Tuesday, July 3, 2012

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UK's most powerful GPU-based supercomputer, "Emerald", will enter into service tomorrow, a tool for Business & Academia http://t.co/WRHkXpXt

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:31 AM PDT

BusinessSchools: UK's most powerful GPU-based supercomputer, "Emerald", will enter into service tomorrow, a tool for Business & Academia http://t.co/WRHkXpXt

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@MarkThoma thinks that Physicists in Finance have a lot to learn from Economists #quant Thoughts? http://t.co/AUrsSK71

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:09 AM PDT

BusinessSchools: @MarkThoma thinks that Physicists in Finance have a lot to learn from Economists #quant Thoughts? http://t.co/AUrsSK71

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Blog Post: TheAlephBlog: On Power Outages

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:52 AM PDT

I want to toss out an idea for comment regarding power outages.  In the present storm, my power was restored within two days.  The  last time in August/September 2o11, it took almost seven days.read more...

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Video: James Montier talk, âThe Flaws of Financeâ at the CFA Institute - Great stuff @CFAinstitute http://t.co/uTuPgkmv

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:40 AM PDT

BusinessSchools: Video: James Montier talk, “The Flaws of Finance” at the CFA Institute - Great stuff @CFAinstitute http://t.co/uTuPgkmv

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Renowned strategist James Montier, lives up to his reputation by slamming the way the CFA Institute teaches #economics http://t.co/of1PIrt5

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:40 AM PDT

BusinessSchools: Renowned strategist James Montier, lives up to his reputation by slamming the way the CFA Institute teaches #economics http://t.co/of1PIrt5

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Business School Boot-camp for Undergrads - is this a purely US phenomenon? I assume not for long. http://t.co/xVG0zmfT

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:40 AM PDT

BusinessSchools: Business School Boot-camp for Undergrads - is this a purely US phenomenon? I assume not for long. http://t.co/xVG0zmfT

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US Business Schools to Identify Board-Ready Women http://t.co/Ejrumase

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:40 AM PDT

BusinessSchools: US Business Schools to Identify Board-Ready Women http://t.co/Ejrumase

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Why MBAs, and B-Schools, Need to Embrace Failure http://t.co/gAvmwHtZ

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:40 AM PDT

BusinessSchools: Why MBAs, and B-Schools, Need to Embrace Failure http://t.co/gAvmwHtZ

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UK Student loans "not merely income contingent, but future-policy contingent" - no fixed repayment term or threshold http://t.co/twAC4Jjc

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 01:58 AM PDT

BusinessSchools: UK Student loans "not merely income contingent, but future-policy contingent" - no fixed repayment term or threshold http://t.co/twAC4Jjc

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Blog Post: TheFinancialServicesClub: Things worth reading, the European view (10)

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 01:41 AM PDT

This week's view from Europe, courtesy of Edith Rigler :read more...

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The Financial Education Daily is out! http://t.co/TYluKzUv ⸠Top stories today via @kenanflagler @FundacaoFIA

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 12:22 AM PDT

BusinessSchools: The Financial Education Daily is out! http://t.co/TYluKzUv â–¸ Top stories today via @kenanflagler @FundacaoFIA

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Blog Post: Falkenblog: Our Green Government

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 06:38 PM PDT

When you don't have a bottom line, rather a mish-mash of objectives, massive inefficiencies can be tolerated. Here's a bit on our new green navy:The USNS Henry J. Kaiser carried nearly 900,000 gallons of biofuel blended with petroleum to power the cruisers, destroyers and fighter jets of what the Navy has taken to calling the "Great Green Fleet," the first carrier strike group to be powered...

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Cass Visiting Professor wins Media Woman of the Year

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 06:16 PM PDT

Julia Hobsbawm, Honorary Visiting Professor in Networking at Cass Business School has won the First Women Awards Media Woman of the Year 2012 Award, just 24 hours after delivering her inaugural lecture at Cass.read more...

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Published / Preprint: The Exact Implied Volatility Smile for Exponential L\'evy Models. (arXiv:1207.0233v1 [q-fin.CP])

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 05:32 PM PDT

For any exponential L\'evy model whose diffusion component is nonzero, we provide an exact series representation for the implied volatility of a European call option. Numerical examples are provided.

