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To start off the new month, leading British online gambling brand Virgin Casino has launched a great new fantasy style video slot game entitled Fairies Forest, and a highly generous promotion to accompany it.
As its names suggests, Fairies Forest slots boasts a host of magical fairies in an enchanted forest across 5 reels and 25 paylines, which means players have lots of opportunities to trigger the game's many features.
Five Parrots can deliver a huge 5000 coin payout. These include the Parrot symbol, which when five appear on activated paylines, deliver a whopping 5000 coin payout, as well as the Magic Potion symbol, which can offer 1000 coins when five of them appear.
Virgin Casino slots also have an expanding wild symbol, so be looking for the Fairy herself, who only appears on reels 2, 3 and 4, but when she does, packs a punch. The Fairy leaps out and expands across the other reels.
Jumping out of the symbol and expanding across the other reels, turning them into an enchanted forest as she goes, while racking up winnings at the same time. The forest symbol is the slot games' high-paying scatter.
It's another quality game designed and developed by NextGen Gaming. Fairies Forest is tipped to become a player favourite, which is why Virgin Casino is running its Fairies Forest promotion until Sunday July 3, where players can earn bonuses of up to £650.
All first time depositors can enjoy a bonus of up to £100
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In addition, all first time depositors at Virgin Casino automatically qualify to receive a generous 100% matching bonus of up to £100 free.
Great Virgin Casino Promotion...
Online casino players tend to go for pirate themed slots and promotions, and this one is a winner.
This week Virgin Casino is offering its players both. Virgin Casino says, "Jackpots Ahoy! Come on board our latest Slot Game, Chest of Plenty, coming this Wednesday, and grab a share of the pirate treasure - up to £650 Cash!"
The promotion format is not new to players at Virgin Casino. They will have to wager between £500 and £25,000 on the new pirate themed slot game Chest of Plenty and other selected slots during the promotional period. Those who meet one of the target amounts will snatch the corresponding cash award. There are 10 different tiers set by Virgin Casino in this pirate themed promotion. To win the highest cash award of £650 casino players will have to bet £25,000. Players who are not high rollers, fear not, as there are lower targets also. In the first tier, for betting £500 players will be entitled to a bonus of £10. The promotion has started on July 4 and will conclude on July 10. All bonus credits will be paid into qualifying accounts on July 11.
The list of the relevant slot games has been displayed at the promotions page of Virgin Casino. When the Chest of Plenty slot game goes live players can commence betting on it. Till then they can choose from the other games. Many of these games are associated with the theme of riches. One of these games is Double Diamond from WagerWorks. This is a classic three reel slot game but has been popular for years. When the Double Diamond symbol matches any other symbol on the payline it doubles any corresponding award. Two Double Diamond symbols on the payline multiply the standard payout award four times. Three Double Diamond symbols on the payline fetch the top jackpot award.
Check out Da Vinci Diamonds, another quality slot from WagerWorks, now known as IGT. Check out the paintings by the master artist. The other symbols on the reels are priceless diamonds. The awesome feature of this slot game is Tumbling Reels. Symbols fall from the top of the screen instead of spinning upon reels. Winning symbol combinations disappear and new symbols tumble down to replace the vanished symbols. Casino players can win frequently on a single play of the game.
Other games include Cleo, Star Trek, Wolf Run, 100,000 Pyramid, Wipeout, Crocodopolis and The War of the Worlds. All these slot games are from IGT.
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James Packer - Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest Indigenous Employment Tag Team, by Greg Tingle - 6th July 2011
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Australian gambling news continues to run thick and fast. We've got the James Packer - Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest Indigenous employment tag team via Generation One, political fun and games, revamps, and more. Media Man with the latest and greatest from down under...
Packer Casino - Forrest Mining Indigenous Employment Tag Team...
James Packer, Australian casino king is employing hundreds of Indigenous Australians in his casinos, with plans to employ thousands, following the lead of his mate, mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest.
Packer continues to lay on the praise to Andrew Forrest for his considerable efforts and results in improving the lives of Indigenous Australians, namely via sustainable employment opportunities, education and training.
The word "hero" has even been used by JP when describing "Twiggy".
Melbourne was the sight for a Generation One get together and talk fest yesterday where it was formally announced that Packer's casinos would aim to employ 2000 indigenous Australians by 2021.
It's all part of Packer's backing for Forrest's Australian Employment Covenant. Forrest's vision, shared by mate Packer, is to create 50,000 indigenous jobs. Packer went on record that indigenous employees had "significantly strengthened" his Crown and Burswood casinos in Melbourne and Perth.
"We are committed to continuing our work in this area".
"Our recent experience with employing indigenous Australians at Crown and Burswood has shown they significantly strengthen our businesses."
Crown Limited was one of the very first signatories to Forrest's Employment Covenant. Forrest recently declared business had committed to employing 50,000 indigenous workers. It's understood that about 4000 people had scored jobs under the scheme thus far, so there's clearly more work to be done, and Forrest and Twiggy are focused on the goal, as are many of their business associates. Yes, our Media Man makes no secret of supporting Generation One either, with generous news media coverage and resources being generated on the initiative since their humble beginnings.
Forrest advised yesterday there needed to be greater effort put into training indigenous workers so they were job-ready.
"We know Australian employers want to employ indigenous Australians, but now we must ensure that the right training is available for indigenous people to be able to take up the amazing array of employment opportunities on offer through the 50,000 committed jobs," he said.
A Media Man spokesperson said "It's no secret that there's significant resources and lucrative profits in both the mining and gambling industry and its great that Mr Packer and Mr Forrest are putting their resources and unique positions of opportunity to good use. It would be easy for them to do nothing, but they are pro active in getting Indigenous Australians back to work. It makes business sense and it also comes from the right place. We think they are both heroes."
Fake Gaming Chips Spotted At Crown Casino...
Packer's Crown casino has snatched from the gaming floor its $500 gaming chips after more than $100,000 in counterfeit chips were seized at Melbourne airport. It is believed federal police are investigating whether an international counterfeiting ring is involved. Police found $103,500 in fake $500 Crown chips hidden in the luggage and clothing of an Australian bloke, aged 30, when his person was searched on June 23. The man, who arrived on a flight from Guangzhou, China, is yet to be charged with any offence as we go to press. Crown Casino powers that be are checking its stock of $500 chips to ensure the integrity of the tokens. Crown spokesman Gary O'Neill said the process of checking all the chips would take several days.
"We were alerted by the AFP. The man had the chips and when we checked them we confirmed they were counterfeit," he said.
NRL Joins In Pokies Fight...
The Australian government and National Rugby League traded insults Monday over the allocation of poker-machine profits to lift rugby league clubs. Families Minister Jenny Macklin accused NRL clubs of being funded by "family misery" and "pokie addicts" and called on parents to refuse to tolerate it any longer. The government has been forced to introduce a mandatory pre-commitment cap for poker-machine players, or independent MP Andrew Wilkie will pull his support and the minority government will collapse. The move has been met with strong opposition by clubs and pubs and the NRL has now joined the campaign to block the move, warning it will hurt teams funded by clubs. NRL chief executive David Gallop compared it yesterday with the Melbourne Cup being subject to pre-commitment bets or caps on drinking. Ms Macklin fired back, saying footy teams were being funded by problem gambling and it must stop immediately. "No parent would support having another family's misery pay for their footy team," she told The Daily Telegraph. "We don't stand at the sidelines and watch our kids tackle high. And we shouldn't stand by and let pokie addicts pay for NRL clubs. That's not fair play." Ms Macklin has formally written to Mr Gallop saying the government is "disappointed" by the move. Mr Gallop said the move could cause real damage to football, and there was no solid evidence it would stop problem gambling. "Our leagues clubs were set up to support our game and our clubs are genuinely concerned at the ramifications of these changes both for NRL and junior rugby league clubs," he said. "Kids get to play our game because of the subsidies provided by leagues clubs. "The comments reflect that this is a highly political issue for the government but that should not stop people looking at the potential damage this may cause and that there's real doubt about whether the changes will work." Anti-pokies campaigners, and one may argue, "haters", Nick Xenophon and Tim Costello accused the NRL of "perpetuating lies" by supporting a campaign against gambling caps. They accused the NRL of "shocking" behaviour. Media Man spot surveys conducted over the past few years have shown that 7 out of 10 Australians are "not against gambling" but are away that "a small amount of people develop gambling problems".
$700m Stadium To Be Built Next Door To Perth's Burswood Casino...
James Packer's Burswood casino in Perth will reap massive benefits from a final decision by the Barnett government to build the state's new football stadium on its doorstep. Premier Colin Barnett yesterday defied the recommendations of a taskforce to announce the $700 million multi-purpose stadium would be built at Burswood on the banks of the Swan River. He said another $300m would be spent upgrading infrastructure to improve access to the site, which is a brief walk from the casino. That includes a new pedestrian bridge over the Swan to link the CBD to the area so people can walk to the stadium, a new four-platform rail station, possible ferry access and road realignments. The Premier conceded the plan would benefit the casino, which is midway through a $500m upgrade, including installing hundreds more gaming machines after an agreement last year to pay the government a $20m fee and higher taxes in return for the expansion. Barnett said he had not discussed the stadium with Packer, except in a brief "casual" conversation when he told him it was the favoured site and likely to be built there. "He (Mr Packer) said, 'That will be good', and that was about it'," the Premier said. Construction of the new 60,000-seat football stadium will not begin for several years, and is not expected to be finished until early 2018. Barnett said the facility would be world-class and become the centrepiece of a new entertainment precinct. It would also cater for concerts and other sports. A spokesperson for Burswood said the group had not been asked for any financial investment in the relocation and construction of the stadium. Barnett pointed to the state's scandal-plagued WA Inc era as the reason for not asking Crown to contribute. "I . . . have a very long memory of the scandals in West Australian politics, and you don't mix business with public investment," he said. But Labor spokesman Roger Cook criticised the project, and said it was "a triumph for Colin Barnett's arrogance". "I think it would be extraordinary that the government would put a major piece of social infrastructure, upgrade all the road and rail infrastructure in the area, without approaching the casino for a contribution" towards the cost," he said.
Online Gambling Review Goes Ahead...
The last main link in the chain to online sports betting in Australia - betting during a match...could soon be lifted and deliver lucrative royalties to major sporting codes under changes being considered by the Australian government. Australia's major sports bodies, including the NRL, AFL, tennis and cricket, are lobbying hard to end the online in-play betting ban and the Gillard government has agreed to review the law. The move comes just 12 months after the government rejected a recommendation by the Productivity Commission to allow the "liberalisation of online gambling", and amid growing community concern about the link between gambling and sport. The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has been instructed to review Australia's online gambling laws and in-play betting is expected to be a key focus. Australia's major sports are calling for online gambling laws to be eased. ''Australia is the only jurisdiction in the world that allows online wagering on sport but at the same time prevents punters from using the internet to place in-play bets,'' a recent anti-corruption report adopted by major sports bosses said. ''The prohibition on in-play betting limits the funding opportunities available to Australia's sports. On international soccer markets … about 75 per cent of bets are made in-play, while for tennis about 90 per cent.''
