Online Casino Games Coming From Sportingbet
Published: Thursday, February 23, 2006 Online-Casinos.com
ONLINE CASINO GAMES COMING FROM SPORTINGBET
Finance chief says new initiative will make wider selection of online casino
games available
Sportingbet plans to launch a handful of online casino games this
year to expand its portfolio of sports betting, poker and roulette,
says finance chief Andrew McIver whilst briefing press on the group's latest
numbers.
Pretax profits leapt 72 percent to GBP 27million in the second quarter, and the
company said it might beat full-year forecasts of GBP 103 million in operating
profits.
Without giving details on likely software providers or specific games. McIver
said the games offerings would be expanded to fall into the benefits of Sportingbet's
"shared purse" system, which allows players to switch between games.
The group played down the risk of a US clampdown on online gambling. A prohibition
bill was introduced to Congress last week, which would update existing laws to
outlaw bets taken over the internet. It also would require credit card companies
to disallow money transfers going to offshore gambling sites.
But Sportingbet said the bill sat awkwardly with the US stated policy on internet
matters and pointed out that Congress might be reluctant to give full debating
time to the bill in a year shortened by senatorial elections in November.
