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December 30, 2012

iGame Has Now Been Launched on the Microgaming Network

Filed under: Casino — Tags: , — OCE News @ 2:52 am

The Microgaming poker network has now incorporated iGame. All three of their poker brands, including iGame poker, 24hr pokrer, and PokerHuone now have iGame available, allowing you to play poker with your very own poker lobby, through the Microgaming network.

The release of iGame is significant because this is the first time that multiple casinos have launched a unified poker lobby, which is called the MPN poker lobby. This lobby has introduced the network management board, which was developed by designers and engineers.

A recent statement from Tommi Maijala, who is the Managing Director for iGame Holding Ltd. said that the transition has been easy: “The transition to the MPN has been seamless and problem-free. We are very happy to be a part of a network with such commitment to continual software development and strong player ecology.”

The MPN poker network, developed by iGame has seen a lot of interest in their platform and there are many other operators that are joining in. The software platform has also been incorporated into online casinos like Betsson and Win2Day. iGame says that this is not something that is going to be unique to Microgaming, they are building partnerships with online casinos all across the globe. They’re intending to expand the MPN poker network and they will do it they can to make it widely available across all of the most popular online poker casinos.

The MPN poker network provides a poker lobby where players can connect with one another, communicate, and engage in conversations and games. It’s one of the few poker lobbies to be successfully integrated with multiple casinos at the same time. Microgaming expects that the MPN poker network will be something they stick with, their agreements with iGame are solid and securable, so they don’t expect it to go anywhere anytime soon. They also say that they think it’s good that other casinos are integrating the MPN poker network. This allows lots of casinos to create unified platform that is shared across many different types of websites, so that no matter where you choose to go for your online poker experience, you’ll have a platform that is familiar and comfortable for you.

Betsson and Win2Day, the two other casinos to join Microgaming with the integration of the iGame MPN poker network say that there transition went very successful as well. They were able to integrate the software into their poker network without complications or challenges. Now, users and gamers throughout their community can enjoy the poker network with utmost satisfaction. It is this type of software that is going to improve the experience that poker players have across the world, it will allow them to compete and connect with one another through a unified interface. One day, the software may even make it possible for multiple casinos to compete together, to challenge one another with online casino competitions. This would be an exciting event if it were to take place, surely iGame and the poker lobby software they have could be further expanded to provide this capability.

December 29, 2012

Bill Hornbuckle Now President of MGM Resorts After Announcement Made

Filed under: Casino — Tags: — OCE News @ 3:12 am

Bill Hornbuckle has been handed down a promotion, becoming the president of MGM Resorts International of Las Vegas. He was given the position, which was only recently created, along with chief marketing officer. He will report to only CEO Jim Murren, and will be taking on a number of new responsibilities including gaming development, as well as other marketing related materials. He had been the chief marketing officer for the company since 2010, when he received a promotion to the position. Prior to that, he had been the chief operating officer of Mandalay Bay from April 2005 through his commitment to MGM. He had previously been the chief operating officer of the MGM Mirage, which was located in Europe, from July 2001 through April 2008. Following the promotion of Bill Hornbuckle, the company released a statement from their CEO, Jim Murren, regarding the promotion of one of their most trusted assets.

“Bill Hornbuckle is widely regarded as one of the most strategic and effective leaders in the hospitality and entertainment industry,” Murren said in a statement. “Since assuming the newly-created role of CMO for the company in 2010, he has been focused on growing the company’s relationships with our customers and guests. He has achieved this with significant success.” He also went on to say that one of the greatest achievements that Bill Hornbuckle had been able to secure during his time with the company, was the growth of the customer loyalty program, which has been extremely profitable for the company.

Along with the expanded duties that Bill Hornbuckle will be undertaking, Murren also announced expanded duties for Corey Sanders, who is currently the chief operating officer of the company. Bobby Baldwin will also be seeing a number of expanded responsibilities within the company, as well as Dan D’Arrigo, who is currently the chief financial officer. Sanders will have increased oversight of the company’s operating functions. These functions include retail, corporate advertising, and sales on the floor.

