Today marks the first full day of the Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) Euro London convention and expo. Festivities on the docket included the 2009 CAP Awards, which were handed out in ceremonies held today at a black tie ceremony at The Brewery in the historic European city. Awards spanning the online poker, casino, Bingo, and sports book industries were given out.
The CAP Awards are voted on by members of the industry and handed out to companies and individuals within it. A press release distributed by CAP on Friday explains the importance the voting process: “The democratic nature of the process is designed to ensure that the CAP Awards represent a consensus of the online gaming affiliate community as a whole and are not just the decision of the CAP administrators.” This is the second running of the CAP Awards, which are nicknamed the “Cappies,” and voting began in July.
A total of 23 awards were handed out in London. CAP Founder and President Lou Fabiano stated, “These are truly the brightest stars in the CAP community. But honestly, each of the dozens of nominated programs and individuals deserve congratulations, as does our stellar community of more than 8,000 affiliates and webmasters who not only voted for this year’s winners, but who also make the entire CAP experience possible each and every day.” Here were the winners of this year’s accolades:
Affiliate Program Awards
Best Casino Affiliate Program: EuroPartners
Best Poker Affiliate Program: Everest Affiliates
Best Bingo Affiliate Program: Jackpot Joy / MarketAce
Best Sports Book Affiliate Program: Betfair Affiliate Program
Best Skill Gaming Affiliate Program: RummyAffiliates
Best Overall Affiliate Program: Affiliate Club
Software Awards
Best iGaming Casino Software: Microgaming
Best iGaming Poker Software: PokerStars
Best iGaming Bingo Software: Playtech
Affiliate Manager Awards
Best Casino Affiliate Manager: Renee, Rewards Affiliates
Best Poker Affiliate Manager: Carly, PokerStars
Best Bingo Affiliate Manager: Pierrick, Virgin Games
Best Sports Book Affiliate Manager: Roman, Intertops
Best Skill Gaming Affiliate Manager: Shay Shevach, RummyAffiliates
Best Overall Affiliate Manager: Cobus, Referback
Affiliate Awards
Best iGaming Affiliate Network: Income Access
Best Payment System for Affiliates: Neteller
Best Casino Affiliate: Simmo
Best Poker Affiliate: RakeTheRake.com
Best Bingo Affiliate: BingoPort.co.uk
Best Sports Book Affiliate: Bet Brain
Best Skill Gaming Affiliate: Dominique
Best Overall Affiliate: Bet Brain
The awards were announced by Michael Caselli and Warren Jolly. The proceedings began with comedian Tony Law entertaining the crowd on hand at The Brewery. Earlier in the day, Fabiano gave a welcome speech and panel discussions focused on search engine optimization and how to use videos to drive website traffic. Sharon Baylay, Former General Manager for Microsoft Online Services Group U.K., gave the event’s keynote. Baylay spoke on the importance of social networking sites. The keynote was originally scheduled to be delivered by First Tuesday AG Co-Founder Susan Kish, who was forced to back out after sustaining injuries in a skiing accident.
Saturday’s seminars include how to make money in financial markets, tips for designing effective landing pages, and how to develop successful e-mail marketing campaigns. The Affiliate Series of Poker, or ASOP as it’s commonly known, will also be a part of the weekend’s schedule. Sunday’s activities include tours throughout the city of London. Sponsors of the event include Party Partners, Partner Logic, Ladbrokes, BetUS, Chipleader, Everest Poker, Affiliate Club, and OnlineGambling.com. (Credit: Poker News Daily)
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Party Gaming to Announce 2008 4Q KPIs on February 6th, by Earl Burton - Poker News Daily - 30th January 2009
Next Friday, the world’s largest online gaming company that is traded on a national stock exchange, Party Gaming PLC, will announce its fourth quarter 2008 earnings and key performance indicators. The organization is the parent company of popular online poker room PartyPoker.
Jim Ryan, Chief Executive Officer of Party Gaming, and Group Finance Director Martin Weigold will be leading the discussion of the company’s performance over the last quarter of 2008 at 9:30am London time for shareholders and industry analysts to participate in. A quick review of the last six months reveals that the conference call should show that Party Gaming has weathered the recent market fluctuations well and is ready to move towards an improved 2009.
