The new side games complement Titan Poker's popular ring game and tournament action, and are expected to be warmly welcomed by players. Through the new casino games, members are given even more options to fulfill their enjoyment of this popular sport and discover variations that are growing in popularity throughout the whole Internet gaming community.

Titan Poker offers a huge array of impressive tournaments around the clock. Now whilst waiting to join the poker cash game or tournament of their choice, players can explore these new exotic options. “Pai Gow Poker” is based on an ancient Chinese game that consists of signs and symbols. Considered a game of high skill, it made a debut only 20 years ago but is gaining momentum in casinos worldwide. “Tequila Poker” is a fast action game that requires the player to have a tremendous amount of foresight in order to secure the biggest payout at the end. “Jacks or Better” is the most common variation of video poker available — very simply, the better your hand, the bigger the payout.

Titan Poker is continually expanding its arsenal of new games and tournaments to challenge its players. Casino side games are just another branch of this expansion. Tournaments with huge cash payouts and other wonderful bonuses are happening right now at Titan Poker. Players are currently competing to qualify for Titan Poker's biggest guaranteed prize tournament to date, the $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Tournament, which will be staged on March 2, 2008.

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Last year was the company's first full year without any business in the U.S. after a 2006 law barred foreign betting Web sites, cutting 888 off from its main market. To keep sales rising, the company is adding sports betting to its array of games in Europe in the current quarter with partner Rank Group Plc and introducing an online casino and wagers on sports in Asia.

“Casino was the star,'' Richard Carter, an analyst at Numis Securities in London, said of the fourth quarter, which he described as “very strong.'' Numis, which has a “buy'' rating on 888, had estimated revenue of $56 million for the quarter, Carter said in a note.

The company had 4.7 million registered accounts at the end of the quarter, up from 3.6 million a year earlier. 888 rose 8 pence, or 6.1 percent, to 139.5 pence in London. The shares cost 175 pence each in the September 2005 initial public offering and slid 30 percent in the following year as U.S. legislators unexpectedly approved the ban. The stock has lost 1.8 percent this year after gaining 7.2 percent in 2007.

Fourth-quarter sales from casino games increased 60 percent to $35 million, while poker revenue gained 16 percent to $21.4 million. Casino and poker sales per so-called active customer rose 26 percent to $270. Prior-year revenue excludes the U.S., where foreign online-gambling companies can no longer take bets.

“This was a transformational year,'' Chief Executive Officer Gigi Levy said in a telephone interview. “These are very good results that we think show our strategy is delivering.''

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The 2 new games, 'Bonus Bears' and 'What's Cooking' are entertaining games with outstanding graphics and numerous extras designed to give the player even more chances to win big cash prizes. They compliment the online casino's extensive collection of over 100 cutting edge online games which include video slots, blackjack, poker, roulette, craps and sic bo. To play these games, click here.

Bonus Bears is a 25 pay line, Alpine-picnic themed slot, featuring two extra bonus rounds that are sweeter than honey! These rounds include a Free Spins Feature, and a fun, animated pick-type Honey Feature bonus game.

This game features comical characters and fantastic graphics, which give the feeling of watching a cartoon, while enjoying the thrills of playing an online slots game! What's Cooking is a mouth-watering 30-line video slot featuring a Dollar Ball side game. This kitchen-themed slot game offers two types of bonuses; a Scatter bonus and a bonus game where the player wins free spins.

Players can also join the Dollar Ball side game, which is a lotto-style online progressive game. This Dollar Ball game allows players to play for a huge progressive jackpot while enjoying the fun of a classic video slot machine.

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The games are to be carried across the large range of Microgaming-powered online gambling venues starting this week and include European High Streak Blackjack, the latest addition to its Gold Series of table games.

Based on European rules, European High Streak Blackjack enhances the basic blackjack game by adding the option of a side bet where a player's success rate in consecutive hands enables progress along a chain of incentives that could deliver rewards at odds of up to ten to one.

Little Chief Big Cash is a five-reel and 25 pay-line video slot that features Wilds, Scatters, Multipliers, Free Spins and a second screen Bonus bonanza alongside colourful graphics. In the game, the Chief is Wild and when he helps to build a win combination the reward is doubled.

Microgaming's latest amusement with prizes game is Treasure Island, which uses a three-reel and one pay-line platform with traditional nudge and hold features that enable players to give Lady Luck an extra push to deliver on a whole range of opportunities and rewards. It has a typical lapper style feature board built around a treasure map with feature and nudge stacks alongside a cash pot.

In the video slot category, Mark Of Medusa has a theme that is unusual enough to have players searching cyberspace for Greek mythology references. The five-reel and 25 payline game is powered by one of the fastest software engines around and can deliver between 15 and 25 free spins at a time with a three times multiplier punch and a re-trigger on the freebies.

Rounding out Microgaming’s January releases is Polar Bash, a five-reel and 20 pay line slot incorporating the best in the American bonus genre combined with the popular Australian free spin gaming concept to deliver a game with multiple opportunities for reward. These include two scatter routes with multipliers, a second screen bonus and generosity up to 25 free spins.

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