JetCasino.com has been stirring up strong summer promotions in an attempt to keep online casino gambling at its highest level ever. Their latest promotion allowed a single winner to drive off in a dream car for the weekend.

The month of June saw online casino player Peter H. from United Kingdom win his dream car to drive around in for the weekend. Peter was so excited in choosing his Lamborghini Murcielago that his only reaction was to stand there and stare at it. It was reported that detention is car drew caused quite a stir. “The car was delivered and within minutes it was surrounded by people taking pictures and asking questions. I’ve never seen anything quite like it! I was eventually asked by the Police to move on because of the crowds it was attracting,” said the excited winner.

Paul Fitchford, JetCasino.com manager added: “This is the kind of response that we like to hear about when we arrange these Supercar experiences. Although some people may not like the attention, the cars that we offer are bound to attract it which adds to the overall thrill of experiencing one. The Murcielago is an incredible machine and everyone at Jet is pleased that Peter enjoyed every moment of driving it.”

Peter responded to JetCasino by saying, “Thanks very much again for arranging such a great prize. As a car fanatic, it couldn’t have gone to anyone more appreciative! I had a great time driving it - thank you so much for making my weekend one to remember!”

Dragonfish, a division of 888 holdings known for their online casino gambling site has recently signed an agreement with Loper Gate Limited. This contract will place two sites into a partnership that will introduce poker and casino online games into the Balkans.

DragonFish will utilize their online Total Gaming Solution to bring online poker and casino games to the new website Play848.com. This online site currently allows players to play for free in a test mode so that they will not sacrifice their own currency as well as learn how to play the games.

Helen Parouti, Director for Loper Gate stated, “We would like to thank the Dragonfish team for the perfect cooperation we had during the creation of Play848.com.”

DragonFish as Artie drawn up an online plan for the company in order to implement their newest online gaming software. “Within very limited time frames it delivered us a flawlessly designed platform for Casino848.com and Poker848. We are very impressed by its professionalism and expertise, which was displayed by its immediate response to any observation or correction we asked.”

“We believe we made the best choice in this cooperation as its experience in this area will establish Casino848.com and Poker848.com in the first places of the Balkan market.”

Loper Gate has begun its globalization of its online casino gambling as it has set up remote locations in Greece, Cyprus and Serbia. Now through the use of Dragonfish technology, there is no limit to how far they can expand.

According to Gabi Campos, Managing Director for Dragonfish,
“Loper Gate is fast becoming a powerful media player in the Balkans market and has the marketing strength to ensure Play848.com becomes a leading online gaming destination.”

One of the industry-leading online gambling providers, Cryptologic has finally come to a deal with Totesport. This online multiyear contract will combine some of the top online betting games with the top casino hosting software to create an amazing online entertainment site in United Kingdom. Totesport is ranked in United Kingdom as the fourth largest bookmaker and now cryptologic has released six of its most popular games to be placed on www.totesport.com.

The six online casino games have released large numbers towards the growing revenue of cryptologic. Due to their unique user experience they continued to generate high interest among online casino players. Cryptologic will then take a cut of the money generated from the totesport.com website based on the number and amount of bets being placed on the games. Orbis technology will provide the platform for these games is they will launch on the website in the third quarter of 2009.

Justin Thouin, Vice President of CryptoLogic, said: “Totesport is one of the most respected brands in the UK betting industry and we are delighted that its customers will be able to pit their skills and enhance their enjoyment with CryptoLogic games. With this agreement we now have consolidated our strong position in Britain’s online gaming sector with a goal to return to long-term growth.” Cryptologic secured over 23 licenses for online casino gambling with some of the top websites online today.

Keith Oliver, e-Gaming and Marketing Director of totesport, commented: “Our agreement with CryptoLogic brings together two very trusted brands from bookmaking and gaming content. We are confident this collaboration will not only bring a new level of enjoyment for our customers but will also help to drive our ongoing expansion into online gaming.”

As the past has shown us anything that Cryptologic touches turns to gold, therefore the companies that join in an online casino agreement will benefit from the consistency in business as well as the revenue they generate.

In the news lately has been discussion about large gambling debts being paid. The legislative executives have been working on a decision that will dictate whether or not markers will be held accountable as bad checks. As the economy continues to wane, casinos are working diligently to get back on track and collect the debts are owed to them by gamblers.

