Nine lucky players from the United States shared a $10,000 prize after playing at a table where the 1 billionth poker hand was dealt on the BodogLife.com site. Bodog has been working towards this celebratory milestone for months already and, as part of the main promotion campaign, will also hold a draw where one lucky player will be awarded with $1000 each month for a period of a year to play at the Bodog site.
Playtech Joins Up with Un-Named Asian Company
In a surprise statement to the London stock exchange this week, the industry software leader, Playtech, announced that has signed on an Asian-based licensee that has a strong industry presence in that region. However, Playtech has refused to divulge the name of the gambling company just yet for reasons of confidentiality.
New slot games at Microgaming Casinos
Most Microgaming casinos are launching their new slots games today. New in the Microgaming software suite are: – Curry In A Hurry Video Slot – Gladiator Video Slot – The Gee Gees AWP slot – Snow Honeys Video Slot Great new additions to an already exciting set of games. If you’d like to try out
The Gee Gees AWP Slot
Hi Yo, Silver! takes on a whole new meaning with this English pub-style fruit machine dubbed THE GEE-GEES – a 3 reel, single payline thriller with the greater entertainment value of extra fruit machine features. The theme is preposterous….but a ton of fun and laughs nevertheless. Imagine ultra-cool, jump-suited, chest medallioned horses disco-dancing – or is that prancing – around town to that Seventies beat; And it's all showcased with quality cartoon graphics that are almost as entertaining as the game itself. And what a game this is. In keeping with the fruit machine tradition, it offers a more complex, interactive and skill-led game for the many players who enjoy the extra excitement that this type of gambling offers.
Snow Honeys Video Slot
Snow Honeys is a 5 reel 20 pay-line, entertainment-packed video slot.
Slot fans will find the uber-cool mountain ski resort graphics on this major game especially appealing, with bronzed ski instructors, mountain Mounties, hibernating bears, snow bunnies…. and some easy-on-the-eye ski-girls showing the way to a generous mix of Free Spins, Scatters, multipliers and a major Bonus feature. Take the cable car up into the snowy slopes of this upmarket ski resort, but stay on the alert for the scintillating ice castles and ski resort signs that can open up the doors of opportunity. 3, 4 or 5 of these rewarding symbols can have a major impact on bottom line winnings with adjacent Ice Castles delivering up to 100 x multipliers and the capability to open up the second screen Hide and Seek bonus selection of 5 out of 12 winning windows in the castle. And the player can score up to 30 Free Spins with a 5x multiplier when the Ski Resort Scatter symbols combine – get five of these adjacent and reap a massive 100x multiplier booster, too! Wrapped around smooth, fast slot action and brilliant audio effects, this game is as thrilling as a dash down the steepest slope and probably a lot more cost-effective! Bets from as little as 0.01 up to 0.50 can be laid, and wins of up to 20 000.00 in the base game, 100 000.00 on the Free Spins and 10 000.00 on the bonus game are achievable. Snow Honeys incorporates the very best of American bonus slot action, along with the ever-popular Australian free spin reward concept, delivering great entertainment and ample chances to hit the bigtime
Gladiator Video Slot
Joining the 'sand and sandals' inventory of great games with the flavour of Imperial Rome at Microgaming is GLADIATOR, a video slot of truly epic proportions that features 50 pay-lines as the arena where Wild, up to a hundred Free Spins and Scatter chances aplenty await the player. The central figure in this absorbing game is the heroic Gladiator himself, with the armour and weapons that have made him so successful. But there's a more sensitive aspect to this tough fighter, and it's one that delivers a new Mixed Pay reward opportunity to players. When the Gladiator and his Roman Maiden combine, it creates a Mixed Pay reward. Other desirable symbols in Gladiator are the Gold Coin that helps players build winning combinations as the Wild, and the Imperial Roman Eagle which acts as the Scatter – 3, 4 or 5 of these can present the player with the unprecedented advantage of a triumphant 100 Free Spins. Wagers from a 0.01 to 0.20 are accepted in the game, offering the player the chance to win up to 25 000.00. For the growing legions of gamblers who enjoy action play amid the ambience of Ancient Rome, Gladiator is an entertaining new experience offering fast, easy gaming with attractive reward opportunities.
Curry in a Hurry Video Slot
Curry in aa Hurry, a sizzling new video slot has arrived and is ready to deliver searing online gambling action and entertainment.
The game is comically themed on the Indian cuisine enjoyed by fans around the world – curry – and includes a really flaming feature entered by players achieving three or more curry "Scatters" across the 5 reels of this 25 pay-line game.
Once in the bonus feature, the player picks to win from a choice of 5 dishes that are hellish on the relish and chilli-graded, with the highest rewards going to the hottest dishes. Paying for the meal is easy – all prizes are multiplied by the triggering bet!
EU Trade Commissioner Speaks out on US Online Gambling Laws
Peter Mandelson, Trade Commissioner on behalf of the European Union, visited the United States last week to press claims regarding US defiance of signed regional World Trade Organization treaties. After returning from his trip, Mandelson commented on the expected problems that he foresees for the US economy if the country does not start regulating its online gambling industry. “What we really need is for the legislation to be put right and for foreign operators to stop being excluded and discriminated against in the way the present US legislation does,” Mandelson said.
Congressman Bemoans Billions Lost in Online Gambling Taxation
Washington Democrat and Congressman, Jim McDermott, testified this week to the House Committee on the Judiciary and provided evidence that the United States was losing billions of dollars in potential online gambling tax. According to an independent study by an accounting commissioned by McDermott, the United States could be earning as much as $42-billion in the next ten years simply by legalizing the online casino industry.
PPA Head Optimistic about Online Poker Laws
The head of the Poker Player’s Association, Alfonse D’Amato is optimistic about the future of online poker in the United States and has stated that the industry may be legalized as early as 2009. During the Global Gaming Expo, which took place in Las Vegas early this week, D’Amato said that internal and external pressure on the United States would eventually be effective in bringing changes to the present anti-gambling legislation.
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