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Microgaming is one the biggest software developers in the world and a natural choice for both established and fledgling casinos. Their celebrated Quickfire platform includes dozens of online gambling operators including Guts and it has a reputation for stability and diversity. The operator was obviously satisfied with the quality of service, as it decided to extend the partnership by signing up for MPT. This is an acronym for Microgaming Poker Network and it is expected to launch in the fourth quarter of 2015. Microgaming Consolidates Its Portfolio with Poker Until recently, the software developer only offered video poker that came in different flavors and had a low house edge. This made them popular among casino players but failed to appeal to traditional poker fans, which are likely to embrace MPN. Guts should also benefit from this agreement as it will add new members to its customer base, while providing gambling alternatives for existing players. MPN is set to build on the prestige of the original Microgaming Poker Network, which was established more than a decade ago. The new technology will bring the game to more mobile devices and the multi-language software will be fully customizable, thanks to the innovative Babelfish API. Those who play across the network enjoy the best of both worlds, as they compete in major online tournaments and also qualifiers for land-based events. Guts Returns to Its Roots Guts online casino is owned and operated by the Gaming Innovation Group which just as its CEO Robin Reed recently stated, originated from the poker industry. By signing this deal with Microgaming they come full circle and in the process, will build a better player experience. Slot machines, video poker and table games at still at the cornerstone of their online business, but from 2016 onward poker will become an integrate part.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies began as sources of shock value within news articles, from being misplaced on old hard drives during bitcoin booms to web users attempting to make money by playing the currency market. Over recent months, however, bitcoin has started to become as a serious currency for performing web-based financial transactions securely and efficiently. More specifically, though, there are indications that bitcoin could gradually rise to prominence as a payment form among online casinos. Market research specialists Statista has forecast that the worldwide online gambling market will surpass a value of $40 billion. Comparatively, though, the value of bitcoin online gambling is estimated to be worth $320 million, equating to a 0.8% share of the entire market. Based on those figures, there is certainly room for growth, especially given that bitcoin transactions are extremely quick and also lack infuriating transaction fees. Coin Palace Accepts Bitcoin from Players Coin Palace Casino is one of the sites currently championing bitcoin as a payment method at casinos. Where players of credit card-focused casinos can be required to wait several days to receive their winnings, Coin Palace is set up to offer instant pay-outs on bit coin funds. Being able to play slot games like Brave Viking, Hawaii Cocktails, Aztec Magic, and Lucky Blue and having the luxury of instant withdrawals will likely appeal to many gamers out there because of the heightened service experience. Endorphina Making Bitcoin Moves Endorphina Games made a crucial deal for its future to reach an agreement to install its online slots on software provider SoftSwiss’ infrastructure. Partnering with such a large slot provider will dramatically extend the reach of Endorphina’s games. Slots like Chimney Sweep and Fairy Tale have proven to be quite popular among bitcoin casino gamers, as they get to play quickly and without the transaction costs of e-wallets.
There is a lot of soccer action kicking off tonight with games in a number of competitions across Europe. One of the matches that will most-likely encompass the most fast paced professional soccer tonight will be played at Allianz tonight at 20:45 between Bayern Munich and Milan in the fourth edition of the Audi Cup. Bayern Munich Ready for Bundesliga? The Semi-final tonight will be a match that gives a good outlook on each team's form just a week out of the regular season. Bayern need to improve their goal scoring form having not been able to find the back of the net as frequently as needed, even losing the recent DFL-Supercup. With their star players Arjen Robben and Arturo Vidal back in action tonight, Bayern will be at full strength and need to prove to their home town that they are the favorites for yet another league title. AC Milan Are Young but Confident The Italians have been lucky enough to have received some new financial backing, which has brought the team three new players, whom they hope will bring new life to an aging team. Milan have purchased Carlos Bacca, local youngster Andrea Bertolacci and Luiz Adriano to help them with this year's Serie A. The big question will be, is Milan ready for the season with so many new players on the pitch? Online Audi Cup Betting Bet365 Sports is offering competitive and very attractive markets prior to the match tonight and invite all punters to try their luck and test their skill. Bayern are big outright favorites at 1.36, while AC Milan are well behind, but could easily steal this semi-final at 8.50. That could be a profitable outcome for punters with Milan. There are literally dozens of props available prior to tonight's match so opt in and see if you've got what it takes to win some serious cash with the Audi Cup Semi Final.
