Next Gen To Launch Holly Madison Slot
Hugh Hefner's former girlfriend signs exclusive licencing agreement American actress and TV personality Holly Madison will feature in a new slot due for release towards the end of the year following an exclusive licencing agreement with NextGen Gaming. Madison is widely known as one of Playboy tycoon Hugh Hefner's former girlfriends and for her reality TV show Holly's World. "It's been a lot of fun working with NextGen and I'm extremely excited to see the game launched and enjoyed by
Opap Monopoly Legal Says Greek Court
Gambling monopoly in the pound seats? Greece's Council of State rejected a drawn out challenge by potential competitors Tuesday ruling OPAP's gambling monopoly as legal. The William Hill, StanleyBet and Sportingbet challenge, ongoing since 2004, questioned the legality of the monopoly saying EU rules on freedom of services were being flouted. Last year the Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) ruled the OPAP monopoly illegal but noted that if reforms were implemented to protect consumers, the monopoly was
Playstudios To Offer Cruise Prizes
myVEGAS players can now redeem points for complimentary cruises and discounts Social casino developer PlayStudios has agreed a partnership with Royal Caribbean International to offer its myVEGAS app players the chance to win accommodation and perks on the Miami-based cruise operator's fleet of 21 ships through the redemption of loyalty points. Online Casino News Courtesy of Infopowa More news here.
Pokerstars Appoints New Italy Country Manager
Gaming director of Eurobet Italia takes on the role Marco Trucco will succeed Barbara Beltrami as country manager for PokerStars Italy, effective from middle October 2014. Beltrami, who has held the position for six years, is reportedly taking on the position of senior project manager for PokerStars Southern Europe. Trucco currently serves as gaming director of Gala Coral's Eurobet, prior to which, he was the chief executive officer for CasinoItalia.it and Italy country manager for Everest Gaming. In related news,
Pokerstars Clarifies Affiliate Cuts (update)
Sort of… A post from Michael Josem of PokerStars' Communications Team on the twoplustwo poker forum, in response to numerous reports of affiliate cuts, said: "PokerStars has agreements with thousands of third-party websites ('affiliates') to market our services to new players and encourage them to play at PokerStars. "PokerStars routinely reviews its agreements with these affiliates to ensure that they are productive for the company. "Earlier this week, PokerStars ended the agreements with a very small number of affiliates who
Pokerstars Launch New Spin&go Poker Offer
Fast paced action for Sit & Go Fans PokerStars newest Spin & Go product is a 3-Max Hyper-Turbo Sit & Go tournament, featuring 500 chip starting stacks. Buy-ins range from $1 to $30, and each tournament has a randomly drawn prize pool that will award between two and 1,000 times the players buy-in. Players choose their buy-in and the number of games they want to play and are seated at a tournament table until two other players register. As soon
Pokerstars Spain Integrate Online Casino Games
Blackjack and Roulette available for the first time on poker-only destination Online poker giant PokerStars launched blackjack and roulette in Spain today (Wednesday) via its PokerStars.es domain. The integration of casino games marks the first time PokerStars has offered games other than poker on its platform. The addition of the games and continued growth in social gaming options will help maintain the brand's leading position in online poker in Spain, a press statement said. "We know that many of our
Pro Sports Leagues Fight Nj Sports Betting (update)
Lesniak to submit repeal of sports betting laws this week As expected, four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA have filed a motion in US Federal court to block New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's move towards allowing sports betting at casinos and racetracks in the State (see previous InfoPowa reports). The filing was presented in terms of U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp's order that all opposing motions be submitted by September 29, 2014 to assist him in making his
Revel Atlantic City Sold For Discounted $110 Million
Plans to re-open casino The $2.4 Billion Revel Casino in Atlantic City was sold to Brookfield Asset Management at auction for $110 million earlier this week. "It's an opportunity to acquire the newest and highest-quality asset in Atlantic City at an attractive basis," said Richard B. Clark, chief executive of Brookfield Property Partners, an affiliate of the buyer. "We'll be in discussion with all the parties and partners involved to formulate a feasible plan that ensures the long-term viability of
Sippl Takes Aria High Roller Tourney
Bests de Knijff in heads-up Topping a field of 33 entrants in the $50 000 Aria High Roller III, Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur Roger Sippl pocketed a cool $776 160 after besting Martin de Knijff in heads-up battle. Aria High Roller III final payouts finished up: 1. Roger Sippl $776,160 2. Martin De Knijff $404,250 3. Aaron Been $242,550 4. Brian Rast $129,360 5. Matthew Hyman $64,680 Online Casino News Courtesy of Infopowa More news here.