Sportingbet Launches Its Own Magazine

Digital publishing provider WeClik has produced E-Magazine for Sportingbet.com. This multi-lingual digital magazine will be available to customers of ParadiseCasino.

Titled Jackpot, the ParadiseCasino e-zine is their first-ever interactive digital magazine dedicated to the online casino market and features a revolutionary new interactive rich content format developed by WeClik.

The magazine will be launched in 10 European countries next week. In line with Sportingbet’s localised branding strategy, it will be published simultaneously in 10 different languages – with all user interfaces specially tailored for each local market.

Jackpot will be fully integrated into the Sportingbet.com web site, with registered ParadiseCasino members able to view new editions as soon as they are released.

Ronaldo Betting

Bwin offers several special bets following Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Real Madrid.

Speculation is already hot ahead of Ronaldo’s first games for Madrid regarding how well he might perform. Bwin will let you bet on 4 special markets described below.

1. How many times will Ronaldo net for Real Madrid this season?
2. How many League goals will Cristiano Ronaldo score against FC Barcelona in the 2009/2010 season?
3. How many goals will Cristiano Ronaldo score in his first game with Real Madrid?
4. How many goals will Cristiano Ronaldo score as a Real Madrid player in the Champions League?

You can register and start betting at Bwin here.

Bwin To Buy Newcastle United?

Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG could be buying recently relegated Newcastle United.

Austrian firm is believed to be putting together a package that would satisfy current owner Mike Ashley’s asking price of £100 million for the team.

Bwin was formed in 1999 and is already a major sponsor of La Liga giants Real Madrid, Italian side AC Milan and the Portuguese League. It is also reported that Bwin had also been earmarked at one stage to take over as Newcastle’s main shirt sponsor once the former Premiership team’s current deal with troubled bank Northern Rock expired.

Victor Chandler To Obtain Online Gambling Licence For Madrid

Victor Chandler is about to become the first British bookmaker to obtain an online gambling licence for Madrid.

Speaking about the deal, Victor Chandler said: “Madrid has the largest regional gambling market in Spain. We are close to gaining a licence, which will make us the first firm to open the doors to internet gambling in the region and allow us to advertise in Spain.”

The Madrid market alone is estimated to be worth €250m (£215m). Ongoing talks may open up more of Spain’s 17 regions to online gambling. The company is also trying to obtain a licence in South Africa before the World Cup 2010.

Franck Ribery Betting

Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has been repeatedly linked with a move to Real Madrid.

Until now, Liverpool has not been one of those clubs begging for Ribery’s signature. his own stated preferred destination, though a clutch of Europe’s biggest clubs have been reportedly interested at one stage or another. However, SkyBet have announced a cut on the odds of Ribery moving to Anfield.

“Every price we have put up has been taken on Ribery moving to Liverpool, which has left us stumped as in recent weeks he has been liked with every other club but the Reds! After seeing money for him to join Man United and Real Madrid at the same time that Bayern Munich say he’s going nowhere, we’ve now seen a flood of bets on him to join Liverpool,” SkyBet’s Dale Tempest said.

It remains to be seen whether or not this is a further example of the bookies’ prescience, or merely the symptom of yet more speculation regarding the player’s future.