A blast superstorm adequately dubbed Hurricane Sandy as it has already killed 43 people when it crossed the Caribbean, is expected to hit the eastern coast of the United States any moment, and New Jersey governor Chris Christie has ordered the evacuation of all Atlantic City casinos and the state’s barrier islands, as well as the closure of state parks by the afternoon on Oct. 28.

Other neighboring states& governors made similar moves, declaring states of emergency and urging coastal residents to move inland. In New York City, they are considering whether to shut down public transportation, and many airlines have already announced potential cancellations and waiving change fees for passengers who want to reschedule their flights.

Hurricane Sandy is expected to reach the coastline on Tuesday and to first hit the area around Delaware. A big threat is the fact that it can run into two major winter weather systems, and create one huge storm.

A blast superstorm adequately dubbed Hurricane Sandy as it has already killed 43 people when it crossed the Caribbean, is expected to hit the eastern coast of the United States any moment, and New Jersey governor Chris Christie has ordered the evacuation of all Atlantic City casinos and the state’s barrier islands, as well as the closure of state parks by the afternoon on Oct. 28.

Other neighboring states& governors made similar moves, declaring states of emergency and urging coastal residents to move inland. In New York City, they are considering whether to shut down public transportation, and many airlines have already announced potential cancellations and waiving change fees for passengers who want to reschedule their flights.

Hurricane Sandy is expected to reach the coastline on Tuesday and to first hit the area around Delaware. A big threat is the fact that it can run into two major winter weather systems, and create one huge storm.

This week a Finnish punter hit it big at Vera&John Casino, winning over Euro 40,000… in a single spin!

Namely, the lucky punter was playing the Gonzo&s Quest slot when he decided to raise his stake to Euro 50 per spin – and what a great decision it turned out to be, considering that he hit it big almost immediately.

Commenting on his big win, and explaining what he plans to do with the money, the punter identified as Mr. P said: “It&s of course pretty hard to describe how I&m feeling; I am very excited and still can&t believe it.

“The first thing I will do is pay off my loans and then it&s time for an amazing holiday. The rest I will save and keep for a rainy day.”

This week a Finnish punter hit it big at Vera&John Casino, winning over Euro 40,000… in a single spin!

Namely, the lucky punter was playing the Gonzo&s Quest slot when he decided to raise his stake to Euro 50 per spin – and what a great decision it turned out to be, considering that he hit it big almost immediately.

Commenting on his big win, and explaining what he plans to do with the money, the punter identified as Mr. P said: “It&s of course pretty hard to describe how I&m feeling; I am very excited and still can&t believe it.

“The first thing I will do is pay off my loans and then it&s time for an amazing holiday. The rest I will save and keep for a rainy day.”

Finnplay (formerly Digient) has made a gaming platform deal with a Belgian operator Mirage Games allowing them to integrate various third party game verticals such as Play&nGO games while responding rapidly to local market requirements.

Chief executive officer of Mirage Games Raymond Vanhoenacker said that the Belgian licensed operator will be the first-to-market in Belgium with a mobile offering, a key differentiator for the company.

Expanding the iOS version, Ace Slots Casino is now offering the free-to download Android app with full HD graphics.

It consists of six different slot machines, bonus games, scatters, a leveling system, and the opportunity to win “mad coins” on hitting the jackpot.

This week, the Nevada Gaming Control Board got a new chairman as a replacement for Mark Liparelli – it&s a 43-year-old executive A.G. Burnett, who has been a board member for almost two years.

His appointment was announced by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, and his prior experience, which includes the position of deputy chief of the corporate securities division and senior deputy attorney general in the gaming division will surely complement the board&s ambitions.

It has been specified that his remuneration package as chairman will range from $136,000 to $146,000 per annum.

An announcement came this week from the UK-based mega-jackpot supplier Topjack Games that it has extended its mega-jackpot concept to blackjack, and that its Lloyds-insured Euro 2 million jackpots are available on new Blackjack Millions.

Famous for its ten mega jackpots games available on instant lotto, slots, scratch cards, bingo, video poker, blackjack, roulette and keno games, the company is licensed by the Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority.

Regarding the novelty, Topjack Games founder Nick Lynes said: “Blackjack Millions is the first blackjack game to offer a jackpot prize in the millions. The jackpot will start at Euro 2 million but will rise throughout 2013 to Euro 10 million.

“The side bet on this game increases hold from 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent, making Blackjack Millions a very attractive proposition to the operators we are talking to. We have just come back from EiG where this game was well received.

“We have now signed six white label deals since launch with more on the way. There is a clear benefit to be first to market with these mega jackpots versions of the world&s most popular casino games,” Lynes concluded.

This week, a British academic, Professor Mark Griffiths who heads gambling studies at Nottingham Trent University in the UK, addressed a problem gambling conference in the US, sponsored by the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling, expressing his disapproval of online gambling.

In his address, Griffiths said that online gambling is making regulation harder to achieve, is luring minors into gambling and introducing more types of problem gambling as the technology makes gambling more accessible to gamblers.

Regarding the problem with children gambling, he said that children may be too trusting of websites and believe that points they win on social network sites can be cashed in for money, which is wrong.

Attacking social gambling as well, he wondered: “How do we legislate stopping children from gambling on Facebook from home?” He added that children are learning to play poker online at free sites at an early age, which means that they will already be “accomplished gamblers” when they turn 18 – the legal age for real money play.

Griffiths also turned the attention to women gamblers, saying that they are increasingly attracted to the pastime by the growing number of online gambling sites and the rising use of mobile devices and interactive TV for gambling.

Thanks to the technology, he said, people are able to play at more than one site at the same time, which may boost problem gambling risks. He therefore concluded that online gambling can be a bigger threat for problem gambling development than land-based venues.

He explained this claim by giving an example of gambling while drunk, which is generally not permitted at casinos but can pass unnoticed in online gambling venues. He also said that payment technology developments also make multi-currency wagering easier.

Eindhoven-based online gambling software developer Sheriff Gaming this week signed another agreement for the supply of its 3D casino games, this time with sports betting turnkey software provider SBTech.

With over 200 games already in its portfolio, SBTech will benefit from the addition of Sheriff cinematic, multi-lingual and -currency games, which will bring to SBTech&s offering a fully managed portfolio of live, mobile, online, live dealer and retail betting products.

The first SBTech operator to go live with Sheriff&s 3D portfolio is 10Bet.

According to SBTech CEO Itai Zak, “We have been pushed by our top sports betting operators to provide them with premium, high quality casino content of live games and slots on top of the sports betting platform and we are delighted to have Sheriff Gaming as our strategic partner.”

It was added by Eric Roskamp of Sheriff Gaming: “This partnership will provide us with access to SBTech’s impressive customer list of top bookmakers, gaming operators and all their players.”