Online Gambling Press

To settle the point of who shall be Team PokerStars captain, the 29 members of Team PokerStars did what they knew best – playing an epic eight-game tournament for the honour of captaincy (as well as $30,000 added by the site to be chopped between the top three players’ favourite charities). This being a true pros’ match, the 8-game format was used, the rotation encompassing 2-7 triple draw, limit hold ‘em, Omaha hi/lo, razz, stud, stud hi/lo, no-limit hold ‘em and pot-limit Omaha. The field shrunk to 14 after the second hour and only thirty minutes later we arrived at  [ Read More ]

Online casino software developer RealTime Gaming has announced that the top prize for its Jackpot Pinatas progressive slot machine has topped one million dollars and could be making one lucky player very happy at Christmas. Offered at leading online casinos such as Lucky18Casino.com, ClubWorldCasinos.com, SpinPalace.com and AllSlotsCasino.com, the current top prize for Jackpot Pinatas now stands at $1,055,411. It has been growing slowly for almost a year after surpassing the million milestone earlier this month. Jackpot Pinata is a 21-line online slot with a Mexican theme featuring tacos, beautiful senoritas, fresh limes, roses and pinatas on its reels. It was  [ Read More ]

Betfred is best known for it high street bookie service. The brand has 1000′s of stores around the UK and has also now setup excellent online betting, casino, poker and bingo sites for internet customers. Betfred Casino is packed with excellent roulette, video poker, blackjack and slot machines and also holds some fantastic promotions for players! Here’s a look at some of the best: 100 % sign up bonus. Simply sign up deposit any amount between £10 and £100 and your account balance will be instantly doubled! This should keep you playing for several days! Betfred VIP Club – Become  [ Read More ]

December 22 – The Jackpot Piñatas 20 line video slot from Real Time Gaming was released early in this year as part of their fabulous Real Series of slots. The Real Series are all 20 or 25 line games built on RTG’s super-fast, graphic rich video slots platform. The great news for slots players is that the progressive jackpot on this game has reached the One Million Dollar mark. Quick game stats: Jackpot starting amount: $250,000 Bet size that qualifies for progressive win: $.25 per line, over 20 lines = $5 per spin. Secondary jackpot: 40,000 times bet amount Progressive  [ Read More ]

Tuesday, PartyGaming co-founder Anurag Dikshit pleaded guilty to violating the Interstate Wire Act of 1961. Dikshit faces up to $250,000 in fines and two years in prison. Dikshit, a Gibraltar resident, was accused of using the Internet to transmit wagers across U.S. state lines. As managing director of PartyGaming between 1997 and 2006, he developed proprietary software for the company’s sites, which offered Internet poker and online-casino gaming to U.S. citizens. Although PartyGaming abandoned the U.S. market after the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 was enacted, the corporation noted that the U.S. Department of Justice considered Internet gambling  [ Read More ]

December 23 – Just in time for the Christmas season, Real Time Gaming has released three brand new slot titles and fans are flocking to RTG powered online casino, Cherry Red, to try out the games and join in the fun. This US friendly online casino is the perfect place to discover the magic of RTG slot games and stand in line to win great cash prizes. The first new Real Time Gaming slot game is, naturally, Christmas themed and will keep players entertained for hours this season. Rudolph’s Revenge, a massive five reel, fifty pay line slot game, comes  [ Read More ]

The Dublin-based Internet gambling software developer CryptoLogic Limited has inked a strategic partnership deal with Orbis Technology Limited, a provider of interactive gaming and betting solutions. The agreement makes CryptoLogic’s top performing games available to the gaming brands in Orbis’ portfolio of customers through Orbis’ Fixed Odds Games (FOG) platform. The partnership provides CryptoLogic with an additional distribution channel to expand the number of operators offering the company’s online casino games. In the first quarter of 2009, CryptoLogic expects to launch numerous games for SkyBet through the Orbis FOG platform, and other significant customers are expected to follow throughout the  [ Read More ]

The festive season is a time for giving and that’s exactly what Jackpot City Bingo is doing by offering all its online bingo players, new and old, the chance to win a massive Crimbo shopping spree worth 2,500 UK Pounds! The great thing is, is that it’s so easy to enter! If you are a new player you simply need to open a new account and start playing. If on the other hand you are have been playing at Jackpot City Online Bingo for awhile then simply carry on doing what you enjoy most playing bingo! During the course of  [ Read More ]

December 16 – As the 2008 NFL regular season winds down, football fans everywhere are anxious to see how the playoff picture will unfold – and whether or not their team has what it takes to make it to the Super Bowl. Over at the Bodog Sportsbook they?re just as excited to unleash their new NFL props, but on Dec. 29th the Bodog Casino jumps into the play with the launch of a cool NFL Playoffs -skinned blackjack table. The Bodog Sportsbook has always been a great hub for NFL Playoffs betting, offering great odds and betting lines on every  [ Read More ]

CryptoLogic has had themselves a busy year. Already considered one of the Internet gambling software leaders, they have formed partnerships with many companies to bring their games to more online players. Their latest partnership comes right before the holidays. CryptoLogic is partnering with Orbis Technology Limited. It will allow for CryptoLogic’s games to be brought to some of the top brands in the portfolio of Orbis. Orbis has a who’s who of customer lists when it comes to online gambling. Paddy Power, Skybet, Blue Square, and Betfair are just a few of the impressive customer base. Those sites will benefit  [ Read More ]