Annie Duke Invites All to Play in OFC Ante Up For Africa Charity Poker Tournament

Pro Bounties and WSOP Academy Package To Be Given Away

Annie Duke, Mark “P0ker H0” Kroon, and other poker pros will be playing in the OFC Ante Up For Africa Charity Tournament to be held at UltimateBet.com on Saturday, September 5th, 2009 at 2pm EDT (GMT -4). The $1 + $10 tournament aims to raise money and bring awareness to the Ante Up For Africa organization.

“I am so excited that the poker community is embracing this cause,” said UltimateBet Pro, Annie Duke. “The OFC Ante Up For Africa Charity Tournament is a great way for players of any level to get involved.”

The winner of this tournament will receive a World Series of Poker Academy admission courtesy of WSOP Academy, along with $500 for airfare expenses courtesy of UltimateBet.

Bounties will be placed on Annie Duke, Mark “P0ker H0” Kroon, and other UltimateBet Pros. Players who eliminate any of the poker pros will win a one year PPA Online Premium Membership to the Poker Players Alliance.

“We are honoured to be working with the entire UltimateBet Team and WSOP Academy. They have all been so supportive in our efforts to bring attention to this very special cause,” commented Jason “Wolf” Rosenberg, President of Global Gaming Events (GGE) which owns and operates Online Forum Challenge.

The charity event kicks off the Online Forum Challenge Ultimate Aruba Experience, in which one player is guaranteed to win an $8,500 Aruba Classic Package. Full details for the Ante Up For Africa Charity Tournament and the entire tournament series are available at http://www.ofcaruba.com/.

Vive La France! PKR Qualifier Turns US $5 into Over $HK3,000,000!

23-year-old Adrien Allain from Rennes, France, is the 2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival Main Event Champion! He scooped HK$3,035,000 - a fantastic return on his investment of US$5 through an online satellite on PKR!


Allain, who recently turned professional said: “I’m overwhelmed, this is so wonderful. I qualified for this tournament through a $5 lottery tournament on PKR and end up beating all these top players. Vive La France!”

Allain, known by many as ‘zlatan35’ online, now aims to use the winnings as a bankroll to push forward his poker career. He impressively dominated the final table that included the likes of Poker Pack star JC Tran, Casey Kastle and David Steicke. No mean feat when this is your first major event and your biggest previous win is online and US$8,000! The runner-up was Inwook Choi from Korea. Choi got his money in with the best hand after pushing with AQ but Allain spiked a 3 on the flop and his A3 was enough to take the title. That said - Allain had been like a train since the first card was dealt and had Choi dominated 2,182,000/1,078,000 at the heads-up stage.

As Asian Poker Tour CEO Chris Parker expressed his congratulations, Adrien’s delighted group of supporters waved French flags in celebration as the Asian Poker Tour closing ceremony at the Starworld Hotel and Casino drew to its customary colourful conclusion. The crowd of supporters grew throughout the afternoon after the now legendary Asian Poker Tour Macau Party in the Presidential Suite the night before.

There were five small stacks on the final table and after shuffle up and deal was called by the world’s leading tournament director Matt Savage, the action was fast and furious. First out was Casey Kastle, who departed after the third hand on his third consecutive Asian Poker Tour final table appearance! He was followed very shortly by Winifred Yu, who came to the Starworld Hotel and Casino as a member of the crew for Chinese poker language film ‘Poker King’ and left with a HK$26,112 final table payout.Christer Hallberg was next to exit, followed by Michael Woo. By this point Allain was making all the play and could do no wrong and had built himself a significant chip lead. In the background, dangermen JC Tran and David Steicke were lurking but the young Frenchman’s stack was continuing to tower. Next to go and out in fifth was Chris Chau, followed by Steicke – whose fourth place finish caps a memorable Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival for him which saw him also take down the Poker Pack High Rollers event.

What followed was a long session of small ball poker with Allain continuing to dominate, Inwook Choi holding up well and poker superstar JC Tran seriously short stacked but fighting back. In the end Inwook Choi’s queen high straight saw off Tran’s challenge, much to the disappointment of the large group of Poker Pack supporters on the rail. It has been a fantastic 12 day festival for The Poker Pack. Tran won The Poker Pack headhunter event and Korea, featuring Steve Sung, David Chino’ Rheem and Brandon Wong, won the inaugural JBET Battle of the Nations event. Quinn Do took down ‘The Poker King Movie’ Celebrity Charity event, while David ‘Chino’ Rheem won the HKGC No Limit Hold ‘em R+A side event.

JC said “It has been a great 12 day festival for The Poker Pack - it is disappointing not to take down the Main Event but congratulations to Alain, he played good poker and is a deserving champion. To take down such a major tournament for just $5 is quite something – there’s no doubt he has great potential.”

Day 1B marked the start of filming of ‘Poker King,’ the first Chinese language poker film. Many, including the legendary Johnny Chan, predict the movie could have the ‘Rounders’ effect on the growth of poker in Asia. Five of the crew entered the Main Event with Hong Kong’s Winfred Yu making the final table! It would be fair to say that Poker King nearly had its own Poker King!

There was an encouragingly large regional contingent taking part in the event, with over 50% of the Day1A field from Asia. There were also plenty of well known names at the StarWorld Hotel and Casino including ‘The Poker Pack,’ John Juanda, Johnny Chan, Liz Lieu, James Akenhead of the WSOP Main Event November Nine, the in-form Stewart Scott, David Chiu, Ian Frazer, Praz Bansi, JP Kelly, Young Phan, Amnon Filippi, Casey Kastle, Steve Yea, David Steicke, Cecilia Nordenstam, Liv Boeree, Mel Judah, Karl Mahrenholz and Kim Wooka. Chan, Frazer, Scott and Wooka were amongst those that cashed. Last year’s champion Yevgeniy Timoshenko was also in attendance and failed to cash in the Main Event.

Tournament Director Matt Savage confirmed that there were a total of 326 runners, 133 on Day 1A and 193 on Day 1B. The total prize pool was HK$10,919,040 with first place HK$3,035,000. The buy-in for the Main Event was set at HK$34,400. Last year’s event attracted 257 runners.


The Asian Poker Tour Macau hosted over 20 events with 15 official side events. Amongst the online networks which sent players were The Ongame Network, the iPoker Network and PartyPoker.com. In addition, online rooms BWin, PKR, Dafa Poker, JBET Poker, Betfriends, 888.com, Titan Poker, RedKings, 32Red, ChiliPoker, Winamax, BetSafe, PafPoker, The Asia Poker, JPL and PokerLoco are in on the action which guaranteed the significant online qualifier contingent.

GTECH G2 Renews Agreement to Supply Bingo, Poker & Games to Yahoo!

GTECH G2 will continue to provide bingo, poker and games to search and entertainment giant Yahoo! for at least another two years. New instant win games will be added to the state of the art games powered by GTECH G2.

Yahoo! Bingo, first launched in 2005 by St Minver for Yahoo! UK & Ireland (http://www.yahoobingo.net/), includes bingo and a selection of more than 60 instant-play games including arcade games, scratch cards and number games which have been extremely popular at the entertainment portal. The top games include Monopoly, Cluedo and Dynamite Idea's market leading Triple Chance High Low.

Yahoo! will now be among the first to feature GTECH G2’s new “instant win” games channel through St Minver. This exciting new “Instant Win” channel combines best of breed arcade games, scratchcards, table games, progressive jackpots and branded content aimed at casual gamers. The Instant Win solution offers a fully outsourced, white label solution for brands and gaming companies wishing to extend life time values whilst offering entertaining content.

Yahoo! will also now launch download poker to complement its current Flash poker offering. Yahoo!’s poker room (http://uk.poker.games.yahoo.net/) is part of the International Poker Network (IPN) powered by GTECH G2. One of the largest independent poker networks in Europe, the IPN recently celebrated its three-millionth player. Yahoo! provides interactive tutorials and presents free poker tournaments.

“We have worked with Yahoo! for over 4 years now and have built an excellent relationship together.” said Leigh Nissim, Commercial Director at GTECH G2. “The decision to extend their bingo contract with us, whilst adding download poker and our new Instant Win channel is a great choice as they seek to offer more entertainment to their visitors.”

