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The gambling industry continues to boom in Macau, as casino revenue rose 50 percent in October 2010 on the figures from the same period 12 months earlier. Total gambling revenue for the Chinese territory's six casino operators reached $2.4 billion for the month, up from $1.6 billion in October 2009, the Gaming Inspection and Coordinate Bureau announced. The figures were aided by China's Golden Week holiday. This brings to more than $19 billion overall revenue for 2010, 59 percent up on the first 10 months of 2009. Chinese Betting The strong figures were derived mostly from the large number of arrivals from mainland China, which constituted some 53 percent of total visitors to Macau from January to September of this year. That figure rose to a 70 percent during the Golden Week, when some 685,000 people overall visited the peninsula. Stocks in most of the gambling operators rose as the good news came in: Sands China rose 1.2 percent to HK$17.10 just before the data's release, while SJM Holdings rose 3.1 percent to HK$11.88. Shares in Wynn Macau, Galaxy Entertainment, Melco International Development and Crown Ltd. Also rose as the date was made public. Global Dominance Although Las Vegas still has the reputation, Macau is now well and truly the world's biggest center for gambling, having taken over from its American counterpart statistically as long ago as 2006.
After even more than the usual dose of off-season drama, the 2010/11 NBA season is finally underway, and unsurprisingly the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers are favored to face off in the NBA finals, according to the odds from both Las Vegas and other online bookmakers. While it will take a while for star signings LeBron James and Chris Bosh and veteran Dwayne Wade to all gel together as a team, the Heat, 15/8 at online bookmaker 888, just edge out the Lakers, 9/4, for championship favoritism. So dominant are the two that the next teams in the odds are Boston and Orlando, way back at 10/1, Chicago, 14/1, and Oklahoma City, 16/1. As you may have noticed, that means there won't be many teams challenging the Lakers for supremacy over in the West, which has been the stronger conference for many years now. Such is the dominance of Phil Jackson's men that they are an odds-on 8/13 to win the conference championship, leading Oklahoma City, 11/1, and Dallas and San Antonio, 12/1 each. The East's Central Division and the West's Southwest Division present the tightest battles for the six divisional titles. In the former, Chicago, 4/7, will face a strong challenge from the Milwaukee Bucks 9/4, while in the latter a four-way battle will take place between Dallas, 13/8, San Antonio, 7/4, and Houston and New Orleans, 6/1 each.
Multiple casino platforms are all the rage as operators look to find the best games from a range of online software developers. Microgaming has just made it easier for online gaming operators to offer their players' the thrills and excitement of Microgaming games. Hot on the heels of CryptoLogic's Instant Click, Microgaming's Quickfire gives operators a platform-independent games system. Seamless Integration The advantage of Quickfire is that it sits alongside other software and can be integrated into anyplatform, even if the operator doesn't currently use Microgaming as its main software. This hassle-free addition to any platform is very versatile and covers online casinos, poker, bingo, sportsbooks and even live dealer and mobile applications. Quickfire enables operators to choose from 150 of Microgaming's massive catalog of more than 300 titles. Players' favorites include Thunderstruck, Lara Croft Tomb Raider, Lord of the Rings and Thunderstruck. Nine operators are already using the Quickfire system including Bet365 and Virgin Games A Successful Start "QuickFire provides a fast and efficient way for operators to bring Microgaming's premium content to their players and we have been delighted with the market's response since our launch," said QuickFire spokesperson Ashley Sandyford-Sykes. More Microgaming Games Coming Your Way! Microgaming continues to maintain its position as a leading player in the iGaming market and plans to provide a constant stream of fresh content to the Quickfire system. It has already gained licenses from four of the biggest regulatory jurisdictions - Gibraltar, Malta, Alderney and Kahnawake. The bottom line? More Microgaming games are about to be unleashed to a wider range of online casinos, poker rooms, bingo halls and sportsbooks. That's more places to play some of the most popular online games on the net. Bring it on!
Full Tilt Poker has pulled off another major coup in the battle for celebrity endorsements after announcing the signing of American tennis star James Blake. James Blake The former world number four, who boasts career earnings of almost $7 million, is just as well known for his exploits off the court as an author and poker player. His New York Times best-seller Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life, was released in 2007, and told of his tennis comeback after a horrific year in which he broke his back in an accident and lost his father. As for his poker experience, Blake participated in the second season of Celebrity Poker Showdown and has also played in World Series of Poker events. Major Signings The announcement of this latest deal follows the signing of world heavyweight title challenger Audley Harrison to the Full Tilt stable just a week ago. Federer Fends Off Gossip Meanwhile, in other tennis-related news, Roger Federer has rejected vicious allegations made against him by celebrity gossip website TMZ that a lawsuit had been filed against his management company IMG over supposed inside information Federer gave its owner about a tennis match. According to the allegations, the match in question is the 2006 French Open final, in which Federer lost to arch-rival Rafael Nadal.
