Betsson AB, a Swedish based betting company, released the results of its 1^st quarter.  The report shows a large increase in revenues but a lower level of income for operating purposes.

Betsson AB’s total revenues came in at 638.6 million (SEK). This was an increase of close to 20%. There operating income was 161 million (SEK) which was down by 7.3% overall. The reduced profits it saw from its casino operation had an impact on this which was reported to be 325.4 million (SEK). This was a result of reduced activity after a large jackpot was won from a competing casino using the same software at Betsson AB.

The report also shows that 200 million (SEK) was spent on marketing and the sportsbook side of things saw an increase of 46.9% however those margins were affected by freebets. Total income tax paid was 160.2 million (SEK) and a net income of 151.8 million was generated. This saw a dividend of 3.91 (SEK) paid per share. The total deposits for the year 2012 came in at 2,113.9 million (SEK) which was also an increase of 43.9% overall.

For the most part Betsson AB had a great year and confidence remains high.

Crazy Vegas casino has opted to go forward and offer the new Playboy live dealer games that have been added by Microgaming. Microgaming and Playboy entered into this partnership to properly represent the Playboy name and create an online gaming environment that is consistent with the Playboy image.

The dealers will all dawn the classic Playboy bunny costumes and of course be pretty and offer up some nice sights we are sure.  All the games are covered using cameras from multiple angles in order to allow for all game play to be viewed. The current games being offered include baccarat, roulette and blackjack. The dealers will communicate with players and will allow for players to communicate back with them. This is real casino games and all games are played without the use of any random number generating programs. All results are as you would experience in a real casino and the games are played in a live gaming studio.

Crazy Vegas, which is owned by Vegas Partner Lounge, is proud of this new addition to its product line up and as a result Vegas Partner Lounge has added the Playboy live dealer games to its other 7 casino brands. Crazy Vegas also offers online bingo and recently added a few new bingo games with those being Mayan Bingo and the other Electro Bingo. Both of these bingo games are video bingo themed games and return some fantastic results.

All of these games have now become available for play today at Crazy Vegas Casino and Crazy Vegas bingo.

Columbia’s land casino regulator issued a warning to “illegal” internet betting operators, urging them to avoid the country in what is being termed an active attempt to keep firms from being party to a “bad actor” ban when online betting is legalized.

The warning came from Rodrigo Vélez Jara, the President of regulator Coljuegos, who made it clear that internet based betting is currently illegal in the South American country.

Coljuegos has been working on a regulated cyber betting system since 2012, when the Columbian government ordered the organization to craft something that would work in the country of more than 47 million people.

It has been hinted that current betting operators working afoul of the law would be subject to IP address blocking and financial transaction restrictions when the legalized system is put into place.

Omni Casino has released its latest slot to its game library. The latest game is called Baywatch and is based on the television series Baywatch. It includes many of the main characters from the show, including video from the series whenever those characters appear in a winning combination. The game includes multiple slot features, intense graphics and appealing sounds along with additional animated graphics to enhance the user experience.

Omni Casino operates using the Playtech gaming software to power it casino. They have been in operation since 1997, making it one of the longer standing casinos online.  They include a game library that consists of slots, progressive jackpot games, video poker, table games, arcade games and a selection of unique games to complement the other games.

Omni Casino offers a generous welcome bonus, weekly promotions and a loyalty program.