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Monday, November 30, 2009

PartyCasino: Here Are Over Five Million Reasons To Play At PartyCasino!

Festive Frenzy Starts On 10th December

Gibraltar – 30th November 2009 – The Gold Mega Jackpot at PartyCasino.com has recently reached a landmark $5 million, by far the biggest in the industry, and is still waiting and ready to be hit!

A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: “The Gold Mega Jackpot has now crossed $5 million and is the biggest jackpot in the industry by quite some way! There are now over five million reasons to play at PartyCasino.com today!”

Gold Mega Jackpot games are: The Godfather, Mega Fortune Wheel, Super Joker, Super Mystic, Super Fortune Wheel and Super Star.

PartyCasino.com now offers over 130 games, including 93 slots, and pays out easily over $10 million EVERY DAY to players. The world’s largest online casino continues to expand rapidly.

Recent popular additions include Resident Evil, The Naked Gun, High Noon and Bejeweled. Other new additions such as Tarzan and Multi-Hand BlackJack Pro were developed in house by PartyGaming’s specialist unit ‘The Games Studio.’

For the status of all jackpots on PartyCasino.com see: PartyCasino.com

Christmas is coming to PartyCasino.com early. The ‘Festive Frenzy’ sees the world’s largest online casino give away cash gifts, bonuses and PartyPoints worth a huge $500,000 - all for free.

Christmas gifts of cash, bonuses and PartyPoints will appear in the Lobby from 10th to 24th December. If a customer spots one, make sure they click ’accept’ and PartyCasino.com will credit it to their account.

A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: “The gifts will get bigger and we’ll give more of them away the closer we get to Christmas Day, so keep your eyes peeled. Your chances of getting a gift get better the more you play. You can also win a share of $100,000 on our massive Festive Frenzy leader board. Every PartyPoint you collect during the promotional period will count towards your final ranking, so keep playing: the more points you earn, the bigger your prize could be.”

Here’s what can be won:

10th to 16th December: win a share of $175,000 as gifts ranging from 50 PartyPoints to cash bonuses of $250 appear in the Lobby

17th to 24th December: win a share of $280,000 as gifts ranging from 100 PartyPoints to $1,000 in cash appear in the Lobby

25th December: PartyCasino.com will award a share of $100,000 in gifts to the top 500 players on the Festive Frenzy leader board – including a staggering $10,000 for the winner - plus extra hot spot gifts for every 5th rank between 505 and 1,000

For more information see: PartyCasino.com

The ‘Cash Machine’ promotion runs until 23.59ET on the 6th December. This promo is programmed to pay out unlimited cash to customers! To get unlimited cash, a player has to earn 10 or more PartyPoints on at least 10 days during the promotional period. At the end of the promotion PartyCasino.com will look at the PartyPoints collected on a player’s 10 highest days and give them $1 for every point earned on the lowest of those days. For more information see: PartyCasino.com

PartyGaming Plc is the world’s leading listed online gaming company. Founded in 1997, the Group is a constituent of the FTSE 250 share index and the FTSE4Good Index Series, which measures the performance of companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards. PartyGaming’s shares are listed on The London Stock Exchange under the ticker: PRTY.

PartyGaming is regulated and licensed by the Government of Gibraltar and is certified by GamCare as a responsible gaming operator.

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Friday, November 27, 2009

Casino News Media - Media Man - Global Gaming Directory - News Update - 28th November 2009

PartyCasino.com remains world's largest and most popular online casino

PartyGaming's PartyPoker and b2b enters Italy, moves forward in France and Australian campaigning

Virgin Casino to get Marvel themed slot games

Cleopatra - still world's most popular online casino games, Cleopatra themed websites emerge

Monopoly online slot game receives massive push by PartyCasino and Virgin Games, classic slots combined with staged new releases push forward online casino portfolio growth

Dungeons & Dragons: Virgin Games releases IGT's Crystal Caverns

Tomb Raider online slot making ground on Cleopatra, Game makers planning more Egyptian themed slots

PartyPoker.com Crown Casino Aussie Millions hugely successful

NextGen Gaming new releases hit PartyCasino and Virgin Casino

United States - delays in online gaming law

Domain names - ICANN Introduces Non-Latin-Based Domain Names; Search engine sector evolves

Poker - online poker becoming one

Australia - Betfair and Racing NSW battle in Australia's Federal Court

Events - EGR Live will be held in London on 30th November and 1st December

Events - Australian igaming conference rumoured for Feb or March 2010

PKR 3D themed online poker rooms continue to evolve

PartyGaming CEO Jim Ryan explains Hollywood themed slot game popularity and international plans

Star City Casino hosts Hulkamania Let The Battle Begin press conference, resulting in world wide news for Hulk Hogan - Ric Flair attack angle

Burswood Casino aka Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, WA, stages Hulkamania

Ric Flair Woooooo! NC Carolina Lottery campaign set to enter other U.S states

Hulk Hogan open to more gaming and igaming proposals, following Hulkamania Experience slot and mobile gaming deals

