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9/22/08 - Riverbelle Casino Giving Away $10,000 By Staff

As part of a special promotion, Gibraltar-licensed online casino RiverBelle.com is giving players the chance to win $10,000 in cash simply for playing any one of its over 200 games.

Owned and operated by Gibraltar-based Carmen Media Group Limited, RiverBelle.com’s Cold Hard Cash Giveaway has been running since the beginning of the month but has now been extended until the end of October. To be eligible for the final cash draw, players must wager a minimum of 400 credits on any one or combination of the site’s games including blackjack, roulette and video poker alongside its range of progressive jackpot slots.

The online casino offers new players a full sign-up bonus up to $100 and revealed that one additional entry for the cash prize draw will be granted for every 400 credits wagered.

8/21/08 - Online Bingo Site Offers Speed Games

 
JackpotCity, part of the Carmen Media group operated by Virtue Fusion, have announced that they will be offering 4 new bingo rooms including a 90-ball speed bingo room and a 75-ball pattern bingo room.

Classics like 75- and 90-ball bingo are still available, and players can participate in Buy One Get One Free games from Monday to Wednesday between 5pm and 6pm. On Thursdays the prize pools begin at £250 and £500 on every half hour. On Fridays the prize pool starts at £100 but increases by that much every hour.

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8/21/08 - Allslots Casino To Host Slots Tournament

Poker grew in popularity amazingly when people started playing online. Major online casino and slots specialists AllSlots are hoping that the same thing will happen with their game of choice – they are to host the World Series of Slots next month.

The series will be run for ten weeks and give away $500,000 over that time period. The first month sees four weekly tournaments with a prize pool of $25,000 each. The winner receives $10,000. In each event, there will be fifty cashes.

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8/21/08 - Casino Rewards adds new online casino

(PRESS RELEASE) -- 2008 has seen the Casino Rewards group of online casinos go from strength to strength. Keeping its ever growing player-base happy with numerous 5 figure payouts including the now much-publicized $5.5 million jackpot win by one Klaus E. of Finland in April, and acquiring 6 new online casinos to bring the total to 18, CasinoRewards.com is basking in its glory as one of the largest Microgaming casino operators in the Internet.

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7/28/08 - BrightShare offers affiliates bingo promotion

LONDON, England -- (PRESS RELEASE) -– BrightShare Limited, the exclusive affiliate program of the Jackpot Factory group, announced that as of today its affiliate partners can generate revenue by promoting online bingo via the Jackpot Factory's new All Bingo Club.

All Bingo Club, which launched in April 2008 under the slogan of "We've Got Balls," utilises Microgaming's world renowned technology and offers online bingo games 24 hours a day 7 days a week. In the short time since its launch, All Bingo Club has steadily grown and received a lot of interest from bingo enthusiasts, as well as online casino players.

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5/20/08 - FOOTBALL FANS GET A KICK OUT OF NEW MOBILE GAME FROM SPIN³

Spin³ launches new Scratch 'n' Score mobile game to coincide with Europe's summer football action

LONDON - Spin³ (Spin3.com)*, a leading provider of advanced mobile gambling solutions powered by Microgaming (Microgaming.com), the world's largest online gaming software provider, has launched a new football-themed scratch card mobile game to coincide with Europe's summer football action, including this week's season finale.

Scratch 'n' Score, Spin³'s 14th mobile casino game, is fun and easy to play, offering users the familiar scratch card experience on their mobile phones. Users simply select their wager and press the show button to reveal the hidden football images. If players can match three of the same symbols they win. Symbols vary from football boots to jerseys, and the golden cup symbol nets players a generous fifty-to-one payout.

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4/7/08 - MICROGAMING NEW GAMES RELEASE ADVISORY: APRIL 2008

ISLE OF MAN - A turbo-charged sequel; some Celtic culture and International special agents – yet another month of bumper releases from Microgaming.

Responding to player demand for a sequel to the popular video slot Break Da Bank, Microgaming has developed a worthy successor titled BREAK DA BANK AGAIN! The new game features stunning 3D graphics, digital sound effects and a sleekly expensive looking theme that includes lots of lovely lucre, glittering precious stones, shiny gold ingots and a massive vault to set the scene for some great slots action.

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4/01/08 - Press Release :: Casino Rewards Adds 6 Casinos to its Network

Award winning online casino group CasinoRewards.com extends its family, taking new online casinos under its wing to become the white knights of the online gaming world.

All online casinos operating under the Casino Action group: Golden Reef, UK Casino Club, Nostalgia, iBig, Music Hall and Challenge, will soon be under the Casino Rewards management, and ready for a grand reopening on 25 March 2008.

All player accounts in the aforementioned casinos will be safely transferred to the Casino Rewards network, with all account balances, withdrawals, and bonus credits available for immediate use.

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3/3/08 - Microgaming Shed 30 Poker Skins

The Microgaming/Prima Poker network has released nearly 30 poker skins from its operating umbrella. All the poker skins associated with the software licensee Tusk Investment Corporation have been blocked from the network because of solvency issues. Customers were disconnected from their poker skins and a statement was issued to them by Microgaming on the Tusk skin that they were playing on:

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 02/19/08 - MICROGAMING LAUNCHES LEAP YEAR SPECIAL ON THE MICROGAMING POKER NETWORK

ISLE OF MAN - We all love a Friday – the end of the working week and the start of the weekend and thanks to 2008 being a leap year, this month contains no less than five of them! So what better way to spend that extra day on Friday 29th, than taking advantage of the Microgaming Poker Network's leap year specials?

As you might guess, the figure 29 plays a significant role in all the leap year promotions and where better to start than with the BadBeat jackpot that will have an extra $29,000 added to it – potentially making it a very special bumper payday for one lucky player.

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 02/26/08 - 32RED PRODUCE ANOTHER MILLIONAIRE AT THEIR AWARD-WINNING CASINO

32Red Casino player wins over a £1 million pounds playing the Major Millions progressive slot machine

ISLE OF MAN - The award-winning online casino, 32Red, announced today that one of their players has won over £1 million pounds in the Major Millions slot machine – a progressive slot machine powered by Microgaming, the world's largest gaming software provider. 32Red have produced a number of big winners since launching their casino in 2002, but are delighted at their second millionaire in just over one year, with the latest jackpot payout of £1,094,112.81.

32Red is a Gibraltar based, fully licensed casino that has won the best online casino (www.32red.com) award every year since 2003, an unprecedented achievement. Their casino has over 20 progressive games, including 9 progressive slot machines and currently has a combined jackpot total of over £7.4 million.

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10/16/07 - Intertops nominated for CAP Award

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- "The First" online betting site is the first to pay its affiliates according to a report in the October issue of CAP Magazine. The world's leading publication for gambling affiliates has listed Intertops.com as the fastest paying casino affiliate program. The magazine, published by CasinoAffiliatePrograms.com, reports that a webmaster poll showed "getting paid quickly and reliably" is affiliates' number one criteria for judging affiliate programs. The same story reported that Intertops paid their affiliates faster than nineteen other programs mentioned.

"This recognition from CAP Magazine shows that 'Trust the First' isn't just a slogan, but something we really mean," said Michl Posch of Intertops.com.

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8/15/07 - CANBET MOVES TO MICROGAMING POKER NETWORK

ISLE OF MAN - Microgaming, the world’s largest supplier of online casino and poker software announces that International All Sports Limited (IAS), has chosen the Microgaming Poker Network for its Canbet.com operation – effective immediately. The move has seen Canbet.com switch from current supplier Ongame.

Formed by Mark Read in 1996, IAS, Australia’s first licensed bookmaker, is one of the most recognisable names in Internet betting. Offering 24/7 access to betting on International horse racing, harness and greyhound racing, world sport and entertainment events, IAS extended its international racing and sports coverage to the UK, following its merger with Canbet in January 2005. The merger provided the company with the opportunity to extend its product range by providing an online casino and poker room through its UK business.

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