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While industry news is filled with online gaming updates, the digitization of gambling to support user convenience remains the defining contemporary trend of iGaming. The Innovation of Digitization Today, social or “casual” gaming platforms are being integrated with online gaming and live money jackpot technology systems. Pre-dating the Digital Age, as well as the Industrial age, the majority of casino gambling's 400-year-plus history revolves around land-based operations of course. Phone bets in the mid-20th century were the first real innovation to gambling brought about by technology, increasing bet volumes and automating the betting process in the convenience of the user's own home. The embrace of online gambling by the land-based casino industry has been slow and gradual, sometimes belying the speed at which the volume of online gaming sites is increasing. Today, online gambling constitutes a multi-billion dollar industry despite not being fully regulated in the majority of countries and global regions. Worldwide Regulation Europe is currently the hub of widespread though still incomplete regulation. The US market remains relatively untapped, as federal laws prohibiting interstate commerce have discouraged state regulation to this point. In the past two years, Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware have chosen to exercise their rights as states to legalize online gambling, with several other states preparing to consider gambling legislation. Rise of Mobile Apps Don't expect online gambling to replace land-based casinos, because too many people enjoy the land-based experience. However, the early revenue increases reflected in regions such as in the American market's state of New Jersey ensure that technological adaption is sure to continue, with mobile device apps making online gambling all the more convenient for users. Research indicates that mobile gambling is expected to reach over two fifths of the online gambling market by 2018, with the number of mobile gambling users expected to by a full one hundred million, according to Global Online Gambling & Betting Market. Just this year, 40% of mobile users are expected to use mobile apps in order to place bets, providing the foundation for an expected expansion in 2018 of the mobile gambling industry to a market worth surpassing $100 billion. Combining Casual Games with Legal Gambling Activity in the US Combining casual gaming technologies with legal gambling is a key marketing component to future success, and an advertising infrastructure that could support widespread expansion of gambling in America across multiple states. New start up bSpot has managed to combine casual games with legal online gambling via horse racing, which enables the user to legally place bets on mobile devices for gambling activity in America. Horse racing is legal across all states, and thus allowed under federal law. Whether the wagering is considered to be gambling amounts to semantics; the bottom line is that horse racing remains the vehicle by which wagering technology is accessible to online users nationwide. Technology to Support Mobile Devices As far as provider platform trends, innovative casino apps are freeing the users from downloading entire casino technology software in order to play, and also personalizing their online gambling experiences further. Apps are made available according to categories and types of players, such as “Sports” or “Poker.” Winner Sports and Bet365 Sports are among online providers who offer innovative apps for games of chance, while Online-Lottery-Tickets has one of the most effective online lottery apps. Google Play and the App Store are supporting app distribution at the highest rates, generating the highest revenues for app distribution to date. Mobile Apps can sustain the convenience that technology offers, so that digital gambling can find its own way into the American market, a key territory for enhancing the sustainability of the online gambling trend worldwide.
Over 400 delegates are expected to attend the 7th annual Malta iGaming Seminar on 17th and 19th of November 2015. The dates have just been announced by the organisers, who have said that it will be bigger than ever, but still retain the personal feel that only a conference of this size can bring. Malta iGaming Seminar 2015 The 2014 event was ranked by Rebecca Liggero of CalvinAyre as one of the top ten conferences of the iGaming year, and the next Malta seminar, known as MIGS15, promises to feature top rated speakers, lively discussions and well-attended meetings. A number of top exhibitors have already expressed interest in returning to the seminar, with others who have heard about the previous meetings also looking to make their first visits. Some 90% of the attendees at MIGS14 have said that they were satisfied with the event, reporting that the most valued topics covered included seminars on match fixing, payment options, the future of Poker and the ''Scale Up, Scale Out'' presentation from the Executive Chairman of the Malta Gaming Authority. Additional Day MIGS15 will be one day longer than last years event, and is expected to attract more than the 400 delegates who attended the seminar at the Hilton Malta in St. Julien's. Over two-thirds of the visitors came from outside Malta, making this an ideal opportunity to meet and network with others in the business. Capstone Group Partner, and event organiser Kris Baron has said of the up-coming event ''We have planned to have double the amount of expo space and we're adding an extra day, whereas we are already working hard to deliver an excellent list of high calibre speakers and topics.'' Sue Schneider is Partner in charge of Content, and has said ''We are working on the agenda from now one to provide our loyal and prospective audience an even better line up for this year.''
