Full Tilt Poker Bought by PokerStars

Posted on May 16, 2012 by GamblingNews

The gaming business enterprise in the United States for the last six months, was quite uncertain if the Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT) will buy Full Tilt Poker. As most deals of this magnitude would, this deal also took its time. On the 25th of April, Alex Dreyfus the CEO of Chilli Gaming announced on Twitter that Pokerstars had completed the purchase of Full Tilt Poker. Incidentally, Pokerstars is the largest rival of Full Tilt Poker.

The deal was made final with the United States Department of Justice (DoJ). The DoJ was paid $750 million to close the deal. News reports state that $330 million will be used to repay account holders of Full Tilt Poker while the rest of the money will be paid to the DoJ to settle outstanding charges. It was reported that one of GBT’s attorney’s from Washington, went on record stating a last minute problem about the time when the payments were to be made to players of Full Tilt Poker.  The DoJ had apparently expected the complete payment in 90 days of the date of transaction, but GBT did not agree. GBT was disappointed that after working intensely for seven months, the DoJ turned its back.

The lawfulness of the  forfeiture by the DoJ, specifically pertaining to laws not of U.S. origin, was another issue that could not be resolved. GBT stated that this issue was particularly crucial because Full Tilt Poker’s main assets were not situated within the U.S. The liabilities pertaining to regions outside the US was not certain. Players and employees of Full Tilt Poker were keen about the completion of this transaction between the online poker room and the investment company. However, the deal, which was in the news for several months, did not go through.

Posted in Gambling Industry News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

 

InterCasino Launches Marvel Super Heroes Promo

Posted on May 15, 2012 by GamblingNews

InterCasino has created a new promotion based on the successful movie, The Avengers, titled The InterHereos Assemble. The new movie based on the Marvel comic book series was released in the 1st week of May. The story of the movie revolves around of 4 superheros- The Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America and Thor.

The invite for The InterHeros Assembly promotions urges players to take away great cash prizes by joining forces with their InterHeros. The InterHeros Assembly promotion will run in 2 parts from 25th April to 27th May. The first part ends on 9th May after which the second part will begin from 10th May. $12,800 is the total cash prize to be won through this promotion. $2,500 can be won by a player if he wins both the tournaments at InterCasino.

Entry to The InterHereos Assembly promotion is similar to other promotion entries at InterCasino. Players will have to enter the bonus code, deposit and wager an amount of at least $25. Cash back points can be accumulated by wagering on any slot game at InterCasino. The pool prize will be shared by the top 80 players.. For one part of The InterHereos Assembly promotion, featured slots will be 2 Marvel super hero slots. Players can earn more than twice the cash points by wagering on these slots.

Here is how the prizes will be distributed for the 1st part of the promotion. 1st place winner will receive $1,000, 2nd place winner will receive $500 and 3rd place winner will receive $300. $100 each is the cash prize for winners in the 4th to 10th place. $70 each is the cash prize for winners in the 11th to 40th places. $40 each will be received by winners in the 41st to 80th places. For the second part of the promotion 1st place winner will receive $1,200, 2nd place winner $600 and 3rd place winner $400.

Posted in Gambling Industry News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

 

Bovada Casino Launches Sunday Blackjack Promo

Posted on May 14, 2012 by GamblingNews

Bovada Casino has launched a new promotion only for Sundays. This decision was a result of player traffic being the highest on Sundays. The promotion offers players an opportunity to make money to use on real money wagers on Sundays. The promotion has been aptly titled Blackjack Sundays as the designated game is blackjack.

In order to participate in the Blackjack Sundays promotions, players have to wager only on blackjack games. This does not include Double Deck Blackjack and Single Deck Blackjack. The reason why these two variants are not included in the promotion is that Bovada Casino believes that both games have a low house edge. As such, it would be unfair to let these games be a part of the promotion.

