Slots.com Quickly Snapped up by BodogBrand.com for Over GBP4,000,000

Slots.com Quickly Snapped up by BodogBrand.com for Over GBP4,000,000

 

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LONDON, June 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Slots.com, the second most powerful generic gaming domain, was bought at a Snapnames.com online auction by BodogBrand.com for nearly GBP4,000,000, the largest sum of money paid for a domain in 2010 and one of the top 10 ever.

Calvin Ayre, founder of the Bodog brand, stated: "The internet really has changed how we do business - I sat on a bar stool in London's L'Atelier restaurant bidding millions for one of the biggest gaming domains in the world!"

He added: "After Casino.com, we feel that Slots.com is the best gaming domain in the world. Bigger even than Poker.com because there are no strong brands in this space and slots are far more universal than poker. Just look at the amount of space a casino devotes to slots over poker, added to which it's simple to spell and easy to remember. Slots.com will work for us on a number of levels, not least in generating global traffic to our Bodog branded properties but also to form a number of other targeted websites including one that will be created by and for the female gambler."

BodogBrand.com is the owner and licensor of "Bodog" - the biggest online entertainment and gambling brand in the world. The twist being BodogBrand.com will license Slots.com to selected online gaming operators in a fashion similar to the way the Bodog brand itself is currently licensed to gaming operators worldwide. In the interim period all Bodog branded properties (Bodog.com, bodog.co.uk, bodog.ca and bodog88.com) will use it to drive traffic to their casinos and poker offerings.

BodogBrand.com Ambassador Rebecca Liggero commented: "As with Bodog.com itself domains like this have value in their simplicity and being generic can be molded to suit different players - the female market being an obvious target. Given BodogBrand's experience and trust in online gaming coupled with the emergence of female gamblers, the potential here is limitless."

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Ice Box Opens As 3:1 Favorite To Win 2010 Belmont Stakes

Ice Box Opens As 3:1 Favorite To Win 2010 Belmont Stakes

2010 Kentucky Derby Runner-Up Takes On Field Of 11

Bodog Racebook

June 4, 2010 

KAHNAWAKE, QC // Twelve 3-year-olds, led by morning line favorite and 2010 Kentucky Derby runner-up, Ice Box, go to post at 6:32pm ET this Saturday on ABC Sports. Bodog.com is loaded with betting options on the 2010 Belmont Stakes, including win/place/show, exacta, trifecta and head-to-head horse, jockey and trainer props.

"It's the first time in five years that neither the Kentucky Derby nor the Preakness Stakes winner has competed in the Belmont. The Belmont Stakes classic distance of a mile and a half is incredibly challenging for these three-year-olds making for a wide-open betting race," says Bodog.com Sportsbook Manager Richard Gardner.

As a pioneer in the sports betting business since 1994, Bodog.com leads the way by providing myriad wagering options for their players. Bodog's oddsmakers are the most creative in the business and will post countless props related to the Belmont Stakes.

Here are just a few examples of Bodog Racebook's 2010 Belmont Stakes odds:

What will the winning time be?

Margin of Victory

Head-To-Head: Ice Box vs. First Dude

And more…

Bodog.net Sponsors #1 Ranked 2010 FIVB World Tour Women's Professional Volleyball Duo

Bodog.net Sponsors #1 Ranked 2010 FIVB World Tour Women's Professional Volleyball Duo:

April Ross & Jennifer Kessy

June 4, 2010 

Bodog Sportsbook 

Bodog.net is very proud to announce its sponsorship of one of the most prolific duos in the world of women's volleyball – April Ross and Jennifer Kessy. Both USC graduates with extensive athletic accolades from their collegiate years, the pair teamed up for the first time in 2007. Since then the duo has won numerous major tournaments, including the 2009 Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Championship in Stavanger, Norway, and are currently ranked first on the 2010 FIVB World Tour and second on the 2010 Association of Volleyball Players (AVP) Tour. In addition, the duo has accumulated FIVB career winnings totaling more than $550,000, AVP career winnings totaling more than $900,000, and in 2009 they became just the sixth team in women's professional volleyball to surpass the $1 Million total team winnings mark. Together, Ross and Kessy embody all aspects of Bodog's "Play Hard" mantra.

Ross and Kessy will represent Bodog.net at numerous 2010 AVP events held throughout the continental United States. From Hawaii to Florida and everywhere in between, Ross and Kessy will don Bodog.net branded hats, swimsuit bottoms and tops, bags, water bottles, towels, pre- and post-competition apparel and lastly, each of the duo will sport a Bodog.net tattoo on the small of their backs during competitions. In addition to sporting Bodog.net gear, the girls will maintain their own twitter and facebook accounts, will appear in Bodog.net advertising materials, and will be interviewed and make personal appearances on behalf of and as representatives of Bodog.net.

From its inception, the Bodog brand has strived to be the best of the best, aligning itself with some of the biggest names in Sports, Poker, Casino, Horse Racing, and now, Professional Volleyball. Ross and Kessy personify athletic excellence and are very welcome additions to Team Bodog.

About April Ross

27-year-old April Elizabeth Ross hails from Costa Mesa, CA and also attended USC, where in her freshman season she was named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and National Freshman of the Year and helped USC to the NCAA Final Four. In her sophomore year Ross was a second team All American and finished the season ranked fourth in Pac-10 in kills, sixth in points and seventh in digs, and helped USC to the NCAA Regional Finals. In her final two seasons she helped USC to back-to-back NCAA Titles and was named a First Team All-American both years.

