Say that just won’t go away
There has been continued speculation this week on whether one of Britain’s biggest online and land gambling groups, William Hill plc, is getting set to move its online operations out of the UK. It’s a frequently raised possibility triggered by rising taxes and competition (see previous InfoPowa reports).
Adding weight to the rumours this week was an interview given to the Financial Times by Will Hill’s CEO Ralph Topping.
“We face worldwide competition from 400 or so English-language betting websites,” the executive said. “In these circumstances, clearly we do not have the luxury of being parochial about our future or taking a simplistic stance on complicated issues.”
Topping went on to cite competitive pressure from low-tax jurisdiction rivals such as Paddy Power and Bwin, triggering renewed rumours that the UK company was seriously considering moving its key telephone and Internet betting operations offshore. Topping has in the past commented that he sees considerable potential in Internet operations, and these have seen significant expansion, most recently involving Orbis and Playtech.
Topping has previously voiced his frustration at having to pay UK tax of 15 percent whilst competitors like Paddy Power pay 1,5 percent in Ireland.
The Financial Mail was told that competition was the reason for the company’s decision to close 20 betting shops in the UK this year and freeze pay rises for its 16 000 employees.
Approached for comment by the FT, UK government spokesmen said the government would be “very disappointed” if groups like William Hill moved offshore, and assured the newspaper that a review of remote gambling rules was in progress in order to ensure a more level playing field.
Will Hill’s possible intention to move offshore fears burst into the open last week when Paul Dixon, president of the Racecourse Owners Association, said William Hill was “very serious about moving”.
Dixon told a conference of racing industry leaders that an offshore move by William Hill would almost certainly be mirrored by its rivals. “I believe they are geared up to make this move and, if they do go, how would Ladbrokes and Coral respond to that?” he said. “If this is going to be greatly to the detriment of racing, then the government must do something about it or face the consequences.”
Dixon said the Treasury stood to lose up to GBP45 million a year in taxation, while the 10 percent levy bookmakers pay to racing from their profits would suffer a shortfall of up to GBP30 million, if the three leading bookmakers relocated their telephone bets and online businesses.
Going back to 2005/6 when the reformation of British gambling law was in its initial stages, many online gambling operators were enthusiastic about using the UK as a licensing jurisdiction and were prepared to be examined by the proposed regulator. However, it was repeatedly pointed out that if the UK government set too high a tax level, there would be little incentive to change from jurisdictions like Gibraltar and the Isle of Man. In the event, then Chancellor Gordon Brown set a 15 percent taxation rate, which effectively discouraged most operators from relocating to the UK.
InternetSafety Selected to Power BetStopper, Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation’s Program to Combat Youth Casinos and Gaming
InternetSafety today announced that it developed and is powering the Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation’s (NSGC) new BetStopper software, a free tool being offered toNova Scotia families to help combat online youth gambling. The program - the world’s first online gambling blocking software - utilizes InternetSafety.com’s award-winning web filtering technology to prevent users from accessing online gambling sites.
BetStopper was introduced at the 5th Annual We Love Our Children Expo that took place last weekend inNova Scotia. The software was developed in response to research showing thatNova Scotia youth are gambling online three times more frequently than adults. Many of the more than 2,500 casino-style Internet gambling sites fail to enforce access and age restrictions. Some studies have shown that that the average adult problem gambler started gambling at age 10, so youth gambling is a real concern.
NSGC selected InternetSafety.com as its technology provider because of the market success of the company’s web filtering products over the last decade as well as prior participation in other Internet safety initiatives such as the Australian government’s NetAlert program for protecting Australian families online. TheNova Scotia crown corporation rejected other filtering solutions that were ineffective in blocking gambling sites.
“We have a long-standing commitment to building the most responsible gambling industry in the world. As part of that effort, we decided to equip families with free software to thwart attempts by underage children to reach online gambling sites. To do that, we needed a partner with proven web filtering expertise,” said Marie Mullally, President and CEO of NSGC. “The BetStopper program that InternetSafety.com developed with us will be a cornerstone of our social responsibility platform moving forward.”
“In 10 years of specializing in helping parents shield their children from the unsavory side of the Internet, this is the first time we have been asked to create a product specifically to address underage gambling,” said Forrest Collier, CEO of InternetSafety.com. “The Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation is taking an innovative approach to the problem that we expect will establish them as a role model for other gaming agencies around the world.”
