Week of the 27th April 2009
South African News:

• New Slot Games for African Palace
  African Palace has announced this week that they will soon have nine new slot games in their gambling menu.
• Tsogo Sun Hits the Jackpot
  SA tourism giant, Tsogo Sun, has acquired Century Casinos in a R490million deal.
  

• PokerRoom Bids Farewell
  One of the industry’s longest running Poker rooms has closed down.
• Harrah’s Hires PartyGaming CEO
  There are high hopes in America following the election of the Democrats that the internet casino and gambling ban will be lifted.

• 400th Game for Micrograming
  Microgaming has announced the launch of their 400th game, the Great Galaxy Grab, a multi feature true video iSlot. The new game features the love lost Captain Bronzebeard who together with his robotic crew chase his beautiful but deceitful wife Scarlet across the universe after she stole his ship’s heart.

• Ante Up For Africa
  PokerStars has announced that launch event of the ‘Ante Up for Africa Europe Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament’, which is to be held in Monte Carlo on the 27th April 2009.
• $33 Million Jackpot Won!
  38 year old Rachael Romanick from Reno is a happy woman after she won $33million playing Megabucks on Easter Sunday. She was playing at the Terrible’s Rail City Casino when she won it big
• William Hill now on iPoker
  William Hill has shifted to Playtech’s iPoker network. The new platform means that the casino’s players are now able to play a wide variety of tournaments.

16 April 2009

• How to Find Safe Online Legal Gambling Sites
  There are many online legal gambling sites that exist - you just need to have an insight into the regulations surrounding internet gambling in your jurisdiction. In addition to this information on online legal gambling, you will also want to find an online casino site that has great graphics, excellent safety and solid administration and support.

• 3 Steps to Winning a Toyota Yaris with African Palace Casino
  African Palace Online Casino wants you to win and live with style. We want everyone who visits the African Palace Casino website to be a big winner. Which is why we have created a lot of different opportunities for you to win every time! Do you want to win a new car?

• Sol Kerzner Still on Top
  The launch party for the ‘One and Only’ Hotel was hosted by Sol Kerzner who jetted into the country for the R10 million event.
• Casino Group Under Pressure
  Sun International has released a report stating that their trading in February and March pushed their shares 6% lower but the hotel and casino group remain optimistic for the remainder of the year.

• Global Recession Hits Online Casino Industry
  The morass of the global economic market is finally impacting on the sites.
• PartyGaming vs. the US
  PartyGaming has agreed to pay the US government $105 million in exchange for immunity from prosecution for their online gambling business in the country.
• Sharon’s Bingo Site
  Ozzy Osbourne’s wife, Sharon, has recently launched her own online bingo site called sharonsbingo.com.

• Online Gaming is Fun and Rewarding!
  Join the millionaires club and become a big cash winner with African Palace Casino. Online gaming is an entertaining and exciting method of becoming a gambling millionaire. Many fun loving people have come onto the website to enjoy online gaming because they have discovered that African Palace Online Casino is the place where not only do you get to enjoy amazing online gaming fun but you can also win a lot of money.

• Win with Online Gambling
  Gambling is a leisure activity that can lead to great wins. Online gambling is that much more exciting because of the free money that they offer. Additionally the huge range of brilliant games that are available and the excellent software are unbelievable.

Week of the 6th April 2009
South African News:

• Show Me Your Poker Face
  Poker has become mainstream in South Africa, following Ray Rahme’s third placing at the 2007 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. The industry has blossomed in the two years since then, with fans playing friendly games in suburban lounges, online and in traditional casinos regularly.
• Vilakasi Went A-wooing in Macau
  CEO of Business Unity of South Africa (BUSA), Jerry Vilakasi has been on a trade visit to Macau, the gambling capital of Asia. Appearing as a guest of the South African Consul, Vilakasi highlighted the opportunities that existed in the tourism, gambling and infrastructure industries.

• 888 Poker Proves to Be A Boon
  Online gambling group, 888 Holdings, have reported a 6% increase in their annual pre-tax profits, a rise which they have attributed to their Poker division offsetting the losses of their casinos. The group reported a profit of $48.6 million, with revenues standing at $256.8million.
• Trump Finally Folds
  Trump Plaza in Atlantic City has pulled all electronic Poker tables off its casino floor. It was reported in The Press that players found the tables fast and mistake proof but soulless. It appears as though punters prefer human interaction mixed in with their card dealing.
  
  

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