At the start of the third quarter on June 2nd, 2008, PartyGaming was trading at 300p on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol PRTY. This was prior to the worldwide economic downturn that struck virtually every stock market, currency, and company around the globe. At one point during the economic upheaval, Party Gaming’s stock fell as far as 95p, but it has since been able to rebound to 194.75p at the end of 2008 and finished trading on Friday at 173.25p.
2008 marked a period of significant change both with Party Gaming’s stock as well as its corporate makeup. June saw the departure of former CEO Mitch Garber over differences with the company’s Board of Directors. Ryan stepped in as CEO at that point and assumed an aggressive three year campaign to move Party Gaming back to the forefront of the online gaming and poker markets that it used to own.
After the tumultuous market stretch of the late fall and early winter, one of the Co-Founders of Party Gaming, Anurag Dikshit, entered into a plea bargain with the United States Department of Justice for his participation in online gaming. He admitted to violating of the Wire Act of 1961 and agreed to pay a fine of $300 million. He also still faces the possibility of two years in jail for his plea; Dikshit, however, is assisting the government in further investigations into online gaming and has had his potential sentencing delayed until late next year. Meanwhile, Party Gaming continues negotiations with the government over the same issue.
Earlier this month, Party Gaming announced that the longtime Managing Director of the organization, John O’Malia, would step down from his post in order to enter into other business interests. O’Malia had been with Party Gaming since 2006, when the company he had served as CEO of, Gamebookers, was acquired by Party Gaming. He stayed with Party Gaming through the integration of Gamebookers into the company and was named to the Board of Directors and Managing Director last year. After O’Malia’s departure at the end of February, Ryan will step in to take over his position with Party Gaming (Credit: Poker News Daily)
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Jim Ryan, Chief Executive Officer of Party Gaming, and Group Finance Director Martin Weigold will be leading the discussion of the company’s performance over the last quarter of 2008 at 9:30am London time for shareholders and industry analysts to participate in. A quick review of the last six months reveals that the conference call should show that Party Gaming has weathered the recent market fluctuations well and is ready to move towards an improved 2009.
At the start of the third quarter on June 2nd, 2008, PartyGaming was trading at 300p on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol PRTY. This was prior to the worldwide economic downturn that struck virtually every stock market, currency, and company around the globe. At one point during the economic upheaval, Party Gaming’s stock fell as far as 95p, but it has since been able to rebound to 194.75p at the end of 2008 and finished trading on Friday at 173.25p.
2008 marked a period of significant change both with Party Gaming’s stock as well as its corporate makeup. June saw the departure of former CEO Mitch Garber over differences with the company’s Board of Directors. Ryan stepped in as CEO at that point and assumed an aggressive three year campaign to move Party Gaming back to the forefront of the online gaming and poker markets that it used to own.
After the tumultuous market stretch of the late fall and early winter, one of the Co-Founders of Party Gaming, Anurag Dikshit, entered into a plea bargain with the United States Department of Justice for his participation in online gaming. He admitted to violating of the Wire Act of 1961 and agreed to pay a fine of $300 million. He also still faces the possibility of two years in jail for his plea; Dikshit, however, is assisting the government in further investigations into online gaming and has had his potential sentencing delayed until late next year. Meanwhile, Party Gaming continues negotiations with the government over the same issue.
Earlier this month, Party Gaming announced that the longtime Managing Director of the organization, John O’Malia, would step down from his post in order to enter into other business interests. O’Malia had been with Party Gaming since 2006, when the company he had served as CEO of, Gamebookers, was acquired by Party Gaming. He stayed with Party Gaming through the integration of Gamebookers into the company and was named to the Board of Directors and Managing Director last year. After O’Malia’s departure at the end of February, Ryan will step in to take over his position with Party Gaming (Credit: Poker News Daily)
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Virgin Casino Launch new popular slot game, MegaJackpots® Cleopatra®
Press Release Summary: London, 27 January 2009 - Virgin Casino today announces the launch of the new MegaJackpots® Cleopatra® multi-coin slot game – offering players the chance to win riches of over 1.5 million! If you’re a fan of the popular premium slot game, Cleopatra® then MegaJackpots® Cleopatra® will be right on the money with its popular 5-reel math model, 20 payline configuration, free spins bonus and a life-changing jackpot!
