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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When I hear the names Zeus, Aphrodite or Hermes naturally I think of the gods of Greek mythology. The name Hermes also gives me flashbacks to a rather awkward situation when my girlfriend wanted me to buy her a certain handbag. I said sure…then found out how much they cost and of course backpedaled...
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William Hill have taken action to protect their joint venture vehicle, William Hill Online (“WHO”) from the potential fallout from a Ladbrokes/Playtech merger. Last week the industry was surprised by rumors that Ladbrokes were in merger talks with Playtech. The news was surprising because Ladbrokes are already in takeover talks with 888, and Playtech,...
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One issue I’ve been having lately playing (or trying to play) live blackjack is that during busy times at the bigger casinos/platforms it can be difficult to get a seat. It seems that as fast as Playtech and Evolution Gaming add more tables and dealers, they get snapped up by an ever growing legion...
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The suits at Ladbrokes have certainly been busy so far in 2011. They have already been in takeover talks with 888 Casino…talks that from all indications are still underway with an offer of £240 million still on the table. Now they are apparently in merger talks with Playtech. The merged entity would be a...
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OK lads, just in case your significant other hasn’t reminded you a dozen times already, it’s Valentines day tomorrow. The downside is you may have to lash out on a bunch of flowers, box of chocolates, and/or a romantic dinner for two at her favorite restaurant rather than watching Monday night football (or a...
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Spend enough time at the various online live dealer casinos and you see plenty of website slogans claiming the above, or words to this effect…’blurring the lines between traditional and online casino games‘, ‘better than a real casino‘, ‘capturing the true casino experience‘, ‘putting you inside the casino‘, etc, etc. Very recently Playtech gave...
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If you frequent any Playtech powered live casinos, as I certainly do, then this week you would have been in for a big surprise. A total studio facelift! It’s impressive to say the least. They’ve certainly taken things up a notch or 6 in the style department, but the changes aren’t limited to the...
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In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Playtech boss Mor Weizer has talked optimistically about prospects to re-enter the US market. Of course this would be great news for US players wanting to play live games, given current options are limited and Playtech have a cracking live games platform. Weizer said that, “The...
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