TKPT St Maarten: Serious Poker & Serious Fun

Next week, I'm going to a big poker tournament with a group of online poker players that won their way to the Caribbean. They'll be playing in the Main Event at the TKPT tournament in St Maarten. Like I did when we took other online satellite tournament winners to Punta Cana and to Seefeld, Austria, I'll be publishing a series of videos starting April 27th.

The web video series will follow five online satellite tournament winners from Intertops Poker  and Juicy Stakes Poker competing in the TKPT Caribbean Main Event.

This is the third time we’ve taken a bunch of online tournament winners to a big live tournament. It’s interesting to watch the guys adjust to the different kinds of players they encounter at international tournaments. Tim and Chris were with us at CAPT Seefeld so it’ll be good to hang out with them again!

I'll be hanging out with the five online players -- Tim O'Keefe, Chris Perkins, Elena Stover, John Curcurcu and Gabor Kresco -- as they compete in the Main Event and as they enjoy everything else the tropical paradise has to offer.



In the preview video, tournament organizer Thomas Kremser talks about what to expect next week.

“The tournament attracts both professional and recreational players from around the world. It's serious poker,” said Kremser, “but there’s also be some serious fun to be had!”

Kremser is organizing island excursions for players like zip lining, ATV touring and a party bus with DJ and open bar.

In February, I went with Living the Dream to CAPT Seefeld in Austria with a group of online satellite tournament winners. Before that, we went to CPT Punta Cana. The next poker adventure will be in July when winners of current online satellite tournaments will go to the European Poker Championships at CAPT Velden in Austria.

Tax Day Free Spins on Cash Bandit Slot at Grande Vegas Casino

It's Tax Day and Grande Vegas Casino is offering some relief by giving 50 free spins on its popular Cash Bandits slot from RTG.

"I don’t think anyone really likes paying taxes, but winning $250 on free spins would certainly ease the pain!" said Grande Vegas manager Robert Miller. "Cash Bandit is a fun game and you can win some serious payouts if you spin your way into the Vault."

Tax Day Casino Bonus 50 free spins on Tax Day Up to $250 in payouts Coupon Code: TAXDAY Valid April 18 & 19, 2016 only.

Players can claim their Tax Day relief in Grande Vegas’ download, instant-play or mobile casino.

Video: Grande Vegas Tax Day Casino Bonus

Free spins on Cash Bandit from RTG -- up to $250 in payouts

Cash Bandits is a cops-and-robbers-themed slot from Realtime Gaming introduced last summer. Scatters trigger a Vault feature where players try to crack a code and break into a vault full of free spins and bet multipliers.

Bonuses for the new rockabilly-themed Big Bopper slot continue until the end of April. Grande Vegas is giving players some free cash and some free spins to try the new game which has bonus features that keep on paying as long as the Bopper is singing. Until April 30, 2016, using coupon code PR-BOPPER, players can claim bonuses up to $300 that include 50 free spins on the new game.

Grande Vegas Casino brings a little bit of Las Vegas to computers, smartphones and tablets all over the world, offering hundreds of slots and table games from Realtime Gaming (RTG).

New Big Bopper Slot from Realtime Gaming has Three Musical Bonus Features

Grande Vegas Casino is thrilled to add a new singing slot game to its download, instant-play and mobile casino. The new rockabilly-themed Big Bopper slot from RTG features bonus games where players keep winning as long as the Big Bopper keeps singing early rock and roll hits like Chantilly Lace.

Grande Vegas Casino, which brings a little bit of Las Vegas to computers, smartphones and tablets all over the world, is giving players some free cash and some free spins to try the new game.

Big Bopper Casino Bonus 
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Coupon Code: PR-BOPPER
Valid until April 30, 2016

Video: Grande Vegas launches new Big Bopper slot with free spins offer

New online slot from RTG has three bonus features that award free spins.

Big Bopper has three bonus features that will put a wiggle in players’ walk and a giggle their talk. When the Big Bopper Instant Win is triggered the Big Bopper starts singing Chantilly Lace and, as long as he keeps singing, the game awards instant prizes up to 100X the triggering bet. In the Chantilly Lace Free Games, the Big Bopper also sings his most famous hit, but this time awarding up to 45 free games and up to 10X prize multipliers. The White Lightning Free Games feature also continues for as long as the Big Bopper sings but in these free spins a top-paying White Lightning symbol replaces the Scatter.

The Big Bopper himself is the Wild symbol which triples prizes for any winning combination it’s in.

"This one’s a real top-tapper, that’s for sure," smiled Grande Vegas manager Robert Miller. "Oh, baby, that’s what I like!"

Intertops Casino Giving Free Spins on Musical New Big Bopper Slot from RTG

There’s a new musical slot from RTG called The Big Bopper rockin’ the internet this week and Intertops Casino is offering up to $100 bonus cash and 50 free spins to players that would like to put a little wiggle in their walk.

Big Bopper Casino Bonus
50% up to $100 PLUS 50 free spins on The Big Bopper slot
Coupon Code: BOPPER
Valid until May 10, 2016

The new rockabilly-themed Big Bopper slot has three bonus games (triggered by Scatter symbols B-O-P-E-R) that keep giving free spins as long as the Big Bopper sings his hits, Chantilly Lace or White Lightning.