The Australian Crime Commission has warned online gambling ''is an identified money laundering risk and increasingly is also acknowledged as a risk for revenue and taxation fraud''. In a submission released by a federal parliamentary committee also considering online gambling, the commission also warned ''Australia's criminal networks are able to identify and exploit opportunities for profit'' and ''this makes professional sport an attractive target''. ''It is well established that horse racing in Australia has been infiltrated by organised crime, with significant amounts of money being laundered through the horse racing industry,'' it found. ''This is occurring despite significant resources being devoted to monitoring the integrity of racing.'' The report found the integrity of professional sports had been compromised internationally, citing:
-Italian mafia and the fixing of soccer matches in Series A.
-Eastern European criminal groups fixing soccer matches.
-Russian organised criminal groups in soccer and ice hockey.
-Chinese organised crime or triads in large scale illegal gambling and match fixing of soccer throughout south-east Asia.
The commission said "the use of online gambling to facilitate criminal activity, predominantly money laundering, is a key vulnerability". A spokesman for Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, said Australia's interactive gambling laws had not been reviewed since 2005. "Given this and the rapid changes in technology, the government felt it was time for a comprehensive look at the effectiveness of the legislation."
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Packer Casino - Forrest Mining Indigenous Employment Tag Team...
James Packer, Australian casino king is employing hundreds of Indigenous Australians in his casinos, with plans to employ thousands, following the lead of his mate, mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest.
Packer continues to lay on the praise to Andrew Forrest for his considerable efforts and results in improving the lives of Indigenous Australians, namely via sustainable employment opportunities, education and training.
The word "hero" has even been used by JP when describing "Twiggy".
Melbourne was the sight for a Generation One get together and talk fest yesterday where it was formally announced that Packer's casinos would aim to employ 2000 indigenous Australians by 2021.
It's all part of Packer's backing for Forrest's Australian Employment Covenant. Forrest's vision, shared by mate Packer, is to create 50,000 indigenous jobs. Packer went on record that indigenous employees had "significantly strengthened" his Crown and Burswood casinos in Melbourne and Perth.
"We are committed to continuing our work in this area".
"Our recent experience with employing indigenous Australians at Crown and Burswood has shown they significantly strengthen our businesses."
Crown Limited was one of the very first signatories to Forrest's Employment Covenant. Forrest recently declared business had committed to employing 50,000 indigenous workers. It's understood that about 4000 people had scored jobs under the scheme thus far, so there's clearly more work to be done, and Forrest and Twiggy are focused on the goal, as are many of their business associates. Yes, our Media Man makes no secret of supporting Generation One either, with generous news media coverage and resources being generated on the initiative since their humble beginnings.
Forrest advised yesterday there needed to be greater effort put into training indigenous workers so they were job-ready.
"We know Australian employers want to employ indigenous Australians, but now we must ensure that the right training is available for indigenous people to be able to take up the amazing array of employment opportunities on offer through the 50,000 committed jobs," he said.
A Media Man spokesperson said "It's no secret that there's significant resources and lucrative profits in both the mining and gambling industry and its great that Mr Packer and Mr Forrest are putting their resources and unique positions of opportunity to good use. It would be easy for them to do nothing, but they are pro active in getting Indigenous Australians back to work. It makes business sense and it also comes from the right place. We think they are both heroes."
Fake Gaming Chips Spotted At Crown Casino...
Packer's Crown casino has snatched from the gaming floor its $500 gaming chips after more than $100,000 in counterfeit chips were seized at Melbourne airport. It is believed federal police are investigating whether an international counterfeiting ring is involved. Police found $103,500 in fake $500 Crown chips hidden in the luggage and clothing of an Australian bloke, aged 30, when his person was searched on June 23. The man, who arrived on a flight from Guangzhou, China, is yet to be charged with any offence as we go to press. Crown Casino powers that be are checking its stock of $500 chips to ensure the integrity of the tokens. Crown spokesman Gary O'Neill said the process of checking all the chips would take several days.
"We were alerted by the AFP. The man had the chips and when we checked them we confirmed they were counterfeit," he said.
NRL Joins In Pokies Fight...
The Australian government and National Rugby League traded insults Monday over the allocation of poker-machine profits to lift rugby league clubs. Families Minister Jenny Macklin accused NRL clubs of being funded by "family misery" and "pokie addicts" and called on parents to refuse to tolerate it any longer. The government has been forced to introduce a mandatory pre-commitment cap for poker-machine players, or independent MP Andrew Wilkie will pull his support and the minority government will collapse. The move has been met with strong opposition by clubs and pubs and the NRL has now joined the campaign to block the move, warning it will hurt teams funded by clubs. NRL chief executive David Gallop compared it yesterday with the Melbourne Cup being subject to pre-commitment bets or caps on drinking. Ms Macklin fired back, saying footy teams were being funded by problem gambling and it must stop immediately. "No parent would support having another family's misery pay for their footy team," she told The Daily Telegraph. "We don't stand at the sidelines and watch our kids tackle high. And we shouldn't stand by and let pokie addicts pay for NRL clubs. That's not fair play." Ms Macklin has formally written to Mr Gallop saying the government is "disappointed" by the move. Mr Gallop said the move could cause real damage to football, and there was no solid evidence it would stop problem gambling. "Our leagues clubs were set up to support our game and our clubs are genuinely concerned at the ramifications of these changes both for NRL and junior rugby league clubs," he said. "Kids get to play our game because of the subsidies provided by leagues clubs. "The comments reflect that this is a highly political issue for the government but that should not stop people looking at the potential damage this may cause and that there's real doubt about whether the changes will work." Anti-pokies campaigners, and one may argue, "haters", Nick Xenophon and Tim Costello accused the NRL of "perpetuating lies" by supporting a campaign against gambling caps. They accused the NRL of "shocking" behaviour. Media Man spot surveys conducted over the past few years have shown that 7 out of 10 Australians are "not against gambling" but are away that "a small amount of people develop gambling problems".
$700m Stadium To Be Built Next Door To Perth's Burswood Casino...
James Packer's Burswood casino in Perth will reap massive benefits from a final decision by the Barnett government to build the state's new football stadium on its doorstep. Premier Colin Barnett yesterday defied the recommendations of a taskforce to announce the $700 million multi-purpose stadium would be built at Burswood on the banks of the Swan River. He said another $300m would be spent upgrading infrastructure to improve access to the site, which is a brief walk from the casino. That includes a new pedestrian bridge over the Swan to link the CBD to the area so people can walk to the stadium, a new four-platform rail station, possible ferry access and road realignments. The Premier conceded the plan would benefit the casino, which is midway through a $500m upgrade, including installing hundreds more gaming machines after an agreement last year to pay the government a $20m fee and higher taxes in return for the expansion. Barnett said he had not discussed the stadium with Packer, except in a brief "casual" conversation when he told him it was the favoured site and likely to be built there. "He (Mr Packer) said, 'That will be good', and that was about it'," the Premier said. Construction of the new 60,000-seat football stadium will not begin for several years, and is not expected to be finished until early 2018. Barnett said the facility would be world-class and become the centrepiece of a new entertainment precinct. It would also cater for concerts and other sports. A spokesperson for Burswood said the group had not been asked for any financial investment in the relocation and construction of the stadium. Barnett pointed to the state's scandal-plagued WA Inc era as the reason for not asking Crown to contribute. "I . . . have a very long memory of the scandals in West Australian politics, and you don't mix business with public investment," he said. But Labor spokesman Roger Cook criticised the project, and said it was "a triumph for Colin Barnett's arrogance". "I think it would be extraordinary that the government would put a major piece of social infrastructure, upgrade all the road and rail infrastructure in the area, without approaching the casino for a contribution" towards the cost," he said.
Online Gambling Review Goes Ahead...
The last main link in the chain to online sports betting in Australia - betting during a match...could soon be lifted and deliver lucrative royalties to major sporting codes under changes being considered by the Australian government. Australia's major sports bodies, including the NRL, AFL, tennis and cricket, are lobbying hard to end the online in-play betting ban and the Gillard government has agreed to review the law. The move comes just 12 months after the government rejected a recommendation by the Productivity Commission to allow the "liberalisation of online gambling", and amid growing community concern about the link between gambling and sport. The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has been instructed to review Australia's online gambling laws and in-play betting is expected to be a key focus. Australia's major sports are calling for online gambling laws to be eased. ''Australia is the only jurisdiction in the world that allows online wagering on sport but at the same time prevents punters from using the internet to place in-play bets,'' a recent anti-corruption report adopted by major sports bosses said. ''The prohibition on in-play betting limits the funding opportunities available to Australia's sports. On international soccer markets … about 75 per cent of bets are made in-play, while for tennis about 90 per cent.''
The Australian Crime Commission has warned online gambling ''is an identified money laundering risk and increasingly is also acknowledged as a risk for revenue and taxation fraud''. In a submission released by a federal parliamentary committee also considering online gambling, the commission also warned ''Australia's criminal networks are able to identify and exploit opportunities for profit'' and ''this makes professional sport an attractive target''. ''It is well established that horse racing in Australia has been infiltrated by organised crime, with significant amounts of money being laundered through the horse racing industry,'' it found. ''This is occurring despite significant resources being devoted to monitoring the integrity of racing.'' The report found the integrity of professional sports had been compromised internationally, citing:
-Italian mafia and the fixing of soccer matches in Series A.
-Eastern European criminal groups fixing soccer matches.
-Russian organised criminal groups in soccer and ice hockey.
-Chinese organised crime or triads in large scale illegal gambling and match fixing of soccer throughout south-east Asia.
The commission said "the use of online gambling to facilitate criminal activity, predominantly money laundering, is a key vulnerability". A spokesman for Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, said Australia's interactive gambling laws had not been reviewed since 2005. "Given this and the rapid changes in technology, the government felt it was time for a comprehensive look at the effectiveness of the legislation."
Punters, er readers, stay glued to Media Man reports for more "can't miss" information on Australian pokies, gaming and casino wars.
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Australian Gambling News Update, by Greg Tingle - 4th July 2011
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MP Xenophon And MP Wilkie Berate NRL Over Poker Machine Battle...
Independent MPs Nick Xenophon and Andrew Wilkie have lashed out at the National Rugby League for its new advertising campaign denouncing the Federal Government's proposed poker machine reforms. The NRL has joined the campaign against the proposal to force punters to register and set daily betting limits. An advertisement attacking the changes and featuring league great Steve Mortimer will be broadcast at football games for the rest of the season. The NRL says clubs will have to spend $3 billion on technology to update machines that force punters to register and set daily betting limits. It says it will cost each club $100,000 per poker machine to install new technology. But Senator Xenophon says many machines already have the capability, and it will only cost $1,000 for those machines that do not have the technology. "If you want to play a high loss machine, where you can lose thousands of dollars an hour, then you'll need to sign up for pre-mandatory commitment," he said. "But for the overwhelming majority of those that play poker machines, people don't put more than a dollar per spin, it won't affect them by having a low intensity machine where the losses are much lower than current machines. Senator Xenophon says the NRL's advertising campaign is based on lies. "It's a bit rich for the NRL to be lecturing people about gambling issues when they haven't got their own house in order when it comes to gambling scandals," he said. "The NRL should get their own house in order before they start lecturing the rest of us about what should be done about gambling policy." And Independent MP Andrew Wilkie, who designed the reforms, says the NRL has shown a disappointing lack of leadership in its decision to join the campaign against the reforms. He insists it is only clubs with a lot of problem gamblers who will be hurt. "Who could possibly argue that it's OK to continue relying on the cash from problem gamblers," he said. But the NRL says the survival of many of its football clubs are threatened by the Government's proposed poker machine reforms. NRL chief David Gallop says clubs play a vital role in attracting kids to rugby league. "Last year, clubs ran 1,130 junior rugby league clubs, and donated $40 million to help fund the purchase of football jumpers, shorts, socks, trophies, insurance, medical kits, referee outfits and ground development," he said. "There are any number of gambling options in the community but none which contribute to the community in the way that the clubs movement does. "Our concern is that these measures will not prevent problem gambling but that it will severely damage rugby league and other community sports." Clubs Australia president Peter Newell says the reforms cost too much to implement and would devastate clubs. "To the best of my knowledge, league clubs would lose anywhere between $1 and $2 billion if this were to go ahead," he said. "In any case it's not sustainable from a revenue point of view or from a capital point of view."In return for his support on the floor of Parliament, Wilkie won the Government's backing for the introduction of mandatory pre-commitment technology for all gamblers playing the pokies in clubs, pubs and casinos. But Clubs Australia declared "open warfare" on the Government, saying the changes will cost jobs.
