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The Women in Gaming Awards and Gala Dinner took place last Friday, June 6 at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge, UK. Benefiting the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity, the 5th annual WiG event welcomed, embraced and celebrated international female business talent from the Gaming industry for an evening of fun, fundraising, and networking as well. Created in 2010, The International Woman in Gaming Awards ongoing mission is to highlight exceptional women working in the gaming industry. Pride Award As for the latest achievers, the Pride of the Year, awarded to the woman "whose vision, innovative approach and success make her an outstanding role model that will inspire more women to choose a career in Land based Gaming or iGaming industry," was shared by Michaela Michaylova of Unibet and Hodan Fourie of Poker Stars. Networking and Promoting Opportunities for Women in Gaming The gala has turned into a true platform for networking, resources and opportunities for male and female professionals alike to confer and diversify their networks. The event helps bring recognition to the achievements of women in the gaming industry and paves the way for increasing opportunities for women as well. Britt Boeskov, Unibet COO, asserted that "the calibre of the female influencers throughout the industry blew me away, the day provided amazing networking and great new contacts for doing business with." The WiG Organization The WiG is an organization committed to increasing awareness of careers available in the gaming industry, and seeks to encourage girls and young women to choose careers in gaming development. To this end, the organization is committed to investigating and promoting methods of increasing the numbers of women in the game industry, and this event is the pinnacle step in that direction. Other Awards Other awards handed out included Affiliate Manger of the Year, which went to Melanie Hainzer of Leo Vegas; Affiliate Team of the Year; which went to Carly Sawers of PokerStars; and Excellence in Customer Service, which went to Melissa Zalbeigi of Betsson.
The Second Largest Jackpot Ever in Sweden Net Entertainment announced that the total represented the second largest jackpot won online in Sweden in history, and put the total rewards for jackpots from Net Entertainment at 21.8 million Euros. Shoutout to Varmland The silver anniversary never looked so good for a 50-year-old player on Betsson's game Hall of Gods, sweetening and probably moving up retirement plans for the jackpot winner hailing from Sweden's Varmland province. Good for Net Net Entertainment couldn't be more thrilled with the recent spate of large jackpots awarded. Net chief product officer Simon Hammon happily announced that "the jackpots just keep falling and it's an honour to announce that this latest one for Betsson is the second largest online Swedish jackpot." Pooling Raises Jackpot Sizes Hammon attributed the success to Net Entertainment's catalogue of pooled jackpots. Large rewards are no rarity at Net, where the Guinness World Record for the largest jackpot payout from an online slot game took place last year in January, at a whopping total of €17.9m on Net Entertainment's Mega Fortune game. Pooled jackpots represent an innovative integration of multiple progressive jackpots across an increasingly diverse network of online games to increase the size of individual jackpots. The size of the networks from which jackpot pools can be derived range from as few as the amount of machines in one physical casino to the hundreds of thousands of online games offered by software developers such as Net Entertainment. Where to Find More Pooled Jackpots Jackpots increase proportionately to the amount of times (i.e, popularity) of a given game, and to the amount of casinos pooled into the jackpot network. Other New Entertainment games currently offering pooled jackpots include Mega Fortune and Arabian Nights.
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As if it were a replay of last year, the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs are tied at 1-1 currently after the Heat beat the Spurs 98 to 96 in game 2, packing a punch with LeBron James' comeback after he had to leave the first game due to cramps. Game 3 - the Finals are Just Getting Started Tonight's third game takes the action back to the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami (9pm EST, 2am UK time). Powered by the home advantage and LeBron's prowess, the Heat will try to shake off the impression from their first game and take a lead in their home court, perhaps even try to seal the deal. Heat's Dwayne Wade said that tonight, the NBA Finals are just getting started. The Spurs have what they need to give the Heat a tough fight, they just need to par it with mental readiness. Key players like Tim Duncan and Tony Parker will need to step up their game, but a great amount of responsibility will be laid on Kahwi Leonard who could serve as a serious thorn on LeBron James' side. Whoever wins this series, it's not an exaggeration to describe these two teams the best in the NBA at the current moment. Bet Live Seize the opportunity to wager on tonight's game with live betting offered by Winner Sports. In head to head bets, Winner is giving 13/8 to San Antonio and 8/15 to Miami. There are 8 betting markets in total including handicaps/spreads, total points and half/quarter bets.
