Internet Gambling Industry Competitors

Could 888 be The Mark of the Bet? 888 Holdings (formerly Cassava Enterprises), through its flagship 888.com site, operates such Internet gambling brands as online casino Casino-on-Net, poker site Pacific Poker, sports betting site 888sport, and bingo site 888ladies....

GameAccount has a booming business on account of the games people play. The company's gameaccount.com Web site plays host to people who pay to play against each other in such skill-based games as backgammon, gin rummy, and poker. GameAccount takes a commission from the money players ante up and bet in the course of their games....

Media Corporation (formerly Gaming Corporation) operates online search (www.search.focus.uk) and publishing (www.onthebox.com) products. Other holdings include online marketing and advertising firm Eyeconomy and Got2Bet.com (English and Chinese online gaming portal, which the company purchased in 2005)....

You might say this company has an inside straight in the online gambling business. PartyGaming is a leading operator of gaming Web sites featuring poker, casino games, and sports betting. It's flagship PartyPoker.com is the leading online poker room where card sharks can play Texas Hold 'Em and other games for cash, party points, and tournament slots....

Bingo.com is out to prove that it's not just squares who have a ball playing bingo. The company operates online bingo games and tournaments for more than 1.8 million registered users. It offers both free games for fun and bingo for cash prizes. (The company does not serve US players, who are barred by federal law from online cash gaming.) In addition to bingo games, Bingo.com offers chat-rooms, news, and other entertainment content; the company generates revenue mostly from cash gaming, as well as from advertising....

Gamblers hungry for some action might find themselves shopping at the "gaming supermarket" that is Sportingbet. The global online gambling company (the first UK firm to offer tax-free sports betting) has a variety of casino-style and skill-based games, as well as sports betting, all served up on some 20 Web sites in about 25 different languages....

No matter which side of the Atlantic is home to your favorite style of football, the odds are good that this company has a line on the game. Formerly betinternet.com, Webis Holdings operates a leading online sports book offering a wide variety of opportunities to place bets on all kinds of sports -- football (American or soccer), basketball, rugby, boxing, golf, and tennis, as well as Formula One, greyhound, and horse racing....

Youbet.com lets its customers watch and play the ponies nationwide. Its You Bet Network facilitates online wagering on horse races, primarily in the US and Canada. To place a wager, customers open an account and can deposit funds through YouBet's ExpressCash online advance deposit wagering (ADW) system, which links customers' wagering accounts directly to their personal checking accounts....