Issue N33, 2009
September 2, 2009
Online Progressive Slot Winner Ecstatic over Good Fortune
One of the most popular online casino sites, the Cryptologic powered Vegas Sky online gaming site, announced the identity of the winner of the giant progressive slot jackpot hit last week. The player, known by his online user name ‘Mr LA’ was apparently ecstatic about his good fortune and has great plans to put the £1,547,415 win to good use – including a luxury vacation to the Seychelles islands.
The player, who is engaged to be married, invested only £2.25 on the popular Crypto game, Millionaire’s Club, before hitting the big money. “To be honest, I'm still in shock,” he said.
Speaking on behalf of the parent company for Vegas Sky Casino, Sky Betting and Gaming, Richard Flint said: “We are delighted to see SkyVegas.com's first Millionaire's Club instant millionaire.”
“SkyVegas.com now has over 100 of the best games on the Internet and this is attracting players in record numbers. So we expect to see more big wins like this in the coming months,” he added. “Our congratulations go out to ‘Mr LA’ and his fiancée. Winning big for a small outlay is every player's dream and last night his dream came true thanks to SkyVegas.com.”
“I thought I was dreaming,” said Mr LA. “I love SkyVegas.com because it's so easy to use. I've been playing the game for the last month in the hope of winning a million but hitting the jackpot is one of those things you always think happens to other people.”
Sports Betting Group Gives European Handball a Boost
German online gambling operators, Bet at Home, announced that it has signed a partnership deal with the European Handball Federation for a period of at least two years. The deal was signed through the marketing department of the federation – EHF Marketing GmbH.
As a result of the sponsorship deal, Bet at Home will see its brand name prominently displayed at the majority of European Handball Federation competitions across the continent, including the Challenge Cup and the EHF Cup.
“We are very satisfied to have Bet at Home back in the boat,” said the Director of the European Handball Federation Marketing, Peter Vargo. “The previous partner from the field of online sports betting (Interwetten) asked for early termination of the cooperation due to a strategic change planned by the company.”
“Bet at Home has shown its dedication towards handball on several occasions,” he added, “and we have very positive experience from our earlier period of cooperation. We are looking forward to a fruitful partnership where the two parties shall reach the common goals set out.”
The sponsorship deal will see European handball competitions enjoy greater exposure. The Chief Executive Officer of Bet at Home, Jochen Dickinger said: "Handball plays an important role in our sponsoring strategy, because our core markets in Eastern Europe, Germany and Spain take a great interest. Currently, we are sponsoring partner of the Romanian and Czech Handball Federations and the Handball League of Spain.”
Caribbean Nations Announce Launch of New Super Lotto
Eight nations in the Caribbean region have pooled together their expertise, jurisdictions and needs to present the world with a super new lottery brand, to be appropriately named Super Lotto. The product, which will work off the GTech platform, is the joint venture of the following states: Anguilla, Saint Maarten, The Dominican Republic, The US Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
“Super Lotto is based on the concept of successful multi jurisdiction games like Powerball, Mega Millions and Euro Millions,” said Jaymin B. Patel, the Chief Executive Officer and President of GTech. “With an initial rollout in eight countries, our goal is to build a strong foundation for Super Lotto and then introduce this game in additional countries, to create even bigger jackpots. By putting these individual lotteries together, we are now able to offer players lottery jackpots that were not possible in the past.”
The new lottery will focus on high jackpot wins for low outlay in a bid to lure customers looking for life changing wins. Security and smooth playing will also be a strong focus of the new Super Lotto product.
Ultimate Bet Rolls out Mac Friendly Software
Top poker site, Ultimate Bet, which works off the Cereus Poker Network, announced that it now has available a Mac friendly version of its formidable software, compatible for Macintosh OS. Apple users will be delighted to learn that the software is practically a carbon copy of Ultimate Bet’s platform, which incorporates exciting games with non stop tournament action and prizes.
Owner of the Cereus Network, Tokwiro, commented on the new release through its Chief Operating Officer, Paul Leggett, who said: “Our company strives to make our poker room accessible to as many people as possible and we recognize that Apple computers have a growing market share in the personal computing industry. In response to this trend, we have developed an all new download poker application specifically for the Mac Operating System.”
On a personal level, Leggett added: “As a Mac user myself, the only real limitation I have founds is that a lot of poker applications will not run on the Mac OS. With UB Mac, players will enjoy the same incredible user experience that PC users currently have, and we remain committed to ongoing development of our Mac online poker client to ensure it is the best in the business.”