Monthly Archives: January 2016

OneLotto Launches Managed Affiliate Programme with Income Access

Global online lottery brand’s new affiliate programme to be managed by Income Access using company platform

Montreal, QC. January 4th, 2016 – OneLotto, the international digital lottery brand operated by Birmingham, UK-based company Ardua Ventures (UK) Ltd., has announced the launch of an affiliate programme with Income Access, a digital marketing and technology firm that specializes in the global iGaming industry. The brand’s new affiliate programme OneAffiliate has integrated with Incomes Access’ affiliate management software platform and will be managed by the company’s in-house team.

Launched by Ardua Ventures (UK) Ltd. earlier in 2015, OneLotto gives players access to 15 of the biggest state lotteries around the world, including US Powerball, whose jackpots can reach $100 million, UK EuroMillions, and EuroJackpot. With an ever-expanding portfolio of lotteries and game types, players always have access to new and exciting ways to win millions in jackpots every week. OneLotto offers both individual and syndicate play, and also has a Free Play Rewards Programme for all lottery games.

OneLotto players keep 100% of their winnings, as there is no commission charge. The brand will also soon offer new products such as scratch-cards and frequent lottery. OneLotto provides players with dedicated live 24-7, multilingual customer support over the phone or via live chat.

ICE provides the platform for Responsible Gambling Trust

The Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) the leading charity in the UK committed to minimising gambling-related harm, has confirmed that it will be taking a high profile presence at February’s ICE exhibition (2-4 February, ExCeL Centre, London).  The organisation will be using ICE to publish its Annual Report, raise the profile of its GambleAware brand and showcase the world-leading research, harm prevention and treatment work that has been commissioned  thanks to voluntary donations from the gambling industry.

Marc Etches, Chief Executive of RGT stated: “As the world’s leading gaming exhibition, ICE represents an invaluable opportunity for RGT to continue to raise the profile of its work.  We will also be explaining the ambitious programme which we are planning to undertake over the next three years and using this forumto remind a significant number of industry players of the necessity of contributing to the charity to support this work. RGT asks that the industry contributes 0.1% of Gross Gambling Yield. The latest Gambling Commission statistics show this should amount to around £9 million per annum and RGT currently expects to receive in the region of £6.3 million in this financial year (excluding the National Lottery).”

Jo Mayer, Marketing Director responsible for ICE added: “There’s no doubt in my mind that ICE shows the gambling industry at its very best.  This is an industry which is one of the first to embrace and deploy advances in technology, which plays a pivotal role in many national and regional economies and which has also demonstrated a strong commitment to social responsibility.  I am delighted that a leading charity such as RGT will be using ICE to showcase the invaluable work it undertakes in the field of harm prevention and to encourage the take-up of the 0.1% Gross Gambling Yield funding model.”

ICE Totally Gaming is the only B2B gaming event that brings together the online and offline gaming sectors. Featuring world-leading innovators drawn from the casino, betting, bingo, lottery, mobile, online and street sectors, ICE provides a comprehensive and international perspective on gaming. Visitors to ICE Totally Gaming can also explore the hottest growth areas in land-based, online and mobile gaming courtesy of the ICE Conferences programme, which delivers a unique opportunity to benefit from targeted learning and networking.

Byron Kaverman Wins Global Poker Index POY; Anthony Zinno Takes Cardplayer Title

Byron Kaverman ends the year at the top of both the Global Poker Index 300 and 2015 Player of the Year leaderboard; Anthony Zinno does likewise at Cardplayer.

Byron Kaverman was the unofficial boss of live tournament poker in 2015, and will start as the undisputed end boss of 2016.

The Global Poker Index (GPI) are still tallying their scores, but it seems inevitable that the American will be crowned thec(POY) due to the inactivity on the live tournament scene during the past few weeks. Kaverman ended 2015 with a ninth straight week in the top spot.

Kaverman earned $3,481,463 in live tournament earnings good enough for a 12th place finish worldwide (in cash amount won). His highlights include back-to-back Aria High Roller victories in the spring, a first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet win in the summer, and a High Roller victory at the European Poker Tour (EPT) in Malta. According to the Hendon Mob, Kaverman cashed in 20-events during 2015.

Byron Kaverman Wins Global Poker Index POY; Anthony Zinno Takes Cardplayer Title

Byron Kaverman ends the year at the top of both the Global Poker Index 300 and 2015 Player of the Year leaderboard; Anthony Zinno does likewise at Cardplayer.

Byron Kaverman was the unofficial boss of live tournament poker in 2015, and will start as the undisputed end boss of 2016.

The Global Poker Index (GPI) are still tallying their scores, but it seems inevitable that the American will be crowned thec(POY) due to the inactivity on the live tournament scene during the past few weeks. Kaverman ended 2015 with a ninth straight week in the top spot.

Kaverman earned $3,481,463 in live tournament earnings good enough for a 12th place finish worldwide (in cash amount won). His highlights include back-to-back Aria High Roller victories in the spring, a first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet win in the summer, and a High Roller victory at the European Poker Tour (EPT) in Malta. According to the Hendon Mob, Kaverman cashed in 20-events during 2015.

Activision Blizzard Acquire Major League Gaming in $46m Deal

Activision Blizzard, the world’s fifth-largest gaming company, has grown significantly larger after acquiring Major League Gaming in a deal worth a reported $46m.

Activision Blizzard has gained further control over the eSports coverage of their main titles after buying the bulk of Major League Gaming’s (MLG) assets for a reported $46 million.

The two companies inked the deal over the holidays. MLG’s Board of Directors gave the nod of approval for an Asset Purchase Agreement. The chosen method of communication for MLG’s shareholders was via letter.