Now, a businessman from California has worked his way through the court system in Las Vegas and has been sentenced to two charges of theft and two charges of passing bad checks. Kirk Vartanian was charged in 2007 for 16 bad checks in order to obtain gambling markers at two Las Vegas casinos. The total charges for these markers equal $250,000.

Vartainian, a 40-year-old businessman from California slowly began to pay back his casino debts at the Venetian and the Wynn in Las Vegas , but still found himself at $241,000 worth of debt. According to his attorney, Patrick McDonald, Vartanian will pay $3771 a month for the next four years until his full payment of $250,000. At this time our team has only repaid $60,000 towards the casinos.

Apparently the casinos are not the only place where Vartanian has had trouble with the law. Charges of domestic violence and assault were Vartanian in Fresno California as he was arrested for confrontation with an unknown woman. According to reports from the police Vartanian and the unnamed woman were quarreling over $135,000 watch. The report also stated that he allegedly hit her and use a knife as a method of threatening her.

International Game Technology released earnings for the 2^nd quarter of 2009 and revealed that profits fell thirty-nine percent.   Overall revenues decreased by 23 percent and the total number of slot machines shipped to casinos fell 31 percent.   Investors and gambling analysts didn’t seem deterred by the news though.  In fact, shares rose more than 14 percent soon after the company earnings were revealed.

IGT reported net income for the second quarter of $66.3 million, or 22 cents a share.  Last year’s earnings for the same time period were reported to be $108.3 million, or 35 cents a share.  Revenues for the quarter were $522.1 million, compared to $677.4 million for the second quarter of 2008.

When speaking to investors, Susquehanna gaming analyst Robert LaFleur said, “Overall, results were above our expectations on product sales.  Product sales revenue declined … but was still well above our pretty low expectations for the quarter.”

MorganJoseph gaming analyst Justin Sebastiano assuaged some investors’ fears by telling them about IGT’s contract for 1700 slot machines for a new casino in Michigan.  In addition, improvements were made in other company areas.   Steven Kent, a gaming analyst for Goldman Sachs told investors, “The company’s cost savings are showing an immediate impact, and product sales strength is especially notable given replacement sales have been an Achilles heel for IGT and the sector.”

Over the last 8 months, International Game Technology has cut more than $100 million from their costs. Though job cuts were part of the cost-cutting strategy, only about one-third of the 161 projected layoffs have been made thus far.

Joe Greff, a JPMorgan gaming analyst, felt investors would be relatively pleased with the earnings reports, “given recently reduced expectations that this was going to be a ho-hum quarter.”

Throughout the construction of the hotel and casino at the city center, no one has stepped and admitted blame, however Pacific Coast steel is putting up $14,105 towards administrative fees for a settlement to the Nevada contractors board.

With such a large project on the horizon , MGM Mirage was forced to hire special private inspectors and did so through the Converse company. Converse was based out of Monrovia, California and was responsible for overseeing the construction of the $8.4 billion complex.

Two individuals have been cited for neglecting their duties on the construction of this casino and hotel complex. Scott Edberg and Joseph Glenn Laurente were employed by the Converse company incited for falsifying 62 daily reports which stated that the steel reinforcing was up to code. As of June 30, Charles Thomas a hearing officer, felt confident with his decision to pinpoint these two individuals.

According to Thomas, the reports stated: “all reinforcements were verified in accordance with sheet/details listed above for bar sizes, grades, lap lengths, clearances and quantities prior to placement.” Comments continued, “Converse’s assumption that the assigned Special Inspectors erred in their individual inspections is not correct.” Thomas then revealed that the two inspectors and not fill their duties to the casino and hotel structure and had not properly inspected and installation of the rebar.

Although the two individuals stated some minor reports on small problems, they did not issue any statements involving the steel reinforcement from floors five through 20 of the hotel and casino structure. Edberg and Laurente have since spoken out against their training through the Converse company. Reportedly, their superiors did not train them properly therefore leading to improperly inspecting the rebar and the steel reinforcement.

The Las Vegas, CityCenter has undergone many changes in its construction, but still is under great scrutiny. Last year the Harmon Hotel ceased the construction of the CityCenter Hotels and Casinos as 15 floors were noticed for having flaws. These flaws caused MGM Mirage company to redesign a large section of the City Center and raised many eyebrows about the future of the project.

