GPWA Times Magaine - Issue 23 - February 2013

BY THE NUMBERS 1 million The number of app installations just reached by AbZorba Games with their Hub of Fun mobile social casino. $2.5million Amount in cash and assets that poker superstar Howard Lederer forfeited to settle the $42.5 million civil suit against him over his role in the Full Tilt Poker case. £5,883,044.43 Progressive jackpot won by John O. while playing The Dark Knight online slot at Butlers Bingo – the largest single payout for an online bingo site. 4 The spot Las Vegas holds – following New York, Los Angeles and Boston – on list of cities where people think they’re most likely to get into an accident with a rental car. £341,259 Amount paid out by William Hill on a £12 wager by a 28-year-old supermarket worker playing Leprechaun’s Luck on his iPhone. $300 million Amount Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson will spend during the 2016 U.S. election cycle if he keeps his vow to double down on the $150 million he gave Republicans in 2012. Adelson is a noted opponent of online gaming. $101,200 Amount won by a retail fast- food worker on a $215 buy- in in Paddy Power Poker’s iPops main event. $650,000 Amount Paddy Power paid out on President Barack Obama’s victory – before results were in. 60 Number of different online slot games William Hill Italy recently introduced to the Italian market. 600 Number of slots games launched by NextGen Gaming via the Microgaming Systems QuickFire distribution platform. 25p Amount wagered by F.A. to win 888 Casino’s Ultimate Grill Thrills £973,400 video slot jackpot. 51% Percentage of Americans supporting legalization of sports betting in states where it’s prohibited by federal law, according to a recent Fairleigh Dickinson University poll. $13 billion Amount of online gambling revenue growth anticipated in China, propelled largely by soaring smartphone use, according to the China Daily. 10,000 Number of Italy’s Lottomatica video lottery terminals that will now carry IGT’s full suite of online slots. By the Numbers