Media Man Business: September 2009

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

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Global Gaming News - Casino News Media - 29th September 2009

PartyGaming continues global strategy and focus; France, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, World Poker Tour

Virgin Games inks deal with CryptoLogic; will get Marvel Entertainment themed slots

Captain Cooks Casino maintains strong position in Australia, Asia Pacific

Multi Currency Casino website portal launched by Media Man Australia network

France may be next to regulate online gambling

United States - World Poker Tour and World Series of Poker give PartyGaming, Harrah's Entertainment and 888 an edge over rivals

Ric Flair's Wooooooo! NC Educational Lottery ticket performing well

Hulk Hogan's The Hulkamania Experience slot well received by industry, Andre The Giant slot in land based and online casinos may be next, other pro wrestling legends interested to lend names to branded slot games

NextGen Gaming - PartyGaming deal on track

EU - holding out numerous offshore igaming companies

Gaming entrepreneurs a plenty in Forbes rich list

Egyptian themed online slot games remain popular - Cleopatra, Cleopatra II, Tomb Raider, King Tuts Fortune

Gold Mega Jackpot - win a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S

Marvel pushes forward with superhero branded slot game deal, despite Disney deal

Hollywood slot games - expect more brand to enter market; Sega, Sony, FremantleMedia

World Series of Poker Europe starts at Casino at the Empire, London

Titan Poker hosts European Championship of Online Poker V

PKR.com announce its own poker Oktoberfest promo

Celebrity poker tournaments still all the rage

American Gaming - South Carolina - judged reverses convictions of five poker players

UFC sports betting; PartyBets.com poised to challenge BetUS.com domination

Crown Casino, Melbourne, keen to expand on igaming involvement

Poker Media - Network Ten, Australia to launch Poker Star reality TV

iGaming - iGB Affiliate Awards at London Affiliate Conference: 28th January 2010

Online casino - players prefer strong and known brands

News Corporation pushes along igaming business - Sky Vegas, Sky Bet, Sky Poker

Google - more igaming offerings said to follow Monopoly City Streets

Casino News Media "Online Casino of the Month", Virgin Casino may pose threat to PartyCasino.com crown in coming months

Casino legal - responsible websites ramp up cautions on online gambling

Media Man Australia network now exceeds a dozen website portals, exceeds 3 million hits per month

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Bejeweled Now At Virgin Games - 24th September 2009

Review

Introduction
Welcome to the game you’ll know and love! Bejeweled is based on the popular gem swapping game played by millions the world over! The game displays five rows of coloured gems and ten possible paylines, giving you endless ways to win. When a group of gems (3, 4 or 5 gems) match, they disappear allowing more gems to fall into their place, allowing you the chance to win again if more gems match.

Game Play
Bejewelled has 10 win lines. You can bet in your currency from 0.01 to 5 units on each win line.

Click the Bet up and Bet down arrows to increase or decrease the size of your stake per line.

Click the LINES up and down arrows to select the number of lines you wish to play.

Click ‘PLAY’ to start your game.

There is an Autoplay function in the game that will start each spin automatically until something occurs in the game that requires player intervention. Select your desired number of spins by clicking the ‘+’ and ‘-’ buttons and then press Autoplay. If you wish to cancel this during your auto spins then simply press the Stop button which will appear where the spin button was previously.

Bonus Features
Super Jackpot pays 20,000 X line bet on line 10.

Jackpot pays 8,000 X line bet with 5 matching symbols on payline 5, plus 5 matching symbols on payline 6,7,8,9 or 10.

5 Bejeweled symbols on lines 1-9 pay 1000 X line bet.

Rules
LINES can be changed by using the up and down arrows
BET amount can be changed by using the up and down arrows
PLAY begins the game with the current BET and LINES
BET MAX begins the game with the maximum LINES and current BET
Payouts are displayed on the PAYTABLE
Payline wins are multiplied by the amount bet per line
Highest win amount is paid on each selected payline
Bejeweled wild symbol substitutes for any symbol on the payline.

General Notes
This game has a Return to Player of 94.5%.
System malfunction voids all pays.

News

VirginGames.com has released its latest online slot, Bejeweled.

Virgin Games advised that the new addition is just the first of many new releases that Virgin Casino will be adding to its portfolio through the new integration partnership with gaming platform provider, Game Technology Solutions (GTS).

