Zynga Adds Bingo Game to Facebook
Gaming powerhouse Zynga has just introduced a brand new Bingo game.
The new Zynga bingo game is played like traditional bingo, Where one tries to get five consecutive numbers in a row or all four corners.
Bingo is one of the most successful games in the real cash world of online gambling. Its introduction follows news that Zynga is exploring opportunities to enter the real cash online gambling foray once the industry becomes legalized in the US.
Playtech Wants New US Partner in Bid to Lead Internet Poker Sector
Playtech, one of the leading software providers for the online gambling and Internet poker sector, revealed Tuesday it was in talks with a number of potential partners to begin offering legalized Web gambling in the United States.
Ontario Gets On Board Online Gambling Bandwagon
The Canadian province of Ontario has announced plans to allow legalized online gambling.
Government officials believe that the industry could bring in $100 million over a five year period.
Other provinces like British Columbia already allow Internet gambling for its residence via the Lottery.
“We want to . . . get this right the first time,” said lottery spokesman Tony Bitonti.
Rob Ferguson of The Toronto Star writes:
With South Africa Deeming Online Poker Illegal: PiggsPeak Casino and Poker Shut Down
Long established online casino and poker room PiggsPeak has shut down following a court ruling in South Africa that makes online gambling illegal.
The judge's decision states the gambling takes place where the play is, not where the gaming site's servers are physically located.
PiggsPeak and other online casino companies attempted to appeal a ruling by the North Gauteng High Court that declared Internet gambling illegal in the country.
World Wide Wagering Does Not Suspend Use of Alleged Rigged Online Casino Software (Correction)
A Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report last week claimed BLR Technologies offered rigged online casino software to its operators.
Tests studied as part of the article demonstrated that the BLR online casino software could be rigged.
According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review piece, “the software by BLR Technologies, based in Costa Rica, detects a player's bet and increases the chances of a losing roll”.
888 Holdings Sees Record Quarterly Rise
Publicly traded 888 Holdings, which runs the 4th biggest online poker room in the world, has reported a record quarterly high.
888 climbed as much as 5.3 percent, the most since August 30, before trading 2.3 percent higher at 33.75 pence as of 9:10 a.m. in London, according to Bloomberg News Tuesday. This gives the Gibraltar-based company a market value of 117.1 million pounds ($187 million).
William Hill Shares Up: Claims Business Back to Normal
William Hill claimed operations were “back to normal” on Tuesday following a highly publicized walkout of its entire online staff based out of Tel Aviv, Israel, last week.
Following a drastic drop in the company’s share price and one analyst even issuing an advisory, Will Hill saw a slight increase of 0.26 percent at GBP2.285 valuing the company at GBP1.6 billion.
Its staff in Tel Aviv and two satellite offices in Manila and Bulgaria walked out following reports they would be relocated to the company’s Gibraltar headquarters.
Tel A-Heave Ho: Fish Feeder, Rabbi, Hairdresser on Books at William Hill Tel Aviv Office
The turmoil continues at William Hill following a mass exodus of employees in its Affiliates United Tel Aviv-based online support centre last week. The company revealed on Monday that it had canned three of its managers based out of Israel.
The support centre is 79 percent owned by Hill and 21 percent owned by its software provider, Playtech.
William Hill Execs Locked Out of Their Own Office: Implosion Within, Shares Fall
The riff between William Hill and its Tel Aviv-based online support and affiliate center, Affiliates United, continued through the weekend following a mass employee walkout last Sunday. Fewer than 20 employees reported back to work.
The Affiliates United employees were told by a former manager of the support center that they would be relocating to William Hill’s Gibraltar base.
DoubleDown Online Casino WildTangent Partnership Means More Virtual Cash, More Players
DoubleDown Casino has just entered into an arrangement with WildTangent to become the first online casino on the social gaming network.
The enormously popular “virtual cash” casino claims 3 million monthly players and more than 750,000 playing every day. It is also one of Facebook’s fastest growing applications.
Deck Media, Slot-O-Cash Online Casinos Leave US Market…And Good Riddance
Yet more dramas for igaming companies who have targeted the US.
Bubba Smith Dies and So Does His Online Casino
Charles "Bubba" Smith, who died Wednesday in Los Angeles at the age of 66, wasn't just a former NFL player who became an actor.
A Nightmare on Elm Street Online Casino Game: 888 Warner Bros Agreement
888.com has entered into a licensing arrangement with Warner Bros. to develop online casino games around the popular horror film franchise A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Blackjack Winning System From Atlantic City Casino Stud Don Johnson
Where else is the best place to learn a winning Blackjack system than from the master himself, Don Johnson.
7 Major US Online Gambling Sites Shut Down Completely: Includes English Harbour
One of the oldest established online gambling sites, the casino group English Harbour, has shut down along with 6 other online casino brands
The death of online gambling sites continues. Among the group of casinos to delete their websites and close their gambling doors are English Harbour, Millionaire Casino, VIP Slots, Slots Galore, Silver Dollar Casino, Super Slots and Caribbean Gold Casinos.
Online Casinos: Summer Promotions for 2011 Heat Up
There are many online casinos that cater to the US player and those around the world, most offering hot summer promotions.
Deuces Wild Online – Video Poker
Deuces Wild Online is a popular video poker game that is offered at Camasino.com
In Bonus Deuces Wild, deuces are wild and special payouts are given for five-of-a-kind hands and four-of-a-kind deuces. You can play a single hand and take your chance at doubling your win in the Double or Nothing Bonus Round or you can play 3, 10, 52, or even 100 hands at a time!
Online Casino Games: Red Dog Poker
Among the online casino games offered up at Lock Casino is Red Dog Poker.
What is Red Dog Poker exactly?
With roots in America’s old West, Red Dog is a game of chance that lets you sink your teeth into some big prizes. In Red Dog, you are dealt two cards, face up. You decide if the next card you draw will rank between the first two cards. Feeling wary? Continue without raising your bet.
Online Casinos that Offer Euro Roulette
What are the online casinos that offer Euro Roulette (also known in long form as European Roulette)? One of the more popular gambling sites to offer this game is LockCasino.com.
Most of us know what roulette is, but what is the difference between the regular game and the Euro version exactly?
Euro Roulette offers better odds, according to Lock.