Professional Career Wins: 12

Professional Career Winnings: $665,963

Professional Accolades: AVP Rookie of the Year (2006), FIVB Top Rookie (2007), Highest Ace Per Game Percentage in AVP History – 1.24/game (2008), Second Fastest Serve in FIVB History – 85.7km/hr (2008), FIVB Best Hitter (2009), FIVB Best Offensive Player (2009)

About Jennifer Kessy

Born Jennifer Anne Kessy on July 31, 1977 in San Clemente, CA, Kessy graduated from USC in 2000 with a degree in history and played volleyball for all four years. Kessy was named All-District in 1997, All-American in 1998 and earned All-PAC 10 selections from 1995 to 1998.

Professional Career Wins: 15

Professional Career Winnings: $951,785

Professional Accolades: AVP Top 10 (2004-2009)

Bodog Poker's Final WSOP* Qualifier: 10 Main Event Seats Guaranteed

Bodog Poker's Final WSOP* Qualifier: 10 Main Event Seats Guaranteed

Big Overlays Expected; Huge Value For Buy-In Buck Likely!

June 09, 2010 

KAHNAWAKE, QC // Bodog Poker has already qualified 30+ players for the 2010 World Series of Poker* and this Sunday, June 13 at 4:35pm ET, another 10 guaranteed world series main event seats will be up for grabs in Bodog Poker's final 2010 WSOP* qualifier of the season. Don't miss out on this last chance opportunity to qualify for the world series main event with Bodog Poker. Big overlays are expected and will give players great value for their buy-in buck.

Bodog Poker's final 2010 World Series of Poker* qualifier, starting Sunday, June 13 at 4:35pm ET, is a big one, with 10 guaranteed main event seats on the line. Players can choose from a number of different methods to enter the tournament, including buying in directly for $470+$30. Alternatively, players can earn a seat in the tournament by winning a mid-range main event semi-final (starting as low as $25+$2.50) or by entering any number of Bodog Poker's daily cheap seat qualifiers (starting at as little as $1+$0) and working their way up to Sunday's 10 guaranteed seats online poker tournament. Players can also work there ways into the tournament by playing any last chance qualifiers leading up to the final guaranteed seats tournament of the season. The buy-ins are low, the action is fast, and the payoffs are big.

"Like most poker players that qualify for the 2010 World Series of Poker* with Bodog, this will be my first trip to the main event as a member of Team Bodog," says Bodog Poker Pro Amanda Musumeci. "I can't wait to represent Bodog Poker at the biggest poker event in the world, and getting to share that experience with 40+ other players that qualified through Bodog Poker is going to be something to remember for sure!"

As a special bonus for followers of @Bodog on Twitter, Bodog Poker will be running a world series edition of Bodog Twitter Trivia, where instead of awarding the usual $150+$12 Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed buy-in Bodog Poker will be giving away three separate $470+$30 tickets to Sunday's 10 guaranteed seats tournament. Running Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (June 9, 10 and 11 respectively), @Bodog will tweet a world series focused trivia question each day, followers can then direct message their answer along with Bodog account number, username or email address to @Bodog. Entries for each day will be accepted up until 11:59pm ET and each winner will be selected, at random, then contacted and announced via Twitter. That's three separate chances to win a $470+$30 buy-in, and the opportunity to win one of 10 world series main event seats, free!

GigaMedia's Everest Poker and BetClic Poker Receive French Licenses

GigaMedia's Everest Poker and BetClic Poker Receive French Licenses

 

HONG KONG, June 8 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- GigaMedia Limited (Nasdaq: GIGM) today announced that its Everest Poker and BetClic Poker operations, jointly owned with Mangas Gaming, received online poker licenses as part of the first grant of licenses in France.

Everest Poker and BetClic Poker accounted for two of the seven licenses granted in the initial approvals.

Everest Poker and BetClic Poker expect to begin French operations in late June 2010.

Mangas Gaming is jointly owned by the Lov Group of famed media executive Stephane Courbit -- and SBM -- the Societe des Bains de Mer de Monaco, controlled by the Principality of Monaco. SBM is the owner of the world renowned Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco. Mangas Gaming is a leader in European gambling with operations including BetClic, Expekt, and Bet-at-Home, together offering sports betting, poker and casino services to over four million registered users in over 25 countries.

About GigaMedia

GigaMedia Limited (Singapore registration number: 199905474H) is a major provider of online entertainment software and services. GigaMedia develops and licenses software for online gaming. GigaMedia also operates online games businesses including FunTown, a leading Asian casual games operator and one of the world's largest online MahJong game sites in terms of revenues, and T2CN, a leading online sports game operator in China. More information on GigaMedia can be obtained from http://www.gigamedia.com .

The statements included above and elsewhere in this press release that are not historical in nature are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. GigaMedia cautions readers that forward-looking statements are based on the company's current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements. Information as to certain factors that could cause actual results to vary can be found in GigaMedia's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in June 2009.

    For further information contact:

     Brad Miller, Investor Relations Director

     Tel:   +886-2-2656-8016

     Email: brad.miller@gigamedia.com.tw

SOURCE GigaMedia Limited