SUPPLYING WagerWorks, International Game Technology's online subsidiary, said Friday it will be supplying branded game continent to JenningsBet, a United Kingdom bookmaker.
According to a statement from the company, some of the first games to be offered are “Cleopatra,” “Monopoly with Pass ‘Go’ Bonus,” “Cluedo” and “Wheel of Fortune Hollywood Edition.”
“Our continuing aim to keep our site current and competitive means a strategy of searching out the top performing titles,” said Steve Templeman, JenningsBet director, in a prepared statement.
LAUNCHED On Thursday, Bwin announced it was the first operator authorized by the State Monopolies Autonomous Administration to launch real-money skill games.
Since Jan. 5, eight skill games have been made available on Bwin’s Italian Web site. Some of the new games include solitare, blackjack, three-card poker “Yatzy” and “Eldorado.”
“Bwin continues to fortify its position in the Italian market as a genuine house of games,” said Norbert Teufelberger, the company’s co-chief executive, in a prepared statement.
MRS. OBAMA’S BINGO Kezia Obama, a former wife of President-elect Barack Obama’s late father, has launched a charity bingo game in honor of Mr. Obama's inauguration as the United States' 44th president, the Bracknell Forest Standard reported Friday.
The game, “Mrs. Obama’s Bingo,” will go live on Galabingo.com on Tuesday, Jan. 20, according to the paper, and run through Friday, Jan. 23, raising money for Sue Ryder Care, a healthcare charity based in the United Kingdom. The paper said Gala bingo will donate 10 pence for every £1 in ticket sales spent on the new game.
According to The Daily Mail, Kezia was the first wife of Obama’s father, Barack Obama Sr., who went on to marry twice more before dying in a car crash in 1982.
CUSTOMER SERVICE? Jackpot U.K. is handing over the management of its customer list to Lloyd James Group Ltd., a data solutions provider, the London-based company has announced.
Owned and operated by Jackpot Gaming Ltd., the online casino and gambling information directory’s client list includes more than 200,000 people who have won prizes or made payments for other items they have bought through Jackpot.
“The multi-channeled way that Jackpot targets its consumers, which includes direct response TV and scratch card inserts in newsstand titles and third party mailings, has resulted in a very affluent list,” said Lynn Stevens, managing director at Lloyd James Group, in a prepared statement.
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