NRL Joins Pokie Fight...
The NRL has joined a campaign to pressure the Federal Government into dumping plans for a cap on daily poker machine bets. The Government has promised to bring in a mandatory pre-commitment scheme under its deal with Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie. The scheme would to force gamblers to set an upper-spending limit before using high intensity pokies. The NRL will screen an advertising campaign warning against the reforms at football games for the remainder of the season. The campaign will feature former Bulldogs captain Steve Mortimer, who also once led the NSW State of Origin team. The move follows action by Clubs Australia, which has warned the new controls over poker machines will hit the economy hard. Clubs Australia chairman Peter Newell says the cap would starve rugby league of the financial support it relies on from the clubs. "Clubs have donated some $300 million to rugby league over the last four years," he said. "Mandatory pre-commitment, just to install it, will cost conservatively $3 billion for the industry and it will reduce its revenue by up to $6 billion." The industry wants the scheme to be voluntary. The Government also wants to set withdrawal limits for ATMs in pokie venues. Small clubs with 15 or fewer poker machines will be exempt from proposed gambling restrictions until 2018.
NRL Pro Pokies...
NRL clubs have joined the fight against pokie reforms, amid claims the game will be "forever changed for the worse" by the federal government's scheme. Former Doggies captain Steve Mortimer will head up a campaign against the proposed laws to force punters to register and set daily betting limits. The NRL campaign will air on the big screen at NRL games for the remainder of the season. NRL CEO David Gallop said clubs not only provide NRL teams with about $25 million each year but also play an important role in attracting kids to the game. "Our concern is that these measures will not prevent problem gambling but that it will severely damage rugby league and other community sports," Mr Gallop said in a statement. Last year, clubs ran 1130 junior rugby league clubs, and donated $40 million, he said. ClubsAustralia executive director Anthony Ball said if the government pushes ahead with the scheme the game of NRL will be "forever changed for the worse". "This new technology is a slap in the face of clubs, its members and the millions of people who love the game of rugby league," he said. "The government should be supporting sport, not killing it."
Former NRL star Steve Mortimer joins ‘It’s un-Australian’ pokies campaign...
Clubs Australia has recruited former NRL star Steve Mortimer to be the popular face of its controversial “It’s un-Australian” campaign to pressure the government on its plans to impose a daily poker machine bet limit. According to leading Australian newspapers the campaign aims to inform the public that the financial security of rugby league will be placed under threat if betting limits are imposed. The ads are to air in a week’s time, and will run until the end of the footy season. They will also be screened at State of Origin fan sites – First Fleet Park and King Street Wharf in Sydney and on the Gold Coast – and intend to reach a combined audience of 1.5m.
Press Release: NRL Clubs Speak Out Against Govenment Pokies Licence...
NRL clubs have thrown their weight behind registered clubs in their fight to stop proposed Federal Government laws forcing pokie players to register for a card and set daily bet limits.
A new ad campaign featuring former Bulldogs and NSW State of Origin captain Steve Mortimer will air on the big screen at NRL games for the remainder of the season to an estimated audience of 1.5 million footy fans, denouncing the Government’s mandatory pre-commitment technology.
The joint NRL/ClubsAustralia campaign highlights what rugby league, its fans and its future players will lose when clubs are forced to spend $3 billion installing mandatory pre-commitment technology on poker machines.
Leagues clubs in NSW, the ACT and Queensland fund NRL teams to the tune of $25 million every year with another $15 million donated to junior football. More than 400,000 junior and seniors play rugby league for a leagues club funded team.
ClubsAustralia Executive Director Anthony Ball said if the Federal Government pushes ahead with mandatory pre-commitment the game of rugby league will be forever changed for the worse.
“Clubs are crucial to the health and success of rugby league in NSW, ACT and Queensland. This new technology is a slap in the face of clubs, its members and the millions of people who love the game of rugby league.
“It’s clear this technology, which forces punters to register for a license to put even just a few dollars through the pokies, will starve rugby league of the financial support it has received from clubs for almost 100 years.
“The Government should be supporting sport, not killing it through a backroom deal with a Tasmanian Independent MP who doesn’t know the first thing about the importance of clubs to rugby league.”
NRL CEO David Gallop said that clubs played an important role in attracting kids to the game.
“Last year, clubs ran 1,130 junior rugby league clubs, and donated $40 million to help fund the purchase of football jumpers, shorts, socks, trophies, insurance, medical kits, referee outfits and ground development,” he said.
“At the same time licensed clubs continue to play a vital role in the success of clubs in the Telstra premiership.
“There are any number of gambling options in the community but none which contribute to the community in the way that the clubs movement does.
“Our concern is that these measures will not prevent problem gambling but that it will severely damage rugby league and other community sports.”
Former Bulldogs Grand Final winning captain and the first NSW Origin winning captain Steve Mortimer said he is furious with the Federal Government for selling out rugby league to the Independent MP Andrew Wilkie.
“Rugby league is the greatest game of all. It provides so many children with the opportunity to play junior sport, to learn the importance of team work and prepares them to be good citizens in adulthood,” he said.
“Of course, many also dream of one day becoming a professional footballer.
“This technology on the poker machines will strip rugby league and other junior sports of hundreds of millions of dollars of support the clubs have always provided.
“Our sport would never recover from that sort of blow. That’s a legacy that should send shivers down the spines of Labor MPs,” he said.
Aristocrat Leisure And Clubs Australia Fire Up Gambling Debate...
The Australian gambling debate continues to roll on, with Aristocrat Leisure being the latest gambling company to weigh in with proposals as to how they think that the problem could be more easily regulated. Many see their proposal as one that is stuffed with self-interest though – including the man heading up the inquiry, MP Andrew Wilkie. The proposals put forward by Aristocrat Leisure encompassed many different points, but the one that was the most talked about was their idea for a “machine based” solution to end the problem of gambling addiction in the country.
This was due to their belief that a monitoring system – an idea muted by the government recently – wouldn’t be achievable by the government’s target of 2012, mainly due to the complexity of the task. In fact, their submission stated that this wouldn’t even be possible by 2014, therefore putting the whole overhaul of the system back by 2 years. The main reason why pro-reform figures see this announcement in a suspicious light is due to the fact that Aristocrat Leisure say they would roll out this system as part of their normal replacement cycle, which means that they would not have to interrupt operations in order to comply with any future regulations. This would obviously save the company huge amounts of money and would therefore ensure that their business remains a viable one through the period of change. In response to this scepticism, Aristocrat Leisure stated that a new pokie games machine retails at about $25,000, whereas implementing a software upgrade would cost them just $3000 per machine. This, they said, means that their suggestion in fact would cost them more to implement – therefore meaning that they have taken a cut in profits in order to assist those with gambling problems. In addition to Aristocrat Leisure weighing in with their argument yesterday, Club Australia also joined the chorus of businesses opposing the methods that the Australian government want to introduce to curb gambling problems. In a long statement they essentially said that the Australian government have underestimated the amount of work and logistics that will need to go in to setting up the system that they have proposed. They also stated that the system will have a hugely detrimental affect on the smaller clubs in Australia, who current only see about $25 worth of profit a day from each machine that they own. This, they say, means that the disputed figure for the amount of money the government thinks a machine will lose per day under new regulations - $1.50 – will actually represent a large percentage of income for these clubs. The final results of these inquiries are still very much in the balance, with both sides seeing significant numbers of support being gained in recent weeks. Stay tuned as the weekly saga continues. "Mr X" (satire) is not ready to give up, not quite yet anyway.
$700m Stadium To Be Built Next Door To Perth's Burswood Casino...
James Packer's Burswood casino in Perth will reap massive benefits from a final decision by the Barnett government to build the state's new football stadium on its doorstep. Premier Colin Barnett yesterday defied the recommendations of a taskforce to announce the $700 million multi-purpose stadium would be built at Burswood on the banks of the Swan River. He said another $300m would be spent upgrading infrastructure to improve access to the site, which is a brief walk from the casino. That includes a new pedestrian bridge over the Swan to link the CBD to the area so people can walk to the stadium, a new four-platform rail station, possible ferry access and road realignments. The Premier conceded the plan would benefit the casino, which is midway through a $500m upgrade, including installing hundreds more gaming machines after an agreement last year to pay the government a $20m fee and higher taxes in return for the expansion. Barnett said he had not discussed the stadium with Packer, except in a brief "casual" conversation when he told him it was the favoured site and likely to be built there. "He (Mr Packer) said, 'That will be good', and that was about it'," the Premier said. Construction of the new 60,000-seat football stadium will not begin for several years, and is not expected to be finished until early 2018. Barnett said the facility would be world-class and become the centrepiece of a new entertainment precinct. It would also cater for concerts and other sports. A spokesperson for Burswood said the group had not been asked for any financial investment in the relocation and construction of the stadium. Barnett pointed to the state's scandal-plagued WA Inc era as the reason for not asking Crown to contribute. "I . . . have a very long memory of the scandals in West Australian politics, and you don't mix business with public investment," he said. But Labor spokesman Roger Cook criticised the project, and said it was "a triumph for Colin Barnett's arrogance". "I think it would be extraordinary that the government would put a major piece of social infrastructure, upgrade all the road and rail infrastructure in the area, without approaching the casino for a contribution" towards the cost," he said.
Online Gambling Review Goes Ahead...
The last main link in the chain to online sports betting in Australia - betting during a match...could soon be lifted and deliver lucrative royalties to major sporting codes under changes being considered by the Australian government. Australia's major sports bodies, including the NRL, AFL, tennis and cricket, are lobbying hard to end the online in-play betting ban and the Gillard government has agreed to review the law. The move comes just 12 months after the government rejected a recommendation by the Productivity Commission to allow the "liberalisation of online gambling", and amid growing community concern about the link between gambling and sport. The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has been instructed to review Australia's online gambling laws and in-play betting is expected to be a key focus. Australia's major sports are calling for online gambling laws to be eased. ''Australia is the only jurisdiction in the world that allows online wagering on sport but at the same time prevents punters from using the internet to place in-play bets,'' a recent anti-corruption report adopted by major sports bosses said. ''The prohibition on in-play betting limits the funding opportunities available to Australia's sports. On international soccer markets … about 75 per cent of bets are made in-play, while for tennis about 90 per cent.''
