The worlds leading and biggest provider of online poker and casino software, Microgaming, has announced the signing of a deal with Unibet for their exclusive downloadable casino software. This latest announcement strengthens the already successful partnership following Unibet’s decision to join the Microgaming Poker Network in 2006 and its recent decision to renew the poker agreement on a multi-year basis.

Petter Nylander, CEO of Unibet said, “Since we have joined the Microgaming Poker Network, we have enjoyed a strong working partnership. The decision to sign this agreement was easy.” Nylander added, “The Casino software has a good reputation in the industry for delivering cutting edge graphics and one of the most reliable software’s in the business.”

Microgaming CEO Roger Raatgever added, “We are happy that Unibet has decided to extend our relationship with the addition of our proven casino software. We look ahead to a successful joint partnership.” He added, “In the last year we’ve achieved a number of major initiatives that will significantly benefit our operators. We have a strong pipeline of innovative tools and games coming this year to increase our partner casinos profits.”

The latest agreement will see the casino players gain access to the best games in the business, including Lara Croft Tomb Raider, The Osbournes and Hitman. Players will also be able to try their luck at winning some of the biggest jackpots around through the Microgaming Progressive Jackpot Network. The progressive total currently sits at over €6 Million, with the four-tiered Mega Moolah at a massive €3.3 Million.

The online bingo site 32RedBingo.com has announced that it will be launching a series of new promotions allowing players to try out its 90-ball bingo software and games free of charge. The newly launched promotions are part of a new advertising campaign that will also see the bingo site launch its first set of television commercials in the UK.

32RedBingo.com is the latest site in a long line of offerings from 32Red, which also operates successful poker, casino and mobile gaming companies. The television advertisements mark the company’s first use of television.

Marketing Manager for 32Red, Mark Quayle, said that the network of its online casinos has attracted many players, allowing it to grow rapidly. “Large welcome bonuses and player rewards have always been a part of 32Red and our bingo is no different. We not only give ten free pounds on joining but also a 100% match on first deposits and 25% on all subsequent deposits for life.”

Quayle went on to say, “The network cannot believe how fast our number of players has grown with a real sense of community developed in just a few months. A person just needs to look at the chat and the responses to our newsletters to see it.” The online bingo site also features live chat, around the clock moderation and technical support alongside a full range of casino games.

English Sports bookies have made the English Football Club Manchester United their favorite to retain the English Premiership title, after the club defeated Portsmouth in Sunday’s Football Association Community Shield charity game in London. The English and European leagues champions are 7/4 favorites with online bookmakers CanBet.com followed by Chelsea at 13/8.

Players looking for more of an outside bet can get odds of 6/1 with Ladbrokes.com on either Liverpool or Arsenal being on top of the heap when all 38 games are played. The other surprise package in the betting is Tottenham Hotspur with odds of 66/1 with Bet365.com to win their first title since 1961. Bet365.com has put odds of 150/1 on Aston Villa winning their first title since 1981 followed by Manchester City with their new manager Mark Hughes at 250/1.

At the bottom of the heap, newly promoted Hull City with 4/11 odds they will take the title with PaddyPower.com followed by Stoke City at 4/9 with BetFred.com. The third club to be in the drop zone seems to be West Bromwich Albion with odds at 5/4 with CanBet.com ahead of Fulham at 9/4. Others with an outside bet to get relegated are both Bolton and Wigan at 3/1 with Ladbrokes.com followed by Roy Keane’s Sunderland at 11/2 with SkyBet.com.

In other English Premier League news, William Hill are offering 7/1 odds that Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson will reinforce his forward line with the entry of Thierry Henry before the transfer window closes.

Digital interactive entertainment company Slingo, Inc., has announced the release of its online version of the Slingo Bonus Deluxe casino game. The new game is part of the new free game content on http://www.slingo.com. The new game is a free interactive slot game with a bonus game based on the wildly popular Slingo(R) game and combines both bingo and slots. The game is a carbon copy of that found in land based casinos. Players will experience the same thrill and excitement without ever having to leave the comfort of their home.

To play the game players need to get three Slingo Bonus Deluxe symbols on an active pay line, with 20 to choose from. First the player presses the flashing button to try to get as many spins as they can. The player will win bonuses for filling up rows, diagonals or even the whole card. With a little luck they will even have extra spins left over and get an extra 100 credits for each remaining spin.

Slingo, Inc. is a U.S.-based company that has developed and licensed the intellectual property for the Slingo(R) brand of games for over 11 years. The company has partners worldwide who use their proprietary software in their own online casinos, featuring downloadable games, lottery tickets, casino slot machines, table games, a television game show, interactive television, mobile phone games and most digital interactive mediums.

One of the main reasons some players find it difficult to trust the online casino environment is because of the electronic dealers for most table games.

The online gaming world is changing quickly, however, now that many are offering live dealers.  Now players who have been hesitant in the past can try their luck with a real live dealer!

This new innovation is going to change the online gambling industry in a positive way by bringing credibility to the sites as well as bringing the online casino atmosphere almost as realistic as land-based casinos.

CEO of 1 Gaming, Michele Guarino, said, “We believe that live dealer-dealt online casinos are a natural progression from traditional RNG (Random Number Generator) casinos, as technological developments and improvement of consumer broadband speeds now enable high quality live video streaming.”

Players will now enjoy the experience of having real dealers shuffle real cards, making a more trustworthy atmosphere.

Director of casino operations for GPS, Lawrence Davis, said, “Live Dealer casino games are relatively new to this industry and feedback from our players has been tremendous.”

“Our players feel more comfortable seeing the cards shuffled and dealt in front of thier own eyes as opposed to the computer randomly dealing cards.”

