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New Social Slots For Gala Coral (update)

Three new titles within Magician Casino for mobile device users Gala Coral's partnership with social casino app developer and publisher Ruby Seven Studios (see previous InfoPowa report) has come to fruition with the launch of "Magician Casino", a free-to-play mobile slots app available across Google Play and Apple iTunes for smartphone and tablet users. "Magician Casino", which currently features adaptations of three Gala Coral titles; The Magician, Wild Magic and Jokers Gold, offers players 3-D animations, expanding wilds, free spins

By Casinomeister Nov 7, 2014

New Zealand Lottery Selects Scientific Games

Seven year contract includes provision of instant games Just days after extending its agreement with the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (see previous InfoPowa report), Scientific Games has announced that it has been awarded a contract for the provision of instant games for Lotto New Zealand by the New Zealand Lotteries Commission. The seven-year contract includes the provision of marketing support and creative services. Wayne Pickup, CEO of Lotto New Zealand said Tuesday: "We are focused on growing instant game sales

By Casinomeister Nov 7, 2014

Nmi Granted Extended Certification For Danish Market

Accredited for new DGA Certification Programme NMi Gaming has had its accreditation to cover testing and certification of all elements of the new Danish Gambling Authority (DGA) Certification Programme extended. The programme released by the DGA recently and the extension of scope was granted to NMi after an audit and review by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The DGA have described the new programme, which becomes mandatory for any certification activities carried out from 1st January 2015, as "better

By Casinomeister Nov 7, 2014

No Rise In U.s. Problem Gambling

New study by University of Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions proves once again what most online gambling operators know well Uninformed and unproved claims that online gambling has a greater propensity to create problem gamblers have again been debunked by scientific research, this time in a study by the University of Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions. Several medical journals reported on the study this week, quoting the research conclusions reached by John W. Welte, PhD, the senior research scientist at

By Casinomeister Nov 7, 2014

O'dwyer Victorious In 2014 Acop Super High Roller

Bests tough final table to earn a US$ 1,800,000 pay check 32-Year-old Irish poker pro Steve O'Dwyer took the 2014 ACOP 'Macau Billionaire Poker' Super High Roller title at the PokerStars LIVE Macau. O'Dwyer topped a 52-player field that built a US$6.2 million prize pool, overcoming a stacked final table to ultimately defeat Ryan Fee heads-up. This is O'Dwyer's ninth career tournament title. He took the 2013 PokerStars EPT Grand Final title for Euro 1,224,000, naming the tournament win at

By Casinomeister Nov 7, 2014

One Week To Go For Poker's Most Prestigious Final Table

World Series of Poker November Nine compete again on November 10 In a week's time the poker and mainstream media will be buzzing as the November Nine gather once again in Las Vegas to decide the winner of the $10,000 buy-in, multi-million dollar 2014 World Series of Poker main event. The final table of nine, distilled from an entry field of 6,683 players earlier this year, will take their seats at the Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio All-Suite

By Casinomeister Nov 7, 2014

Oneworks To Distribute Metric Gaming Products

Becomes exclusive distributor to Asian market Nevada-based sports betting platform developer Metric Gaming has inked a licencing and distribution deal with ONEworks. Under the terms of the deal, ONEworks will act as Metric Gaming's exclusive distributor to sportsbook operators in Asia and will integrate Metric's mobile-optimised sports wagering software into its ONEbookSM platform. The platform will provide ONEworks' clients and their end users with access to Metric's SuperLive and Bettor Option products. SuperLive, Metric's flagship product optimized for mobile devices,

By Casinomeister Nov 7, 2014

Online Casino Extends Racing Deal

Bet365 agrees three more years for Wetherby sponsorship The Wetherby racecourse in the UK is to benefit from another three years of sponsorship for its Charlie Hall Chase following the extension of a prior agreement by online casino operator Bet365. The Charlie Hall Chase has been sponsored by bet365 since 2003 and managing director Steve Ibberson said: "We are very pleased to continue with our support of Wetherby's premier race meeting for a further three years. The bet365 Charlie Hall

By Casinomeister Nov 7, 2014

Online Gambling Operators Urged To Register For V.a.t.

Registrations accepted online Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has advised that internet gambling operators can now register online for tax duties relating to online gambling services, urging operators licensed in the UK to use the facility before changes to remote gambling laws relating to tax come into effect on 1 December. Operators who are liable to the taxes are asked to register corporate information at: https://www.gov.uk/gambling-tax-service-registration-guide Sally Beggs, HMRC Deputy Director, Gambling Taxes, said in a statement: "These new

By Casinomeister Nov 7, 2014

Online Poker Playing Bank Manager Jailed

Natwest manager stole GBP 185,000 from elderly clients and caused the dismissal of two innocent colleagues A manager at the Natwest bank in Biggin Hill, England has pleaded guilty to fraud after stealing GBP 185,000 from the accounts of two elderly customers, Julie Amos (83) and Leslie Pilditch (92). The since-dismissed manager, 56-year-old Glenn Mason, exacerbated his crimes by his unauthorised use of the identities of two of his colleagues to make the illegal transfers into his online poker accounts,

By Casinomeister Nov 7, 2014

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