BETS ON Betfair, the betting exchange, announced today that customers can now bet directly into the Irish Tote’s pool with their Betfair accounts.
The partnership between Betfair and Tote Ireland mimics similar relationships the bookmaker has with the United Kingdom and Australian Totes. Previously, bets on Irish Totes could be placed on two other Web sites but not from a traditional bookmaker or exchange.
“Betfair customers will now have an even greater betting choice on Irish racing,” said Graham Ross, Betfair’s country manager in Ireland, in a prepared statement. “The Irish Tote pools will benefit from the wider reach that they now have.”
Betfair users can access Tote Ireland pools that include Tote Win, Place & Each Way, Tote Forecast, Tote Trio and the Tote Jackpot and Placepot.
MOVING EAST CryptoLogic Ltd., an Irish online gaming software developer and supplier, has achieved major success in Asia via its partnership with Mahjong Time, an online mah-jongg software provider.
Recently, Mahjong Time penned a deal licensing agreement to gain access to 50 percent of China’s Internet cafes and a marketing presence in more than 20 provinces and 251 cities through an estimated 1,200 wholesale distributors.
"All of CryptoLogic's Asian investments are meeting or exceeding their targets -- and ours,” said Brian H. Hadfield, the company's chief executive. “We knew the global mah-jongg market had huge potential, and that potential is quickly turning into reality.”
REPORTING Entraction Holding A.B., the Sweden-based software developer, has posted a gain in second-quarter earnings with a net profit of 8.4 million Swedish kronor.
Juxtaposed with a loss of 11.3 million Swedish kronor during the same period last year, things are looking up for the online gaming provider.
Net revenues were reported as 77.6 million Swedish kronor -- a 48.4% spike. Second-quarter casino revenues were at 14.6 million Swedish kronor and its poker revenues were at 51.9 million Swedish kronor.
THE LINEUP PokerStars’ second round of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour will kick off Sept. 1 with a laundry list of champions along with more than 500 participants.
The poker star-studded lineup for the Macau event includes Johnny Chan, Joe Hachem, Scotty Nguyen, Men “The Master” Nguyen, Liz Lieu, JJ Liu, Isabelle Mercier, Elky and Barry Greenstein.
“It’s bringing in top players like myself and letting the world know that there is real poker here, and real poker players here, and that anybody can win millions of dollars,” Mr. Chan said about the poker tour in a prepared statement.
Additionally, Jeffrey Haas, president of the tour, said he expects regional participation to at least double this year.
EXPANDING Oneindia reports that Playwin, an India-based online lottery and gaming company, is planning to open exclusive gaming outlets in metropolitan districts such as Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.
''Focus will be on the small towns,” Arun Sinha, chief executive and managing director of Pan India Network Infravest, which owns Playwin, told the site. “We'll try to have as many outlets as possible close to the customers.”
Along with the additional outlets, Playwin plans to unleash a promotional campaign for its Web site.
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