Asian Poker Tour Bigger and Better Than Ever

2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau Confirms Growth

With Day 1B now underway at the 2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival, Tournament Director Matt Savage has confirmed that there are a total of 326 runners, 133 on Day 1A and 193 on Day 1B. The total prize pool is HK$10,919,040 with first place due to scoop HK$3,035,000. The buy-in for the Main Event is set at HK$34,400. Last year’s event attracted 257 runners.

Chris Parker, CEO of the Asian Poker Tour said: “One year ago we projected that we would get 300 runners for the Main Event so we are delighted with the turnout, especially in the current economic climate. It vindicates our decision to transform The Asian Poker Tour Macau into a 12 day festival. What is hugely encouraging is the growth of Asian players in the field, which bodes very well for the future. For example, on Day1A just over 50% of the field was from Asia. We have also significantly increased the online qualifier contingent in comparison to 2008.”

As well as the large regional contingent there are plenty of well know names at the StarWorld Hotel and Casino. Leading the field are The Asian Poker Tour’s Ambassadors ‘The Poker Pack’ comprising of JC Tran, Nam Le, Quinn Do, David ‘Chino’ Rheem, Steve Sung and Kwang Soo Lee. Also in attendance are John Juanda, Liz Lieu, James Akenhead of the WSOP® Main Event November Nine, the in-form Stewart Scott, David Chiu, Ian Frazer, Praz Bansi, JP Kelly, Young Phan, Amnon Filippi, Casey Kastle, Steve Yea, David Steicke, Cecilia Nordenstam, Liv Boeree, Mel Judah and Kim Wooka.

Live reporting can be found at: http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2009-apt-macau/
Day 1B also marked the start of filming of ‘Poker King,’ the first Chinese language poker film. As players entered to take their seats for Day1B the cameras were rolling for the movie which has an all star cast. Many predict the movie could have the ‘Rounders’ effect on the growth of poker in Asia.

‘The Poker Pack’ is on an amazing run at the Starworld Hotel and Casino in the side events. Team Korea, featuring Steve Sung, David Chino’Rheem and Brandon Wong, won the inaugural JBET Battle of the Nations event (side event #9). Quinn Do took down ‘The Poker King Movie’ Celebrity Charity event, while David ‘Chino’ Rheem won the HKGC No Limit Hold ‘em R+A side event #4. Most recently, JC Tran took down ‘The Poker Pack’ headhunter side event #10. Sixteen players failed to take the bounty of the star player as he crushed all opposition in front of him to scoop HK$76,000 plus HK$10,500 in bounties. In addition, last night there was a special invitational event sponsored by DafaPoker.com, which hosted 34 invited guests and players with the winner taking home $HK12,600.

The Asian Poker Tour Macau hosts over 20 events with 15 official side events. Amongst the online networks which sent players were The Ongame Network, the iPoker Network and PartyPoker.com. In addition, online rooms BWin, PKR, DafaPoker.com, JBET Poker, Betfriends, 888.com, Titan Poker, RedKings, 32Red, ChiliPoker, Winamax, BetSafe, PafPoker and PokerLoco are in on the action which guaranteed the significant online qualifier contingent. Sponsors of the side events and collaterals include the Hong Kong Game Club, DafaPoker, Dafa888, The Poker King Movie, JBet, PartyPoker.com, BWin, Zipang Casino, 777babycasino and PKR.

Full details can be found at http://www.asianpt.com/

Videos capturing the action and atmosphere at the festival can be found at: http://www.asianpt.com/videos

bwin Launches GTECH G2's New 'Casino Dice' Mini-game

New games also added to GTECH G2 download casino software

bwin will be among the first GTECH G2 licensees to offer the new Casino Dice mini-game developed by GTECH G2’s subsidiary, Dynamite Idea. Both the new Casino Dice and the popular Triple Chance Hi Lo are now offered in full, mini and mobile versions at bwin and will soon be available at other GTECH G2 powered online casinos and gaming suites.

Casino Dice is a single number draw game where players try to predict the roll of a pair of dice. When players correctly predict the combined total of a pair of dice, they win and get a chance to double their money.

“Quick, easy to play mini-games like Casino Dice have proven to provide an excellent supplemental revenue stream for licensees of G2’s casino, poker and sportsbetting products,” said Dominic Mansour, Head of Casino & Games at GTECH G2. “By combining the resources of Dynamite Idea, Finsoft, Boss Media and St Minver, and with the strength GTECH behind us, we are able to offer operators a broader range of igaming products than other games and back-end providers.”

“We’ve found that many of our customers enjoy playing simple side-games. They like the pace and their odds of winning.” said Kevin O’Neal, Press Officer of bwin. “For bwin as a “House of Games” it is important to offer our customers alternatives, and products from GTECH G2 integrate well with our management systems.”

Casino Dice was developed by the games designers at Dynamite Idea, one of four leading digital gaming companies acquired by lottery industry giant, GTECH to form GTECH G2, their new interactive gaming division. The Dynamite Idea team specializes in developing innovative online interactive betting games including several unique hi lo, dice and number games.

In addition to the new products in its suite of mini-games, GTECH G2 is also adding two new games to their Boss Media download casino. Keno Cash and 4Play Hi Lo Bingo will now be included in the downloadable games at online casinos such as Casino-Club.com, PokerHeaven.com and Virgin Casino.

$153,977 Win is 3D Casino’s 4th Big Progressive Jackpot

WinADay.com has added 5 new games and awarded almost $600,000 in jackpots since it launched last year

WinADay.com 3D online casino has had its fourth big progressive jackpot winner. A player known as MARLIESKA has just won $153,977 playing the new Vegas Mania game at the three-dimensional slots and video poker site operated by Slotland.com

“I’ve been playing at Slotland for years and when they suggested I try their new 3D casino I did and I love it – the games are beautiful – I’ve never seen anything like them anywhere else!” said the excited winner. “I like multi-payline games so I’ve liked Vegas Mania since it first came out last spring. Lemme tell ya though, now I really LOVE it!”

Vegas Mania is a five-reel, 21 payline slot machine designed for serious, strategic slots players. They can get up to fifteen free spins and Wild symbols improve the chance of winning. Double Wilds increase chances of winning and double those winnings. Like all games at the innovative new casino, the new Vegas Mania is tied to the WinADay.com progressive jackpot.

Just last week, WinADay.com launched a new multi-hand video poker game called Deuces Wild where avid players can play up to fifty hands at a time. For a preview of the new game, see the Slotland News channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/SlotlandNews. Two free contests celebrating the new game continue until Thursday.

This latest win is the fourth big progressive jackpot win at WinADay.com since it launched just over a year ago. Monica68 won the first big jackpot, ($148,724 (€116,200), on the Wheeler Dealer slot machine last January. In March “123jaki” won $159,660 (€123,620) on the single-payline Slot-O-Matic which had only just been launched at the time and then in May BONDGIRL won $100, 224 (€73,970) – the second big jackpot to be won on that machine.

The WinADay.com jackpot has been reset and is currently over $30,000. Meanwhile the jackpot at Slotland.com which was recently hit for just over $80,000 is already over that amount again.

There’s nothing to download or install at WinADay.com. It’s an instant-play casino so players can go straight to the three-dimensional games lobby where animated casino staff will help them decide which of the eight one-of-a-kind games to try first and be playing in minutes.

GTECH G2’s International Bingo Network Launches New X Factor Game Based on UK TV Series

X Factor Top Slotter tournament runs every weekend through August

GTECH G2’s new “X Factor Steps to Stardom” slots game launched today across its International Bingo Network just in time for the new X Factor TV series that begins on UK TV this Saturday.

“X Factor Steps to Stardom” is a brand new five-reel, 20-line slot machine based on the X Factor TV series. Like the hugely popular television program, it features a special Judges Bonus Round, its very own Boot Camp and a live final round. Players will also recognize the catchy X Factor theme song that plays throughout.