The industry-watched $100 million SafeCharge acquisition is moving forward. $100m Turns the Trick on London AIM Teddy Sagi's SafeCharge has been committed to the acquisition at this level to expand its client base as of chief executive David Avgi's assertion in an interview just published with Reuters. To this end, SafeCharge International Group plc currently holds its IPO on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The posting, which did not include an offer for shareholders to sell, ended up raising gross £75.8 million ($126 million) at a company value of £242.6 million ($404 million). The Alternative Market comeback and a stock market rally brought in a 25% over goals. Sagi has a bit of introducing public companies in the British capital market, having already successfully brought in leading online gaming platform provider Playtech Cyprus Ltd., currently capped on the market at £1.9 billion ($3.2 billion). Digital Wallet Entry Already counting online gambling casinos Grosvenor and Ladbrokes among the SafeCharge online casino clients, the point of raising the funds at that level, according to Sagi, is to use them to launch a digital wallet for online gambling transactions. Digital wallets have come into popularity for investment because of the high volume of funds now being used in the expanding online gambling industry, as well as the room for competition in the digital wallet sector, where revenues are fixed to online gambling industry growth. SafeCharge was founded in 2010 as a way to provide solutions for faster and more reliable payment processing for gambling transactions. Until now it has served in the online gambling market as primarily a back end service provider offering “Cashier” product technology to gaming operators.
Winner is rising in stature as a multichannel online gambling operator. Having secured strategic marketing deals in recent months, the focus is now on improving the user experience. And the latest step in doing that has been the launch of the Winner Live Casino App on iPhone. Where to Download the App Winner already had a live casino app on iPads and Android smartphones and tablets, but now there is a larger choice of platforms for users. The app can be downloaded free of charge by scanning a QR code on Winner Casino or else by visiting the App Store. The Winner Live Casino experience attracts hundreds of players each day. And they come to the platform to play live versions of roulette, blackjack, baccarat, and casino hold’em. All action is broadcast in outstanding clarity on iPhones. The Rise of Live Dealer Games Casino software developers began to innovate several years ago by introducing mobile casino apps, which eventually spawned mobile casino sites available within browsers. Over that time, another key innovation was the development of live casino platforms. Interaction and connectivity had sorely been lacking, so the solution as to present users with real casino games hosted by real people. Playtech was a pioneer in the development of live dealer games. In fact, Playtech was quicker to introduce its live casino games than competitors like Microgaming and IGT. As a result, Playtech struck a number of high-profile partnerships with leading online casino operators. And Winner was one such operator. Winner has wisely remained a Playtech partner. Yet again, Playtech has proved its innovative strengths in combining the mobile casino and liver dealer experiences. For a time, it is one or the other. Now, though, technological expertise has allowed for Playtech to combine them. The results can be witnessed on iPhone with the Winner Live Casino App.
