Virgin Games announce their latest product offering, with the addition of the X-Factor to their comprehensive range of bingo games.
The X-Factor bingo slot game offers fans the opportunity to face the judges, get through auditions and make it all the way to the grand final. Those who have what it takes to impress may not find fame, but they could land a fortune, thanks to impressive cash prizes and V Points, which can be redeemed against a host of Virgin-branded products.
This product is part of a number of new television-themed games which are being added to the site in the coming months. These include the popular ‘Blankety Blank’ and ‘The Price is Right’ franchises, which have further enhanced the site’s appeal to gamers from across the U.K.
Part of the Virgin Games group, Virgin Bingo was launched in June 2004 and has quickly established itself as one of the leading online Bingo sites. The site was restructured in June 2006 and alongside sister sites Virgin Casino and Virgin Poker, it aims to provide gamers with the best choice of products and rewards on the internet.
A spokesperson for Virgin Games commented on this new product by saying:
“X-Factor is extremely popular at the moment and we are hoping to capitalise on some of the popularity by offering our customers the chance to participate in this fun and exciting game.”
“With some very attractive prizes on offer, we are sure that this will become one of our most popular bingo products. It compliments a range of entertainment tie-ins, including the popular Cluedo and Monopoly games, which have already proved to be a big hit with players.”
To find out more about this, and a range of other themed Bingo games, visit: VirginGames.com
Virgin Games launched in June 2004 and has quickly established itself as one of the leading gaming websites in the UK. Virgin Games comprises four distinct offerings:
Virgin Casino, part of the Wagerworks network, brings consumers classic casino offerings like blackjack and roulette, as well as great feature slots like Monopoly, Cluedo, Dungeons and Dragons Fortress of Fortunes™ and the highly popular MegaJackpots progressive games, with a seeding value of £1,500,000
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
Virgin Bingo, part of the Virtue Fusion network, offers cash prizes worth thousands of pounds in the progressive jackpots, as well as Virgin prize bingo and a range of unique Virgin Games bingo games.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Virgin Games: Brand Profiles - Virgin Casino News - Start The New Year Right!
Virgin Casino
Virgin Casino is packed full of Vegas favourites from Wheel of Fortune and Price is Right to 6 different versions of Blackjack and 4 different versions of Roulette. You'll also find some of the most entertaining and unique slots on the web with Monopoly on a Roll and Cluedo.
Virgin Casino runs a 24 hour call centre, credits casino payouts quickly (between 24 and 72 hours) and with full Gamcare Certification is one of the safest places to play online. The casino does not accept bets from the USA or jurisdictions where online gaming is illegal.
V*POINTS
At Virgin Casino we figure that it's about time you got more rewards back from your play. That's why we are thrilled to introduce you to V*POINTS, where you'll earn points that can be exchanged for cash or a range of exciting Virgin rewards every time you play. More...
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If that's not enough, new players will also find signing up is sweetened by a 100% sign up match bonus up to £100 and there are regular cash and prize bonus promotions that run throughout every month of the year.
Virgin Poker
Virgin Poker is all about value. Apologies for the marketing speak but we've tried to pack as much extra value into the great game of poker as possible. That naturally means freerolls and decent guaranteed tournaments (without the whole world in them) but it also means V*POINTS.
Tournaments
Poker players will find plenty of action day or night from a range of games including Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Stud and 5 Card Draw. The call centre is 24/7 and there's manager chat for any queries players might have.
Tournaments run regularly and new players will find a daily €35 freeroll as well as a 100,000 V*POINT freeroll every Sunday. There's a full selection of Multi Table tournaments including a weekly €20,000 guaranteed, a monthly €100,000 guaranteed tournament and satellites for all major events including the EPT and WPT.
Naturally there's also free play on offer at Virgin Poker but with games starting from 5 cents and a weekly 100,000 V*POINT freeroll we think you'll get a taste for the real thing pretty quickly.
V*POINTS
Players earn V*POINTS for every cash hand played on both tournament and cash tables. Whether you win or lose you, every time you play a hand you earn V*POINTS, Simple. Players can then exchange V*POINTS for lots of Virgin extras. That's Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles, Virgin Vouchers that can be spent on a variety of things from mobile top-ups to digital downloads, and of course Virgin Poker cash for the tables.
Promotions
New players will enjoy a cool 100% match deposit bonus up to £100 plus daily €35 freeroll as well as a 100,000 V*POINT freeroll every Sunday.
Virgin Bingo
Virgin Bingo is part of the Virgin Games family and is wholly owned by the Virgin Group. Quite simply we believe that gaming should be fun and entertaining. It should be rewarding whether you win or lose. That's why at this site your players will enjoy the best bingo, slots and video poker around, and we will offer them unique prizes unobtainable on any other sites - we simply want your players to have a great time.
V*POINTS
At Virgin Bingo we figure that it's about time you got more rewards back from your play, so we are revamping our loyalty scheme and launching a brand new scheme called V*POINTS. In a nutshell, this now means you will earn reward points when playing for real money on all Virgin Bingo games.
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Virgin Games is part of Richard Branson's world famous Virgin Group of companies.
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Virgin Casino is packed full of Vegas favourites from Wheel of Fortune and Price is Right to 6 different versions of Blackjack and 4 different versions of Roulette. You'll also find some of the most entertaining and unique slots on the web with Monopoly on a Roll and Cluedo.
Virgin Casino runs a 24 hour call centre, credits casino payouts quickly (between 24 and 72 hours) and with full Gamcare Certification is one of the safest places to play online. The casino does not accept bets from the USA or jurisdictions where online gaming is illegal.
V*POINTS
At Virgin Casino we figure that it's about time you got more rewards back from your play. That's why we are thrilled to introduce you to V*POINTS, where you'll earn points that can be exchanged for cash or a range of exciting Virgin rewards every time you play. More...
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If that's not enough, new players will also find signing up is sweetened by a 100% sign up match bonus up to £100 and there are regular cash and prize bonus promotions that run throughout every month of the year.
Virgin Poker
Virgin Poker is all about value. Apologies for the marketing speak but we've tried to pack as much extra value into the great game of poker as possible. That naturally means freerolls and decent guaranteed tournaments (without the whole world in them) but it also means V*POINTS.
Tournaments
Poker players will find plenty of action day or night from a range of games including Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Stud and 5 Card Draw. The call centre is 24/7 and there's manager chat for any queries players might have.
Tournaments run regularly and new players will find a daily €35 freeroll as well as a 100,000 V*POINT freeroll every Sunday. There's a full selection of Multi Table tournaments including a weekly €20,000 guaranteed, a monthly €100,000 guaranteed tournament and satellites for all major events including the EPT and WPT.
Naturally there's also free play on offer at Virgin Poker but with games starting from 5 cents and a weekly 100,000 V*POINT freeroll we think you'll get a taste for the real thing pretty quickly.
V*POINTS
Players earn V*POINTS for every cash hand played on both tournament and cash tables. Whether you win or lose you, every time you play a hand you earn V*POINTS, Simple. Players can then exchange V*POINTS for lots of Virgin extras. That's Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles, Virgin Vouchers that can be spent on a variety of things from mobile top-ups to digital downloads, and of course Virgin Poker cash for the tables.
Promotions
New players will enjoy a cool 100% match deposit bonus up to £100 plus daily €35 freeroll as well as a 100,000 V*POINT freeroll every Sunday.
Virgin Bingo
Virgin Bingo is part of the Virgin Games family and is wholly owned by the Virgin Group. Quite simply we believe that gaming should be fun and entertaining. It should be rewarding whether you win or lose. That's why at this site your players will enjoy the best bingo, slots and video poker around, and we will offer them unique prizes unobtainable on any other sites - we simply want your players to have a great time.
V*POINTS
At Virgin Bingo we figure that it's about time you got more rewards back from your play, so we are revamping our loyalty scheme and launching a brand new scheme called V*POINTS. In a nutshell, this now means you will earn reward points when playing for real money on all Virgin Bingo games.
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New players will enjoy 100% match deposit bonus up to £100.
Virgin Games is part of Richard Branson's world famous Virgin Group of companies.
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Monday, December 28, 2009
PartyGaming's PartyCasino To Release More Hollywood Blockbuster Online Slot Games In Early 2010, by Greg Tingle - 29th December 2009
PartyCasino.com will be releasing more Hollywood blockbuster online slot games early into the new year!
PartyGaming's PartyCasino.com is the undisputed leader in delivering Hollywood movie titles to the online casino environment.
Insiders close to the source advise that "Avatar" style technologies and games are in the works as is some pro wrestling themed action, and more slot games based on some of the most popular motion pictures of all time, many of which from Paramount Pictures.
The company assures that its Rambo, Terminator, Call Of Duty 4, and the casino's Live Dealer facility, is just the tip of the iceberg.
Let's take a look at some of the titles that Party brought from the big screen to its world famous online casino in the past 12 months:
The Godfather, Top Gun, Mission: Impossible, Rambo, Call Of Duty 4, Sinatra, Tarzan, The Terminator, Saturday Night Fever, King Kong, Gone With The Wind, High Noon, The Naked Gun, Resident Evil, and then there's the Marvel Comics line up: The Hulk, Thor, Fantastic Four and Spider-Man. As Stan Lee would say, Excelsior!
PartyCasino.com players can play more games for free or for money, and industry leading promotions such as PartyPoints and Palladium Lounge are also available, both of which has been popular with new players and the veteran VIP's.
Whatever your favorite games are, Party is likely to have them... slots, classics like Cleopatra, new age blockbusters like Mission: Impossible, table games with live dealers, baccarat, roulette, bingo, online poker and blackjack... PartyCasino.com has it all.
Classic slot players can't go past Cleopatra, Monopoly, Wheel Of Fortune, Cluedo, and the modern classics, Sinatra and Rambo.
World class jackpots are also available including the Marvel Hero Jackpot on a range of Marvel Entertainment themed slot games and the Gold Mega Jackpot, made famous via the exclusive Mega Fortune Wheel and The Godfather slot games.
Over the years PartyGaming has won numerous industry awards and commendations, recently winning an EGR Award for social responsibility and the prestigious Casino News Media "Online Casino of the Month" title.
PartyGaming was established in 1997 and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
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PartyGaming's PartyCasino.com is the undisputed leader in delivering Hollywood movie titles to the online casino environment.