To celebrate the launch of the new X Factor game, the International Bingo Network (IBN) is hosting a special X Factor “Top Slotter” competition every weekend throughout August. The player at the top of the leader board at the end of the month will be crowned the X Factor Steps to Stardom Champion and win tickets to a live X Factor show and a great cash prize. In addition, the top fifty players will be inducted into the X Factor Hall of Fame with additional cash prizes for the runners up.

The International Bingo Network (IBN) is operated by St Minver which, along with Boss Media, Finsoft and Dynamite Idea, is now part of GTECH G2, the igaming division of lottery industry leader, GTECH.

“The X Factor game is just one of many exciting new branded games that are being launched by the International Bingo Network over the next few months with local versions of many of the games being launched across our network of bingo sites in seven other European markets “ said Alison Digges, GTECH G2 Group Head of Bingo.

The IBN includes such popular bingo sites as Littlewoods Bingo, Yahoo Games and the Daily Mail’s Coffee Break Bingo. It features 90-ball bingo games, big jackpots, exciting tournaments and generous bonuses.

Great Turnout for Jamie Gold Charity Tournament at Poker in the Park

The Jamie Gold Charity Tournament reached its cap of 50 players as an array of celebrity and poker playing talent took to the felt last night in the Shadow Lounge within the Casino at the Empire.

The Jamie Gold Charity Tournament, that took place as part of the Poker in the Park festival in Leicester Square, was hosted by the 2006 WSOP Main Event winner Jamie Gold and co-hosted by 2008 WSOP Main Event winner, and youngest ever WSOP Main Event champion, Peter Eastgate.

The tournament, which aimed to raise money for The Jamie Gold Foundation’s numerous charities, took place at The Empire’s Shadow Lounge, where a number of famous names were present including celebrity players Teddy Sheringham and Michael Greco, as well as top UK poker pros John Tabatabai, Nick Persaud, JJ Hazan, Sam Trickett and Ian Frazer.

Although the tournament buy-ins will go towards the Jamie Gold Foundation, there were a number of generous donations to the prizepool including an EPT seat worth £5,200, donated by PokerStars, as well as a seat to the Unibet Open, worth £3,000.

In the end it was a Swedish Pro, Mikael Gabrielsson, wearing Unibet colours, that took the title.

Four camera crews were on hand to capture the atmosphere as celebrities and poker players battled it out on the felt in good spirits.

Poker in the Park continues all throughout today where Jamie Gold amongst many top pros will be delivering a lecture in the Unibet Lecture Marquee. Visit http://pokerinthepark.com/ to find out the full schedule of speakers.

3D Casino Launches New Deuces Wild Video Poker Game

Two free contests mark the occasion

WinADay.com, the 3D online casino operated by Slotland.com, launches a brand new video poker game called Deuces Wild today. Serious video poker players will love being able to play not just one but three, five, ten, twenty-five – even fifty hands at once – if they choose. And with a chance to double your winnings, the newest game at the three-dimensional slot machine and video poker site is sure to be popular.



Deuces Wild players can really raise the stakes by hitting the “Double” button after a winning spin. Playing a single hand game, pressing this button can double the winnings. Playing two or more hands, if the total win from all hands is equal to or exceeds total wagers, hitting the “Double” button takes the player to an optional double-or-nothing Playoff Round.

To celebrate the launch of the new Deuces Wild game, WinADay.com is running two free contests August 14th to 20th. The player with second most total bets during this period will win the Deuces Wild Top Spinner Contest and get 100% of deposits made during the contest period refunded. The second biggest single spin pay out on the new Deuces Wild (during the same period) will win the Deuces Wild Triple Luck Contest and their winnings for that spin will be tripled.

It’s been a busy year for the online casino that celebrated its first birthday earlier this summer.

“Since taking its first real money wagers a year ago, five new games have now been added to our original three one-of-a-kind slot machines and video poker games,” said Ondrej Tuma of WinADay.com. “And there have been four six-figure progressive jackpot winners already!”

The WinADay.com progressive jackpot was just hit last week for $150,000 on the new Vegas Mania slot machine, following a $100, 224 (€73,970) win in May 9 (the second to be won on the Wheeler Dealer slot machine). In January, Monica68 won $148,724 (€116,200) while playing the same game. Then in March, “123jaki” won $159,660 (€123,620) on the single-payline Slot-O-Matic which had only just been launched.

WinADay.com is an instant-play, no download casino. Players can walk straight through the casino’s decadent entrance to the three-dimensional games lobby. There, animated casino staff can help them choose from the eight unique games available and have them playing within seconds. All games are original and only available at WinADay.com.

The Glastonbury of Poker -- Poker In The Park Starts Tomorrow in London

If you're a poker player and you're in London, get yourself down to Leicester Square this weekend!!!

Being dubbed the “Glastonbury of Poker”, Poker in the Park is bringing a band of top players from the poker world to the heart of Leicester Square for a celebration of all things poker!

The gates will open to Poker in the Park, Europe’s largest, FREE Poker festival, at 5:00 pm on Thursday, 13th August and continues on Friday 14th August from 12.00pm – 9.30pm.

Headline attractions will include the following:

· PKR Poker Dome – Headline sponsors PKR will welcome the UK’s top pub poker leagues at the PKR Dome. Each league will run a FREE turbo sit-n-go tournaments.
· Unibet Lecture Marquee – Unibet will host some of the UK’s most successful poker talent as they address the crowds in a series of lectures. Speakers include Jamie Gold, Peter Eastgate, Neil Channing, Paul Jackson.
· Bluff Europe Heads-Up Challenge – Here players can defeat opponents at the electronic PokerTek Heads-Up Challenge™ tables. Sit-n-Go's will be running here across the two-days.
· Littlewoods Poker Tuition – Littlewoods Poker are inviting people to come and play open-handed poker with Littlewoods Pros and Celebrities including ex-Eastenders actor turned Poker Pro Michael Greco and ex-Irish football International Tony Cascarino.
· Prime Table Games - Here people can trial new variants of poker and meet the inventor of PTG Holdem™ and PTG Omaha™.

Here's a video clip from a tournament at least year's event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-2P4GXumbM

THE POKERPLEX
A bevy of activity will be happening at the Poker in the Park PokerPlex:

Attendees can come and meet the Bluff Europe magazine team and get their hands on Bluff Europe goodies. The PokerPlex is also the home of co-sponsors Nuts Magazine where the lovely Nuts girls will be on hand to provide a bit of glamour – signing autographs taking photos and subscriptions.

Neteller will be providing their latest offers and signing up players whilst London Chess and Bridge, will be selling a huge selection of hard to find editions, and even copies signed by the authors.

PokerShopUk.com will be selling everything from cards to chips, hats to t-shirts. And the London Poker Circuit (LPC) will be present, along with a couple of their LPC girls and a guest pro, who will take on all comers in a heads up duel.

Staking site and soon-to-be poker room, Blackbelt Poker, will be taking sign-ups and dishing out goodies. GamCare will also be on site in the Poker Dome to promote responsible gambling.
JAMIE GOLD CHARITY TOURNAMENTStarting at 7:30pm on Thursday, 13th August at The Empire’s Shadow Lounge, The Jamie Gold Charity Tournament aims to raise money for The Jamie Gold Foundation’s numerous charities and will be co-hosted by 2008 WSOP Main Event winner Peter Eastgate.

Direct buy-in to the tournament is £500, and there will be £50 Sit-n-Go satellites running all day at the Casino at the Empire on Thursday 13th. For the list of great prizes on offer and other details, got to http://pokerinthepark.com/jamie-gold-charity-tournament.html

The Casino at the Empire will also be running a special series of £50 Sit-n-Gos all day Friday, Aug 14, to run along side Poker in the Park!

VIP TREATMENT
Ivobank will be treating Sponsors, Media, Celebrities and Poker Pros to a bird’s-eye view of Poker in the Park from the Icon Bar in the Casino at the Empire. The Radisson Edwardian Hampshire Hotel is offering exclusive rates and accommodation for those planning on taking a night-cap during the two-day event.