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Published / Preprint: Financial instability from local market measures. (arXiv:1207.0356v1 [q-fin.TR])

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 05:32 PM PDT

We study the emergence of instabilities in a stylized model of a financial market, when different market actors calculate prices according to different (local) market measures. We derive typical properties for ensembles of large random markets using techniques borrowed from statistical mechanics of disordered systems. We show that, depending on the number of financial instruments available and on...

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Published / Preprint: Chi-square simulation of the CIR process and the Heston model. (arXiv:0802.4411v5 [q-fin.CP] UPDATED)

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 05:32 PM PDT

The transition probability of a Cox-Ingersoll-Ross process can be represented by a non-central chi-square density. First we prove a new representation for the central chi-square density based on sums of powers of generalized Gaussian random variables. Second we prove Marsaglia's polar method extends to this distribution, providing a simple, exact, robust and efficient acceptance-rejection method...

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Published / Preprint: Geometric Allocation Approach for Transition Kernel of Markov Chain. (arXiv:1106.3562v2 [cond-mat.stat-mech] UPDATED)

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 05:32 PM PDT

We introduce a new geometric approach that constructs a transition kernel of Markov chain. Our method always minimizes the average rejection rate and even reduce it to zero in many relevant cases, which cannot be achieved by conventional methods, such as the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm or the heat bath algorithm (Gibbs sampler). Moreover, the geometric approach makes it possible to find not...

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RT @AdvancedTrading: Can Social Media Sharpen #Quant Models? http://t.co/gpqEVkD4 @JPaulGrant #socmed #trading #finserv

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 06:03 AM PDT

fin_tech: RT @AdvancedTrading: Can Social Media Sharpen #Quant Models? http://t.co/gpqEVkD4 @JPaulGrant #socmed #trading #finserv

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Financial Technology News Report is out! http://t.co/Jds9GCg0 : Top stories today via @wallstreettech @carlcarrie @portfolioprobe

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 05:49 AM PDT

fin_tech: Financial Technology News Report is out! http://t.co/Jds9GCg0 â–¸ Top stories today via @wallstreettech @carlcarrie @portfolioprobe

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Event: Capital Markets Academy - Risk and Counterparty Clearing (CCP)

Posted: 21 May 2012 07:34 AM PDT

Location: London, UK; Date: July 10th, 2012; The seminar offers a comprehensive overview of the different types of risk involved in the clearing process and the role of the CCP in managing that risk. In this context, the risk-based margining system will be explained in detail.read more...

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Event: Capital Markets Academy - Clearing Processes Securities

Posted: 21 May 2012 07:27 AM PDT

Location: London, UK; Date: July 12th, 2012; This course explains the role of Eurex Clearing as a clearing house and gives an overview which marketplaces and asset classes are included in the clearing process. The function of the Central Counterparty (CCP) as well as the different clearing services are illustrated. This module is part of the certified programme Certified Clearing Specialist and...

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Mississippi’s only abortion clinic blocks law to close it down

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 07:30 AM PDT

Karen Whiteley
WVoN co-editor

The sole remaining reproductive health clinic in the American state of Mississippi has succeeded temporarily in its bid to block a law intended to close it down.

The clinic, Jackson Women’s Health Organisation, was granted a preliminary injunction yesterday by a federal court, stopping the law from taking immediate effect.

Without the injunction, the law was due to be effective from today, and the clinic would have been forced to start turning away women seeking abortions.

Mississippi’s House Bill 1390 was passed by the Republican-dominated state legislature on April 16 this year.

The bill requires doctors terminating pregnancies to be board-certified obstetrician-gynecologists with admitting privileges at a local hospital. Such privileges are generally difficult to obtain, but become virtually impossible to get when, as is the case in Mississippi, local hospitals are under pressure not to grant them.

But the clinic filed a suit last week against the law, saying it was unconstitutional, as it would effectively ban abortion in Mississippi “by imposing medically unjustified requirements on physicians who perform abortions”.

The right to abortion is protected by US federal law, following Roe v. Wade in 1973.

While the stated intention of the bill was to ensure patients’ safety, Republicans have been open in their view of the real objective of the law.