Insiders close to the source advise that "Avatar" style technologies and games are in the works as is some pro wrestling themed action, and more slot games based on some of the most popular motion pictures of all time, many of which from Paramount Pictures.
The company assures that its Rambo, Terminator, Call Of Duty 4, and the casino's Live Dealer facility, is just the tip of the iceberg.
Let's take a look at some of the titles that Party brought from the big screen to its world famous online casino in the past 12 months:
The Godfather, Top Gun, Mission: Impossible, Rambo, Call Of Duty 4, Sinatra, Tarzan, The Terminator, Saturday Night Fever, King Kong, Gone With The Wind, High Noon, The Naked Gun, Resident Evil, and then there's the Marvel Comics line up: The Hulk, Thor, Fantastic Four and Spider-Man. As Stan Lee would say, Excelsior!
PartyCasino.com players can play more games for free or for money, and industry leading promotions such as PartyPoints and Palladium Lounge are also available, both of which has been popular with new players and the veteran VIP's.
Whatever your favorite games are, Party is likely to have them... slots, classics like Cleopatra, new age blockbusters like Mission: Impossible, table games with live dealers, baccarat, roulette, bingo, online poker and blackjack... PartyCasino.com has it all.
Classic slot players can't go past Cleopatra, Monopoly, Wheel Of Fortune, Cluedo, and the modern classics, Sinatra and Rambo.
World class jackpots are also available including the Marvel Hero Jackpot on a range of Marvel Entertainment themed slot games and the Gold Mega Jackpot, made famous via the exclusive Mega Fortune Wheel and The Godfather slot games.
Over the years PartyGaming has won numerous industry awards and commendations, recently winning an EGR Award for social responsibility and the prestigious Casino News Media "Online Casino of the Month" title.
PartyGaming was established in 1997 and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
PartyCasino Gold Mega Jackpot News - 28th December 2009
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One lucky player has scooped the Gold Mega Jackpot!
It was only a matter of time before our Gold Mega Jackpot, which was the biggest casino jackpot in existence was claimed so congratulations to our lucky player from Germany who coined a massive $4,978,336.20 on Mega Fortune Wheel.
Start playing now to make sure you give yourself every chance of winning a multi-million dollar prize. We’ve seeded the Gold Mega Jackpot at $500,000 and its growing every second!
There are two easy ways to play some of the biggest jackpots on the web: play instantly at PartyCasino.com in your browser or download our software and enjoy the full casino experience.
Find out how you can win
Play on any of the six Gold Jackpot slots listed below and you could be in with a shot of winning the money:
The Godfather
The cinematic masterpiece has now been transformed into a magnificent five-reel, 20-line jackpot slot.
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One lucky player has scooped the Gold Mega Jackpot!
It was only a matter of time before our Gold Mega Jackpot, which was the biggest casino jackpot in existence was claimed so congratulations to our lucky player from Germany who coined a massive $4,978,336.20 on Mega Fortune Wheel.
Start playing now to make sure you give yourself every chance of winning a multi-million dollar prize. We’ve seeded the Gold Mega Jackpot at $500,000 and its growing every second!
There are two easy ways to play some of the biggest jackpots on the web: play instantly at PartyCasino.com in your browser or download our software and enjoy the full casino experience.
Find out how you can win
Play on any of the six Gold Jackpot slots listed below and you could be in with a shot of winning the money:
The Godfather
The cinematic masterpiece has now been transformed into a magnificent five-reel, 20-line jackpot slot.
Superstar
Take a trip through the galaxy and beyond in this five-reel, multi-payline Gold Jackpot slot game.
Super Joker
Hilarity and casino cash action combine in this super five-reel, multi-payline Gold Jackpot slot game.
Super Fortune Wheel
Spin the wheel for a chance to win massive cash prizes in this five-reel, multi-payline Gold Jackpot slot.
Super Mystic
Enter the power of the unknown with PartyCasino.com’s mystic themed five-reel, multi-payline Gold Jackpot slot game.
Mega Fortune Wheel
Turn the wheel and spin your way to a giant progressive jackpot in our five-reel, nine-line jackpot slot.
Remember, you could hit the Gold Mega Jackpot and become an instant multi-millionaire at any time.
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Friday, December 25, 2009
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PartyCasino: New Online Slot Game Melon Madness - 25th December 2009
Hit the jackpot with PartyCasino's latest jackpot slot game.
Melon Madness is a five-reel, thirty-payline Jackpot slot game with Free Spins feature. When 3 or more scattered Bell symbols appear anywhere in view, the player is required to choose one scattered Bell which reveals the free spin count and multiplier value. The Free Spins feature cannot be retriggered within free spins.
BigOne Jackpot:
TheBigOne Jackpot consists of five jackpots at different levels; the levels are - from the lowest to the highest - Blitz Cash Jackpot, Quick Cash Jackpot, Super Cash Jackpot, Mega Cash Jackpot, and Colossal Cash Jackpot. All five jackpots grow progressively as bets are made. For each spin, the house adds a small credit to the five running jackpots. All five levels in TheBigOne Jackpot can be won irrespective of hitting any winning combination, while betting any amount. Jackpot is triggered randomly. The larger the bet, the more chance to win a jackpot. Free spins cannot trigger jackpots.
Past winners of PartyCasino.com jackpots have won thousands of dollars, up to $5 million dollars.
Many PartyCasino.com games can be played for free or played for money!
PartyGaming is the owner of PartyCasino, and is widely regarded as the world's most successful and respected online casino brand. PartyGaming is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
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Melon Madness is a five-reel, thirty-payline Jackpot slot game with Free Spins feature. When 3 or more scattered Bell symbols appear anywhere in view, the player is required to choose one scattered Bell which reveals the free spin count and multiplier value. The Free Spins feature cannot be retriggered within free spins.
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Past winners of PartyCasino.com jackpots have won thousands of dollars, up to $5 million dollars.
Many PartyCasino.com games can be played for free or played for money!
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Hits PartyCasino - 24th December 2009
The stunning Call of Duty 4 has another great accolade to go with its many awards: it’s now an adrenaline-packed slot game at PartyCasino.com
The slot features five reels and 25 paylines to give you the chance to win a staggering 400,000 in your account currency.
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
Virgin Games casino in new online promotions - December 2009
London, December 2009 – Virgin Games are delighted to announce the launch of a series of new promotions, offering incentives for customers to play their range of casino game products.
These include deposit bonuses up to the value of £50 on Mondays and Tuesdays, available on slots and blackjack games respectively. On Wednesday, customers will be offered 20 per cent cash back on all losses, while on Thursday, players can win up to 100 per cent deposit bonus up to the value of £100 on all slot games. These promotions are the latest in a series of incentives which Virgin are offering to players, in a bid to become the web’s favourite online gaming site.
Virgin Games was launched in June 2004 and includes Casino, Bingo and Poker sections. The site includes a number of branded games from popular entertainment and television franchises such as the X-Factor and Monopoly. In addition to substantial cash prizes, gamers can earn V Points, which can be redeemed against a whole host of Virgin products, with everything from holidays to jewellery.
The Guernsey-based website is a fully-owned subsidiary of Virgin and adopts the company’s ethos of having fun in that ‘unique Virgin way.’ The group is fully committed to ethical and responsible gaming policies, with an honest and fair approach, as well as a secure 128 bit SSL encryption for complete safety and peace and mind.
A spokesperson for the Virgin Games commented on these new casino promotions by saying:
"We are committed to offering our customers the very best gaming experience, with an unrivalled bonus structure to reward our most loyal players. These promotions compliment a range of offers and new products we are constantly adding, in our bid to become the very best online gaming site."
To find out more about these and other special offers, visit: VirginGames.com
Virgin Games launched in June 2004 and has quickly established itself as one of the leading gaming websites in the UK. Virgin Games comprises four distinct offerings:
Virgin Casino, part of the Wagerworks network, brings consumers classic casino offerings like blackjack and roulette, as well as great feature slots like Monopoly, Cluedo, Dungeons and Dragons Fortress of Fortunes™ and the highly popular MegaJackpots progressive games, with a seeding value of £1,500,000
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
Virgin Bingo, part of the Virtue Fusion network, offers cash prizes worth thousands of pounds in the progressive jackpots, as well as Virgin prize bingo and a range of unique Virgin Games bingo games
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These include deposit bonuses up to the value of £50 on Mondays and Tuesdays, available on slots and blackjack games respectively. On Wednesday, customers will be offered 20 per cent cash back on all losses, while on Thursday, players can win up to 100 per cent deposit bonus up to the value of £100 on all slot games. These promotions are the latest in a series of incentives which Virgin are offering to players, in a bid to become the web’s favourite online gaming site.
Virgin Games was launched in June 2004 and includes Casino, Bingo and Poker sections. The site includes a number of branded games from popular entertainment and television franchises such as the X-Factor and Monopoly. In addition to substantial cash prizes, gamers can earn V Points, which can be redeemed against a whole host of Virgin products, with everything from holidays to jewellery.
The Guernsey-based website is a fully-owned subsidiary of Virgin and adopts the company’s ethos of having fun in that ‘unique Virgin way.’ The group is fully committed to ethical and responsible gaming policies, with an honest and fair approach, as well as a secure 128 bit SSL encryption for complete safety and peace and mind.
A spokesperson for the Virgin Games commented on these new casino promotions by saying:
"We are committed to offering our customers the very best gaming experience, with an unrivalled bonus structure to reward our most loyal players. These promotions compliment a range of offers and new products we are constantly adding, in our bid to become the very best online gaming site."
To find out more about these and other special offers, visit: VirginGames.com
Virgin Games launched in June 2004 and has quickly established itself as one of the leading gaming websites in the UK. Virgin Games comprises four distinct offerings:
Virgin Casino, part of the Wagerworks network, brings consumers classic casino offerings like blackjack and roulette, as well as great feature slots like Monopoly, Cluedo, Dungeons and Dragons Fortress of Fortunes™ and the highly popular MegaJackpots progressive games, with a seeding value of £1,500,000
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
Virgin Bingo, part of the Virtue Fusion network, offers cash prizes worth thousands of pounds in the progressive jackpots, as well as Virgin prize bingo and a range of unique Virgin Games bingo games
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Virgin Casino Gets Super Hero Slot Games, by Greg Tingle - December 2009
Virgin Casino and Virgin Bingo see new games rolled out thanks to a deal signed with giant software provider, Cryptologic.