€412,781 Bad Beat Jackpot Won on GTECH G2’s IPN Poker Network

Europe’s largest independent poker network now part of lottery industry giant’s new igaming division


An International Poker Network (IPN) player may have been surprised and disappointed when he lost a hand despite having Quad Jacks, however that disappointment soon turned to triumph when he realized he had hit the network’s massive €412,781 ($590,000) Bad Beat Jackpot.

“I was so sure my four Jacks would take the pot. My heart sank when my opponent revealed four Kings to beat them,” said the winner, known at the poker table as AlkaliEars. “But then I remembered that by losing with such a great hand I had won the Bad Beat jackpot!”

AlkaliEars received €144,473 of the €412,781 jackpot. The winner of the hand got €72,236 and the other players at the table each got €24,078. The new jackpot is already over €90,000.

“The Bad Beat Jackpot was created to help ease the frustration of losing even when you’re dealt great cards,” said Mery Blomqvist, Head of Marketing and PR at GTECH G2. “With a jackpot requirement starting at Quad 6s, this has got to be the easiest Bad Beat Jackpot to hit anywhere!”

To qualify for the Bad Beat at IPN poker rooms, players must be at a designated Bad Beat table and use both pocket cards in their winning or losing hand. The losing hand must be four-of-a-kind sixes or better. Four or more players must be dealt into the hand.

The IPN is Europe’s largest independent Poker Network. It recently celebrated its 3,000,000th player and dealt its billionth hand last year. The IPN, which includes such popular poker sites as VirginPoker.com, PokerHeaven.com and the Casino-Club.com poker room, regularly hosts Guaranteed €1,000,000 tournaments.

GTECH G2 is the igaming division of lottery industry giant, GTECH. It combines the software development and customer management expertise of Boss Media, Finsoft, Dynamite Idea and St Minver and operates the International Poker Network and International Bingo Network.

Details of the IPN Bad Beat Jackpot are available at participating online poker rooms.

Click here for a list of International Poker Network poker sites.

New Reel Riot Slot Machine Has Features for Both Novice and Experienced Players

New online slot machine tied to Slotland’s progressive jackpot, currently over $73,000

The games designers at Slotland.com have outdone themselves once again with the launch of their latest creation, the Reel Riot. It’s a single payline slot machine that Slotland has revved up to the max by including a “Double Wild” bonus symbol and by making it possible to hold any reel for the next spin.


This video preview of the new Reel Riot game is on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD7-dPe5uf0

The leopard-print console and retro graphics give this new game a kind of Old Vegas feel. New slots players will find it easy to learn its basic features. More experienced players that like to use some strategy to increase their odds will enjoy the Hold feature.

The Double Wild symbol doubles the pay out on any winning combination. Three Double Wild symbols in any position and on any of the three lines (not just the payline) earns a Bonus Round where winnings can sky rocket with a series of multipliers.

Although this is a single pay line slot machine, players will find themselves keeping an eye on the other two lines as well, since they can earn a bonus round by catching three Double Wild symbols in any position. The Hold feature can be used to hold a reel for winning combinations on the payline and to hold Double Wild symbols in any of the three lines.

“We have some multi-payline games for players that like to raise the stakes by playing several lines at once,” said Tuma. “But we’ve found that players also really like single payline games, especially if they’ve got some opportunities for strategy built into them.”

To celebrate the launch of this new game, found only at Slotland.com, the popular online slot machine and video poker site is running two special contests. The player that places the most total bets on the new Reel Riot slot machine between August 10th and 16th will win the Big Spinner contest and get all of their deposits (made during this period) totally refunded. The Triple Luck contest will triple the winnings on the third largest Reel Riot spin pay out during the promotional period.

Slotland.com now has fourteen unique slot machines and three video poker games. Four of the most popular online slot machines and two video poker games are also available on mobile phones and PDAs. All of Slotland’s games give players the option of placing a maximum bet for a chance at the progressive jackpot which was recently hit for $169K and then, within weeks, hit again for $80K. The jackpot is currently over $73,000

Slotland Jackpot Loosens Up, Produces Second Winner in a Month

$80,369 won playing Slotris within weeks of $169,923 win on Megaspin

Less than a month after their last big progressive jackpot winner, the Slotland jackpot has already been hit again. A player known as MARMOTLUV won $80,369 playing one of Slotland’s newer online slot machines, the Slotris.

“I used to love playing Tetris as a kid so I’ve enjoyed playing Slotris ever since it was added to Slotland,” said the excited winner. “I’ve won lots of smaller amounts over the years I’ve been playing at Slotland, but I never dreamed I’d actually win such a huge jackpot! The money is already in my bank account – but not for long!”



For years the Slotland jackpot was famous for being hit every six weeks or so, usually for between $100 and $150K. This isn’t the first time that the wins have happened more frequently than that though. Last fall there were three six-figure jackpots in a row so this latest win could be the part of a continuing loose jackpot trend.

Of course there’s no predicting when a jackpot will be won. Every time a player places a bet that qualifies for the progressive jackpot (a max bet is required in most games) part of their wager goes to the progressive jackpot pool. That pool keeps growing until someone hits the jackpot.

Since all 16 games at Slotland contribute to the same jackpot pool, it can grow very quickly. After a young couple won a $169,923 jackpot playing the new Megaspin game in July, the jackpot was reset to $50,000 and quickly rose to the $80K prize just won.

Slotris, a Tetris-like online slot machine that launched last year, is two games in one, both inspired by the popular game of falling-blocks considered by some to be the best video game ever. The wheels on the Slotris online slot machine spin the familiar multi-coloured cubes and the same squares fall into place on the grid of the adjacent bonus game puzzle -- just like the video game that has mesmerized millions for decades.

There are two ways to win Slotris. There’s a traditional three-wheel single payline slot line with spinning symbols – coloured blocks rather than cherries. When three matching symbols line up, the player wins. But the coloured boxes don’t just spin on the slot machine wheels. Afterward, the same symbols fall into place in the grid beside the slot machine. Players can win this bonus game by guiding the blocks into place. Every solid-colour line multiplies the player’s bet and ten lines wins the jackpot.

Slotland.com currently features thirteen unique slot machines and three video poker games. Four of the most popular online slot machines and two video poker games are also available on mobile phones and PDAs. All of Slotland’s games give players the option of placing a maximum bet for a chance at the progressive jackpot.

In August Slotland will introduce another new slot machine. The “Reel Riot” is a single payline slot machine with a “Double Wild” bonus symbol and a special “hold” feature that strategic slots players will love.

The jackpot at Slotland is currently over $64,000. Meanwhile at Slotland’s 3D casino, WinADay.com, the jackpot is over $130,000 and many players believe it is overdue for a win.

3D Casino Jackpot Has Topped $100,000

Fourth Six-Figure Winner This Year Could Be at Any Moment

The progressive jackpot at 3D online casino WinADay.com is about to top $100,000. If it’s anything like the jackpot on its parent site, Slotland.com, that could mean it’s about due for a big win! However, with its animated casino staff and one-of-a-kind games, there really is no other online casino quite like WinADay.com, so it’s anyone’s guess just how high it will go.

This is the fourth time this year that the WinADay.com progressive jackpot has gone over $100,000. Last time, it was won shortly after it hit the magic six figure mark, but the other two times it kept climbing to $148K and $159K before it was won.

All of the slot machines and video poker games at WinADay.com 3D casino are tied to one large jackpot pool. The next big win could be on any of the games, but since two of the first three big jackpots were won playing the Wheeler Dealer, that slot machine is getting a reputation for being lucky.

“Some players think that the Wheeler Dealer must be lucky, since it’s already had two big jackpots. Others think it’s more likely the next win will be on any other game next time,” said Ondrej Tuma of WinADay.com. “Technically, of course, as long as you’re making the required bet, you could win the progressive jackpot playing any of our games.”

WinADay’s biggest jackpot to date was won on the Wheeler Dealer. In January, Monica68 won €116,200 ($148,724) playing that nine reel, eight pay line slot machine.

This video clip about the last progressive jackpot win features some of WinADay.com’s favourite games: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJZzawGO6kQ

The WinADay.com 3D Games Lobby features seven no-download, instant-play Flash games that won’t be found at any other online casino. There is nothing to download or install so players can start having fun as soon as they arrive.

