Friday, September 10, 2010

Microgaming's Mega Moolah Jackpot Pays Out $4.1 Million

Microgaming's Mega Moolah Jackpot Pays Out $4.1 Million
Sep. 09, 2010

$4.1 Million Paid Out in a Single Payment

September 9, 2010 -- Microgaming, the world’s largest provider of online gaming software, announces that the Microgaming powered Mega Moolah progressive jackpot has been hit, with the lucky winner scooping a massive $4.1 million, paid out in a single payment.

Microgaming confirms that the jackpot was hit on the 29th August by a lucky Spin Palace Casino player, and is the largest Microgaming powered progressive jackpot win for 2010. This follows in the footsteps of the biggest ever recorded online jackpot win which was paid out in a single payment of €6.37m, in May 2009. 

Roger Raatgever CEO said, “I am delighted that the Mega Moolah progressive jackpot has been hit again and can confirm that it was won by a player on the Spin Palace Casino.  

At Microgaming we are very proud that unlike some other casino jackpots, Mega Moolah guarantees a single cash payout, in full, to the lucky winner, ensuring the player receives all of the publicised cash payout.”

Mega Moolah is available through all Microgaming-powered casinos, and the new jackpot level currently stands at 1.5million*.  The level across all Microgaming jackpots currently stands at 3.2million*

* Winning amount shown on the progressive ticker is paid out in the currency in which the winner has played the game. Therefore, if played in the UK - 1,000,000 is paid in £s, however if in Spain, this would be 1,000,000 Euros.

For further information please contact:
Duncan Skehens / Laura Moss/ Karen Mignon
Lansons Communications
020 7490 8828
DuncanS@lansons.com / LauraM@lansons.com / karenM@lansons.com

About Microgaming (www.microgaming.com)
Since the company developed the first true online Casino software over a decade ago, it has led the industry in providing innovative, reliable gaming solutions. Thanks to an unrivalled R&D programme, that averages 60 games per year and a unique ‘partnership’ approach to working with operators;

Microgaming software powers over 160 market-leading online gaming sites.

The company’s front and back-end software supports multi-player, multi-language games - over 450 of them, all uniquely branded and provides platforms for land-based and wireless gaming.  Microgaming powers the world’s largest Progressive Jackpot Network and has paid out over €265million. In May 2009 it created the biggest ever online jackpot winner with a single payment win of €6.37m. 

As a founding member of eCOGRA, Microgaming is at the forefront of an initiative focused on setting the highest standards in the gaming industry, and leads in the areas of fair gaming, responsible operator conduct and player protection.  Microgaming has been awarded eCOGRA’s Certified Software Seal following a rigorous onsite assessment to ensure that the development, implementation and maintenance of the software is representative of industry best practice standards Microgaming licensees are therefore eligible to apply for the eCOGRA Safe & Fair Seal.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Google Alerts Study of World's Top 10 Gambling Brands

Google Alerts Study of World's Top 10 Gambling Brands

LAMBOURN, England, January 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent Gaming Consultant, Josh Apiafi, was commissioned by a client looking to invest in the gaming industry to test the brand strength of ten of the biggest names within the sector, namely; 888, bet365, Betfair, Bodog, bwin, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Party Poker, Pokerstars and William Hill.


Few would question the dominance of Google in search engine terms and therefore the number of Google Alerts* generated daily by each of the firms was a major indicator towards the results of the project. The data run was complied throughout the month of December 2009. The results highlighted how strongly competitive the PR arena for the major gambling companies was and also how successfully gambling companies have embraced the plethora of new media available.

Josh Apiafi, Partner of Apiafi Associates, commented: "With much talk of digital and social media as well as the investment gambling companies put into PR generally we were keen to see how well the industry was getting its message out there with impressive results."

"The method's simplicity is its trump card. Equally, the results were very consistent on a daily basis - this wasn't a case of one brand having a lot to shout about during this particular period or having one or two very strong days that skewed the data."

Full daily results are available from Apiafi Associates.

    
    Company:         Total:

    1.  Bodog         510
    2.  PokerStars    493
    3.  Betfair       467
    4.  Paddy Power   437
    5.  Ladbrokes     421
    6.  Bet365        414
    7.  William Hill  395
    8.  BWin          178
    9.  Party Poker   175
    10. 888**          99
**mentions of telephone numbers containing '888' were discounted

*Google Alerts are a service offered by Google which notifies its users by email, or as a feed, about the latest web and news pages of their choice.

About Apiafi Associates

Apiafi Associates is an independent consultancy which concentrates mainly within the gaming and horseracing industry. It also consults to businesses outside of these areas on commercial, marketing and branding matters. It is headed up by Josh Apiafi who prior to founding the business was CEO of the Professional Jockeys Association. Josh was also Director of Horseracing and Head of Marketing for Betfair from 2002 - 2007.

Apiafi Associates client base includes REL (Racing Enterprises Ltd), The Professional Jockeys Association, The PPF (Professional Players Association), Joules Clothing, Integrity In Sport Ltd, Rewards4Golf, Weathercock Racing Ltd and Sportsmasters International.

    
    Contact details:
    josh@apiafi.com
    Tel: +44(0)7841-899689
Distributed by PR Newswire on behalf of Apiafi Associates

Bodog to Sponsor the Bodog.com World Grand Prix of Darts in Dublin

Bodog to Sponsor the Bodog.com World Grand Prix of Darts in Dublin

Press Release
September 2, 2010

LONDON, September 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Bodog, the largest online betting brand in the world*, have been confirmed as the new title sponsors of the Bodog.com World Grand Prix.

The poker, casino and online betting website are the new sponsor for the GBP350,000 event, which will be held from October 4-10 at the Citywest Hotel Convention Centre in Dublin, Ireland.

Screened live on Sky Sports in the UK and also around the world, the Bodog.com World Grand Prix is one of the sport's most exciting events, with the unique double-start format meaning that players have to begin and end every leg with a double.

Reigning champion Phil Taylor will be bidding to win the event for an incredible tenth time in October, with the 32-player field of competitors being confirmed in mid-September.

As part of their online gaming, darts fans will be able to place bets on the World Grand Prix via the Bodog.com website, as well as at the Citywest Hotel's on-site betting facility.

Patrik Selin, CEO of Bodog Europe, the licensee of the Bodog brand in the UK, commented: "We have made some giant strides in establishing the Bodog brand here in the UK recently with our sponsorship with Fulham Football Club and this is another important landmark for us. Darts and Bodog are a perfect fit on every level."

PDC Chairman Barry Hearn said: "We are delighted to welcome Bodog.com as the new title sponsor for the World Grand Prix.

"They are an exciting brand who are emerging in the UK and we look forward to working with them in the coming months."

Four Players Championships remain for players to win a spot in the tournament, with the PDC's top 16 players joined by the leading four Irish or Northern Irish qualifiers from the Players Championship Order of Merit and 12 further qualifiers.

Tickets for the Bodog.com World Grand Prix, priced from EUR20-EUR40, are available now from TicketGroup on (0)818-33-33-44 or by clicking http://www.ticketgroup.ie/World_Grand_Prix_Darts_tickets