Cryptologic's popular The Hulk, Spider-Man and Fantastic Four have leapt into action at Richard Branson's Virgin Games operation.
History buffs will be interested to know that it was living legend, Stan Lee, who was a driving force in developing many of the Marvel super hero characters over the decades. Lee also appears in Marvel motion pictures from time to time, usually in cameo roles.
"Big brands drive player popularity and that is why Cryptologic is excited to launch a game based on Superman, one of the most iconic brands of the entertainment world," said the President and CEO of Cryptologic, Brian Hadfield.
Other new games to be found at Virgin Casino include NextGen Gaming's Blankety Blank and The Price is Right, Cryptologic's Cubis, Virtue Fusion's Dynamite Digger and Ash Gaming's Rubik's Slot.
Virgin Games offer a rewards system, V*Points, which is regarded as one of the industry top reward programs.
2010 will see more new games released at Virgin, and be on the lookout for more Marvel hero themed movies to hit the cinema including Thor and Iron-Man II, and don't be surprised to see more super hero themed games to hit Virgin in the coming months. As Stan Lee says, EXCELSIOR!
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Cryptologic's popular The Hulk, Spider-Man and Fantastic Four have leapt into action at Richard Branson's Virgin Games operation.
History buffs will be interested to know that it was living legend, Stan Lee, who was a driving force in developing many of the Marvel super hero characters over the decades. Lee also appears in Marvel motion pictures from time to time, usually in cameo roles.
"Big brands drive player popularity and that is why Cryptologic is excited to launch a game based on Superman, one of the most iconic brands of the entertainment world," said the President and CEO of Cryptologic, Brian Hadfield.
Other new games to be found at Virgin Casino include NextGen Gaming's Blankety Blank and The Price is Right, Cryptologic's Cubis, Virtue Fusion's Dynamite Digger and Ash Gaming's Rubik's Slot.
Virgin Games offer a rewards system, V*Points, which is regarded as one of the industry top reward programs.
2010 will see more new games released at Virgin, and be on the lookout for more Marvel hero themed movies to hit the cinema including Thor and Iron-Man II, and don't be surprised to see more super hero themed games to hit Virgin in the coming months. As Stan Lee says, EXCELSIOR!
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
Court settles friends' $3.5m pokies jackpot row - 17th December 2009
A court has ordered $3.5 million in pokies winnings to be split between the woman who put the money in the machine and her friend who pushed the button after they fell out over the cash.
The two friends battled it out in court over who should pocket the mega-jackpot which was won in March at a casino near Montpellier, south-western France.
Marie-Hélène Jarguel put 50 euros ($A80) in the machine but was sued for a cut by her friend Francis Sune who claimed she had promised him a share and then backed out of the deal.
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The two friends battled it out in court over who should pocket the mega-jackpot which was won in March at a casino near Montpellier, south-western France.
Marie-Hélène Jarguel put 50 euros ($A80) in the machine but was sued for a cut by her friend Francis Sune who claimed she had promised him a share and then backed out of the deal.
This week a judge decided that the win was a team effort, known in legal terms as an "association of gamblers", and awarded Miss Jarguel 80 per cent of the total and Mr Sune the remaining 20 per cent.
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Monday, December 14, 2009
PartyGaming in £2bn internet deal - 14th December 2009
Online gaming firm PartyGaming is in talks with Austrian rival Bwin over a potential deal that could create a £2 billion internet gambling giant, it has been reported.
PartyGaming is expected to be asked by the Takeover Panel to clarify its position before the stock markets open Monday morning, according to The Sunday Times.
The firm, led by chief executive Jim Ryan, is thought to be keen to boost its sports betting offer, an area of strength for Bwin.
Meanwhile, there has reportedly been growing speculation over consolidation in the online gaming industry.
But a source told The Sunday Times discussions were at an early stage and might not lead to a deal.
"Everyone in the industry is talking to everybody else," the source said.
PartyGaming has a market value of more than £1 billion while Bwin, which is listed on the Vienna stock exchange, is thought to be valued at 1.3 billion euros (£1.2 billion).
In August, PartyGaming hailed the performance of its casino operations, which include PartyCasino and FoxyBingo.
This helped offset pressure on its PartyPoker division after strong competition left poker earnings 29% lower.
PartyGaming reported a bottom-line loss of 66.9 million US dollars (£41 million) due to payments associated with a non-prosecution agreement with US authorities.
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PartyGaming is expected to be asked by the Takeover Panel to clarify its position before the stock markets open Monday morning, according to The Sunday Times.
The firm, led by chief executive Jim Ryan, is thought to be keen to boost its sports betting offer, an area of strength for Bwin.
Meanwhile, there has reportedly been growing speculation over consolidation in the online gaming industry.
But a source told The Sunday Times discussions were at an early stage and might not lead to a deal.
"Everyone in the industry is talking to everybody else," the source said.
PartyGaming has a market value of more than £1 billion while Bwin, which is listed on the Vienna stock exchange, is thought to be valued at 1.3 billion euros (£1.2 billion).
In August, PartyGaming hailed the performance of its casino operations, which include PartyCasino and FoxyBingo.
This helped offset pressure on its PartyPoker division after strong competition left poker earnings 29% lower.
PartyGaming reported a bottom-line loss of 66.9 million US dollars (£41 million) due to payments associated with a non-prosecution agreement with US authorities.
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Friday, December 11, 2009
New Sinatra Slot Game
PartyCasino.com is the world’s largest online casino and it has just got even bigger with 13 new games added! The headline act of the release is Sinatra, a musical slot tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes.
With rights acquired from Frank Sinatra Enterprises (FSE), a joint venture of the Sinatra Estate and Warner Music Group, the Sinatra Slot was developed in-house and is a five-reel, 20 line slot game with a Sinatra Big Band feature. Play through the three ages of Frank in Hollywood, Las Vegas and New York, collecting and writing big band tunes on the way. The game features an accumulating bonus trigger; collect a Treble Clef for each reel to build up a Sinatra track at the top of the screen. Complete the track to see Frank sing a classic track and then get a chance to write your own number in the Big Band Bonus feature. The minimum bet is $0.01 and maximum is $1,000.
A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: “Sinatra is top of the bill of our latest release and we encourage players to embrace the musical interactivity of this great new game. We’re also delighted to add 12 new others including the classic Dolphin Reef, the Fantastic Four and Hulk themed games.”
As well as the swinging slot Sinatra, PartyCasino.com has further increased its portfolio. Cryptologic licensed The Fantastic Four and The Hulk: Ultimate Revenge has joined the platform. This release also includes the launch of a new progressive jackpot suite, the Marvel Jackpot, consisting of three tiers. This jackpot can be won by players of the Marvel Slot games and sits alongside our existing Gold and Ca$hFla$h Jackpots. NextGen have supplied City of Gold, Cherry Blossoms, Dr Love, California Gold, Coral Cash, Beat the Bank, Dolphin Reef, 20,000 Leagues, Birds of Paradise and Speed Demon.
Gold Mega Jackpot games on PartyCasino.com include The Godfather, Super Star, Super Joker, Super Fortune Wheel, Super Mystic and Mega Fortune Wheel.
PartyCasino.com offers over 60 games and pays out over $10 million EVERY DAY to players and continues to expand rapidly. Highlights include film themed slots such as Mission:Impossible, The Terminator, Top Gun, Saturday Night Fever, Gone with the Wind and Rambo.
PartyGaming Plc is the world’s leading listed online gaming company. Founded in 1997, the Group is a constituent of the FTSE 250 share index and the FTSE4Good Index Series, which measures the performance of companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards. PartyGaming’s shares are listed on The London Stock Exchange under the ticker: PRTY.
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With rights acquired from Frank Sinatra Enterprises (FSE), a joint venture of the Sinatra Estate and Warner Music Group, the Sinatra Slot was developed in-house and is a five-reel, 20 line slot game with a Sinatra Big Band feature. Play through the three ages of Frank in Hollywood, Las Vegas and New York, collecting and writing big band tunes on the way. The game features an accumulating bonus trigger; collect a Treble Clef for each reel to build up a Sinatra track at the top of the screen. Complete the track to see Frank sing a classic track and then get a chance to write your own number in the Big Band Bonus feature. The minimum bet is $0.01 and maximum is $1,000.
A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: “Sinatra is top of the bill of our latest release and we encourage players to embrace the musical interactivity of this great new game. We’re also delighted to add 12 new others including the classic Dolphin Reef, the Fantastic Four and Hulk themed games.”
As well as the swinging slot Sinatra, PartyCasino.com has further increased its portfolio. Cryptologic licensed The Fantastic Four and The Hulk: Ultimate Revenge has joined the platform. This release also includes the launch of a new progressive jackpot suite, the Marvel Jackpot, consisting of three tiers. This jackpot can be won by players of the Marvel Slot games and sits alongside our existing Gold and Ca$hFla$h Jackpots. NextGen have supplied City of Gold, Cherry Blossoms, Dr Love, California Gold, Coral Cash, Beat the Bank, Dolphin Reef, 20,000 Leagues, Birds of Paradise and Speed Demon.
Gold Mega Jackpot games on PartyCasino.com include The Godfather, Super Star, Super Joker, Super Fortune Wheel, Super Mystic and Mega Fortune Wheel.
PartyCasino.com offers over 60 games and pays out over $10 million EVERY DAY to players and continues to expand rapidly. Highlights include film themed slots such as Mission:Impossible, The Terminator, Top Gun, Saturday Night Fever, Gone with the Wind and Rambo.
PartyGaming Plc is the world’s leading listed online gaming company. Founded in 1997, the Group is a constituent of the FTSE 250 share index and the FTSE4Good Index Series, which measures the performance of companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards. PartyGaming’s shares are listed on The London Stock Exchange under the ticker: PRTY.
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009
PartyCasino: 'Gamago' Hits Record PartyCasino Gold Mega Jackpot For $4,978,336.62
PartyCasino: 'Gamago' Hits Record PartyCasino Gold Mega Jackpot For $4,978,336.62
*** PartyPoker.com is offering the chance to win one of 25 luxury Aussie Millions main event packages. These fantastic dream trips will be up for grabs in two amazing $600+40 satellites on Sunday 13th December. One will be timed to suit Australia and New Zealand-based players with FIVE packages guaranteed worth $12,000, while the other is scheduled to give players from the rest of the world the chance to win one of 20 guaranteed packages worth $15,000.