The Australian Crime Commission has warned online gambling ''is an identified money laundering risk and increasingly is also acknowledged as a risk for revenue and taxation fraud''. In a submission released by a federal parliamentary committee also considering online gambling, the commission also warned ''Australia's criminal networks are able to identify and exploit opportunities for profit'' and ''this makes professional sport an attractive target''. ''It is well established that horse racing in Australia has been infiltrated by organised crime, with significant amounts of money being laundered through the horse racing industry,'' it found. ''This is occurring despite significant resources being devoted to monitoring the integrity of racing.'' The report found the integrity of professional sports had been compromised internationally, citing:
-Italian mafia and the fixing of soccer matches in Series A.
-Eastern European criminal groups fixing soccer matches.
-Russian organised criminal groups in soccer and ice hockey.
-Chinese organised crime or triads in large scale illegal gambling and match fixing of soccer throughout south-east Asia.
The commission said "the use of online gambling to facilitate criminal activity, predominantly money laundering, is a key vulnerability". A spokesman for Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, said Australia's interactive gambling laws had not been reviewed since 2005. "Given this and the rapid changes in technology, the government felt it was time for a comprehensive look at the effectiveness of the legislation."
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MP Xenophon And MP Wilkie Berate NRL Over Poker Machine Battle...
Independent MPs Nick Xenophon and Andrew Wilkie have lashed out at the National Rugby League for its new advertising campaign denouncing the Federal Government's proposed poker machine reforms. The NRL has joined the campaign against the proposal to force punters to register and set daily betting limits. An advertisement attacking the changes and featuring league great Steve Mortimer will be broadcast at football games for the rest of the season. The NRL says clubs will have to spend $3 billion on technology to update machines that force punters to register and set daily betting limits. It says it will cost each club $100,000 per poker machine to install new technology. But Senator Xenophon says many machines already have the capability, and it will only cost $1,000 for those machines that do not have the technology. "If you want to play a high loss machine, where you can lose thousands of dollars an hour, then you'll need to sign up for pre-mandatory commitment," he said. "But for the overwhelming majority of those that play poker machines, people don't put more than a dollar per spin, it won't affect them by having a low intensity machine where the losses are much lower than current machines. Senator Xenophon says the NRL's advertising campaign is based on lies. "It's a bit rich for the NRL to be lecturing people about gambling issues when they haven't got their own house in order when it comes to gambling scandals," he said. "The NRL should get their own house in order before they start lecturing the rest of us about what should be done about gambling policy." And Independent MP Andrew Wilkie, who designed the reforms, says the NRL has shown a disappointing lack of leadership in its decision to join the campaign against the reforms. He insists it is only clubs with a lot of problem gamblers who will be hurt. "Who could possibly argue that it's OK to continue relying on the cash from problem gamblers," he said. But the NRL says the survival of many of its football clubs are threatened by the Government's proposed poker machine reforms. NRL chief David Gallop says clubs play a vital role in attracting kids to rugby league. "Last year, clubs ran 1,130 junior rugby league clubs, and donated $40 million to help fund the purchase of football jumpers, shorts, socks, trophies, insurance, medical kits, referee outfits and ground development," he said. "There are any number of gambling options in the community but none which contribute to the community in the way that the clubs movement does. "Our concern is that these measures will not prevent problem gambling but that it will severely damage rugby league and other community sports." Clubs Australia president Peter Newell says the reforms cost too much to implement and would devastate clubs. "To the best of my knowledge, league clubs would lose anywhere between $1 and $2 billion if this were to go ahead," he said. "In any case it's not sustainable from a revenue point of view or from a capital point of view."In return for his support on the floor of Parliament, Wilkie won the Government's backing for the introduction of mandatory pre-commitment technology for all gamblers playing the pokies in clubs, pubs and casinos. But Clubs Australia declared "open warfare" on the Government, saying the changes will cost jobs.
NRL Joins Pokie Fight...
The NRL has joined a campaign to pressure the Federal Government into dumping plans for a cap on daily poker machine bets. The Government has promised to bring in a mandatory pre-commitment scheme under its deal with Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie. The scheme would to force gamblers to set an upper-spending limit before using high intensity pokies. The NRL will screen an advertising campaign warning against the reforms at football games for the remainder of the season. The campaign will feature former Bulldogs captain Steve Mortimer, who also once led the NSW State of Origin team. The move follows action by Clubs Australia, which has warned the new controls over poker machines will hit the economy hard. Clubs Australia chairman Peter Newell says the cap would starve rugby league of the financial support it relies on from the clubs. "Clubs have donated some $300 million to rugby league over the last four years," he said. "Mandatory pre-commitment, just to install it, will cost conservatively $3 billion for the industry and it will reduce its revenue by up to $6 billion." The industry wants the scheme to be voluntary. The Government also wants to set withdrawal limits for ATMs in pokie venues. Small clubs with 15 or fewer poker machines will be exempt from proposed gambling restrictions until 2018.
NRL Pro Pokies...
NRL clubs have joined the fight against pokie reforms, amid claims the game will be "forever changed for the worse" by the federal government's scheme. Former Doggies captain Steve Mortimer will head up a campaign against the proposed laws to force punters to register and set daily betting limits. The NRL campaign will air on the big screen at NRL games for the remainder of the season. NRL CEO David Gallop said clubs not only provide NRL teams with about $25 million each year but also play an important role in attracting kids to the game. "Our concern is that these measures will not prevent problem gambling but that it will severely damage rugby league and other community sports," Mr Gallop said in a statement. Last year, clubs ran 1130 junior rugby league clubs, and donated $40 million, he said. ClubsAustralia executive director Anthony Ball said if the government pushes ahead with the scheme the game of NRL will be "forever changed for the worse". "This new technology is a slap in the face of clubs, its members and the millions of people who love the game of rugby league," he said. "The government should be supporting sport, not killing it."
Former NRL star Steve Mortimer joins ‘It’s un-Australian’ pokies campaign...
Clubs Australia has recruited former NRL star Steve Mortimer to be the popular face of its controversial “It’s un-Australian” campaign to pressure the government on its plans to impose a daily poker machine bet limit. According to leading Australian newspapers the campaign aims to inform the public that the financial security of rugby league will be placed under threat if betting limits are imposed. The ads are to air in a week’s time, and will run until the end of the footy season. They will also be screened at State of Origin fan sites – First Fleet Park and King Street Wharf in Sydney and on the Gold Coast – and intend to reach a combined audience of 1.5m.
Press Release: NRL Clubs Speak Out Against Govenment Pokies Licence...
NRL clubs have thrown their weight behind registered clubs in their fight to stop proposed Federal Government laws forcing pokie players to register for a card and set daily bet limits.
A new ad campaign featuring former Bulldogs and NSW State of Origin captain Steve Mortimer will air on the big screen at NRL games for the remainder of the season to an estimated audience of 1.5 million footy fans, denouncing the Government’s mandatory pre-commitment technology.
The joint NRL/ClubsAustralia campaign highlights what rugby league, its fans and its future players will lose when clubs are forced to spend $3 billion installing mandatory pre-commitment technology on poker machines.
Leagues clubs in NSW, the ACT and Queensland fund NRL teams to the tune of $25 million every year with another $15 million donated to junior football. More than 400,000 junior and seniors play rugby league for a leagues club funded team.
ClubsAustralia Executive Director Anthony Ball said if the Federal Government pushes ahead with mandatory pre-commitment the game of rugby league will be forever changed for the worse.
“Clubs are crucial to the health and success of rugby league in NSW, ACT and Queensland. This new technology is a slap in the face of clubs, its members and the millions of people who love the game of rugby league.
“It’s clear this technology, which forces punters to register for a license to put even just a few dollars through the pokies, will starve rugby league of the financial support it has received from clubs for almost 100 years.
“The Government should be supporting sport, not killing it through a backroom deal with a Tasmanian Independent MP who doesn’t know the first thing about the importance of clubs to rugby league.”
NRL CEO David Gallop said that clubs played an important role in attracting kids to the game.
“Last year, clubs ran 1,130 junior rugby league clubs, and donated $40 million to help fund the purchase of football jumpers, shorts, socks, trophies, insurance, medical kits, referee outfits and ground development,” he said.
“At the same time licensed clubs continue to play a vital role in the success of clubs in the Telstra premiership.
“There are any number of gambling options in the community but none which contribute to the community in the way that the clubs movement does.
“Our concern is that these measures will not prevent problem gambling but that it will severely damage rugby league and other community sports.”
Former Bulldogs Grand Final winning captain and the first NSW Origin winning captain Steve Mortimer said he is furious with the Federal Government for selling out rugby league to the Independent MP Andrew Wilkie.
“Rugby league is the greatest game of all. It provides so many children with the opportunity to play junior sport, to learn the importance of team work and prepares them to be good citizens in adulthood,” he said.
“Of course, many also dream of one day becoming a professional footballer.
“This technology on the poker machines will strip rugby league and other junior sports of hundreds of millions of dollars of support the clubs have always provided.
“Our sport would never recover from that sort of blow. That’s a legacy that should send shivers down the spines of Labor MPs,” he said.
Aristocrat Leisure And Clubs Australia Fire Up Gambling Debate...
The Australian gambling debate continues to roll on, with Aristocrat Leisure being the latest gambling company to weigh in with proposals as to how they think that the problem could be more easily regulated. Many see their proposal as one that is stuffed with self-interest though – including the man heading up the inquiry, MP Andrew Wilkie. The proposals put forward by Aristocrat Leisure encompassed many different points, but the one that was the most talked about was their idea for a “machine based” solution to end the problem of gambling addiction in the country.
This was due to their belief that a monitoring system – an idea muted by the government recently – wouldn’t be achievable by the government’s target of 2012, mainly due to the complexity of the task. In fact, their submission stated that this wouldn’t even be possible by 2014, therefore putting the whole overhaul of the system back by 2 years. The main reason why pro-reform figures see this announcement in a suspicious light is due to the fact that Aristocrat Leisure say they would roll out this system as part of their normal replacement cycle, which means that they would not have to interrupt operations in order to comply with any future regulations. This would obviously save the company huge amounts of money and would therefore ensure that their business remains a viable one through the period of change. In response to this scepticism, Aristocrat Leisure stated that a new pokie games machine retails at about $25,000, whereas implementing a software upgrade would cost them just $3000 per machine. This, they said, means that their suggestion in fact would cost them more to implement – therefore meaning that they have taken a cut in profits in order to assist those with gambling problems. In addition to Aristocrat Leisure weighing in with their argument yesterday, Club Australia also joined the chorus of businesses opposing the methods that the Australian government want to introduce to curb gambling problems. In a long statement they essentially said that the Australian government have underestimated the amount of work and logistics that will need to go in to setting up the system that they have proposed. They also stated that the system will have a hugely detrimental affect on the smaller clubs in Australia, who current only see about $25 worth of profit a day from each machine that they own. This, they say, means that the disputed figure for the amount of money the government thinks a machine will lose per day under new regulations - $1.50 – will actually represent a large percentage of income for these clubs. The final results of these inquiries are still very much in the balance, with both sides seeing significant numbers of support being gained in recent weeks. Stay tuned as the weekly saga continues. "Mr X" (satire) is not ready to give up, not quite yet anyway.
$700m Stadium To Be Built Next Door To Perth's Burswood Casino...