Players must line up 5 MegaJackpots®symbols on the centre payline with a maximum bet in order to scoop the MegaJackpots®fortune. When three or more Sphinx appear anywhere on the reels, the Cleopatra® Bonus is triggered, earning the player 15 free spins. And that’s not all, with the exception of the 5 MegaJackpots® symbols, all free spin awards are paid at 3 times the normal value and with maximum bet, each free spin is also another chance to win the jaw dropping jackpot!
On 12th November 2008, the first online MegaJackpots® winner won over 2 million. The jackpot has been re-set to the highest start level of any online jackpot prize at £1.5 million and awaits the next winner!
As with all Virgin Casino games, players can also earn V*Points – Virgin Games’ loyalty points – every time they play. Offering players the chance to redeem their points for further Virgin rewards, including Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Miles or cold, hard cash, V*Points can be transferred across Virgin Games portfolio of products, including Virgin Poker and Virgin Bingo.
Premium releases including ELVIS - A Little More Action®, Cleopatra II™ and Da Vinci Diamonds® have already been added to Virgin Casino’s portfolio of games in 2008. Further big titles such as Battleship and Dungeons and Dragons will be added to Virgin Games in the coming months, ensuring a constant stream of new and exciting games to keep players’ adrenalin going.
Virgin Casino launched under the Virgin Games brand in June 2004. The site was refreshed in June 2006, providing players with a greater choice of games and additional means of earning bonus points and rewards.
MegaJackpots® Cleopatra® is available to play now on www.virgingames.com/casino.
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* MegaJackpots® Cleopatra® is a trademark of IGT in the U.S. and/or other countries, and is used with permission. U.S. and international patents pending.
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Virgin Games, a subsidiary of Virgin.com Ltd, launched in June 2004 and has quickly established itself as one of the leading gaming websites in the UK. Virgin Games comprises three distinct entertainment offerings, giving consumers the chance to play their favourite online games the Virgin way:
• Virgin Casino, part of the Wagerworks network, provides a taste of Vegas online, with classic casino offerings like blackjack and roulette, as well as popular feature slots like Elvis, Cleopatra and Vegas, Baby!
• Virgin Poker, part of the Boss Media network, offers a huge array of games and content for beginners through to experienced pros – as well as the most generous loyalty scheme in the industry. The successful Virgin Poker Festivals, which take place in casinos around the UK throughout the year, now allow gamers to experience the fun of Virgin Poker offline too
• Virgin Bingo, part of the St Minver network, offers cash prizes worth thousands of pounds in the progressive jackpots, as well as regular promotions and an unrivalled loyalty scheme
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Players must line up 5 MegaJackpots®symbols on the centre payline with a maximum bet in order to scoop the MegaJackpots®fortune. When three or more Sphinx appear anywhere on the reels, the Cleopatra® Bonus is triggered, earning the player 15 free spins. And that’s not all, with the exception of the 5 MegaJackpots® symbols, all free spin awards are paid at 3 times the normal value and with maximum bet, each free spin is also another chance to win the jaw dropping jackpot!
On 12th November 2008, the first online MegaJackpots® winner won over 2 million. The jackpot has been re-set to the highest start level of any online jackpot prize at £1.5 million and awaits the next winner!
As with all Virgin Casino games, players can also earn V*Points – Virgin Games’ loyalty points – every time they play. Offering players the chance to redeem their points for further Virgin rewards, including Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Miles or cold, hard cash, V*Points can be transferred across Virgin Games portfolio of products, including Virgin Poker and Virgin Bingo.
Premium releases including ELVIS - A Little More Action®, Cleopatra II™ and Da Vinci Diamonds® have already been added to Virgin Casino’s portfolio of games in 2008. Further big titles such as Battleship and Dungeons and Dragons will be added to Virgin Games in the coming months, ensuring a constant stream of new and exciting games to keep players’ adrenalin going.