For more information on the many paths to Melbourne, including PartyPoint and freeroll options, see PartyPoker.com Aussie Millions. As ever, PartyPoker.com provides diverse qualifying structures, which can start from as little as just $1.***
‘GAMAGO’ HITS RECORD PARTYCASINO GOLD MEGA JACKPOT AND MAKES ONLINE GAMING HISTORY
$45 SPINS UP TO $4,978,336.62 ON THE MEGA FORTUNE WHEEL!
Gibraltar – 8th December 2009 – The Gold Mega Jackpot at PartyCasino.com has finally been hit and one lucky player is a staggering $4,978,336.62 better off! The jackpot was by far the biggest in the industry and is a landmark for the world’s largest online casino!
The lucky player is ‘gamago,’ a member of the PartyGaming VIP Club, the Palladium Lounge, from Germany. He was delighted by his record breaking win.
“I was so shocked when I won the jackpot and the news still really hasn’t sunk in! I have to say I had my eye on the big jackpot but I really don’t play aiming for them, I play for fun. I have won $50,000 and $100,000 jackpots before but nothing on this scale. It is unbelievable that one spin has given me nearly $5 million!”
The fateful spin came at 20.42ET on December 2nd. The stake was $45 on popular PartyCasino.com Gold Mega Jackpot game, the Mega Fortune Wheel. The screen exploded with congratulations and colour as ‘gamago’ turned $45 into $4,978,336.62!
Clearly, nearly $5 million is a life changing amount of money but ‘gamago’ has no real view on what he is going to be doing with this record windfall. “To be honest, I don’t have any plans on what I am going to do with the money as yet.”
A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: “We would like to congratulate ‘gamago’ on taking down this monster record Gold Mega Jackpot and making online gaming history. We assumed the jackpot would reach $5 million and stated as such but this record Gold Mega Jackpot hit shortly after we published those fateful words! ‘gamago’ is a valued member of the Palladium Lounge and we wish him well with his newly found mega riches!”
PartyCasino.com now offers over 130 games, including 93 slots, and pays out easily over $10 million EVERY DAY to players. The world’s largest online casino continues to expand rapidly.
Recent popular additions include Resident Evil, The Naked Gun, High Noon and Bejeweled. Other new additions such as Tarzan and Multi-Hand BlackJack Pro were developed in house by PartyGaming’s specialist unit ‘The Games Studio.’ Gold Mega Jackpot games are: The Godfather, Mega Fortune Wheel, Super Joker, Super Mystic, Super Fortune Wheel and Super Star.
Christmas is coming to PartyCasino.com early. The ‘Festive Frenzy’ sees the world’s largest online casino give away cash gifts, bonuses and PartyPoints worth a huge $500,000 - all for free.
Christmas gifts of cash, bonuses and PartyPoints will appear in the Lobby from 10th to 24th December. If a customer spots one, make sure they click ’accept’ and PartyCasino.com will credit it to their account.
A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: “The gifts will get bigger and we’ll give more of them away the closer we get to Christmas Day, so keep your eyes peeled. Your chances of getting a gift get better the more you play. You can also win a share of $100,000 on our massive Festive Frenzy leader board. Every PartyPoint you collect during the promotional period will count towards your final ranking, so keep playing: the more points you earn, the bigger your prize could be.”
Here’s what can be won:
10th to 16th December: win a share of $175,000 as gifts ranging from 50 PartyPoints to cash bonuses of $250 appear in the Lobby
17th to 24th December: win a share of $280,000 as gifts ranging from 100 PartyPoints to $1,000 in cash appear in the Lobby
25th December: PartyCasino.com will award a share of $100,000 in gifts to the top 500 players on the Festive Frenzy leader board – including a staggering $10,000 for the winner - plus extra hot spot gifts for every 5th rank between 505 and 1,000
For more information see PartyCasino.com
PartyPoker.com Monthly Million – Sunday 6th December 2009 – 1573 runners – total prizepool $1,000,000
1st ireadursoul 200,000
2nd shadydog111 $110,000
3rd tottigoal10 $69,000
4th Pikkemand999 $54,500
5th ernesto_777 $46,000
6th Ivanskyvol $34,500
7th Trunkmanie $26,500
8th zeksymashine $17,500
9th BODYROXER $13,500
10th Maxim25 $9,500
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PartyGaming Plc is the world’s leading listed online gaming company. Founded in 1997, the Group is a constituent of the FTSE 250 share index and the FTSE4Good Index Series, which measures the performance of companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards. PartyGaming’s shares are listed on The London Stock Exchange under the ticker: PRTY.
PartyGaming’s principal brands are: PartyPoker.com, PartyCasino.com, EmpirePoker.com, PartyBingo.com, PartyGammon.com, PartyBets.com, PartyMarkets.com and Gamebookers.com.
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*** PartyPoker.com is offering the chance to win one of 25 luxury Aussie Millions main event packages. These fantastic dream trips will be up for grabs in two amazing $600+40 satellites on Sunday 13th December. One will be timed to suit Australia and New Zealand-based players with FIVE packages guaranteed worth $12,000, while the other is scheduled to give players from the rest of the world the chance to win one of 20 guaranteed packages worth $15,000.
For more information on the many paths to Melbourne, including PartyPoint and freeroll options, see PartyPoker.com Aussie Millions. As ever, PartyPoker.com provides diverse qualifying structures, which can start from as little as just $1.***
‘GAMAGO’ HITS RECORD PARTYCASINO GOLD MEGA JACKPOT AND MAKES ONLINE GAMING HISTORY
$45 SPINS UP TO $4,978,336.62 ON THE MEGA FORTUNE WHEEL!
Gibraltar – 8th December 2009 – The Gold Mega Jackpot at PartyCasino.com has finally been hit and one lucky player is a staggering $4,978,336.62 better off! The jackpot was by far the biggest in the industry and is a landmark for the world’s largest online casino!
The lucky player is ‘gamago,’ a member of the PartyGaming VIP Club, the Palladium Lounge, from Germany. He was delighted by his record breaking win.
“I was so shocked when I won the jackpot and the news still really hasn’t sunk in! I have to say I had my eye on the big jackpot but I really don’t play aiming for them, I play for fun. I have won $50,000 and $100,000 jackpots before but nothing on this scale. It is unbelievable that one spin has given me nearly $5 million!”
The fateful spin came at 20.42ET on December 2nd. The stake was $45 on popular PartyCasino.com Gold Mega Jackpot game, the Mega Fortune Wheel. The screen exploded with congratulations and colour as ‘gamago’ turned $45 into $4,978,336.62!
Clearly, nearly $5 million is a life changing amount of money but ‘gamago’ has no real view on what he is going to be doing with this record windfall. “To be honest, I don’t have any plans on what I am going to do with the money as yet.”
A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: “We would like to congratulate ‘gamago’ on taking down this monster record Gold Mega Jackpot and making online gaming history. We assumed the jackpot would reach $5 million and stated as such but this record Gold Mega Jackpot hit shortly after we published those fateful words! ‘gamago’ is a valued member of the Palladium Lounge and we wish him well with his newly found mega riches!”
PartyCasino.com now offers over 130 games, including 93 slots, and pays out easily over $10 million EVERY DAY to players. The world’s largest online casino continues to expand rapidly.
Recent popular additions include Resident Evil, The Naked Gun, High Noon and Bejeweled. Other new additions such as Tarzan and Multi-Hand BlackJack Pro were developed in house by PartyGaming’s specialist unit ‘The Games Studio.’ Gold Mega Jackpot games are: The Godfather, Mega Fortune Wheel, Super Joker, Super Mystic, Super Fortune Wheel and Super Star.
Christmas is coming to PartyCasino.com early. The ‘Festive Frenzy’ sees the world’s largest online casino give away cash gifts, bonuses and PartyPoints worth a huge $500,000 - all for free.
Christmas gifts of cash, bonuses and PartyPoints will appear in the Lobby from 10th to 24th December. If a customer spots one, make sure they click ’accept’ and PartyCasino.com will credit it to their account.
A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: “The gifts will get bigger and we’ll give more of them away the closer we get to Christmas Day, so keep your eyes peeled. Your chances of getting a gift get better the more you play. You can also win a share of $100,000 on our massive Festive Frenzy leader board. Every PartyPoint you collect during the promotional period will count towards your final ranking, so keep playing: the more points you earn, the bigger your prize could be.”
Here’s what can be won:
10th to 16th December: win a share of $175,000 as gifts ranging from 50 PartyPoints to cash bonuses of $250 appear in the Lobby
17th to 24th December: win a share of $280,000 as gifts ranging from 100 PartyPoints to $1,000 in cash appear in the Lobby
25th December: PartyCasino.com will award a share of $100,000 in gifts to the top 500 players on the Festive Frenzy leader board – including a staggering $10,000 for the winner - plus extra hot spot gifts for every 5th rank between 505 and 1,000
For more information see PartyCasino.com
PartyPoker.com Monthly Million – Sunday 6th December 2009 – 1573 runners – total prizepool $1,000,000
1st ireadursoul 200,000
2nd shadydog111 $110,000
3rd tottigoal10 $69,000
4th Pikkemand999 $54,500
5th ernesto_777 $46,000
6th Ivanskyvol $34,500
7th Trunkmanie $26,500
8th zeksymashine $17,500
9th BODYROXER $13,500
10th Maxim25 $9,500
For more information see: PartyPoker.com
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PartyGaming’s principal brands are: PartyPoker.com, PartyCasino.com, EmpirePoker.com, PartyBingo.com, PartyGammon.com, PartyBets.com, PartyMarkets.com and Gamebookers.com.
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Monday, December 07, 2009
New Super Hoot Loot game at Virgin Games - December 2009
London, Virgin Games have announced the latest addition to their range of bingo slot games with the arrival of Super Hoot Loot. This five-reel, 40-payline game offers players the chance to win up to 250,000 credits with a single spin.
Winnings can either be redeemed in the form of cash or V-Points, which can be used on a range of Virgin-branded products. Available in multiple-currencies, the game is expected to be a hit not only in the U.K, but also across the world.
Gamers should look out for the special ‘Hoo the Owl’ symbol, which can appear on any of the game reels to multiple the amount of money won. There is also a free bonus game, which is played with higher hit-frequency reels and can mean winnings multiplied by 10.