To take part in the Blackjack Sundays promotion, players have to wager $5 which is the minimum amount for each hand. Bovada Casino will offer $21 bonus to players for the first hit. A combination of a face card (king, queen, jack) or a ten and an ace card which is dealt in the first two cards is defined as blackjack. Players can expect the bonus to be credited to their accounts within 48 hours after the promotion period ends. The rollover requirement is 20 times on the site’s eligible games for the bonus.

Only the first blackjack hit on Sundays result in a bonus. However, for each hit, players can earn a chance to enter the Winner Takes All Lucky Draw where they stand to win $2100. A player can receive a number of entries. However, the same wagering requirements as stated above need to met before a player can participate in the promotion. Winners can expect to be notified by Bovada Casino via telephone within 48 hours at the end of the promotional period. The complete amount of $2100 is offered to the winners in cash.

Posted in Gambling Industry News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

 

Playtech Introduces Air Force Themed Slot

Posted on May 13, 2012 by GamblingNews

Playtech announced a new Air Force Themed slot titled Wings of Gold. As Armed forces have always been an interesting theme, the game is expected to be hit among players. An innovative XtraWin feature is also part of Wings of Gold, which is introduced by Playtech under the name Pharaoh’s Secrets.

The game is set against a cloudy blue sky. The wild symbol is the pilot which appears on reels 4, 3 and 2. The wild symbol has a lot of relevance in the XtraWin feature. In an active payline, if the symbol of the lady pilot appears on all 5 lines then it pays out 5,000 coins which is the highest line payout. Three air force fighter planes are the other symbols in Wings of Gold. A high value card symbol can be easily spotted because it is designed in steel and decorated with colorful borders.

The scatter symbol is the Wings of Gold logo. Scatter payouts are granted if 3 or more scatter symbols appear anywhere on the screen. The total bet is multiplied by the payout amount. 100 coins are granted for 5 symbols. The Medal of Honor Bonus round can be activated by the Wings of Gold symbol. It can appear any number of times from 5 to 15. 15 free spins are granted to the player if the symbol appears 5 times, and 100 free spins if the symbols appear 15 times. The wild symbol doubles the payouts during the free spins when it completes a winning combination.

XtraWin feature can be triggered by clicking on the XtraWin logo. This feature is also the highlight of Wings of Gold. When this feature is activated, an animation of 5 fighter jets flies by, turning the cloudy blue sky into a golden shade. In Wings of Gold , the bet credits range from 0.20 credits to 20 credits resulting in 100,000 credits being the maximum line payout.

Posted in Gambling Industry News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

 

Playtech Releases New Jazz Themed Online Slot

Posted on May 12, 2012 by GamblingNews

Playtech has introduced a new Jazz based slot titled The Jazz Club. Jazz as a theme has not been incorporated in any slots. The one uniting factor for people all over the world is music, which is why there are numerous slot machines with music as the theme. Most online casinos showcase slots with themes of pop music or rock music. They are the Palace Group’s slot The Groupie, Rival Gaming’s iSlot Rock On, Microgaming’s Loaded and Wager Works Elvis themed slot games. Other slot games from Microgaming are The Rat Pack, Vinyl Countdown and Retro Music.

The most evident aspect of the game would be the soft Jazz music that is played in the background. The symbols in The Jazz Club are also related to Jazz. Three soloists are the symbols with the highest value.  When 5 symbols of the soloist on the trumpet appear in an active payline, it rewards players with 5,000 coins. Players can receive 1,000 coins when soloists on the cello and piano appear in an active payline. When the soloists constitute a winning combination, they get into lively animation. Musical Note and Whiskey on the Rocks are other thematic symbols in The Jazz Club.

The wild symbol is the microphone and it appears on reels 4, 3 and 2 in this Playtech game. When 2 symbols appear from left to right in an active payline, payouts are offered. Payouts are not multiplied and line payouts are not offered by the wild symbol. The scatter symbol is The Jazz Club logo. The scatter payouts are granted to players when two or more of these symbols appear on the screen. 100 coins is the highest payout triggered by the scatter symbol. The total bet is multiplied by the scatter payout.

