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London based online casino surpasses rivals

It was announced yesterday that the groundbreaking London-based online poker room, PKR.com, surpassed other leading online gambling companies such as Betfair, and one of the leading UK gambling company Ladbrokes, in terms of the number of clients it attracted last year. This is an especially remarkable achievement due to the fact ...

New gaming development head announced for Weike

Singapore’s largest licensed gaming manufacturer, Weike Gaming Technology, today announced the appointment of Andrew Mason as the new Head of Gaming Development. Weike Gaming Technology is not only the largest gaming manufacturer in Singapore, but the only manufacturer of gambling machines, electronic gaming tables and online gambling software in Malaysia ...

Microgaming strengthens partnership with Unibet

The world’s largest provider of online poker and casino software, Microgaming, announced today that it has signed a contract with the successful online casino Unibet in order to allow the online gaming site to access the popular Microgaming casino platform. This statement comes after the announcement by Unibet that they ...

Worrying revenue drop for Atlantic City

It was yesterday revealed that the worrying slump in both the number of gamers and the revenue produced by gambling in Atlantic City has continued into July. For the popular casino resort city, this is a real blow because July is traditionally the peak of the gaming season, where tourists ...

WSOP champion turns professional

Last month, the winner of the one of the major 2008 World Series of Poker events gave in his notice in his boss’s office at Archer Technology in order to pursue a professional poker career. Whilst usually, this would be regarded by an employer as foolish, Grant Hinkle has already ...

Wynn tip policy hampers employment

As Steve Wynn - owner of several prestigious Las Vegas Strip casinos - prepares to staff his newest enterprise, the Encore, it is increasingly clear that his bad reputation as a boss shows no signs of disappearing. The negative feeling towards employment in a Wynn casino is thought to be ...

Leading software developer to build Europe’s largest internet casino

It was revealed today that the leading software developer CryptoLogic, which develops programs for the global Internet gaming market, has signed a three-year contract with the Gaming Media Group Ltd. – to formulate a new brand of Internet casino software. The news is of especial interest as it brings together ...

Casino measure set to appear on November ballot

It was announced today by the Colorado Secretary of State that a proposal to raise bet limits, extend casino opening hours and add games in Colorado’s three casino towns will appear on ballots in November, named as Amendment 50. The three casino towns involved have been named as Cripple Creek, Black ...

New online poker interface raises the stakes

One of the world’s largest video poker and table-game-oriented online casinos running today, the Wild Jack Online Casino, announced last week its new plans for a unique new style of online poker. Provisionally entitled ‘Jacks’ or ‘Better Level-Up Poker’, the new interface will bring more suspense and even bigger wins ...

Leading online casino sponsors Longoria-Parker charity night

It was announced yesterday that the leading online gambling website, UltimateBet.com, has signed on to sponsor the casino night organised by Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria and her husband Tony Parker, in aid of their charity Eva’s Heroes. The charity aims to enrich the lives of those with developmental challenges, ...