James Packer's Burswood casino in Perth will reap massive benefits from a final decision by the Barnett government to build the state's new football stadium on its doorstep. Premier Colin Barnett yesterday defied the recommendations of a taskforce to announce the $700 million multi-purpose stadium would be built at Burswood on the banks of the Swan River. He said another $300m would be spent upgrading infrastructure to improve access to the site, which is a brief walk from the casino. That includes a new pedestrian bridge over the Swan to link the CBD to the area so people can walk to the stadium, a new four-platform rail station, possible ferry access and road realignments. The Premier conceded the plan would benefit the casino, which is midway through a $500m upgrade, including installing hundreds more gaming machines after an agreement last year to pay the government a $20m fee and higher taxes in return for the expansion. Barnett said he had not discussed the stadium with Packer, except in a brief "casual" conversation when he told him it was the favoured site and likely to be built there. "He (Mr Packer) said, 'That will be good', and that was about it'," the Premier said. Construction of the new 60,000-seat football stadium will not begin for several years, and is not expected to be finished until early 2018. Barnett said the facility would be world-class and become the centrepiece of a new entertainment precinct. It would also cater for concerts and other sports. A spokesperson for Burswood said the group had not been asked for any financial investment in the relocation and construction of the stadium. Barnett pointed to the state's scandal-plagued WA Inc era as the reason for not asking Crown to contribute. "I . . . have a very long memory of the scandals in West Australian politics, and you don't mix business with public investment," he said. But Labor spokesman Roger Cook criticised the project, and said it was "a triumph for Colin Barnett's arrogance". "I think it would be extraordinary that the government would put a major piece of social infrastructure, upgrade all the road and rail infrastructure in the area, without approaching the casino for a contribution" towards the cost," he said.
Online Gambling Review Goes Ahead...
The last main link in the chain to online sports betting in Australia - betting during a match...could soon be lifted and deliver lucrative royalties to major sporting codes under changes being considered by the Australian government. Australia's major sports bodies, including the NRL, AFL, tennis and cricket, are lobbying hard to end the online in-play betting ban and the Gillard government has agreed to review the law. The move comes just 12 months after the government rejected a recommendation by the Productivity Commission to allow the "liberalisation of online gambling", and amid growing community concern about the link between gambling and sport. The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has been instructed to review Australia's online gambling laws and in-play betting is expected to be a key focus. Australia's major sports are calling for online gambling laws to be eased. ''Australia is the only jurisdiction in the world that allows online wagering on sport but at the same time prevents punters from using the internet to place in-play bets,'' a recent anti-corruption report adopted by major sports bosses said. ''The prohibition on in-play betting limits the funding opportunities available to Australia's sports. On international soccer markets … about 75 per cent of bets are made in-play, while for tennis about 90 per cent.''
The Australian Crime Commission has warned online gambling ''is an identified money laundering risk and increasingly is also acknowledged as a risk for revenue and taxation fraud''. In a submission released by a federal parliamentary committee also considering online gambling, the commission also warned ''Australia's criminal networks are able to identify and exploit opportunities for profit'' and ''this makes professional sport an attractive target''. ''It is well established that horse racing in Australia has been infiltrated by organised crime, with significant amounts of money being laundered through the horse racing industry,'' it found. ''This is occurring despite significant resources being devoted to monitoring the integrity of racing.'' The report found the integrity of professional sports had been compromised internationally, citing:
-Italian mafia and the fixing of soccer matches in Series A.
-Eastern European criminal groups fixing soccer matches.
-Russian organised criminal groups in soccer and ice hockey.
-Chinese organised crime or triads in large scale illegal gambling and match fixing of soccer throughout south-east Asia.
The commission said "the use of online gambling to facilitate criminal activity, predominantly money laundering, is a key vulnerability". A spokesman for Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, said Australia's interactive gambling laws had not been reviewed since 2005. "Given this and the rapid changes in technology, the government felt it was time for a comprehensive look at the effectiveness of the legislation."
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The world’s largest listed online gambling operator, Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment, has begun the formal process of selling its Ongame Network Limited business-to-business subsidiary with completion expected before the end of the year.
Gibraltar-based Bwin.Party was born in late-March following the union of online betting and gaming provider Bwin Interactive Entertainment with PartyGaming and declared that the sale of Ongame was part of the ongoing integration process.
“One area of our stated strategy was to recycle surplus assets,” read a statement from Bwin.Party.
“As part of this process, and having taken some initial soundings from interested parties, we have commenced a formal process to sell Ongame’s business-to-business operation that is one of the world's leading online poker networks with a state-of-the-art technology platform.
“Since the completion of the merger that took place on March 31, we continue to make progress on implementing the plans that we had prepared prior to completion. As a result, we remain on-track to deliver the full €55 million of annualised synergies by 2013 as previously announced.”
Bwin.Party also revealed in a pre-close trading update that its business was trading in-line with management expectations ‘although sports margins have been lower than expected due to a favourable run of events for customers in May’.
“The improvement in new player sign-ups in poker following action taken by the US authorities against certain of the group's online poker competitors on April 15 has not had a material impact on poker revenues as new players represent just a small proportion of the overall player base and these companies have so far continued to command significant market share in non-US markets,” read the statement from Bwin.Party.
“Casino continues to perform well while bingo has been slightly softer than expected in the period.”
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Cleaning up at the tables? Fancy a bigger project or just a bit of fun? Your chance to achieve total 'World Domination' gets underway at PartyPoker.com from the 8th July 2011. Conquer 72 cities by earning PartyPoints and pick up freerolls, cash prizes and a potential top prize of $100,000 on the way!
A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: "The premise is simple – divide and conquer! Rome wasn't built in a day but it could be won in an hour! Turn your PartyPoints into cities - the empire building continues until the 31st August or until all cities are conquered. There are 72 cities to conquer and freeroll seats, cash payouts and a top prize of $100,000. Just earn 10 PartyPoints to be randomly awarded a city from 72 available."
"Many of the cities have cash prizes and freeroll seats attached The big money comes in when you can complete all the cities in an entire continent, for example, getting all of Asia wins you $5,000 and Europe will bag you $20,000. Finally, a player who gets every single country has world domination – worth a cool $100,000."
As an incentive to get started, PartyPoker.com give you your first city for just 5 points. Tony G writes from his secret underground bunker at PartyPoker.com
Players can earn up to 100 cities a day throughout the World Domination promotion. Reveal the ones collected by logging in to your Party Account, checking the interactive map and start to accumulate a fortune.
For more information see: PartyPoker.com
Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Confirms Ongame Poker Network Deal Possibilities
The Ongame poker network is "likely" to be sold, bwin.party has confirmed that a formal process to sell the B2B network is on the way.
The announcement was made earlier today ahead of today’s Annual General Meeting, the first held by the giant since the merger between Bwin and PartyGaming was completed last March.
The statement read "One area of our stated strategy was to recycle surplus assets,"..."We expect that any sale will be completed by the end of the year."
No licensee on the network has yet responded to bwin.party’s announcement, although Betfair’s outgoing CEO David Yu passed opinion on Ongame just yesterday.
Bwin.Party’s AGM statement contains details of a planned share buyback, which will see the company follow the examples of Playtech and Betfair in making such a move, plus news of a progressive dividend policy containing a €30m dividend payout for the year ending 31 December 2011.
As we go to press trading is described as “Broadly in-line with management's expectations,” however analyst James Hollins, of Evolution Securities, advised in a memo earlier today that “The stock remains a Neutral ahead of potentially disruptive German legislation near-term.”
Meanwhile Simon French, of Panmure Gordon, reiterated his firm’s ‘buy’ recommendation, explaining “[We] expect the shares to respond well to the dividend and share buyback news.”
German sports betting proposals in April had seen the share price of bwin.party dive 16% in a day, and a decision on the country’s State Gambling Treaty is expected in October.
Yesterday things turned around following the suspension of Full Tilt Poker’s licences in Alderney - the share price ended the day at 148.2p, an increase of more than 10% day-on-day.
Bwin.Party In Line With Management's Expectations
bwin.party digital entertainment's trading performance since the beginning of April has been broadly in line with management's expectations.
But is says sports margins have been lower than expected due to a favourable run of events for customers in May.
The improvement in new player sign-ups in poker, following action taken by the US authorities against certain of the group's online poker competitors on 15 April, has not had a material impact on poker revenue as new players represent just a small proportion of the overall player base and these companies have so far continued to command significant market share in non-US markets.
Casino continues to perform well while bingo has been slightly softer than expected in the period.
At 8:47am: (LON:BPTY) share price was +0.5p at 148.7p.
Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Big On Security
The online gaming business PartyGaming has also long since been protecting its players with strong authentication. After all, there is a lot of money at stake – money that the dark forces may want to siphon away. PartyPoker, PartyCasino, PartyBingo and PartyGammon customers register by downloading the PartyGaming customer software. After registration, they can obtain an authenticator called PartySecure from the online store. This is again a Digipass Go 6 that has been completely adapted to the branding of PartyGaming. Here again, a Vacman Controller Server takes over the authentication. “The solution is highly scalable,” stressed a PartyGaming spokesperson. “It can grow with us and effortlessly cope with the growing number of online-players on our platform.”
bwin.party digital - AGM Statement - 30th June 2011
AGM Statement
Pre-close Trading update and Distribution Policy
Highlights
Ø Current trading broadly in-line with management's expectations
Ø Board has adopted a progressive dividend policy commencing with a dividend of €30m for the year ended 31 December 2011
Ø Share buy-back programme of up to €75m from existing cash resources
Ø Integration on-track to deliver €55m of annualised synergies by 2013
Ø Ongame B2B network to be sold
At the Company's AGM to be held in Gibraltar later today, the Board of bwin.party will be issuing the following statement to shareholders.
Trading and Regulation update
The Group's trading performance since the beginning of April 2011 has been broadly in-line with management's expectations, although sports margins have been lower than expected due to a favourable run of events for customers in May. The improvement in new player sign-ups in poker, following action taken by the US authorities against certain of the Group's online poker competitors on 15 April 2011, has not had a material impact on poker revenue as new players represent just a small proportion of the overall player base and these companies have so far continued to command significant market share in non-US markets. Casino (Paris: FR0000125585 - news) continues to perform well while bingo has been slightly softer than expected in the period.
The pace of regulatory change shows no signs of slowing down as governments around the world embrace the market reality that online gaming is an increasingly popular form of entertainment for adults. Recent developments include in Italy, where cash game poker and casino games are expected to become licensed next month, and in Spain where the proposed regulatory framework is expected to include all products. In Germany, Schleswig-Holstein's proposal to regulate and license all forms of online gaming has been approved by the European Commission and this legislation is now being considered by the State Parliament. An alternative proposal, as put forward by the other 15 Länder, has yet to receive approval from the European Commission.
In the United States there have been a number of fresh efforts to regulate internet poker at both a federal and state level, driven by US consumers' desire to continue to play games online following the enforcement action taken by the Department of Justice in April 2011 and also by widespread support for regulation by the land-based industry. The Group is encouraged by these efforts.
Integration update
Since the completion of the merger that took place on 31 March 2011, we continue to make progress on implementing the plans that we had prepared prior to completion. As a result, we remain on-track to deliver the full €55 million of annualised synergies by 2013 as previously announced.
Sale of Ongame B2B
One area of our stated strategy was to recycle surplus assets. As part of this process and having taken some initial soundings from interested parties, we have commenced a formal process to sell Ongame's Business-to-Business operation that is one of the world's leading online poker networks with a state-of-the-art technology platform. We expect that any sale will be completed by the end of the year.