Video: Get free spins on new Big Bopper slot from RTG at Intertops Casino

New game's bonus features keep paying as long as the Big Bopper keeps singing.

In the Big Bopper Instant Win feature, the game awards instant prizes up to 100X the triggering bet. The Chantilly Lace Free Games feature awards up to 45 free games and up to 10X prize multipliers. In White Lightnin' Free Games a top-paying White Lightnin' symbol replaces the Scatter.

The Wild symbol, which triples prizes for any winning combination it’s in, is the Big Bopper himself.

"The music in this game makes it a real toe-tapper," said Intertops’ casino manager. "It looks great too because, like most new games from Realtime Gaming, it’s in big wide screen format. Oh baby, that’s what I like!"

Intertops’ $270,000 Spring Garden casino bonus giveaway continues until May 2, awarding hundreds of players with bonuses up to $500 each. There will be $30,000 in weekly prizes and one lucky player will receive a $1000 cash prize at the end of the event. Players earn points to qualify for these bonuses just by playing any of the casino’s hundreds of real money online casino games from Realtime Gaming (RTG).

$12 Freebie to Try Slotland's New Aces & 8s Video Poker

Slotland is adding a new video poker game to its collection of real money online slots and casino games. Aces and Eights is like other versions of video poker, paying out for pairs of Jacks or better, but it offers higher payouts for Four of a Kind Aces or 8s.

“Aces and Eights is also known as the Dead Man’s Hand,” said Michael Hilary, the manager of Slotland. “Wild Bill Hickock was a famous lawman, gunfighter, and legendary gambler who was shot dead while playing poker. They say Hickock died holding a pair of 8s and a pair of Aces.”

Until Monday, get a $12 Freebie and up to 80% deposit bonuses to try the new real money online video poker game:

$12 Freebie
Bonus code: 12FREEBIE

80% Deposit Bonus
Bonus code: TRYME

Up to 55% Deposit Bonus
Bonus code: PLAYPOKER
May be redeemed up to 3x/day. Deposits of $25 to $99 are eligible for a 30% bonus. 40% will be added to deposits of $100-$199. Players depositing $200 - $300 can claim a 55% bonus.

Video: Slotland's new Aces & 8s video poker features Double Up bonus round

$12 freebie and deposit bonuses available until April 18.

Aces & 8s is a single hand video poker game played with 52 cards. Five cards are dealt and players can hold or draw up to five new cards to build the best poker hand possible. Betting up to five coins, valued at $.10 to $5 each, players can bet as little as ten cents a hand or a max bet of $25 per hand. A Royal Flush is the highest paying hand – 800X (with a max bet).

After any win greater then the bet, you get a chance to double your win. You’re dealt five cards. The first one is visible and the rest are hidden. After you select a card, all of the cards are then revealed. If you’ve picked the highest card, your win is doubled. You’re then given a chance to double it again up to five times.

A pioneer in real money online slots for more than 17 years, Slotland now has 39 unique casino games, most compatible with Apple and Android phones and tablets.

Big Bopper Coming Soon to Slotastic

Real Time Gaming will be launching a hip-swinging, toe-tapping new slot called The Big Bopper later this week and Slotastic will be giving free spins to try it out. The new game includes classic rock n roll music and video of The Big Bopper himself. Big Bopper will come online tomorrow and Slotastic is giving bonuses and free spins until the end of the month. 

“Oh baby, that’s what I like!”” laughed Slotastic’s Casino manager. “I remember my parents listening to early rock and roll classics like Chantilly Lace. I won’t be surprised if a lot of Big Bopper players develop a little ‘wiggle in their walk’!”

The Bopper symbol in the Big Bopper slot can trigger one of two bonus features. The Big Bopper Instant Win Feature awards prizes for as long as the Big Bopper sings – up to 250X the triggering bet. The Chantilly Lace bonus Game gives free spins with a grouped Wild as long as the music plays.

Video: The Big Bopper slot from RTG is coming soon to Slotastic

Free spins on new slot from Realtime Gaming available.

J P Richardson, Jr., known as The Big Bopper, was an American musician, songwriter, and disc jockey, whose rockabilly look, style, voice, and excitable personality made him an early rock and roll star. He’s best known for his 50s hits, Chantilly Lace and White Lightnin’. He died in a plane crash in 1959 with two other early rock and roll greats, Buddy Holly and Richie Valens, but his contribution to pop music is still heard today.

Two bonuses are available to try the new game:

10 Free Spins on The Big Bopper 
Coupon Code: BOPPER10
Valid: April 13 – April 14, 2016

100% Bonus up to $333 + 50 Free Spins on The Big Bopper 
Coupon Code: BIGBOPPER
Valid: April 13 – April 30, 2016.

Big Bopper will be available in the download or instant play format and is featured in Slotastic’s new mobile casino for iPhones, iPads and Android smartphones and tablets.

When You're Hot You're Hot!

A Liberty Slots player who recently rode a nice winning streak that included a nearly $20,000 jackpot has winning advice for wannabe slots champions: trust your guts and when you feel lucky just go for it.

