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Earlier this year, the South African Gambling Commission (SAGC) amended the current South African gambling laws to allow current gambling license holders to offer their services over the Internet. One of the first existing South African casino giants – the Tsogo Sun Group (TSG) – has partnered with 888's DragonFish division to begin offering online bingo services to the public. This is a first in that, when they do launch, they'll...

Much as we would like to make this a regular feature, neither Tom Dwan nor Patrik Antonius seem that committed to playing regularly. You'd think that with half a million at stake each (plus Dwan's extra $1 million side bet) the two would at least schedule a session a week, but not so. Nevertheless, Wednesday saw some new action in the ongoing Durrrr challenge that saw Antonius come off worst, losing...

Rival is an online casino software developer who have built their name and their success around a single brilliant idea that they had: to combine online video slots with interactive choose-your-own-adventure style stories. And so the i-Slot was born. The concept proved to be huge. The concept of a video slot having a bonus round wasn't new, but no one had every thought of telling a story as the game progressed,...

In case you weren't aware, Parlay is a bingo software provider – it builds the platforms upon which online bingo sites run. But it's just had some very bad news: 80 of its customers - in fact, the entire St Minver network - are moving off its software and onto a brand new platform provided by GTECH G2. The move was somewhat inevitable, since GTECH owns St Minver and also markets...

One of the biggest progressive jackpots on the Internet was hit this last week for a cool $1.26 million by a player who wishes to remain anonymous. The game in question that turned the player into an instant millionaire is called Aztec Millions. It's a 5 reel video slot that allow players to activate up to 25 different pay lines to increase their chances of hitting the jackpot on each spin....

The Borgata Poker Open attracts some of the best and the brightest in the poker word. However, this year it's been the centre of controversy after Abraham Korotki, the Circuit winner at the World Series of Poker, swept the boards at an event that was supposed to be for women only. Despite the fact that it was a ladies-only event, Korotki demanded to be allowed to play in the event, which...

Sweden Gets New Online Bingo Site Swedish online bingo fans now have more choices available to them when selecting where they'll go for a game: a new site called Svenska Bingo has launched, and is somewhat unique in that it is – as far as we are aware – the only online bingo website to offer its services exclusively in Swedish. This is, of course, fantastic for Swedes, as it's always...

Online casino game developer Microgaming has announced four new games due for release on October 5. Microgaming is one of the world's most prolific casino game developers, and is stands out from the crowd not only because they've been in the business for longer than almost anyone else, but because of the consistent quality of their releases. Of the four games due to hit the online casino scene, the most hotly...

It's turning out to be a very good year for Bodog after all, despite not looking that way at the beginning of the year. But the brand has grown from strength to strength, and the latest news to hit the poker rumour mill is that Bodog will be launching its own poker network. First its own coffee brand, now this. The germ of the operation was probably launched earlier this year...

Ladbrokes has been ranked as a world leader in sustainability by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). The DJSI is based on the annual global SAM analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance and it ranked Ladbrokes as the leading gambling company for sustainability, one of only two gambling companies worldwide to be included in this index. 317 companies worldwide are recognised in this index, which assesses issues such as...