Millions football fans from all around the world will be looking at the Emirates Stadium today for an exciting battle in the Premier League's top, as home team Arsenal host Liverpool (12:45pm UK time). The previous meeting between the two this season at Anfield stadium ended a 2-2 draw. Arsenal Arsenal is positioned third in the Premier League table with 60 points, one point away from Manchester City and seven from leader Chelsea. The Gunners have 18 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. They have won six games in a row in all competitions and are going strong. For Arsenal, this game is about moving into the second spot and minimizing the gap with Chelsea – three points could inject them in all force into this season's title race. There are quite a few goalscorers in Arsenal – players like Oliver Giroud, Alexis Sanchez, Danny Welbeck and Aaron Ramsey are all good bets. Liverpool Positioned fifth in the table, Liverpool sits on 54 points composed of 16 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses. They've had a good run, winning five of their six last season games – the streak was ended when they faced Manchester United at home and lost 1-2 before the international break. It's not an easy draw for Liverpool having faced Manchester United and now Arsenal in the next gameweek, and that will be rendered even harder with the absence of Steven Gerrard and Martin Skrtel. Despite positive statements, it's still not 100% sure that striker Daniel Sturridge will be at the front. If he will, look for him to try and make an impression together with Raheem Sterling who's among the team's top scorers. In-play Betting Bookie bet365 Sports will have full live coverage of this top clash at the Premier today, with a wealth of pre-match markets and in-play action when the kickoff whistle is heard. In full time result odds, Arsenal was the favorite to win with 5/6 while Liverpool received 16/5. Don't miss out on this game today – Arsenal-Liverpool meetings can easily become classics.
The world is expecting a new royal baby soon as Princess Kate began her maternity leave this Monday, and online bookies are filled with odds and predictions. When Will be the Royal Delivery Date? In October, Kensington Palace announced that Kate's due date is April 2015, and estimations place a possible birth as late as April 20 although an overdue baby could drag the date all the way to May. William Hill Sports is offering very specific markets on the exact date and time of the delivery – odds are 25/1 that Kate will deliver by next Wednesday. Will it be a Boy or Girl? While the gender of William and Kate's second baby is still unknown to the general public, it seems that the general spirit leans towards a girl. This was helped by Kate's choice to wear a lot of pink in her public appearances before she went into maternal leave, and her craving for sweets as reported by the Daily Mail - according to an old wives' tales this indicates that she is carrying a girl. Bet on Alice or Arthur Specifically in William Hill which leads in royal baby betting markets, the odds for a girl are 8/11 while a boy is 1-1, evens. With this rocky certainty, the name markets are going wild, and the majority of punters believe that Alice will be the name of the newborn. At William Hill's specials for the royal baby name, Alice led with 2/1 odds, followed by Elizabeth at 9/2, Charlotte at 11/2 and Victoria at 12/1. If it will be a male after all, Hill holds 20/1 that his name will be Arthur, the same numbers going for Henry and James, Alexander also being a viable option at 25/1. Who'll hold the Baby? If all these markets aren't enough, Hill also has a special market predicting who'll be holding the royal baby when the couple first emerge from the hospital. Kate gets 1/3 while William is 9/4. With a royal baby delivery being an option every moment now, don't delay and place a wager on one of William Hill's royal specials – there's a lot to be made here!
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Even for those who do not mark it, it's hard to deny that Easter is a unique holiday. Below is a list of some of the best Easter-themed slots and the recommended online casinos where you can play them on this special holiday. Happy Easter! Easter Surprise (Playtech) The 5-reel, 20-payline Easter Surprise from Playtech is a popular Easter-themed slot that makes for fun and simple gameplay with big winning potential. The symbols are represented by Easter eggs and egg-filled baskets. The wild is the Easter bunny which substitutes all symbols except scatters – these are represented by the baskets which can give up to 10 free spins with 3x multiplier. Three or more scatters landed also activate the Easter Egg bonus which prompts players to pick between six eggs for bonuses and multipliers. A gamble feature gives players the chance to double their win by guessing the color of a card. Play Easter Surprise at bet365 Casino. Easter Eggs (Play'n GO) Fresh from Play'n GO's factory, Easter Eggs is an absolutely beautiful 5-reel, 20-payline slot. The wild is a golden egg that doubles wins and substitutes for all symbols except bonus symbols and the scatter which is a pile of candy eggs that can give either 5 free spins with 6x multiplier, 10 with 3x or 15 with 2x. A bonus game triggered by three basket symbols lets players pick eggs for prizes, and a gamble feature lets players guess a card's color for doubling their win, or guessing its suit for quadrupling. Easter Eggs can be played at Tivoli Casino. Lucky Rabbit's Loot (Genesis Gaming) The 5-reel, 50-payline Lucky Rabbit's Loot is one of the prettiest games out there. The symbols are represented by lovely little bunnies interacting with card suits, the wild is a bunny with an ace and the scatter is the game's logo. Lucky Rabbit's Loot doesn't have any special features save for a re-triggerable free spin mode, but it makes up for that with its enticing theme and the 50 paylines which create many big winning opportunities. Take a spin with Lucky Rabbit's Loot at All Slots Casino. Nest Egg (Ash Gaming) Nest Egg is a 5-reel, 20-payline slot from Ash Gaming that is quite the overlooked gem. Taking place out in the wild, Nest Egg is themed around birds and bird watching. The birdspotting bonus when three binoculars land on the reels, prompting players to search for birds and match them to their birdsongs for prizes and multipliers. A progressive jackpot can be won by either lining up five golden eggs on the reels, or finding three of these at the birdspotting screen. Try out Nest Egg for yourself at Winner Casino.