BetStopper utilizes technology that InternetSafety.com developed for its Safe Eyes(R) software, a suite of Internet filtering solutions enabling parents to protect children from exposure to objectionable Internet material on PCs, Macs and mobile devices. Safe Eyes checks requested websites against a massive blacklist of potentially objectionable Web addresses that is automatically updated on a daily basis. It also allows parents to control Internet use by length of time as well as time of day and day of the week, block or record instant messenger chats, limit email use to certain addresses, and receive alerts when children post inappropriate or personal information on social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook.
InternetSafety.com has been a leading provider of web filtering solutions for consumers and businesses since 1999. The company’s flagship software, Safe Eyes, is the two-time recipient of the PC Magazine Editors’ Choice Award, earned a separate Editor’s Choice Award from LAPTOP Magazine, and was rated as the #1 parental control solution by America’s leading consumer advocacy publication. Other products include Safe Eyes Mobile(TM), the first family-safe browser for the iPhone, and EtherShield(R), a hardware appliance offering plug-and-play Internet filtering for business environments. The company’s products are used by customers in more than 150 countries.
The Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation (NSGC) is responsible for the business of gaming inNova Scotia. It is a crown corporation governed by the provincial Gaming Control Act, and is charged with leading an economically sustainable and socially responsible gaming industry for the benefit of Nova Scotians and their communities. Operations include ticket lotteries, video lotteries and casinos.
Waves of fun aboard the Carnival Pride
When I heard Carnival Cruise Lines would begin sailing year-round from Baltimore, I was not excited. I was glad that it meant more jobs and a boost to Maryland’s economy, but a Carnival cruise wasn’t going to be part of my vacation plans.
You see, Carnival and I parted company years ago after I took a disappointing cruise from Miami. The food was unappetizing, the passengers unruly and the ship unremarkable. It seemed most of the guests brought booze while I brought my mother. Mom and I haven’t cruised together since.
But cruising has become such a growth industry for Maryland, mostly because home ports — places where travelers can hop on a cruise ship without ever getting on a plane — have been so successful. With a couple of ships newly arriving to the port of Baltimore this year, and with Carnival being the largest, I decided I needed to give it a second chance.
I’m glad I did. After my seven-day trip to the Caribbean aboard the Carnival Pride earlier this month, I’m convinced another family cruise aboard Carnival is in our future.
Whatever the Miami-based cruise line has done to transform itself over the past 10 years or so, it has got it right. Our cruise was an effortless, entertaining, epicurean experience that I found as delightful as it was surprising. Now that doesn’t mean it was perfect — there’s still a lot of booze flowing — but it was pretty close.
After all, Carnival bills itself as the “Fun Ship” for a reason: People have a good time — sometimes, a little too good. But here’s the thing: You can make your Carnival cruise what you want — a floating party zone or a quiet, drifting oasis.
If you love socializing, you can join a group electric slide or karaoke night. If you’re single and looking to mingle, you can rule the pool deck or the dance club. If you want family time, take the kids to play miniature golf on the sports deck or drop them off at Camp Carnival while you drop yourself off at the spa.
The point is to make the cruise your own, even though you’re not on your own.
THE SHIP
My husband, Todd, and I embarked on our cruise on a sunny Saturday afternoon. The boarding process, although efficient, was a trifle long, but soon enough we were on the top deck, sailing under the Key Bridge and watching Baltimore slip into the horizon.
The Carnival Pride is a beautiful, ornately designed ship. They call it Beaux Arts, but it’s really an amalgam of several different styles, including Renaissance and Art Deco. If you prefer understated and bland, you’re on the wrong boat. But if you like to see interesting scenes around every corner, you’ll love it.
The staterooms are spacious — some of the largest standard cabins at sea. This is where you’ll find your classic decor, but the bathroom is turquoise and royal blue, so it’s not exactly neutral. Our stateroom had a balcony that provided lovely sunset views and relaxing ocean sounds. We often propped the door open at night and let the music of the waves lull us to sleep.
