The highly recognized England-based airline and travel accommodator, RyanAir, has been in the talks for some time now about building an online casino. 

It now seems that plan is a definite possibility now that RyanAir has announced it will be seeking to partner with an unidentified online casino software manufacturer to develop an internet gaming site via RyanAir's homepage website.  It appears that it is likely William Hill will be taking the honors, for a large betting banner for the gambling giant has been displayed on RyanAir's website for some time.

Complementing an in-flight entertainment service that RyanAir has in the making, the online casino will serve as a traffic director for increasing multiple revenue streams.  Already, RyanAir offers direct links to airport parking, travel insurance, hotels, skiing packages, and other travel related resources.  Last month alone, CEO of RyanAir, Michael O'Leary, reported there were fifteen million unique visitors to the website.  With that kind of online traffic, the option of an online casino is looking like a very lucrative option.

O'Leary revealed to investors that RyanAir would not be putting up any funds for building the online casino.  Rather, the website would serve as a distribution center, if you will - Directing would-be players to an online casino.  RyanAir would simply work as an affiliate to the casino, taking a portion of the revenue that is earned by the betting site.

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