This product is the latest in a series of new additions to the site, which include a number of popular entertainment and television franchises, including the new X-Factor bingo game. The site, which is based in Guernsey, was launched in 2004 and received a full re-brand in 2006. Today, it offers a range of bingo, poker and casino products, all of which are offered over a secure 128 bit SSL encryption for complete safety and peace and mind. The group is fully committed to ethical and responsible gaming practices and having fun in the ‘unique Virgin way.’
A spokesperson for the company commented:
“The Super Hoot Loot game is not only one of our most fun games ever; it also offers some of the best cash rewards of any online bingo site. This is just the latest in a range of products we have added to the site recently, in our quest to offer users the finest online gaming experience around.”
To play Super Hoot Loot, visit: http://www.virgingames.com
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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
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Winnings can either be redeemed in the form of cash or V-Points, which can be used on a range of Virgin-branded products. Available in multiple-currencies, the game is expected to be a hit not only in the U.K, but also across the world.
Gamers should look out for the special ‘Hoo the Owl’ symbol, which can appear on any of the game reels to multiple the amount of money won. There is also a free bonus game, which is played with higher hit-frequency reels and can mean winnings multiplied by 10.
This product is the latest in a series of new additions to the site, which include a number of popular entertainment and television franchises, including the new X-Factor bingo game. The site, which is based in Guernsey, was launched in 2004 and received a full re-brand in 2006. Today, it offers a range of bingo, poker and casino products, all of which are offered over a secure 128 bit SSL encryption for complete safety and peace and mind. The group is fully committed to ethical and responsible gaming practices and having fun in the ‘unique Virgin way.’
A spokesperson for the company commented:
“The Super Hoot Loot game is not only one of our most fun games ever; it also offers some of the best cash rewards of any online bingo site. This is just the latest in a range of products we have added to the site recently, in our quest to offer users the finest online gaming experience around.”
To play Super Hoot Loot, visit: http://www.virgingames.com
Virgin Games Virgin Games launched in June 2004 and has quickly established itself as one of the leading gaming websites in the UK. Virgin Games comprises four distinct offerings:
Virgin Casino, part of the Wagerworks network, brings consumers classic casino offerings like blackjack and roulette, as well as great feature slots like Monopoly, Cluedo, Dungeons and Dragons Fortress of Fortunes™ and the highly popular MegaJackpots progressive games, with a seeding value of £1,500,000
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
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Thursday, December 03, 2009
Advertising News Media Blog: SEO for Business
SEO for Businesses
In today's digital landscape, businesses must harness the power of search engine optimization (SEO) to stay competitive and thrive. In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore the numerous benefits of SEO for small businesses and provide actionable tips to help you maximize your online presence.
Introduction to SEO for Small Businesses
SEO is the process of optimizing your website and online content to improve your visibility on search engines like Google. By implementing effective SEO strategies, small businesses can enjoy a myriad of benefits, such as increased organic traffic, better user experience, and higher conversion rates.
Increased Visibility and Brand Awareness
SEO helps small businesses rank higher on search engine results pages (SERPs) for relevant keywords. This increased visibility leads to greater brand awareness, as users are more likely to discover and engage with your business online.
Actionable Tip: Perform keyword research using tools like Google Keyword Planner to identify high-traffic keywords relevant to your business.
Enhanced User Experience
Optimizing your website for SEO often involves improving user experience (UX), such as faster loading times, mobile responsiveness, and intuitive site navigation. A better UX leads to higher user engagement, lower bounce rates, and improved search rankings.
Actionable Tip: Conduct a site audit to identify areas for improvement and implement changes to enhance UX.
Cost-Effective Marketing
Compared to traditional marketing channels, SEO is a cost-effective way to reach your target audience. By investing in SEO, small businesses can generate a higher return on investment (ROI) and allocate their marketing budget more efficiently.
Actionable Tip: Focus on creating high-quality, shareable content to attract organic traffic and backlinks, reducing your reliance on paid advertising.
Targeted and Sustainable Traffic
SEO enables small businesses to attract targeted traffic by ranking for industry-specific keywords. This ensures that the visitors to your site are interested in your products or services, increasing the likelihood of conversion. Additionally, effective SEO strategies result in sustainable, long-term traffic growth.
Actionable Tip: Create and optimize content that addresses the needs and interests of your target audience.
Improved Conversion Rates
By attracting targeted traffic and providing an exceptional user experience, SEO can lead to higher conversion rates. Users who find your website through organic search are more likely to convert into customers, as they are actively seeking solutions that your business offers.
Actionable Tip: Optimize your website for conversions by using clear calls-to-action (CTAs) and simple, user-friendly forms.
Establishing Authority and Trust
A well-optimized website with valuable content and a strong backlink profile establishes your business as an authority in your industry. By ranking high on SERPs, users perceive your brand as trustworthy, which can significantly impact their purchasing decisions.
Actionable Tip: Produce high-quality, informative content and collaborate with industry influencers to build your online reputation and earn valuable backlinks.
Competitive Advantage
Investing in SEO helps small businesses stay ahead of the competition by ranking higher on search results for relevant keywords. By dominating the search results, you can capture a larger market share and increase your brand's visibility.
Actionable Tip: Perform a competitive analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your competitors' SEO strategies and capitalize on any gaps in the market.
Long-term Success
SEO is a long-term investment that can yield significant benefits over time. As search engines continue to evolve, businesses that prioritize SEO will be better equipped to adapt to changing algorithms and maintain their online presence.
Actionable Tip: Stay updated with the latest SEO trends, SEO Tools and best practices to ensure your strategies remain effective and future-proof.
Conclusion
By leveraging the power of SEO, small businesses can enjoy numerous benefits, including increased visibility, enhanced user experience, cost-effective marketing, targeted and sustainable traffic, improved conversion rates, authority and trust establishment, competitive advantage, and long-term success. To maximize these benefits, consistently monitor and refine your SEO strategies to stay ahead in the ever-changing digital landscape.
Monday, November 30, 2009
PartyCasino: Here Are Over Five Million Reasons To Play At PartyCasino!
Festive Frenzy Starts On 10th December
Gibraltar – 30th November 2009 – The Gold Mega Jackpot at PartyCasino.com has recently reached a landmark $5 million, by far the biggest in the industry, and is still waiting and ready to be hit!
A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: “The Gold Mega Jackpot has now crossed $5 million and is the biggest jackpot in the industry by quite some way! There are now over five million reasons to play at PartyCasino.com today!”
Gold Mega Jackpot games are: The Godfather, Mega Fortune Wheel, Super Joker, Super Mystic, Super Fortune Wheel and Super Star.
PartyCasino.com now offers over 130 games, including 93 slots, and pays out easily over $10 million EVERY DAY to players. The world’s largest online casino continues to expand rapidly.
Recent popular additions include Resident Evil, The Naked Gun, High Noon and Bejeweled. Other new additions such as Tarzan and Multi-Hand BlackJack Pro were developed in house by PartyGaming’s specialist unit ‘The Games Studio.’
For the status of all jackpots on PartyCasino.com see: PartyCasino.com
Christmas is coming to PartyCasino.com early. The ‘Festive Frenzy’ sees the world’s largest online casino give away cash gifts, bonuses and PartyPoints worth a huge $500,000 - all for free.
Christmas gifts of cash, bonuses and PartyPoints will appear in the Lobby from 10th to 24th December. If a customer spots one, make sure they click ’accept’ and PartyCasino.com will credit it to their account.
A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: “The gifts will get bigger and we’ll give more of them away the closer we get to Christmas Day, so keep your eyes peeled. Your chances of getting a gift get better the more you play. You can also win a share of $100,000 on our massive Festive Frenzy leader board. Every PartyPoint you collect during the promotional period will count towards your final ranking, so keep playing: the more points you earn, the bigger your prize could be.”
Here’s what can be won:
10th to 16th December: win a share of $175,000 as gifts ranging from 50 PartyPoints to cash bonuses of $250 appear in the Lobby
17th to 24th December: win a share of $280,000 as gifts ranging from 100 PartyPoints to $1,000 in cash appear in the Lobby
25th December: PartyCasino.com will award a share of $100,000 in gifts to the top 500 players on the Festive Frenzy leader board – including a staggering $10,000 for the winner - plus extra hot spot gifts for every 5th rank between 505 and 1,000
For more information see: PartyCasino.com
The ‘Cash Machine’ promotion runs until 23.59ET on the 6th December. This promo is programmed to pay out unlimited cash to customers! To get unlimited cash, a player has to earn 10 or more PartyPoints on at least 10 days during the promotional period. At the end of the promotion PartyCasino.com will look at the PartyPoints collected on a player’s 10 highest days and give them $1 for every point earned on the lowest of those days. For more information see: PartyCasino.com
PartyGaming Plc is the world’s leading listed online gaming company. Founded in 1997, the Group is a constituent of the FTSE 250 share index and the FTSE4Good Index Series, which measures the performance of companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards. PartyGaming’s shares are listed on The London Stock Exchange under the ticker: PRTY.
PartyGaming is regulated and licensed by the Government of Gibraltar and is certified by GamCare as a responsible gaming operator.
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Gibraltar – 30th November 2009 – The Gold Mega Jackpot at PartyCasino.com has recently reached a landmark $5 million, by far the biggest in the industry, and is still waiting and ready to be hit!
A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: “The Gold Mega Jackpot has now crossed $5 million and is the biggest jackpot in the industry by quite some way! There are now over five million reasons to play at PartyCasino.com today!”
Gold Mega Jackpot games are: The Godfather, Mega Fortune Wheel, Super Joker, Super Mystic, Super Fortune Wheel and Super Star.
PartyCasino.com now offers over 130 games, including 93 slots, and pays out easily over $10 million EVERY DAY to players. The world’s largest online casino continues to expand rapidly.
Recent popular additions include Resident Evil, The Naked Gun, High Noon and Bejeweled. Other new additions such as Tarzan and Multi-Hand BlackJack Pro were developed in house by PartyGaming’s specialist unit ‘The Games Studio.’
For the status of all jackpots on PartyCasino.com see: PartyCasino.com
Christmas is coming to PartyCasino.com early. The ‘Festive Frenzy’ sees the world’s largest online casino give away cash gifts, bonuses and PartyPoints worth a huge $500,000 - all for free.