On a recent Friday night, Katherine H, was enjoying a late evening session at Liberty Slots, which features games from WGS. She was mostly playing a few old favorites like Wheel of Chance and Funky Chicken and the new Caribbean Gold. But it was the popular Fat Cat slots that really came up trumps for Katherine.

To celebrate her good fortune, Liberty Slots is giving everyone 20 free spins on the Fat Cat slot:

20 Free Spins on Fat Cat Slot
Coupon code: FC164
Valid until April 30, 2016

Video: Liberty Slots winner says to go for it when you feel lucky

20 free spins on Fat Cat slot from WGS available until April 30th

"I was having a pretty good run that night,” recalled Katherine. “All the games seemed to be paying out. I had about $5000 in my account and upped my bets to $80 a spin. That's at the top end of my comfort zone but I figured it wasn't my money at that point and I was feeling lucky!"

Hitting the Fat Cat slot bonus game at just after 1:00 am netted Katherine an $18,800 payout.

"That was a real treat. It just goes to show, when you feel you're hot you should go for it. I had a couple more wins later that night - I guess it really was a Good Friday for me!"

Fat Cat, available on download or instant play and also available in the mobile casino, is a 20 line slot with a huge max bet of $200 per spin. Fat Cat and his feline girlfriend, Kitty Cat, both love money and all it can buy, so the game is loaded with their favorite bling. Three or more Dollar Sign symbols trigger a bonus game where players choose from eight bags of money to reveal instant cash bonuses. 

“We’re thrilled that Katherine had so much fun winning so much money!” said Mark Ramirez, the casino manager at Liberty Slots. “It just goes to show: when you’re hot, you’re hot!”

Liberty Slots offers a large selection of unique slots games from Wager Gaming Technology including classics like Agent Cash. The mobile casino now has more than thirty of the best games from WGS including Cherry Blossoms, King Tiger, Amanda Panda and Cleopatra’s Pyramid.

Win Blackjack, Roulette and Video Poker Jackpot Bonuses

Because they're mainly known as online poker rooms, lots of people don't realize that you can also play Blackjack, Video Poker and Roulette at Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Casino.  This month you can win bonus prizes playing casino table games.  Designated hands and events like Big Suite 21s in Blackjack, Royal Flushes in video poker and hitting every number in Roulette pay bonus jackpots. A total of $2000 will be awarded between now and April 12th.

All four of the casino’s Blackjack games will be awarding jackpots: Blackjack, Face Up 21, Double Draw, Perfect Pair. The first 10 players to hit a Heart Blackjack (natural Blackjack in Hearts) will each win an extra $20. 15 players will receive a $10 bonus for Small Suite 21s ( 6, 7 and 8 ) and 1 lucky player will get $300 for a Big Suite 21 ( Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ).

For thirty American Roulette or European Roulette players, five consecutive wins with red numbers will be an extra $5. Four players that hit every single number from 1 to 36 (even over several sessions) will get a $1000 Roulette jackpot.

Video: $2000 in casino jackpots at Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker this month

Win bonus jackpots for designated blackjack, roulette and video poker hands and events.

All ten video poker games (Deuces Wild, Bonus Poker, Double Bonus Poker, Jacks or Better, Aces and Faces, Double Joker Poker, Tens or Better, Joker Poker Kings, All American Joker Poker Aces or The Saloon) will also pay special jackpots. Four of a Kind pays $5 to up to forty lucky players, a Flush pays $10 to up to twenty players and ten players that get a Royal Flush will get an extra $40.

Special jackpots details are available at Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker.

Intertops and Juicy Stakes are known all over the world for their busy poker rooms where current online satellite tournaments are awarding trips to a the prestigious CAPT Velden tournament in Austria this summer. They also offer a wide selection of casino games from Cake.

WinADay Mobile Casino Getting Facelift

It seems that more and more of WinADay Casino’s players are playing mobile slots for real money on smartphones and tablets, winning real money playing mobile slots.  So they're about to launch an all new WinADay Mobile.

The games themselves already optimize the small screen so no big change there. To be unveiled later this year, the new look will feature game settings on semi-transparent buttons that hover over the game, using the entire screen. Rules and paytables will be just a swipe and a tap away.

In the meantime, most of WinADay’s most popular slots play on iOS and Android mobile devices without any downloading or app installation.

You can claim a special mobile casino bonus to take WinADay Mobile’s games for a spin on your  phone or tablet.

Mobile Slot Casino Bonus
100% up to $100
Deposit from a mobile device to qualify.
Valid until April 15, 2016.

“Our newer games are all made with the latest HTML5 technology, so they’ve got great graphics and sound effects and people are playing them on all kinds of mobile devices,” WinADay Mobile casino manager Michael Hilary told me.

Video: WinADay Mobile casino bonus available this week

New real money mobile slots casino interface coming soon.

“We’re proud of our mobile slot games and we’re thrilled that they’re becoming so popular with players switching from laptops and desktop computers to phones and tablets,” said Hilary. “But we didn’t get where we are by saying ‘good enough’. We’re always improving. Our new mobile casino will make even better use of the small screen space and it’ll be even simpler to navigate.”

Browsing comments on the casino’s Facebook page, it’s obvious that WinADay mobile slot games are already a hit with players:

“I have played a lot on my mobile devices -- probably more so than not,” said Jared L. “I’ve played on a Galaxy S5 and many Android devices ranging from tablets to cell phones and it adjusts good to your screen.”