Posted in Gambling Industry News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

 

Sloto’ Cash Switches Back to Rival Gaming

Posted on May 11, 2012 by GamblingNews

Sloto’ has decided to shift back to Rival Gaming software. Sloto’ Casino was a part of the Deckmania group which functioned on the Rival Gaming software. In October 2011 Sloto’ Casino announced that it was making a shift from Rival Gaming software to Realtime Gaming platform, utilizing the domain registration of Isle of Man. The shift to Rival Gaming has led to attractive welcome bonuses, promotions and also a new Facebook page.

Members of Sloto’ Casino received an email from the host of the casino, Stephen Vaughn, stating that all players should make full use of Rival games. He also urged players to play on the famous slot games at the site such as Sherwood Fortunes and Wild Safari to win big prizes. Through the mail he said that players playing on iSlots, the revolutionary interactive slots designed by Rival, will have a chance to win prize money. The email also contained a range of bonuses that were made available to players for a week.

The main bonus offered is the Sloto’ Extreme Bonus. This offers players 107% match bonus on their deposits, with the maximum deposit amount being $1,070. Sloto’ Extreme Bonus also offers players $6 Reward Chip. Players participating in this bonus from countries like South Africa, Europe and the UK will receive the bonus and Reward Chip in their country’s respective currency.

There are 2 coupons that are included in Sloto’ Casino’s bonus, that players can redeem a number of times. 47% match bonus is offered to low rollers, for deposits made in the range of $25 to $47. 77% match bonus is offered to high rollers for deposits ranging from $48 to $777. Apart from these coupons there is another coupon that players can redeem once a day for the whole week. This coupon offers a 97% match bonus with the deposits ranging from $50 to $1,000.

Posted in Gambling Industry News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

 

Bingo Promotions at Virgin Casinos

Posted on May 10, 2012 by GamblingNews

In the first week of May, players from Virgin Bingo and Virgin Casino can take part in a promotion called Slot Fever. Players at Virgin Bingo have to meet the wagering requirements for the slot games, which will make them eligible to play online bingo games for free, every day in the 1st week of May.

A parallel bingo hall is conducted by some online casinos. Players can use the same account to play on online casinos as well as the bingo hall. This scheme is followed by Virgin Casino.

The Slot Fever promotion by Virgin Casino will commence from the 30 April to the 6 May, and each day will showcase a different promotion. To take part, players have to click on the bonus code for the day. Following this, players have to wager a minimum amount of ₤15 on the slots at the Bingo Lobby before 20.30 hours, which will provide them with a free entry to a bingo game valued at ₤250 at 9.00 am the following day.

Players have to meet the terms and conditions of the Slot Fever promotion in order to take part in it. Some of them are- players have to wager only with real money in order to benefit from Virgin Casino’s Slot Fever promotion. If players play slots which are not included in the Bingo Lobby, they will not be qualified for this promotion. There is a pop-up that will congratulate players who have met the requirement.

Virgin Casino’s Slot Fever promotion opens at 20.45 hours and will commence at 21.00 hours. Qualified players have to ensure that they are present in the game rooms before the time elapses. Slot games in the Bingo Lobby are common ones and most Virgin Casino players will be familiar with it. Some of the games are Leprechaun’s Luck and Alice’s Wonderland.

Posted in Gambling Industry News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

 

Marvelous Slot Tournament at Omni Casino

Posted on May 9, 2012 by GamblingNews

The Marvelous Slot Tournament at Omni Casino came to an end on the 30th of April. Omni Casino’s newsletter informs readers about the special prizes apart from the main prize amount of $12,000. If a player could earn more than 80,000 points in the whole tournament, on Playtech slot games, he would be rewarded with an additional $120. An extra amount of $325 was given to players who could earn more than 125,000 points.

Players who were short of the specific point requirements, needed to put in more effort to avail these attractive prizes. A Last Chance Marvelous Bonus was offered to players on the last day of the tournament which was on the 30th of April. This was offered in order to give players an additional chance to compete in the $12,000 tournament. Another special bonus was offered to Omni Casino players, where in $116 bonus amount was offered on first deposits from $30 up to $116.

