ROBERTO ROCHA The Montreal Gazette
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
The shadowy world of online gambling wants to go legit, and the world’s virtual casino barons have come to Montreal to help make it happen.
The sixth Global Interactive Gaming Summit and Expo that kicked off yesterday at Palais [...]

Ladbrokes has said that tomorrow’s (Wednesday) Champions League final between London’s Arsenal and Spanish champions Barcelona will be the biggest one off betting event in European football history, with over £30 million wagered on the outcome around the world.
The bookmakers also announced that turnover on last weekend’s English and Scottish FA Cup finals [...]

WorldWinner Joins SkillJam to Co-Host Worldwide Web Games(TM) $1 Million Championship
Tuesday May 16, 10:12 am ET
Casual Gamers to Vie for $1 Million Prize at Championship in Hollywood this Summer

NEWTON, Mass., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — WorldWinner, a subsidiary of FUN Technologies Inc. (LSE (AIM): FUN and TSX: FUN) [...]

The UK’s first 3D poker and casino website www.The3Dpoker.com has been launched by Esprit Marketing Ltd. Based on the Swedish software developer 3D Internet Games’s platform, players will have the chance to create and customize their own 3D characters.
Users will be able to play both poker and blackjack, seeing a realistic table in 3D where [...]

LiveHive Systems has announced that Carib Sports, Cascade Sportsbook, Major Betting and Bet4Aces will be introducing the LiveHive NANOGAMING Solution to their customers prior to the 2006 National Football League (NFL) season.
Russ Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer, MajorWager.com, said, “LiveHive Systems took the time to listen to online sportsbooks and developed a system that addresses the [...]

BowmansCasino.com, part of Bowmans International, is to launch its service into the UK market. The Canadian sportsbook hopes to establish a firm foothold in the UK as part of a marketing strategy there and in the Europe and North America.
 
BowmansCasino.com is also launching a ‘Casino Rewards’ customer loyalty programme. The new Casino Rewards is a [...]

Sweden-based software designer Designed Quality Entertainment (DQE) has confirmed two new contracts with Norwegian company Bizipoker3D.com and UK company The3Dpoker.com. This follows recent deals with vegas007.com, arcticstarpoker.com and showdownpokeronline.com.

UK-based software games developer f1×2games has launched a games suite on Goldwin games, part of Goldbet.
The nine single back-end games set, called Panorama, include Super Soccer, Germany 06, a World Cup game and the US-themed Touchdown. Stan James, Coral and Totalbet are some of f1×2games clients.
James Randall Doughty, director of business at f1×2games, said: "The [...]

Microgaming is to bring its Jackpot Madness and Prima Network brands under the single Microgaming brand.
 
The change will mean Microgaming Poker Network and Microgaming Progressive Network will replace the old names and a ‘Powered by Microgaming’ seal will appear on the sites, which use the company’s software. Both the Jackpot Madness and Prima Network brands [...]

This week Ladbrokes launched its first online backgammon product which promises to offer PlayStation-quality graphics as well as sound effects. There is also a phrase translation facility to allow worldwide communication.
Lewis Deyong, tournament organiser, helped devise the new game, which offers stake levels from US$1 to US$1,000.
Players can use a drop-down menu of 20 phrases [...]