Titan Poker Launches Satellites to DeepStack Open Malta 2011

Posted by Gambling News | Poker News | Wednesday 31 August 2011 12:23 pm

Players who prefer starting with a huge stack of tournament chips and leveraging it through an optimized blind schedule will be excited at the opportunity to win seats to DeepStack Open Malta 2011 at Titan Poker.

Titan Poker will send a delegation of players to participate in the DeepStack Open Malta 2011, a deepstack poker tournament that will be staged at the Portomaso Casino in St. Julian’s Marina in Malta from October 6th – 9th, 2011.

Titan Poker is staging two Super Satellites to the DeepStack Open Malta on September 12th and September 19th. Winners will receive the €500 + €50 buy-in to the Main Event (with a starting stack of 50,000 chips); 4 nights’ accommodation including breakfast at the Alexandra Hotel for the qualifier and a guest; and €335 for flights and spending. The total value of the winner’s prize package is €1,150.

Two winner’s packages are guaranteed at each of the Super Satellites, which will be staged as €80+€8 re-buy events. Scheduled and sit ‘n’ go qualifier satellites feeding to the Super Satellite are taking place in Titan Poker’s software starting September 5th, with Stage 3 one-hand satellite buy-ins starting as low as €0.11+0.01.

Malta is proving to be not only a popular tourist island, but also an exciting destination for avid European poker players. Players interested in participating in this unique poker action can start their journey at Titan Poker.

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Betclic Achieves eCOGRA Accreditation

Posted by Gambling News | Gambling News | Tuesday 30 August 2011 4:05 pm

Betclic, a well-established internet casino, poker and sportsbook company in the Betclic Everest Group, has successfully achieved the tough professional standards required to gain accreditation with the independent standards and player protection organisation eCOGRA.

Announcing the successful accreditation, eCOGRA chief executive Andrew Beveridge said that Betclic joins an elite group of 146 online gambling sites that have demonstrated a practical commitment to higher standards of operational conduct, fair gaming, integrity and player service through the organisation’s Safe and Fair seal, which Betclic is now entitled to display on its websites.

"The Betclic management is highly experienced and well established in the industry," Beveridge said this week. "Betclic was the founding company when the Mangas Gaming Group, which subsequently became the Betclic Everest Group, was formed.

"It has also achieved compliance with the European Gaming and Betting Association’s (EGBA) standards, and it is therefore not surprising that the management met all of our requirements despite a rigorous on-site inspection and review process."

The audit and inspection leading to accreditation was carried out by Bradley Khoury, a Chartered Accountant and Information Systems Auditor, who reported to the eCOGRA Seals Compliance Committee: "The cooperation and dedication of the Betclic compliance personnel accompanied by unrestricted access to knowledgeable staff and transparent information facilitated a highly comprehensive review. The organisation demonstrated strong resilience and noteworthy commitment to compliance."

Lisa Lombardi, the Licensing and Compliance Director for Betclic, said that the accreditation initiative had been both informative and challenging.

"We consider the investment in time and resources to have been very well spent, giving us the opportunity to review all of our procedures and gain the benefit of a totally independent, practical and expert view of the manner in which we conduct every aspect of our business," she said.

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eCOGRA Testing Capability Recognised By Italian and International Bodies

Posted by Gambling News | Gambling Industry News,Gambling News | Thursday 25 August 2011 5:18 am

Remote gambling standards and player protection body achieves accreditations of its own.

eCOGRA, the independent player protection and standards body servicing the international remote gambling industry, has achieved two milestones of its own, successfully qualifying as a testing agency with the Italian regulator AAMS, and having its systems approved by ISO – a Geneva-based international standards authority.

Working through the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, London-based eCOGRA was accredited by the International Organisation of Standards (ISO) after meeting its stringent systems-oriented requirements and standards.

On July 22, 2011 eCOGRA was awarded the ISO approval ISO/IEC 17025:2005 : General Requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. The accreditation is one of the quality assurance requirements for approval as a testing agency in various European remote gambling licensing jurisdictions.

eCOGRA has also confirmed its capability as a testing entity in the burgeoning Italian market by securing the approval of Italian regulator Amministrazione Autonoma Monopoli di Stato (Autonomous Administration of the State Monopolies) or AAMS.

This accreditation empowers eCOGRA to act as a testing and monitoring agency for remote gambling platforms, random number generators and gaming operator applications for compliance with the technical standards issued by AAMS.

It opens eCOGRA’s considerable experience in the field to operators with plans to access the Italian market.

Andrew Beveridge, chief executive officer of eCOGRA, congratulated his IT and audit staff on the achievement of the new accreditations this week, saluting their professional commitment to the highest international standards.

"Promoting the values of commitment and self-regulation, and preparing remote gambling companies for the national regulatory systems now evolving, remains a critical part of our business, and eCOGRA will continue to pursue testing agency approval in other emerging jurisdictions to ensure that we can provide a full-service offering which meets all of our client’s regulatory compliance needs," he said.