Noble Casino gets Iron-Man, Gladiator and The Incredible Hulk slot games

Marvel Entertainment online does online promo with WWE; May lead to Marvel - WWE online games

Andre The Giant online slot game - punters and industry loosing patience with developer

UFC remains keen online land based casino venues and connections, despite mixed casino fortunes

Social networking sites embrace gambling and gaming

Sports betting - European football match fixing allegations rock industry, punters play on

Betfair committed to Asia Pacific region, likely to ramp up in Tasmania

Captain Cooks Casino remains a favorite with Asia Pacific, Australian punters

Multi currency online casino options one of the most popular features ever

Global gaming - internet, marketing, media and legal strategy embraced by industry

Las Vegas - not going to fully recover from economic recession for decades; Should have embraced and incorporated online gaming operations say experts

Google Analytics - Germany federal and regional government officials attempt ban

Google tipped to include loading speed in ranking

Monopoly City Streets performs well for Google and Hasbro

Portals - website portal networks maintain lead and stability over stand alone websites

Media Man Australia transforms to Media Man and Media Man International, buys more domains and hosts more website portals offshore, following political meeting

Casino legal - Bet with your head, not over it, and keep it fun

Online Casino Reviews - players prefer strong brands: PartyCasino, Virgin Games, Captain Cooks, PKR

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Media Man Brands Blog: The Game Of Business

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The Game Of Business

- Blankety Blank (software provider: NextGen/Fremantle)
- The Price is Right (software provider: NextGen/Fremantle)
- X Factor (software provider: NextGen/Fremantle)
- Super Hoot Loot (software provider: Wagerworks)
- Cubis (software provider: Cryptologic)
- Bar-X Magic 7 (software provider: Dynamite Idea)
- Bar-X bonus Ladder (software provider: Dynamite Idea)
- Ramesses Riches (software provider: NextGen)
- Dragon Master (software provider: NextGen)
- Irish eyes (software provider: NextGen)
- Dolphin Reef (software provider: NextGen)
- Emerald isle (software provider: NextGen)

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Monday, November 09, 2009

Win one of 25 packages to the Aussie Millions®

Win your chance to shine with a dream trip to the Aussie Millions®

The Aussie Millions® is one of the world’s biggest poker tournaments and with an estimated AUS$2.5 million for the winner, it’s an event every poker player needs to experience.

We’re giving all PartyPoker.com players the chance to win one of 25 luxury Aussie Millions® main event packages.

These dream trips will be up for grabs in two amazing satellites on Sunday, 13th December.

One will be timed to suit Australia and New Zealand-based players with five packages guaranteed, while the other is scheduled to give players from the rest of the world the chance to win one of 20 guaranteed packages.

You can start your journey to the Aussie Millions® without breaking the bank by playing in our daily freerolls or our qualifiers, which start at just $1. Plan your route to the Aussie Millions® by visting PartyPoker.com

Australia/New Zealand qualifying structure

Rest of the world qualifying structure

Current Aussie Millions champion and PartyPoker.com Australia ambassador Stewart Scott said: “I’ve been playing at PartyPoker.com for five years. These great packages are an amazing opportunity for other players to play in this huge tournament. Claiming the Aussie Millions® title has been the highlight of my career and I’d love to see another PartyPoker.com player take the title.”

Take the chance to play for Australia’s biggest poker prize: register for our Aussie Millions® qualifiers today.

Please note:

The rest of world package has a value of $15,000 (main event buy-in, accommodation in the luxurious Crown Promenade Hotel and $3,500 towards travel costs)
The Australia and New Zealand package has a value of $12,000 (main event buy-in, accommodation in the luxurious Crown Promenade Hotel and $500 towards travel costs)
Players are responsible for arranging their own relevant travel permits and visas
Prize-package tournaments on 13th December are not restricted by territory and are open to qualifiers regardless of location
If a non-Australia or New Zealand-based player wins a prize package from the Australia or New Zealand tournament they will not be awarded extra cash to make up the shortfall from the rest of the world package value
If a player based in Australia or New Zealand wins the rest of world timed package they will receive the full $15,000 package value
Additional freerolls will take place every Tuesday at 18:00ET in the Play Money tournament lobby. No deposit is required to play these freerolls but players must be cashier registered to be eligible to take part
Please read our standard terms and conditions

® AUSSIE MILLIONS, AUSSIE MILLIONS POKER CHAMPIONSHIP and CROWN Device and associated trade marks are trade marks of Crown Melbourne Limited. No license, affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement, is claimed, or should be inferred from the use of these trademarks here. PartyGaming is not affiliated, licensed, by, or otherwise affiliated with Crown Melbourne Limited in any way.

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PartyGaming Plc Acquisition of World Poker Tour

9th November 2009

PartyGaming Plc of World Poker Tour completed

PartyGaming, the world’s leading listed online gaming company, announces the completion of the acquisition of the business and substantially all of the assets of WPT Enterprises Inc.

