Fortune Lounge Group
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Fortune Lounge Group is a group of nine online casinos and three online poker rooms, where people can play real money poker and other casino games using Microgaming software licensed by Kahnawake Gaming Commission. Their poker rooms are part of the Microgaming network formerly known as Prima Poker. Games can be played using a web browser or alternately downloaded on to a computer.
Each individual casino and poker room has its own unique website, although all operate under the guardianship of the Fortune Lounge Group. The e-Commerce and Online Gaming Regulations and Assurance, eCOGRA, an online casino industry watchdog has accredited all Fortune Lounge casinos and poker rooms.
Lou Krieger, co-author of Poker for Dummies, acts as the host for Royal Vegas Poker. Fortune Lounge offers credits on purchasing, bonuses and exclusive tournaments for both its casinos and poker rooms. Prizes have accumulated to an amount of USD $1.5 million. The poker rooms also promote the College Poker Championship.
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[edit] Casinos
- 7Sultans Casino
- Desert Dollar
- Platinum Play
- Royal Vegas
- Fortune Room
- Havana Club
- Vegas Palms
- Vegas Towers
- Vegas Villa
[edit] Poker Rooms
- Royal Vegas Poker
- 7Sultans Poker
- PokerTime
[edit] Awards
The Fortune Lounge Group has been noted for their gaming services within the industry:
- Gambling Online Magazine's Readers Poll Top Casino Group 2005
- Gambling Online Magazine's Editor's Pick 2004
- Gambling Online Magazine's Top Casino Software 2003 & 2004
- Gambling Online Magazine's Top Rewards Program 2003
- Gambling Online Magazine's Top Progressive Slots Slot 2003
- Gambling Online Magazine's Top Casino Customer Service 2003
- Casinomeister's Best Casino Group, 2003
[edit] World Player Magazine
On 24 August 2005, Fortune Lounge Group released a physical magazine, the World Player Magazine, to document events run by the Fortune Lounge Group.
[edit] Spamming Controversy
On 29 June 2005, Fortune Lounge Group released Personal Messenger software that allowed users of their service to receive information from them, which they normally could not receive due to most e-mail spam-blockers automatically regarding all online casino software as spam.
A case in point is a situation that developed in September-October 2005. Alleged e-mail spammers sent unsolicited mail to a third-party e-mail list. This 'spam attack' caused Internet users to mistakenly blame Fortune Lounge Group for the mass-email, as it was believed that the company had hired these spammers as third party e-mail contractors. However, Fortune Lounge Group reported that they had not hired any contractors and, despite efforts, they were unable to prevent the spamming. Like most similar companies, Fortune Lounge expressly prohibits affiliates from sending unsolicited e-mail.
On 14 November 2005, a group called Fight Casino Spam filed a complaint with Fortune Affiliates with regards to the spam being sent under their name.
On 21 December 2005, Fortune Lounge Group was closed down by their Webhosts Go Daddy as a result of complaints of spam from The Spamhaus Project. GoDaddy returned the site to normal operations later on the same day when the issue was successfully resolved.
The company asserts that the spam issue should be dealt with by cooperation between anti-spam agencies and companies who have spam complaints against them, to establish regulations to avoid black-listings.
