8 Jun 2006 news piece entitled Ladbrokes jumps on Backgammon Band Wagon

One of Britain's most well known online casinos and traditional gambling businesses, Ladbrokes, has this week launched its first online casinos backgammon product. Online casinos backgammon is said to have high quality graphics and sound effects and a phrase translation facility to make communication easier for non-English speakers.

Players will be able to select betting levels that range from one U.S. dollar to one thousand. The game will initially be offered in the board format common to Northern Europe, but plans to introduce online casinos backgammon based on the wooden format popular in the Mediterranean are also underway. The online casinos firm's managing director, David Briggs, has stated that the firm intends to run cash games and regular tournaments that will guarantee players visit the site to play on a regular basis.

The online casinos firm recently raised the hopes of U.S. casino players by stating that its policy excluding American players from its site is under review. A number of prominent online casinos have introduced policies excluding U.S. players in the last year in anticipation of U.S. anti-gambling legislation.