COLD HARD UKASH Victor Chandler, a sports betting and online gaming company, has added Ukash as an alternative payment method on its Web sites.
According to a statement released by Ukash, an online cash payment provider, the deal will allow Victor Chandler to tap into an 18 billion pound of market by allowing gamers in the United Kingdom to use cash, as opposed to bank accounts or credit cards, for sports betting and online gambling via Ukash’s electronic voucher system.
“I am delighted to be able to offer the Ukash payment solution on my Web sites,” said Victor Chandler, chairman, in a prepared statement. “The ability to accept what are ultimately cash transactions will not only be a huge benefit in the U.K., but also in new territories for the Victor Chandler business.”
SCANDAL? Gaming Intelligence Group reported today that bwin has admittedly hired Wolfgang Bachler, a security consultant and former head of a counter-terrorism unit, to investigate security issues.
"We needed to be able to objectively assess our environment,” said Kevin O´Neal, bwin’s press officer, in response to the hiring.
That environment allegedly includes a man named Bert Schmidt, who Gaming Intelligence Group reports is a frequent critic of bwin. Recently, suspicious activity around Mr. Schmidt’s home, which was recorded by police reports, cites two individuals monitoring his movements.
Many news outlets are drawing a line between the investigation and the suspicious activities surrounding Mr. Schmidt. However, Mr. O’Neal puts it simply: "How Mr. Bachler gets the information relevant to his services is unknown to us and cannot be known to us.”
I-GAME BOYS According to the Irish Times, Gamblers Anonymous has cited a jump in males between 20 and 30 seeking help. The reason? Online gambling, the group says.
The international organization that reaches out to problem gamblers said the increase has led to more traffic on its Web site.
"When I gambled, I gambled in the local bookies,” an unnamed public relations officer told the Irish Times. “When he closed for the day, I stopped gambling. Now all you need is a credit card and a phone and you can do it 24 hours a day."
SITE LAUNCH After months of development, Pentasia, an I-gaming recruitment consultant firm, has launched a new Web site today.
Along with an enhanced navigation and new search engines, users will discover additions to the client and candidate service sections.
”When planning the site, one of our key aims was to make sure our global presence was properly reflected and the multilingual function is a vital part of that,” said John Doyle, Pentasia’s group marketing manager, in a prepared statement. ”We have revised all of the successful features of the previous Pentasia site and have built on those.”
He adds that more improvements and additions will be coming during the next few months.
SITE LAUNCH: PART DEUX Sun Bingo has unveiled its new Web site for bingo- and game-lovers alike.
The new site launched by the Entertaining Play Ltd. operation boasts all the original games in addition two three new ones -- Gold Digger, Whack a Moley and WAG’s Shopping Spree. The Gibraltar-licensed site also has added more chat rooms to the colorful site.
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