Asian operator Genting International, a parent company of Genting Stanley, one of the largest casino operators in the UK, has launched its own online casino, called Circus Casino. According to a company spokesperson, this is a strategic step for the expansion of their product range in the British market.

The new online casino will offer more than 100 casino, card and table games, including baccarat, blackjack, roulette and slots. Plus, the site will hold poker tournaments and allow customers from around the world to play for free while those in the UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands will be able to play for real money.

Mobileage, a company that specializes in providing high quality solutions for iPhone and iPod Touch, has announced its plans to launch two new Blackjack and Mahjong games to be used with this technologies

The Blackjack 21 version that they will launch, is being promoted as the most realistic of all the versions that have been developed so far to be played in mobile devices. This version will have a very fluid playing style since it has been created with the highest fidelity to the real game played at the casinos, using for this purpose high resolutions graphics.

The opening of a new casino in Moncton will mean the creation of 400 full-time equivalent jobs, including roulette and blackjack croupiers, IT professionals and food and beverage servers. This represents an opportunity local training facilities to offer their services to potential candidates.

The resort in Moncton will include a 128-room hotel plus a convention center and restaurants. The casino will offer a wide variety of table games, such as blackjack, poker and roulette, and hundreds of slot machines. Also, it is expected to feature shows with renowned artists every week.

NetPlay TV, one of the most important Interactive TV gaming groups in Britain, has announced the purchase of a new Sky channel through which it intends to broadcast “Live Blackjack”. In order to fund the acquisition, NetPlay TV will issue 2,375,000 new ordinary shares at 39 cents each.

“Blackjack is the most popular game in traditional casinos and as such it was a natural progression for us to launch a ‘live’ television version of this popular game,” Martin Higginson, CEO and Chairman for NetPlay TV commented. “This is another key milestone in the evolution of our business.”

This week EGM Green announced the launching of its new line of entirely eco-friendly gaming tables. Currently, these are the only tables in the market designed to add points to an establishment’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating and reduce their carbon footprints.

The line includes blackjack, poker, baccarat, mini-baccarat and roulette tables plus specialty tables that can be customized to fit the needs of any gaming venue. Also, EGM Green has developed eco-friendly furnishings for those casinos and gambling halls that want to show they are really committed to the environment.

An amateur Japanese player took home this weekend the $85,000 jackpot of the Blackjack Challenge hosted by the Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino. The player, who refused to reveal his name, defeated 142 contestants on his way to the maximum trophy.

The tournament was divided in 30 qualifying rounds followed by another 40 rounds that led to the final. The top four players received prizes, which ranged from $6,000 to $30,000 and were presented by Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino marketing and promotions coordinator Kiri Jackson and tournament director Tony Jackson.

An online gambling company has offered to help Paris Hilton on her search for a new best friend and with that purpose it has invited her to take part in one of its live online Blackjack tourneys. The company has a lot of experience organizing gambling tournaments for celebrities and knows that the inclusion of famous people is associated to a big increase in the number of players.

This invitation was made after it was made public that the heiress of the Hilton empire is in the search of a new best friend and for that, she will participate in a new reality show for MTV called “My new best friend forever”.

In order to meet player’s demands, Backgammon Masters have announced the launching of their blackjack software in Bulgarian. The gaming software is already available in English, Hebrew, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese and other seven languages. Also, the company is to add Dutch and Russian to this list in the near future.

The software package developed by Backgammon Masters includes popular, entertaining games such as Backgammon, Blackjack and Poker. All the games allow players to connect over the Internet and play multi-player tournaments in real-time while they chat and share secrets of the game with the community.

Carnival Cruise Lines, known as the biggest and most important cruise operator in the whole world has announced that it will organize and host a series of Slots, Blackjack and Poker tournaments that will take place in 10 of its exclusive cruises.

The blackjack and slots tournaments will have a total prize of $2,500.00. Players who make it to the first place in these events will also win balcony accommodations for themselves and a guest and will have the right to participate in the final event, which will be held next November 17th.

In only a few years, Macau has become the gaming capital of the world, competing with other gambling cities with a longer history and tradition. The success of Macau is due to the luxury hotels and casinos it offers and the wide variety of games players can find in the former Portuguese colony, from blackjack to baccarat, including roulette, poker and slot machines.

According to the Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administrative Region, things will continue looking bright for the enclave in 2008. Lau Pun Lap, member of the Assembly, said this week that Macau’s gaming revenue is expected to reach more than 10 billion dollars this year (100 billion patacas).