Wednesday, July 10, 2013

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JUNIPER RESEARCH REPORT MOBILE TO TOP US$100 BILLION BY 2017

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 07:05 AM PDT

A news report released by Gaming Club and conducted by Juniper Research has revealed some startling figures for the mobile gambling industry. It is expected that the mobile gambling arena will be valued at us$ 100 billion by 2017. Further, net profits in the region of us$ 45 billion are expected to be earned by the leading online gambling companies.

The gambling markets are constantly pushing the limits, and online gambling, once perceived to be the new frontier, has given way to the mobile gambling arena.

Further, net profits in the region of us$ 45 billion are expected to be earned by the leading online gambling companies. These figures point towards very strong growth for what was until recently an infant industry in the gowth for what was until recently an infant industry in the gambling arena.

The explosive growth in mobile smartphone technology is fueling the demand for mobile casino games. In Britain alone, some 62% of people already own smartphones – an increase of over 13% from October 2011. This is on par with the meteoric growth in online gambling, where revenues have surged over 30% between 2010 and 2011. Smartphones provide gamblers with the added convenience of mobile gambling, without having to be confined to desktops or workstations. The wide range of mobile gaming apps available to patrons ensures that pretty much anyone with any compatible Android smartphone/tablet, iPad or iPhone can enjoy these exciting gambling games.

Players have many incentives to play mobile casino games including generous signup bonuses, preferred deposit method bonuses, free spins and exclusive games. Slots, video poker, blackjack, roulette and other games are readily available to players. The leading mobile casinos provide sweeping compatibility with mobile smartphones and the finest mobile casino games too.

 

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INTERBLOCK CONTINUES WITH INSTALLATIONS THROUGHOUT FRENCH MARKET AT GUJAN MESTRAS CASINO

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 02:29 AM PDT

Interblock is proudly announcing another installation of top branded multi-terminal gaming machine, G4 Organic Live Roulette™ within the Casino Gujan Mestras, located in the South-West of France. Installation was carried out in the end of May, 2013 and since then showed excellent results.

Mr. Bojan Dreven, Regional Sales Manager at Interblock, commented the installation: "We are proud of having a new partner like Casino Gujan Mestras on board and Interblock thanks to company SFC2A, distributor for French market for their support and efforts, which helped us to establish good relationship with the casino, especially with adjustment and optimal placement of Interblock's G4 Organic product into the casino floor."

G4 Organic Live™ is a semi-automated game, offering choice of any traditional game from our selection. Organic Live platform offers players the ability to place wagers electronically on a live wheel operated by a croupier or an Electronic shoe being dealt for a baccarat game. A compact and modern Organic Live Roulette game designed for 6, 7, 9 or 14 players it can be easily integrate into any casino floor.

Ms. Emilie Soulard, Communication department at Gujan Mestras Casino, added: "We are absolutely delighted of the recent Interblock automated roulette installation within our establishment of Gujan-Mestras property. First of all, thanks to its superb esthetic, it makes a very nice impression in the center of our slot machines room. In addition, it is very easy to reach, which even allows people who are not initiates of the Roulette game, to discover and enjoy it. We’ve noticed that the players appreciate the entertainment side of this electronic form of the roulette and that it encourages traditional games players to enter the slot machine room."

 

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PADDY POWER CLAIMS POLE POSITION

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 02:01 AM PDT

Tuesday 9th July Paddy Power offered the best value for money in June to customers looking for money back offers, according to figures from a leading affiliate marketing website.

FREEBETS.com rated the Irish bookie ahead of its competitors a month after it finished runner-up to Ladbrokes in the first ever research into the booming sector.

Analysts at the company used their own algorithms to conduct the survey. They based their findings on the number of money-back offers available, the free bet or cash refund value, the likelihood of the scenario to occur, and the number of events and markets which qualify for the offer.

Statistics showed that 123 unique money back offers were promoted by the 18 online bookmakers monitored. Paddy Power alone offered 27 different bets, including a host of high value specials for the Confederations Cup held in Brazil.

The Dublin-based bookie also won the individual Money Back Offer of the Month with its headline-grabbing Royal Ascot promotion of "Money Back If Animal Kingdom wins" the Queen Anne Stakes.

Paddy Power sports and sponsorship PR Manager Sebastian Bell said: "We wanted to kick this huge summer of sport off with a bang so decided to really give our customers some serious value for money in June.

"The combination of extra place offers, money back specials across all Channel 4 races, and a bonkers refund on Animal Kingdom at Royal Ascot meant we gave punters back almost £1million in cash."

