Playtech already lay claim to being the world’s largest (by market cap.) online casino software company and it looks like they want to get a little bigger with the announcement of a £100 million share issue. 46.5 million shares will be offered to the public at a slight discount to Playtech’s (PTEC) current share price...
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All is not well at William Hill’s Tel Aviv offices according to a report in the Sun yesterday. William Hill Online (“WHO”) is the online joint venture between William Hill and Playtech and the bulk of their marketing and customer support staff are located in Tel Aviv; or at least they were until a mass...
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Paddy Power are hours away from taking the wraps off their new-look website that comes with some substantive changes under the hood. A smarter back-end will give customers an experience more tailored to personal playing preferences, which seems to be where all the big operators are now heading. Account keeping will also become more...
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Playtech have upgraded their casino lobby giving their live games more prominence. The new lobby makes it easier to navigate your way around the live casino with game type, table, dealer, limits, available seats and full video capability all displayed on the one page. BetFred have already added the new lobby, making them the...
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There have been some big changes this week over at Eurogrand…and not just at their live casino. First I’ll get the general stuff out of the way… a cracking new site-wide overhaul; and a new bonus structure with up to €/$1,000 for your 1st deposit, €/$500 on your 2nd deposit (60% match) and €/$2,500...
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Wow that was quick! Just days after the Spanish Congress passed a new remote gambling law, and before the legislation has been published in the official gazette, it has been announced that the first license has already been awarded. Casino Gran Madrid is the recipient. They now hold a license from the autonomous region...
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Quick follow up to this post on disconnections policies applied by various live casinos. Playtech casinos stood out as having a policy that gives players the chance to complete their hand should it be interrupted by an unexpected internet disconnection. The policy stated that in the event of disconnection from a live game players...
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EGaming Review magazine are holding their B2B Awards for 2011 this coming Tuesday night at Chelsea FC headquarters in London. It’s the second year these awards have been held, aimed at recognizing the best and brightest suppliers of technology products and services to the online gambling industry. Once again they’ve included a live gaming...
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About time as well! For a while now Betfair have been touting their real-deal casino games as the best thing since sliced bread. These are games dealt by what Betfair describe as ‘ultra-realistic CGI avatars‘ that are without doubt technologically impressive, but not really real; not in the sense that the dealers are flesh...
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A while back Playtech added a great full-screen play option to their live blackjack and roulette interfaces. For some reason baccarat remained available for play in small-video-mode only. Until now that is. From today you can play live baccarat in full screen mode also. It won’t increase your chances of winning. But it does...
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