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‘Total Gaming Services’ offered by 888’s Dragonfish

April 3, 2009

Dragonfish is a new white-label enterprise by Pacific Poker. This new business-to-business (B2B) launch was announced this week by 888 Holdings. B2B was named to make a difference from its traditional B2C business. Dragonfish’s work will be directly with the online gaming operators and media companies that are looking into brand loyalty and media assets as well as monetizing their existing database or enhancing existing internet gaming operations as poker, bingo, sports and casino.

‘Total Gaming Services’ is the motto for Dragonfish as they offers technological and operational services and ePayments, as well as management of affiliates, SEO, CRM, business analytics, online and offline marketing. Back in 2007, Israel-based 888 Holdings made the strategic move to accomplish their B2C experience in online gaming. Their aim was to become the largest B2C operator moving into the B2B arena. During 2007, contracts with Riley’s, Tower Torneos and LuckyAce were already signed.

More B2B deals were signed in 2008 in Western, Central and Eastern Europe, also including the innovative and strategic partnership with the UK Football Pools / Sportech Plc. Dragonfish is also the provider of the full managed service including all marketing, operational and technology of the Sportech’s Littlewoods brand.

An agreement was signed this week between Dragonfish and Racing Post. 888 is to provide the latter with a comprehensive online casino and poker product for the firm, this to include their customer support, back-end software and the payments processing.

888 had announced earlier this week that their poker revenues decreased by 4 percent in 2008. Pacific Poker believes that Dragonfish will be a good provider and support towards a considerable portion of 888 Holdings’ profits by the end of 2010 financial calculations.

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Dream Team Poker Taking Place in at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, this Weekend

April 2, 2009

The Poker Dream Team, which runs this weekend through March 29th at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, will host guest poker players this year that include Phil Hellmuth, Mike “The Mouth” Matusow, and Jerry Buss, owner of the LA Lakers.

An all-women’s team will also consist of Maria Ho, Lacey Jones, and Tiffany Michele. Veterans to the Dream Team include T.J. Cloutier, Kathy Liebert, and Tom McEvoy. Also participating will be Justin Bonomo, Todd Brunson, Jeff Madsen, Quinn Do, and many others.

Daniel Delshad, Dream Team Gaming CEO, says, “The overwhelming interest from top poker pros to participate in a non-televised, five-hundred dollar game proves that the Dream Team Poker concept provides a needed, new experience to players. With team registrations coming in from all over the United States and internationally, I look forward to watching the battle for best team in poker.”

Jim Pedulla, Poker Room Director at Caesar’s Palace says, “Dream Team Poker offers a creative structure to team poker and we are proud to host this event in the World Series of Poker tournament room, which is also the site of NBC Heads Up Poker and daily poker tournaments.”

The event will support 300 players divided among more than 100 teams, all expected to participate in the $550 per player, $1,650 per team, Dream Team Poker tournament at Caesars Palace. All players will receive VIP packages including special room rates at Caesars Palace, customized team jerseys, a private welcome party, which took place on Friday, March 27, and a trophy ceremony on Sunday, March 29.

Last year’s Dream Team Poker tournament, which took place at the Hard Rock, was won by Team Bluff, the team of Eric Morris, Matt Parvis, and Bodog Poker pro Justin “ZeeJustin” Bonomo. The team won $39,000 along with championship rings worth $5,000 each.

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Florida might be lowering gambling age to 18

April 1, 2009

It is in a country of conundrums where an 18 year old American is allowed to vote, go to war and smoke but apparently is not responsible enough to gamble in a casino or online.

Last week marked the introduction of the new gambling package which would make an allowance for Seminole resort to flip into full casinos. This package would also make allowances for the racetracks in Florida to host tables of blackjack tables during their events. Amongst the statements listed in the proposal is the age of 21 being reduced to 18 when gambling.

At the moment the gambling scene, in the state of Florida, is subdivided into two with the 18 year olds being allowed to play poker and horse betting but the roulette, slots and blackjack are illegal out of bounds until they turn 21 years of age.

Senator Dennis Jones stated that he feels that 18 is a good compromise across the board for all sorts of every gambling across the state.

Meanwhile, the other American states are still divided on the 18 or 21 age issue. Half of states have reduced the gambling age to 18 with no bad consequences. On the other hand, the two major gambling states of Atlantic City and Las Vegas have decided to go with the age limit of 21 but rumours have it that this is to reduce misunderstandings over who can purchase alcohol.

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