RESIGNING
On Thursday,
PartyGaming announced that
John Davy, who was appointed as a non-executive director for the company in December 2007, will be resigning for “personal reasons.”
A replacement for Mr. Davy has not been selected, and he will remain in the role until it is filled, a company statement said.
According to his bio on PartyGaming’s Web site, Mr. Davy remains the non-executive chairman of Jongleurs Comedy Ltd. , a diversified leisure business whose interests include television and corporate hospitality, and chairman of Mentor Inns L.L.P. and Lombard Asset Management Ltd.
STREAMING
Europe’s gaming TV network, the Poker Channel, has added an online live stream to its site, which will allow remote access to its channel.
The channel, owned by Gaming Media Group, will stream from 9:30 p.m. to 4 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time every night and will be free to access to all visitors.
Programming highlights will include major international tournaments such as the World Series of Poker, the Cash Game Master Class, European Cash Game, Aussie Millions, the World Heads-up Championship.
MORE MOBILE
World Bet Exchange has permeated the mobile market with a new version of its Web page specifically for on-the-go punters.
On Wednesday, the betting exchange unveiled WBX Mobile by giving punters a chance to win a BlackBerry Storm or Apple iPhone by using the mobile version, which is available on any mobile device with an Internet browser.
“In the past few months we have received a number of enquiries from our members requesting this service,” said Iain Turner, the public relations manager for World Bet Exchange. “The launch of WBX Mobile is just the start of the improvements and innovations for 2009.”
LAUNCHING
Buzzluck.com, a site created by eGaming 2.0 that promises to give a mega-casino feel to the online world, has officially launched in beta.
The Web site features an interactive video 3-D lobby and casino where visitors can play video poker, table and slot games. In addition, the new site boasts a live lounge where entertainment acts -- from comedians to musicians -- can perform.
“Online casinos have typically been the most boring Web sites imaginable; we've been working to fix that,” said Alex Czajkowski, eGaming 2.0 founder, in a statement. “So we've created a new site that delivers a larger casino experience and a unique online entertainment experience.”
Mr. Czajkowski, a former Sportingbet marketing director, first presented the site at the European i-Gaming Congress and Expo’s LaunchPad in September 2008. He said the site should not be confused with ‘Sims in a casino.”
“It's an online, live and immersive video entertainment experience, more YouTube than Nintendo,” Mr. Czajkowski added. “You should feel that you are almost in a real, live casino.”
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