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The Isle of Man – a new era part IV!
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he Isle of Man Government has now announced that it is seeking expressions of
interest from individuals and organisations keen to work with the Government to establish the first five star hotel and casino complex on the Island. The Government has also
prepared supporting information regarding the opportunity and that this information is now available upon request, in both hard and soft copies, to interested parties. A high quality hotel and casino complex incorporating conference and leisure facilities presents an exceptional opportunity to build and operate a casino resort hotel in Europe and provides an exciting opportunity for both the Island, and for those involved in financing, developing and operating casino hotel leisure resorts. As recent amendments to the Isle of Man Casino legislation now make it possible for an Isle of Man landbased casino operator to provide a live audio and video feed of its gaming to online gaming operations this could not only provide additional gaming income for the casino but also provide a cost effective marketing opportunity to publicise the ancillary businesses operated under the casino licence.
Companies/individuals interested in investigating this rare opportunity in more depth should contact Vont who can assist in the process.
Jon Sykes CEO Vont Limited
Email:
jsykes@vont.co.im Web:
www.vont.co.im
Microgaming launch Android Air M
icrogaming, the world’s largest provider of online gaming software, has launched Android
Air, an Adobe Air-based application available for use with tablets and smartphones running on Android. The platform comes with a starting game package of eight leading Microgaming casino games, with plans to deliver at least 20 or more games between now and the end of the year. New games will be automatically added via a process which is connection state aware, so players can choose to do these updates via WiFi rather than 3G. Games are available via a slick, user-friendly lobby,
with fully revamped banking and registration modules also available. The underlying architecture has also been updated and connection now links directly with the gaming server, allowing
the utilisation of Microgaming’s comprehensive suite of acquisition and retention tools such as Bonus Balance, Player Grouping, Player Communication Manager and VPB an online Virtual Pitboss that allows instant trigger based messaging and promotions. Neill Whyte, Head of Product Channels for
Microgaming, commented: “The explosion of mobile gaming over the last 12 months, driven largely by the increased adoption of smartphones in developing countries, represents a huge opportunity for providers. Microgaming has the strongest portfolio of gaming assets in the industry, which we can leverage to fully exploit the opportunity that the rapid growth in Android- based smartphones represents.”
GTECH G2 partners with Bid Shopping L
eading interactive gaming software and services provider, GTECH G2, has announced a partnership with Bid Shopping - one of the UK’s largest TV and online shopping destinations - to showcase the newly launched
bidbingo.co.uk. The site will feature GTECH G2’s wide selection of bingo games and embedded side games, while the live presenters and chat features will allow players to create their own online community. Bid Shopping offers more live television than any other shopping channel in the UK, broadcasting seven days a week to millions of digital homes via Virgin TV, Freeview, Sky and the web. An aggressive marketing campaign is set to launch
bidbingo.co.uk including TV advertising across all three TV
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shopping channels, email marketing to their client database, Direct Mail to members, leaflets in delivery parcels and promotional offers through their customer call centre. William Scott, Vice President of GTECH G2, said: “We see this as a great opportunity to reach more players due to the similar target audience profile between bingo players and bid shopping.”
…in related news, GTECH G2 has been nominated for two awards at the prestigious International Gaming Awards 2012, due to be held at the Sheraton Park Lane, London on January 23rd. GTECH G2 has been nominated for iGaming Software Supplier Of The Year and Technology Supplier Of The Year.
Betfair hits 4,000,000th customer milestone
etfair, the world’s biggest betting community, has announced that it now has over four million registered customers. The company, which
revolutionised the betting industry with the launch of its Exchange in 2000, has seen enhancements to the company’s product portfolio and a continuing emergence in markets outside of the UK drive customer growth through the four million milestone.
Betfair’s innovation in the mobile space, which has seen it release first-to-market applications for the iPhone, iPad and Android, has also played a significant role in attracting new customers. The company recently reported that it had seen revenue
growth in mobile increase by over 70% in the first quarter of this financial year. The number of bets placed through mobile also doubled when compared to the same period in the previous year. The company also reported at its full year results in June that the prior year had been a record period for site activity with the number of bets matched increasing 20% to 916 million. Betfair’s Group Operations Director, Ian Chuter, said: “Reaching this milestone is testament to the continuing appeal of our product, which in a short space of time has revolutionised an industry and turned on its head the expectations of sports bettors.”
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