2008 August 14 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 6

Online bingo operator Tombola has contracted the management services and affiliate marketing software of Income Access to power its own affiliate network.

CS Casino.com (formerly Sands of the Caribbean Casino) online player NadineT from Toronto in Canada is the latest recipient of progressive slot largesse from the popular Cryptologic-powered “Rags to Riches” game.

London-listed online gambling software and games developer Playtech plc has made another acquisition, clinching a $1.75 million deal with Win Gaming Media Inc., to buy subsidiary MIXTV Limited, a provider of mass multiplayer (MMP) live gaming technology for use in interactive television and Internet applications.

The Swedish state gambling monopoly Svenske Spel had difficulty keeping its undertaking to reduce marketing activities in the second quarter, it appears, leading to criticism from political and banking sources.

Already successful in the online casino and poker sector, Gigamedia subsidiary Everest Poker.com is set to enter the Internet sports betting sector later this (2008) year, the parent company revealed this week.

888.com becomes the shirt sponsor for Spain’s Sevilla football club for a third season this week with an agreement to renew the sponsorship deal between the two companies. The new agreement sees the arrangement running through the next three years.