• Over $7,000,000 Paid Out On Treasure Nile™ In 2003

Curacao - Treasure Nile™, one of the most popular Jackpot Madness progressives, paid out over $7,000,000 in 2003 on one online slot making it one of the all time favorite slots among online gaming enthusiasts. Treasure Nile players won in excess of $7,000,000 in 2003; in December 2003 alone, Treasure Nile paid out $760,770.09 to seven online jackpot winners. David W hit it big in June 2003 with a win of $346,822.91 - the biggest Treasure Nile jackpot of the year. In fact, this popular progressive slot has paid as much as $520,625.09 to a single lucky winner - Mitchel C. According to Francine Haliva, press agent for Jackpot Madness, "Treasure Nile is the Web's first 9-line payout progressive jackpot slot, developed by Microgaming, the leader in online casino systems. The popular slot is one of the 11 Jackpot Madness Progressives and can be played in the 70+ casinos in the Jackpot Madness Network. Jackpot Madness is the most popular jackpot portal in the world, having surpassed the incredible milestone of $100,000,000 in payouts in 2003. Treasure Nile has always been popular with our players, and this past year was no exception". To celebrate the success of Treasure Nile, Jackpot Madness has decided to feature this progressive slot as its February Game of the Month. Jackpot Madness Network participating casinos will offer 5 free spins to all new players as part of the celebration.

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• Amazon.com’s Patent Could Affect Online Casinos

The e-commerce vendor, Amazon.com's patented 'one click method’ which allows online shoppers to purchase books, CDs with just one click after logging in and claims to dramatically enhance user navigation on a website could affect online says a lawer. If Amazon.com’s patent is stretched too far however, it could affect user patterns in online gambling sites says Bryan Mudge, a partner at Kenyon & Kenyon, a law firm specializing in intellectual property. While patents can be a good thing in ensuring that the intellectual property of the inventor or the company are safe guarded, they can also have far reaching if stretched too far. While Amazon.com does not offer or participate in the online gambling segment, it has filed lawsuits against few websites who Amazon claimed had infringed on its patents. [...]

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• Forget Pete Rose; The U.S.A. Has A Betting Habit

KA-CHING, ka-ching. I am standing in line at the train station one morning, waiting to pay for my paper. A woman with a Caribbean accent is buying a strip of lottery tickets. "Give me a winner," she says with a smile to the nice man behind the counter. I glance at the magazine rack and spot Pete Rose's surly face. I shift my weight. A commuter buys a few lottery tickets. He is wearing an expensive topcoat and he skips the pleasantries. Finally, I plunk down my two quarters for the paper — small potatoes compared with the lottery tickets. I sit down on the train. One paper gives me the odds on the college basketball games. Another paper tells me Rose's new book is at the top of the best-seller list. Apparently, we are obsessed by his wretched exile from the Baseball Hall of Fame. He is the Man Without a Plaque. I get to the office and scan a sports calendar for the next few weeks: The United States Davis Cup tennis team is playing Austria in Connecticut in early February in some place called Uncasville. Ahhh, I see. It's a casino. [...]

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• WagerLogic Introduces New Casino Games

January 21, 2004 (Nicosia, CY) - WagerLogic Limited, a leading software provider to the Internet gaming and e-commerce industries, announced today the latest addition to its award-winning downloadable casino software developed by CryptoLogic Inc. Inspired by popular land-based casinos worldwide, Bonus Pack 3 debuts the Internet's first multi-currency progressive, a progressive jackpot to single and multi-player blackjack games, and new slots featuring an exciting loyalty bonus point program. "Our new progressive blackjack game raises the stakes in a favorite casino game classic and introduces a global-oriented jackpot," said Justin Thouin, CryptoLogic's Casino Group Product Manager. "Our latest slots give players more choice and ways to win. It's all about delivering fun, online entertainment with innovative products that help our customers enhance player loyalty and create profitable, sustainable Internet businesses." [...]

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