Despite carrying more than 2,500 passengers, the Carnival Pride feels amazingly uncrowded and even a bit cozy. The ship has 12 decks with multiple public spaces — some hidden — for peaceful moments. The Secret Garden, an area of cafe tables for two with large sea-view windows, is so secret that it mostly remained empty. The atrium bar was well-attended, but there was almost always an open seat or two. The card room and Internet cafe we had entirely to ourselves on a number of occasions. We rarely encountered a single person in the hallways where our room was located, other than Benjamin, the cabin steward, who seemed to be within earshot 24/7.
There are exceptions, of course. The dining area at the Mermaid Grille on the Lido deck is one of them. If you have a need to be with people, hit the buffet around noon and you’ll be among lots of friends. Ditto for the sun deck and pool area. On our second day at sea, we headed out to get some sun after a late breakfast and encountered a teeming wave of humanity. Still, we were able to drag our lounge chairs to a somewhat quiet corner. The next day, which was a bit more cloudy, we hit the deck an hour earlier and wondered where everyone had gone.
THE FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT
The dining experience is often what sets apart a mediocre cruise from an exceptional one. Up until late last year, Carnival was working with renowned French chef Georges Blanc to train its chefs and create menu items for its dining rooms, including David’s, a reservations-only supper club. Even though Blanc has moved on, those efforts showed in the ship’s gourmet dinner selections. Most meals are four- or five-course affairs with just-right portion sizes. Overall, the quality of food was excellent, from the lunch buffets to the supper club to the sushi cart.
Unlike some ships, the Carnival Pride has only one main dining room, the Normandie Restaurant, which seats up to 1,250 diners. With that many people talking, laughing and lifting their forks, it can get a bit noisy. Besides the main dining room, a lunch buffet is served on the Lido deck, featuring a different international cuisine each day, as well as hand-carved meats, Asian-inspired specialties, deli-style sandwiches, pizza, salad bar and a grill for burgers, hot dogs and fries.
In the Normandie, our dinner options included “Spa Carnival Fare,” dishes lower in fat, sodium, cholesterol and calories. As with most cruises, diners can order multiple salads, entrees, desserts or whatever. For example, you can have the pork tenderloin and the flat iron steak. Or both the baked Alaska and the warm chocolate melting cake. This is fine, but judging by the amount of food that I saw being cleared untouched - or merely sampled - from tables, I’m surprised cruise lines haven’t come up with a small plates solution. Perhaps there’s a “tasting” plate offering that would allow a diner to chose up to three entree options in tiny portions.
Our absolute favorite meal was enjoyed at David’s. The tables are intimate and the service impeccable. If you’re looking for a quiet, elegant dinner, this is the place to be. The cost is reasonable enough — $30 per person — to consider dining here multiple nights, but make advance reservations online since the restaurant gets booked up most days. David’s is like a Ruth’s Chris at sea. It specializes in steakhouse cuisine, including hand-cut, dry-aged prime beef, seafood and specialty wines served in a leisurely five-|or six-course meal that takes a couple of hours. The chef started us off with an amuse bouche and ended with a progressive chocolate tasting. Our Caesar salad was mixed tableside and my filet was tender as butter — it was a meal that would be hard to improve upon. But one patron was somewhat irked by the lack of Heinz 57 sauce. The restaurant offers three delicious chef-prepared sauces — why ask for anything else?
After dinner, many passengers headed for the casino, a stage show or a lounge. The Carnival Pride has 16 lounges and bars all on the same deck, spread from one end of the ship to another. Those looking for entertainment can simply float from the Butterflies cabaret lounge to the Perfect Game sports bar to the Starry Night karaoke party. Stage shows — mostly song and dance numbers — take place at the Taj Mahal, a large theater that holds more than 1,100 people. But it never seemed crowded, except for the one night when the hypnotist performed — that’s a show you shouldn’t miss. For quiet evenings, the Ivory Piano Bar is romantic and relaxing.
For someone who is not a gambler, the slots and casino seemed more than adequate, if a little smoky. Getting a seat at a slot machine or the roulette table wasn’t hard to do. The slots are cashless — you play them using your room key. There’s danger to that in more ways than one. What’s important to remember is to cash out when you leave your slot machine. I forgot to do that once and someone claimed my machine and played with my money. I can’t say how the odds are — I generally lost money, but I heard that someone won more than $3,000 playing slots on our cruise. Lucky devil.