When signing the bill into law, Mississippi’s Republican Governor Phil Bryant declared that his goal was “to make Mississippi abortion-free”.

Equally, Tate Reeves, the state’s Lieutenant Governor, stated:

“The legislature took steps to end abortion in Mississippi by requiring doctors performing abortion to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.

“This measure not only protects the health of the mother but should close the only abortion clinic in Mississippi.”

Michelle Movahed, one of the lawyers representing the clinic, said that while several states had tried to reduce access to abortion in recent years, Mississippi was unique in being so clear about its intentions:

“One of the things that has really been surprising about Mississippi is how open the legislators and elected officials have been about their intentions.

“They’re not even pretending it’s about public safety. They’re openly saying they’re using this law to try to shut down the last abortion provider in the state.”

Following the granting of the preliminary injunction, the bill will be put on hold at least until July 11, when a further court hearing is scheduled.

Female clerics want to delay vote on women bishops

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 06:00 AM PDT

Jackie Gregory
WVoN co-editor

Senior female clerics in the Church of England (CofE) are calling for a vote, which could allow women to become bishops, to be delayed.

They are objecting to an amendment to the proposed legislation, added earlier this year, which would ensure that parishes who oppose women bishops have a male bishop sympathetic to their views.

It is the latest turn in the long-running debate within the CofE about female bishops (see WVoN story).

The General Synod of the CofE, which meets at the end of this week, was finally thought to be due to ratify the introduction of women bishops – 20 years after it first allowed women to be ordained.

But 17 women clerics have written a strongly worded letter calling on the Synod to reject the legislation in its current form.

The Rev Lucy Winklett, Rector of St James’s Piccadilly in London, herself tipped to become one of the first female bishops, told BBC Radio 4′s Sunday programme that she and other senior women clergy want the amendment withdrawn before the legislation is rubberstamped.

“It explicitly endorses any view that leads to a parish saying not only do we require a male bishop, but we require a man who has never ordained a woman, who does not believe that women can be ordained.

“Crucially that endorses, it puts at the centre of the institution, an endorsement of that principle that carries with it a variety of views including some pretty unpleasant objections to women that we think that no institution, especially not a church, should be endorsing.”

The amendment was meant to appease those from the evangelical and traditionalist wings who object to women becoming bishops. However, those who support the idea of female bishops could vote against the legislation unless the amendment is withdrawn.

Radio 4 correspondent Charlotte Smith tried to pick her way through the minefield of the debate for the programme broadcast yesterday called The Frock and The Church.

She concluded: “The House of Bishops added amendments which have succeeded in uniting the Church – now everyone dislikes the legislation.”

Campaign group WATCH (Women and the Church) has launched an online petition calling for the General Synod to refer the matter back to the House of Lords so that they will then withdraw the amendment.

The General Synod meets in York this Friday for five days.

Court-ordered virginity tests for Iraqi women

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 04:30 AM PDT

Karen Whiteley
WVoN co-editor 

Iraqi women suspected of not being virgins on marriage are being ordered by the courts to undertake compulsory virginity tests.

Speaking to the Agence France-Presse, doctors at the Medical Legal Institute (MLI) in Baghdad, said such tests, all court-ordered, were not uncommon.

“Most of the cases we receive after the first day of marriage,” said MLI’s director, Dr Munjid al-Rezali.

“The husband claims that she is not a virgin, and then the family bring her here, through the courts, this all comes through the courts, and we examine her,” he said.

The number of tests appears to be on the increase, with the rise being led by the traditional belief that, when a marriage is consummated, the woman should bleed if she is a virgin.

But while one traditional belief is causing the number of tests to rise, the disappearance of another tradition is also a contributing factor.

Dr Sami Dawood, a forensic doctor at the MLI, said in the past women were killed if blood was not found on the sheets after their wedding night. Now, husbands are turning increasingly to the courts for redress.

According to Dawood, most of the tests performed show that the woman in question was a virgin. But, he added, the tests were “shaming” in themselves.

In the only slightly heartening aspect of this whole affair, the husbands themselves are also sometimes subjected to tests: for impotency.

As Dr Rezali noted, a man with erectile problems could seek to accuse his wife to hide his shame.

The virginity test is carried out by three doctors, only one of whom must be a woman, and the results are sent directly to the court.