In an ambitious technological innovation, leading Latin market land and online gaming provider Akamon Entertainment announced the released of its latest slot game across portal and Facebook platforms. Pearl Reef's Innovations Pearl Reef, a 5-reel 70-line game featuring stacked wilds and a persistent Jackpot figure, also has an intriguing jackpot system of free spins reversing the wheel grid with stacked wilds that increases the player's opportunity for massive wins. This key variation in the Pearl Reef jackpot system for Akamon represents “a jump in quality for our slots,” according to Akamon CPO Alex Cohen, reflecting an enhanced slot play format game play mechanics, math, and graphics that will be duplicated and preserved in future land and online gaming designs and presentation. The Pearl Reef release on Akamon portals and Facebook canvas has already yielded record engagement paces for new slots, a development which Cohen expects to carry over into engagement across all platforms, including the roll-out of the new line of slots titles in Akamon's VIVA! Bingo & Slots casino games suite. Akamon already has a slew of popular and recognizable online slots, including “Hall of the Gods,” “Secrets of the Maya,” and “Golden Egypt,” all available in Akamon Slots Apps and available for Android and iOS where Pearl Reef is being added as well. The Facebook Factor The integration of Facebook as a platform for online game play is a sure sign of things to come. Akamon is harnessing the business solutions that the widespread Facebook platform offers, after the brand of the platform was established as a diverse social network.
The Spanish Primera Division is almost finished for what has undoubtedly been an amazing season. Barcelona are four points clear of Real Madrid in first place with only nine weeks left to play. The Catalans travel to Balaidos tonight to take on 10th place Celta Vigo and they should leave in the same position they came in, except for the fact that Lionel Messi is doubtful for tonight. World #1 Questionable The star on the pitch for Barcelona, the best player in the world, none other than Lionel Messi will most-likely not make an appearance tonight, as his state of fitness is currently under speculation. Messi didn’t play in Argentina’s national team win over Ecuador in New Jersey on Tuesday and was on the bench in last Saturday’s 2-0 win over El Salvador. Experts say it is his big toe on his right foot, which is causing the problem. Barcelona shouldn’t have much to worry about though, as even without Messi they have more than enough weapons on their star-studded roster. Celta Vigo are still trying to take over Real Sociedad in ninth place, hoping that they will make a mistake somewhere in the last matches of the season. La Liga Online Gambling Props It is obvious which team is in the favorite position and which one is the underdog, but bet365 sports are offering a number of props, other than outright winner. Punters can bet on Barca at 1.40, a draw at 5.00 or for the home team at 7.50. There are many more attractive props to choose from including pre-game lines like Correct Score, Team Props, First Team to Score, Player Props and many more. Online Gambling on La Liga games are an excellent way to test your knowledge regarding the best soccer in the world and it could also be your ticket to lucrative winnings.
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