THE PORT CALLS
While our port calls were Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay and Nassau, Bahamas, Carnival sails to a variety of destinations from Baltimore. Each of the stops provided a wide selection of shore excursions, from snorkeling to biking to parasailing. Excursion prices vary by port, ranging from $19 per person for a nature walk to $200 for deep-sea fishing. We didn’t take any excursions because our budget was limited and because we enjoy striking out on our own.
In Grand Turk, we rented a car for $60. We were warned by the cruise director that there wasn’t a lot to see on Grand Turk — and he was mostly right. Still, we had fun driving on the opposite side of the road and exploring the nooks and crannies of this very different landscape. We visited a church, discovered a store called Todds (my husband’s name), shared the narrow streets with donkeys and golf carts and got lost on the way to Conch World before getting an escort from a friendly local. All for about $10 less than the least expensive excursion would have cost for the two of us.
If you aren’t adventurous, you should definitely take an excursion at Grand Turk, since the beach is rocky and not the best for snorkeling. Another option — if you’re happy in a crowd — is joining the huge pool party at Margaritaville. The Jimmy Buffett restaurant is the centerpiece of the Grand Turk Cruise Center.
Our next stop, Half Moon Cay, revealed a beach with white sand and teal blue water — so beautiful that you won’t want to leave. The excursions here include parasailing and a glass bottom boat ride, but the beach is the main attraction. It’s also super hot with little shade, so bring the best sunscreen you’ve got.
The Nassau port call was the shortest of all, but some Carnival Pride cruises have longer stays in the Bahamas. There are several excursions — including a tour of the Atlantis resort, a huge property that’s overwhelming in size and scope. Still, the straw market and some downtown attractions are within walking distance of the port. Having visited Paradise Island, we were late returning to the ship and almost missed it — a word to the wise, they will leave without you.
As we left the Bahamas and set course for Baltimore, we realized we were not ready to return home. We had enjoyed a week’s worth of pampering and entertainment by a dedicated and friendly Carnival staff. It was going to be difficult to return to real life. But it was not going to be difficult to convince my mom to take a cruise next year.
French Charter Issued to Help Promote Casinos
As the French government makes preparations for regulating online gambling, albeit to a limited extent, the online media group known as “Geste” has released two charters calling for responsible gaming practices. Stemming from a study that began earlier this year, the charters seek to give European online gambling operators an accepted standard by which to follow, thus ensuring the online gambling industry in France is viewed as a socially responsible and legitimate industry in the “trying” years to come.
Indeed, the immediate years to come will be a time in which all eyes will be closely set on France’s online gambling industry. As the French government is expected to open their internet gaming market to outside operators one year from now, a surge of gambling activity is likewise expected. Just how much of a surge will help regulators and analysts gauge the impacts of regulation, including it’s efficacy at preventing problem and underage gambling.
No country knows this better than the UK, which passed the UK Gambling Act of 2005 and has since seen an increase in problem gambling and gambling debt. However, this wasn’t because of the internet. The UK Gambling Act of 2005 also called for an increase in land-based betting destinations, which have proven to be the culprit for gambling related negative impacts since 2005. Overall, the UK is in good shape though, and is making swift motions to better treat problem gamblers.
In the case of France, which is strictly opening up the online sector, a more accurate determinant on the effects of regulated online wagering is expected. And while some are secretly hoping regulating fails in France, many others like Geste, are doing all they can to ensure the online sector remains a favorable environment for both consumers and businesses. If online casino operators, or more precisely, internet sports betting empires, seek to thrive in France, they will be wise to adopt best practice charters like those being promulgated by Geste.
Poker Hall of Fame Nominations Stay Public
Thanks to extensive media coverage of the world’s largest high stakes tournaments, over the last few years poker has become something of a public sport, and (despite all odds) pro poker players have become instant celebrities. You can follow their blogs, read their books, even catch them competing on reality TV. So if millions of screaming tweens can vote on their favorite dancers, singers, and models then why can’t adult poker fans vote on their favorite pros? Now they can.
This week the people at WSOP kicked off their 40th Annual World Series of Poker with a few special announcements. The instant gratification offered by online poker and online poker news has spoiled the at-home crowd, and they’ll no doubt be pleased to hear that this year they’ll even get a say in the Poker Hall of Fame nominations. And who better to decide which names deserve the honor than millions of adoring amateurs and stats stalkers?