“If it is proved that the woman was not virgin and sought to get married without telling the man, there is no law that protects her,” said lawyer Ali Awad Kurdi.

If a woman is found not to have been a virgin, all monies and gifts relating to the marriage must be returned by the bride’s family.

Amnesty International’s Marianne Mollmann, spoke out against the tests:

“The issue of virginity testing, and forced virginity testing and sort of legal virginity tests in court proceedings or in other ways, violate a whole host of human rights and are just not justifiable,” she said.

The Middle East is no stranger to forced virginity tests.

In March 2011, virginity tests were forcibly carried out on female ‘Arab Spring’ activists in Egypt, after they were arrested by the military there.

Domestic violence survivor launches help programme

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 03:00 AM PDT

Jackie Gregory
WVoN co-editor

A woman who left a violent relationship is now offering help to others to rebuild their lives.

Sandy Marshall could find little support in the months after her marriage to an abusive alcoholic ended.

Although she could find resources for people trying to exit abusive relationships, she says there was nothing to deal with the emotional and practical fallout that can continue for years after such relationships have ended.

Now she is launching a website and programme to help domestic violence survivors to move on and overcome their feelings of guilt, loss, lack of confidence and fear for the future.

Marshall who lives in Carnforth, in Cumbria, England said: “What I found was there was nothing out there which promotes skills and techniques for coping with it all.

“My situation was not as bad as others but where do you get the motivation, the confidence back? The abuser controlled them, they are now free to do want they want but that can be difficult, there is a lot of negative emotions.”

Marshall said some programmes require attendance for two hours per week for 12 weeks, and that working women and those with families find this commitment hard to keep, particularly if they are now a single parent.

A trainer and coach herself, Marshall is setting up a social enterprise scheme that will run two-day events at weekends, followed by six one-hour counselling sessions to help enable survivors to get on with their lives.

The programme is called The Key and a website will be launched this Wednesday, July 4. It will be delivered by a group of professionals with experience in this field.

Profits of the social enterprise will go back into running workshops with children who have lived with domestic violence.

This is a cause close to Marshall’s heart, borne from experience.

“I got married at 17 to the love of my life but divorced after he had an affair. Then I met what I thought was my knight in shining armour. He was really nice to me – when he was not drinking.”

But as the drinking continued so the violence started to spiral out of control.

“About seven years ago he beat me up, and we split up, but our daughter wanted her parents to be together so I had him back.”

Sometimes he would disappear on drinking sprees only to return drunk and full of anger. The last straw came when he returned home and punched his daughter in the face in front of Marshall and his own mother.

“My daughter had been on the doorstep and I dragged her back in. My daughter is 23 now but she is still in pieces about it.”

This got Marshall thinking about providing help for children who have witnessed or suffered abuse.

Marshall said for a long time she hadn’t realised that she was in a domestic violence situation, and always thought she was somehow to blame because of something that she had said. She said one of the key areas of the programme would be memory resolution.

“There is a great big sack of negative emotions, there is a grief process to go through. I am in the training and coaching business but sometimes I didn’t have the energy to deal with everything and I had more tools than most.

“The Key programme will help deal with the guilt and get people to have new beliefs and progress with their lives.”

Marshall can be contacted (from Wednesday) via www.the-key.org.uk or email Sandy@saatraining.com.

Jenny Saville retrospective opens at Modern Art Oxford

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 01:30 AM PDT

Kirstie Imber
WVoN co-editor

A major retrospective of works by Jenny Saville, the British artist often described as the heir to Lucien Freud, has opened at Modern Art Oxford.

The exhibition, which runs until 16 September, is the artist's first solo show in a British public gallery.

This major display traces the artist's practice from the early 90s to the present, including works from her controversial Stare series.

In association with Modern Art Oxford, The Ashmolean Museum is also displaying two of Saville’s new ‘reproduction’ drawings in the Italian Renaissance Gallery, alongside works by masters Titian and Michelangelo.

Saville was born in Cambridge in 1970 and trained at the Glasgow School of Art and the Slade.

Although a highly successful member of the Young British Artists (YBAs) movement that swept the British art world in the early 90s (Charles Saatchi famously bought works from her degree show), it has taken a remarkably long time for Saville to be given her own solo exhibition.