According to sources, the private inspectors for the structure of the Casino Hotels in CityCenter approved the steel reinforced structure, therefore allowing construction to continue. The county approved of these private inspectors and now the general public is concerned about how structurally sound this structure truly is.

The inspectors for the 61-story, 4,004-room gambling resort were hired by the Converse Consultants to thoroughly inspect the steel reinforcement of the overall structure. The reports claimed the inspectors fulfilled their duties in their thorough search. Later research has proven that these inspectors did not do a thorough inspection, even though they claimed it on their reports.

Due to the violations of Converse consultants and their improper inspections on the hotel and casino structure, they are no longer allowed to take on new projects in Clark County for six months. The consulting firm will first need the approval of Development Services Director Ron Lynn.

King.com has recently broadened its horizons and now is courting the opposite sex in order to expand its online casino gambling. The online social game site has opened its doors to a live focus group where females had the opportunity to express their thoughts about online casino gambling. This focus group allow the females to discuss their likes and dislikes about online casino gambling in what inspires them to participate.

King.com took advantage of the Seattle-based Casual Connect Seattle conference where they gathered women gamers between the ages of 24 and 61. These online gamers were prodded with questions dealing with their online gaming habits. These questions included: ‘have you been playing more games during the recession versus earlier’ and ‘do you think you become a different person online than offline when playing games’.

Throughout their survey one thing became very clear, the panel of women to participate in the study were equally competitive as men. Kimberly Carney, a 24-year-old gamer clearly stated, “Anytime a girl can win anything, a girl’s going to want it.”

Another aspect that King.com learn from its female online gaming group was that women enjoy games that are visually captivating, involving a lot of animation and bright colors. Many of the women to joined the focus group for the online site stated that their habit of playing consisted of eight hours a day not unlike any man gamers.

A unique point was made by the female gamers was their interest in donating prizes, points and cash from their online gaming to charities.

Riccardo Zacconi, Chief Executive Officer for King.com seemed pleased with the results of the female focus group in terms of growth of the online gambling community. He stated, “We continue to gain insight into our users through dialog, surveys and ongoing interaction.”

“This panel provided a useful snapshot of new interests and trends within the casual games industry.”

AbsolutePoker.com has been racking up the sponsorship by professional online players in the past couple months. Most recently the company sought out a partnership with 24-year-old Matt Vengrin and now is proud to announce the latest sponsorship. Lacey Jones, professional online player is also an actress and model it is the most recent sponsor for AbsolutePoker.com.

This having an online contract with the AbsolutePoker.com, Lacey will now be featured as one of the top players to compete in online gambling tournaments. Online Casino players can now seek out Lacey and reveal what seat she is occupying. The online site allows you to use their tracking system known as Absolute Buddy to find where these sponsored players are located.

“I’m so excited about this amazing new chapter of my career with AbsolutePoker.com,” said Jones.

”Our fit couldn’t be more perfect and I can’t wait to share all of the amazing stuff that’s in store with the AbsolutePoker.com community.”

Lacey Jones started her career back in 2005 as a model for an ESPN charity tournament. She gained her first taste of success by finishing 32nd in the tournament. To gain this spot she beat out over 330 competitors and went on to compete in many other large tournaments such as the World Series of Poker. In 2004 she had an impressive finish as the runner-up for the San Diego Super Bowl of Poker.

As an actress Lacey Jones has defined herself through such roles which place her into the top TV shows such as HBO’s Top series Entourage as well as one of Fox television’s top-rated shows, The OC. To add to her TV credits, Lacey has also hosted numerous shows such as Razz Event 2008 World Series of Poker, and Urban Rush TV Show based out of Vancouver.

One of the top online gambling developers, Playtech Limited has recently announced its second-quarter earnings. We have witnessed many land-based casinos struggle through this economic depression and take a large hit as the summer heat dissuades many from participating in land-based casinos.

Until now it seemed as though the online gambling casinos for the most part unaffected by the declining economy and in fact the European market seems to continually expand. Now of the giants in online casino gambling troubling in its second quarter as it shows a 1.9% drop in gross income. Playtech recently announced that its numbers have dropped to €33.1 million.

Although these numbers came as a shock to many companies, Playtech’s parent company, Isle of Man revealed that its year on year numbers actually increased throughout this time.