Virgin has partnered with the platform provider to offer clientele access to a wider range of premier games, and the popular Bejeweled being the first of numerous games on the way, a spokesman advised.

The aim of the game is to link adjacent gems of the same colour, both horizontally and vertically, and match a set of three or more precious chains; the more matches made, the higher the score. If more than three gems are linked wins are awarded.

A jackpot of 20,000 credits can also be won with a single bet!

Virgin Games offers it's exclusive V*Points rewards system to its players. V*Points is known to be one of the world's most generous casino rewards offerings, and points can be used on a huge range of products and services offered by Richard Branson's Virgin Enterprises Limited.

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Casino News Media - Global Gaming Directory - Media Man Australia News Update - 24th September 2009

PartyCasino.com releases Tarzan and High Noon online slots, and Multi-Hand Blackjack Pro

Virgin Games to release Bejeweled classic in coming days

CAP Down Under II coming to Australia, March 2010, land based casinos have interest

Ric Flair's NC Education Lottery Wooooo! scratch card a winner

Hulk Hogan may expand on igaming deals, The Hulkamania Experience and Marvel's "The Hulk" may be just the tip of the iceberg

Titan Poker to back European Championship of Online Poker V

James Packer's City Of Dreams, Macau, on the upswing, casino commissions on track

Crown Casino continues to attract world class entertainment acts, with Aussie Millions coming in January 2010

Crown Casino Brownlow Medal awards night see over indulgence of drinking

Harrah’s Entertainment debt restructure

Google may build upon igaming, following Monopoly City Streets

Playtech - Sega "Sonic" deal on cards this October

Multi currency casino options a favorite of gamblers

European Union legal outcomes may see online gaming go underground

PartyBets.com ramps up UFC and boxing sports betting, eating into BetUS.com, others

Sports betting - fixing and corruption can be linked to small % of athletes officials

Slots tournaments popular with punters

Horse racing slot machines may hit Australian TAB suburban outlets

Bingo online sector still growing

Gaming Entrepreneurs - reputation, deals, associates and bottom line show real industry power players... spin free zone

Macau caps junket fees at 1.25%, cutting casino costs

Media Man Australia and Casino News Media company and web network will add more sites

Cleopatra casino classic still world's #1 online casino game

Captain Cooks Casino enjoying strong popularity with Aussies, Asia Pacific region

Mobile casino game market still growing

Domain names investment trend continues, Media Man Australia and Global Gaming Directory in leading pack

Hitwise - Media Man Australia website makes top ten (January - June 2009)

Online casinos further ramp up safe gambling awareness

PartyGaming continues global domination on world's online casino, gaming markets, World Poker Tour, Noble Poker and Hollywood themed casino portfolio to further expand

Virgin Unite - Virgin Games campaign supported by Media Man Australia

Asia Pacific sector remains "promised land" for some igaming companies

PartyCasino.com wins Media Man Australia "Online Casino Of The Month" again

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Crown's Packer talks with News; iGaming - Aussie wrestling connection, by Greg Tingle - 24th September 2009