“I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 that I play on quite often, much easier than grabbing the laptop,” said Mary Z. “The games play smoothly and graphics are good. I love the convenience of being able to play anywhere anytime!”

“I have played on my break at work a couple of times,” said Shirlee M. “All of my favorite WinADay games can be played on my phone!” “Playing slots on my phone makes a long commute to work fly by!” exclaimed Judy R. “And a few times I’ve even burst out YEAH! Got looks!”

With the launch of the new Ice Crystals slot earlier this month, WinADay Casino now has 33 one-of-a-kind premium slots and 18 unique penny slots. Including video poker, Keno and Roulette, it has 63 one-of-a-kind casino games – most available in the mobile slot casino.

Travel the Exotic Silk Road for Massive Casino Bonuses with up to 100 Free Spins

Today players at metro-style Lucky Club Casino begin a journey on the legendary Silk Road that will lead them to an oasis of prizes – casino bonuses up to $2000 a day that include up to 100 free spins.

Until April 30th, players can claim match-up bonuses up to 200%. The bonus amount and the number of free spins depend on the size of the deposit, but all free spins are for the exotic Silk Caravan slot game, one of the casino’s dozens of unique games from Nuworks.

Treasures of the East Casino Bonuses 75% + 30 free spins on deposits of $20 - $49 100% + 40 free spins on deposits of $50 - $99 125% + 50 free spins on deposits of $100 - $199 150% + 75 free spins on deposit $200 - $399 200% + 100 free spins on deposits of $400 or more Coupon code: LCAPRIL (valid until April 30th). Maximum bonus is $2000. General terms and conditions apply.

Video: Treasure of the East casino bonuses include up to 100 free spins on Silk Caravan slot

Metro-style Lucky Club Casino features unique online casino games from Nuworks.

All free spins are on the Silk Caravan slot, a 50 line game with free spins with up to 5X multipliers. Following the Silk Road to exotic treasures, it takes bets from $0.05 to $1.00 and its top payline jackpot is 8000 coins for 5 Wilds. There are three random jackpots that can be hit on any spin.

“I know a lot of players have never heard of our games,” said Lucky Club casino manager Alex Hunter. “That’s because only a few select casinos have Nuworks games. Players that know them love them though! And they’re a welcome discovery for players looking for something different.”

Lucky Club Casino offers dozens of unique games from Nuworks Gaming including Martian Mania, Bank Bandit and the vampire-themed Fangtastic. Its Monster Millions slot has a progressive jackpot currently over a million dollars. With several secure banking options, Lucky Club is able to welcome players from all over the world.

Intertops Sportsbook Offers $50 Free Bets for College Basketball Championship Pick

The maddest season of the sporting year reaches its climax at Intertops Sportsbook this weekend with America’s top four college hoops teams battling it out for the national championship title in Houston. Just one number one seed has survived the usual carnage of the four Regional tournaments, but does North Carolina now have what it takes to go all the way? Intertops bookmakers see the Tar Heels (+110) on top of the pile, but Villanova (+250) and Oklahoma (+300) are still right there in the mix. Syracuse (+1000), seeded 10 in the Midwest Region,  is the obvious underdog, but anything is possible at the NRG Stadium.

“Syracuse has been the big surprise of the tourney so far and we have seen plenty of interest in a semifinal upset win over UNC,” said an Intertops Sportsbook manager. “You never know, we might all be seeing Orange after Monday’s final – it’s March Madness, after all!”

Video: $50 Free Bet for US College Basketball

The Final Four compete for the NCAA Men's Basketball championship in Houston Texas this weekend

Intertops adds to the hoops excitement by offering its customers $50 free bets for their picks on Facebook. They simply have to post their tip to win the Final Four before the first game gets underway and wager in the sportsbook to qualify.  The prize draw will take place after the champion has been crowned on Monday.

The world’s first online sportsbook will also reward its customers for wagering on Monday’s Championship Game with an attractive $100 free bet promotion. Details will be posted on the website on the big day.

The full-featured online sportsbook offers competitive odds on a wide variety of wagering options on NCAA Basketball and all professional sports including baseball and tennis. Intertops Sportsbook, the world’s first online sportsbook, has had a complete mobile-friendly redesign and now has more wagers and attractive new parlay options than ever before.

$182,430 Jackpot Win Brings Family Together

A player who’s keen to keep her close-knit family together is thrilled that her recent jackpot win at WinADay Casino will help her plan a family holiday and move her mother closer.

Diane B was playing a WinADay classic, the Tropical Treat slot game, when she hit the jackpot and won $182,430 on one spin.

“I won a little in Atlantic City years ago,” said the winner, “But I’ve never been this lucky before!”

“First on my list for this money is a big family celebration!” she told a WinADay customer service agent. “I won playing Tropical Treat so I think I’ll take the whole family on a tropical cruise!”

As her mother gets older, Diane had been worrying about how much longer she’d be able to cope on her own and, with her living in another town, she’d been feeling frustrated that she can’t help her more.

“We’ll put some of the money aside for the kids’ education, of course,” Diane continued. “But I also really want to use some of this money to move my mother closer.”