Christmas gifts of cash, bonuses and PartyPoints will appear in the Lobby from 10th to 24th December. If a customer spots one, make sure they click ’accept’ and PartyCasino.com will credit it to their account.
A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: “The gifts will get bigger and we’ll give more of them away the closer we get to Christmas Day, so keep your eyes peeled. Your chances of getting a gift get better the more you play. You can also win a share of $100,000 on our massive Festive Frenzy leader board. Every PartyPoint you collect during the promotional period will count towards your final ranking, so keep playing: the more points you earn, the bigger your prize could be.”
Here’s what can be won:
10th to 16th December: win a share of $175,000 as gifts ranging from 50 PartyPoints to cash bonuses of $250 appear in the Lobby
17th to 24th December: win a share of $280,000 as gifts ranging from 100 PartyPoints to $1,000 in cash appear in the Lobby
25th December: PartyCasino.com will award a share of $100,000 in gifts to the top 500 players on the Festive Frenzy leader board – including a staggering $10,000 for the winner - plus extra hot spot gifts for every 5th rank between 505 and 1,000
For more information see: PartyCasino.com
The ‘Cash Machine’ promotion runs until 23.59ET on the 6th December. This promo is programmed to pay out unlimited cash to customers! To get unlimited cash, a player has to earn 10 or more PartyPoints on at least 10 days during the promotional period. At the end of the promotion PartyCasino.com will look at the PartyPoints collected on a player’s 10 highest days and give them $1 for every point earned on the lowest of those days. For more information see: PartyCasino.com
PartyGaming Plc is the world’s leading listed online gaming company. Founded in 1997, the Group is a constituent of the FTSE 250 share index and the FTSE4Good Index Series, which measures the performance of companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards. PartyGaming’s shares are listed on The London Stock Exchange under the ticker: PRTY.
PartyGaming is regulated and licensed by the Government of Gibraltar and is certified by GamCare as a responsible gaming operator.
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Friday, November 27, 2009
PartyCasino Cash Machine and Slot-tastic Sundays
Cash Machine
Claim your unlimited cash reward
Our brand–new PartyCasino.com promotion converts your PartyPoints into hard cash and it's programmed to pay out unlimited amounts of money to our players.
The Cash Machine runs from 00:00 ET on 9th November to 23:59 ET on 6th December. To get unlimited cash, just earn 10 or more PartyPoints on at least 10 days during the promotion. At the end of the promotion, we'll look at the PartyPoints you collected on your 10 highest–earning days, and give you $1 for every point earned on the lowest of those days.
How it works
If you earn the following points on your 10 highest points–earning days:
Three days at 100 points per day
Five days at 175 points per day
Two days at 150 points per day
Your lowest daily points total in this period is 100, which means we'll put a $100 cash reward directly into your Party Account.
Experience the power of the Cash Machine
You can opt in to the Cash Machine at any time. We'll use all the points you've earned since 9th November to calculate your prize at the end of the promotion.
Remember, every new day of the promotion gives you the chance to top your current lowest total and increase your cash prize. Keep playing to make sure you earn more.
You have 28 qualifying days, and your cash machine prize is only limited by the number of points you earn: if your lowest day's points total is 1,000 points, we'll give you $1,000. What you win is up to you.
Slot-tastic Sundays
We're giving away extra PartyPoints and great cash prizes on all our Gold Mega Jackpot slot games for two Sundays this November. Play on either 8th or 22nd November – or both - to reap your extra rewards.
You'll get 100% more PartyPoints when you play selected slots between 00.00 ET and 23.59 ET on a Slot-tastic Sunday*.
Plus, if you finish the day in the top 200 on our Slot-tastic Sunday leader board, we'll also give you a cash bonus of $25**. If you're a Palladium Lounge player we'll give you a cool cash bonus of between $100 to $1,500** for placing in the top 50 of the exclusive Slot-tastic Sunday Palladium Lounge leader board.
This month, you’ll need to play our Gold Mega Jackpot games to enjoy the benefits of Slot-tastic Sundays. Whether you want to join the Corleone family in The Godfather slot based on the cinematic classic, spin for huge prizes on Mega Fortune Wheel and Super Fortune Wheel or enjoy state-of-the-art big-money slot action with our Super Mystic, Super Star and Super Joker games, Sundays have never been more rewarding.
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Claim your unlimited cash reward
Our brand–new PartyCasino.com promotion converts your PartyPoints into hard cash and it's programmed to pay out unlimited amounts of money to our players.
The Cash Machine runs from 00:00 ET on 9th November to 23:59 ET on 6th December. To get unlimited cash, just earn 10 or more PartyPoints on at least 10 days during the promotion. At the end of the promotion, we'll look at the PartyPoints you collected on your 10 highest–earning days, and give you $1 for every point earned on the lowest of those days.
How it works
If you earn the following points on your 10 highest points–earning days:
Three days at 100 points per day
Five days at 175 points per day
Two days at 150 points per day
Your lowest daily points total in this period is 100, which means we'll put a $100 cash reward directly into your Party Account.
Experience the power of the Cash Machine
You can opt in to the Cash Machine at any time. We'll use all the points you've earned since 9th November to calculate your prize at the end of the promotion.
Remember, every new day of the promotion gives you the chance to top your current lowest total and increase your cash prize. Keep playing to make sure you earn more.
You have 28 qualifying days, and your cash machine prize is only limited by the number of points you earn: if your lowest day's points total is 1,000 points, we'll give you $1,000. What you win is up to you.
Slot-tastic Sundays
We're giving away extra PartyPoints and great cash prizes on all our Gold Mega Jackpot slot games for two Sundays this November. Play on either 8th or 22nd November – or both - to reap your extra rewards.
You'll get 100% more PartyPoints when you play selected slots between 00.00 ET and 23.59 ET on a Slot-tastic Sunday*.
Plus, if you finish the day in the top 200 on our Slot-tastic Sunday leader board, we'll also give you a cash bonus of $25**. If you're a Palladium Lounge player we'll give you a cool cash bonus of between $100 to $1,500** for placing in the top 50 of the exclusive Slot-tastic Sunday Palladium Lounge leader board.
This month, you’ll need to play our Gold Mega Jackpot games to enjoy the benefits of Slot-tastic Sundays. Whether you want to join the Corleone family in The Godfather slot based on the cinematic classic, spin for huge prizes on Mega Fortune Wheel and Super Fortune Wheel or enjoy state-of-the-art big-money slot action with our Super Mystic, Super Star and Super Joker games, Sundays have never been more rewarding.
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Casino News Media - Media Man - Global Gaming Directory - News Update - 28th November 2009
PartyCasino.com remains world's largest and most popular online casino
PartyGaming's PartyPoker and b2b enters Italy, moves forward in France and Australian campaigning
Virgin Casino to get Marvel themed slot games
Cleopatra - still world's most popular online casino games, Cleopatra themed websites emerge
Monopoly online slot game receives massive push by PartyCasino and Virgin Games, classic slots combined with staged new releases push forward online casino portfolio growth
Dungeons & Dragons: Virgin Games releases IGT's Crystal Caverns
Tomb Raider online slot making ground on Cleopatra, Game makers planning more Egyptian themed slots
PartyPoker.com Crown Casino Aussie Millions hugely successful
NextGen Gaming new releases hit PartyCasino and Virgin Casino
United States - delays in online gaming law
Domain names - ICANN Introduces Non-Latin-Based Domain Names; Search engine sector evolves
Poker - online poker becoming one
Australia - Betfair and Racing NSW battle in Australia's Federal Court
Events - EGR Live will be held in London on 30th November and 1st December
Events - Australian igaming conference rumoured for Feb or March 2010
PKR 3D themed online poker rooms continue to evolve
PartyGaming CEO Jim Ryan explains Hollywood themed slot game popularity and international plans
Star City Casino hosts Hulkamania Let The Battle Begin press conference, resulting in world wide news for Hulk Hogan - Ric Flair attack angle
Burswood Casino aka Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, WA, stages Hulkamania
Ric Flair Woooooo! NC Carolina Lottery campaign set to enter other U.S states
Hulk Hogan open to more gaming and igaming proposals, following Hulkamania Experience slot and mobile gaming deals
Noble Casino gets Iron-Man, Gladiator and The Incredible Hulk slot games
Marvel Entertainment online does online promo with WWE; May lead to Marvel - WWE online games
Andre The Giant online slot game - punters and industry loosing patience with developer
UFC remains keen online land based casino venues and connections, despite mixed casino fortunes
Social networking sites embrace gambling and gaming
Sports betting - European football match fixing allegations rock industry, punters play on
Betfair committed to Asia Pacific region, likely to ramp up in Tasmania
Captain Cooks Casino remains a favorite with Asia Pacific, Australian punters
Multi currency online casino options one of the most popular features ever
Global gaming - internet, marketing, media and legal strategy embraced by industry
Las Vegas - not going to fully recover from economic recession for decades; Should have embraced and incorporated online gaming operations say experts
Google Analytics - Germany federal and regional government officials attempt ban
Google tipped to include loading speed in ranking
Monopoly City Streets performs well for Google and Hasbro
Portals - website portal networks maintain lead and stability over stand alone websites
Media Man Australia transforms to Media Man and Media Man International, buys more domains and hosts more website portals offshore, following political meeting
Casino legal - Bet with your head, not over it, and keep it fun
Online Casino Reviews - players prefer strong brands: PartyCasino, Virgin Games, Captain Cooks, PKR
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PartyGaming's PartyPoker and b2b enters Italy, moves forward in France and Australian campaigning
Virgin Casino to get Marvel themed slot games
Cleopatra - still world's most popular online casino games, Cleopatra themed websites emerge
Monopoly online slot game receives massive push by PartyCasino and Virgin Games, classic slots combined with staged new releases push forward online casino portfolio growth
Dungeons & Dragons: Virgin Games releases IGT's Crystal Caverns
Tomb Raider online slot making ground on Cleopatra, Game makers planning more Egyptian themed slots
PartyPoker.com Crown Casino Aussie Millions hugely successful
NextGen Gaming new releases hit PartyCasino and Virgin Casino
United States - delays in online gaming law
Domain names - ICANN Introduces Non-Latin-Based Domain Names; Search engine sector evolves
Poker - online poker becoming one
Australia - Betfair and Racing NSW battle in Australia's Federal Court
Events - EGR Live will be held in London on 30th November and 1st December
Events - Australian igaming conference rumoured for Feb or March 2010
PKR 3D themed online poker rooms continue to evolve
PartyGaming CEO Jim Ryan explains Hollywood themed slot game popularity and international plans
Star City Casino hosts Hulkamania Let The Battle Begin press conference, resulting in world wide news for Hulk Hogan - Ric Flair attack angle
Burswood Casino aka Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, WA, stages Hulkamania
Ric Flair Woooooo! NC Carolina Lottery campaign set to enter other U.S states
Hulk Hogan open to more gaming and igaming proposals, following Hulkamania Experience slot and mobile gaming deals
Noble Casino gets Iron-Man, Gladiator and The Incredible Hulk slot games
Marvel Entertainment online does online promo with WWE; May lead to Marvel - WWE online games
Andre The Giant online slot game - punters and industry loosing patience with developer
UFC remains keen online land based casino venues and connections, despite mixed casino fortunes
Social networking sites embrace gambling and gaming
Sports betting - European football match fixing allegations rock industry, punters play on
Betfair committed to Asia Pacific region, likely to ramp up in Tasmania
Captain Cooks Casino remains a favorite with Asia Pacific, Australian punters
Multi currency online casino options one of the most popular features ever
Global gaming - internet, marketing, media and legal strategy embraced by industry
Las Vegas - not going to fully recover from economic recession for decades; Should have embraced and incorporated online gaming operations say experts
Google Analytics - Germany federal and regional government officials attempt ban
Google tipped to include loading speed in ranking
Monopoly City Streets performs well for Google and Hasbro
Portals - website portal networks maintain lead and stability over stand alone websites
Media Man Australia transforms to Media Man and Media Man International, buys more domains and hosts more website portals offshore, following political meeting
Casino legal - Bet with your head, not over it, and keep it fun
Online Casino Reviews - players prefer strong brands: PartyCasino, Virgin Games, Captain Cooks, PKR
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Casino News Media: Slot Games of the Month
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
The Price is Right for Virgin Games
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 23rd November 2009 - Virgin Games are delighted to announce the launch of their latest bingo game, based on the classic TV show 'The Price is Right.' This exciting 25 line slot game comes complete with 3 fantastic bonus features as well as a big wheel to make winnings go even further.