Baldwin will be taking over the leadership role at CityCenter for the Aria hotel and Mandarin Hotel.

This expansion in responsibility for a number of the highest executives within the company, shows that the profits of the company have reported have created additional tasks, and that they feel that their current executives are best equipped to handle these tasks in a way that makes sense for the company. As a number of executives within the company have received promotions, it is clear that the company believes that they have the right leadership team in place, and that they will be recognized as one of the best teams within the industry.

“I am proud to have such strong finance, development, marketing and operational leaders as we continue to grow the company as a leader in the hospitality and entertainment industry,” Murren said in his statement.

It will be interesting to see if the company continues on its path toward growth, after having a year that was much better than expected, after the previous years that the company had faced immediately following the financial collapse of 2008. As Las Vegas continues to struggle, some companies are finding their recovery in the form of upgraded leadership, like MGM Resorts.

December 28, 2012

RTG Announces a Santa Rudolph Sequel Slot Game For Players

Filed under: Casino — Tags: , — OCE News @ 2:52 am

RTG recently announced that they will be introducing a four slot game into their Santa versus Rudolph’s series. The slot machine game has actually gone live, you can find it at any Realtime Gaming online casino such as Slots Jungle, Sloto Cash, and Club World. In this new slot machine game, the elves have joined sides, that is why the game has been appropriately named The Elf Wars. The Elf Wars is actually more feature-rich and exciting than any of the previous Santa versus Rudolph games. It is extremely visual, and it has exciting features that some of the other games failed to incorporate.

Santa and Rudolph serve as the wild symbols for the game, they provide line payouts and they appear randomly throughout the pay lines. Rudolph is actually dressed up to look like a military dictator, while Santa is a bit more untraditional. Santa is tattooed up, he’s got muscles and big biceps, but of course, he is still dressed up in his usual red and white colors. There are also two scatter symbols that serve throughout the game, one of them is the good elves, which of course are on Santa’s side, and on the other side is the bad elves. These two scatter symbols present an opportunity to enjoy some of the coolest animations you have ever seen in slot machine games. There is also black humor present throughout the game, which has been almost trademarked to this series of Santa versus Rudolph games. You’ll find Rudolph has sent Santa a special gift for Christmas, it’s a little bit of pudding that he should enjoy eating, except that it is actually a bomb. Santa retaliates by giving Rudolph a ton of free food, except that it’s actually wired explosives that are hidden behind delicious looking carrots. They’re actually mean looking snowmen, Rudolph’s naughty list, and gift wrapped card icons that serve as other symbols throughout the game as well.

They’re also good elves that appear randomly throughout the game. These good elves activate special features, such as with Santa Strikes Back, you can get seven free spins and an initial multiplier of one. There are also certain symbols throughout the game that contain candy cane and lit up stars, which you will find located above the reel. If any reel happens to have five stars that are lit up, all of your free spins will reset back to seven and the multiplier will actually increase by one point. You’ll find in the Jackpot Spins, Rudolph is spreadeagled, located across the wheel. There is six segments throughout the wheel, five of them are known to multiply the total bets, and the sixth will activate the progressive jackpot.

There are also three, or possibly more than three bad elves that are scattered randomly throughout the game. These bad elves activate Rudolph’s revenge, and seven free spins will be awarded to you. The multiplier that you will find for each spin is 2, but you have to add the number of Rudolph symbols that you see on the screen as well. This new game is exciting and Christmas spirited and it’s a warm welcome to RTG fans.

December 27, 2012

Caesars Palace Could Be Next To Receive Online Poker License

Filed under: Casino — Tags: — OCE News @ 3:11 am

As of late, a number of companies have received licenses from the state that allow them to offer online poker to individuals throughout Nevada. There have already been a number of companies that have received the license, and now, the most popular casino in Vegas, Caesars Palace, has been put up for a recommendation for an online poker license. The online unit was recommended for licensure as an online intrastate poker operator in the Nevada area. The meeting was held in Carson City, during which the State Gaming Control Board voted to recommend a license for the company. They are the group that is in charge of the recommendation of licenses, and the commission is believed to be planning to issue the license before the end of the year.