Video: WinADay Casino $182K Jackpot Winner will Use Money to Bring Family together

Online slots player won progressive jackpot on Tropical Treat slot game

Tropical Treat is a 50-payline slot machine with free spins and fun-in-the-sun video graphics. Animated butterflies flutter across the screen as the bet amount is selected and the number of paylines to be played is chosen with buttons on a sand castle. Although the site-wide progressive jackpot is hit several times a year, it’s been awhile since it was won on Tropical Treat. A Canadian named Sylvia M. won a $165,900 jackpot on it shortly after it launched.

WinADay’s last jackpot winner was Donald T., an ex-military officer who became a high school teacher after active duty, who won $202,107 playing Gypsy Charm last September. He said he’d use it to pay for surgery that his wife needed. Last March, Mary J won $101,082 playing the Busted slot game and took a road trip across America with her win.

With the recent launch of the new Ice Crystals slot, a deluxe game with a Trailing Wild, WinADay Casino now has 33 one-of-a-kind premium slots and 18 unique penny slots. With video poker, Keno and Roulette there are 63 one-of-a-kind casino games in all. Most are great on iPhones, iPads and Android smartphones and tablets. Most premium slot games are tied to the site wide progressive jackpot which, after Diane’s win, was reset and is currently well over $60,000 again.

CAPT Velden Online Satellites Start This Week -- $5000 Prize Package

Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker are once again living up to their reputation as the best destinations for online poker tournament action by hosting another series of online satellite tournaments that will send champions to a major live tournament. This time, the winner will travel to Austria’s ‘Monte Carlo of the Alps’ to play in the prestigious €700,000 CAPT Velden European poker championship.

The ultimate €4,500 ($5,000) prize package for the three-tier tournament series beginning this week includes $500 in travel expenses, 5 nights accommodation plus €2500 + €200 buy-in to the Main Event at CAPT Velden, July 20 – 25, 2016.

CAPT Velden Online Satellite Tournament Schedule
Step 1 ($2 + $.20) March 23 – April 9, 2:00, 4:00, 20:00, 22:00 & 23:59 GMT
Step 2 ($10 + $1) March 24 – April 10, 2:00 GMT
Last Chance ($1.00 + $.10) April 10, 23:30 GMT
Final ($100 + $10) April 11, 1:00 GMT (8 pm EST)

Video: Online satellites for CAPT Velden at Intertops Poker & Juicy Stakes

$5000 prize package includes buy-in to European Poker Championships Main Event

Velden is a posh lakeside summer health resort with sports and outdoor activities like golf and hiking. With Casino Velden at its heart, it’s also known for its nightlife. CAPT Velden is one of the premiere events on the Casinos Austria Poker Tour and attracts professional and recreational players primarily from Austria, Germany and Italy.

“I’ve been pretty successful online and in local casinos,” said Tim O’Keefe who recently won his way to CAPT Seefeld. “It was quite an adventure playing in a big European tournament. I learned a lot -- Europeans sure play different than they do in Oklahoma! The Intertops team took great care of us and I’m really grateful for the experience!”

The next group of Intertops and Juicy Stakes online satellite winners is off to the Caribbean in April for TKPT St Maarten. Like the CAPT Seefeld team and the group that went to CPT Punta Cana before that, they’ll share their tournament experiences on the Living the Dream poker blog.

Until March 28th, $200 GTD Easter Freerolls continue at both poker rooms every day at 2:15 pm EST and up to $1000 GTD tournaments continue every night at 8:15 pm EST. Both Intertops and Juicy Stakes, the leading sites on the Horizon Poker Network, are also offering an up to $200 reload bonus this week.

Easter Freeroll Poker Tournaments & Bonuses Plus Blackjack Jackpots

Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker know poker players would rather play poker than hunt for crappy chocolate eggs, so they’ve added lots of extra poker tournaments to the Easter schedule, including a $500 freeroll and daily $200 freerolls. There’s also an up to $200 reload bonus and a special bonus for Blackjack players.

Easter Poker Tournaments
March 20 – 28 there will be a series of nightly Easter tournaments – each day same time (8:15 pm EST, 1:15 am GMT +1 day), different game:

March 20 - PL Omaha $300 R&A
March 21 - NL Hold'em $300 Turbo R&A
March 22 - NL Hold'em $300 GTD BIG Bounty
March 23 - PL Omaha $500 GTD Deep Turbo R&A
March 24 - NL Hold'em $300 GTD Big Bounty
March 25 - NL Hold'em $1,000 GTD Turbo R&A March 26 - NL Hold'em $1,000 GTD R&A
March 27 - NL Hold'em $1,000 GTD Deepstacks
March 28 - NL Hold'em $500 GTD Freeroll

Daily $200 GTD Easter Freerolls
March 24 – 28, 2:15 pm EST
Free for all players

Video: Easter poker tournaments and bonuses at Intertops and Juicy Stakes

Extra poker tournaments have been added for Easter week, including two freeroll tournaments.

As the busiest poker rooms on the Horizon Poker Network, these two sites are best known for poker, but they also have a selection of casino games where everyone playing Blackjack this Easter will get 5% added to their winnings.