Saville is perhaps best known for her disturbing yet beautiful large-scale paintings of female nudes, a subject she has relentlessly explored for the last 20 years.

“Women and their bodies has been a dominant subject in art history and I think I make art in that tradition,” she explains.

Yet Saville’s work is explicit in its critique of this tradition, especially with respect to ideals of beauty and physical perfection, qualities that are so firmly embedded in the historical canon of Western art history.

Included in the exhibition are a series of works produced after the artist spent time in the US observing operations at the clinic of a plastic surgeon.

The resulting canvases depict eerie close-ups of women covered with fine black markings on the fleshy contours of their bodies. Through the language of paint Saville has subtly captured the violence that underlies women's pursuits for physical perfection.

Indeed such works have led the historian Simon Schama to suggest that Saville is “a destroyer of false fetishes in terms of the tradition of the nude”.

Saville’s densely textured canvases certainly provide evidence of a physicality that is both unique and real, which offers a refreshing counterpoint to the airbrushed, glossed and perfected images that impose a certain version of beauty and femininity on the world.

As Saville herself proclaims: “I want to be a painter of modern life, and modern bodies, those that emulate contemporary life, they're what I find most interesting.”

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DIAMOND JUBLIEE GIVEAWAY AT ASPERS SUPER CASINO The lucky winner is announced

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 01:37 PM PDT

 

 

 

 

Mr Ghanshyam Chaturbhai Patel from Newham, London is the lucky winner of Aspers Super Casino's Diamond Jubilee Giveaway. Celebrating his first prize of His & Hers Diamond encrusted Rolex watches, Mr Patel commented, "This Diamond Jubilee Give Away draw is my second major win with Aspers Casino! I am confident and my sixth sense says that this will lead to a HATRICK WIN in the very near future."

Ghanshyam Chaturbhai Patel and Richard Smith, General Manager of Aspers Super Casino

Other prizes to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee giveaway included 5000 Aspire Points, £100 Clary's Restaurant Meal Voucher and an Apple iPod Touch and iPad2.

Located in the heart of east London, Aspers has set a new benchmark for casinos offering a variety and number of high quality games for both the professional player and novice.  As the largest casino in the country, Aspers offers a stylish and relaxed live gaming experience, including slots, gaming tables, poker room, a casual dining restaurant, Sports Bar and a Sky Bar with panoramic views over the Olympic stadium.

Aspers Casino is a major addition to the entertainment and leisure offer at the new £1.8 billion Westfield Stratford City which as well as containing 250 shops and 70 restaurants also includes a state of the art all-digital Vue cinema with 2,832 seats across 14 screens, a 14-lane bowling alley and a total of 617 hotel rooms across three high quality hotels including a four-star flagship Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites for executive accommodation and a Premier Inn.

 

SocialMobile Analytics Firm Kontagent Partners with EiG to Research the Convergence Between Social Gaming and Gambling

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 08:00 AM PDT

London & San Francisco, CA, 29 June 2012 – Clarion Events, organisers of the 11th European iGaming Congress & Expo (EiG), taking place on 16-18 October in Barcelona, Spain, have announced their partnership with the leading social and mobile analytics firm Kontagent to launch a research project aimed at exploring the widely discussed and anticipated convergence between social gaming and online gambling.

The rise of social casino-style gaming, which surpassed farm games on Facebook and has been named the hottest gaming category of 2012, is being examined closely by the gambling sector and has already led to high-profile acquisitions of Doubledown by IGT, Playtika by Caesars and, more recently, Orneon by bwin.party digital entertainment.

The full scope and extent of the convergence between social gaming and gambling is still unknown and subject to debates and multitude of opinions. Potential partnerships, differences in user metrics and game mechanics and player conversion tools are being examined.

To further the understanding of how the two industries might converge and what opportunities and risks that convergence involves, Clarion Events have partnered with Kontagent on an extensive research project that will include industry interviews, a white paper, webinar and a presentation on the outcomes of the research at the upcoming European iGaming Congress & Expo.

