Thursday, January 24, 2013

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New world record Net Entertainment’s slot game Mega Fortune™ pays out 17.8 MEUR

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:45 AM PST

January 23, 2013 Mega Fortune™, the popular online slot game from Net Entertainment, on January 20 paid out the biggest online jackpot in the world to date. This time the jackpot amounted to about 17.8 MEUR. The winner is a 40-year old male in Helsinki who played at the Åland-based operator Paf.

Mega Fortune™ is a progressive jackpot and part of Net Entertainment's jackpot network, where the liquidity from players from many of the largest European online casinos are pooled.

"This is the second time that Net Entertainment's games have given a winner the world's largest global online jackpot. The high liquidity that Net Entertainment's progressive slots offers, result in very rapid  jackpot build-up, and is a very good tool for the operators to attract players. We congratulate the winner and Paf for this big win, and look forward to hopefully making many more players millionaires in the future." says Per Eriksson, CEO at Net Entertainment.

 

Gaming Standards Association Begins Development Of Compliance Verification Tool (CVT)

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:01 AM PST

LAS VEGAS (January 23, 2013)  During G2E 2012, Gaming Standards Association, the world's leading gaming standards-setting organization, announced the development of its Compliance Verification Tool (CVT), a crucial tool enabling easy verification of compliance with GSA's landmark and award-winning G2S (Game To System) protocol standard. Now GSA is proud to announce it has fully funded the CVT development, thanks to the generous support of several members.

GSA industry leaders funding the CVT project are Aristocrat Technologies, Bally Technologies, BMM Compliance, Gaming Laboratories International, IGT, SPIELO International and WMS Gaming Inc.

GSA member company Radical Blue Gaming will begin development immediately of the tool, while working directly with GSA's Certification Interoperability Committee (CIC).

Funding and development of the CVT is a serious industry-wide undertaking. The finished tool will be a critical element in guaranteeing device and system interoperability in land-based and online gaming spaces worldwide and across the industry spectrum.

GSA Board Chairman Adrian Marcu, IGT, said, "We are very pleased to have the CVT project fully funded, and we are grateful to our members who have come forward to financially back the CVT. When complete, the CVT will have a significant impact on increased gaming product interoperability. This major financial backing, combined with nearly universal manufacturer acceptance of the CVT, clearly shows the industry is serious about standards adoption and certification and GSA is pleased to be leading the way."

In light of the upcoming ICE Totally Gaming tradeshow in London, GSA will extend the special reduced pricing for members to purchase the CVT through the end of February 2013. For more information about GSA membership and its many benefits to operators, suppliers and regulators, visit GSA at ICE Totally Gaming stand #S3-304 or visit GSA online at www.gamingstandards.com.

About the Gaming Standards Association (GSA): The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) is an international trade association that creates benefits for gaming manufacturers, suppliers, operators, and regulators. We facilitate the identification, definition, development, promotion, and implementation of open standards to enable innovation, education, and communication for the benefit of the entire industry. Established in 1998, GSA's members represent a wide cross section of the global gaming industry.

GSA's Game to System (G2S) Protocol has been named "Best Productivity-Enhancement Technology" by Global Gaming Business Magazine; one of Casino Journal magazine's "Top 3 Most Innovative Products"; and one of Casino Enterprise Management's "Top 10 Slot Floor Technologies."

Platinum members include Alberta Gaming & Liquor Commission; Aristocrat Technologies Inc.; Bally Technologies, Inc. (BYI); International Game Technology (IGT); Konami Gaming Inc.; Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation; SPIELO International, and WMS Gaming Inc. (WMS).

Other members include: 3M, AGRIC; Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd.; Arrow Gaming; Aruze Gaming America, Inc.; Atlantic Lottery Corporation; Austrian Gaming Industries; BMM Compliance; British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC); British Group; Caesars Entertainment (CZR); Casinos Austria; Casino Technology; Codere, S.A. (CDR.MC); ComTrade; European Casino Association; EWA CyberSolutions, LLC; Fortunet, Inc. (FTNT); Four Winds Interactive; FutureLogic; Gaming Laboratories International (GLI); Gaming Technology Association; Gauselman GmbH; Grand Vision Gaming; Intralot S.A. (INLr.AT); InterSeven Gaming Team; Isle of Capri Casinos (ISLE); JCM Global; Loto-Québec; Macao Polytechnic Institute; Manitoba Lotteries Corporation; MEI; Mohegan Sun; MotorCity Casino Hotel; Multimedia Games (MGAM); Multi-State Lottery Association; Nanoptix, Inc.; NRT Technology Corporation; Oregon Lottery; Penn National Gaming (PENN); Radical Blue Gaming; Random Consulting; Scientific Games (SGMS); Seminole Tribe of Florida; Shuffle Master, Inc. (SHFL); Station Casinos; Techlink Entertainment International Ltd.; Tipping Point Gaming; Transact Technologies (TACT); UNLV International Gaming Institute; Video Gaming Technologies, Inc.; Western Canada Lottery Corporation.

