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Online Casino Site To Close End August

GetMinted players being referred to PartyPoker site Players at GetMinted online casino, owned by the Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment group, report receiving emails advising them that the venue is closing its virtual doors on August 28, and offering them incentives to switch to sister site in the group, Party Casino. Whilst no reason for the closure is given, players have speculated that it may be part of a consolidation strategy in preparation for the changing regulatory and tax situation in the

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 22, 2014

Online Instead Of Bricks And Mortar At Atlantic City?

An interesting alternative from the New York Post With three Atlantic City land operators going to the wall this year and persistently declining revenues from the land gambling side, the New York Post suggested an innovative alternative this week… focus on internet and mobile gambling and shutter the land casinos. The idea is not quite as tongue-in-cheek as it may appear; the newspaper outlines the billions that have been lost in trying to make a success of the bricks and

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 22, 2014

Playtech Launches Live Casino For Finnish Operator

Live dealer action beamed from a spanking new dedicated studio Finland's national gaming operator Raha-Automaattiyhdistyshas (RAY) has launched a new live dealer service from Playtech, located in its own purpose-built studio within its Espoo headquarters, and featuring a new presenter concept. The new development has further extended RAY's existing long-term relationship with Playtech and features unlimited Blackjack and Roulette tables. The initial launch includes Playtech's web version, with mobile due to follow shortly. Playtech worked closely with RAY and implemented

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 22, 2014

Pokerstars-estrellas Sets New Poker Tourney Records

Barcelona entry list already full at 2,343 Only cancellations are now available for the third and last entry day of the Pokerstars Estrellas live poker tournament currently unfolding in Barcelona. 2,343 hopefuls have entered the tournament, a significant increase over the 2,131 entries recorded at Pokerstars' record-breaking EPT tourney in Sao Paolo last year. Estrellas entry Day 1a had 438 entries; there were 872 players for Day 1b and Day 1c has 1,033 players registered and was only selling alternates

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 22, 2014

Positive Words For Online Gambling

Addiction misinformation corrected in mystery Daily Mirror advertorial A mystery advertorial taken out in the UK mass circulation newspaper Daily Mirror this week puts the record straight on misinformation frequently put out by opponents of the industry on addiction rates in online gambling. Headed "Is online gambling addictive? Don't bet on it, suggests new research," the advertorial quotes hard-fact and well known results from an extensive Harvard University Medical School study that concluded there is no evidence to suggest that

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 22, 2014

Quickspin To Provide Games For Full Tilt's Casino

Swedish games developer will add its full suite of games to those of NetEnt and Leander Full Tilt's expanded offering of online casino gaming continued apace this week with the announcement that Swedish developer Quickspin is to make games available to a Full Tilt inventory that already includes a wide selection of Net Entertainment and Leander casino products. Quickspin chief executive Daniel Lindberg said the deal encompassed his company's full portfolio of games. Following the Amaya Gaming takeover of the

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 22, 2014

Spin Games And Nyx Gaming In Content Deal

Reno-based game developer to distribute games through NYX NYX Gaming Group through its subsidiary NYX interactive has signed a content distribution deal with Reno-based game developer Spin Games LLC. The games will be delivered to regulated online gambling markets internationally using NYX's OGS platform, giving OGS clients access to Spin's portfolio of content including its popular poker, keno, bingo and slot games. Matt Davey, CEO of NYX Gaming Group said that Spin's regulatory focus and innovative design capabilities makes them

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 22, 2014

Sportech On Track In H1-2014

US operations buoy otherwise mediocre interim results for the six months ended Operator and supplier of pools and tote betting services, Sportech plc, has posted its interim results for the six months ended , highlighting the success and growing momentum of its activities in the United States. The report claims: * Good strategic progress in securing new contracts and acquisitions * Progress made in rolling out strategy across the group venue estate, online, mobile and i-gaming * Group now generates

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 22, 2014

Superfast Online Poker Launched

Carbon Poker offers players Supersonic Sit 'n Go Taking the fast-fold poker fad to new heights this week, Carbon Poker has launched its Supersonic Sit 'n Go product, boasting it is the fastest on the internet. The online poker site offers two variants of the new product; a four-max format wher the blinds increase every 2 minutes and players start with 300 chips, or a heads up version where the blinds increase every minute and players begin with a 1,500

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 22, 2014

Supreme Court In India Mulls Online Gambling

Skill vs. Chance arguments being considered The massive but largely frustrated gambling community in India will be watching the deliberations of the nation's Supreme Court closely in the coming months as the country's top jurists consider arguments on whether online card games involving stakes can be construed as games of skill and therefore fall within the country's laws, or whether they are undiluted internet gambling, which is currently illegal. Provincial High Courts have referred the debate to the Supreme Court

By Brian Cullingworth Aug 22, 2014

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