WinADay.com will launch a new video poker game called Deuces Wild later this summer.

LinxCasino.com Awarding Free Seats to €1 Million First Prize Slots Tournament

Grand Slam of Slots played on popular Lara Croft Tomb Raider slot machine

In October, LinxCasino.com will present the biggest online slots tournament ever: It is played on the Lara Croft Tomb Raider* slot. It is called The Grand Slam of Slots. It is guaranteed to award someone a first prize of €1,000,000.

Until then, the popular Microgaming-powered casino has lots of ways to win seats in the biggest slots tournament of all time. One such method is Feeless Friday - free tournaments where every Friday in July, the winner will take home their share of the $500 guaranteed pool and also receive entry to the Grand Slam of Slots.

The Grand Slam of Slots Tournament will be played on one of LinxCasino.com’s most popular online slot machines, the Lara Croft Tomb Raider*. It’s a 5-reel, 15 pay line slot machine with a bonus-round, a wild symbol, a scatter symbol and a free-spin feature.

The €1,000,000 grand prize is the biggest online slots tournament prize ever awarded. More than 400 tournament participants will win prizes from the €1,407,300 on offer.

“The Grand Slam of Slots is unique because players have to be invited to the tournament: they cannot buy-in directly,” said Ben C of LinxCasino.com. “We have fantastic promotions leading up to the final tournament, such as Race to a Million where players can win their share of 1000 credits per week, entry to the Grand Slam of Slots and free spins on Tomb Raider*”.

Wannabe millionaires can also win their way to the fall event by playing in $250 Guaranteed Tournaments held every Tuesday. Every deposit at Linx Casino also earns a chance in a free draw for one of ten more tournament seats.

Grand Slam of Slot Tournament information, including all the details how to win seats, is available at: http://www.grandslamofslots.net/.

Information on the Feeless Friday qualifier tournaments can be found at http://www.linxcasino.com/en/promotions/feeless-friday.aspx.

Full details of the Race to a Million promotion can be found at http://www.linxcasino.com/en/promotions/race-to-a-million.aspx
LinxCasino.com offers more than 400 state-of-the-art casino games and huge progressive jackpots from Microgaming. It also provides benefits – like its easy-to-redeem Stars Points reward points – that aren’t offered anywhere else.

EuroLinx Offers Humanitarian Aid to Suffering Poker Players

EuroLinx Refunds the Wager When Players Lose With Pocket Aces

No one likes to be dealt a pair of pocket aces, only to lose the hand in a showdown. EuroLinx Poker Room (eurolinx.com) knows that pain and is offering “humanitarian aid” to suffering poker players. From now on, any player that loses a hand with a pair of pocket aces will get whatever they had in the pot refunded (maximum €25).

“During a six day trial in June we gave Aces Never Lose refunds to about five hundred players,” said David F of Eurolinx.com. “We had one player – he didn’t know about the offer. Poor guy. He flopped three aces against pocket tens, then watched as two tens came on the turn and the river. He was cursing his opponent, but in the end it was the winner that told him he could claim his money back!”

Full details of the Aces Never Lose refund offer is available at: http://www.eurolinx.com/en/Poker/Promotions/AcesNeverLose.aspx.

But the humanitarian aid doesn’t end there. EuroLinx.com also has a Bad Beat Jackpot to help out players dealt hands that really don’t deserve to lose. Any player that loses with four-of-a-kind eights or better gets half the Bad Beat Jackpot, which is currently nearly $80,000. 25% goes to the winner of the hand and the other 25% is split between the other players who actively participated in the hand.

The Linx Media group operates three online gaming sites featuring products and jackpots from Microgaming: Eurolinx, BetOnBet, and LinxCasino. They offer more than 400 games and give players a chance at some of the biggest jackpots on the internet, including the Mega Moolah jackpot that was recently hit for more than $6 Million and is currently just over $1.1 Million. The total Microgaming jackpot pool at Eurolinx, BetOnBet, and LinxCasino, is over $2.5 million.

Linx Group online casinos offer the excitement and dependability of Microgaming casino games with more bonus money than any other Microgaming casino. There are no wagering requirements for Linx loyalty points, so players can cash them in whenever they like.

Slotland Winner is Glad He Trusted His Gut Feeling

Winning day proves player’s theory that luck runs in streaks

After an extremely lucky afternoon playing slot machines, one Slotland player is glad he trusted his gut feeling and not only continued to play but increased his bets. The player, known at the all slots and video poker site as SHLOMIC, was up $1900 after a $100 deposit because he trusted his gut feeling and increased his wagers at just the right time.

“I’ll share a secret with you,” said the winner. “After many hours of play I believe that most games work in streaks. Yes, I know, it doesn't make a lot of mathematical sense, but it works for me!”

The day of SHLOMIC’s winning streak didn’t start out so lucky. It was a boring day at work and nothing had been going well that morning so he’d locked himself in his office, logged on to Slotland.com, and started playing his favourite online slot machine, Treasure Box. He started with small bets and only increased his bets to the maximum after a streak of small wins.

“At first I found myself loosing most of my bets and so I slowly reduced my bets, down to $2,” he explained. “But then something changed and it felt like I was entering a winning streak. So I tried my theory, and maxed my bet up to $8. And who would have believed it... it worked! Starting with a nice 777, that gave me $200 plus the treasure box (where I had about $600 at this stage). And then came the big win: triple 1, same colour, multiplied on all four lines giving me $1200!”

Treasure Box is a three-reel skill-based slot machine where players can increase their chances of winning by holding reels for the next spin just like video poker players hold their best cards. Treasure Box hasn’t just been lucky for SHLOMIC. Since last March there have been six six-figure jackpot wins at Slotland.com and two were won playing Treasure Box. Most recently, a Canadian player won $195,083 (€126,910) on the ever popular game which, at the time, was the biggest progressive jackpot ever won at Slotland.

Within days, SHLOMIC’s winnings were in his bank account ready for some serious shopping. He also received $1000 for sharing his story in the site’s member newsletter.

Slotland.com currently features thirteen unique slot machines and three video poker games. Four of the most popular online slot machines and two video poker games are also available on mobile phones and PDAs. All of Slotland’s games give players the option of placing a maximum bet for a chance at the progressive jackpot which was recently hit for $169K and is currently over $57,000.

Slotland’s New Megaspin Slot Produces $169,923 Jackpot Winner

Newlyweds now not worried about getting by on one income when baby arrives

Winning $169K at Slotland.com means a young couple won’t have to worry about getting by on one income once their baby arrives next spring. Slotland’s newest slot machine produced their latest progressive jackpot winner when NYNYMAN won $169,923 playing the new Megaspin slot.

Having woken up with a sore throat, NYNYMAN had called in sick at work and had decided to take it easy that evening rather than go to his usual Bible study group. Although he has a few favourite games at Slotland.com, it was the new Megaspin that caught his attention as he sat down to play that night.

MegaSpin is a single-payline slot machine game with two identical three-reel sets. Players start by spinning the larger reels at the bottom. When they spin a winning combination, they continue playing for free on the upper Mega Reels. Both winnings are multiplied if they win on the Mega Reels as well.

“I had tried Megaspin once or twice before, and I really love the simple layout and strategy. I especially love that each winning spin lets you spin the Mega Reels for the chance to multiply your guaranteed win,” said the winner.

Within five minutes NYNYMAN had almost doubled his $200 deposit and was feeling lucky. Less than an hour later, he’d won the big jackpot.

“When I spun 3 Wild Stars I started jumping out of my chair, thinking I’d hit the Big One. I was actually only halfway to winning the jackpot. Now I had to spin the Mega Reels and get 3 more stars. Impossible, I knew, but I was hoping for a nice multiplier on the Mega Reels, at least, to make that $150 win even larger.”

“The first spin on the Mega Reels brought me a cherry, grapes and a star that gave me another chance to try to multiply my $150. Three more spins brought me three more losing combinations, but each time there was a star somewhere on the reels to buy me another chance.”

“The next spin seemed to go in slow motion. I watched as the first reel stopped on a star and then the second reel stopped on another star. When third real also stopped on a star I realized I’d won $169,923 and I couldn’t stop shaking.”