Both poker rooms will also add 150% (up to $200) to all Easter deposits:
Intertops -- Bonus code: EASTER16 (Valid March 22 – 28, 2016)
Juicy Stakes -- Bonus code: EASTER2016 (Valid March 21 – 27, 2016)

Details on all Easter promotions and tournaments are available at Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes.

Free Spins and $300 Bonus to Try RTG's New Zhanshi Slot

Realtime Gaming game out with a new Chinese-warrior themed slot this week called Zhansi.  Slotastic is one of the first online casinos to offer the epic new slot game that takes players back to ancient Chinese battlegrounds.  Zhanshi has two bonus free spins features that double and triple prizes.

Two bonuses are available to try the new game:
10 Free Spins
Coupon Code: ZHANSHI
Valid until March 18th only.

100% Bonus up to $300 + 50 Free Spins
Coupon Code: ZHANSHI300
Valid until March 31st 2016

Video: New Zhanshi slot from RTG now at Slotastic casino and mobile casino

Bonuses for new slot from Realtime Gaming include free spins

Zhanshi is the Chinese word for soldier and in this epic game the mighty warriors fight for glory and honor against a backdrop of ancient temples and fortresses. Armoured soldiers on horseback battle to protect the riches of the empire.

Three or more wild Warrior symbols trigger a bonus feature where players select a warrior horse to reveal 10, 15 or 25 free spins. Prizes during free games are tripled. Three or more Temple scatters initiate free spins with 2X prizes.

A random jackpot can be hit at any time with a massive top prize of 10,000X the line bet.

Zhanshi is available in the download or instant play format and is featured in Slotastic’s new mobile casino for iPhones, iPads and Android smartphones and tablets.

Slotastic’s has hundreds of online casino games from RTG including slots, table games like Blackjack and Roulette. The casino welcomes players from all over the world with a $500 welcome bonus and offers 25% Instant Cashback to players that bust a deposit without a bonus attached.

March Madness College Basketball Betting Bonus

It's March Madness time -- the craziest month on the sportsbetting calendar!  Intertops Sportsbook is adding even more excitement as the college hoops season reaches its crazy finale with a sweet bonus offer. Selection Sunday saw Kansas, Oregon, North Carolina and Virginia handed the top seeds in the four Regional tournaments, but anything is possible as the best teams in the country battle it out for glory in the weeks ahead.

“We have seen a huge amount of action from the moment our lines were posted,” said an Intertops Sportsbook manager. “It’s the time of year when many recreational punters decide to try their luck -- a correct hunch on one of the underdogs can provide very tasty winnings. It’s not called March Madness for nothing!”

Video: March Madness Betting Bonuses at Intertops Sportsbook

$100 sportsbetting bonus as NCAA Basketball Regional Tournaments begin

There may be a few uncertainties on the basketball courts, but Intertops customers are certain that they will be well taken care of. The world’s first online sportsbook enjoys a reputation for providing exciting promotions for all major sporting events and March Madness is no exception.

Make a deposit before March 27th and you can claim a tasty 50% bonus worth up to $100. There’s also $25,000 for the taking in the annual Intertops March Madness Bracket.

“We know a perfect bracket is very unlikely to be cracked, but that doesn’t mean that our players are left empty-handed. The cash prize will then be shared equally between the 25 customers with the most correct picks,” added the manager.

The full-featured online sportsbook offers competitive odds on dozens of wagering options on NCAA Basketball. Intertops Sportsbook, the world’s first online sportsbook, recently had a complete mobile-friendly redesign and now has more wagers and attractive new parlay options than ever before.

Sit 'n Go Battle Awarding $500 in Prizes

Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker have put up $500 in prizes for top Sit n Go players this month. Players that take a seat at most SnG games up to $10 buy-in will automatically earn SnG Battle points. The 20 players with the most points by March 22nd will split $500 in prize money with $90 – and top bragging rights -- going to the first place player.

We have until March 22nd to accumulate points and we can check our standing on the leaderboard any time. Higher buy-ins earn more points. So does winning. Any 10max SnG up to $10 buy-in qualifies (Double-up, kamikaze and satellite Sit & Go games are excluded from this race.) Prize money will be paid with 48 hours.

“$90. Ya, I’ll take it,” said one regular at Intertops tables. “But there’s a few guys on that leaderboard I just wanna take down!”

Intertops and Juicy Stakes are well known for their busy poker rooms that attract players with all levels of skill. A new $1,000 GTD R&A No Limit Holdem tournament has been added to the busy tournament schedule every night at 11:00 pm EST.

Video: Sit 'n Go Poker Players Compete Against Each Other for $500 in Prizes

Earn points playing most SnG games -- cash and bragging rights to top scorer

The popular poker rooms are known for their online satellite tournaments sending champions to exciting live poker tournament events in Europe and the Caribbean. One group is just back from CAPT Seefeld in Austria and the next is off to the Caribbean in April for TKPT St Maarten. The online players share their tournament experiences on the Living the Dream blog.

$110K 'Golden Eggs' Casino Bonus Event -- Everyone Can Win!

Jackpot Capital Casino is giving away $110,000 in casino bonuses this spring, and you don't have to be a high rolling frequent player to win some of it.  During its $110,000 Golden Eggs Casino Bonus Event there will be $80,000 in scoreboard prizes for frequent players and another $25,000 awarded in random draws. The casino is also sending postcards and emails with Golden Eggs entitling players to additional up to $50 bonuses, and doing lots of special giveaways on its Facebook page. 

