Issue N32, 2011
August 25, 2011
Genting Casino Launches Slot Idol Competition
Slots fans will be pleased with a brand new competition running at Genting Casino, the Playtech powered internet gaming arm of the powerful Genting Group. The Slot Idol promotion will award lucky players with up to £50,000 in bets and bonuses in competition running between now and the middle of October. Twelve exciting slot games have been chosen as ‘contestants’ and they will all vie for the title of Slot Idol 2011 at Genting Casino. The least favorite games will be voted off each week until the remaining game claims the title.
Some of the games taking part in the promotion are King Kong, Iron Man 2 and Gladiator, as well as Blade, X Men, Bonus Bears, Pink Panther and Frankie Detoori’s Magic Seven.
In the first week of the competition, Genting will be giving away half the prize pool in random prizes. “The really exciting part along the way is that players could be rewarded for playing their favorite game with a share of £50,000 in free bets and bonuses,” read a statement from the online casino.
“Including in week one, a share of £25,000 will be literally dropped at random into lucky player accounts. This is more than enough reason to get spinning this week at GentingCasino.com.”
Massive Winner at Bet365 Casino
It was a very thrilled player who claimed his prize at Bet365 Casino last week after hitting the progressive jackpot at the gaming site. The player, identified as Fredrik J, played the five reel, five pay line Diamond Valley slot game when he suddenly found himself the winner of $277,000. A member of Bet365.com since 2006, Fredrik was in shock when he managed to line up five diamond mountain symbols on the game.
A statement issued by the online casino read: “At first Fredrick J was unsure what to do with himself and started to run excitedly around his apartment. Now that it has sunk in he is making plans to buy a new house for him and his girlfriend.”
Bet365 Casino said that the winner joins a long list of recent winners, including a $101,705 payout on Wall Street Fever, and $1.5 million on Gold Valley. “With an extensive range of popular progressive jackpot games on offer at Bet365.com, there is plenty of opportunity to play for some huge prize amounts such as these,” read the statement from the online casino. “These progressive jackpots are among a total of over 150 exciting casino games available at Bet365.com.”
Full Tilt Poker Finally Breaks Silence
The beleaguered online poker site, Full Tilt Poker, has broken its silence and issued a statement regarding the progress of talks between its parent company and a group of European investors. Unfortunately for US poker players who have still not seen their money paid out to them since April this year, the news wasn’t good. Full Tilt Poker’s statement said that the exclusive negotiation period with the potential investor had concluded and it was now considering other investors.
While Full Tilt Poker may have thought that they were reassuring their players that talks with other investors were still ongoing and that they were still searching for a solution, it did nothing to comfort players who are starting to wonder if they will ever see the over $100 million owed to them. The online poker room’s reputation has now taken a further blow with this latest news. Nevertheless, it promised to “have better communication with its customers going forward.” “Full Tilt Poker’s number one priority remains the same: to secure an infusion of capital to repay all of its worldwide customers.”
New Marketing Boss for Poker Stars
The leading online poker site, Poker Stars, licensed in the Isle of Man, has finally found a Chief Marketing Officer, after searching for eight months. Alex Payne joins Poker Stars from Microsoft, where he acted as Sales and Marketing Director for Bing in the United Kingdom. According to the online poker room, Payne “kick started the UK search business”, all the while “adopting a new growth strategy that included innovative advertising and the use of celebrities.” After 11 years with Microsoft, Payne joins Poker Stars at one of the most critical points in this group’s history.
Alex Payne will be in charge of Poker Stars’ central and regional marketing organizations and will handle social media, conversion and retention campaigns for online poker players, as well as all aspects of online marketing. "I'm delighted to be joining Poker Stars. I am joining an outstanding business, which is the clear leader in its category, and has enormous potential ahead of it.,” he said upon his appointment. “Moreover, it's a product in which I have a huge personal passion.”
Alex Payne has an MBA from INSEAD and joined Microsoft after spending many years in the cut-throat advertising industry.