Distribution Policy
Following the announcement on 15 April 2011, the Board has undertaken a comprehensive review of its capital and distribution policy. This review considered the investment needs of the business over the next few years given the expected changes to the Group's operating environment, together with the Group's significant net cash position, strong cashflow characteristics and long-term earnings potential.
Taking these factors into account, the Board is pleased to announce that it will:
Ø Commence a dividend at the half year results to be announced on 31 August 2011; and
Ø Implement a share buyback programme, subject to market conditions and shareholder approval at today's AGM, of up to €75m. This programme will remain in place for one year and all shares purchased under the programme will be cancelled.
In relation to the dividend the Directors have adopted a progressive dividend policy whilst maintaining an appropriate level of dividend cover, as measured against the Group's free cashflow. This policy reflects the strong cashflow characteristics and long-term earnings potential of the Group whilst retaining sufficient resources to fund ongoing operating requirements and continued investment for long-term growth.
For the year ended 31 December 2011, the Directors intend to pay out €15m as an interim dividend payable in October 2011 and €15m as a final dividend payable in May 2012. Thereafter, the Directors intend to target a payout ratio of no less than 30% of normalised annual free cashflow with the interim dividend representing approximately half of the total annual dividend.
Poll Results
The full results of the poll votes regarding the 16 resolutions to be put to the meeting, of which two resolutions (15 and 16) are special resolutions, will be announced later today.
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Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment To Sell Ongame
The world’s largest listed online gambling operator, Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment, has begun the formal process of selling its Ongame Network Limited business-to-business subsidiary with completion expected before the end of the year.
Gibraltar-based Bwin.Party was born in late-March following the union of online betting and gaming provider Bwin Interactive Entertainment with PartyGaming and declared that the sale of Ongame was part of the ongoing integration process.
“One area of our stated strategy was to recycle surplus assets,” read a statement from Bwin.Party.
“As part of this process, and having taken some initial soundings from interested parties, we have commenced a formal process to sell Ongame’s business-to-business operation that is one of the world's leading online poker networks with a state-of-the-art technology platform.
“Since the completion of the merger that took place on March 31, we continue to make progress on implementing the plans that we had prepared prior to completion. As a result, we remain on-track to deliver the full €55 million of annualised synergies by 2013 as previously announced.”
Bwin.Party also revealed in a pre-close trading update that its business was trading in-line with management expectations ‘although sports margins have been lower than expected due to a favourable run of events for customers in May’.
“The improvement in new player sign-ups in poker following action taken by the US authorities against certain of the group's online poker competitors on April 15 has not had a material impact on poker revenues as new players represent just a small proportion of the overall player base and these companies have so far continued to command significant market share in non-US markets,” read the statement from Bwin.Party.
“Casino continues to perform well while bingo has been slightly softer than expected in the period.”
Finally, Bwin.Party stated that its board of directors has adopted a ‘progressive dividend policy’ that is set to start with a payment of €30 million for the year to the end of December while its share buy-back programme, which will remain in place for one year, currently has access to €75 million from existing cash resources.
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When Sin City originally appeared in Dark Horse Presents: Fifth Anniversary Special in April 1991, it was clear that the face of the comics medium had changed forever. Since that time, Miller’s groundbreaking comics noir has found its way into the public consciousness with toys, games, and even a feature-length motion picture. Frank Miller’s Sin City remains one of the most stylized works in the history of the medium, drawing heavily from film noir, including its use of shadow and stark backgrounds. The black-and-white comic was perfectly suited to the original format of Dark Horse’s flagship anthology, with occasional spot usage of primary colors added to later volumes and editions.
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About Dark Horse Comics
Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way, and comics legend Will Eisner, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as the Mask, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Additionally, its highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton, Trigun, Serenity, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic-book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of licensed comics material.
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As an incentive to get started, PartyPoker.com give you your first city for just 5 points. Tony G writes from his secret underground bunker at PartyPoker.com
Players can earn up to 100 cities a day throughout the World Domination promotion. Reveal the ones collected by logging in to your Party Account, checking the interactive map and start to accumulate a fortune.
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Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Confirms Ongame Poker Network Deal Possibilities
The Ongame poker network is "likely" to be sold, bwin.party has confirmed that a formal process to sell the B2B network is on the way.
The announcement was made earlier today ahead of today’s Annual General Meeting, the first held by the giant since the merger between Bwin and PartyGaming was completed last March.
The statement read "One area of our stated strategy was to recycle surplus assets,"..."We expect that any sale will be completed by the end of the year."
No licensee on the network has yet responded to bwin.party’s announcement, although Betfair’s outgoing CEO David Yu passed opinion on Ongame just yesterday.
Bwin.Party’s AGM statement contains details of a planned share buyback, which will see the company follow the examples of Playtech and Betfair in making such a move, plus news of a progressive dividend policy containing a €30m dividend payout for the year ending 31 December 2011.
As we go to press trading is described as “Broadly in-line with management's expectations,” however analyst James Hollins, of Evolution Securities, advised in a memo earlier today that “The stock remains a Neutral ahead of potentially disruptive German legislation near-term.”
Meanwhile Simon French, of Panmure Gordon, reiterated his firm’s ‘buy’ recommendation, explaining “[We] expect the shares to respond well to the dividend and share buyback news.”
German sports betting proposals in April had seen the share price of bwin.party dive 16% in a day, and a decision on the country’s State Gambling Treaty is expected in October.
Yesterday things turned around following the suspension of Full Tilt Poker’s licences in Alderney - the share price ended the day at 148.2p, an increase of more than 10% day-on-day.
Bwin.Party In Line With Management's Expectations
bwin.party digital entertainment's trading performance since the beginning of April has been broadly in line with management's expectations.
But is says sports margins have been lower than expected due to a favourable run of events for customers in May.
The improvement in new player sign-ups in poker, following action taken by the US authorities against certain of the group's online poker competitors on 15 April, has not had a material impact on poker revenue as new players represent just a small proportion of the overall player base and these companies have so far continued to command significant market share in non-US markets.
Casino continues to perform well while bingo has been slightly softer than expected in the period.
At 8:47am: (LON:BPTY) share price was +0.5p at 148.7p.
Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Big On Security
The online gaming business PartyGaming has also long since been protecting its players with strong authentication. After all, there is a lot of money at stake – money that the dark forces may want to siphon away. PartyPoker, PartyCasino, PartyBingo and PartyGammon customers register by downloading the PartyGaming customer software. After registration, they can obtain an authenticator called PartySecure from the online store. This is again a Digipass Go 6 that has been completely adapted to the branding of PartyGaming. Here again, a Vacman Controller Server takes over the authentication. “The solution is highly scalable,” stressed a PartyGaming spokesperson. “It can grow with us and effortlessly cope with the growing number of online-players on our platform.”
bwin.party digital - AGM Statement - 30th June 2011
AGM Statement
Pre-close Trading update and Distribution Policy
Highlights
Ø Current trading broadly in-line with management's expectations
Ø Board has adopted a progressive dividend policy commencing with a dividend of €30m for the year ended 31 December 2011
Ø Share buy-back programme of up to €75m from existing cash resources
Ø Integration on-track to deliver €55m of annualised synergies by 2013
Ø Ongame B2B network to be sold
At the Company's AGM to be held in Gibraltar later today, the Board of bwin.party will be issuing the following statement to shareholders.
Trading and Regulation update
The Group's trading performance since the beginning of April 2011 has been broadly in-line with management's expectations, although sports margins have been lower than expected due to a favourable run of events for customers in May. The improvement in new player sign-ups in poker, following action taken by the US authorities against certain of the Group's online poker competitors on 15 April 2011, has not had a material impact on poker revenue as new players represent just a small proportion of the overall player base and these companies have so far continued to command significant market share in non-US markets. Casino (Paris: FR0000125585 - news) continues to perform well while bingo has been slightly softer than expected in the period.
The pace of regulatory change shows no signs of slowing down as governments around the world embrace the market reality that online gaming is an increasingly popular form of entertainment for adults. Recent developments include in Italy, where cash game poker and casino games are expected to become licensed next month, and in Spain where the proposed regulatory framework is expected to include all products. In Germany, Schleswig-Holstein's proposal to regulate and license all forms of online gaming has been approved by the European Commission and this legislation is now being considered by the State Parliament. An alternative proposal, as put forward by the other 15 Länder, has yet to receive approval from the European Commission.
In the United States there have been a number of fresh efforts to regulate internet poker at both a federal and state level, driven by US consumers' desire to continue to play games online following the enforcement action taken by the Department of Justice in April 2011 and also by widespread support for regulation by the land-based industry. The Group is encouraged by these efforts.
Integration update
Since the completion of the merger that took place on 31 March 2011, we continue to make progress on implementing the plans that we had prepared prior to completion. As a result, we remain on-track to deliver the full €55 million of annualised synergies by 2013 as previously announced.
Sale of Ongame B2B
One area of our stated strategy was to recycle surplus assets. As part of this process and having taken some initial soundings from interested parties, we have commenced a formal process to sell Ongame's Business-to-Business operation that is one of the world's leading online poker networks with a state-of-the-art technology platform. We expect that any sale will be completed by the end of the year.
Distribution Policy
Following the announcement on 15 April 2011, the Board has undertaken a comprehensive review of its capital and distribution policy. This review considered the investment needs of the business over the next few years given the expected changes to the Group's operating environment, together with the Group's significant net cash position, strong cashflow characteristics and long-term earnings potential.
Taking these factors into account, the Board is pleased to announce that it will:
Ø Commence a dividend at the half year results to be announced on 31 August 2011; and
Ø Implement a share buyback programme, subject to market conditions and shareholder approval at today's AGM, of up to €75m. This programme will remain in place for one year and all shares purchased under the programme will be cancelled.
In relation to the dividend the Directors have adopted a progressive dividend policy whilst maintaining an appropriate level of dividend cover, as measured against the Group's free cashflow. This policy reflects the strong cashflow characteristics and long-term earnings potential of the Group whilst retaining sufficient resources to fund ongoing operating requirements and continued investment for long-term growth.
For the year ended 31 December 2011, the Directors intend to pay out €15m as an interim dividend payable in October 2011 and €15m as a final dividend payable in May 2012. Thereafter, the Directors intend to target a payout ratio of no less than 30% of normalised annual free cashflow with the interim dividend representing approximately half of the total annual dividend.
Poll Results
The full results of the poll votes regarding the 16 resolutions to be put to the meeting, of which two resolutions (15 and 16) are special resolutions, will be announced later today.
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When Sin City originally appeared in Dark Horse Presents: Fifth Anniversary Special in April 1991, it was clear that the face of the comics medium had changed forever. Since that time, Miller’s groundbreaking comics noir has found its way into the public consciousness with toys, games, and even a feature-length motion picture. Frank Miller’s Sin City remains one of the most stylized works in the history of the medium, drawing heavily from film noir, including its use of shadow and stark backgrounds. The black-and-white comic was perfectly suited to the original format of Dark Horse’s flagship anthology, with occasional spot usage of primary colors added to later volumes and editions.