Jackpot Capital players earn points when they play in the online casino or in the mobile casino. Top point earners get weekly bonuses up to $700 and “Scrambled Bonus” random draws for $5000 every week give everyone a chance to win.

“The random bonuses on Fridays are great,” said one regular player. “If you can bump yourself up the scoreboard a bit over the weekend it can make a big difference for Monday bonusing.”

“We have scoreboard prizes and random draws, as usual” said casino manager Oliver Smith. “But some of the prize money is for special contests and giveaways on the Facebook page. Players will also receive clues by email that will help them find additional Golden Eggs.”

Video: Jackpot Capital Casino Giving Away $110,000 in Casino Bonuses

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The $110K Golden Eggs event continues until April 18, 2016. Contest details including current player scoreboard rankings are available at http://promotions.jackpotcapital.eu/goldeneggs.

Jackpot Capital Casino offers a wide selection of slots and table games from Realtime Gaming (RTG) including the new Eternal Love vampire-themed slot game which is available in the mobile casino as well as the online casino.

Casino Pays for Player's Daughter's Wedding Dress

This has got to be one of the best online casino news stories I've ever reported!  I've seen casinos do nice things for regular players before, but this one really takes the cake.  The wedding cake that is!

Last week Jackpot Capital Casino made a player's dream come true by paying for her daughter's wedding dress! How sweet is that?!

Deborah Button, 61, has been playing at the popular online casino for many years and is well known to most of the casino’s customer service staff. Recently she was chatting with one of them about a casino bonus offer when the subject of her daughter’s wedding came up. Button mentioned that she was disappointed that she couldn’t be more help to her daughter, who got engaged on Valentine’s Day, and said it would be a great time to get lucky playing slots.

Video: Jackpot Capital Made a Players' Dreams Come True by Buying Her Daughter's Wedding Dress

Special bonus is helping more dreams come true with up to $400 cash and 50 free spins!

“My daughter showed me the dress she really wanted,” Button told Sophie, a customer service rep at the casino. “I said gosh, I wish I could buy that for you princess, but in my financial situation I just can’t afford to. Every mother wants to help make their daughter’s wedding day special so I felt bad. I know as mother of the bride I should be helping her pay for her wedding, but I just can’t. Well maybe I might just get lucky and some miracle will come my way. I am saying my prayers. I want to do this for my beautiful angel… and somehow I will.”

Really just looking for a little moral support from the staff that have become friends over the years, Button certainly didn’t expect what happened next. Sophie was so moved by what Debbie had told her that she went to speak with Jackpot Capital Casino’s manager, Oliver Smith, right away. Without hesitation, he told Sophie to give Button the $1500 that she needed to make her daughter’s wedding dream come true.

“My boss is a real softee,” said Sophie. “I knew when he heard Deb’s story he’d want to help.” “We can’t do this all the time, of course,” said Smith. “But Debbie’s been playing with us for a long time. We all know her. So we’re really happy to help out.”

“You know, it’s not just the money,” said Debbie. “Their generosity is wonderful, of course, but just knowing that the staff takes such a personal interest in players is really something. I’m really touched.”

As luck would have it, these aren’t the only wedding bells that Jackpot Capital’s been ringing lately. In January, a player won over $32,000 in one spin, playing on his iPhone while he was stuck in traffic, and said he’d use his winnings to buy an engagement ring.

“We always say we send a little bit of Las Vegas all over the world,” laughed Smith. “Maybe we should open a little wedding chapel to go with the casino!”

Jackpot Capital Casino has dozens of slots and table games from Realtime Gaming (RTG) many available in the mobile casino as well as the online casino. To help make more players’ wishes come true, there’s a special bonus offer this week:

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The $110,000 Golden Eggs Easter casino bonus event begins Monday. $80,000 will be awarded to frequent players and, to give everyone a chance to win, another $25,000 will be given away in random draws and there’ll be $5000 in special prizes for Facebook friends.

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The brilliant game designers at WinADay Casino have just unveiled another online casino masterpiece, the new Ice Crystals, a premium slot with high paying features. Its Trailing Wild clones itself down the reel, increasing its multiplier each spin. And a Premium Snowflake symbol has big payouts for players ready to bet 200 coins per spin.

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Video: WinADay's New 'Ice Crystals' Premium Slot has Trailing Wild

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The spellbinding luminescent purple and blue 3D snowflake is a “premium” symbol and only lights up when players bet more than 200 coins on a spin. When activated, it can pay out up to 100x the bet.

This new premium slot game follows a new penny slot added just last month. The new Wedding Bells penny slot has expanding wilds and a bonus game with instant cash prizes. Players can bet as little as seven cents per spin. In that game, the Wild symbol expands to cover its entire reel in one lucky spin.

WinADay Casino now has 33 one-of-a-kind premium slots and 18 unique penny slots. With video poker, Keno and Roulette, it now offers 63 one-of-a-kind casino games. Most are great on iPhones, iPads and Android smartphones and tablets.

