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Cyberworld To Enter Online Social Gambling Market

But who is the mystery industry partner? Cyberworld Studios, Inc., a Salt Lake City-based subsidiary of the publicly listed Direct Equity International, Inc., announced Wednesday that it is investing in the online social gambling market. The company has partnered with an unidentified U.S. games developer and says it hopes to cash in on the lucrative and growing vertical. Cyberworld CEO, Macleans Geo-Jaja, said, "We hope to bring real-time legal gambling to our customers in a way that will provide them

By Casinomeister Nov 14, 2014

D.d.o.s. Attack Disrupts Swedish Poker Event

Svenska Spel cancels first event of the Swedish Masters tournament Svenska Spel, the organiser of the 2014 Swedish Masters online poker tournament, was compelled to cancel the first event of the tournament and refund 1,451 players due to a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) assault this week. A spokesperson for Svenska Spel told the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet that the company had suffered a number of DDoS attacks over the weekend, causing it to initially pause, then cancel, the event. The

By Casinomeister Nov 14, 2014

Dutch Land Operators Fear Introduction Of Online Gambling

Industry body says up to 6,000 jobs could be at risk The introduction of legalised online gambling in the Netherlands next year (see previous InfoPowa reports) surfaced in the media again this week when the land gambling trade body, VAN Speelautomaten voiced its concerns about the increased competition and differentiated tax rate. The Association claims that the introduction of online gambling will lead to major cutbacks in their sector, placing up to 6,000 jobs at risk. The lower rate of

By Casinomeister Nov 14, 2014

Dutch Lawmakers Stymie Poker Sponsorships

As the chip-leading finalist in this year's WSOP Jorryt Van Hoof could have been a hot sponsorship candidate Dutch poker pro Jorryt Van Hoof entered this year's World Series of Poker final table as the chip leader, and has a track record that should attract the most demanding sponsor, yet spectators have wondered about the absence of sponsorship patches on his clothing. Fellow countryman and poker journalist Remko Rinkema explained why in an article on ESPN this week, revealing that

By Casinomeister Nov 14, 2014

Florida Poker Pro Wins W.p.t. Bounty Scramble

$421,068 pay day for Van Sanford It's been a good, bank account-boosting week for 21-year-old Florida professional poker player Ryan Van Sanford, who cleaned up in the World Poker Tour Bestbet Bounty Scramble in Jacksonville to claim a first prize worth $421,068. The $5,000 buy-in event featured forty players carrying a head bounty of $2,500 and a million dollar guaranteed prize pool that attracted 461 entrants, more than doubling the size of the pool. Poker ace spotters reported that big

By Casinomeister Nov 14, 2014

Former Bodog Poker Exec In New Venture

Brown Marlin Gaming Technologies set to compete in California Jonas Odman, the former Bodog and Ongame online poker exec widely acknowledged as one of the pioneers of the recreational - anonymous player business model now well-established in the industry, is set to compete in the hopefully emerging legalised Californian online poker market with a new company branded Brown Marlin Gaming Technologies. Reporting on the launch of the company, the poker information site Flushdraw reveals that Brown Marlin will expand Odman's

By Casinomeister Nov 14, 2014

Gala Coral Merges Online Divisions

Gala Interactive and Coral Interactive merged under a single management team The Gala Coral Group has announced that it is merging its two online divisions, Gala Interactive and Coral Interactive, under a single management team. The combined business will also work more closely with the Coral retail division in order to take advantage of continued multi-channel growth, a statement from the group advises. The changes have resulted in John O'Reilly, managing director of Coral Interactive, deciding to step down, although

By Casinomeister Nov 14, 2014

Gala Coral Releases Prelims

Good FY growth reported The UK land and online gambling operator Gala Coral has posted a credible set of preliminary results covering the 12 months to end September this year and highlighting: * Full-year turnover up 14 percent at GBP 1.2 billion up 14% on a year-on-year basis; * Gross profit up 9 percent to GBP 890.1 million; * Group EBITDA up 7 percent to GBP 263.9 million. The company's fourth quarterly ended September 27 2014 saw the achievement of

By Casinomeister Nov 14, 2014

Germany's Quoss Takes Down A.c.o.p. High Roller

$670,000 pay-day for German poker ace German poker pro Fabian Quoss is the Pokerstars Macau high roller king after besting 82 other players in the 2014 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) High Roller event. Opposing Quoss on the internationally talented final table following elimination of luminaries like Phil Ivey, Sam Trickett, and Sorel Mizzi, were Yiang Lu (chip leader), Rono Lo, Aaron Lim, Davidi Kitai, Ivan Shoshnikov, Anatoly Filatov, Zhapar Sultanov, Phanlart Sukonthachartnant and Isaac Haxton. The survivors embarked on

By Casinomeister Nov 14, 2014

Growth Continues At Mr Green Online Casino

Less dependent on the Nordic market as wider strategy unfolds The latest Q3-2014 results from the Swedish online casino operator Mr Green AB show that the company's strategy to widen its penetration in Europe has resulted in less dependence on the Nordic market. During the first nine months of 2014 to end September, Mr Green continued to grow substantially, both in terms of sales and earnings, once again outperforming the market in Q3 and continuing to capture market share. The

By Casinomeister Nov 14, 2014

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