Issue N12, 2012

March 21, 2012

New Slot Game Launched by Net Entertainment

Net Entertainment, the Swedish online casino software provider, released a new slot game to the industry this week. The five reel, 15 pay line Crime Scene video slot is one of Net Ent’s high quality games which are added regularly to its portfolio.

There are plenty of bonus features in the new game, including a Sticky Countdown wild symbol which remains in place for five spins and boasts a three times multiplier. Another symbol to look out for is the bonus icon because, if three or more are landed, they trigger the Evidence Collection bonus game. Players need to click on evidence folders to retrieve hidden coins and increase their winnings significantly.

The new Crime Scene video slot game can be played at all leading Net Entertainment partner sites and promises to provide hours of entertainment and plenty of rewards to lucky players.

New Casino Games at PKR.com

PKR.com is already well known in the industry for releasing top quality games and software, and its 4.5 million registered players know that they can count on the site to provide them with an excellent gaming environment at all times. Recently, PKR announced an upgrade to its casino games and poker software that the player’s experience is even more entertaining. PKR Casino rolled out three exceptional new games – 3D multi blackjack, 3D Casino Hold ‘em and 3D Caribbean Stud. All three games are already available in single player or mini-game versions, meaning that players are already familiar with their features; although the upgrade means a vastly improved gaming experience.

“PKR has always been about making realistic, immersive and engaging games that put players at the heart of the action,” said Leon Walters, the Chief Operating Officer for PKR Casino. “We’re delighted to be able to launch three new casino games that do just that and we’re confident that they’ll prove to be hugely popular additions to our suite of games.”

The new upgrade will also include improved avatar features, an additional live chat ‘virtual agent’ and new emotes. “We've also added synchronized tournament breaks with this release, which is just a taste of the new features we're release in the coming months that are very much focused on our core poker audience,” added Walters.

Alderney Gaming Control Commission Issues 100th License

The Alderney Gaming Control Commission announced this week that it had awarded its one hundredth online gambling license, proving that there is no stopping the growth of this lucrative industry. The milestone licensee is Relax Gaming Network Limited, a group which is making waves in the industry ahead of its launch of the new Fast Poker product. Fast Poker is said to be the industry’s answer to Rush Poker, which was forced out the market when Full Tilt Poker was shut down by the US Department of Justice. It will be in direct competition with PokerStars’ Zoom Poker, which is also set to launch in the coming weeks.

The Head of e-Commerce for Alderney, Robin Le Prevost said that the issuing of the 100th license only confirmed the island’s status as “the place to be” for online gambling operators.

“The commission has got very high standards,” he said. “They’re not going to lower that in any way just to attract more numbers.”

Interestingly, Alderney was the gambling jurisdiction which had issued Full Tilt Poker with its operation license, and which swiftly removed it after the DOJ clampdown last April.

Mahjong Logic Signs Deal with New London Casino

The Swedish online casino software provider, Mahjong Logic, which specializes in Asian games such as mahjong, signed a deal with the soon-to-be-opened Hippodrome Casino in London. The deal with see Mahjong Logic provide online games to the casino, in the hope of attracting the large ex-pat Chinese population in the capital and taking advantage of the Hippodrome’s proximity to London’s Chinatown.

"We are excited to bring a strong traditional casino with years of history and experience to the world of online mahjong", said Jonas Alm, the chief executive officer of Mahjong Logic. "Being located next to London’s Chinatown allows our software and the game of mahjong to become more popular to the ever growing overseas Chinese marketplace and beyond.”

Also adding his comments was the Head of Online Gaming at the Hippodrome Casino, George Constantinou, who said that “partnering with Mahjong Logic allows us to immediately offer online mahjong to our customer base and leverage our already existing liquidity pool.”

The Hippodrome Casino is due to open up this year after extensive refurbishment which began in 2009. The operators hope to turn it into one of Europe’s leading gambling destinations.