If you want to play your part in writing poker history, then you have from the time you read this article until July 2 to nominate a player. If you feel the need to validate your fandom, the form also allows for a 250-word essay. To ensure worthy nominees, the WSOP has released the following criteria:
• Players must have competed against other top players.
• Players must compete at the high stakes level.
• Players must have a good reputation and a history of wins.
• All nominees should be long-term members of the poker community.
• Non-player nominations must have made influential changes of long-term significance in the industry.
The Top 10 nominees will be revealed during this year’s Main Event, and the two winners will be announced in a special ceremony at the final table of the Main Event in November.
All meet in a memorable heads up
The A$2 700 buy-in PokerStars.net Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) concluded at the Crown Casino in Melbourne this week with a victory for Chris Levick, a high profile Australian entrepreneur who has launched a number of poker rooms and the successful Oz Poker Tour over the past three years. Levick won his place in the tournament on a free roll, making the occasion even more memorable for him.
It was a clash between business and the media in the heads up, where Levick faced runner-up Heath Chick (30), a poker journalist and commentator. When Levick was declared the winner, it was his third cash - and first win - in a major live tournament, with the A$158 050 main prize taking his career winnings to date to A$169 668.
The two were survivors of an initial field of 218 hopefuls that included seasoned players and 61 online qualifiers.
Levick dominated the final table, eliminating six of his nine opponents to take a four-to-one chip lead into the heads up. Nevertheless, Chick gave him a good run for his money in the exciting final game to a great Australian and New Zealand occasion, and for his effort was rewarded with a second placing prize of A$103 550.
In the final hand, Levick button raised to 150 000, Chick re-raised to 300 000, Levick pushed all-in and Chick snap-called with [qh] [qc]. Levick’s [ah] [jh] needed help, and it duly arrived on a flop of [8c] [as] [3c]. The board ran out [3h] [6c] and the title was Levick’s.
Poker wedding for 2 Kiwi lovebirds
The entertaining New Zealand edition of the international magazine Stuff reported last week on an all-in poker wedding sponsored by the Christchurch Casino in a “To Have and To Hold” innovative promotion for poker couples.
The promo saw nine engaged couples playing for two-and-a-half hours over the weekend with the main prize a sponsored wedding, followed by a 7 day Las Vegas honeymoon at the MGM Grand.
The winners were Hollie and Perry Vogel, both in their early twenties, who fast-forwarded their September 2009 wedding plans on winning the tournament and were married right away.
With a stack bolstered by Hollie’s winnings from a Queens and nines full house, it took Perry just 10 minutes of heads-up play to land a tournament-winning pair of aces. Those cards defeated a pair of fives and saw Perry, 21, and Hollie, 22, married three hours later.
Perry’s poker skills were honed in friendly games, while Hollie took a crash course in poker books before the tournament.
Bodog and Haydock Sports deal start at fruition
Manila-based and First Cagayan licensed Haydock Sports has launched its Asian-facing Bodog88.com website, complete with a live dealer casino by Entertasia, and in English and Chinese language options.
The launch is the fruition of a deal signed earlier this year between Bodog and Haydock Sports with the Asian market in mind. Haydock’s 9play brand has now been absorbed into the better known Bodog offering.
The Bodog Brand is licensed exclusively in Asia to Haydock Sports Limited, which has been operating in Asia since 2006. It is headed up by the former Managing Director of Asia for Victor Chandler Ltd, Ian Dunning.
The move into the Asian market follows a Bodog agreement some 18 months ago to license its North American brand to the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group based in the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake, and lead by Olympic kayaking champion Alwyn Morris.
Will you be paid out immediately and in full if you hit that once-in-a-lifetime jackpot?
Players have characterised the T&Cs on progressive jackpots at a number of online gambling websites as predatory this week as the forum row over Joyland Casino and player SylvieP continues to reverberate around the Internet (see previous InfoPowa report).
Briefly summarised, the issue involved a Canadian player who hit the jackpot for $4 188 719.98 playing the Beach Life progressive slot at Joyland - a Playtech powered brand which is now (but was not at the time of the big win) part of the William Hill Online group following the major Playtech-Will Hill deal earlier this year.
The “win” was widely publicised as one of the biggest jackpots ever paid out. The sad thing is that the player only received about half of the winnings.
It turns out that the Terms and Conditions under which the player gambled at Joyland specified a maximum payout of $9 000 a month. This would mean that SylvieP would have to be around for the next 39 years to collect her full winnings!
