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Leo Vegas Casino has become well-known for its big payouts and popular games. It was one of their top-rated titles that rewarded a 49 year-old Swedish man with £570,407, while playing one of his favorites. The player has decided to remain anonymous has already got some big plans for his winnings, which includes making a donation to charity and in addition, setting up his own betting business. Setting up a gambling business is not as easy as it looks, but the man is keen on making his entrepreneurial dreams come true. “I was at home when I won and I was in total shock, I had to get my son round so he could confirm what I saw on the screen was true. When we were 100 per cent sure I’d won both of us had to struggle to keep the tears away," related the Swedish man. Early Birthday Present: Big Jackpot Win This was a big birthday present for the Swede, whom won the jackpot four days prior to his 49th birthday. He was playing a very popular Mega Jackpot Game entitled Siberian Storm and hopes that one day, he too will be able to award people with jackpots and cash prizes at his dream venture. “I want to use the money to open my own business – a kiosk for people to place horse racing bets – so I can leave something for my children when I retire. I also want to start giving money to charity on a regular basis.” Record Jackpot Wins Leo Vegas has been extremely lucky for Swedish players lately, as in addition to the £570,407 win, two months ago a fellow Swede broke the all-time mobile casino jackpot record with a £4.4m Mega Fortune jackpot. “2015 has been a fantastic year for Leo Vegas customers and we’re always happy to hear about their plans for spending their winnings,” related Leo Vegas Casino UK manager, Shenaly Amin.
Microgaming, arguably the biggest name in online gaming software, has just paid out the highest jackpot ever won on mobile. The lucky player hit the jackpot while playing at Royal Vegas Casino’s Fortune Lounge on his mobile phone, and he will receive a dashing €5.4 million in one single payout. Record Mobile Jackpot Win Perhaps even more astonishing than the record-breaking win is that the winner, Mark A., had only been a registered player at Royal Vegas for 7 days. It just goes to show - you never know when you will strike it lucky. Commenting on the win, John Quinn, head of casino at Microgaming, said, “We’ve been watching the progressive ticker grow substantially over the last few weeks; anticipation was building as to when it was going to strike." He added, “Once again the jackpot was hit via a mobile device; it really is a sign of today’s industry and how prevalent mobile is.” Previously, player Gabriel L. won £3.7 million, the second-highest mobile win to date. Mega Moolah's Record-High Progressive Jackpot Mark A. hit the Microgaming jackpot by playing Mega Moolah, a game that is famous for making millionaires overnight. The most recent Mega Moolah jackpot was won by a Canadian player, who took home approximately £5 million. Mega Moolah’s record-high stands at over £5.8 million, won by John O in December 2012. Since its inception in 1999, Mega Moolah has payed out over €320 million, earning itself the well-deserved moniker, The Millionaire Maker. Royal Vegas Royalty Royal Vegas Casino is part of a group of elite online casinos that caters to VIPs and high-rollers. Other member casinos include Platinum Play Casino, 7Sultans Casino, Vegas Palms, Euro Palace, Piggs Peak and the poker room, Poker Time. All of these casinos offer stunning welcome packages, 24/7 customer support, secure banking and, of course, the best games and largest jackpots on the internet.
The Montreal Canadiens look like they are the team to beat in the NHL 2015 playoffs. The Habs are already leading the Atlantic Division playoff 2-0 over the Ottawa Senators, as Game 3 set to face off tonight at midnight (UK time) at Canadian Tire Centre, the Sens home turf. Few teams were able to stop Montreal all season, as they finished with the second best win record in the entire NHL. Using their regular season momentum, Montreal has taken a stranglehold over their first playoff round at the expense of Ottawa and it doesn't look like the Senators can do much about it. Senators Need a Win One of the stats that is working in favor of the Senators tonight is the fact that Montreal didn't win in Ottawa in the two regular season games therein. The Senators are still confident that they can turn the series around but they are questioning whether or not a goalie change is needed for tonight’s game. "We played them well during the season. There's a couple of things we need to work on the past couple of games. We talked about it and we'll be better,” related Kyle Turris, Ottawa’s star Center. The Senators qualified for the playoffs after a mad dash winning 21 games and losing only 3. They made things hard on themselves but have been able to turn it around when push comes to shove. Canadiens at Top of their Game "There's no complacency out here just because we're up two. But we're definitely excited about the position we're in," said Montreal right wing Devante Smith-Pelly. They are definitely worried about the game in Ottawa tonight and they have actually lost eight of their last ten in the Canadian capital. Montreal is aware of the fact that the Senators are used to being the underdog and they will approach Ottawa with caution. Online Gambling Props Despite being down by two games, the Senators are the Game 3 favorites according to UK-based online sportsbook bet365 at 1.76, while the Canadiens are at 2.10. A line ripe for the picking for interested punters, as Montreal should win tonight’s game. Over/Under, and Puck Line are also available pre-game and there are around 50 other unique betting props as well.