His wife wasn’t due home for at least another hour, so NYNYMAN did what any reasonable man who’d just won more money than he would make in one year would do and poured himself a drink! When his wife got home and saw her husband wasn’t at the computer, she thought at first that he wasn’t feeling well.

“I just smiled at her. She looked puzzled and then figured I must have had a good session at Slotland. When I showed her the screen with my winning spin, she looked like she needed a drink, just like I had.

But she said, “You don’t want me drinking when I am carrying your baby, do you?”

The winners wife had found out earlier in the week that she was pregnant but was a little worried about having to stop working since they hadn’t built up their savings as much as they’d wanted.

“Well, with this awesome win, our worries are over and the fun is now starting!” exclaimed the happy winner. “My wife will continue working until about her seventh month; after that, she can remain at home to raise our kids. With this win, that won’t be a problem.”

Slotland.com currently features thirteen unique slot machines and three video poker games. Four of the most popular online slot machines and two video poker games are also available on mobile phones and PDAs. All of Slotland’s games give players the option of placing a maximum bet for a chance at the progressive jackpot.

3D Casino Celebrates 1st Birthday

Special bonuses at WinADay.com mark the occasion

Slotland.com is celebrating the first birthday of their 3D online casino, WinADay.com. A year ago tomorrow the unique and unusual online casino site took its first real money wager.

It’s been a busy year since WinADay began taking bets. Since then, four new games have been added to the original three one-of-a-kind slot machines and video poker games in the three-dimensional lobby, and there have been three six-figure progressive jackpot winners.

“It seems like just the other day that a group of people at Slotland said, hey, let’s make a three-dimensional casino!” recalls Ondrej Tuma of Slotland. “The time from idea to launch was very short since everyone was so excited by the idea. Now it has a life of its own.”

To celebrate its first birthday, WinADay.com is giving a 10% to 30% bonus on all deposits during the birthday week plus another 20% on the actual birthday, June 23rd!

After a big win just a few weeks ago, the WinADay.com progressive jackpot is currently over $75K. The $100, 224 (€73,970) win in May was the third six-figure jackpot at WinADay.com so far this year and the second to be won on the Wheeler Dealer slot machine. (Watch a report on the last win here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJZzawGO6kQ) In January, Monica68 won $148,724 (€116,200) while playing the same game. Then in March, “123jaki” won $159,660 (€123,620) on the single-payline Slot-O-Matic which had only just been launched.

WinADay.com’s three-dimensional entrance and Games Lobby create a completely new experience for online casino players. Players are greeted and assisted by animated casino staff in the unique three-dimensional Games Lobby where they have seven one-of-a-kind, no-download, instant-play Flash games to choose from. All games are original and only available at WinADay.com, and they’re all tied to one progressive jackpot pool.

“We have several new games in the works right now and will continue to add lots more games in our second year,” said Tuma. “And of course there will be more jackpots! The site is busier now than ever so the progressive jackpots could really get to some amazing levels this year.”

The next new game will be a video poker slot machine. The unique 3D casino will also be adding a welcome video and video tutorials in the near future.

First Big Winner at New Intertops RED Casino Wins $200K

Online casino has already paid player his winnings

Just two weeks after Intertops opened the new Intertops RED Casino it has already had its first big winner. A player known as “Christopher T” won $200,090 playing the T-Rex slot machine. Known for their quick processing, Intertops Red Casino has already started paying the lucky winner.

Intertops recently launched its RED Casino on RTG platform in order to continue serving its many loyal American players.

The lucky winner started with $300 and had been playing on the T-Rex slot machine all evening until he was up more than $70,000. He didn’t even win one of the many lucrative progressive jackpots, but played a regular slot game.

“I decided to take a break. But after a while I wanted to continue my winning streak and finally ended up with $200,090!” said the winner. “Maybe I should use some of my winnings to go to Washington and check out the dinosaurs at the Smithsonian!”

T-Rex is a 5 reel, 25 payline slot machine, one of dozens of slot machines and video poker games at the casino which include the Real Series Video Slots. The casino also features the Aztec’s Millions slot machine with a current jackpot of over $1.1 million, as well as the Cleopatra’s Gold slot machine with a current jackpot of nearly $200k. The biggest progressive jackpot currently available at the Intertops RED Casino is Jackpot Pinatas: At more than $1.3 million it is the largest progressive jackpot available to US players.

The new Intertops RED Casino features more than 300 instant play and download games including 3 and 5 reel slots, multi-hand video poker, and traditional casino favorites from 3-card rummy to blackjack, roulette and keno. Intertops RED Casino currently has a total jackpot pool of more than $4 million.

For more than eleven years Intertops – the very first company to take an online wager – has been the most reliable and trustworthy online casino in the world. The new Intertops RED Casino continues the Intertops traditions of quick, hassle-free deposits and withdrawals and excellence in customer service.

Slotland Jackpot Overdue for a Hit as it Tops $150,000

Jackpot is usually hit before it goes this long or gets this big

Slotland.com players are spinning the reels with extra enthusiasm these days as the all-slots-and-video-poker site’s progressive jackpot feels overdue for a big win and any spin could be the next winner. Hit, on average, every six to eight weeks, it’s now been two months since the last big win. Although it’s gone as high as $200K, the fairly punctual jackpot is usually won when it gets between $100K and $150K and it has just topped $150K.



There’s no predicting when the next win will be, of course. That’s up to Lady Luck. But you can’t win the progressive unless you play the progressive.

“In order to win the big progressive jackpot, each game requires the highest bet be made,” said Ondrej Tuma of Slotland. “For instance, to play the progressive on Treasure Box, you need to hit three WILD symbols and play for max. On Booster you need to bet $5 and hit three Booster symbols on the winning line. And on Heavy Metal you just have to make the maximum $2 bet when you hit.”

Since last March there have been six six-figure jackpot wins at Slotland.com. Two were won playing the popular Treasure Box slot machine but the Heavy Metal, Golden 8 and Booster slot machines have also produced big jackpot winners, as has the Jacks or Better video poker game. All of Slotland’s one-of-a-kind games are tied to the same jackpot pool, and so are all games on the mobile site (wap.slotland.com on phones and PDAs) and the Spanish site (Es.Slotland.com). So the next winner could be playing any of the 16 slot machines or three video poker games on the site.

Slotland’s 3D casino site, WinADay.com, has a separate progressive jackpot which has had three six-figure winners of its own so far in 2009. Right now the WinADay.com jackpot is over $50,000.

3D Casino Has Its 3rd Six-Figure Jackpot Winner

Player wins $100,224 on WinADay.com’s Wheeler Dealer Slot Machine

View video of WinADay progressive jackpot games.

One lucky online slot machine player is glad she took her friend’s advice and tried the free games at WinADay.com. She ended up winning a progressive jackpot of over $100K and became the third big jackpot winner at the new three-dimensional online casino site operated by Slotland.com.

"My friend convinced me to try WinADay.com," said the 3D casino’s latest jackpot winner. “I tried out all the games in Free Play and then, after I’d found my favourite games and learned how to play, I switched to real money.”


The night of her big win, BONDGIRL07 started with the Jack’s Show video poker game and then moved on to Heavenly Reels, a four payline slot machine with a special accumulating bonus fund. Her lucky streak started when she switched to Wheeler Dealer, a deluxe 9-wheel, 8-payline slot machine.

“My first spin on Wheeler Dealer gave me three gold bars so I knew that this was the game to play tonight,” she recalls. “I stayed with Wheeler Dealer for an hour, slowly seeing a rise in my cash. After fifteen more minutes though, I wasn’t getting many hits and had almost given up. Boy was I surprised when I got three cash symbols! I couldn’t believe it -- I had won $100,224!”

This is the third six-figure jackpot at WinADay.com so far this year and the second to be won on the Wheeler Dealer slot machine. In January, Monica68 won €116,200 ($148,724) while playing the same game. Then in March, “123jaki” won $159,660 (€123,620) on the single-payline Slot-O-Matic which had only just been launched.