"EiG will debate the impact of the social gaming phenomenon on the iGaming sector with a whole series of strategic debates, case studies, brainstorming sessions and networking events. Kontagent, with their expertise in the social gaming space and, in particular, with their insights into the social player analytics, is a perfect partner to help us provide a more in-depth and detailed analysis of how the two sectors collide from the players' perspective," says Ewa Bakun, Head of Content for EiG.

"Social casino gaming is a major category for us–our customers are using our analytics platform and services to understand what appeals to their players so they can build more lucrative games,"  says Jeff Tseng, Kontagent CEO and Co-Founder. "There is increasing demand for our services from both online and land-based casino operators, as well as social and mobile game developers who are interested in building casino-style games. We're very excited to partner with Clarion on this initiative that will give a deeper understanding of the casino landscape to the entire industry. With their extensive contacts in that space via their leading event brands, such as EiG, we couldn't think of a better organization with which to partner."

To start off the project, Clarion Events and Kontagent have launched a survey designed to collect views, expressed by both social game developers and gambling operators, on the convergence between the two sectors. The survey is available at: http://ktgt.co/social-casino-survey. For taking part, survey participants will be entered into a prize draw for a chance to win a free pass to EiG 2012. The final results of the project will be presented and discussed during the 11th European iGaming Congress & Expo in Barcelona, where Kontagent will deliver a presentation and host a networking event for delegates with interest in the social gaming space.

The 11th European iGaming Congress & Expo (EiG) is taking place in Barcelona on 16-18 October 2012. More information and registration are available at www.eigexpo.com.

 

BonusBox by Gaming Support Receives Additional NGCB Approval

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 07:14 AM PDT

 

Las Vegas, Nevada July 02, 2012 Gaming Support USA, the Las Vegas based subsidiary of the Netherlands headquartered gaming peripheral and system company, announced today that it has been granted additional certification from the Nevada Gaming Control Board for its BonusBox slot bonusing product.

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BonusBox displays and dispenses physical prizes right at the game, allowing casinos to stock each BonusBox with anything from cash, to tickets and iPhone's that patrons want to play for, and win. BonusBox gives casinos the freedom to vary competition and bonus jackpot prizes to keep patrons entertained. This increased entertainment helps build the level of mystery and suspense customers feel in order to keep floors buzzing.

"Gaming Support is pleased to announce this additional certification for Nevada," said Don Baugh CEO of Gaming Support USA. "Performance data clearly shows BonusBox increases coin-in, time on device, and win per unit. On the softer, emotional side, casino patrons find BonusBox to be an innovative, unique, and fun slot bonusing option. We look forward to rolling out more BonusBox units with Nevada operators to help add more fun and excitement to each gaming floor."

About Gaming Support Founded in 2000, Gaming Support designs and manufactures innovative products and technology solutions for the global gaming industry. The Company's product line includes Agility® super slim and lightweight gaming signs, as well as traditional casino signs, LED displays and jackpot controllers. Gaming Support also offers an array of solutions that includes the BonusBox® slot bonusing product, JackpotJunction® gaming digital signage, casinomanagement systems, and the SlotTimer energy saving device. The Company's clients range from the biggest and best casino operators in the world to small, stand-alone slot parlors.

For more information about GamingSupport, please contact Damien Connelly, Marketing Manager at +31 (10) 524-1150 and/or Lisa Jensen, SalesManager North America at +1 (702) 944-9224, or visit www.gamingsupport.com. You can also connect with Gaming Support on LinkedIn.

 

LVS launch new cutting edge version of Apollo Their website and CMS framework

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 04:30 AM PDT

 

 

2 JULY 2012 (LONDON, UK) – LVS continue to ensure each customer's website is "unique" and matches all their bespoke requirements, whilst at the same time being developed in as cost efficient a manner as possible.

The latest version of Apollo has been built entirely using Ruby on Rails and HTML 5 and includes new front end features such as an event filter with search functionality, floating betslip and newly designed live betting screens. Another exciting feature is the embedding of radio, web TV and live streaming into the site to optimise the punters betting experience.

In terms of backend CMS enhancements – the customer now has control over individual channels i.e. web, tablet and mobile and by using the new enhanced drag and drop page layout builder a non technical person can easily control the day to day content. Also a new more powerful SEO functionality allows the customer full control over their search criteria.