Frank Luntz, president of Luntz Global and keynote speaker at GiGse, has announced that in his speech, he will offer GiGse attendees insights into how they can reach the public more effectively. His presentation, entitled “Reinventing the narrative to communicate the iGaming vision to legislators and the general public more effectively,” will take place on Monday, April 20 at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco. “Frank is able to take an issue, cut to the chase, and formulate the proper language to make a message more impactful and understandable,” said US Congressman Jon Porter, also the current president and CEO of Porter Gordon Silver, an international business development, government affairs and public policy advocacy firm, “This is something that the gaming industry desperately needs, especially at this time when iGaming is being attacked by false claims and rhetoric, not substance,” Porter continued. “Frank can help hone a message and get people to listen.” What is GiGse? GiGse is the largest iGaming event in North America, offering learning and networking opportunities, exclusive consumer insight and scheduled office visits and game studio tours. GiGse 2015 will take place from April 20-22 at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco. Previous conferences have been attended by 700 iGaming professionals, including gaming regulators, legislators, social game developers, investors, financial institutions and leading industry suppliers of online content, payments, security, geo-location, certification, platforms and all other systems. The Relevance of GiGse in 2015 Today, regulated online gambling is on trial. Those who oppose it are spending untold amounts of money to make it illegal in the United States, and those who support is are singing its praises, least of which is the ability to relieve state budget deficits. Since its inception in 2010, GiGse has shaped the agenda for United States regulated iGaming, and now, more than ever, it will serve as the launchpad for iGaming professionals to gauge what is at stake, and to formulate a game plan for how to proceed.
Leading mobile casino brand LeoVegas is harnessing the power of platform provider Playtech. LeoVegas Harnesses Massive POP Benefits Now live on Playtech's innovative platform, LeoVegas is set to benefit from Playtech Open Platform's (POP) enhanced business intelligence capabilities and bonus mechanisms. POP offers all licensees one-time integration and access to over 500 top in-house and premium branded games as well as a comprehensive array of leading titles from over 20 additional third-party suppliers. The LeoVegas launch of a vast array of games designed by Playtech in the coming weeks represents just one of several UK and international agreements that Playtech is closing. The LeoVegas deal is seen as the most crucial client for advancing the Playtech open platform campaign in its competitive market. Initial Offerings The initial launch is reported to include eight top performing desktop titles along with five premium mobile titles. The Ash Gaming mobile titles include Heart of the Jungle, Bounty and the Beanstalk, Wild Gambler, and 3D immersive game The Glass Slipper. Heavyweight clients already in the POP stable include bet365, Gala Coral, and Ladbrokes. All are enjoying POP channel benefits of exclusive content that comprise premiere competitive content. At this point, POP's approach is mobile-oriented, with over 70 games now available via mobile devices. There are further plans to double the offerings via a synchronous HTML5 delivery for desktops by the second half of 2015. POP's Current Library Playtech currently maintains a content library for its clients of a full array of classic slot games, multi-line video slots and premium branded slots. Movie themes are a current popular genre, led by leading cinema slots including Gladiator, Who wants to be a Millionaire, The Marvel Series, Rocky and Pink Panther. A massive range of classic card games, progressive jackpots, scratch cards and fixed odds games are also available to users, as the most comprehensive array of innovative end-user offerings currently available via one single platform on the iGaming market.