If you're a football fan and to be honest, even if you're not, June 12 sees the beginning of a magical month ahead as the World Cup in Brazil kicks off. The top teams on the planet will do battle to decide who will be crowned world champions on 13 July in Rio de Janeiro. South American Powerhouses There is plenty to look forward to. Hosts Brazil will be expected to make a real challenge on home soil, with their hopes pinned largely on Barcelona forward Neymar and a strong back four. Meanwhile, their arch-rivals and neighbours Argentina will also have high hopes of success. They are captained by the world's best player, Lionel Messi, who forms part of an exciting "fab four", which also includes Gonzalo Higuain, Angel Di Maria and Sergio Aguero. European Hopefuls European hopes will be pinned on current world champions Spain and also Germany. Spain still feature many of the victorious stars from four years ago, including midfield maestros Andres Iniesta and Xavi. Meanwhile, Germany are as solid as ever and have a wealth of attacking talent including Mesut Ozil and Thomas Muller. World Cup Sports Betting These are the four favourites to win the tournament. You can find great odds on all of them at William Hill Sports, where you will also discover a whole range of exciting, alternative markets. Neymar, Messi and Muller will likely feature as favourites to be the World Cup's top goal scorer. Keep an eye out too though for Italy hot shot Mario Balotelli and Holland's Robin van Persie.
In the world of international soccer there are the usual favorites: Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Spain, etc. But many of the countries that have qualified for this years tournament could pose serious threat to the big names. In light of the kickoff tomorrow, Online Casino Reports breaks down the World Cup by group to look at the favorites and to watch for the underdogs. Group A: Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon This will be an excellent group to watch but hands down the home team are the outright favorites for this one. Brazil are focused on winning each and every game this year on the road to the knockout rounds and hopefully they will give their home country exactly what they want. Look out for Mexico to finish in second place in the group. Group B: Australia, Chile, Spain, Netherlands What can be said about this group? The competition will be better than any other group in the tournament hands down. The defending World Champions, Spain, and the second place Netherlands are in this group so expect fast and excellent soccer here. Spain are the outright favorites but all eyes should be on the Netherlands and Chile. Group C: Columbia, Greece, Ivory Coast, Japan The group of wild cards is group C as any of these teams could advance. There is talent on each team even though not a one is a favorite to win the World Cup. Due to the home team crowds, Columbia is the favorite and the young talent on their side should get them through to the knockout stage. Greece is the sleeper in Group C and you shouldn't be surprised if they make it through as well. Group D: Costa Rica, England, Italy, Uruguay This is another group which promises to please the crowds. Excluding Costa Rica (also a great team) all others are world class powerhouse teams that could clean up the entire tournament let alone the group stage. Will England be the favorite here or will the top seed Italy take Group D in the end? Group E: Ecuador, France, Honduras, Switzerland France lucked out on this draw with the lowest seed Switzerland and the rest of the teams are incredibly beatable. The French are the big time favorites here and have basically received a free hall pass to the next round. Watch out for Ecuador to surprise all. Group F: Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran, Nigeria If France lucked out in Group E, so is the same for Argentina in Group F. There is not too much to say here, Argentina is one of the best teams in the world right now and everyone should watch for high scoring games whenever Argentina is around. The second place could go either way Iran could actually be the sleeper. Group G: Germany, Ghana, Portugal, United States Ze Germans are coming...This round is all about Germany and the only question is will Portugal, Ghana or the US finish in second. It is so close between these 3 teams that it could go anywhere. Did the US make a mistake by leaving the veteran Landon Donovan off the roster or will their younger squad be able to pull through? Portugal is probably the team for second place here. Group H: Algeria, Belgium, Russia, South Korea This will be an interesting group and it could go to either Belgium, Russia or South Korea. Algeria should be on the bottom leaving it open for one of the other 3. Belgium has the favorite status nailed but Russia could pose a threat, as could South Korea. If you can't watch the games on your television, then it's time to check out an online sportsbook like bet365. They offer lines on all games throughout the tourney and live feeds for many of the games right on the site. It's gonna be a wild month and not one that should be overlooked.
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The New York Rangers are down 3-0 against the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL Stanley Cup Finals after a 32-15 win in Monday's third game. The teams meet again for a fourth game tonight at Madison Square Garden (8pm ET, 1am UK). Kings are not celebrating yet, but statistics are with them tonight seeing that the last time a team came back from a 3-0 deficit in the finals was back in 1942, when the Toronto Maple Leafs turned around on the Detroit Red Wings. Opportunity to Make History The Kings themselves have returned from a 3-0 deficit against the San Jose Sharks earlier in April, but the big question for tonight is if their rivals will manage to outdo themselves and turn the show around at least for one game. Game 3 saw the Rangers losing to the Kings despite outshooting them 32 to 15, a thing attributed to Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick who made 32 saves bringing about the first shutout in a Stanley Cup finals game at Madison Square Garden since 1972. Will the Kings Complete a Sweep? The last time the Stanley Cup finals were won in a sweep was 1998 when Detroit beat the Washington Capitals. Kings could be resetting that statistic tonight if the Rangers don't show up for the game. The Kings have already had a 3-0 lead over the New Jersey Devils in the 2012 finals, but then slipped and saw the Devils win two games only to win at 4-2. Bet Live Winner Sports will cover tonight's exciting game with 17 interesting betting markets. In 2 way including overtime and penalties, Winner's got 23/20 on Kings and 8/11 on Rangers. Don't miss your shot at witnessing history tonight!
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