Archive for December, 2009

Banned card cheat is jailed for tricking his way back into casinos

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

A banned card cheat has now been sent to prison for using false identities in England to continue to play in online casinos, according to a report in The Times.
Abdullah Toksoz visited internet casinos in across England using false documents and cheated by imprinting the cards with a pinhead buried beneath his thumbnail to [...]

Virgin Poker renews contract with GTECH G2’s IPN

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

GTECH G2 has renewed its contract with VirginPoker to supply the online poker site with its games software and player management system. VirginPoker is part of the Virgin Group and has been one of the most popular poker rooms in the International Poker Network (IPN) since it joined 2005.
With well over three million online [...]

NeoGames celebrating Guy Fawkes this month

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

In honor of celebrating Guy Fawkes night, NeoGames Partners, launched a month long Guy Fawkes campaign from 1st – 30th November targeting the UK online gambling market, which is already proving a great success just over a week after the launch.
The internet casinos campaign is focused on Guy Fawkes night which includes customized banners [...]

Illegal baseball game betting case grows

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

Two arrested illegal baseball online gambling suspects may face further charges over another baseball internet gambling case, according to The Mainichi Daily News.
The two suspects Seiji Morita, 57, and Seiji Sakamoto, 40, may have accepted bets on Japanese baseball and casino games, among other charges, between July and Sept.
The two, one of whom [...]

Gala Coral sites adding side games

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Players at popular gambling sites GalaBingo, GalaCasino, EuroBet and Coral will soon be able to enjoy instant-win side casino games from GTECH G2 after the software developer signed a deal with operator Gala Coral.
The agreement will see Dynamite Idea, one of the four leading iGaming firms that comprise GTECH G2, provide Gala Coral with side [...]

Unibet joins Jadestone’s backgammon network

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Fans of online backgammon will now be able to enjoy their favourite pastime at Unibet after the site signed a deal with Jadestone Networks, the firm behind the GamArena and DiceArena multi-player online gambling networks.
Malta-based Unibet has joined Jadestone’s backgammon network, which launched in June and has since become the fastest growing network in Europe [...]

Mystery Swedish player takes another high stakes hammering

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Followers of the incredible high stakes action of mystery Full Tilt nosebleed player Isildur1 were left wondering whether he would be back for more following another crippling night Monday that saw his bankroll seriously depleted.
Online poker pro Brian Townsend, who has already profited handsomely from the Swede, was the first to get into him again, [...]