Archive for September, 2009

Man wins big at Totesport

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

A lucky player has hit the casino jackpot at Totesport online casino, winning a huge GBP125K from just a 25p stake.
The winning player lined up the five elusive pharaoh jackpot symbols on the Queen of the Pyramids progressive jackpot slot to scoop a cool GBP124,184.80 jackpot.
He was overjoyed with his win saying:
“I never thought I [...]

Football contests fuel Vegas sportsbooks

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

It’s easy to see when football season has arrived. Las Vegas sports books and casino games, which sometimes resemble ghost towns during the summer months, become the busiest parts of many online casinos.
Football contests play a big role in triggering the foot traffic. Almost every internet casino off the Strip hosts a contest, and a [...]

UIGEA upheld by federal appeals court

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

As reported by Bloomberg: “A 2006 federal law that prohibits online gambling over the Internet was upheld by a U.S. appeals court after a challenge from a New Jersey-based nonprofit corporation that promotes online games and electronic betting.
“In a decision handed down yesterday, three judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia said the [...]

Profits may be down at Communisis plc, but the future looks rosier

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Direct mail and print services group Communisis plc had better casino news this week as it announced that William Hill plc had joined its casino gambling client list.
The Leeds-based online gambling company has been through a rough patch which saw profits plunge 78 percent and chief executive of three years Steve Vaughan about to depart; [...]

Revenues, profits and margins rise at Swedish online gambling software developer

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Software casino gambling provider Net Entertainment has reported another set of strong results for the half year to June 30th 2009, with online gaming revenues, profits and margins all up.
H1 revenues climbed 53 percent to SEK138.8 million (H1 2008: SEK90.9 million), whilst internet gambling operating profit rose 59 percent to SEK54.9 million and profit after [...]