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February 7 – To partake in this promotion you need to predict which team will score the most points in the games taking place on 21st Feb. Correct answers will win $15 cash prizes.

Six Nations Fixtures on Saturday 21st February 2008:

• Italy v France (14:15 GMT)
• England v Scotland (15:30 GMT)
• Wales v Ireland (17:30 GMT)

Here is how to enter:

1. Download Intercasino.com

2. Visit the cashier

3. Enter your on of these bonus codes once you have decided which team you think will score the most:

• England = ENGRUGBY
• Ireland = IRERUGBY
• Scotland = SCORUGBY
• Wales = WALRUGBY
• Italy = ITARUGBY
• France = FRARUGBY

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(Read the full post about ‘Six Nations Rugby Points Bonanza At Intercasino – 02-07-09′…)

Currently, the Dutch are implanting strict gambling laws after taking a few notes from the existing situation in the United States. As the US goes through a change in governmental power, their online gambling laws are in limbo, but that hasn’t stopped the Dutch government from making online gambling a major issue.  

Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin has exposed his plan to take serious and swift action against those parties involved in illegal online gaming activity and promises those involved will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, including banks used to process transactions. 

The Minister’s plan is similar to the current Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in the United States.

(Read the full post about ‘Dutch Minister Makes Online Gambling Platform’…)

February 6 – One jackpot win in a lifetime could change an online player for good. When someone wins a progressive jackpot TWICE, the idea is difficult enough to grasp. So when 32 Red Casino announced that one lucky winner had won the progressive jackpot FOUR times at its site, it was almost too much to take in.

But what really made the story so incredible was that the same player had won the progressive jackpot four times on the SAME slot machine – all within a period of four months.

The player in question prefers to remain anonymous (perhaps fearing that his good luck will be jinxed?) but suffice to say that he hails from Dorset in the United Kingdom and he has an ongoing love affair with the Cash Splash progressive slot game. (Read the full post about ‘Online Slots Winner Makes Cash Splash Four Times – 02-06-09′…)

Golden Casino has always offered high payouts and lucrative bonuses to all their customers. Now, they are going the extra step for their customers. Starting February 13th until February 20th, Golden Casino is holding a $75, 000 slot tournament with 125 people guaranteed to walk away with something. In addition, the winner will take home

$35, 000 – all this for less than a dollar to enter.  

The tournament is to help ring in Valentine’s Day and is hoping to attract as many players as possible. Golden Casino has long been established as an industry leader in slot tournaments, and always hosts a variety of games offering varying payouts and game types.

(Read the full post about ‘Online Casino Guarantees Pay-Day for Valentine’s Day Slot Tournament’…)

February 5 – With news that Microgaming was blocking players from the United States from playing at its partner sites late last year, many progressive jackpots were suddenly out of reach for many.

These players could only sit back and drool as the prize pots on many progressive slot machines passed the million dollar mark and kept climbing.

Thankfully, Rival Gaming, a software company that accepts players from the US, has a number of top jackpot games of its own, with the result being that US gamblers are flocking to Rival sites to try their luck.

Two games in particular – Shopping Spree and Jackpot Pinatas – have jackpots that are absolutely begging to be won and have managed to ruse up quite a bit of hype in the past few weeks as players play these machines in the hope of winning life-changing amounts. (Read the full post about ‘US Online Slots Players Eyeing Rival Jackpots – 02-05-09′…)

Canadian online gambling software provider Chartwell Technology has announced audited financial results for the year ended October 31, 2008, turning in a solid tenth anniversary year performance that included:

• Record total revenue at $24 million, up from $21.2 million in fiscal year 2007, an increase of 13.2 percent.
• Record cash flow from operations of $9 million, up from $5.1 million in fiscal year 2007, an increase of 77.3 percent.
• EBITDA of $6 million, almost twice the $3.1 million in fiscal year 2007.
• Net income of $2.8 million for fiscal 2008, up from a net loss of $84 000 in the prior year.
• Diluted earnings per share of $0.15 for fiscal 2008.

Chartwell management reported that the company invested in its future by delivering more games and upgrades to its gaming system than at any other time in its history, with:

• Eight new Casino soft games and nine new Casino slot games deployed in the year and a further eight new games nearing completion toward the end of the year in the company’s latest 7.0 software release.
• The development of industry leading responsible gaming features.
• Changes to the underlying architecture of the software to improve scalability, speed and usability.

Chartwell additionally achieved its planned objectives by:

• Receiving both a Remote and Non-Remote Operating License from the UK Gambling Commission.
• Becoming the first software supplier to launch a UK Gambling Commission regulated online casino with Extrabet, a wholly owned subsidiary of IG Group Holdings plc.
• Launching its development of a Bingo community.

“The Company executed its strategy very well in 2008,” commented Alan Richter, CFO of Chartwell. “We h

(Read the full post about ‘Chartwell revenues up 13 percent in 2008, reports 15c EPS’…)

February 4 – Slots tournaments are all the rage these days, as players flock to their favorite casinos to take part in great social events that could earn them lots of cool cash. The weekend slots events are no exception at Golden Casino online site, which has seen a marked increase in the number of players taking advantage of their excellent slots tournament each and every week.

The Golden Casino Weekend Freeroll event draws thousands of players, with last weekend over 13,000 players trying their luck at the site. Top prize went to the player, shadowlazae who won the first prize of $100, while EPTBIRD took second place and $70. (Read the full post about ‘Golden Casino Continues with Slots Tournaments – 02-04-09′…)

February 2 – The International Casino Exhibition (ICE) held annually is the perfect place for online software companies to showcase their new games and products. This year’s event, held in London last week, introduced the industry to a number of quality new online slot titles, giving visitors a peek at the excellent year ahead of us.

Several companies announced their intention to produce mini versions of their most popular slots and table games to further the gaming enjoyment of their gamblers, while companies such as Wagerworks, Microgaming and Cryptologic outlined the new games that have recently hit online casinos (or will do so in the near future).

Visitors to the ICE event were met by illustrations presented by Wagerworks of its two brand new soon-to-be released games entitled Dungeons and Dragons: Fortress of Fortunes and Battleship: Search and Destroy. (Read the full post about ‘New Online Slots Games Released at ICE London – 02-02-09′…)

January 31 – Playtech was founded in 1999 and develops online and land-based gambling software. The company targets customers who want to improve their game offering, sportsbooks wanting to offer alternate products, and land based operators who want to make the move into online gaming.

Playtech currently employs over 750 staff all over the world and the amazing thing is that 75% of them work in Research and Development.

The new technology will be rolled out to Playtech’s operators during the course of 2009.

Playtech’s newest live gaming offering sets the standard for the online casino experience.

(Read the full post about ‘Playtech Upgrades Live Gaming Features – 01-31-09′…)