Increase in Women Gamblers at Microgaming Casinos
Bellerock Entertainment, a leading online gambling group who represents Microgaming online casinos such as Jackpot City online casino and Riverbelle online casino, has revealed that according to a recent survey conducted by them, the number of women wagering online at the online casinos has grown four times since 2007.
Bellerock also revealed that the reason why Microgaming online casinos have become so popular amongst women is because they are drawn to the 100s of online slots that specifically attract women.
Further interesting new gambling statistics regarding the UK market also show that there are currently just as many women playing online as men as 48.38% of all online gamblers in the United Kingdom are women, compared to 51.62 who are men. These statistics differ tremendously to the results of surveys done four or five years ago when it was revealed that online gambling in the UK was dominated by male players.
Bellerock Entertainment also issued a statement wherein it revealed that according to the survey there are still differences between male and female players as while the number of women playing casino games online has increased, men are known to vary their gaming activities much more than women.
It was found that men strongly prefer playing roulette, poker and sports betting while women’s preferences are bingo and online slots.
The increase in the number of women who are turning to internet gambling is also due to the fact that online casinos offer more convenient and safer locations where they can play their favorite games.
Microgaming has taken note of this growing trend and is offering more and more female oriented games at their online casinos.
Microgaming to Sponsor mGaming Awards
Microgaming, the largest software and technology provider for the online gaming market, has signed on to serve as a sponsor for its celebrated mGaming Awards on Wednesday, April 25, 2012.
The mGaming Awards are to be held in London at the closing of the mGaming Summit which will take place over one day at The King’s Fund and has been designed by iGamingBusiness (iGM) in partnership with publisher WorldTelemedia and SportBusiness Group, a provider of media and business-to-business marketing services. Their aim is to bring together marketing agencies, brands, operators, rights holders, payment and billing services, suppliers, federations and anyone else interested in these sectors to enable them to investigate the mobile sports and gambling industry in a comprehensive manner.
Neil Whytte, Microgaming’s Head of Product Channels, stated that Microgaming, with its over 15 years experience in the industry, is thrilled to be supporting the mGaming Summit as they have been at the front end of mobile technology within the iGaming industry for several years and continue to stay ahead of the game. He added that the mGaming Awards will give them an opportunity to be ideally placed to meet and greet existing operators and to have a chance to discuss the important issues that are driving mobile gaming. Whytte revealed that they are looking forward to the mGaming conference as well as to their sponsorship of the awards and evening’s festivities.
iGamingBusiness stated that Microgaming’s involvement with the online gaming market will ensure that delegates to the mGaming Summit will enjoy a meaningful and noteworthy evening.
Online Casino Tips and Strategies in Roulette
Roulette is a game of chance, so there’s no way to walk away from it a winner if you play it long enough. Casino games usually follow a certain pattern: if the rules are simple, then you can expect the house edge to be huge. However, it’s still a highly enjoyable game. If you’re not a casino regular and if you’re just playing occasionally, then you could really have a good chance of walking away a winner. Just follow these tips and strategies and you’ll have increased your chances considerably.
American vs. European
If you’re going to play roulette, then it’s best if you play European roulette instead of American Roulette. American roulette gives the house an edge of 7.89 percent because of its two zeroes. That’s a very huge house edge and it’s not something you can ignore at all. If the casino you’re playing at doesn’t have a European wheel, don’t bother playing. European wheels have a house edge of 2.7 percent because it has only one zero. It’s large, but not too large. You can still walk away a winner if you’re lucky.
Manage your Bankroll
In roulette, you have to remember that you can’t control the wheel, can’t control the dealer, and can’t control the odds. Anybody who claims that he or she can do so is most probably lying. The only thing that you can control when playing roulette is your bankroll. As such, you should make sure that you manage it well so that you can keep playing and maximize your money. The trick to roulette is to know when to walk away. If you’re on a winning streak, don’t let it get to your head too much. Set aside some money to make sure that you’ll walk away a winner no matter what and then gamble your extra money away if you so desire. That way, you’ll never be disappointed no matter what happens. If you’re on a losing streak, walk away while you haven’t lost too much. People who are on a losing streak often get frustrated and often try to ‘win back’ what they lost, believing that luck has to come to them at one point or another.
However, the truth is that the more frustrated you get, the more likely you are to make bad decisions. It’s better to just walk away with at least some of your money intact so you can play another day – perhaps when you’re luckier.
Irish Government Plans to Extend Online Betting Tax
Ireland’s ruling Fine Gael government has announced that it is close to finalizing plans to extend the nation’s current betting tax and has proposed a 1% tax on internet gambling bets made over the phone and online.
According to a statement issued by the government, offshore companies will be hit with a 15% charge on Irish commissions with these new changes and the government hopes to raise €20 million a year from the extended tax. A portion of the money raised by the extended taxes would be used to tackle the problem of gambling addiction in Ireland.
It was revealed that during 1991, betting turnover in Ireland amounted to almost €370 million with duty generated to the state amounting to €37 million. This figure tripled to €1.1 billion a decade later with €68 million going to the state. Due to the swift increase in telephone and online betting, this year’s turnover is expected to exceed €4.5 billion but only €26 will probably be raised in duty.
The additional €20 million which government wishes to raise a year will be used to provide for addiction services and supports.
Fine Gael Cork South West Deputy, Noel Harrington, said that because of the increase in online betting and the popularity of the smart phone it makes sense to tap into this sector in order to assist those who are struggling with gambling addictions. Harrington also expressed his hope that a signal would be sent to the international betting operators that Ireland is a location with relatively low taxes as well as an attractive possibility for employment and investment opportunities.
Amaya Shows Interest in Buying Cryptologic
The online gambling industry has been expecting to hear an announcement to the effect that the Amaya Gaming Group was interested in purchasing the share capital of Cryptologic ever since Amaya purchased a huge number of Cryptologic shares in April, 2011.
Cryptologic, the leading online casino software provider has now made an announcement, which has been prepared in accordance with English law and the Takeover Code, that Amaya Gaming Group has made a provisional offer to purchase its share capital.
The Board of Cryptologic has evidently agreed in principal to “the outline terms of a possible recommended all cash offer from Amaya for the acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Cryptologic”.
The provisional offer of US$2.50 in cash per common share is at a premium of 52% over the closing share price of US$1.64 per common share on NASDAQ on 14th December, 2011. In terms of this “Possible Offer” Amaya will be permitted to conduct confirmatory due diligence.
Stripped of legalese, the provisional offer is subject to the condition that Amaya completes the due diligence to its satisfaction and is satisfied with the results thereof, the Board of Cryptologic gives its unanimous recommendation and that Amaya confirms that it has enough funds to complete the offer.
Amaya is required to either announce that they firmly intend to make an offer for the Company or that it does not intend to make such an offer by January 12, 2012.
Amaya has reserved its right to make an offer at a price lower than US$2.50 per common share after the due diligence.
