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Major British Bookies To Form A New Watchdog Body

Four top bookmakers team up in an effort to improve perceptions of the retail gambling industry After months of unrelenting media, activist and political attacks, most of them focused on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals in bookie retail shops, perceptions of the retail gambling industry may have been negatively skewed, but four of Britain's top bookmaking firms are taking remedial action. The Telegraph newspaper reported over the weekend that Gala Coral, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power and William Hill have agreed to the

By Casinomeister Sep 19, 2014

Malta Provider Beefs Up Live Dealer Casino Platform

Portomaso Gaming has launched a new digital platform for its live casino and studio Malta-based Portomaso Gaming has invested Euro 500,000 in improvements to its live dealer digital platform, which is now combined with the casino and studio into one product. The investment also saw the creation of 25 new job opportunities on the Mediterranean island. Parliamentary Secretary for Competitiveness and Economic Growth, Dr José Herrera was on hand to see the launch of the new combined product in Malta

By Casinomeister Sep 19, 2014

New Lottery App For Zimbabwe

Africans on the move can now buy lottery tickets online AfricaLotto, a Zimbabwean lottery provider owned by Hammer and Tongues Holdings, has announced the launch of its first app, an Android-compatible product that will for the first time enable Zimbabweans to bet on a range of lottery games whilst on the move. Games like Bonus Lotto, Fast Lotto and Lucky Numbers will all be accessible, although verification of ID and age procedures must first be completed. Zimbabweans are also working

By Casinomeister Sep 19, 2014

New Poker App From Ladbrokes

Free on Android and iOS platforms The UK online and land gambling group Ladbrokes launched its new (and free) Ladbrokes Poker app for iOS and Android Thursday, advising punters that they can now play cash tables and Speed Poker from their mobile devices, and are able to register quickly via a PayPal feature, a first in the U.K. market. "An improved gaming experience is certainly on the cards for our poker customers, and we're confident the app will open many

By Casinomeister Sep 19, 2014

New Retail Gambling Industry Watchdog Named (update)

&hellep;after an ancient Egyptian game In extensive newspaper announcements this (Monday) morning, four major UK bookmaking groups - William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral and Paddy Power – named the new independent industry watchdog they have founded (see previous InfoPowa reports)&hellips; after an ancient Egyptian game. The Senet Group, which will be headed by an independent Standards Commissioner to hold the industry to account, is named after Senet, one of the oldest known games of chance popular in ancient Egypt. The plan

By Casinomeister Sep 19, 2014

New Slot Launched At Winaday Casino

Fortune telling is the name of the game in Gypsey Charm WinADay online casino, which uses proprietary software, claims that a mystical prophetess has foretold the success of Gypsy Charm, its new fortune-teller-themed premium online slot launched this week. The new game has two bonus features: the Prophetess and her Crystal Ball trigger Free Spins and a combination of Fortune Teller and Tarot symbols initiates the Fortune Teller Bonus Game. During Gypsy Charm's free spins, three dynamic Wild symbols increase

By Casinomeister Sep 19, 2014

New Social Bingo App From Zitro

Android app for World of Bingo Games developer Zitro Interactive has announced the launch of an Android mobile app linked to its popular social game World of Bingo. Five months on from its launch, World of Bingo has proved to be a runaway success on Facebook, prompting the development team to extend its availability through an app. World of Bingo is Facebook's top video bingo suite and offers Zitro's most successful video bingo games in Freemium mode. The Android app

By Casinomeister Sep 19, 2014

Nextgen Launch New Slot For William Hill Vegas

Multiple formats featuring the engaging Gary the Gorilla NextGen Gaming, the Australian-based slots studio of NYX Gaming Group, has released "Gorilla Go Wild" to William Hill Vegas - an engaging slot featuring Gary the Gorilla. Gorilla Go Wild provides social hooks alongside key gaming elements as the main character "holds the bananas than can provide a path to wealth through his rich, jungle environment." Features include Sticky wilds, banana showers and un-lockable features as Gary supports players through the action.

By Casinomeister Sep 19, 2014

Nitrogen Sports To Add Bitcoin Online Poker

Bitcoin or play-money options Costa Rica-based Nitrogen Sports, an online Bitcoin sportsbook launched in 2012, will add online poker to its offer from Thursday, September 18, 2014. The new poker client, developed by Cubeia, will be fully integrated with Nitrogen Sports' sportsbook allowing bettors to seamlessly wager on upcoming matches and/or play poker for bitcoin or play money. "This extension of our brand comes directly from the feedback we've received from our current users. Our goal has always been to

By Casinomeister Sep 19, 2014

Online Gambling Helps Atlantic City Show A Small Improvement

But on the land side it's another 1.2 percent decline in August August figures released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show that August was in general another downer for Atlantic City land casinos, with revenues dropping a further 1.2 percent y-o-y and another closure. The 11 casinos still operating during August (there have been more closures since then) won $294.4 million from gamblers, down from $298 million a year ago. With eight months of 2014 now gone,

By Casinomeister Sep 19, 2014

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