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from iht.com

Online gambling company 888 Holdings PLC said it has had an “encouraging” start to 2007 after introducing new games and recruiting more customers.

The company said that the new games would sustain its momentum as it moves into the traditionally quieter second quarter.

The company was among several London-listed gaming groups to close or sell their American businesses after the United States effectively banned Internet gaming in October, causing turmoil in a global market worth US$13 billion a year before the ban.

888 fared better than many rivals because it had already built up a substantial non-U.S. business, but it raised its research spending to a record US$19 million (€14.1 million) and introduced a new casino game almost every month in the last quarter of 2006 to rebuild its business. This year it has added games including Crazy Blackjack.

“Trading is in line with expectations, and we continue to look forward to the future with confidence,” Chairman Richard Kilsby told shareholders at the annual meeting.

from casinogamblingweb

The online casino industry is in a frenzy as reports of the world’s largest online jackpot winner ever becomes public. Rumors on the forums began as soon as Cryptologic’s Millionaire’s Club jackpot was reset earlier in the week. The jackpot had climbed as high as $5.9 million dollars over the past few days.

Millionaire’s Club, the game of choice for most top online casino players because of the huge progressive jackpot, has been the center of attention for many of the best professional players. Previously, the world record stood at a little over $3 million.

The staff at Intercasino has confirmed that a really large jackpot was won, but further details have been kept private. According to published reports, it seems the lucky player goes by the screenname “obaesso”, but casino officials have been hesitant to go on-the-record and confirm this statement just yet.

Other mysteries include what currency the player was using, or where the person lives. The jackpot has been around $5 million dollars all month long, with many players reporting to have come extremely close to winning it all, before falling into a deep slump. We have followed Millionaire’s Club jackpots in the past, sometimes for months at a time, and one thing is for certain, somebody eventually becomes the winner. This time, its a world record.

The Millionaire Club progressive slot machine can also be found at the new Playboy Online Casino

Hitman is getting popular all around the world.

The new slot machine developed by Microgaming is getting trendy between all the gamblers. All the new features of this great slot are driving crazy the players that want to play again and again.

You can play Hitman at Spin Palace or RoxyCasino and all the other Microgaming casinos.

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The U.S. decision to clarify its World Trade Organization commitments to not include Internet gambling could have far-reaching effects, according to legal analysts…..

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Seed Capital Ltd. decided to delay the launch of YouTeller.com, the new Internet payment processor.

After the legals problem (expecially in U.S.A.) of Neteller.com wasn’t wise to launch a new electronic wallet. That’s the reason of the delay: they didn’t want that the people considers Youteller.com the new Neteller.com.

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Reports that the Washington State legislative branches have passed a bill amending the state’s anti-online gaming laws are false, the Governor’s office said today….

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