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Online Sales Help UK Lottery Industry Achieve Record Growth

Submitted by admin on Tue, 31/05/2016 - 13:42

Lottery sales in the UK reached record levels in 2015, according to a recent report by the country's official governing body, Camelot.

Despite sales in certain areas falling, Camelot revealed that overall activity increased by 4% to the year ending March 2015 and this increase has resulted in revenue of £7.6 billion for the lottery group.

Analysing the recent results, Camelot has attributed the increase in revenue to a number of structural and cultural shifts. Back in 2015, the lottery organisation altered its prize structure and this appears to have encouraged more customers to play.

Guarantees Enthuse the Masses

Online Roulette Strategies and Tips

Submitted by admin on Thu, 26/05/2016 - 10:42

Roulette is undoubtedly one of the most popular of table games and is enjoyed by millions of people throughout the world.  Betting on the spin of a numbered wheel, waiting for it to get slower and finally stop to see if it lands on the number you have chosen is very exciting and it is no wonder that roulette is enjoyed in many variations online, on the TV and in bricks and mortar venues.

There are a few tips and strategies that you can put into play when betting at the roulette table and it is surprising that most people do not use them, as that is like giving the dealer a ten pound note and then walking away, the last thing we need is to give away our hard earned cash to the house, but sadly many players do just that.

RAY DE ROZARIO WINS THE 10TH ECA EUROPEAN DEALER CHAMPIONSHIP

Submitted by admin on Thu, 19/05/2016 - 19:17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Breda, 12 May 2015 ---- First time competitor Ray de Rozario from Holland Casino, went straight into the finals of the 10th edition of the European Dealer Championship that was held on May 11 and 12 at Casino Breda, The Netherlands.
 

Magic in Malta

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/05/2016 - 15:39

Glyn Thomas chats to Madis Jääger CEO Olympic Entertainment Group about the company’s expansion

Madis, February saw the opening of your new casino on Malta – did everything go to plan?

Our aim was to open the new casino by the end of last year and we did have a soft opening already in December. Now in February we had the official casino opening and it was huge with close to 1,500 visitors during the first night. So yes, even though the active tourism season has not started in Malta, our launch has been really successful and things are looking very promising.

Can you tell us more about the Malta development?

Italy is the market to watch now!

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/05/2016 - 15:32

It's a very exciting time in the Italian gaming market with the recent and upcoming regulatory changes accompanied with the new licenses that might lead to an earthquake in the market.

What happened in the first months of 2016?

The new year started with a new tax regime for sportsbetting and poker tournaments. Both games switched from a turnover based tax regime to a GGR tax regime. In particular, sportsbetting is now benefitting from an 18% GGR tax regime in case of land based sportsbetting and 22% GGR tax regime in relation to online sportsbetting. At the same time, poker tournament, skill games, fantasy sports and eSports are now subject to a 20% GGR tax regime.

The Death of Las Vegas

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/05/2016 - 14:27

MGM Resorts has built a Sports Arena on the Las Vegas Strip – but …. ummm, let’s see … it seems that the corporate dunderheads who run that company kinda forgot something – seems they left out an important part of that plan. Now … what could that be?

Oh yeah – Parking!

I can just see the thinking in the Board Room.

Great plan there, Boss!

So say the legions of brown-nosed executives as they wallow at the feet of Jim Murren, licking his boots to a pristine shine.

And don’t worry about that parking thing! We’ll think of something.

But what?

Oh, yeah … we got it!

Let’s stick it to the Customers!

Yes, that’s it! Let’s flood the parking garages with people who DON’T gamble, so that all the people that DO gamble will now have to pay to park there – and so pay for the privilege of losing money in our casinos!

Perfect!

Play directly with Slot Online

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/05/2016 - 14:05

One of the latest innovations of PC gaming is the ability to play directly from your browser without having to download the program. The "no download" games allow users to play directly on the site from your browser, without installing anything on the PC.

The best sites offer legalized games without downloading, however the favorite games by users in this area are the free online slot machines like City Life, Freaky Fruit, Panda Manga and many more free online slot machines: the free slot games allow to play directly from the site of the game fans without downloading any game and without using their capital.

ICONIC RITZ

Submitted by admin on Wed, 27/04/2016 - 22:58

Roger Marris, CEO The Ritz Club talks to Andrew Behan, Casino Life

Could we start with you giving us a brief history of The Ritz Club? Including maybe the following:

What Year did it open?

The Ritz Club originally opened in 1978. It re-opened under new management (The Ritz Hotel Casino Limited) in September 1998.

Who opened the club?

The Club was opened by the owners and Andrew Love (now Chairman of The Ritz Club).

Who was your first Customer?

Our first customer shall remain anonymous except to say, that he was a very significant player on the gaming scene at that time.

How many tables did you have then compared to now?

Collaborative Game Changer

Submitted by admin on Wed, 27/04/2016 - 22:47

The traditional casino floor is being challenged by the next generation of customers. Robert Ambrose

I think it’s generally agreed that the new casino floor culture should not alienate those that enjoy the traditional experience. There is a need to cross market and blend generational differences into a seamless connectivity of traditional and non-traditional experiences.

Property floor layouts are being tested in a range of experimental configurations to keep the traditional seasoned casino customers; -while at the same time, introducing the next generation of customers to a new experience.

Today’s customers are extremely savvy and have become increasingly more discerning about where they spend their time and cash making it essential for a successful hospitality/gaming operation to deploy equally sophisticated and differentiated offerings.

All Round Entertainment

Submitted by admin on Sat, 16/04/2016 - 14:59

Peter White catches up with Simon Thomas as the Hippodrome Casino keeps innovating and evolving

Launched in 1900 as a circus theatre, transformed into the world’s most famous restaurant cabaret club featuring the biggest showbiz stars, then onto its latter days as a nightclub before eventually falling on hard times. It needed sparkle. It needed life. Casino Life was present at the birth of the Hippodrome Casino project as it emerged Phoenix-like from the rubble.

Simon, almost four years on from us wandering through the forest of scaffolding wearing hard hats and visualising elephants swimming in the orchestra pit, how do you feel about it now?

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