Beveridge added that eCOGRA expected to announce further jurisdictional approvals soon, and was open to approaches from both existing and new clients interested in the regulatory requirements of the emerging licensing jurisdictions, and how to meet these.

About eCOGRA

eCOGRA is staffed by highly professional auditors with Big 4 auditing firm experience, information system experts and responsible gambling specialists. The organisation is a leading supplier of compliance and advisory services in the areas of player protection, fair gaming and responsible operator behaviour to stakeholders in the remote gambling industry. In 2011 alone eCOGRA will perform almost 100 compliance reviews against eCOGRA’s eGAP Requirements, the European Gaming and Betting Association (‘EGBA’) Standards (incorporating the European CEN Workshop Agreement Measures) and various jurisdictional regulations.

About ISO

Founded in 1947, the ISO is an international standards-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organisations. The organisation promulgates worldwide proprietary industrial and commercial standards from its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

ISO is a voluntary organisation whose members are recognised standard authorities, representing a diverse range of countries and industries. The bulk of the work of ISO is done by the 2700 technical committees, subcommittees and working groups, assessing and inspecting applicant companies dedicated to improving services and production.

About AAMS

The Italian online gambling market is regulated by the Amministrazione Autonoma Monopoli di Stato (Autonomous Administration of the State Monopolies) or AAMS, which sets dedicated Italian market standards and requirements for operators in the Italian market and grants and monitors licenses.

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Sam Trickett of Team Titan Nominated for Three British Poker Awards

Posted by Gambling News | Poker News | Sunday 14 August 2011 10:20 am

Sam Trickett plays on behalf of online poker room Titan Poker. In the inaugural 2010 British Poker Awards he received the Best New Player award.

Sam Trickett, a member of Team Titan sponsored by Titan Poker, the leading online poker room in Europe, has been nominated for three British Poker Awards.

Trickett’s nominations are in the categories of Best Cash Player, Best Tournament Player, and Best Social Media User. Winners of the awards, who will be selected by online voters, will be announced at the Poker in the Park ceremony in London’s Hanover Square on September 3.

In the inaugural British Poker Awards in 2010, Trickett received the Best New Player award.

Trickett has demonstrated his skillful tournament play this year by winning the Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge and by finishing in second place in the Aussie Millions $250,000 Super High Roller. He had a 6th place finish at the World Poker Tour (WPT) National Series Paris and two cashes at the World Series of Poker. Trickett’s total earnings for 2011 are now $2,972,759.

Trickett’s cash game play received huge publicity earlier this year after an extremely profitable session at the high stakes games in Macau. Trickett is an avid user of both Facebook and Twitter, but faces tough competition in all the categories in which he has been nominated.

Sam Trickett plays on behalf of Titan Poker at the biggest poker tournaments around the world. Poker novices and veteran poker players alike are invited to try out the free poker download at Titan Poker and qualify to play alongside Team Titan’s Sam Trickett.

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Ladbrokes Captures Excitement of Sports Betting

Posted by Gambling News | Sports Betting News | Friday 5 August 2011 11:47 am

Ladbrokes is to unleash excitable Italian football commentator, Tiziano Crudeli, as the face of its new advertising campaign for the start of the football season. The campaign, called "Game On!", conveys the excitement that betting elicits and is the first advertising work by Ladbrokes" new lead creative agency SapientNitro.

Tiziano Crudeli is a cult commentator in football circles for his undisguised support of AC Milan and comical displays of football passion. "Game On!" captures Crudeli at his frenzied best and lets viewers experience the excitement that Ladbrokes" products deliver.

The "Game On!" ads break this weekend, as the 2011/12 football season gets under way on August 6th.

The ads see a delirious Crudeli celebrating at incongruous moments in a football game, such as corners and yellow cards, when Ladbrokes" Bet In Play app delivers live results against live odds.

The 30-second executions are designed to reflect the excitement of Ladbrokes In-Play Betting product during a match. Elements of the advertising, such as the Jumbotron display seen behind Crudeli, will change each ad break to show real-time live odds on-screen.

SapientNitro worked with director James Griffiths at Moxie Pictures, who is renowned for his ability to capture natural and believable comedy in feature films and TV (Episodes, Free Agents) and commercials work (BT, VW, Barclays).

The "Game On!" TV ads are part of a fully integrated campaign by SapientNitro, which is Ladbrokes" digital technology and experience partner. "Game On!" will also run on online interactive ads, in which Crudeli explodes with excitement as the user places their bet.

In-store communications and promotional activity using the "Game On!" theme rolls out to 2500 Ladbrokes outlets this week.

Malcolm Poynton, Chief Creative Officer at SapientNitro, says: "Game On! is much more than just an ad campaign, it captures all things Ladbrokes. In Tiziano we have a loveable, infectious, always turned-up-to-11 expression of the excitement Ladbrokes deliver. Game On! puts the product at the heart, giving viewers a taste of that excitement and calling for a response, then and there, by broadcasting live odds. In Tiziano"s words, In-cred-i-bile!"

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