The online slots site, Belle Rock Entertainment, begun their online slots tournament about two weeks ago and it will end in less than a week. The overall prize awarded is $35,000.

The tournament has three different parts; the daily free $500 Adventure FreeRoll given out ran from the 9th of May until the 18th. The maximum amount of winners per day was 25, of whom each received $10 and also they automatically were able to participate in the $5,000 Adventure Semi-Final that took place from the 19th to the 24th.

In an attempt to attract young people to church rites, an Italian priest has decided to celebrate mass in a slot machine venue. Don Duilio Testa, from Trasacco, came up with this idea after the realization that getting youngsters to mass is becoming harder and harder as years go by.

“The idea came to me as the youth are estranged from the church. The young people choose another way of life, other places for meetings and communication. This can be discos or gambling halls where they are without their parents and feel themselves comfortable," priest Don Duilio commented.

The Casino Maunaloa, in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), has decided to expand its horizon and incorporate new games. This is mostly due to the client’s demands, who wanted the installation of these machines.
The casino now counts with a Slot Machine Park which is independant and next to the well-known Maunaloa Night Club, and is filled with modern slot machines with enticing games and jackpots.

Bally Technologies announced this week that Grosvenor Casinos, one of the most important casino operators in Europe, has selected Bally’s gaming solutions for its Room Connected to the Future in the Casino Grosvenor in Birmingham, England.

The solution selected by Grosvenor Casinos includes a complete slots administration system with a ticket in/ ticket out system, accountability and reports system, player tracking and prizes system. The casino will use the iVIEW interactive screens for marketing and to improve the promotions program.

The new slot machine law has been put into practice and many of Sussex’s arcades are either closed or being closed down. The new law has made it almost impossible for current slot machine arcades to continue working the way they currently function.

As announced by Australian Premier John Brumby, ATMs will be banned from slot machine halls in Victoria as of 2012, in an attempt to decrease the number of people with gambling addictions in the country.

“I’m not sure whether venues with multiple entertainment areas will be allowed to have ATMs in non-gaming areas,” Premier Brumby explained. However, he added that further details would be given when the laws were formally presented, including the fact that some venues will be exempted especially in towns where there are few ATMs.

For over 40 years, the famous Three Stooges Show appeared countless times on TV screens from all over the world. Now, the popular series – which is still being aired in more than 40 countries – will be the main theme for a new slot machine game.

Atronic has just announced the acquisition of the license, which grants them the rights to develop a slot with the famous characters. This exclusivity agreement will grant the company a 4-year period to develop, sell and distribute the 3 stooges themed slots.

Thanks to the new Millioni$er Penny Spot by Aristocrat, one of the leading international manufacturers of gaming machines, a lucky slots player is now a millionaire. Besides becoming a wealthy man, William has become the first person to win in the penny slot multi-site progressive Millioni$er.

After playing for fifteen minutes and betting only 59 dollars, the slot machine fan hit the jackpot. However, he didn’t realize it until a lady sitting next to him told him he had just won more than a million dollars.

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.

The Center for Advanced Software Technologies (CAST) of the Bangor University was authorized this week by the Gambling Commission to test gaming machines for regulations. The CAST is the first organization in the United Kingdom to be granted a license of this kind.

From now on, CAST’s Compliance Testing Laboratory will be able to test and certificate gambling devices such as slot machines, for casinos, betting shops, pubs, hotels and other gaming venues in the UK. Testers will certify randomness, social responsibility and fairness, among other features.