Winners will be offered the choice of either a cash prize or V-Points, which can be used across a wide range of Virgin products. This new gaming product will compliment a host of new titles which are being added to Virgin Bingo portfolio in the coming months.
A spokesperson for Virgin Games commented on the launch of their latest slot game by saying:
"The Price is Right is the latest addition to our popular bingo offering and will further enhance the site's popularity with gamers across the U.K and abroad."
"The game will appeal, not only to those who are familiar with the TV show, but also those who are looking to win serious cash prizes and V Points, which we believe offer some of the best incentives of any online gaming site."
To find out more about this, and other Bingo games visit: Virgin Games
Virgin Games: launched in June 2004 and has quickly established itself as one of the leading gaming websites in the UK. Virgin Games comprises four distinct offerings:
- Virgin Casino: part of the Wagerworks network, brings consumers classic casino offerings like blackjack and roulette, as well as great feature slots like Monopoly, Cluedo, Dungeons and Dragons Fortress of Fortunes(TM) and the highly popular MegaJackpots progressive games, with a seeding value of Pounds Sterling 1,500,000
- 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
- Virgin Bingo: part of the Virtue Fusion network, offers cash prizes worth thousands of pounds in the progressive jackpots, as well as Virgin prize bingo and a range of unique Virgin Games bingo games.
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Winners will be offered the choice of either a cash prize or V-Points, which can be used across a wide range of Virgin products. This new gaming product will compliment a host of new titles which are being added to Virgin Bingo portfolio in the coming months.
A spokesperson for Virgin Games commented on the launch of their latest slot game by saying:
"The Price is Right is the latest addition to our popular bingo offering and will further enhance the site's popularity with gamers across the U.K and abroad."
"The game will appeal, not only to those who are familiar with the TV show, but also those who are looking to win serious cash prizes and V Points, which we believe offer some of the best incentives of any online gaming site."
To find out more about this, and other Bingo games visit: Virgin Games
Virgin Games: launched in June 2004 and has quickly established itself as one of the leading gaming websites in the UK. Virgin Games comprises four distinct offerings:
- Virgin Casino: part of the Wagerworks network, brings consumers classic casino offerings like blackjack and roulette, as well as great feature slots like Monopoly, Cluedo, Dungeons and Dragons Fortress of Fortunes(TM) and the highly popular MegaJackpots progressive games, with a seeding value of Pounds Sterling 1,500,000
- 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
- Virgin Bingo: part of the Virtue Fusion network, offers cash prizes worth thousands of pounds in the progressive jackpots, as well as Virgin prize bingo and a range of unique Virgin Games bingo games.
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Advertisnig News Media Blog: Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. - Mark Twain
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Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. - Mark Twain
Friday, November 06, 2009
Cash Machine Opens At PartyCasino - Industry Leading Gold Mega Jackpot Still Waiting To Be Won!
The Cash Machine Opens At PartyCasino.com - Points Mean Dollars!
Industry Leading Gold Mega Jackpot Still Waiting To Be Won!
Gibraltar – 6th November 2009 – The ATM will soon open at PartyCasino.com as the ‘Cash Machine’ promotion runs from 00.00ET on 9th November to 23.59ET on the 6th December. This promo is programmed to pay out unlimited cash to customers!
To get unlimited cash, a player has to earn 10 or more PartyPoints on at least 10 days during the promotional period. At the end of the promotion PartyCasino.com will look at the PartyPoints collected on a player’s 10 highest days and give them $1 for every point earned on the lowest of those days.
Example: If a player earns the following points on their 10 highest points days:
Three days at 100 points per day
Five days at 175 points per day
Two days at 150 points per day
The player’s lowest points total in this period is 100, which means $100 will be deposited into their PartyAccount at the end of the promotion. This is an OPT-IN promotion and a customer can opt-in at any point during the period, PartyCasino.com will use all the points earned since 9th November to calculate the prize at the end of the promotional period. There are 28 qualifying days, and the cash machine prize is only limited by the number of points a player earns. If a player’s lowest day’s points total is 1,000 points, PartyCasino.com will give you $1,000. What is won is up to the player – there are no limits at this ATM!
For more information see: PartyCasino.com
A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: "The ATM will open for business on the 9th November and ready to payout! What is great about this exciting promotion is that every new day gives players the chance to top their current lowest total and increase the cash prize.”
“The Gold Mega Jackpot at PartyCasino.com is currently approaching a staggering $4.6 million, the biggest jackpot in the industry by quite some way! Gold Mega Jackpot games are: The Godfather, Mega Fortune Wheel, Super Joker, Super Mystic, Super Fortune Wheel and Super Star!”
PartyCasino.com now offers over 130 games, including 93 slots, and pays out easily over $10 million EVERY DAY to players. The world’s largest online casino continues to expand rapidly.
Recent popular additions include Resident Evil, The Naked Gun, High Noon and Bejeweled. Other new additions such as Tarzan and Multi-Hand BlackJack Pro were developed in house by PartyGaming’s specialist unit ‘The Games Studio.’
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Industry Leading Gold Mega Jackpot Still Waiting To Be Won!
Gibraltar – 6th November 2009 – The ATM will soon open at PartyCasino.com as the ‘Cash Machine’ promotion runs from 00.00ET on 9th November to 23.59ET on the 6th December. This promo is programmed to pay out unlimited cash to customers!
To get unlimited cash, a player has to earn 10 or more PartyPoints on at least 10 days during the promotional period. At the end of the promotion PartyCasino.com will look at the PartyPoints collected on a player’s 10 highest days and give them $1 for every point earned on the lowest of those days.
Example: If a player earns the following points on their 10 highest points days:
Three days at 100 points per day
Five days at 175 points per day
Two days at 150 points per day
The player’s lowest points total in this period is 100, which means $100 will be deposited into their PartyAccount at the end of the promotion. This is an OPT-IN promotion and a customer can opt-in at any point during the period, PartyCasino.com will use all the points earned since 9th November to calculate the prize at the end of the promotional period. There are 28 qualifying days, and the cash machine prize is only limited by the number of points a player earns. If a player’s lowest day’s points total is 1,000 points, PartyCasino.com will give you $1,000. What is won is up to the player – there are no limits at this ATM!
For more information see: PartyCasino.com
A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: "The ATM will open for business on the 9th November and ready to payout! What is great about this exciting promotion is that every new day gives players the chance to top their current lowest total and increase the cash prize.”
“The Gold Mega Jackpot at PartyCasino.com is currently approaching a staggering $4.6 million, the biggest jackpot in the industry by quite some way! Gold Mega Jackpot games are: The Godfather, Mega Fortune Wheel, Super Joker, Super Mystic, Super Fortune Wheel and Super Star!”
PartyCasino.com now offers over 130 games, including 93 slots, and pays out easily over $10 million EVERY DAY to players. The world’s largest online casino continues to expand rapidly.
Recent popular additions include Resident Evil, The Naked Gun, High Noon and Bejeweled. Other new additions such as Tarzan and Multi-Hand BlackJack Pro were developed in house by PartyGaming’s specialist unit ‘The Games Studio.’
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Thursday, November 05, 2009
PartyCasino November 2009 Promotions: Cash Machine and Slot-tastic Sunday
PartyCasino.com, the recognised leader in the online casino sector has some fantastic promotions running this November.
Cash Machine
9th November to 6th December
Turn your PartyPoints into an unlimited cash bonus with the Cash Machine. Collect as many PartyPoints as you can during the month and we’ll give you $1 for every point you earned on the lowest of your 10 highest-earning days.
Claim your unlimited cash reward
Our brand–new PartyCasino.com promotion converts your PartyPoints into hard cash and it's programmed to pay out unlimited amounts of money to our players.
The Cash Machine runs from 00:00 ET on 9th November to 23:59 ET on 6th December. To get unlimited cash, just earn 10 or more PartyPoints on at least 10 days during the promotion. At the end of the promotion, we'll look at the PartyPoints you collected on your 10 highest–earning days, and give you $1 for every point earned on the lowest of those days.
How it works
If you earn the following points on your 10 highest points–earning days:
Three days at 100 points per day
Five days at 175 points per day
Two days at 150 points per day
Your lowest daily points total in this period is 100, which means we'll put a $100 cash reward directly into your Party Account.