"Frank Miller’s Sin City is a very different slot to any other we have launched in recent times. The striking artwork and mature content mean this isn’t a game for the faint hearted," said a spokesman for PartyCasino.com
There are five featured games, which win the player free spins and multipliers: “Straight to Hell,” “The Hard Goodbye,” “He Never Screams,” “Deadly Little Miho,” and “Just Get Warmed Up.” The games feature the series’ main characters: Hartigan, Nancy, Miho, Marv, Kevin, the Yellow B*stard, and Dwight. The game includes mature content and scenes of violence, nudity, and depravation.
PartyCasino.com has the most frequent game launches in the industry and offers over 160 games, including over 100 slots. PartyCasino.com pays out easily over $10 million EVERY DAY to players. “The Big One” is structured as a five-tiered pool. The highest tier—Colossal Cash—seeds at $1.5 million, the biggest online jackpot seed in the industry, and currently stands at over $1.6 million.
About Dark Horse Comics
Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way, and comics legend Will Eisner, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as the Mask, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Additionally, its highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton, Trigun, Serenity, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic-book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of licensed comics material.
SIN CITY, FRANK MILLER’S SIN CITY and all characters therein and all depictions thereof are trademarks of Frank Miller, Inc. All Rights Reserved. ©2011 Frank Miller, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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A punter was very lucky to escape with his skin after he was ambushed and then robbed by two men armed with a pole and a screwdriver this morning. Police spokeswoman Susan Usher said the 38-year-old man was walking along Great Eastern Highway in Burswood just after 3am today when he was approached by a man wielding a screwdriver. As the man asked the victim if he had any money, a second offender holding a pole approached him from behind, threatening the man before grabbing his backpack. The victim fled to the Burswood Casino. The two men are believed to have ran away on foot with the man's belongings. One of the mongrels was described as being about 23-year-old and wearing a gray jumper, while the second man was wearing a black jumper. Appropriate coloured clothing for the black hearted criminals. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Female Gorilla Bouncer Babe Attacked At Fremantle Pub Pokies Fight...
Two bouncers are in hospital this morning with suspected facial fractures after they were bashed outside a very popular Fremantle pub last night. Police spokeswoman Susan Usher said two security guards were attempting to toss out three mugs from Rosie O'Grady's pub when a scuffle broke out. A female bouncer was allegedly pulled to the ground and punched and kicked by the trio. A male bouncer who tried to come to her aid was also assaulted. A 27-year-old lass and a 45-year-old bloke were taken into police custody. The three men that were being ejected from the pub managed to flee before police arrived. Charges have not yet been laid, and police are continuing to investigate the crime. The security guards injuries are not serious.
Aussie Casino King James Packer And Baillieu In Negotiations Over Gambling Laws...
The Victorian Baillieu government has held talks with gambling tsar James Packer about plans for gamblers to limit their potential losses before beginning to play pokies in Victoria. Both the government and a spokesman for Packer refused to say when and where the discussions took place and if the federal government's plans for the mandatory pre-commitment system or a possible High Court challenge to the proposal were discussed. Crown Casino spokesman Gary O'Neill said: "Crown does not comment on the substance of discussions Packer may or may not have had with anyone."
A spokesman for Premier Ted Baillieu would confirm only that the Premier had chatted with Packer at several functions since winning the November state election.
Gaming Minister Michael O'Brien's spokesman said: "The minister has met with many parties interested in gambling regulation in the seven months since the election and will continue to do so. "Discussions regarding the Victorian government's pre-commitment policies have occurred with various groups including Clubs Victoria, the Interchurch Gambling Taskforce and Crown Ltd (including its chairman, James Packer)." The Reverend Tim Costello, national campaigner for action to reduce problem gambling, said he had been waiting six months for a meeting with Baillieu. He said that Baillieu should be transparent about what contact he had had with Mr Packer.
"I thought Ted Baillieu came to office promising greater transparency," he said.
The Baillieu government supports a voluntary pre-commitment system for poker machines and has threatened a High Court challenge if the Gillard government proceeds with its mandatory pre-commitment system. A mandatory pre-commitment system for poker machines is being demanded by federal Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie - without which he will withdraw his support for the Gillard government. It is not just with the Victorian government that Packer has been discussing poker machine reforms. His Crown Casino recently engaged ex Labor Party national secretary Karl Bitar to manage its relations with the government, and reportedly hosted individual briefings with senior federal Labor ministers including Treasurer Wayne Swan, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy, Sports Minister Mark Arbib, Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten and the Families Minister, Jenny Macklin. Packer's political punts as of late look to be paying off.
James Packer Chats With Vic Premier Ted Baillieu?; No Comment...
The office of the Victorian Premier, Ted Baillieu, has declined to comment on the substance of several meetings that Mr Baillieu held with gambling business operator James Packer. A spokesman for Gaming Minister Michael O'Brien confirmed that the government had discussed pre-commitment policies for poker machines with "groups including Clubs Victoria, the Interchurch Gambling Taskforce and Crown Ltd."
Australian Vice Type Products Available On Facebook...
Inspectors from the New South Wales Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing, acting undercover last Saturday, have found that two businesses in Sydney have been illegally selling and delivering alcohol, with their round-the-clock services advertised on the social media website Facebook. While there are loopholes in the licensing laws which allow limited amounts of wine to be delivered as gifts, neither The Beer Baron nor The Blind Pig "met requirements", according to the regulator.
James Packer And Andrew Forrest; GenerationOne Tag Team Say PM Gillard Is Anti Business...
Both billionaires have been extremely critical of PM Gillard policies. Packer is on a quest to squash legislation that will crimp the earnings he will derive from his gambling machines. Gillard has been copping a hammering. The PM's political livelihood depends on the support of MP Andrew Wilkie, who is firm in his mission to get some reforms in place to deal with problem gamblers. Packer's mate Forrest has been also turning up the heat on Gillard. Sing along with us... Gillard is Anti Business...one more time...just kidding, sort of.
Casino And Gaming Share Prices...
Code Company Name Exchange Currency Price
CWN Crown Limited 8.970
EGP Echo Entertainment Group 4.11
RCT Reef Casino Trust 1.65
TAH Tabcorp Holdings Limited 3.22
BETM American Wagering, Inc. 0.630
FLL Full House Resorts, Inc. 3.15
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Media Man Talking To NextGen Gaming Re Play For Free And Play For Money Branded Game...
A very strong rumour has been doing the rounds that Media Man top brass has been speaking to game developer NextGen Gaming about developing a game or two, including a Media Man branded selection, as well as some for MM clients with James Bond 007, Tomb Raider and Easy Rider - Cosy Cool themes, and talk was also overheard at Bondi Iceberg's club about a reality TV game and something about the Bra Boys's business expansion. Folks, where there's smoke, there's fire, and even 'The Rock' could smell what Media Man and friends are cooking!
Aspinall's Online Casino And Paddy Power Rumoured For Media Man International - Asia Pacific Campaign...
Our spies have been busy and we're hearing that the James Packer UK connection - Aspinall's are likely to be soon cracking a deal with Asia Pacific based media, pr and internet publishing company, Media Man. The same informant also tipped British gaming powerhouse, Paddy Power, will also likely be entering into an agreement with the Media Man firm also. The name of William Will was also apparently been whispered about in Media Man offices also and its understood that a Media Man deal was inked with William Hill a number of years ago, so perhaps William Hill may be ready for another shot of the action across the Asia Pacific. In the meantime Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment is enjoying their relationship with NextGen Gaming and the Media Man, and rumours are surfacing of a Knight Rider online slot game coming up, but it's a rumour - not a fact at this stage folks. A deep throat also says that Australia is begging for a Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair online slot game, and that the good folks at Endemol UK may be developing one or two pro wrestling online slots, so a new type of WrestleMania may soon be found on the internet. All is expected to be revealed in the coming weeks, if not sooner.
Punters, er readers, stay glued to Media Man reports for more "can't miss" information on Australian and Asia Pacific gaming, casino and entertainment industry wars as the battle for bums on seats and eyeballs continues.
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Gibraltar - 17th June 2011 - Following up on last week’s release of Frank Miller’s Sin City: The Hard Goodbye at Digital DarkHorse comes more exciting news around this legendary title. Sin City has now entered the online gaming world, with a new game at PartyCasino.com This new five-reel, fifty-line slot features art and story from the widely acclaimed series by comics legend Frank Miller.
When Sin City originally appeared in Dark Horse Presents: Fifth Anniversary Special in April 1991, it was clear that the face of the comics medium had changed forever. Since that time, Miller’s groundbreaking comics noir has found its way into the public consciousness with toys, games, and even a feature-length motion picture. Frank Miller’s Sin City remains one of the most stylized works in the history of the medium, drawing heavily from film noir, including its use of shadow and stark backgrounds. The black-and-white comic was perfectly suited to the original format of Dark Horse’s flagship anthology, with occasional spot usage of primary colors added to later volumes and editions.
"Frank Miller’s Sin City is a very different slot to any other we have launched in recent times. The striking artwork and mature content mean this isn’t a game for the faint hearted," said a spokesman for PartyCasino.com
There are five featured games, which win the player free spins and multipliers: “Straight to Hell,” “The Hard Goodbye,” “He Never Screams,” “Deadly Little Miho,” and “Just Get Warmed Up.” The games feature the series’ main characters: Hartigan, Nancy, Miho, Marv, Kevin, the Yellow B*stard, and Dwight. The game includes mature content and scenes of violence, nudity, and depravation.
PartyCasino.com has the most frequent game launches in the industry and offers over 160 games, including over 100 slots. PartyCasino.com pays out easily over $10 million EVERY DAY to players. “The Big One” is structured as a five-tiered pool. The highest tier—Colossal Cash—seeds at $1.5 million, the biggest online jackpot seed in the industry, and currently stands at over $1.6 million.
About Dark Horse Comics
Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way, and comics legend Will Eisner, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as the Mask, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Additionally, its highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton, Trigun, Serenity, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic-book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of licensed comics material.
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In the meantime PartyCasino.com continues to roll out new games and initiatives.
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The PartyCasino.com jackpot is currently approaching the $4 million mark. Players can also compete for The Big One and Marvel Hero Jackpot, playing the Marvel super hero themed online slot games.
PartyCasino's most recent game releases include Sin City, The Sting, Unicorn Legend, Shaaark! SuperBet, Crocodopolis, Alice's Wonderland, Glamour Puss, Super Cubes, Heist, Palladium Slot and Circus Slot.
PartyGaming CEO Jim Ryan has gone on record advising PartyCasino will soon feature more Hollywood blockbuster themed slots. A few in the know journalists and media agents have been recently tipped off that an all time classic movie adaption will be showcased in the PartyCasino portfolio within 1 month. PartyCasino has the world's most impressive line up of Hollywood themed games, and more are just around the corner.
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Cleaning up at the tables? Fancy a bigger project or just a bit of fun? Your chance to achieve total 'World Domination' gets underway at PartyPoker.com from the 8th July 2011. Conquer 72 cities by earning PartyPoints and pick up freerolls, cash prizes and a potential top prize of $100,000 on the way!
A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: "The premise is simple – divide and conquer! Rome wasn't built in a day but it could be won in an hour! Turn your PartyPoints into cities - the empire building continues until the 31st August or until all cities are conquered. There are 72 cities to conquer and freeroll seats, cash payouts and a top prize of $100,000. Just earn 10 PartyPoints to be randomly awarded a city from 72 available."
"Many of the cities have cash prizes and freeroll seats attached The big money comes in when you can complete all the cities in an entire continent, for example, getting all of Asia wins you $5,000 and Europe will bag you $20,000. Finally, a player who gets every single country has world domination – worth a cool $100,000."
