Go For Gold -- All proceeds for "Go For Gold," a new instant interactive game launched by Camelot on the UK National Lottery Web site (www.national-lottery.co.uk), will be allocated to supporting the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Lottery funding is expected to contribute up to £1.5 billion toward the costs of the 2012 events. The National Lottery now has about 1 million players registered via interactive channels after two years of interactive operations. Interactive sales have grown to over £2 million per week and contribute over £500,000 per week to charitable causes. Last month Camelot launched a traditional scratch card version of "Go For Gold."
Tyche -- Isle of Man-based online gaming operator betinternet.com has signed a contract with software developer IGW Software to use Tyche, IGW's highly scalable sports book software platform designed to give operators greater control over their content, liability and customer management. betinternet will go live with the new system in the first quarter of 2006. The company has used a sports book solution from PDMS for the last five years.
Multiple Betting -- Online betting exchange Betdaq has introduced multiple betting to its network. An easy-to-use interface enables punters to select more than one betting proposition across Betdaq's entire line of markets.
Tournament Blackjack -- Online skill gaming provider GameAccount has launched a skill-based version of blackjack that enables players to engage in heads-up play against online opponents instead of against the house. The player begins the game with an imaginary chip stack of $10,000 and tries to build a larger chip stack than his opponent, with the exact same sequence of cards dealt to both players. Players can participate in tournaments with entry fees as low as $2 or as high as $900.