You can opt in to the Cash Machine at any time. We'll use all the points you've earned since 9th November to calculate your prize at the end of the promotion.
Remember, every new day of the promotion gives you the chance to top your current lowest total and increase your cash prize. Keep playing to make sure you earn more.
You have 28 qualifying days, and your cash machine prize is only limited by the number of points you earn: if your lowest day's points total is 1,000 points, we'll give you $1,000. What you win is up to you.
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8th and 22nd November
You'll get 100% more PartyPoints when you play selected slots on a Slot-tastic Sunday. Plus, you can win cash bonuses on our leader boards.
We're giving away extra PartyPoints and great cash prizes on all our Gold Mega Jackpot slot games for two Sundays this November. Play on either 8th or 22nd November – or both - to reap your extra rewards.
You'll get 100% more PartyPoints when you play selected slots between 00:00 ET and 23:59 ET on a Slot-tastic Sunday*.
Plus, if you finish the day in the top 200 on our Slot-tastic Sunday leader board, we'll also give you a cash bonus of $25**. If you're a Palladium Lounge player we'll give you a cool cash bonus of $500** for placing in the top 50 of the exclusive Slot-tastic Sunday Palladium Lounge leader board.
This month, you’ll need to play our Gold Mega Jackpot games to enjoy the benefits of Slot-tastic Sundays. Whether you want to join the Corleone family in The Godfather slot based on the cinematic classic, spin for huge prizes on Mega Fortune Wheel and Super Fortune Wheel or enjoy state-of-the-art big-money slot action with our Super Mystic, Super Star and Super Joker games, Sundays have never been more rewarding.
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9th November to 6th December
Turn your PartyPoints into an unlimited cash bonus with the Cash Machine. Collect as many PartyPoints as you can during the month and we’ll give you $1 for every point you earned on the lowest of your 10 highest-earning days.
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Our brand–new PartyCasino.com promotion converts your PartyPoints into hard cash and it's programmed to pay out unlimited amounts of money to our players.
The Cash Machine runs from 00:00 ET on 9th November to 23:59 ET on 6th December. To get unlimited cash, just earn 10 or more PartyPoints on at least 10 days during the promotion. At the end of the promotion, we'll look at the PartyPoints you collected on your 10 highest–earning days, and give you $1 for every point earned on the lowest of those days.
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If you earn the following points on your 10 highest points–earning days:
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Your lowest daily points total in this period is 100, which means we'll put a $100 cash reward directly into your Party Account.
You can opt in to the Cash Machine at any time. We'll use all the points you've earned since 9th November to calculate your prize at the end of the promotion.
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Friday, October 30, 2009
PartyGaming Makes EGR Awards Operator of the Year shortlist
PartyGaming won a place on the back of a slew of deals including its acquisition of Cashcade in July and tie-ups with Cirsa, Spain’s market leading casino operator, UK TV broadcaster Five and direct marketing company DM; plus a surge of 630,000 new players last year. Earlier this year PartyGaming also became the only major operator to have settled with the US authorities, and was second only to Bwin in the 2009 Power 50 leading operators.
The winner of the award will be announced at the EGR Awards gala dinner, which takes place at London’s Old Billingsgate market on 30 November, the first night of EGR Live, eGaming Review's free-to-attend conference and exhibition at the same venue.
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Flashback
Paramount Pictures enjoyed a fantastic 2011, both in Australia, as well as in the United States and other markets.
However, now they seek to rid themselves of an unwelcome legal challenge.
Paramount is looking to dis a $20 million lawsuit brought by American film director John Singleton for allegedly reneging on a promise to back two films as part of a 2005 deal to acquire the breakout hit “Hustle and Flow.”
In response to Singleton’s lawsuit in October, the studio filed a demurrer in November 2011 that aims to demonstrate that even if the facts as laid out in the plaintiff’s complaint are true and correct, it won’t support the allegation that any fraud was committed, according to entertainment news giant The Hollywood Reporter.
“Hustle and Flow” was a hit at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Singleton claims that he passed on a higher advance offered by another studio to accept Paramount’s $9 million offer because the studio promised to “put” two additional features as long as their budgets didn’t exceed $3.5 million each and his producing fee wasn’t higher than 7.5 percent.
The director says that Paramount Pictures reneged on that deal by concocting new conditions on the “puts.” In his lawsuit, Singleton said he needed to make sure he was not taken advantage of and that his rights were protected.
In response, Paramount points to alleged flaws in the lawsuit prepared by Singleton’s attorney, Marty Singer:
“Plaintiffs’ fraud claim fails because it is not supported by a single fact — much less one with the required level of specificity for fraud claims — showing that Paramount or MTV harbored an intention not to perform the put provision at the time of the HAF Agreement’s formation.”
Paramount advised that Singleton can’t simply rely upon the alleged contractual non-performance to show the studio intended to deceive him, and as such, Paramount requests that a Los Angeles Superior Court judge dismiss the fraud claim.
Similarly, Paramount also wants to dismiss a rescission claim because it partly relies upon the same fraud theory and partly because its contract with Singleton’s company, Crunk Pictures, limits remedies for a breach of contract to monetary damages. (In the lawsuit, Singleton wants money from the exploitation of Hustle and Flow plus a reversion of rights in the picture.)
Paramount Pictures is also seeking to dismiss a claim for unjust enrichment because Paramount says there is no cause of action for this claim in California.
If a judge accepts these arguments, that would leave the dispute turning on a question of how to interpret the main contract between the parties.
From the media reports thus far and public comments about the dispute, it appears that Paramount is prepared to argue that Singleton never produced and delivered two pictures by a Jan. 22, 2010 deadline.
But Singleton suggests that development work on those films was already underway and that there wasn’t any express contractual obligations that the work be completed by that date. According to the original complaint:
“When plaintiffs attempted to exercise their right to ‘put’ the two pictures to Paramount, Paramount for the first time informed Plaintiffs that…the Put Pictures had to be fully completed films rather than films in production, and that the Put Pictures had to be scripted full-length theatrical or direct-to-video motion pictures.”
Absent the fraud claim, the lawsuit becomes a “What came first — the chicken or the egg” controversy. Did Singleton have to complete the two films to get Paramount’s distribution guarantee? Or did Paramount have to guarantee distribution to get Singleton to complete the two films?
Either way, the outcome is unlikely to have any real impact of Paramount Pictures success in Australia.
Paramount Pictures Enjoyed Banner 2011...
In the U.S they totally dominated the box office and knocked off the former global leader Warner Brothers. Paramount's studio has enjoyed more success distributing films via expiring partnerships with Marvel Entertainment / Marvel Studios and Stephen Spielberg's DreamWorks Animation than it has had creating its own in-house franchises.
Let's see... there was “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” and “Paranormal Activity 3,” and these contributed heavily to Paramount's bottom line.
In 2011, Paramount has fielded nine films that have crossed the $100 million barrier in U.S ticket sales, including 2010’s “True Grit,” which snatched the majority of its $250 million worldwide gross in this calendar year.
With $1.73 billion at the U.S box office thus far and two tentpoles in for the end of the year, "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" and Spielberg's "The Adventures of Tintin," Paramount ended Warner Brothers' three-year reign at the U.S box office.
And with $2.84 billion in international revenue and $4.6 billion in global receipts to date, Paramount Pictures ended Warner's international and worldwide leading streaks.
"Going into the summer, we certainly felt like we had a number of big tentpole movies, and on balance, they all delivered,” said Don Harris, Paramount's president of domestic (U.S) theatrical distribution. “They all opened at high numbers."
But get this. There's an imminent departure of partners Marvel and DreamWorks Animation, the team behind such recent winners as “Thor,” "Captain America: The First Avenger," “Kung Fu Panda 2” and "Puss in Boots."
Combined, those films comprised four of Paramount's top five grossing movies this year.
Paramount gets distribution fees from DreamWorks Animation and Marvel, but it doesn’t own the rights to the superhero and family films.
Paramount's deal to distribute Marvel films has ended, and its deal with DreamWorks Animation expires in 2012. Though Paramount received an 8 percent distribution fee for its efforts with the two studios, the departure of Marvel and DreamWorks Animation will take a big chunk out of the studio’s market share.
Emboldened by the average success of “Rango” ($245 million), Paramount recently launched its own animation division with an eye toward owning the family films it distributes outright. It expects to release its first film through via the new arm in 2014.
The DreamWorks deal was relatively low-risk and good money.
Paramount appears to believe hat after a number of years of serving as a distribution house for other companies, it has developed enough of its own intellectual property to move forward without the comic book based company and the animation studio.
It's hoping that Pixar whiz Brad Bird (“The Incredibles”) can reinvigorate its “Mission: Impossible” franchise after 2006’s disappointing third installment, and it already successfully rebooted the wilting “Star Trek” franchise. A sequel to its hit 2009 "Trek" film is due out in two years.
"Transformers” - "Dark of the Moon" grossed $1.1 billion worldwide and was more positively embraced than its predecessor.
Paramount Pictures has enjoyed a burst of lower budget successes, adding to their whale size film portfolio.
Created for a cost of a modest $13 million, the studio’s Justin Bieber concert film “Never Say Never,” took in nearly $100 million worldwide. Likewise, “Paranormal Activity 3” continued the ultra-low budget series’ knack for healthy profit margins. Produced for a tiny $5 million, the haunted house film clocked up $201.9 million worldwide.
Almost everything Paramount Pictures touched turned to gold. The big write-off would be "Hugo", with a budget of $170 million and grossing just $33 million globally. Let it be noted that Paramount only distributed the film and this means that the dip falls on the head of producer Graham King.
The remake of '80s dance film “Footloose” failed to bring in audiences. The $24 million film snatched a $62 million worldwide gross, which is well below par for Paramount.
What's in Paramount's future? Paramount appears unlikely to duplicate its record breaking success in 2012 at the box office. The studio expects big things for its zombie flick "World War Z" with Brad Pitt and “G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” but appears that's not comic book films in the works to excel this years numbers.
Take note that in the 2012 more of the films that Paramount Pictures releases are owned by them. This means that the studio will be able to keep more of the profits for themselves, but that appears to be a higher risk strategy than the one they employed this year.
Paramount will survive, no doubt, but it may be more of a stock market - roller-coaster type ride than the relatively smooth sailing they enjoyed over the past 12 months.
See you at the movies.
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