Virgin Casino launched under the Virgin Games brand in June 2004. The site was refreshed in June 2006, providing players with a greater choice of games and additional means of earning bonus points and rewards.
MegaJackpots® Cleopatra® is available to play now on www.virgingames.com/casino.
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* MegaJackpots® Cleopatra® is a trademark of IGT in the U.S. and/or other countries, and is used with permission. U.S. and international patents pending.
About Virgin Games
Virgin Games, a subsidiary of Virgin.com Ltd, launched in June 2004 and has quickly established itself as one of the leading gaming websites in the UK. Virgin Games comprises three distinct entertainment offerings, giving consumers the chance to play their favourite online games the Virgin way:
• Virgin Casino, part of the Wagerworks network, provides a taste of Vegas online, with classic casino offerings like blackjack and roulette, as well as popular feature slots like Elvis, Cleopatra and Vegas, Baby!
• Virgin Poker, part of the Boss Media network, offers a huge array of games and content for beginners through to experienced pros – as well as the most generous loyalty scheme in the industry. The successful Virgin Poker Festivals, which take place in casinos around the UK throughout the year, now allow gamers to experience the fun of Virgin Poker offline too
• Virgin Bingo, part of the St Minver network, offers cash prizes worth thousands of pounds in the progressive jackpots, as well as regular promotions and an unrivalled loyalty scheme
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Chef walks away with $2m - The Advertiser - 28th January 2009
When the chips were down for former Christies Beach chef Stewart Scott, 36, his mates came to a million-dollar rescue.
Stewart, who now lives at Tweed Heads, was one of five poker players left standing in the Aussie Millions Main Event at Melbourne's Crown Casino on Saturday.
So, knowing he had already won $200,000, he ducked into the complex's Versace store during a dinner break to pick up a new suit to wear during the grand finale – at the suggestion of Adelaide buddy, Flavour Frenzy gourmet dip's George Psarros.
Only problem is when Stewart went to pay, his credit card was declined. "I was pretty sure I could cover it . . . but then all my mates had to pass the hat around and use EFTPOS and credit cards," he laughs.
"They were paying the last bit with a $2 coin and a 50c piece."
But Stewart's friends needn't worry about being paid back because he is more than good for it after winning first prize in the five-day tournament – a cool $2 million.
The overnight millionaire, who beat 680 contenders including celebs Shane Warne, U.S. actor Michael Vartan and even Joe Hachem, treated his wife Anastasia to a $600 pair of Versace sunnies after his win. (Credit: Adelaide Advertiser)
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Stewart, who now lives at Tweed Heads, was one of five poker players left standing in the Aussie Millions Main Event at Melbourne's Crown Casino on Saturday.
So, knowing he had already won $200,000, he ducked into the complex's Versace store during a dinner break to pick up a new suit to wear during the grand finale – at the suggestion of Adelaide buddy, Flavour Frenzy gourmet dip's George Psarros.
Only problem is when Stewart went to pay, his credit card was declined. "I was pretty sure I could cover it . . . but then all my mates had to pass the hat around and use EFTPOS and credit cards," he laughs.
"They were paying the last bit with a $2 coin and a 50c piece."
But Stewart's friends needn't worry about being paid back because he is more than good for it after winning first prize in the five-day tournament – a cool $2 million.
The overnight millionaire, who beat 680 contenders including celebs Shane Warne, U.S. actor Michael Vartan and even Joe Hachem, treated his wife Anastasia to a $600 pair of Versace sunnies after his win. (Credit: Adelaide Advertiser)
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Elle of a wealthy bloke, by D. D. McNicoll - The Australian - 27th January 2009
Seemingly ageless Elle Macpherson is said to be dating multi-millionaire British businessman Damian Aspinall. Macpherson, 44, dressed in a black leather miniskirt and leather jacket with knee-high boots, was photographed with Aspinall leaving a performance of Complicit at London's Old Vic Theatre, leading Britain's The Sunday Mirror newspaper to claim the pair had been on a string of dates recently. Aspinall, 47, is said to be worth about pound stg. 45 million ($94 million). He is the son of casino operator and zoo owner John Aspinall, who left his son pound stg. 25 million when he died eight years ago. (Credit: The Australian)
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