Profits before finance charges and exceptionals were down by 10 per cent to £145m for bookmaker William Hill, despite a 4 per cent rise in gross win to £516m, largely hit by poor results and the extra £5m for signing up to Turf TV, the new racecourse backed betting shop TV service. Pre-tax profits were down by 18 per cent to £111m. Read More
Ralph Topping, the chief executive of William Hill, has called for a cut in the 15 per cent tax that is paid by UK based bookmakers on internet gambling and has also cautioned the government against any impending crackdowns on fixed-odds betting terminals, according to The Daily Telegraph news reports. Read More
Will it be possible for the UK government to entice aggrieved gambling operators back to its shores? Well, the government can manage this if it offers tax breaks, which are competitive with many lucrative overseas destinations like Gibraltar. Read More
Microgaming has decided to up the ante. As a part of their New Games Roll Out Campaign, in which they promise fresh, new and exciting games regularly and more often than any other software gaming developer, they are going to be out with three new games for the month of August. The three games include two five reel video slots and a Jacks or Better video poker game. Read More
Microgaming Software’s favoured online slot and progressive jackpot now offers you a chance to rake in the “Moolah” big time! Mega Moolah, Microgaming’s online progressive jackpot has now risen steadily to a prize of $3.5 million. Read More
The jackpot on Crown Bingo’s most popular slot game- Clover Rollover has sky-rocketed to a staggering £1 million . This Irish-themed slot game’s jackpot lottery has reached this astronomical mark and is still growing at 10,000 pounds a day. Read More
BrightShare, a leading online Casino affiliate program, famous for being the exclusive network affiliate of the Jackpot Factory has announced its new deal, which teams them up with TexoMobile, which creates and manages mobile communities and wapmaster communities. Together they will join forces to provide Wild Jack Mobile Casino, one of the front-runners in mobile casinos, with the ability to be seamlessly accessible by independent wapmasters. Read More
One of the leading online bingo operators in the UK, Platinum Play Bingo has recently announced details regarding its latest virtual offering. It is a world-first for the players, allowing them to own their respective lucky numbers and also customize a ball that can provide them a chance of winning $100000 in cash. Read More
7Spins.com has just launched an exciting new casino which will be called 7Spins.com. The Casino is in the all time favourite Classic mould and will be run on Top Game’s state-of-the-art gaming platform.
7Spins.com is up for business starting today and is all set to bowl over its clients with their impressive graphics and sound which will give its players the feel of a land-based casino. Read More
Purple Lounge is out with a new set of promotional events, all of which are on a theme based on the Olympics. This luxury online casino, has called these new events the Purple Lounge Pentathlon. The five events add up to a cumulative pool of $200,000 in prize money. The events will run through August and every event will have three winners just like in the Olympics. The awards will obviously be called Gold, Silver and Bronze. Read More
Ecogra was the first to publish the largest study in the field of online gambling in early 2007. It includes information of more than 10000 players around 96 countries. The study includes of how to be a winner among online poker players and will show you different ways of improving one’s performance. The attributes needed to become a winner are as follows. Read More
PartyPoker.com is turning seven and is in one really jubilant mood. And they are intent on spreading the good cheer around. So as part of their Birthday Celebrations, they have announced a Birthday Party Bonanza Tournament with a whopping $1,000,000 guaranteed prize win. Read More
Microgaming is set on taking innovation and inventiveness to a whole new level. In their tested tradition of launching several new online games every month, this time’s game could just make history. This new game is an adaptation of a pretty popular Australian slot game and is called Cashapilla Slot. Why is this game history making? It’s got the largest number of pay lines as compared to any existent online slot game. With a full 100 win pay line, this slot game is sure going to give players some very high returns. Read More
For Poker-Lovers, this news sounds like an offer which is too good to be true. Dave Ulliot, one of Europe’s finest Poker players, dubbed the “Devilfish” has offered players to interact with him on his website.
Starting from Thursday August 28th, at 8p.m. BST, Uliiot will give players the opportunity to chat with him and also play a hand of poker at his website DevilfishPoker.com. Read More
Here’s an exciting new online experience for Bingo enthusiasts! Bingo Players at Platinum Play, one of Fortune Lounge Group’s most valued casinos, will get to add a one-of-a-kind extra special touch to their online gaming experience. Their Bingo players can customize their own personal Bingo ball with their own lucky number. Read More
