Rumours that the Rival-powered Planet23 and Royal Apollo online casinos were in dire straits have been confirmed by Royal Apollo affiliate management, which has announced to affiliates that it has called it a day due to unspecified "ongoing issues" with software provider Rival Gaming.

Online gambling software developer Rival Gaming's latest game release has a theme based on the steam-driven railroads of yesteryear, delivered with up-to-the-minute 21st century computer technology. All Aboard is a 5 reel, 20 pay-line video slot in which players can wager up to 10 coins per pay-line in denominations from as low as 1c all the way up to 25c.

Online gambling software provider Rival Gaming has released its latest i-slot, branded 'The Best of Luck.' The 5 reel, 20 pay-line game has, as the title suggests, a theme based on good fortune with traditional symbols of good luck like horseshoes, rabbit's feet, wishbones and lucky pennies adorning the reels.

Online gambling has proved to be a short life and an unhappy one for the unidentified owners of the Tradition online casino, a venture that launched only last year on July 20th, powered by Rival software.

Last week, InfoPowa reported on the strange happenings surrounding two Rival-powered online casinos allegedly owned by First Gaming Partners Inc. SlotPower and Vanguard Casino suddenly stopped responding to their urls, instead re-directing to Manhattan Slots - an online casino owned by Club World Casinos and powered by a different software provider.

Yes, you didn’t read it wrong. There really is an online casino whose theme is based on the popular icon, Leonardo Da Vinci. Strange though the theme may be, DaVinci's Gold Casino offers a full range of Rival-powered casino games and several bonus options for new players.

The World Cup football spectacular, which this time is being held in South Africa, is almost here - an exciting event that brings the international community together, watching and cheering for their national teams either on television, via the Internet or, for the really fortunate punters, at the actual games.

Marking St. Patrick's Day this week, online gambling software provider Rival Gaming launched a thoroughly Irish video slot branded Shamrock Isle. The 5 reel 20 payline game opens with a video clip based on a large emerald, and features a slew of free spins, scatter, wild and bonus opportunities, the latter on a second screen that offers a choice of three games.

If you thought that the last quarter of 2009 was a bumper period for new game releases, you'll be even more impressed with the wide range of new offerings that online gambling software developers have pushed out since February this year.