David Archer, owner of Freebets.com, said: "The bookies really pushed some great betting offers in June with some outstanding value for punters in the Confederations Cup and, of course, Royal Ascot, which just gets better every year.

"The competition is fierce among bookmakers with a lot of choice on offer for the big televised events." Malta-based sportsbook Betway was the runner-up overall in June, with relative newcomer Winner.com taking third spot.

Betway owed their lofty position to some generous money back offers around matches during cricket's ICC Champions Trophy, while Winner put up a very generous horse racing special to customers if their selection finished second. A spokesman for Winner.com said "As a new and growing Sportsbook in the UK, we understand the competitive market place. To finish third this month for money back offers shows we are on the right track to being recognised for offering value to customers, which is one of our main focuses.

"With the football season around the corner we have many more great offers to make sure we keep up the good work and aim to be number one next month!"

Of the bookmakers surveyed, Paddy Power and BetVictor offered money back promotions on the most sports, with ten each, while Bet Victor had the second highest number of unique offers at sixteen.

 

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Unity Technologies Doubles Community to Two Million Developers

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 01:24 AM PDT

 

 

San Francisco, CA  July 9, 2013  Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity multi-platform engine and development tools, is excited to announce that after reaching 1 million registered developers just over a year ago, the community has now surpassed 2 million, cementing Unity as one of the largest and most active developer communities in the world. This new milestone includes more than 400,000 monthly active users.

In its first seven years on the market, Unity's stellar community grew to an impressive one million developers thanks in part to ambitious democratization initiatives such as the release of the first truly free game development tools in late 2009. In May of this year, Unity furthered this vision to democratize development by adding fundamental iOS and Android deployment tools to the free version of Unity, a move to further enable Unity developers to take their games to the mobile marketplace. Windows Store and BlackBerry 10 fundamental tools will be added upon the release of Unity 4.2. In addition, Unity's development tools for the Nintendo Wii U are completely free, and a recent agreement with Microsoft makes the Pro version add-on of the Windows Store publishing tools free for existing and future Unity Pro 4 customers upon release.

Now, in just over one year, the Unity Community has doubled to 2 million registered developers, demonstrating the continued surge in popularity of Unity. In addition to continued increase in adoption in North America and Europe, the unique combination of an efficient and intuitive editor, powerful engine capable of rendering high-performance 3D and 2D environments, and industry leading multi-platform deployment options has sparked massive growth across Asia, Latin America, Russia, and beyond, making Unity one of the most widely used platforms across all of software development.

In the last year, Unity announced development of tools to support BlackBerry 10, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Mobile, a future Sony Computer Entertainment cloud gaming service, Tizen, Wii U, Windows Phone 8, Windows Store, and Xbox One. Combined with current deployment options for Windows, Mac, Linux, Unity Web Player, iOS, Android, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, Unity offers unparalleled reach for developers looking to connect with broader audiences.

The Unity Web Player has also reached new highs with over 225 million installs. The Web Player, which totaled 72 million installs for all of 2012, has already hit over 54 million to date in 2013, marking a 50% increase in the install rate for the plugin. With partners such as Facebook, Kongregate, Qihoo, and others, actively seeking Unity-authored games for their gaming ecosystems, the outlook is extremely positive for continued acceleration of the adoption of the Unity Web Player.

The Asset Store, Unity's premiere marketplace for community created a wide variety of editor extensions and assets used to help make development more efficient and inexpensive, now boasts over 8 thousand asset packages and 350 thousand users. With some developers making over $30,000 per month and hundreds of developers generating significant income, the Asset Store has proven a success not only for Unity and developers making games, but also as a marketplace for asset creators.

Unity's tremendous growth over the last year reflects the company's fast-paced business across industries, including traditional game applications, interactive simulations, gambling, and more. In the past three months alone, Unity has partnered with Sony Computer Entertainment, Facebook, Qualcomm, and Microsoft to deliver new, incredible paths of delivery and opportunities for developers.

"We are proud of this new milestone that we have reached for what it means to the vision to democratize the game industry," said David Helgason, CEO and Co-founder, Unity Technologies. "In 2005 we started out with a few hundred users and the goal of making game development accessible to everyone across an increasing array of platforms and devices. We continue to dream big and innovate for our developers. We can't wait to shed more light on our new initiatives and plans at this year's Unite conference in Vancouver."

To celebrate the extraordinary Unity Community and its continued expansion, Unity will be giving a development suite to a lucky member of the community that includes Unity Pro plus all commercially available Pro add-ons including iOS, Android, and BlackBerry 10.

 

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