WinADay.com players are greeted and assisted by animated casino staff in the unique three-dimensional Games Lobby where they have seven one-of-a-kind, no-download, instant-play Flash games to choose from. All games are original and only available at WinADay.com, and they’re all tied to one progressive jackpot pool.

The WinADay.com jackpot has been re-set and is already approaching $40,000. Meanwhile, the jackpot at Slotland.com is begging to be won. Although it’s gone as high as $200K it’s usually hit not long after it tops $100K. It’s been over that for several days now and could be won at any time.

Sit & Go's at Europe's Largest Online Poker Network To Award €75K

Second €Million Euro Guaranteed Tournament Awarded €200K to Sunday's Winner

There's more high stakes poker action at poker rooms on Boss Media’s IPN poker network this month. The network’s second €1 Million Guaranteed Tournament took place yesterday and in more tournament action this week €75K will be awarded at three special Sit & Go tournaments.

The buy-in for the €1 Million Guaranteed Tournament was €1050. However, similar to the first €1 Million Guarantee Tournament last December, players could also secure a seat by winning one of the €3.30 satellites held daily until the th final where the winner was guaranteed €200,000.

This week, International Poker Network (IPN) sites will be giving away €75,000 in prize money to players in three different Sit & Go Leaderboards, one for each level of player. Between May 11th & 17th, three Sit & Go Races are scheduled: the €40k Gold SnG (€30 buy-in, €40,000 prize pool), the €25k Silver SnG (€15 buy-in, €25,000 prize pool) and the €10k Bronze SnG (€5 buy-in, €10,000 prize pool). Points will be awarded to the top three places in each Sit & Go. Prizes will be awarded to the top 50 players in each level.

The IPN, which recently celebrated its three-millionth member, is Europe’s largest independent online poker network and includes such leading brands as Virgin Poker, CelebPoker, Casino Club Poker, Poker Heaven, Yahoo, BetClick and Paradise Poker. Through a strategic alliance with CryptoLogic Limited, Boss Media recently expanded the International Poker Network to add Extreme Poker, Classic Poker, Opoker, DTD Poker, BetJacks, InterPoker and ParBet.

“Boss Media has the distinct advantage of being able to pull the necessary resources from their colleagues at GTECH’s New Media and Sports Betting Company,” said Atul Bali, President of GTECH’s New Media & Sports Betting Company. “With the constant development of creative games and the secure, back-end, gaming channel operations, Boss Media provides a fully-managed poker solution.”

Boss Media and the International Poker Network, together with Finsoft, St Minver, and Dynamite Idea, form GTECH’s New Media & Sports Betting Co. which provides white label services and technology to customers operating interactive poker, casino, bingo, skill as well as lottery games, sports betting, and regulated multi-jurisdictional games. These will include new professional services such as risk management, player relationship management, fraud prevention, responsible gaming, and community functions.

The International Poker Network features Boss Media’s fast, easy to play No Limit, Pot Limit and Fixed Limit Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Stud & Draw poker in more languages and currencies than any other. The network also offers freerolls, guaranteed tournaments, tournaments with added prize money and satellites to live tournaments around the world. Every night IPN poker rooms host a €25,000 Guaranteed Tournament and every Sunday night guarantee there will be €100,000 in the prize pool.

Birmingham Prepares For Bluff Europe Poker Academy

Following Manchester’s success, Dave Ulliott, Paul Jackson and Alex Rousso head to the next stop on the poker lecture series

Birmingham’s Broadway Casino is next in line to host the Bluff Europe Poker Academy, Saturday (9 May), as Europe’s biggest poker magazine continues to offer you the chance to “learn from the pros”. After a successful stop in Manchester last Sunday, the Academy continues its nationwide tour to Birmingham, with further stops in Dublin and London over the coming month.

Located at Birmingham’s entertainment hub Broadway Plaza, just minutes from the city centre, Broadway Casino offers one of the country’s finest card rooms, hosting regular tournaments and cash games. The casino also boasts sumptuous interiors and a fantastic gaming area. Preparing for the Birmingham stage of the Academy are poker pros Paul ‘Actionjack’ Jackson and Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott who will be looking to pass on knowledge and wisdom to attendees.

The day comprises of three hours of interactive lectures followed by four hours of tournament play with direct supervision from a pro. The first lecture series will cover some of the most crucial concepts in professional poker, such as the fundamental ‘Theory of Poker’, luck and variance, dealing with defeat and bankroll management.

Master of Ceremonies Alex Rousso believes “this is a great opportunity for intermediate players to come along and improve their game by learning from some of the best players in the country and hopefully have a lot of fun at the same time.”

Academy attendees can also take in a £25 NLH tournament following the lectures. Players will be divided into teams with Ulliott, Jackson and Rousso acting as captains and offering personal advise to the players on their team. Lucky final tablists will ten pit their skills against Ulliott and Jackson at the final table.

Report from Manchester

A merry contingent of poker enthusiasts took on the role of students last Sunday as the Manchester 235 club played host to a band of top poker professionals, including Ian ‘Rasier’ Frasier and Paul ‘Actionjack’ Jackson. Many were delighted with the assemblage of such a star-studded cast, to whom they were able to discuss all things poker, receive personal feedback on their play and generally just stare in awe of these god-like figures.

Head tutor Alex Rousso was especially impressed by the contribution of the pros. “Ian and Paul were consummate professionals,” he said, “their advice was spot on and they were always on hand to help out – both during the seminar exercises and the tournament.”
The feedback from the delegates was equally sparkling. The lectures were “clear and concise, well delivered and well structured”, the pros were “very approachable and friendly” and the venue was “superb”.

Highlights for the delegates included the WSOP hand analyses, as well as the opportunity to bust both pros when they made short-stack guest appearances on the final table of the tournament.

About the Poker Academy Team

Alex Rousso has a PhD in evolutionary psychology and has taught university undergraduates. He ran the family pickle importing business until he started making more money per hour playing poker. He now writes a column for Bluff Europe (as "Pickleman") and can be found most days online at the PLO cash tables.

Paul “Action” Jackson is a revered UK tournament player from the Midlands. Although he has enjoyed much success in the UK circuit, he is perhaps best known worldwide for his second place finish at the Monte Carlo Millions in 2005. His heads up battle against Phil Ivey, with its bluffing and re-bluffing, has become a YouTube classic.

Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott is one of the UK’s most recognisable and formidable characters in poker. Along with his trademark sunglasses and personalised gold knuckle dusters, Devilfish has become a major celebrity with his own online card room. He also has collected over $4,000,000 in career winnings.

There are still places available on all three stops left of the tour but not for long so interested parties should hurry if they want to secure a place. Tickets cost £125 + £25, which includes tournament buy-in. For more information or to sign-up, visit www.bluffeurope.com/pokeracademy.

Online Casino Gives Up To $800 to Play Million Dollar Jackpots

“8ISGREAT” Bonus Gives $800 to Play 8 Jackpots at US-Friendly Casino

JackpotCapital.com has eight progressive jackpots with a total value of over $4.5 million and they’re giving players up to $800 in free money just to try their luck at being the next online casino millionaire. The Jackpot Pinatas and Aztec’s Millions jackpots are both over $1.2 and the Shopping Spree and Mid-Life Crisis jackpots are both quickly approaching a million.

“We have a lot of players that have been watching these jackpots climb for months now,” said Oliver Smith of JackpotCapital.com. “This special bonus will give them more chances to win one of the million dollar jackpots!”

The “8ISGREAT” deposit bonus can be used to play any of these progressive jackpot slot machines until June 30th:

Aztec's Millions - over $1M
Jackpot Cleopatra's Gold - over $140K
Jackpot Piñatas - over $1.2M
Crazy Dragon - over $6K
Shopping Spree - over $940K
The Shark - over $99K
Mid-Life Crisis - over $940K
I.R.I.S. 3000 - over $260K

The Aztec’s Millions jackpot has only been hit once and that was shortly after it was launched last year. Jackpot Pinatas, Shopping Spree and Mid-Life Crisis have yet to be won. The small Crazy Dragon jackpot is usually hit about every 30 – 40 days but as it is now over 100 days since the last jackpot was won, many players think that this is the next to be cracked.