The casino currently has the largest share of the physical casino market in the United States, and is certainly the largest casino in the Nevada and Las Vegas areas as well. They are planning to offer online poker, in conjunction with the World Series of Poker brand that is currently a subdivision under the company. It is thought that the company is going to be easily approved for the license, and become the 17th company that is been licensed to participate in the upcoming state-sponsored online poker licensing program. Some of the previously approved applicants are already in the testing phases of their software, which is a period of time that is going to be required before they are able to go live.

Caesars Palace is already planning to launch their online poker, once their technical partner, 888 Holdings LLC, a company that is located in England, is licensed as well. The two of them are going to be working together to put together a platform that allows people to play poker online, through the World Series of Poker brand, which has become increasingly popular in recent years. The company commented on the story after receiving the recommendation, saying that they had all of the necessary people in place to move forward, and would begin once they had secured the license.

So far, the online poker that is approved in Nevada is not community poker as you would commonly seen casinos and bars, and instead is poker that allows players to compete against one another. It will be interesting to see what kind of rules and regulations come down not only from the states themselves, but from Congress and on the federal level regarding online gaming. Online poker and other gaming activities was popular as short as 2 to 3 years ago, before many of the large companies were raided and had their assets frozen, suspected of allowing Americans to gamble online, acting outside of federal law.

With no company being sure exactly how the changes are going to affect them, it is clear that a number of companies have decided to play the hand that they’ve been dealt, and prepare for the Nevada licensing of state online poker, and an effort to ensure that they are able to provide online poker, as soon as possible, regardless of what kind of rulings come down from the federal government in the meantime.

December 26, 2012

Rome Casino Announces Its Online VIP Program for Its Members

Filed under: Casino — Tags: , — OCE News @ 2:50 am

Rome Casino recently announced that they will have an online VIP program that is available for their members. Rome Casino is one of the many brands, under the Rome Partner affiliate program. This is a program that encompasses many online casinos, and as the name may imply, it is a casino where you can truly capture all of the glory of ancient Rome into the casino atmosphere. The bonuses that the casino has to provide to players have also made it immensely popular, since the bonuses fit into the theme of the casino. Recently, Rome Casino announced that it will be launching a VIP program to its members. This VIP program, which may be no surprise to some, is called Club Colosseum.

Rome Casino has said that the Club Colosseum will be a place for all of Rome Casino’s best players to gather and compete in their own classes. Getting invited to the Club Colosseum is not going to be easy, it’s an invitation-only club. The access will be given out based off player deposits, activity, participation in events, skill level, and of course, your loyalty to the Rome Casino. When you become a Club Colosseum player, you will be given an online gambling experience like you could never imagine. You’ll get access to VIP levels, while receiving deposit bonuses, expedited withdrawals, cash back on your bonuses, and many other types of VIP level perks. If you enjoy playing slot machines, table game tournaments, or other competitive games, you should prepare to battle it out with other players in the Club Colosseum VIP section, so that maybe one day, you could become the Emperor of Rome.

The start of Club Colosseum begins as players start to earn VIP points, which essentially start to give you some of the benefits to being a VIP member at Rome. This is called the Legionnaire Class. In fact, you will even have a VIP account manager that will go over your VIP points for you and make sure that you are on your way to getting VIP certified. Some of the players who earn VIP points will be able to access certain features like quick withdrawals, weekly withdrawal raises, and much more. You will also gain better eligibility, as long as your activity stays prominent.

The next VIP class to gaining Club Colosseum access is called the Centurion Class. In this class, you will be passed the Legionnaire Class and you will be much closer to getting into the Club Colosseum. The rewards in this class are far better, you can get tips and advice on hot games to play, as well as games that have higher chances to win. Your weekly withdrawal limits will also be raised to a whopping amount of $4000.

The final classes are called the Senators class and the Emperor class. These are designated for people who are in charge of the Colosseum. Your weekly withdrawal limit will be raised to $5000, and you will have a dedicated VIP manager as well. The Rome Casino offers something unique and engaging to the online casino experience.

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