As an incentive to get started, PartyPoker.com give you your first city for just 5 points. Tony G writes from his secret underground bunker at PartyPoker.com
Players can earn up to 100 cities a day throughout the World Domination promotion. Reveal the ones collected by logging in to your Party Account, checking the interactive map and start to accumulate a fortune.
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Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Confirms Ongame Poker Network Deal Possibilities
The Ongame poker network is "likely" to be sold, bwin.party has confirmed that a formal process to sell the B2B network is on the way.
The announcement was made earlier today ahead of today’s Annual General Meeting, the first held by the giant since the merger between Bwin and PartyGaming was completed last March.
The statement read "One area of our stated strategy was to recycle surplus assets,"..."We expect that any sale will be completed by the end of the year."
No licensee on the network has yet responded to bwin.party’s announcement, although Betfair’s outgoing CEO David Yu passed opinion on Ongame just yesterday.
Bwin.Party’s AGM statement contains details of a planned share buyback, which will see the company follow the examples of Playtech and Betfair in making such a move, plus news of a progressive dividend policy containing a €30m dividend payout for the year ending 31 December 2011.
As we go to press trading is described as “Broadly in-line with management's expectations,” however analyst James Hollins, of Evolution Securities, advised in a memo earlier today that “The stock remains a Neutral ahead of potentially disruptive German legislation near-term.”
Meanwhile Simon French, of Panmure Gordon, reiterated his firm’s ‘buy’ recommendation, explaining “[We] expect the shares to respond well to the dividend and share buyback news.”
German sports betting proposals in April had seen the share price of bwin.party dive 16% in a day, and a decision on the country’s State Gambling Treaty is expected in October.
Yesterday things turned around following the suspension of Full Tilt Poker’s licences in Alderney - the share price ended the day at 148.2p, an increase of more than 10% day-on-day.
Bwin.Party In Line With Management's Expectations
bwin.party digital entertainment's trading performance since the beginning of April has been broadly in line with management's expectations.
But is says sports margins have been lower than expected due to a favourable run of events for customers in May.
The improvement in new player sign-ups in poker, following action taken by the US authorities against certain of the group's online poker competitors on 15 April, has not had a material impact on poker revenue as new players represent just a small proportion of the overall player base and these companies have so far continued to command significant market share in non-US markets.
Casino continues to perform well while bingo has been slightly softer than expected in the period.
At 8:47am: (LON:BPTY) share price was +0.5p at 148.7p.
Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Big On Security
The online gaming business PartyGaming has also long since been protecting its players with strong authentication. After all, there is a lot of money at stake – money that the dark forces may want to siphon away. PartyPoker, PartyCasino, PartyBingo and PartyGammon customers register by downloading the PartyGaming customer software. After registration, they can obtain an authenticator called PartySecure from the online store. This is again a Digipass Go 6 that has been completely adapted to the branding of PartyGaming. Here again, a Vacman Controller Server takes over the authentication. “The solution is highly scalable,” stressed a PartyGaming spokesperson. “It can grow with us and effortlessly cope with the growing number of online-players on our platform.”
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Gibraltar - 17th June 2011 - Following up on last week’s release of Frank Miller’s Sin City: The Hard Goodbye at Digital DarkHorse comes more exciting news around this legendary title. Sin City has now entered the online gaming world, with a new game at PartyCasino.com This new five-reel, fifty-line slot features art and story from the widely acclaimed series by comics legend Frank Miller.
When Sin City originally appeared in Dark Horse Presents: Fifth Anniversary Special in April 1991, it was clear that the face of the comics medium had changed forever. Since that time, Miller’s groundbreaking comics noir has found its way into the public consciousness with toys, games, and even a feature-length motion picture. Frank Miller’s Sin City remains one of the most stylized works in the history of the medium, drawing heavily from film noir, including its use of shadow and stark backgrounds. The black-and-white comic was perfectly suited to the original format of Dark Horse’s flagship anthology, with occasional spot usage of primary colors added to later volumes and editions.
"Frank Miller’s Sin City is a very different slot to any other we have launched in recent times. The striking artwork and mature content mean this isn’t a game for the faint hearted," said a spokesman for PartyCasino.com
There are five featured games, which win the player free spins and multipliers: “Straight to Hell,” “The Hard Goodbye,” “He Never Screams,” “Deadly Little Miho,” and “Just Get Warmed Up.” The games feature the series’ main characters: Hartigan, Nancy, Miho, Marv, Kevin, the Yellow B*stard, and Dwight. The game includes mature content and scenes of violence, nudity, and depravation.
PartyCasino.com has the most frequent game launches in the industry and offers over 160 games, including over 100 slots. PartyCasino.com pays out easily over $10 million EVERY DAY to players. “The Big One” is structured as a five-tiered pool. The highest tier—Colossal Cash—seeds at $1.5 million, the biggest online jackpot seed in the industry, and currently stands at over $1.6 million.
About Dark Horse Comics
Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way, and comics legend Will Eisner, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as the Mask, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Additionally, its highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton, Trigun, Serenity, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic-book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of licensed comics material.
SIN CITY, FRANK MILLER’S SIN CITY and all characters therein and all depictions thereof are trademarks of Frank Miller, Inc. All Rights Reserved. ©2011 Frank Miller, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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In the meantime PartyCasino.com continues to roll out new games and initiatives.
The most popular PartyCasino.com games of late include Sin City, Unicorn Legend, Heist, Circus, Rambo, Palladium Slot, The Godfather, Sinatra, Slotbox, Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Mission: Impossible, The Terminator, Cleopatra, Sinatra, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, The Amazing Spider-Man, Monopoly, Resident Evil, Melon Madness, Wheel Of Fortune and Mega Fortune Wheel.
The PartyCasino.com jackpot is currently approaching the $4 million mark. Players can also compete for The Big One and Marvel Hero Jackpot, playing the Marvel super hero themed online slot games.
PartyCasino's most recent game releases include Sin City, The Sting, Unicorn Legend, Shaaark! SuperBet, Crocodopolis, Alice's Wonderland, Glamour Puss, Super Cubes, Heist, Palladium Slot and Circus Slot.
PartyGaming CEO Jim Ryan has gone on record advising PartyCasino will soon feature more Hollywood blockbuster themed slots. A few in the know journalists and media agents have been recently tipped off that an all time classic movie adaption will be showcased in the PartyCasino portfolio within 1 month. PartyCasino has the world's most impressive line up of Hollywood themed games, and more are just around the corner.
Media Man, Casino News Media and Global Gaming Directory do have a b2b relationship with Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment, as they do with dozens of other companies in the gaming, igaming, media and entertainment industry.
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GIBRALTAR - June 29, 2011 - There's never been a better time to play at leading online poker room PartyPoker.com New offers introduced TODAY include:
• $100,000 freeroll Make a deposit using bonus code 200JULY and you'll get automatic entry into a huge $100K Depositors freeroll on Sunday 7th August.
• 100% reload bonus Top up your account and get 100% extra up to $200. Just deposit using bonus code 200JULY. The 200JULY reload bonus is available until 23:59 on 7th August 2011.
• Summer Million freerolls Enter daily Summer Million freerolls and play for a Summer Million ticket and a $1,000 prize pool every day for free.
• Keep your VIP status Have you been a VIP at another site? Just email proof to vip@palladiumlounge.com and earn 1,000 points within 15 days and we'll upgrade your account to VIP status.
See PartyPoker.com for more information.
Cleaning up at the tables? Fancy a bigger project or just a bit of fun? Your chance to achieve total 'World Domination' gets underway at PartyPoker.com from the 8th July 2011. Conquer 72 cities by earning PartyPoints and pick up freerolls, cash prizes and a potential top prize of $100,000 on the way!
A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: "The premise is simple – divide and conquer! Rome wasn't built in a day but it could be won in an hour! Turn your PartyPoints into cities - the empire building continues until the 31st August or until all cities are conquered. There are 72 cities to conquer and freeroll seats, cash payouts and a top prize of $100,000. Just earn 10 PartyPoints to be randomly awarded a city from 72 available."
"Many of the cities have cash prizes and freeroll seats attached The big money comes in when you can complete all the cities in an entire continent, for example, getting all of Asia wins you $5,000 and Europe will bag you $20,000. Finally, a player who gets every single country has world domination – worth a cool $100,000."
As an incentive to get started, PartyPoker.com give you your first city for just 5 points. Tony G writes from his secret underground bunker at PartyPoker.com
Players can earn up to 100 cities a day throughout the World Domination promotion. Reveal the ones collected by logging in to your Party Account, checking the interactive map and start to accumulate a fortune.
For more information see: PartyPoker.com
Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Confirms Ongame Poker Network Deal Possibilities
The Ongame poker network is "likely" to be sold, bwin.party has confirmed that a formal process to sell the B2B network is on the way.
The announcement was made earlier today ahead of today’s Annual General Meeting, the first held by the giant since the merger between Bwin and PartyGaming was completed last March.
The statement read "One area of our stated strategy was to recycle surplus assets,"..."We expect that any sale will be completed by the end of the year."
No licensee on the network has yet responded to bwin.party’s announcement, although Betfair’s outgoing CEO David Yu passed opinion on Ongame just yesterday.
Bwin.Party’s AGM statement contains details of a planned share buyback, which will see the company follow the examples of Playtech and Betfair in making such a move, plus news of a progressive dividend policy containing a €30m dividend payout for the year ending 31 December 2011.
As we go to press trading is described as “Broadly in-line with management's expectations,” however analyst James Hollins, of Evolution Securities, advised in a memo earlier today that “The stock remains a Neutral ahead of potentially disruptive German legislation near-term.”
Meanwhile Simon French, of Panmure Gordon, reiterated his firm’s ‘buy’ recommendation, explaining “[We] expect the shares to respond well to the dividend and share buyback news.”
German sports betting proposals in April had seen the share price of bwin.party dive 16% in a day, and a decision on the country’s State Gambling Treaty is expected in October.
Yesterday things turned around following the suspension of Full Tilt Poker’s licences in Alderney - the share price ended the day at 148.2p, an increase of more than 10% day-on-day.
Bwin.Party In Line With Management's Expectations
bwin.party digital entertainment's trading performance since the beginning of April has been broadly in line with management's expectations.
But is says sports margins have been lower than expected due to a favourable run of events for customers in May.
The improvement in new player sign-ups in poker, following action taken by the US authorities against certain of the group's online poker competitors on 15 April, has not had a material impact on poker revenue as new players represent just a small proportion of the overall player base and these companies have so far continued to command significant market share in non-US markets.
Casino continues to perform well while bingo has been slightly softer than expected in the period.
At 8:47am: (LON:BPTY) share price was +0.5p at 148.7p.
Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Big On Security
The online gaming business PartyGaming has also long since been protecting its players with strong authentication. After all, there is a lot of money at stake – money that the dark forces may want to siphon away. PartyPoker, PartyCasino, PartyBingo and PartyGammon customers register by downloading the PartyGaming customer software. After registration, they can obtain an authenticator called PartySecure from the online store. This is again a Digipass Go 6 that has been completely adapted to the branding of PartyGaming. Here again, a Vacman Controller Server takes over the authentication. “The solution is highly scalable,” stressed a PartyGaming spokesperson. “It can grow with us and effortlessly cope with the growing number of online-players on our platform.”
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