JackpotCapital.com offers over 300 exciting games, each with state-of-the art graphics and sound to provide a unique gaming experience. Not surprisingly, the most popular games at JackpotCapital.com are the large selection tied to the site’s huge progressive jackpots. Just like the slot machines in Las Vegas that contribute to one mega jackpot, everyone playing card games like Caribbean Hold´em, Caribbean Stud Poker, and Let ‘Em Ride, or spinning one of the casino’s many progressive jackpot slot machines are contributing to huge and growing prize pools.

JackpotCapital.com is pleased to accept players from the United States. New customers are eligible to receive a 100% Match Up Bonus on their first deposit.

New Royal Joker Casino Has First Big Winner

Intertops’ new RoyalJoker.com has already been paying out!

The red carpet is out and players can expect the royal treatment – the new RoyalJoker.com casino, operated by industry pioneer Intertops.com, is now online. Only weeks after launching, the new online casino has already had its first big winner.

Michael P has just won $92,960 playing the “Break da Bank” slot machine. Although RoyalJoker.com offers a total jackpot pool of nearly $7.5 million, this was a winning wager, not a progressive jackpot win. The winner deposited just $20 and then rode his winning streak to this huge win.

RoyalJoker.com is a new online casino presented by Intertops, one of the oldest and most trusted online casino and sportsbook operators. RoyalJoker.com features more than 350 games from Microgaming Systems including the Mega Moolah slot machine whose progressive jackpot is currently at a record-breaking $6.1 Million. New games will be added every month.

“Running one of the first online casinos for eleven years, we’ve learned a lot about giving players what they want,” said Michl Posch of Intertops. “RoyalJoker.com gives us a chance to try out some new ideas and to give players another opportunity to win big!”


The “Wild Card” mystery bonus, which awards $200 to a randomly selected player every Monday and Wednesday, continues at the new RoyalJoker.com until April 29th.

Head-to-Head $5K Blackjack Tournament Declares Winner

Lucky18Casino.com continues to offer the net’s best blackjack tournament action

For seven weeks, Lucky18Casino.com blackjack players have been going head-to-head in yet another exciting blackjack tournament powered by 21GNET tournament technology. Last weekend’s $5000 “Head-to-Head Blackjack Tournament” championship saw intense competition when a six-level, 64-player field narrowed to just the Final Four.

While most large online casino blackjack tournaments are off limits to players in the U.S., Lucky18Casino.com welcomes players from all over the world. They are the only online casino to accept Amex, Mastercard and Visa from all customers, including U.S. players.

The dealer made it difficult for the wannabe champions by pulling one blackjack after another, like in the semi-final round featuring two rookies ‘Mademan’ vs ‘Kurestrio,’ when the dealer swept 33% of the chip stack after one lucky pair of cards. ‘Kurestrio’ was out of chips long before the final hand, forfeiting the game and sending ‘Mademan’ it to the finals.

There he would meet ‘Black_jd’ who had his way with ‘John_doe’ in the other semi-final. ‘John_doe,’ an up-and-comer with an aggressive style and severe lack of name creation imagination, played well but not good enough to take out ‘Black_jd,’ who was also going to the finals.

Knowing the dealer had been scorching all night, both ‘Mademan and Black_jd’ started with conservative wagers when they went head-to-head and both were glad they had when the Dealer started with a blackjack.

Down by close to 900 chips with only a few hands left, “Black_jd” was forced to split his chip count in the 14th for any hope of being in the game. Finally receiving some fortune, he doubled his chip count and had a shot. In the 15th and final hand, he bet his max to finish an unlikely comeback but all hopes were shattered when the dealer ended the game as he began it. Blackjack!

Lucky18Casino.com Head to Head Blackjack Tournament Final Standings:

1st: ‘Mademan’ ($2,500)
2nd: ‘Black_jd’ ($1,500)
3rd: ‘Kurestrio’ ($500)
4th: ‘John_doe’ ($500)

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New 21 Payline Vegas Mania Slot Machine Makes 7 Original Games at 3D Casino

Their last new game was a simple, single payline, 3 + 1 reel slot machine, but WinADay.com has pulled out all the stops with the new game just launched at the three-dimensional online casino. The new Vegas Mania is a five-reel, 21 payline slot machine featuring all the bells and whistles that a true Vegas Maniac looks for. Check out this high stakes slot machine with a total maximum bet of $84 per spin at WinADay.com.



Players get up to fifteen free spins. Wild symbols increase the chance of winning and Double Wilds increase chances of winning and double those winnings. And like all games at the innovative new casino operated by online casino pioneer, Slotland.com, the new Vegas Mania is tied to the WinADay.com progressive jackpot.

Vegas Mania is a high stakes slot machine with a total maximum bet of $84 per spin. Players can win up to 3000 times the betted amount.

"The last game we launched, Slot-O-Matic, was a very simple one and we were amazed by its instant popularity," said Ondrej Tuma of WinADay.com. "Nevertheless, we know that lots of our players like to play the more complex, more strategic slot machines. This is the most elaborate game we’ve ever designed. "

WinADay.com had its second major jackpot winner recently when “Forgomo” won $200,111 on the Heavy Metal slot machine. The first jackpot was won not long after the new site launched. “Monica68” was playing the Wheeler Dealer when she won €116,200 ($148,724).

Continually adding new games, WinADay.com now has seven slot machines and video poker games to choose from in its three dimensional Games Lobby. Animated casino staff are available in the Lobby to answer questions and direct players to their game.

WinADay.com games are all instant-play, no-download Flash games. There’s nothing for players to download or install – they are in the 3D casino lobby, ready to play, in seconds. All games are original, built using proprietary software only available at WinADay.com and they’re all tied to one progressive jackpot pool.

Two Jackpots Statistically Overdue for a Hit While Million Dollar Jackpots Still Wait for First Winner

Lucky18Casino.com has the biggest jackpots and the largest jackpot pool available to US players

The folks at Lucky18Casino.com have been watching the jackpot meters very carefully lately. Three of their biggest progressive jackpots – two over a million and one almost a million – have been tempting fate for weeks while a couple of their smaller jackpots ($50K and $11K) are mathematically well overdue for a win. With a total jackpot pool of almost $4 Million, Lucky18Casino.com offers US players the most progressive jackpot money they’ll find anywhere online.

The largest jackpot waiting to be won at Lucky 18 is Jackpot Pinatas which has been over $1.2 Million for a few weeks now. Launched just a year ago with an initial $250,000 prize, Jackpot Pinatas was hit for $273,914 within weeks but hasn’t been won again since then.

Aztec Millions (currently $1.1 Million) and Shopping Spree (currently $940K) have never been won so it’s anyone’s guess when they might get their first hit.

While there’s millions still waiting to be won, a couple of jackpots have just been won. It’s Good to Be Bad $1 paid more than $151K earlier this month and another player just won $88K playing It’s Good to Be Bad 25ȼ.

"Who knows when we’ll have a really big winner. That’s up to Lady Luck herself," said Robert Goldman of Lucky 18 Casino. "We’re amazed at how high our big jackpots have gone. Surely one of the three has got to be won soon! But if you really do the math, our next jackpot win will more likely be Caribbean Stud or Light Speed."

Lucky18Casino’s million dollar jackpots may just "feel" like they are due for a hit with no historical data to back it up, but two of their smaller jackpots -- Caribbean Stud Poker and Light Speed -- are statistically overdue for a win. The Caribbean Stud Poker jackpot, currently about $50,000, has been won twenty-three times with an average of fifteen days and six hours between wins. It’s now been nearly thirty days since it was last won making it mathematically long overdue. The Light Speed jackpot was hit 123 days after it was launched. Almost a year later it’s at over $11,000 and overdue for a big win.

While most large online casino progressive jackpots are not available to players in the U.S., Lucky18Casino.com welcomes players from all over the world. They are the only online casino to accept Amex, Mastercard and Visa from all customers, including U.S. players.

Lucky18Casino.com online casino offers 16 slot machines as well as blackjack, craps and roulette. Their massive $1800 Welcome Bonus offer is the most generous deposit bonus anywhere. Powered by Realtime Gaming, Lucky18Casino.com welcomes players from around the world, including the U.S.