Nektan has been granted a remote gaming license in Ireland. New License The license took effect as of August 1st, with Nektan's CEO expressing his pleasure at being one of the first operators to gain approval in Ireland's new licensing environment. Nektan is engaging in a marketing push in the Irish market which includes gaming network partnerships with Irish stations Independent News & Media and TV3. Regulatory History Last March, Ireland's Betting Amendment Act 2015 was signed into law to update the outdated Betting Act of 1931 to regulate remote operators to accept bets from Irish customers. As of August, both remote bookmakers and betting intermediaries will be required to hold a license in Ireland in order to legally offer betting services to players in Ireland. Increasing iGaming Presence Nektan is looking to establish itself in newly regulated online jurisdictions in keeping with the increased investment it has committed towards iGaming enterprises, on the heels of the deal signed with NYX Gaming as well as Malta-based operating giant Leo Vegas Casino last year. Nektan's games will be much more ubiquitous after integration of its remote gaming server into the LeoVegas casino platform, which opened the door for widespread distribution of Leo Vegas content across mobile and tablet devices. Partnerships with Major Operators The NYX Gaming Deal enabled Nektan to launching its patented Nextgen Gaming supported title across an increasingly diverse array of customers frequenting NYX-powered sites, including software provision and mobile content for the popular Vera and John casino and 888 Casino online casinos. Mobile play format is becoming more popular in Ireland along with the rest of the world, with more and more players discovering the allure of playing on the go. With an ever increasing amount of mobile content, Nektan is primed to enter new markets in the most user-friendly and accessible manner possible.
In the wake of Bayern Munich’s victory in the Champions League, the Bundesliga has returned to the spotlight. Even though the German giants failed to defend the trophy, the exposure that top teams have gained over the last year years has resulted in lucrative partnerships. Gambling operators are paying close attention to what happens in this domestic league and two major teams have secured new and potentially lucrative partnerships. The Future Looks Bright for Stuttgart and Hannover VfB Stuttgart and Hannover 96 were on the brink of relegation a couple of weeks ago but both of them managed to extend their presence in the first division. The former has signed a two-year deal with Toto-Lotto and the domestic state lottery will be their official partner until 2017. The team will benefit from financial support, while the gambling group will cash in on the TV advertising spots and joint branding projects. Hannover 96 and Tipwin have signed a partnership for one year and the gambling operator will be their exclusive partner. They plan on displaying their logo to increase brand awareness and will use the premises of the HDI Arena home stadium for this purpose. Elsewhere, major European clubs have struck gambling agreements, with Betvictor being now the official partner of Chelsea. US Punters Still Waiting for Legal Sports Betting On the other side of the Atlantic, things are moving into the right direction and even though progress is slow, specialists regard these changes to be inevitable. A couple of states have already legalized online gambling and with both MLB and NBA commissioners supporting sports betting regulation, more states are expected to follow suit. At the time of writing, millions of dollars are lost in revenue and many of the cash-strapped states can’t afford to miss out on this stream of cash due to prohibitive legislation.
Last week saw the massive win of a lucky player on the NetEnt game Mega Fortune; the player played the game using the Bettson app, the mobile app of Betsson Casino. The grand prize? A staggering 3.1 million euro. What’s even more amazing is that the million-euro prize was won from only a 50c stake. The winner used the Touch mobile version of the NetEnt game, a progressive jackpot that regular hits the multi-million euro mark. Simon Hammon, Chief Product Officer of NetEnt, commented, “This great win is the second multi-million award in a week on NetEnt’s famous pooled jackpot games. The ability to win such an amount on a mobile device really shows how one’s life can change while on the move.” Mobile Wins are on the Rise If you think this win was an isolated incident, think again. As Hammon commented, just last week NetEnt paid out a huge sum to another lucky winner, who won 4.6 million euro by playing the Touch mobile version of NetEnt’s Mega Fortune Dreams at LeoVegas Casino. About Mega Fortune Mega Fortune is a progressive jackpot created by NetEnt, one of the leading online software gaming providers in the world. Mega Fortune has been making millionaires since 2008, when it was first released onto the market. Mega Fortune currently holds the Guinness World Record for the biggest jackpot payout from an online slot game: 17.9 million euro, which took place in January 2013. Get in on the Action After the jackpot at Mega Fortune was won this past week, the pool was immediately reset and has been climbing even more quickly, since more and more players are realizing its money-making potential. If you want to get in on the action, you can try your luck at a number of NetEnt casinos, such as Tivoli Casino, BETAT Casino and Casino Cruise.
Fantasy sports are no longer a local phenomenon and they are starting to gain traction on the other side of the Atlantic, after rising to stardom in the United States. Europeans cherish soccer more than any other sport, so it was only natural for them to embrace fantasy football. Tottenham Hotspur was one of the first English teams to take things to the next level and they did it by signing a partnership with Mondogoal. Imminent Release for Fantasy Football Game Mondogoal is in charge of developing a Tottenham branded fantasy football game that will be available to Spurs fans from all over the world. Wheels are set in motion and before the first whistle of this Premier League season, the fantasy football game will be launched. The Londoners didn’t waste any precious time during the season break and already struck a long-term deal in 2015 with NFL. This will result in a minimum of two American Football games being played at their new stadium. Mondogoal chose Tottenham for this partnership due to their rich tradition in English football and the dedicated fan base. They expect them to embrace fantasy football and to act as a catalyst for promoting it all over the world. Aidan Mullally, the acting head of business development for Tottenham strongly believes that fantasy football could become the next big thing and wants Spurs’ fans to join the fun. Players Win Real Cash Playing Fantasy Football With so many sports fans hooked on fantasy football, it was only natural for bookmakers to turn this into a lucrative opportunity for their members. Bet365 is at the forefront of promoting these games and runs a campaign that will appeal to poker fans as well as punters. Their members accumulate coins whenever they spend real currency at cash game tables or buy in for tournaments, and use them to unlock players.