The following additional features are also available within the CMS system:
• Ability to upload images, flash content or HTML into advertising and other user defined components
• Full access control with each operator have defined privilege levels to control the content which they can control
• Publish start and expiry dates. Components can automatically swap in and out without operator interaction
• Full multi-website and multi-language support

An example of an LVS customer who have upgraded to the new solution can be found at www.parionsweb.fr

LVS celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with a new corporate website. LVS is a key player in the business-to-government sector and will continue to produce the best, cutting-edge technology in sportsbetting with a full range of international products across multiple channels. LVS provides online sportsbook to a number of operators across Europe and Asia and have recently moved in to the African market with their retail sportsbetting platform.  For more information please visit www.lvs.co.uk

About LVS (http://www.lvs.co.uk) Acquired by the French national lottery operator, La Française Des Jeux, LVS has supplied interactive sports betting software to leading sportsbook operators since 1992. The Advanced Betting Platform sportsbook engine from LVS is the most flexible sportsbook on the market and has ten years of continuous development behind it. The Advanced Betting Platform (ABP) enables operators to provide customers with the ability to bet and play in multiple languages and currencies across several products and platforms including web, mobile devices, retail outlets and telebetting services. LVS is a member of the World and European Lottery Associations and is licensed by the UK Gambling Commission.

 

FIRST PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT NETWORK WIN ON QUICKFIRE PLATFORM

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 03:49 AM PDT

 

ISLE OF MAN – QuickFire, powered by Microgaming (www.quickfiregames.co.uk), is pleased to announce that one lucky player has won the fantastic sum of €119,114.79 through the Microgaming powered Progressive Jackpot Network.

The prize was won recently by a player on the Mega Moolah slot game via the Mr Green mobile site, and has been paid out in full in a lump sum so the player can enjoy their winnings immediately. The operator Mr Green is a relative newcomer to Microgaming, having only signed their operating contract with the company in March.

Ashley Sandyford-Sykes, QuickFire spokesperson, says: "This is the first Progressive Jackpot win on Mega Moolah on the QuickFire platform, and the first win on a mobile device. QuickFire offers operators a large volume of top quality games on a stand-alone platform, and this win can only increase the popularity of the games offering."

Stina Reutercrona for Mr Green says: "We're delighted it was one of our players who won the latest Progressive Jackpot payout especially since he was playing on our new mobile site. Mr Green is offering the best games on the market from the top tier suppliers and Microgaming was recently added to our portfolio."

First launched in 2004, the Microgaming mobile casino software allows players to access high quality versions of some of the most popular games, including blackjack and roulette, video poker and traditional slots using a variety of mobile devices.

The Progressive Jackpot Network powered by Microgaming has paid out over €320 million to date.

 

THANK YOU FOR VISITING US AT 2012 CANADIAN GAMING SUMMIT IN NIAGARA FALLS

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 03:08 AM PDT

Interblock participated in the Canadian Gaming Summit (CGS) show which was held in Niagara Falls, Ontario on June 12 – 13, 2012 in conjunction with Canadian partner, Bet Rite. CGS show had over 1000 attendees representing various Canadian provinces.

Tom O’Brien, VP of Sales, Interblock USA, commented: “The CGS show was another hit for the Bet Rite and Interblock team. Customer response was fantastic. Job was well done once again by the entire team.”

Interblock displayed the latest G4 Organic Twins(tm) 10 in Football Shape with Roulette and Dice center. Organic Twins(tm) belongs to a wide range of products from Multicenter family, which can be designed in different shapes with 12, 14 and 16 play stations in a trendy football shape design with individual Player Information Displays (PIDs). This multi-game, multi-denomination, multi-player platform can offer to the casino to select between several combinations of available games, the version that was displayed at CGS was with Roulette and Dice game.

Billy MacLellan, Chief Operating Officer at Bet Rite, added: “The 2012 Canadian Gaming Summit in Niagara Falls was a great success for Bet Rite. The Organic G4 product looked great and received rave reviews from all our Canadian customers. With all the interest in the Interblock product we are really looking forward to finishing strong throughout the rest of 2012!”

We enjoyed meeting with you and exploring Interblock’s most innovative gaming solutions and discovering the future for the gaming industry worldwide.

 

 
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