Snooker Xction -- Global Interactive Gaming Limited, the subsidiary of Interactive Systems Worldwide Inc, has launched a version of its SportXction platform that is equipped to handle play-by-play wagering on snooker games. The company timed the launch to take place on October 2nd, just as the Snooker's Grand Prix tournament was beginning in Preston, England, marking the beginning of the World Snooker Association's new season.
Fast 50 -- Calgary-based I-gaming software provider Chartwell Technology Inc. has been ranked 6th on the Deloitte Canadian Technology Fast 50, a list of the Canada's fastest growing technology companies based on percentage revenue growth over a five-year period. In the last five years Chartwell's revenue has grown from under $500,000 to over $7 million. 2003 was the company's first full profitable year and it posted earning of $.11 per share. The company has continued to rise in 2004 with earnings of $.16 per share on revenues of $8.7 million over the first nine months.
Doyle's Room -- Blue Rock International Ltd. has announced the launch of www.DoylesRoom.com, an online poker room endorsed by poker legend Doyle Brunson, winner of the World Series of Poker's Main Event in 1976 and 1977 and author of what is revered by many as the bible of poker: Super System - A Course on Power Poker. Brunson will serve as a consultant to the poker room and so will Mike Caro, a poker theorist commonly called "the Mad Genius of Poker." The site will implement software from Tribeca Tables and will join the Apex Poker Network, which already has over 150 other brands. DoylesRoom will also be the only place poker players can obtain Super System 2, the upcoming sequel to Brunson's first book. The site will be giving the book away as a free gift to people who play on the site.
Skill Gaming Sites -- Irish betting company Paddy Power has launched a skill-based gaming section on its website. The new section, called Power Play, uses software from UK-based GameAccount and features gin rummy, multiplayer golf, mah jong, darts and more. Players can play for the games for free or compete in cash tournaments.
Meanwhile Virgin Group says its I-gaming site at VirginGames.com will also launch a skill games section by the end of the year. Last week GoldenPalace.com announced that it would soon implement the skill-based software developed by CES software's subsidiary SkillJam Technologies.
Grab.com -- Intermix Media, an Internet marketing and entertainment company, has created Grab.com, a skill-games network with an emphasis on community. Intermix says the site combines features from some of its other online properties, such as the leagues and tournaments of www.CasesLadder.com, the social networking of MySpace.com, the avatar technology of Superdudes.com, and casual gaming community tools from Gamerival.com.