(“WPTE”) for a cash consideration of $12.3 million plus an additional minimum aggregate payment of $3m over the next three years relating to an ongoing revenue share agreement.

The assets being acquired include, inter alia:

· The World Poker Tour® brand, rights to a number of land-based events in the US and Europe and all other intellectual property rights associated with the World Poker Tour

· An extensive library of over 150 hours of poker programming that is broadcast in more than 150 countries

· The ClubWPT subscription poker offering that has more than 16,500 paying subscribers in 37 US states

Commenting on today’s announcement, Jim Ryan, PartyGaming Chief Executive Officer, said:

“This deal brings together two of the biggest brands in online and offline poker – www.PartyPoker.com and World Poker Tour – that we will market internationally to build our poker business. Our plans also include using the ClubWPT subscription platform to leverage our 12 million-strong US player database via a Party-branded website and the launch of a European WPT-branded poker and casino site. We are excited about the opportunities that WPT, a proven marketing channel for the Group, will create for PartyGaming, particularly if the US regulates and licenses online gaming.”

Steve Lipscomb, the founder of WPTE, said:

“PartyGaming has been an important partner for a number of years and we are confident that they will be an excellent manager of our brands in the future. Combining two of the pioneers and leaders in the poker and online gaming markets will create a strong vehicle for the WPT brand to continue its global expansion.”

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Monday, November 02, 2009

World Poker Tour Stockholders Approve Party Gaming Sale, by Dan Cypra - Poker News Daily - 2nd November 2009

Despite a $36.5 million last-minute bid by mobile entertainment company Mandalay Media, shareholders of World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) approved a $12.3 million purchase by Party Gaming subsidiary Peerless Media on Friday.

Late last week, owners of Mandalay Media submitted a $36.5 million bid to purchase WPTE, a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange. Mandalay fired a Hail Mary, submitting an offer to purchase the massive television library, trademarks, and other portions of the roving tournament series. On Friday, a special shareholders meeting was held in Los Angeles and, at its conclusion, the sale to Peerless Media, a subsidiary of Party Gaming, was approved. The news appears to end any discussion of Mandalay Media purchasing the WPT.

A press release distributed by WPTE officials on Monday explained the company’s reaction to the last-ditch effort by Mandalay Media to purchase the majority of its assets: “The board of directors of WPTE reviewed the Mandalay Proposal and concluded that it was not a Superior Proposal (as defined in the Agreement). On October 30, 2009, WPTE received a modified written offer from Mandalay Media (the ‘Modified Mandalay Proposal’). On October 31, 2009 the board of directors of WPTE reviewed the Modified Mandalay Proposal and concluded that it was not a Superior Proposal.” Mandalay Media is based in Los Angeles and believed it offered a competitive proposal due to its seasoned management team, global reach, mobile expertise, social media prowess, and success in the gaming marketplace.

The proposal from Mandalay Media implored WPTE management to postpone the special stockholders meeting scheduled for Friday, where on the docket was voting on Party Gaming’s proposal. In total, 67.93% of the company’s common shares were represented at the meeting and the sale was approved by an 85% to 15% margin. Its closing should be completed by the end of the month. Mandalay Media is unrelated to the casino in Las Vegas of the same name.

WPTE’s stock, which is traded on the NASDAQ under the same four-letter acronym, has been on a roller coaster ride over the past four days. On Thursday, WPTE closed at $1.11. When trading opened the next morning, the company’s shares were fetching $1.41, an overnight jump of 28%, on the news that Mandalay Media had submitted a purchase agreement. By the close of trading on Friday, WPTE stock had fallen to $1.10. At the time of writing, which is around Noon on Wall Street, WPTE is treading at $1.07 per share, a drop of $0.04 on the day.

Mandalay Media’s proposal consisted of approximately $36.5 million in stock and cash offerings. WPTE would have received $28.5 million in cash plus $5 million in Mandalay’s common stock and 5% of future revenues. The company had guaranteed that the latter sum would amount to at least $1 million per year over the next three years. The purchase agreement noted that the proposal equated to $1.77 per share, a premium of 61% over WPTE’s closing price on October 26th.

Under the terms of the sale to Party Gaming, WPTE will receive $12.3 million less affiliate payments it owes to the online gaming giant. WPTE will also receive 5% of future gross gaming revenue and 5% “of other future gross revenues less certain taxes and costs earned with the purchased assets in perpetuity.” Party Gaming has guaranteed that the future gaming revenue would total at least $3 million over a three-year period. Peerless Media is based in Gibraltar and its parent company is ElectaWorks Limited.

Once completed, WPTE officials plan to pursue non-poker-related business ventures. The sale’s effect on the WPT tournament circuit is currently unknown. WPT personnel are in the midst of filming the series’ eighth season and will kickoff the Foxwoods World Poker Finals on Thursday. The $10,000 buy-in tournament crowns a champion on November 10th. (Credit: Poker News Daily)

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Monday, November 30, 2009

PartyCasino: Here Are Over Five Million Reasons To Play At PartyCasino!

Friday, November 27, 2009

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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