The Omni Casino newsletter, Omni Times, states that there are 2 new promotions being offered on the 3rd of May, Thursday. Slots Dollars Bonus is the first bonus offered by Omni Casino. Players who make 2 deposits on 3rd May will be given a match bonus of 77%. The minimum deposit requirement is $30 and each bonus is matched to 77%. This can result in $154 bonuses for players on 3rd May. The other promotion by Omni Casino is 5X Comps All Slots and Tables promotion, which also took place on May 3.  For each wager of $10, players can earn 5 points on all slots and table games. This promotion offers five times more than what a player would earn normally and so Omni Times urged all Omni Casino players to mark their calendars on 3 May and make best use of these offers.

Posted in Gambling Industry News | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

 

Roxy Palace Announces Free Spins Promo

Posted on May 8, 2012 by GamblingNews

Roxy Palace online casino announced that Mondays in May would be selected as Free Spins Monday. The Free Spins promotion will be made available to players on May 7, 14,  21 and 28. Players can avail the promotion on the most widely played slot game at Roxy Palace – Tomb Raider Secret of the Sword, which is based on the successful film series of Lara Croft. There is a minimum deposit that needs to be paid before players can avail the Free Spins promotion.

Players at Roxy Palace online casino who want to take part in the promotion will have to deposit the required amount which depends on their VIP level. Regular players will have to make a deposit of at least $50, where the minimum wager is $0.30 for which they will be given 20 free spins. $6 is the total amount that will be credited to them, which makes 12% of the amount deposited. According to the position of the player at the site’s VIP program, the benefit of the promotion will increase.

Members of the Silver level are required to make a deposit of at least $100, which is priced at $0.90 for which they will be given 20 free spins. $18, which totals to 18% of the deposit, is the value of the promotion. Members of the Gold level are required to make a deposit of at least $200, which is priced at $1.80 for which the player will be given 30 free spins. $54, which amounts to 27% of the deposit, is the value of bonus that the player can avail.

Members of the Platinum level are required to make a deposit of $300, the value of each spin being $3.00 and number of free spins is 40. The return on the deposit is 40% and the free spins value is $120, which means that the Platinum level players gain the maximum benefit from the Free Spins Promotion.

Posted in Gambling Industry News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

 

All Slots Announces Video Poker Winners

Posted on May 7, 2012 by GamblingNews

All Slots announced the winners of its video poker games. A press release stated that although All Slots was one of the biggest slots casino, it offers much more than just slot games. All Slots offers players a range of table games including poker, roulette and blackjack. All Slots also offers video poker, which is gaining popularity among players.

All Slots, which is powered by Microgaming software and is licensed by Kahnawake Gaming Commission, is an online casino which offers its wide range of games in multiple languages and also allows players to wager in different currencies. The latest winners of the video poker games are from different countries indicating that All Slots has a global player base. The most number of winners at All Slots casino are from European countries, closely followed by winners form Bermuda and Barbados. Cat S who hails from France was the top winner of Double Double Bonus Poker when she won €10,000. Another winner was Julian who won ₤9,600 on Jacks or Better 10 Play Power Poker.

In the months of March and April, 10 other All Slots players won 1,000 credits each for wagering on video poker games. The other winners were from Sweden, Bermuda, Germany, Canada, Barbados, Italy and France who won credits in their country’s currency. The players won on variants of video poker such as Aces and Faces, Progressive Jackpot Deuces, Bonus Deuces Wild, Deuces Wild, Aces and Eights, All Aces and Double Joker Poker.

The press release of All Slots also stated that it offers more than 50 video poker games that are very different from each other and yet are quite the same. The news further states the basic format of the games. After a player places his wager, 5 cards are dealt to him. After choosing the ones he wants, the rest are replaced by new cards from the same deck. To ascertain the payouts, the players’ final hand is analyzed with the pay table.

The All Slots management congratulated all the winners of the video poker games.

Posted in Gambling Industry News | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment