Boost for Rank Interactive
Rank Group said that its Interactive division grew revenue by 21 per cent per cent in the 16-week period to 16 October due to the continued strong performance of
Meccabingo.com. The business has achieved particularly strong growth in mobile gaming with revenues nearly trebling compared with the same period last year. Mobile gaming now accounts for 6 per cent of Rank Interactive’s revenue.
added: “We believe the right approach to offering legal online poker in the United States is through a Federal regulatory structure that ensures the games are con- ducted with the greatest possible integrity and secu- rity. Should Congress enact legislation to legalise inter- net poker, this agreement will allow us to partner with the world’s most experi- enced and prestigious online operator to offer a secure, fair and entertain- ing experience for players in the United States.”
Bwin.party will also enter into two separate, exclusive, 15-year B2B agreements with MGM and Boyd that will enable them to offer real money online poker services under their own brands in the US using the
Bwin.party technology platform and associated services, with
Bwin.party paying a share of the online poker revenue to the two land-based operators. To smooth this over,
Bwin.party is preparing to enter into a preliminary suit- ability review with the Nevada Gaming Control Board in order to secure an advanced finding of suit- ability in anticipation of future US-facing real money poker opportunities.
ANALYSIS
At
Bwin.party’s last stock market
announcement, Jim Ryan suggested very strongly that the company had its sights on the US and it was clearly these deals which he had in mind when making those comments. Several European operators now are jockeying for position in America, be it through agreements or acquisitions, and several could hit the ground running should any kind of internet gambling be made widely available. However, there is some irony in the fact that MGM has called on legislation to ‘strengthen UIGEA’ when it was that very Act that precipitated PartyGaming’s original exodus from the US in 2006.
Scots down on
their luck
BINGO
revealed that 69 per cent of the nation believed in luck, while 31 per cent did not. The survey, which marked the launch of William Hill Bingo’s Win-A-Car-A-Day in October promotion, also looked at a regional breakdown of the luckiest people in the country. People in Northern Ireland certainly believe in the luck of the Irish - with 62.5 per cent of the people from the country convinced they are
A
nationwide survey, commissioned by William Hill Bingo, has
lucky, while only 29 per cent of Scots believe they get any luck. People from the North
West, North East, Yorkshire, the Midlands don’t class themselves as lucky, but the Welsh (55.3 per cent), Londoners (54.2 per cent) and Easterners (52.2 per cent), class themselves in the lucky bracket.
The poll also revealed
we are a superstitious nation - with 57.5 per cent of Britons adhering to superstitions. 39.8 per cent
of the population won’t walk under ladders, 30 per cent won’t reveal their birthday wish after blowing out their candles, 8.7 per cent would bring a lucky charm into an interview or exam and 0.8 per cent would carry a lucky rabbit foot in their pocket. Other interesting results
from the survey include the number 7 being Britain’s luckiest number. 65 per cent of white haired people believe they are lucky and 47 per cent of people believe being nice to other
people will change their luck.
The survey was done ahead of the bingo site’s biggest ever promotion which gave Brits the chance to win a car everyday during October, with 31 Fiat 500 up for grabs for players - whether they believe in luck or not. Anna Conley, head of bingo at William Hill, commented: “It’s our biggest ever bingo promotion and we think it’ll be a huge hit with our new and existing players.”
WILLIAM HILL BINGO’S CAR-A-
DAY PROMOTION WAS HEADED UP BY KATE THORNTON
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