The Australian's Rebecca Urban penned a ripper story on James Packer's meeting with News Limited's John Hartigan. For our money, the line that made the piece, coming from "Our James" was "Listen mate, I'm here for a business meeting,". Yes folks, not even the red dust could stop our home grown Aussie gambling and media tycoon. Given the venue of choice being Rupert Murdoch's main business den, just maybe Mr Packer is taking more of a liking to news media these days, in more ways that one. ConsMedia remains a co owner of Foxtel, saddled by Telstra and News. Meantime, Packer's Crown Macau is doing great business, as Macau's politicians wrestle with casino commissions. Macau will limit the commissions paid to junket operators to 1.25 percent of the betting chips purchased by high rollers, helping cut casino operators’ costs. In the meantime Crown Casino remains open to b2b igaming and gaming business opportunities, with firms such as PartyGaming's PartyPoker, Noble Poker and Euro Partner's Titan Casino offering satellites to play poker at Crown. iGaming Business - Affiliate Media and a number of other igaming entities remain keen to do business with Crown Casino, and information is leaking about an upcoming igaming conference to be held in Australia in the coming months, following on from last years CAP Down Under. In the meantime, Hulk Hogan, pro wrestling legend and business tycoon, just returned to the United States, having spent a week of doing ultra impressive promos and appearance in Australia to plug his Hulkamania Let The Battle Begin tour, which kicks off in late November. Hogan (and his named opponent, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair), also have a number of gaming and igaming business interests. Hogan has a Hulkamania Experience pokie found in some U.S casinos and Mr Flair is currently the face of the NC Education Lottery, with his unmissable "Woooooo!" scratch cards. A media man or two reckon a meeting may be order soon for Hogan, Flair and Packer, and PartyGaming and NextGen Gaming may be a logical choice of business partner for igaming ventures. NextGen Gaming has developed an Andre The Giant online slot game. Incidentally, the late, great, Kerry Packer was rumoured to has sat ringside for at least one major American wrestling tour that occurred in Australia in circa 2002. Mr Packer and co have a wealth of opportunities to explore. It's hard to get rid of the wrestling and media bug, Hulkamania, Goanna or not. Casino moguls everywhere are looking forward to blockbuster movie to be, 'Casino Jack', but a few Australian politicians, namely one or two Labor Party MP's, wouldn't mind seeing the movie never be screened on Australia soil. A certainly Australian film producer is very interested to do is own 'Casino Jack' style movie, but showcasing Australia's links between casinos and politicians. Go Aussie, go. Packer, Branson, Ho, Murdoch, Ayre, Stokes, Ryan... gentlemen, you're throw of the dice.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

EU Court Ruling Will Create Betting ‘Black Market’ Expert Warns - 19th September 2009

Hopes of online expansion by local gaming companies into the European betting market - which is seen to have as much potential for growth as the gambling-obsessed countries of the Far East - suffered a set-back last week when the European Court of Justice (the EU's highest court) ruled that governments could bar foreign gaming companies or bookmakers if they used the measure to combat fraud.

Europe's online betting industry is estimated to generate as much as eight billion euros a year, and the ruling followed an alleged breach of Portuguese law by the Gibraltar operations of Bwin and the Portuguese Football Federation in relation to sponsorship deals.

And it adds to the difficulties of online gaming companies - many of which are based on the Rock and provide a significant part of the local jobs market - which are attempting to win the legal right to expand their European operations.

FRAUD PREVENTION
There were fears that the ruling would allow European governments to use fraud prevention as an excuse to avoid opening markets to competition, an industry source told VOX. "It will not lead to job losses, but it will certainly curtail expansion," he said.

In a case brought by the Austrian operator Bwin - said to be one of the biggest online gaming companies in Europe - against the Portuguese state gambling monopoly, the judges ruled that European Union states should be allowed to restrict "freedom to provide services" in the gambling area if there was overriding public interest.

The court said prohibitions on online operators such as Bwin - one of Europe's biggest internet bookmakers - could be justified by the need to combat fraud and crime, "provided the restrictions were fairly applied and proportionate".

Although the court had previously accepted that national laws restricting gambling in an EU country could override the Union's general commitment to "freedom to provide services" principles, this was the first ECJ ruling to deal specifically with online sports betting.

"It represents a significant setback for online gaming companies, who have been battling for years to break down barriers preventing them doing business in many EU countries," Britain's influential Financial Times commented.

The case came in the wake of a sponsorship deal between Bwin's Gibraltar entity and the Portuguese football federation, which breached national laws and resulted in fines of about 75,000 euros each.

The European Court of Justice decided that online betting could be blocked in countries which operate state gambling monopolies such as Finland, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands and Sweden. And in countries with more open gambling markets bookmakers will need licences.

"The prohibition imposed on operators... of offering games of chance via the Internet may be regarded as justified by the objective of combating fraud and crime," the Luxembourg-based court said in a statement.

It added that betting carried a high risk of fraud and that online betting carries an even greater risk of criminal activity, adding that bookmakers who sponsor competitions could "influence the outcome" of sporting events. (Although there has never been any suggestion of malpractice by the betting company, Bwin provided multi-million sponsorship for Spain's Real Madrid football club and Italy's AC Milan.)

A NEW ERA
The case in Portugal pitted Bwin, which has pumped millions of euros into such teams, against Lisbon's national gaming monopoly.

"You have to have a licence in a country to operate.... For me it is the beginning of a new era in the Internet gaming sector," said Friedrich Stickler, head of the European Lotteries association of state gaming organisations and a committed opponent of cyberspace gaming.