Do you have "lucky" lottery numbers - the ones you write down week after week, hoping that loyalty to your chosen digits will eventually pay off? Have you ever questioned the wisdom of this strategy of consistency? Whether or not this approach really boosts your chances of a jackpot, you might be heartened by this story of a recent Saturday night lottery draw... Identical Jackpot Numbers On October 16, Israeli lottery fans were dumbfounded to see six numbers come up that were identical to the winning numbers drawn on September 21 - just a few weeks before. The numbers-6, 33, 32, 26, 14 and 13-emerged in a different order, but that didn't lessen the astonishment after the massive coincidence was pointed out. 128 Winners Three lucky people split the jackpot prize of over $3 million, while 92 second place winners pocketed "consolation" prizes of just over $1000 each, and 33 winners in the double category got approximately $2,200. The number of secondary prizes won was unusually high. It's not known if any of the winners had picked exactly the same numbers in the September draw. Crazy Coincidences Such coincidences are extremely unusual, but they happen more often than you might expect. Just this year, OCR has reported on some unique incidents in the unpredictable world of lotteries... In July, Joan Ginther of Austin, Texas, USA, won the lottery for an incredible fourth time in 17 years. Her latest prize was $10,000,000; won on a $50 scratch card. She has notched up an unbelievable $20 million in lottery wins since 1993. In September, another American lottery fan, Ernest Pullen, of Missouri, bagged his second massive lottery win within just four months. Between June and October he went from ordinary to guy to multimillionaire - his first scratch card landing him a tidy $1 million, with the second card bringing in a further $2,000,000.
London is set to get back its famous Playboy club next year, Playboy Enterprises and London Clubs International announced. The new venue, to be situated in the exclusive Mayfair area, will include a members club, lounge, restaurant and casino area including table games and high-limit private gaming rooms. It is scheduled to open in the first half of 2011. Playboy's founder, Hugh Hefner, plans to open the similar establishments in China, Mexico and Florida. "With Playboy now more popular than ever, I look forward to our return to London and again sharing the notions that are celebrated in the magazine, the concept of good food and drink, pretty girls and exciting entertainment," Hefner said. London's original Playboy Club opened at Park Lane in 1966 and hosted such big names as Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Muhammad Ali, Jack Nicholson and George Best. Aiming to capitalize on the reputation of its famous predecessor, the new club will operate over a two-level, 17,000 square foot property. It will be operated by London Clubs International. Founded by Hefner in 1953, the Playboy brand continues to grow. The company is planning two more clubs - in Cancun, Mexico, and South Beach, Florida - to join the two existing clubs in Las Vegas and now London. The brand appears in more than 150 countries around the world through retail stores, entertainment venues and of course its famous flagship magazine.
The awards, which took place in London last week, recognizes all-round excellence and this particular prize rewarded Playtech's strong growth as an international business, operating in many countries around the world. Playtech beat AIM-listed companies such as African Minerals Ltd, Hutchison China Meditech Ltd and Petra Diamonds Ltd to the post to win this year's award. The selection committee was made up of noted individuals with a proven flair for business and included the likes of PwC chairman David Snell, Zeus Capital's Ross Andrews, Charles Stanley Securities' Peter Ashworth and the Financial Times' David Blackwell just to name a select few. Playtech in 2010 The panel considered the period from 1 August 2009 to 31 July 2010 and during this time Playtech's market capitalization grew to over £1 billion. In an official statement following the announcement of the award, Playtech's chief executive remarked that the accolade was thanks to the exceptional work of his employees and partners. Playtech on OCR The award winning software provider is represented well on the Online Casino Reports Top 10 Casino List and across the site. Playtech casinos can be found on the top casino bonus offers, its Gold Rally progressive jackpot is listed high on the respective service, and more. Below find a picture of the Playtech representatives to AiM accepting the award.
More US high school girls and college-aged boys are gambling online, according to a new survey. The National Annenberg Survey of Young found that 16% of college-aged males gamble online on a monthly basis, a big increase from the last survey in 2008 when the figure was at 4.4%. It's the same picture with high school girls, whose monthly online gambling has tripled since 2008, rising from 0.5% to 1.5%, although they are still less likely to gamble than boys their age. The Bigger Picture Before the alarm bells ring too loudly, consider the fact that when taking into account stats for both online and offline gambling, the survey actually shows decreased gambling activity. Participation in online and offline gambling remained about the same for college-age girls and dropped for males of both high school and college age, compared to the 2008 survey. The survey also found thatdespite the increase of gambling in some groups, the symptoms of problem gambling have dropped dramatically from 12.1% in 2008 to 2.9% in 2010. The figure falls below 2% for young girls. National Projections The survey was conducted by the Annenberg Adolescent Communication Institute at the University of Pennsylvania and has captured the current state of youth gambling. The university surveyed 596 youths between the ages of 14 to 22. If the survey results are projected on a national basis they indicate that 1.7 million US males aged 18 to 22 and around 530,000 high school boys gamble online at least once a month. Boys' Favorite Online Gambling Activity The survey also revealed that the most popular form of online gambling for young males (whatever their age) has remained unchanged since the last survey. Boys responding to the survey indicated that sports betting is their favorite pursuit, with around 25% indicating they placed a sports bet in an 'average month'.
Leonids Meteor Shower is due on November 17th and is one of those rare celestial events many will be tempted to stay up to view. However, let's face it, hanging around for the action to happen can be a long, boring wait. Which is why online gambling fans will be equipped to kill time in a way that provides thrills of its own. Mobile Gambling for Meteor Lovers Casinos such as JackpotCity Mobile Casino and All Slots Mobile Casino are the flexible option for online gaming fans. You can find high quality, interactive games with giant bonuses 24/7. Discover how to add some excitement to any part of your day, wherever you may be. Play under the Stars Online gamblers who want to experience the magic of a meteor shower will likely be fitting in a hand or two of poker, some spins on the slots or even chase a progressive jackpot. The online gambling action is so compulsive that players will have to make sure they remember to look up at the sky every now and again so they don't miss tonight's mesmerizing meteor shower. Can Cosmit Aura Help You Win? For a truly magical experience, stay up to watch the stars fall as you play poker or any other online gambling game. With such a cosmic aura around tonight, who knows, maybe the stunning skyline will lead to a dramatic win.
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