One of the online gambling industry’s most successful and established software development firms, Microgaming, has partnered with training company People Dimensions, in the launch of three new training solutions for the eGaming industry: the Certificate in eGaming Programmes, the eGaming Essentials Course, and Tailored Training.

The innovative personnel training courses are presented by experienced HR, training and internet gaming industry experts and are awarded at three separate levels: Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced.

The Introductory Certificate is available to companies looking to improve new employee inductions and develop existing employee awareness of the industry in general, whilst the Intermediate and Advanced Certificates build upon the key features of previous levels in addition to offering insights and case studies on specialist areas, and are designed for those with several years’ experience in the industry.

The eGaming Essentials Course is a public course and has been launched to equip individuals with the essential skills and knowledge necessary to pursue a successful career in a dynamic, fast-growing industry.

Tailored Training solutions are offered in the form of comprehensive courses in all areas of personal and business development, enabling individuals to build on their skills in the sector. These courses are also available for operators looking to broaden their competitive advantage.

Lee Harrison, managing director of People Dimensions comments: “We identified that there was a gap in the market for training solutions for the eGaming industry and when looking to join forces within the industry, Microgaming was the obvious choice. For over a decade, Microgaming has been an industry leader and its exceptional heritage, combined with incomparable industry knowledge, will be hugely valuable for this venture.”

The Israeli Commission for Sports Gambling has been granted a permit by the legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset, to offer betting on foreign horse races. Along with the permit, approval was given for the Commission to select a foreign company to operate the new service. The French company Pari-Mutuel Urbaine (PMU) is reportedly on the Commission’s list of contenders.

The minimum bet amount is expected to be in the region of NIS10 ($2.85) and the operators will have to translate races, establish betting outlets and make the necessary additions to its website reports ynetnews.com

It is estimated, once an operator has been selected, that foreign horserace betting will be operational within a year in the country.

The Commission whose focus is on soccer and basketball has recently received approvals to include tennis, handball, baseball and football.

Tzahi Fishbein, chairman of the Commission for Sports Gambling said: the service would “help increase proceeds in favor of Israeli sports”.

The Commission expects to use the income generated on the construction of sports facilities equating to a total investment of NIS5.5 billion ($1.57 billion).

Latest statistics from the Macau authorities show that there has been no slowing down in the Asian land gambling mecca, with revenues growing by 44.6% in April 2011 to 20.5 billion patacas ($2.56 billion).

Reuters news service reports that accumulated revenue for the first four months of 2011 rose 43.3% to 79.0 billion patacas, as Macau boomed on robust demand from gamblers from mainland China.