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The exodus of online gambling companies from the UK has continued with the announcement by Betfair that it will relocate its customer operations teams to Ireland. One hundred new jobs will be created in Dublin under the move, which will also include the establishment of a new data center there. Chief Executive David Yu said that Ireland was already an attractive option for other online companies and that Betfair was happy to make such an investment. The Latest Trend Like other big UK companies, Betfair has been involved in a long running dispute with the British government over its controversial 10 percent horse racing levy. It was reported last month that the company had made contingency plans to follow the lead of rival British online gambling operator William Hill and shift its operations to Gibraltar. Gross profit tax in Gibraltar is only three percent, far lower than the 15 percent companies are charged in the UK. William Hill moved its online betting services and online fixed-odds games there in the middle of 2010. About Betfair Betfair, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, is one of the world's largest online gambling providers. It employs more than 2,000 people around the globe and has some three million registered users.
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Online gambling giant PartyGaming has announced a 9 percent rise in revenues for the third quarter of 2010, as its merger with fellow gaming operator Bwin continues to gather steam. The deal between the two companies, which is on track to be completed in March, will create a mega company with both a focus on poker and online casino that PartyGaming is known for an on sports betting, which is Bwin's specialty. PartyGaming's poker site was the only sector to experience a drop in revenues between July and September, with takings down five percent as the company struggled against the two biggest poker sites, PokerStars and Full Tilt. The two giants of online poker have expanded aggressively into the European market in recent months, which has posed a big threat to PartyGaming's big market share on the continent. But its casino, bingo and sport sectors all saw steady growth for the quarter, with casino revenues rising 2 percent to €34.9 million and bingo rising a staggering 36 percent to €13.1 million. Total revenues rose to €85.3 million. Meanwhile, back on the merger front, PartyGaming has announced that Virgin Media's Simon Duffy will become non-executive chairman of the new company it forms with Bwin.
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Manchester City may have established itself as a title contender in the English Premier League this season, but the William Hill odds for its derby clashes with arch-rival Manchester United show it still has some way to go. The two teams clash on Wednesday in the first of two derbies for the season, with host City an ever so slight 8/5 favorite, against United, 17/10. However, the odds for the overall score between the two teams tell a different tale, with United 1/2 to win on aggregate, compared to City, 11/4, and a tie, 4/1. City's Carlos Tevez and United's Dimitar Berbatov are locked at 3/1 as to who will score more goals in the derby, while City's manager Roberto Mancini is 8/15 to lose his job before United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, 11/8. Fergie celebrated the 24th anniversary of his reign at United over the weekend, when the Red Devils salvaged a last-gasp home victory of lowly Wolves. In the season odds, United is 1/3 to finish the higher of the two teams in the final Premier League standings, with City adrift at 9/4. The two Manchester teams remain with just two other teams in a realistic position to win the premiership, with 11 games completed from a total of 38. Chelsea, top of the table with 25 points, maintains its clear 8/13 odds favoritism at William Hill Sportsbook, ahead of second-placed United, 23 points, 3/1 odds. Arsenal and Man City, locked in third position with 20 points each, are 7/1 and 11/1 in the odds respectively.
Full Tilt Poker, one of the two biggest poker rooms on the Internet, has implemented another major software upgrade today, which sees it add several new draw poker games. The new games include 5-card Draw, 2-7 Triple Draw, 2-7 Single Draw, A-5 Triple Draw and Badugi, and can all be played in both the no-limit and fixed-limit formats. 10-Game Mix was also added as part of the upgrade and includes 10 poker games in the package: Limit Hold'em, Limit 7-Card Stud, Pot Limit Omaha, Limit 2-7 Triple Draw, Limit Razz, No Limit Hold'em, Limit Omaha 8 or Better, Limit 7-Card Stud, No Limit 2-7 Single Draw, Limit Badugi. Full Tilt has been involved in a long-running battle with PokerStars for worldwide supremacy in the field of online poker. The consequences of this competition have of course been positive for poker players, with both sites constantly seeking to outdo the other with new offers. Therefore, it will be interesting to see what follows from this latest Full Tilt upgrade, which sees it now offer one of the biggest ranges of poker games available anywhere on the Internet. Free Poker Play now and play for free. Full Tilt Poker's current offer invited all players to make their first deposit at the poker site and automatically receive a sum that matches their initial deposit a full 100%, a bonus that could climb to as much as $600.
The news just keeps getting better and better for players at Microgaming online casinos, with the news that the total pool of its progressive jackpots passed $4 million this year. Although this is not the largest jackpot pool in the online gaming software company's history - it once recorded a total of $7 million - the amount is still one that will make players stand up and take notice. As expected, Mega Moolah is the most valuable of all the slots, with a current jackpot of more than $2 million, after growing at a rate of around $20,000 each days since it was last hit two months ago. King Cashalot holds the second most valuable jackpot as it nears the $1 million mark. Major Millions, Treasure Nile and Roulette Royal are also offering well in excess of $100,000 at present. Since its establishment, the Microgaming Progressive Jackpot Network has paid out 15 prizes of over $1 million and a total prize sum of more than $300 million to more than 7200 jackpot winners. These progressive jackpot slots and more can be played at all good Microgaming-powered online casinos, including Sun Vegas Casino, Platinum Play and Red Flush Casino.
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