultural phenomenon.

GameAccount was chosen after an exhaustive process investigating the potential for these emerging games, the experience of potential suppliers and the technical capabilities of their respective platforms."

Most of the gamblers fell into the 18-35 year old age group, and more men than women played online.

The majority of those who chose to gamble online did so by playing the National Lottery, while only 1% played at online casinos or bingo sites.

The government threatened to prosecute any bank that went against the orders.

This move is seen as yet another effort by the Dutch authorities to clamp down on the internet gambling industry and follow a protectionist policy. A spokesperson for the Dutch Ministry of Justice said: "It is illegal to offer gambling services in the Netherlands without a permit. These companies know they break the law.”

All in all, revenues topped $39-million which was a 19% increase over the previous quarter.

The company’s CEO, Mor Weizer was naturally thrilled with the results and said in response: “This has been an outstanding quarter for the Group, registering impressive month on month revenue growth. The addition of new licensees during the period and the anticipated full roll out of the new Asian P2P games and Flash Poker mean the Group is well positioned to grow in Q2 and beyond.”

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He hoped that it would help end what he termed the ‘cut-throat’ competition that exists in the area between other casino owners.

The authorities have put a moratorium on the growth of new casinos and suspended the expansion of existing ones in a region that has surpassed Las Vegas in casino revenue.

“I am fully in favor of such an action and I think, not only that, we must all agree that in Macau now we have far too many casinos,” said Ho. “There is no point of opening up more casinos, we have more than enough, more than rice shops, so that is something we don’t want to encourage.”

The Millionaires Club Slot can be played at any casino site running Cryptologic software, including William Hill Casino, Omni Casino and Playboy Casino but Littlewoods seem to be having a great run on winners at the moment. 

The largest jackpot ever paid out of the Millionaires Club game was last year when an unnamed player won $5,898,352 playing the game at Omni Casino and became the largest ever online casino winner.

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Cantor Fitzgerald, the well known global financial services company, has launched its first online casino, known as Cantor Casino. Players will be able to try games not found at any other sites, and enjoy unique features and customer-focused service.

Manu Gambhir, Managing Director of Cantor Gaming, said: "As a company that has always been associated with innovation and has had a deep experience in operating mission-critical systems that can process tremendous volumes of transactions, stepping into online gaming is a logical step for Cantor. But it's not about being the biggest; it's about being the best. We're confident that our customers will find the new advanced betting games as well as our traditional casino games perfect for their needs and tastes."

Cantor Casino runs on the same software platform as Red Lounge Casino and features a range of high quality casino games with a range that will appeal to everyone's playing tastes. 

The Cantor Casino range of blackjack games will especially appeal to players with a wide range of game variants on offer. 

To launch the new online casino, Cantor Casino are offering new players £50 when they sign up to the casino and 15% cash back every day. 

The Danish government is seriously considering a proposal to allow foreign operators to compete in its gambling market with the state-owned company, Danske Spil.

Urged on by pressure placed on it by the European Commission to change its gambling policies, the government has noted that it may license several companies, starting with sports bookers. It has said that the lottery would remain under state ownership for the time being.

and another snippet of news this time from the UK...

Only 1/3 of UK Gambling Companies Contribute to Responsible Gambling Trust

The UK Responsibility in Gambling Trust (RIGT) reported that only one in three licensed gambling companies contributed to its coffers last year. While the trust met its targeted £3.6-million, it complained over the fact that only bigger high street companies made substantial donations, while contributions from online gambling and poker sites were virtually non-existent.

While payment into the trust is voluntary, the government has made threats to charge a compulsory levy if not all companies made an effort to pay up.