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Novomatic has released a new video slot and while the title may be reminiscent of a Chris De Burgh song Red Lady slot is actually a fantastic pirate adventure across the seven seas. Red Lady is a 5 reel, 10 payline slot that offers a huge jackpot of 20,000 coins. Symbols on the reels include parrots, blunderbusses, pirate ships and of course the female pirate dressed in red. The game has a free spins features which comes with an extra...
As part of Russian Gaming Week to be held in Moscow on June 3-4, specialized conference will be traditionally held, bringing together representatives of all existing and future gaming zones in Russia to announce their achievements and present the most favorable offers for investors and junket tourists. Themed conference will last for two days, and its participants will discuss the most relevant and exciting topics of gambling industry. Prospects for establishment of new gaming zones in Crimea and in Sochi,...
China’s recent clampdown on foreign casinos has been portrayed as an extension of Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive, but it is also more than that. The motives behind Xi’s declaration of war against the global gambling industry can best be understood on four different fronts. The first front is the incursion of foreign casinos into China itself – most notably into the Chinese territory of Macau. Macau has its own separate legal system, so while gambling is officially illegal on the...
There will be only one place for gambling, Olympic facilities in Sochi, in the Krasnodar Region. The institutions of Azov-City will be liquidated after being opened for five years. The Ministry of Strategic Development, Investments And Foreign Economic Activity of Krasnodar Region has prepared a resolution that will result in termination of gambling licenses as well as changes in designated purpose of land plots developed by the investors of Azov-City. It will be implemented starting from April 1, 2015. During...
Everyone is saying it: 2014 is the year of wearable technology. Long a niche industry with limited applications, wearable tech is now a part of our daily fitness lives, and Google Glass promises to bring a world of information to our eyeballs. Yet more wearable tech projects have fantastic potential, such as the possibility of taking users to virtual worlds. As you may know, these technologies have had an impact in the world of gambling, as casinos have quickly moved...