Playtech presumably made the full jackpot payment to Joyland’s owners, whom Trading Markets.com identifies as Six Digits Trading, allegedly associated through a trust with businessman Teddy Sagi….who is a major shareholder in Playtech.
Long story short is that following some email exchanges through hotmail addresses the player felt pressured to agree to a payment of half the jackpot to ensure that she was paid immediately and in one tranche.
SylvieP recalls: “Feeling like there was no way out of this I decided to go ahead and collect only $2,3 million (half the prize) plus bonus which was $61 000 in VIP points because I was not getting anywhere and I felt that the VIP manager was not honest because he was changing and using words one day and the next day there was always something else. So to collect most of my winnings and make sure I was getting it I did as per their request.
“I was forced to collect what they offered to a total sum of $2,3 million I was so upset that on our last conversation I requested a witness and also recorded the whole conversation when all the sums and terms were discussed with them in order to finanlise the 2,3 mill. I made the VIP [casino representative] talk and asked him how much was my total winnings how much I had lost as per their requests and my bonus points? He summarised it and he stated at the end that he had erased my account balance, after which I tried to re log in and was unsuccessful. I guess they have blocked my account.”
Since this incident, the Joyland brand along with the playerbase (but not the actual company, we are informed) was transferred to William Hill Online as part of the “Purchased Assets” in a widely reported major deal with Playtech (see previous InfoPowa reports)
But William Hill have washed their hands of the affair, judging by statements made to Casinomeister owner Bryan Bailey by a Will Hill exec.
Playtech has thus far been less than forthcoming when approached by Bailey, leaving some major question marks over what happened here:
1) Is it Playtech policy to allow licensees to do what they like with the progressive prize once it has been paid to them by the network? A full payout is what players anticipate when they hit the big one - not offers of half the prize or payments to eternity.
2) Where is the missing almost $2 million left after the player was only paid half the prize? And to whom should it rightfully belong? Joyland? Playtech’s progressive network?
The storm of criticism that has swirled around this issue has resulted in players and webmasters on information sites gearing up to compile a list of those online casinos that have this sort of constraint on payments of progressive jackpot prizes, so that players can be warned in advance to carefully check the relevant T&C before deciding whether they wish to play the progressives at a particular establishment.
Thus far, the nascent list contains the following:
32Vegas
Goldenpalace
WilliamHillcasino
playgate
carnavalcasino.com
eurogrand
casinotropez
zodiacbingo
majesticcomet.com
grandplaycasino.com
rubybingo.com
bettercasino
city club casino
Obviously in touch with player sentiments and the developing list, two online casinos, Betfred and Bet365 have assured players that they will honour the expectation that any progressive jackpot won will be paid out without delay and in full.
This issue has triggered investigations of online casino T&Cs across the Internet as the list is developed, and could have important implications for progressives providers which pay jackpots in one tranche and immediately like Cryptologic and Microgaming…and perhaps in a negative sense for those that do not.
Betjacks now in Business
The Irish newspaper The Independent reports that Betjacks.ie has been finally launched following a new contract signed only last year. This latest on-line gambling site expects to attract customers mostly from Ireland, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Canada.
Conceived by two ICT veterans back in 2006, Betjacks.ie is Ireland’s first and only dedicated on-line betting and gaming site that uses the latest gaming platform. Messrs. Brian Nesbit and Eamon Garland say their company offers a rich media experience and excellent peer-to-peer gaming applications fully compatible with the next generation of networking solutions.
The managing director of Betjacks.ie, Mr. Damien Levingston, says that when they decided on putting up a new site, they mainly focused on creating a unique user-friendly experience that will develop loyalty and easier communication feedbacks from end users. of loyalty and communication with the end user.”
Using Cryptologic’s latest software called WagerLogic, this new site offers a wide choice of the most popular on-line sports betting, casino games, all poker variants and even bingo games. The technical director of Betjacks.ie, Mr. Garland, assures clients and members that they will get the best possible deals when playing at his site. Fairness and integrity will be the hallmarks of this site, he added. As a step further towards those goals, Betjacks.ie has partnered with the developers of the top gaming industry platforms in conjunction with well-respected payment solutions providers to give all players a totally safe, exciting, fun and wholly secure gaming environment.