Visit one of the many online casinos that offer Live Dealers today and try your luck!

Even before the XXIX Olympic Games are set to begin, Online sports book keepers already fear that American swimmer Michael Phelps could leave China with eight gold medals. Phelps, who is a resident of Baltimore, is considered to be the best swimmer in the world and already owns eight medals from four years ago in Athens, six of which were gold. That feat tied a record for medals at a single Olympics that had been held by Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin.

The Malta based sporting bets web site Sportsbook.com has put Phelps as the favorite with odds of 1/2500 to win a Gold Medal in the 200 meter freestyle. He is also considered to be a favorite to win in the 100 meter butterfly along with the 200 meter butterfly event. Phelps is considered to be the gold medal favorite in the 200 meter individual medley and the 400 meter individual race. Phelps will also be competing in the 400 meter freestyle relay and the 800 meter freestyle relay. His final race in Beijing will be the 400 meter medley relay.

In other odds released by the site Australian Eamon Sullivan and Frenchman Alain Bernard are listed as co-favorites to win the Men’s 100 meter freestyle while Grant Hackett of Australia is the favorite to win the Men’s 1,500 meter freestyle.

One update that was frequently requested by players of the online poker room Bodog Poker was that the site should add resizable poker tables. The site has granted the players their wish after a period of rigorous renovations and lengthy beta testing. In the latest update of the site, its software has come with a complete list of added customization abilities. Apart from the option to resize windows, players now have the ability to detach chat and details windows.

The new resizable poker tables will allow the player to increase or decrease the window to any size, and this will be limited only by the width and resolution of the players monitor. Detachable features include the player chat, notes, stats, profiles and game/tournament information. This long-sought capability gives players the option to enjoy their online poker experience with as little clutter as possible.

The site is also getting ready to host its largest and most lucrative online poker tournament, a $250,000 No Limit Texam Hold’Em that is scheduled for Sunday, August 10th at 4:00 p.m. ET.

Alwyn Morris, CEO of the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group said, “We are committed to offering our online poker players the most secure and enjoyable online gaming experience possible. The new release gives players total control over how they enjoy the game.” He added, “Our players have been part of the improvement process from the beginning. We are committed to offering them the features they wanted like resizable game play windows and detachable chat windows.”

BetUS.com which is a well known online casino, sports betting and poker site has announced its re-launch after a complete redesign of its betting engine to offer players a sleeker and more seamless gaming experience. The added features on the new look site include a one-click betting for the most popular events along with current games about to go off the board. In addition, the redesigned site has a removable account display which could be used to hide details from a spouse or boss.

Reed Richards, Spokesperson for BetUS.com talking about the new look site said, “The site has always been in the forefront of providing its members and visitors with an excellent experience.” He added, “With this redesign we have taken that experience to a new level and we hope our members like it. The feedback we received from our beta users was bug-free and overwhelmingly positive.”

The site will now allow players to search for odds by team name or by rotation number, which will return all open bets on that game or team including quarters and halves. Additionally players will now have the ability to choose between three different odds formats and watch their betting slip build without having to go to another page. Players can now also make multiple bets at the same time without having to re-input selections and type in a risk or win amount before placing a wager.

Richard went on to say, “It’s important for our players to know that the site is not just about great bonuses, great rewards and great service. We have made a huge investment in new technology.”

The online poker web site PartyPoker.com has just announced an upgrade. The upgrade includes the opportunity to earn PartyPoints faster; a new level of service and a series of features that extend the customer service experience. The newly upgraded PartyPoints program gives players the opportunity to earn points at up to 400 percent of the regular rate. There is also a potential for players to hit a private level beyond that. These Points can be earned on any of the Party Gaming brands that include PartyPoker, PartyCasino, PartyBets, Gamebookers.com, PartyBingo and PartyGammon and can be exchanged for cash, tournament entries and more products and services will be added in the near future.

In addition, every VIP player will now be allocated an experienced host to provide personal service. The host will serve as the single point of contact for any and all issues at PartyPoker or any other PartyGaming products around the clock. Speaking about this feature a site spokesperson said, “The host will be a person who knows gaming and will be there to cater to the players individual needs.”

The site is also expanding the poker table to the larger 1024×768 screen resolution which is commonly found on today’s monitors. This can be achieved easily by clicking the maximization button or dragging the corner of the window. A PartyPoker spokesman noted, “Players have been long able to reduce the tables to allow many to fit at the same time on the screen. This new facility will allow single-table players to fill the screen with their gaming experience.”

The new 3D online casino from Slotland.com, WinADay.com has added a number of real money slot machines to its roster of free games. There is a new slot machine which is called the Lucky-Go-Round which offers both free and real-money games. New players will be eligible for a welcome bonus of 100% up to $250.

Martin Smith, the Pit Boss at WinADay.com said, “We offer players a 3D casino environment, animated customer service attendants and free games. We have been testing the free games for a few months.” He added, “We are now ready to celebrate the launch of our real-money slot machines. Most players would stick to their favorite slot games but there are some that would like to experiment.”

One anonymous online gambler had this to say, “It is different. When one enters the casino lobby and the animated attendant calls you by name it feels like you’re in a real casino.”

The casinos games are based on the latest instant-play, no-download Flash technology. This technology allows its designers to incorporate the rich media content that today’s online game players expect. The casino is full with crisp graphics, fancy animations, cool sound effects and background music.

All the casino games are original, and have been built using proprietary software, and are only available at WinADay.com. The other games launched are “Wheeler Dealer” which is a 3 reel, 8 payline slot machine and “Jack’s Show” which is a video poker game based on the popular Jacks or Better video poker game. All three games are linked to the WinADay.com progressive jackpot.