Making Deals -- Chartwell Technology Inc. announced today that Victor Chandler (International) of Gibraltar is renewing its online casino gaming software license agreement. Victor Chandler initially signed with Chartwell in July of 2000, at which time Victor Chandler was one of Chartwell's first major European customers. Darold Parken, president and CEO of Chartwell, said that Victor Chandler's casino site, www.thespinroom.com, has been a successful venture. "Over the past three years we have witnessed the growing success of www.thespinroom.com with our original Java-based casino suite of games," Parken said. "With the evolution of our total gaming system during this period, we are confident that the Victor Chandler organization will be even more successful with our latest Flash-based gaming software, which will be rolled out during this quarter."
New Stuff -- Binion's Horseshoe Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas will be offering a pay-per-view Webcast of the World Series of Poker starting today. The 34 table games will be available via broadband-quality video. The cost for the webcast of the 33 final table events is $14.95; for the entire World Championship, the cost is $29.95.