Online punters may get a little confused over press releases this week launching a new slot, Beauty Salon, from software provider Top Game; just 3 months back a similarly themed, and even titled, game was released by NYX Interactive.
In the latest offering this 5-reel, 20-payline slot machine features a beauty salon bonus game and free spins, with the option to bet up to 20 pay-lines on each spin. Other features include Wilds and Scatters, and a bonus round.
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The government of Jersey in the Channel Isles has contracted Scientific Games Corporation subsidiary The Global Draw to introduce its new electronic instant ticket (EIT) system, making the operation the first government lottery in Europe to sell tickets from EIT terminals.
Electronic instant tickets will be available in participating supermarket and pub chains, the airport and seaport, hotels and retailers throughout Jersey. As well as providing the people of Jersey with a more convenient …
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Turkish businessman Emin Hitay, who is chairman of an investment holding company bearing his name which has a shareholding in the legal Turkish betting site Bilyoner.com has expressed his concerns over corruption in Turkish football, which he claims could result in a 10 percent hit to his company's revenues.
Speaking to Hurriyet Daily News over the weekend, Hitay said match-fixing and bribery allegations surfacing recently and being investigated by the police were worrying. And he …
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In just over a week's time - on November 8 - New Jersey voters will have the opportunity to indicate in a public ballot whether they are for or against legalised sports betting in the state.
The indications from recent opinion polls suggest that the majority will vote for the proposal, opening the way for politicians like Sen. Ray Lesniak to push ahead with his plans to overturn the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act at federal level and instead introduce an intrastate law …
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The public consultation phase of the South African government's Department of Trade and Industry study on the recently presented Gambling Review Commission's report kicked off this week in Cape Town, with industry representatives from both land and online interests in attendance.
The Commission was appointed in 2009 by the trade and industry minister to investigate the appropriateness of gambling policy and regulations, and the proliferation of gambling opportunities both on …
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The poker information portal Poker Strategy scored a Full Tilt Poker news coup this week, unearthing interesting communications between a member of the US Attorney’s Office in Maryland, a lawyer representing Full Tilt Poker interests in Switzerland, and a US federal judge.
US Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein wrote to federal judge Catherine C. Blake, reporting that his office had been in contact with Barry Boss, representing Full Tilt Poker, regarding frozen Swiss banking …
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One of the interesting IT stories to emerge this week appeared in the technical publication ComputerWeek UK, where the top IT man at online gambling group bet365 discussed his plans to expand staffing to cope with the significant increases in transactions and traffic at the website.
CTO Martin Davies told the publication that he is recruiting for a fresh specialist team of software developers and network architects to build the online gambling company a more efficient IT platform for the …
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Internet gambling software and games developer Rival Gaming has released its latest i-slot, a five reel, twenty pay-line game which features three bonus rounds, unique icons sets for each round, two-icon stacked wilds and an interactive map of Sherwood Forest.
Branded Sherwood Forest Fortunes, the game launches this week on all Rival-powered online casinos, and features Robin Hood and his Merry Men in its theme.
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Swedish online gambling group Betsson AB continued its upward swing with the report of another solid set of results for Q3/2011.
Key performance indicators for the period January 1 to September 30, 2011 include:
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Montreal-based Amaya Gaming Group has had a busy week announcing the official launch of a short message service (SMS) game in Uganda titled " Yoola Obukadde SMS Game ".
"This launch is an exciting milestone for Amaya," said David Baazov, president and chief executive officer of Amaya Gaming Group. "Our previous experience deploying similar SMS solutions validates the effectiveness of our technology and the strong market demand for such a …
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