Nice.

Activision Blizzard Acquire Major League Gaming in $46m Deal

Activision Blizzard, the world’s fifth-largest gaming company, has grown significantly larger after acquiring Major League Gaming in a deal worth a reported $46m.

Activision Blizzard has gained further control over the eSports coverage of their main titles after buying the bulk of Major League Gaming’s (MLG) assets for a reported $46 million.

The two companies inked the deal over the holidays. MLG’s Board of Directors gave the nod of approval for an Asset Purchase Agreement. The chosen method of communication for MLG’s shareholders was via letter.

Nice.

Poker Dealer Sacked For Stealing Chips at Cromwell Mint Casino

Cromwell Mint Casino has sacked a poker dealer for allegedly stealing thousands of pounds worth of casino chips after coming into work with a plastic tube running from a hole in his pocket to his sock.

I’m a little tea leaf.

My Dad would come home from work, dump his work clothes on the floor and jump in the bath. I would turn out his loose change and steal a few quid. I would later spend it on the fruit machines and Wonder Boy.

My Dad got suspicious. He asked me outright if I was a tea leaf? Like I was going to admit that one. Unfortunately for me, he had caught me red-handed. He set a trap, unbeknown to me I walked right into it.

Poker Dealer Sacked For Stealing Chips at Cromwell Mint Casino

Cromwell Mint Casino has sacked a poker dealer for allegedly stealing thousands of pounds worth of casino chips after coming into work with a plastic tube running from a hole in his pocket to his sock.

I’m a little tea leaf.

My Dad would come home from work, dump his work clothes on the floor and jump in the bath. I would turn out his loose change and steal a few quid. I would later spend it on the fruit machines and Wonder Boy.

My Dad got suspicious. He asked me outright if I was a tea leaf? Like I was going to admit that one. Unfortunately for me, he had caught me red-handed. He set a trap, unbeknown to me I walked right into it.

Pics! UFC's Arianny Celeste is still smoking hot, rings in new year in Las Vegas

Celeste enjoyed the venue’s interactive technology, shuffleboard table and white-lacquer pool table which came from the Manhattan penthouse of Steve Wynn, CEO and chairman of Wynn Resorts. She also kept refreshed with a signature “Jack Pot” Dom-O-Rita, a Don Julio Reposado margarita for five people topped with Dom PA©rignon.

Pics! UFC's Arianny Celeste is still smoking hot, rings in new year in Las Vegas

Celeste enjoyed the venue’s interactive technology, shuffleboard table and white-lacquer pool table which came from the Manhattan penthouse of Steve Wynn, CEO and chairman of Wynn Resorts. She also kept refreshed with a signature “Jack Pot” Dom-O-Rita, a Don Julio Reposado margarita for five people topped with Dom PA©rignon.

Fedor Holz Wins the Largest Buy-In Event in WPT History For $3.4m

German ace Fedor Holz has won back-to-back World Poker Tour High Roller titles, and over $5m in cash, after following up his Alpha8 win with victory in the WPT Triton Super High Roller Cali Cup.

[Image Credit: CardPlayer]

In October, I competed in the €750 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) National Brussels.

“Who’s that guy?” asked one of the dealers, “He looks so cute.”

Fedor Holz Wins the Largest Buy-In Event in WPT History For $3.4m

German ace Fedor Holz has won back-to-back World Poker Tour High Roller titles, and over $5m in cash, after following up his Alpha8 win with victory in the WPT Triton Super High Roller Cali Cup.

[Image Credit: CardPlayer]

In October, I competed in the €750 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) National Brussels.

“Who’s that guy?” asked one of the dealers, “He looks so cute.”

Macau’s Greek Mythology casino faces uncertain fate after unexplained closure

Questions are mounting regarding the current and future status of Macau’s Greek Mythology casino.

The Macau Daily Times reported that the casino, which operates under an SJM Holdings license, closed its doors on Dec. 30 and has yet to reopen. Neither casino management nor the Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau has yet to comment on the reason behind the closure.

The Times also reported that hotel employees had recently staged a number of work stoppages to protest what they claimed was several months worth of unpaid wages. The Labor Affairs Bureau managed to restore order by promising to act as mediator between staffers and hotel management but it appears these efforts may have come to naught.

Greek Mythology has a colorful history, including a dispute between the two former owners of the hotel in which the casino resides. Back when the Beijing Imperial Palace was still known as the New Century, the hotel was owned by Ng Man Sun – the boss of erstwhile junket operator Amax Holdings – and his paramour, Chen Mei Huan. In 2011, Ng temporarily (or so he thought) transferred an 80% stake in the property to Chen, a stake she chose to keep after the couple parted ways.

Macau’s Greek Mythology casino faces uncertain fate after unexplained closure

Questions are mounting regarding the current and future status of Macau’s Greek Mythology casino.

The Macau Daily Times reported that the casino, which operates under an SJM Holdings license, closed its doors on Dec. 30 and has yet to reopen. Neither casino management nor the Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau has yet to comment on the reason behind the closure.

The Times also reported that hotel employees had recently staged a number of work stoppages to protest what they claimed was several months worth of unpaid wages. The Labor Affairs Bureau managed to restore order by promising to act as mediator between staffers and hotel management but it appears these efforts may have come to naught.

Greek Mythology has a colorful history, including a dispute between the two former owners of the hotel in which the casino resides. Back when the Beijing Imperial Palace was still known as the New Century, the hotel was owned by Ng Man Sun – the boss of erstwhile junket operator Amax Holdings – and his paramour, Chen Mei Huan. In 2011, Ng temporarily (or so he thought) transferred an 80% stake in the property to Chen, a stake she chose to keep after the couple parted ways.