Issue N40, 2010
October 9, 2010
Great Changes at Slotastic Online Casino
There are lots of exciting things happening at Slotastic Casino these days. The site, powered by Real Time Gaming, has changed its slots structure completely so that players are even better rewarded than before. There is now an amazing $1,100 up for grabs each and other month on a wide range of games at Slotastic. “Bonus money means that our players can play their favorite games much longer,” said Oliver Smith, the manager at Slotastic online casino. “That means more fun and more chances to win. Blackjack, roulette and craps are also popular at our casino but since we cater especially to slots players many of our monthly bonuses give free money to use to play slot machines.”
Besides the additional bonuses, players can also put themselves in line to win progressive jackpots worth millions of dollars. At least four of the progressives at this site have passed the $1 million mark, and they continue to grow with each passing day. “Slotastic is a full-featured online casino with games and promotions designed especially for online slots enthusiasts,” said Smith. “It is the home of the largest online progressive jackpots available to American players. The Jackpot Piñatas jackpot, now over $1.6 million, is the largest. The Aztec’s Millions jackpot and the jackpot tied to both the Mid-Life Crisis and Shopping Spree slots are all well over one million dollars and could make some lucky Slotastic player an instant millionaire any moment now.”
New Games at William Hill Casino
Thanks to its partnership with IGT subsidiary WagerWorks, William Hill Casino casino site is able to roll out a number of new games for its players. Some of the games that players will undoubtedly be flocking to are those with popular titles such as Monopoly with Pass “Go” Bonus, Cluedo, Elvis Top 20 and Wheel of Fortune Hollywood Edition.
The Gaming Director for William Hill, Colin Cole-Johnson said about the new deal: “Our aim is to grow the market share of our gaming sites at williamhill.com, not only in the UK, but to expand into new territories, particularly in Europe. The quality of the WagerWorks premium games content is second-to-none and I am sure that it will appeal to our existing players and assist us to continue to attract new customers.”
Also commenting on the new games was Oliver Lofthouse, the director and general manager of software giant, Wagerworks. “William Hill is one of the leading gaming operators and we are delighted to be working with them. I am sure that the addition of our leading games content with its proven market performance will add tremendous value to williamhill.com.”
EGBA Comments on Romania’s Online Gambling Proposal
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) commented on the latest opinion offered by the European Commission on a member state’s online gambling laws. The EC issued a detailed opinion, essentially nixing Romania’s proposal that would govern its online gambling industry. The commission expressed concern for what it sees as discriminatory clauses in the proposal and stated that Romania would not be able to implement the law in its current form. Some of the issues with which the EC had a problem included the fact that EU licensed online betting companies would need to have their servers in Romania and EU licensed companies not authorized in Romania would be prohibited from marketing and advertising their activities.
“EGBA welcomes the Romanian government’s willingness to reform its online gaming and betting market,” said Sigrid Ligné, Secretary General of EGBA. “However, EGBA notes that Romania is the third country in the last 12 months to receive a detailed opinion from the European Commission and will have, as in the case of Denmark and Poland, to re-notify and adjust its draft legislation.”
Macau Gambling Numbers On the Up and Up
After being hit badly by the recession, it seems that the Vegas of the East, Macau, is definitely back to business. The Chinese gambling enclave reported a 40% rise in monthly revenues to 15.3 billion patacas, or $1.9 billion, in September. While this number is not near the 70% year on year growth figures reported in July, Macau authorities are nonetheless very pleased with the results. As such, American investors are moving back to Macau with a vengeance.
Shares in groups such as Wynn Resorts, Las Vegas Sands and MGM Resorts International rose dramatically when these figures were released, with Wynn’s shares, for example, rising $4.81 to $91.90 on Monday when trading began.
“Asia’s macro-economic performance continues to be strong and Macau will benefit as long as this dynamic remains,” said industry consultant Jonathan Galaviz. “There continues to be tremendous asset bubbles in the region. Hence, we are also cautious on Macau due to its sensitivity to what we see as an eventual Asia downturn sometime in 2011.”