Online Casino News
Microgaming Deals
Sheriff Gaming has signed a partnership deal with Microgaming. This deal is going to witness the merging of many games from the gaming suite of the developer of 3D casino games with Microgaming’s Quickfire platform.
The first game to be integrated into the platform is called ‘The Amsterdam Master Plan’. This game is only the beginning as more games from the gaming portfolio of Sheriff Gaming are expected to go on the platform soon. These games will include scratch cards, Keno, 3D online slots and table games.
The spokesman of Sherriff Gaming, Eric Roskamp stated that the company is glad to have entered this deal with Microgaming that will give them the ability to publish their games on the Quickfire platform. The position of Quickfire in the gambling market is what pushed the company to partnership with Microgaming’s Quickfire platform being one of the leading platforms in the industry. He ended his statement by saying that such agreement is very useful for the two companies.
The Quickfire Microgaming platform allows different gambling operators to access the amazing gaming suite of Microgaming by undergoing an integration process. After the initial process is done, the online operators can easily access the biggest networks of progressive jackpot games. These slots include Hellboy, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Hitman and Thunderstruck II.
Following the partnership with Sheriff Gaming that was announced by Microgaming, the software developer made another announcement. Microgaming has stated that BetVictor Poker is going to make the poker network of Microgaming (MPN) its sole poker provider. The integration of the poker player data base of BetVictor into the poker network of Microgaming is going to be carried out at the end of this month. The players are going to be moved from the current network to MPN.
The head of the poker operations of BetVictor, Andy Horne commented on this by saying that the company is really looking forward to enhance their internet poker operations by joining the Microgaming network. He also stated that BetVictor has been offering its gambling services to many markets across the globe for almost a year now and their top priority is to offer their international clientele list the best internet poker experience. He also added that the company believes that MPN is going to do just that.
On the other hand, Microgaming’s head of games, Lydia Melton stated that the company is more than glad to be chosen by BetVictor as the exclusive provider for poker. She added that MPN has been witnessing amazing advances over the last year due to developments on the hands of the board of the MPN and the True Value allocation system that easily made MPN the first choice for a lot of big names in the industry.
William Hill
William Hill has announced its renewal for its sponsorship for the snooker’s U.K Championship. This renewal will witness the extension of the sponsorship deal for two more years. William Hill which is a leading name in gambling and sport wagering in all of Europe and especially the UK has sponsored the snookers tournament for the 1st time in 2011 and following this deal, it will do it once again for the upcoming two years.
The snooker’s UK Championship of this year is going to have a cash prize of six hundred and twenty five British pounds. The championship is going to take place from the first day in December till the ninth of December. This championship is going to feature thirty two players who are considered the best in the world. The defender of the title of last year is Judd Trump who has beaten Mark Allen in the final match of 2011 with 10-8 in what was described as one of the most entertaining and exciting final matches of all time.
Barry Hearn, the World Snooker Chairman commented about this by saying that he is glad that snooker is getting this amazing attention. He also stated that William Hill knows that sport is gaining too much attention and this is why the gambling giant has decided to back the sport by sponsoring it. This resulted from the amazing exposure that the sport has given William Hill and this is why they have chosen to do it for two more years.
InterCasino
InterCasino has been undergoing a rebranding and a refurbishing process following the market research that it has paid for. Since then and the casino has been making one major announcement after another. The internet casino has just made its biggest and most important announcement since this process began by announcing the release of its live dealer casino. Most online casinos already offer this kind of product and it was about time InterCasino to join the club. This product is very popular among online players because it gives players the chance to feel like they were gambling at a land based casino.
The first games to be offered at the live casino would be Baccarat, Blackjack and Roulette. These games will be available on the two versions of InterCasino, the downloadable version and the instant play flash version. InterCasino promises its players the best live dealer casino facilities available at the business. The whole staff of live dealers is very friendly and well trained. Players will be able to place wagers by using three currencies. These currencies are Euros, British pounds and American Dollars. The range of wagers varies between one credit and five thousand credits. Players can choose from a wide variety of tables, each table has its own wager level. This way, players will be able to play with other players who have the same budget. This is done in order to separate the high rollers from the low rollers. Players are also going to be able to chat with the live dealer in real time.