For more information, visit www.gamingstandards.com and join GSA on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

 

CalvinAyre.com Partners with Fire & Ice 2013

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:52 AM PST

23 January 2013 (London, UK) Lyceum Media has confirmed CalvinAyre.com as its exclusive digital media partner of its 12th annual Fire & Ice event.

The tablog's camera will be on hand to mingle with partygoers and capture the evening’s entertainment, which will take guests on a trip through time, starting in Paris 1930 and travelling to Paris 2113.

Fire & Ice 2013 will be the biggest party in iGaming to date, and its organizers have laid out a VIP evening that will top anything the industry has seen before.

Leading iGaming companies will attend Fire & Ice Wednesday, February 6th at The Troxy, London’s iconic art-deco theatre.  The 2013 sponsors include, ONEworks™, Lyceum Media, Bluff Europe, Global Gaming Labs, PayPoint.net, Income Access, Olympian Group, RomePartners, Betting Partners, Intertops.eu, Secure Trading, Optimal Payments, NewBingoBilly, BetRockit.com, Facebook.com, Social Gambling Conference, Gamesys, OpenLot, Affiliate REPUBLIK, Bet Soft Gaming, TAIN, Cable & Wireless,  B3W Group, bet365, Spielo G2, Sports Interaction and Playn' GO.

 

Hippodrome launches first poker tournament

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:50 AM PST

Wednesday, January 23, 2013 The Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square, London, is to stage its first ever poker tournament – the Winter Classic.

The £250 buy-in tournament with £25,000 guaranteed will start on February 8 and conclude on February 9. Registration is £25.

Capped at a maximum of 200 runners, one re-registration per player is allowed up to the first break (players must lose all chips to re-register), and late registration is available up to the first break (120 minutes).

Players at who sign up to be a Hippodrome Friend and register for the tournament before February 4 will receive a complimentary food and drinks voucher to be used on the day of the tournament.

A  Live satellite will run on the 8th February, starting at 3pm,  £27.50 with two seats guaranteed.

 

 

Dallmeier receives patent for multifocal sensor technology Panomera®.

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:46 AM PST

German Patent and Trademark Office confirmed just how unique the Panomera® multifocal sensor system is. Dallmeier has been granted a patent entitled "Überwachungseinrichtung" with an issue date of 4.6.2011. Meanwhile, the 3-months objection period, during which third parties can raise an objection against the assignation of patent, has expired. As no legally effective protest has been filed, the assignation of patent has now become irrevocable. The number of the patent is 10 2011 103 378.

It has been just over a year since the application was filed and the German patent has finally been granted. "A very short time when one considers that patent applications can often drag on for several years", explains Dieter Dallmeier. And he declares; "This patent underscores the unique nature of this technology."

The multifocal sensor system convinces with its new lens and sensor concept: Panomera® works with several lenses, each of which has a different focal length. Thanks to this, the camera can be adapted optimally to the area for surveillance, so details are still clearly visible, not only close up but also at very long distances, and individuals can be recognised even at 160m distance. The camera permanently records the whole image with highest detail resolution. PTZ functions like panning or zooming are therefore also possible in the recordings. This way every incident can be reconstructed and documented subsequently after the event.

Panomera® is already used in numerous national and international projects, e.g. in various German Football League stadia (Mönchengladbach, Leverkusen, Cologne, Dortmund, …), at airports (Nuremberg, Naples) or in the French shopping-mall La Part-Dieu in Lyon.

About Dallmeier Dallmeier has at its disposal more than 25 years of experience in transmission, recording as well as picture processing technology and is an outstanding pioneer of CCTV/IP solutions worldwide. This profound knowledge is used in the development of intelligent software and high quality recorder and camera technologies enabling Dallmeier to not only offer stand-alone systems, but complete network solutions up to large-scale projects with perfectly integrated components. Right from the beginning the company always focused on own innovative developments and highest quality and reliability. Dallmeier is the only manufacturer in Germany that develops and manufactures all components on its own. This includes the entire product range, from cameras to picture storage and transmission to intelligent video analysis and even individually adjusted management systems. Quality made by Dallmeier, made in Germany!

Over the years, Dallmeier has repeatedly given fresh impetus to the market with new developments and extraordinary innovations. The world's first DVR for example, which introduced digital recording to the entire CCTV industry, came from Dallmeier. The multifocal sensor system Panomera® will have a similarly groundbreaking effect: This unique and novel camera technology will revolutionise the market and open up completely new possibilities to the video security industry.

This and the extensive experience in the CCTV and IP field have led to a top position in the international market for digital video surveillance systems.

www.dallmeier.com www.panomera.com www.caminpix.com