A growing scandal has claimed the assets of six online companies in Malta. Malta Government Investigates Links Considered a haven for offshore iGaming operation, the Malta government has put its foot down. The assets of six Maltese online gambling companies have been seized by the government, while the Malta Gaming Authority has suspended the offending companies as well. The companies shut down in the Italian-led crackdown included Uniq Group Limited (Betuniq), Betsolution4U Limited, Tebaral Holding Ltd, Tebaral Trading Ltd and Fast Run Ltd under suspicion of money laundering. Concurrent with the European Warrant-driven measure, the Malta Police Force is investigating possible links between Malta’s online gaming sector and the Calabria mafia. Maltese Government Holds Ground In the relatively remote offshore environment that has served as the point of entry for so many online gambling sites, this raised questions in the local Maltese Press about the due diligence of the Malta Gaming Authority in conducting background checks on licensees. Malta Finance Minister Edward Scicluna reaffirmed the Maltese government's confidence in its regulatory structure as well as its abilities to safely regulate and issue licenses within its jurisdiction, while responding to the current scandal with a review of the current regulatory regime. Under Investigation Maltese fiduciary firm GVM Holdings is also under investigation, with co-director David Gonzi targeted by Italian authorities. GVM Holdings is a shareholder in Start Games Ltd, where director Mario Gennaro and company secretary Valentina Tavilla are also under investigation. Both Start Games and GVM hold shares in UniQ Group Ltd and UniQ Shopping Ltd. The complex web is not concerned with Maltese regulation, but the covert creation of companies in Malta to launder money to an as yet undetermined extent. Play at Licensed and Approved Online Casinos The scandal is an acute reminder to players to verify they are playing at licensed online casinos from Malta such as Casino Cruise, Jackpot City Casino and Crazy Vegas Casino.
All Slots Casino has started a new promotion which will last throughout August and into September, awarding a total of $100,000 through cash prizes and free spins on popular games. To make the offer more entertaining, the chosen theme is based on the pirate life so players will have to navigate the rough waters using the lucky compass in order to find the treasures. Five rounds of prizes The Pirate’s Loot promotion is based on five rounds, each of them lasting one week. A new round will start every Sunday morning from August 2 and until August 30. During each round, every registered player at All Slots Casino can claim a share of the total prize pool by simply checking out the lucky compass and spinning the needle in order to determine the win. There are a total of 10 available prizes on the compass and eight of them are credits which can be used to bet on the games, ranging from $2 to $100. There are also two positions on the wheel that will award free spins and these can be played on popular slot games available at the online casino, including Ariana, Avalon, Gold Factory, Thunderstruck II and Pistoleras. A prize is guaranteed during every round and this makes sure that the offer lives up to the “Every mate’s a winner!” motto. All Slots Casino All Slots Casino is doing a great job at living up to its name with the help of Microgaming as it features a large collection of video slots for customers to enjoy by download, right from the browser or while on the move, from mobile devices. Table games, video poker and live casino games are included on the platform to ensure more variety and regular promotional offers add excitement to the regular online gaming experience with the help of all sorts of prizes.
The Red Sox are yet again in New York tonight and will be trying to bounce back after a humiliating loss in game 1 of their three-game series against the Yankees. On Tuesday night the Yanks put the hurt on the Sox 13-3 after a nine-run seventh inning leaving Boston at 47-60. The Yankees are in first place (60-45) in the AL East, five and a half games ahead of the second place Blue Jays and in second place overall in the American League just a couple games behind the Kansas City Royals. On Tuesday night it was McCann and Young whom both hit three-run homers to take the win away from the Red Sox. The Yanks were down 2-1 in the sixth, with only three singles, but they turned up the heat in the seventh. To put things into proportions, the Yankees have scored 90 runs in the last 10 games including the 21-5 pummeling of the Texas Rangers. The Red Sox are on track to miss the playoffs this season, with their losing record. They are desperate for some new blood and need their big hitters to start taking the ball deep, while playing the defense they are used to seeing on the diamond. The infield has been lousy with errors and their pitching staff needs to start zeroing in on winning games. MBL Live In Play Online Betting The MLB is live at bet365 Sports all season long and punters have both pre-game, and live in-play betting markets to choose from. Live In-Play betting promises a much more interactive gambling experience and has many more chances to win lucrative cash, especially with the 9 innings in all MLB games. The Yankees are heavy favorites tonight and the Red Sox are in need of a miracle to win in New York. There are also pre-game props to choose from and outright season odds still available. If the Yankees can hold on and win the World Series this season the odds offered by bet365 are 11.00.
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