ONLINE NEWS
Inventive Table Poker F
ollowing successful outings at Both G2E in Las Vegas and London’s ICE, Mark Slotkin (owner of the Jacks or Better casino ship in Florida) has and launched two new self-invented poker table games: Shootout
Poker and Lo-Ball Showdown. Both games are currently being placed throughout casinos in the US and Europe, with online versions in development for virtual casinos.
These two new games were invented after Mark visited Las Vegas with a view to bringing poker table games to his casino. Having come to the conclusion that none of the existing Hold ‘em games offered the true spirit of poker, he was
left with the only option: to invent the games himself. Key to these games is the ability to play not only against the house but against the other players at the table. This is also the first time lowball has ever been available to play at a table game. To see both games in action, visit:
www.creativecasinogames.us.
PokerStars serves Sweden and Finland P
okerStars has established an office in Malta which will manage
www.PokerStars.eu under the group’s new license granted by the Malta Lotteries and Gaming Commission. The site, which will initially be accessible to players in Sweden and Finland, provides players with the full PokerStars product but with all the benefits of a European Union-issued license. The site will open to certain other European markets in the near future.
Amongst other things, the move will address the current uncertainty
regarding taxation of player winnings since online gaming winnings of residents in both Sweden and Finland are clearly tax-free when the game is offered from within EU under a license issued by an EU Member State. The Malta Lotteries and Gaming Commission granted PokerStars a license following the commission’s rigorous review process. PokerStars was recently among the first to be awarded a license in Denmark, which introduced regulation this year. PokerStars is also licensed by the governments of France, Italy, Belgium, Estonia and the Isle of Man.
…in related news, PokerStars has also announced that
www.pokerstars.be has become one of the first online poker sites in Belgium to be officially granted a license under the Casino de Namur A+ license. The site was authorised in 2011 by the Belgian Gaming Commission in a test phase, but
has now become officially recognised with a full license. The Belgian
Gaming
Commission has indicated that beginning this year only fully-licensed operators will be permitted to offer online gaming services in the country and the Commission will actively seek to prevent unlicensed operators from accessing Belgian players.
PokerStars.be is jointly operated with Casino de Namur and is the largest site to be authorised and operational in Belgium.
Betware Signs with EGASA Leander Games Sign with Sky Vegas I
nteractive gaming solutions developer, Betware, has signed an agreement with Grupo EGASA, one of the world’s leading land- based gaming operators. Following this agreement EGASA will build its online presence on top of Betware’s flexible and secure gaming Platform.
Stefán Hrafnkelsson, Betware´s CEO, said: “This agreement is another step towards strengthening our position in the Spanish market. We believe in the success of EGASA’s online venture and look forward to a long cooperative relationship with them.”
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eander Games has signed a deal with Sky Vegas to provide a variety of games from the company’s extensive
and award-winning portfolio. As part of this partnership Leander Games has agreed to create and develop an exclusive version of Reely Roulette and Reely Poker which will incorporate and reflect Sky Vegas’ brand. This is the first time that Leander Games has individually tailored the look and style of a game on behalf of a client and demonstrates the company’s flexibility when it comes to game releases.
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