Listing of Online Casino News for May 2007
Another Casino Says GoodBye to US Market
Added: May 31, 2007Popular online casino Roxy Palace, along with three others, have decided to bid farewell to accepting players from the not so stable US online gambling market. The decision will take effect as of June 1st.
Miss Universe Pageant Builds Client Base for Online Sportsbook
Added: May 28, 2007Popular online sportsbook, BetUS is reaping the benefits of being one of the only sites online taking bets on tonight’s Miss Universe ® Pageant. The company has seen a lot of activity as well as new clients emerging as the world wants a piece of the action.
Poker Site Launches New Multi Game Site
Added: May 25, 2007Online Poker Site, Royal Profits announces a new addition to their poker network, IronDuke.com. IronDuke not only offers players multi-player poker games, but also casino games and backgammon, all available from one player account.
Virgin Games Introduces Virgin Bets
Added: May 24, 2007Popular online gaming site, Virgin Games has added a new component to their online gambling portfolio, a betting site. Virgin Bets allows players in the UK to place bets on their favorite sporting events, reality TV shows and much more.
Online Poker Room Offers Record Breaking Bonus
Added: May 23, 2007Online Poker Room, IntertopsPoker.com has released a new promotion, offering first time players fives times the amount of their initial deposit up to, an unheard of, $10,000.
New Name for a Well Established Online Casino
Added: May 22, 2007The Sands of the Caribbean online casino, who has been online for 10 years now, has decided that it is time to change their name to something much simpler for players across the world to remember, CS Casino.
FirePay and Citadel Funds Seized by DOJ
Added: May 21, 2007Two popular online gambling payment processors have been targeted as the next to pay in the US’ battle against online gambling. Both companies have recently had funds seized by the US Department of Justice.
Record Breaking Online Slot Machine Jackpot Finally Won
Added: May 17, 2007The biggest jackpot in online slot game history has just been hit as nearly $6 million was won on the Millionaire's Club progressive slot game.
Online Gambling Domains Bring in $$$$ at Silent Auction
Added: May 16, 2007A number of gambling related domain names, including, Scores.com, Slots.com and the greatly desired Poker.com were placed up for auction at the Casino Affiliate Conference earlier this month.
Sun Vegas Launches in Growing South African Market
Added: May 14, 2007Popular online casino Sun Vegas has recently announced that they have, after much anticipation, launched their online casino services in sunny South Africa.
Online Gambling Industry Predicted to Quadruple by the Year 2020
Added: May 12, 2007An Irish research company, ireach, has released a report stating that the amount of people who gamble online is expected to quadruple in size by the year 2020.
Roxy Palace Introduces Three New Games
Added: May 10, 2007Coming this June, a number of online casino’s that are powered by microgaming software, including Roxy Palace, are set to launch three new and exciting casino games.
Online Payment Processor Launches New & Improved Debit Card
Added: May 8, 2007Favorites in the online gambling payment processing market, NETeller has just announced that they have replaced their original NETeller card with a new and improved pre-paid debit card.
US Representative Introduces Another New Online Gaming Bill
Added: May 7, 2007Last week, Nevada congresswoman Shelley Berkley introduced to the house of representatives a legislation proposing an in depth study of internet gambling to be carried out by the National Academy of Sciences.
Lowest Bid Equals $12,000 WSOP Prize Package
Added: May 7, 2007At the online gaming site PlayersOnly.com, a unique promotion is going on where you can win a once in a lifetime chance to play in a WSOP main event for as little as one penny.
Over 100K Win at Everest Casino
Added: May 4, 2007Popular online casino, Everest Casino announced earlier today that a French player hit it big and won over $100,000 with one spin on the Atlantis video slot game.
Cryptologic Acquires Three Year Deal With the WPT
Added: May 3, 2007Late last month, the World Poker Tour announced that they will move their online poker room to software providers Cryptologic’s network of online poker rooms. The pair have signed a three year contract.
Cryptologic Announces New Game for their Casual Games Series
Added: May 2, 2007Cryptologic has recently acquired the rights to adapt a new slots game based on the popular casual game Jewel Quest ®, which was developed by iWin Inc in 2004.
Playtech Expands With Three New & Exciting Games
Added: May 1, 2007Online casino software developer and provider, Playtech has added three great new multi-reel slot games to their service; Alien Hunter, Thrill Seekers and Football Rules.