Stickler said there was now "room for legal action" against online bookmakers registered in Gibraltar, Malta, the Channel Islands and certain Caribbean territories which he accused of dodging taxes.

"Member states should investigate, because little tax is being paid in these tax havens and all these operators are avoiding paying gaming taxes in jurisdictions where the gamblers live," he said.

However, the European Gaming and Betting Association's legal expert Siegbert Alber argued the Court ruling was "not fair" because it lumped Bwin which is "a serious provider" together with "unscrupulous providers." The industry wanted harmonised EU online betting legislation and the ruling didn't solve the problem, he added.

"We need controls, but do we need monopoly to guarantee controls?"

Bwin director Karin Klein said online betting is "a market reality - prohibition won't work," and warned that EU states that refuse to allow online betting companies to operate "will end up with a huge black market."

More than a dozen similar challenges are in the pipeline at the European Court and could take a lead from last week's decision. The ruling could also have ramifications for about 10 cases brought by the European Commission, in which officials accuse individual countries of breaching EU principles through laws that protect state-owned gaming monopolies. The Commission said it was "studying the latest ruling very carefully". (Credit: VOX)

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Virgin Games Virgin Bingo To Hit UK TV - 21st September 2009

Virgin Bingo, an exciting and important part of Richard Branson's Virgin Games, is to air its first national TV advertising campaign across the UK this October.

The television driven campaign will run for three consecutive weeks on all main terrestrial and freeview channels including ITV and Channel 4. Industry insiders advise that the advertisement is a clever and colourful graphic animation led by our singing and dancing host, Ricardo, a bearded ‘Jalapeño’ crooner dressed in traditional Mexican attire - sombrero included!

The TV ad’s main message is Three Hours of Free Bingo Everyday which will definitely attract a mass market interest.

The Virgin Bingo website will be spiced up Mexican-style to integrate the look and feel of the TV campaign.

Richard Branson's gaming arm, Virgin Games, not only offers Virgin Bingo, but also Virgin Poker and Virgin Casino, offering world class classic casino games and slots.

Some of the most popular titles found at Virgin Games are Cleopatra, Cleopatra II, Thor's Thunder, Rainbow Riches Win Big Shindig, Da Vinci Diamonds, Elvis, Monopoly and Cluedo.

Virgin Games also offer MegaJackpots and their exclusive V*Points rewards system

Be watching out for the Virgin Bingo campaigns on TV or event YouTube, this October. It sounds like its going to be a hit. Adios Amigos.

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Sunday, September 20, 2009

Global Gaming Directory Goes Live

The Media Man Australia group of companies have launched their latest in a series of gaming and igaming website portals - Global Gaming Directory (www.globalgamingdirectory.com)

It's parent, Media Man Australia, is primarily a media, publicity and portal development company.

Global Gaming Directory aims to develop into one of the world's leading gaming, igaming and casino related internet portals, and will also showcase features and news stories also found on Media Man websites such as Casino News Media, Australian Casino News, Marvel Slots Online, Marvel Heroes Casino, Casino Travel Media, Australian Sports Entertainment and Poker News Media.

The directory will specialize in online casino reviews, online casino news, casino, hotel and resort reviews and articles, industry player profiles and articles, interviews, tips, industry rumors and tip offs, and will of course offer games, multi currency options, along with a number of multimedia and social media components.

Media Man Australia director and founder, Greg Tingle noted "Our latest internet portal project, Global Gaming Directory, is likely our most ambitious project to date, since first starting Media Man Australia back in 2001. Since that time we have grown to over a dozen websites in our portfolio and a website network attracting approximately 3 million hits per month and Hitwise Australia top ten status. We have listened to the industry, players, casinos, online casinos, manufactures, industry media, news media companies and so on, and the message was that Global Gaming Directory was a great idea, has huge potential, and was ideally suited to being developed by us and our business partners. There's already been significant investor interest and a number of the world's major gaming, igaming and casino brands and operators has expressed interest to part back and sponsor the project. It's all very exciting for us, and over the coming weeks and months everyone will see Global Gaming Directory develop and grow considerable via the world wide web".

The company reminds everyone to keep checking the Media Man Australia, Casino News Media and additional websites in its network, and that Global Gaming Directory is just one of their igaming and gaming websites and projects.

More information updates via Media Man Australia and Casino News Media.

Greg Tingle
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Multi Currency Casino Website Network Updated

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