Online gaming is booming in the state of New Jersey. Increased Tax Dollars The boom for New Jersey means just what every state wants—more tax dollars. Statistics released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement revealed that in March 2015, the state's online casinos and poker sites hauled in a record $13.16 million in total revenues. This figure represents the highest monthly total in the history of the emerging industry. The report further reveals that online casino operators contributed $3.25 million to the state's responsible gambling funds, pushing the cumulative total for online taxing intake to over $25 million. Tapping Into iGaming Play NJ Spokesperson John Darr calls this the beginning of the tapping into the potential of the online industry for the state, and is a huge breakthrough for USA online casino play. New Jersey's online gaming market is provided by Atlantic City Casinos, and includes versions of traditional casino games like Black Jack and Roulette in addition to online poker. The breakdown shows that online gaming's $13.16 million intake yielded $10.9 million from casino play and $2.22 million from online poker. First-Time Achievements The leading individual provider was Borgota, whose online casino and poker games Borgota brought in $4 million in March. Borgota eclipsed the $4 million figure for the first time since 2014, a trick that only Borgota has been able to accomplish in New Jersey to date. Online provider Tropicana's $3 million take represented the first time any operator eclipsed this mark for online casino revenue. Golden Nugget also came close to the $3 million mark with revenues of $2.96 million for casino play for the month as well. About PlayNJ PlayNJ is based in Atlantic City, operating as an independent organization whose research is intended as a resource for consumers and media groups that are monitoring the role and adaptation of online gaming in the state.
Online gambling portal ThePOGG has been looking into a complaint by a player at the Amigotechs powered Skybook Casino. The player experienced unlikely statistical results while playing 2 Ways Royal video poker at Skybook earlier this year: In 560 hands played, the player did not receive a hand of 3 of a Kind or better even once. Software Fairness Questioned Following an in-depth inquiry into the subject including the inspection of the players' game history, ThePOGG concluded that the said Amigotechs 2 Ways Royal game could not have functioned properly in this specific case. The findings dug up by ThePOGG led the portal's team to raise serious doubts about the fairness of the game in question and the fairness of all other games in the Amigotechs portfolio. The portal's doubts were extended to an all-out advice to avoid casinos powered by Amigotechs software. This extended warning stems from the fact that this is not the first time the fairness of Amigotechs video poker games is questioned; past complaints have suggested that the inner-workings of the games were benefiting only the casinos and not the players. Ongoing Correspondence Following its inquiry and conclusions, ThePOGG contacted Skybook Casino which informed the portal that it will be contacting the player directly on April 7th, something that has not yet happened right of April 16th. The portal was then contacted by the software supplier Amigotechs, what prompted a lengthy correspondence which is still ongoing. While not everything is in the clear yet, what's obvious is that the player who was wronged has not received his losses back, a sum of $7,175. This prompted ThePOGG to announce that if Skybook does not return all losses to the player by April 20th, the portal will make an attempt to repay the player from its own pocket.
The Penguins have the opportunity to take a game advantage over the Rangers tonight at CONSOL Energy Center, their home turf. The Rangers seemed to play a bit slower in Game 2 than what they did in Game 1, but this series is just getting started and it could go either way. Sidney Crosby scored two goals and Chris Kunitz added three points leading the Pens to a 4-3 victory in Game 2 in New York, much to the dismay of the Rangers’ fans. Now with the best-of-seven series heading to Pittsburgh tonight, everyone will want to see if the Penguins can take the lead and put the Rangers in a position where it will be do-or-die. The Rangers Were Too Slow The Rangers were simply cut-off in Game 2, as Kunitz, Crosby and Hornqvist were the reason for the low gear New York seemed to be in all night. Always a team to learn from their mistakes, expect the Rangers to bounce back in Game 3 tonight and get back to their typically speedy level of hockey. "They have to become the hunters again," related Dave Farrish, former NHL player and assistant coach, whom won the Stanley Cup with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in 2007, when asked what New York needs to do in tonight’s game. True, trying to keep up with the likes of Sidney Crosby is no easy task, as the NHL MVP, Stanley Cup Winner is the cream of the crop. The Rangers have many weapons of their own on the ice and need to be able to count on each one if they are to win in Pittsburgh tonight. Online NHL Gambling Props Punters have an excellent opportunity to win lucrative cash throughout the NHL playoffs and tonight’s game is definitely one of them. Even though they won in New York and have the home advantage tonight, bet365 Sports has the Penguins as underdogs at 2.00, while the Rangers are at 1.83. The Puck Line is at -1.5 for the Rangers at 3.35 and for the Pens it’s +1.5 at 1.34. There are dozens of unique lines and props to choose from with Player Props, Team Props, Score Props and more also available.
