Rapid Mobile Media have been selected by online bingo hall Jackpotjoy to provide the software for delivering the popular online bingo operator’s games to mobile phones.

The deal will see Rapid’s ‘ThinkPhone’ software being used to allow Jackpotjoy members to use their same web login on their mobiles and then to play for the same progressive jackpots.

Steve Clark of Gamesys, the owner of Jackpotjoy, told online publication Gaming Intelligence Review: “The Rapid Mobile provisioning platform is enabling Gamesys to continue providing the highest quality and most enjoyable interactive gaming experiences as we extend our portfolio of titles to mobile users.

“We are able to focus our efforts on delivering exciting games in conjunction with the entertainment industry’s largest brands, whilst Rapid Mobile’s technology provides the automatic delivery and robust end-to-end security.”

Jeremy Copp, CEO of Rapid Mobile Media, added his comments by saying: “The graphically rich and highly interactive games from Jackpotjoy are a natural for extending play opportunities through mobile phones.”

NetPlayTV has announced former BBC light entertainment manager Michael Leggo will be its new director of television with responsibility for the compnay’s range of products as well as its television gaming.
NetPlayTV recently announced plans for the launching of a new online bingo TV show as part of its continued expansion into the bingo online industry. The company currently maintains an online bingo games presence via its Bingos.com online bingo hall operation.
Commenting on his appointment, Leggo said: “NetPlay TV’s dedication to providing quality entertainment has already proved massively successful. With ever more channels and platforms to cater for, this is a particularly exciting time to be joining the company.”

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A Norwich woman has become the latest Mecca Bingo player to walk away a major win – a £62,000 prize after playing the National Bingo Game.  The lucky winner also scored the house prize of £2,274 to go along with her £60,000 national jackpot.
The as-yet-unnamed player has been a member of Mecca Bingo’s All Saints Green club which recently saw another big win when a player took home a £29,857 prize just two days ago.
Mecca Bingo also operates an online bingo hall version of its famous brand of bingo and is a part of the Rank Group, one of the major players in the gaming industry.

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888.com has completed a fourth partnership deal, this one with online game-server software developer Rival Powered.

Rival Powered provides gambling suites and backend systems for several online casinos and actively markets its ‘i-slots‘ games. The deal will see Rival Powered providing 888.com with its range of games and backend systems for 888.com to integrate into its cross-platform system.

888.com has vigorously pursued a strategy of seeking partnerships to consolidate its position in the online gaming industry. 888.com is an online bingo games operator through its popular Bingo Street-rated online bingo hall 888ladies.com.

Rival Powered CEO Patrick Stacey said of the deal: “Rival is proud and eager to partner with 888 in providing its visually rich and highly interactive offering of games to a wider audience.”

888.com has signed previous partnerships with Cryptologic, Electracade and GTS.

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Clarion Gaming is reporting that Rank Group has suffered a 16% drop in its land-based Mecca Bingo business revenue when compared to the same time last year.

The drop is considered the result of a recently implemented smoking ban in the UK and a double tax on land bingo games. In response, Rank has erected smoking shelters in 80 clubs in an effort to keep its smoking customers.

According to Rank’s statement on its financial situation, it has provided a summary of its future strategy in dealing with the decline:

• Programme of disposals and restructuring complete
• Vigorous action to combat external headwinds
• Aggressive cost cutting actions taken, capital
expenditure deferred, dividend cancelled
• Revenue growth through delivery of improved
customer experience and value

Mecca Bingo is one of the UK’s largest land bingo operators. It also operates a successful online bingo hall for clients who may want to play bingo online.

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Isle of Man-based e-wallet Neteller has posted a first quarter rise of 5% in revenues over its fourth quarter results. The results are a strong indication that the company’s plan to expand its business through Asian and European markets is succeeding.

However, the result shows the company’s recovery from its painful exit of the US online gambling market in late 2006 is proceeding slowly. The implementation of the US’ Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act forced many online gaming-related companies to flee the US market, including online bingo games operators and online bingo halls. The resulting financial losses profoundly affected the online bingo industry with many operators forging a similar strategy to Neteller in an effort to rebuild their businesses

Neteller also includes general online payment services through its Netbanx service and has signed up new gaming and non-gaming merchants. These are expected to provide “tens of millions” to Neteller in extra transactions.

Neteller President and CEO Ron Martin said: “The business has continued to deliver a good performance in the first quarter. Growth in our key European and Asia Pacific markets remains encouraging and as we introduce new payment solutions and targeted marketing programmes, we hope to see this momentum continue.”

Bwin, one of Europe’s largest online gaming and online bingo operators, is to take the French Open tennis tournament to court as part of a litigation surrounding a perceived slandering of online gaming due to a ban on online betting at the tournament.
French Open’s organisers sparked the court case after they made complaints in Belgium and Paris asserting Internet betting companies stain the reputation of the clay-court championship.

“Following claims by the French tennis federation that services offered by online sports betting operators present a danger to the ethics of sport, Bwin is suing the organisers of the French Open for damages before a Paris court,” a Bwin statement siad.

Bwin, which offers online bingo games to its European customers, is also currently engaged in legal battles with a number of German states over their implementation of state-run gambling monopolies that would see Bwin squeezed out of the online gaming market in that country. Bingo online is not a large market in Germany, but some online bingo hall operators see a potential for growth there.