Betfair gets its 2 millionth customer
October 14, 2008
Betfair has grown from strength to strength over the past 8 years since it was formed and has not celebrated having customer number 2 million. What makes this even more impressive is that they have made the jump form 1 million to 2 million in only 20 months.
Customer number 2 million was a 59-year old Civil servant from Sweden who had a flutter on the US presidential election and on Wall Street going up or down and he won himself a VIP weekend in London for 2.
“You have to back yourself in life and when my brother showed me the site I could see instantly that it gave me a wide range of choices and I could pick my own odds,” said Ohrman.
“It’s certainly more fun betting on Betfair than it is betting on the stock market at the moment.”
5 million transactions a day are held which is more than all of Europe’s stock exchanges which is very impressive and this is why they are set to win their second Queen’s Award for Enterprise on the 20th of October.
“In a year when we won a Queen’s Award for International Trade, it is fitting that Betfair’s two millionth account comes from outside the UK,” said David Yu, Chief Executive Officer for Betfair.
“Our international customers are already an essential part of our business and they are growing larger in number every day. So, congratulations to Mr Ohrman, he’s joined the world’s biggest online betting community.”
October promotions at InterCasino
October 13, 2008
InterCasino like to offer their players’ something a little special and different every month with themed promotions to take away the monotony of playing the same old casino games.
There are 4 themed events planned for October. The first is the Basketball Bonanza taking place between the 10th and 12th of October where you get a free $15 for wagering a certain amount of money on the Nothing But Net online slot game.
The second is the InterCasino Film Festival Challenge taking place between the 15th and 23rd of October which will ask you 3 movie questions and for every one you get right you get an extra $5.
The third is the Mystery Monster Match taking place between the 24th and 26th of October there is a few things you have to do to qualify for the bonus money here, first of all you need to enter either ghosts, vampires or witches and you will receive between $10 and $30 cashback on your next deposit. You need to then deposit $30 and play between $150 and $450 on specific slot machines that are Daredevil, Blade or Ghostrider.
The fourth and final promotion is the Haunted House promotion taking place between the 27th and 31st of October you just need to play the Haunted House slot during these dates and you will receive a free $10 bonus.
888 Big Winners at eGaming Awards
October 10, 2008
888.com has taken away three awards at this year’s egaming awards as they continue on from there previous success winning the Casino Operator of the Year Award for the 3rd year in a row!
They also picked up the Bingo Operator of the Year award for 888ladies bingo.
888 have continued to dominate the online casino market and look to keep progressing even further.
There progression was further signalled this week when they added the first 3 of 10 new games scheduled for the website.
888 have been actively promoting this year and even with the downturn in the economy they look set to make a good profit at the end of the year.
Asian Poker Tour announce first tournament
October 9, 2008
The first event of the APT is to take place between January and February in the Dusit Thani MAila Hotel in Makati which is in the Philippines.
The APT plan to host 4 major events in 2009 and if they are as big as they were last year then the players are in for a treat. Last year’s competitions had prize pots of up to $1.5 million and with the buy in for the first event in January being $2,500 then we could be set for an even higher one this year.
‘The APT has already held two major events this year, APT Philippines and APT Macau,” said Chris Parker, Chief Executive Officer for the APT.
“After consultation with players, online partners and sponsors a comprehensive schedule is now being planned for 2009 to successfully meet the needs of all concerned. We are looking forward to enhancing poker’s presence in Asia.’
Asian Poker Tour announces first event
October 9, 2008
The first event of the APT is to take place between January and February in the Dusit Thani MAila Hotel in Makati which is in the Philippines.
The APT plan to host 4 major events in 2009 and if they are as big as they were last year then the players are in for a treat. Last year’s competitions had prize pots of up to $1.5 million and with the buy in for the first event in January being $2,500 then we could be set for an even higher one this year.
‘The APT has already held two major events this year, APT Philippines and APT Macau,” said Chris Parker, Chief Executive Officer for the APT.
“After consultation with players, online partners and sponsors a comprehensive schedule is now being planned for 2009 to successfully meet the needs of all concerned. We are looking forward to enhancing poker’s presence in Asia.’