It is no secret that land-based casinos in Atlantic City are struggling: online gambling may be their salvation. Resorts Leads the Online Charge Led by Resorts Casino Hotel, the oldest casino property in Atlantic City, the eight remaining land-based casinos there are expanding their offerings by consolidating their position to the online market. The online expansions comes in the model of the Internet gambling lounge, the first of which was opened just this past weekend. The lounge is the brainchild of Resorts Owner Morris Bailey, as his approach to breaking down the existing walls between traditional land-based gambling activities and online gambling. This is the answer he has offered to the task of making traditional land-based players comfortable in the online environment, and moving customers from the high overhead brick and mortar formats to the more diverse and far less costly online venue that can save the fortunes of AC's remaining casinos. Guiding Resorts Customers All visitors visiting the Resorts physical casino are eligible to create accounts in Resorts' online gambling system as well. Further guidance is provided by resorts in showing customers how to deposit funds into accounts, addressing a key obstacle to accelerated development of the online gambling sector in New Jersey so far. The key to this integration process for Bailey is encouraging long time customers that have played at Resorts Casinos to make the transition to online gambling. To this end, he wants his faithful clientele to see online gambling as a complementary feature which enhances the gaming experience. The Internet lounge will provide various innovative amenities, with Resorts employees assisting players with the setup of their online accounts and their personal laptops and mobile devices. Funds will be deposited in the online format through an online kiosk acting as a cashier which then transfers deposited funds into the player's Resort gambling account. A key innovation of the Resort online lounge is the direct deposit of funds into the Resort account, instead of using a third party online wallet or unfamiliar online payment system. Merging Online Platforms with NJ Casino Brands PokerStars is one of the big names expected to be added to the resorts online portfolio, and the integration of online platforms within land-based casino sites looks to be the next big trend for online gambling in New Jersey.
Online operators will be taxed in Ireland, starting this summer. Licensing Process Begins As of August 1, 2015, the Irish government will begin taxing online operators providing gaming service to Irish residents, as consummated by last month's passing of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015. The move was long-anticipated after a series of setbacks stemming from the initial introduction of an online gambling bill back in 2011. Apparently, the Irish government did not want to miss out on anymore related revenues, estimating gains of €25 million per year from taxes and licensing fees collectable from nationally licensed gaming operators. The licensing process commenced on April 16th, with applications being accepted under a new regime which requires licensed operators to pay a one-percent tax on turnover on most bets, coupled with a 15-percent tax on sports-related exchange bets. Terms Licensees will further be required to pay €10,000 every two years for to renew the license to operate within the country's borders. All applicants are requires to procure a certificate of “personal fitness” from the Irish police department before submitting their applications. The new gaming amendment punishes operators without licenses with fines of up to €300,000 for illegally provision of gaming services within the country. The effect on gaming operators will have the most impact on the bottom lines of gaming operators with significant bases of operation in the Irish market. Such operators include BoyleSports and Paddy Power, which estimates that the new regulation regime would have cost the company €8 million had it been in effect in 2014. Paddy Power also heavily relies on online gaming in general, with 77 percent of its business collected via online operations. Fair Treatment In reaction, one Paddy Power spokesman voiced the priority of fair application to all gaming operators. He told eGaming Review that Paddy Power provided significant input to Irish authorities to ensure that both foreign and Ireland-based operators would be given the same treatment and consideration. As for players, the effect is expected to be minimal. The only impact may be that some smaller gaming operators will be discouraged from servicing Irish customers. As for costs of play, the new amendment squarely prohibits operating costs of licensees from being passed on to customers.
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