$2000 in Prizes for Blackjack, Roulette and Video Poker Players This Week

This week, everyone playing Roulette, Video Poker and Blackjack at Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker will earn bonus points for designated hands and spins.  $2000 will be paid to players with the most points for hitting Natural Blackjacks or Big or Small Suite Blackjacks. Straights, Full Houses and Royal Flushes in video poker also earn bonus points, as do five consecutive low or high number wins at the Roulette tables.

Players can earn bonus points playing any of the casinos’ four Blackjack games:  Blackjack, Face Up 21, Double Draw and Perfect Pair. A Natural Blackjack (Ace with 10, Jack, Queen or King of any suit) earns one point per dollar bet.  A Big Suite 21 (Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 in any order) wins 300 points for every dollar bet. (Games in Intertops’ main casino are excluded.)

Video: Earn Bonuses for Designated Blackjack, Roulette and Video Poker Wins

Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker are well known for their online poker rooms but they both offer a suite of casino games from Cake as well.

Building a Straight playing Video Poker wins 5 bonus points per dollar bet while a Full House earns 20 points and a Royal Flush wins 300 points.

There are also three ways to win bonus points playing Roulette: five consecutive wins with low numbers (1-18), five with high numbers (18-36) or hitting every number from 1-36 at least once.

30 players earning the most bonus points between March 7^th and 15^th will split $2000 in bonus cash. The player with the most points will get $300. The second place player will receive $200 and $100 will be paid to the third place player. A dozen other players will also receive cash prizes. 

In addition to their selection of online casino games, Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker are the two leading online poker rooms on the Horizon Poker Network and are known all over the world for sending online satellite tournament champions to exciting live poker tournament events in Europe and the Caribbean. A tournament series ending this Sunday will send the next group to TKPT St Maarten in April. Players share their poker tournament adventures on the Living the Dream poker blog.

Online Poker Players Return from Europe with New Understanding of Aggressive European Tournament Play

The Living the Dream team – the online satellite tournament winners from Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker that I went to Austria with -- had a great week in Europea but, all too soon, CAPT Seefeld 2016 was history and it was time to say auf wiedersehen. The guys headed home with heads filled with all they’d learned about European tournament play (still shocked at how aggressive the Europeans in Austria played compared to their casinos back home) and with visions of schnitzel burgers that will haunt then forever.

Video: Living the Dream: CAPT Seefeld, Episode 4 – Auf Wiedersehen Seefeld

Three online satellite winners from Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker head home from CAPT Seefeld in Austria.

Peter Roche from Ireland won the CAPT Seefeld Main Event that Daniel, Chris and Tim competed in.  He took home € 78,000 after agreeing to a deal that quickly wrapped up the three day grind.  Two German players took second and third place.

The Living the Dream players weren’t the only ones that didn’t last until Day 3. There were over 300 players in Seefeld, from 20 different countries, including poker greats like Ronny Kaiser, Leon Tsoukernik, Josip Simunic, Niki Jedlicka, Jan-Peter Jachtmann, Mihai Manole, Rino Mathis, Dermot Blain, Jonas Kronwitter and Quirin Zech. But only 18 made it to the final fight for the title and the € 96,000 prize.

It was a bad day from the start for chip leader Stefano Bertoldi . He lost almost every hand even when he had stronger hands and eventually settled for 14th place.

The only woman at the final table, the very classy Danielle Rollinger from Luxemburg, hung in for ages but was eventually caught short when Mambamenni went all-in. The board brought a Straight for the colourful Mambamenni and put elegant Danielle in 6th place (€ 16,200).

After starting in last place with only 20 big blinds, Jan-Peter Jachtmann was the chip leader going into the final hands. Then Austrian Markus Dürnegger quickly took a clear lead -- until a Queen on board sent him to 4th place (€19,800). The last three then agreed to a deal. It had been a long three-day grind.  Although he was as colourful and animated as he’d been through the whole tournament, tattooed Mambamenni had been at the table long enough.  He and Jan-Peter Jachtmann had almost the same number of chips and each settled for €55,800. Roche, who was apparently paying a price for spending three days hunched over a poker table, subsisting on casino junk food, said his stomach was bothering him and was only to happy to wrap things up.

CAPT Seefeld 2016: Final Results

Peter Roche from Ireland won CAPT Seefeld 2016, settling for 78,000

CAPT Seefeld 2016 second place, Mambamenni, was a colourful character throughout the three-day tournament at the Austrian ski resort

rank first given name name nation purse deal

1st Peter Roche, Ireland, Purse: € 96,000 Deal: € 78,000
2nd Mambamenni, Germany, € 57,600, € 55,800
3rd Jan-Peter Jachtmann, Germany, € 36,000, € 55,800
4th Markus Dürnegger, Austria, € 25,900
5th Yigit Aktulga, € 19,800,
6th Danielle Rollinger, Luxembourg, € 16,200
7th Jonah Kronwitter, € 13,900
8th Daniel Peche, Germany, € 11,500
9th Tobias Stefan, Germany, € 9,900
10th Christopher Sandy, Germany, € 8,460
11th Giuseppe Caradonna, Italy, € 7,200
12th Hannes Speiser, Austria, € 7,200
13th Cristinel Dumitru, ROU, € 6,100
14th Stefano Bertoldi, Italy, € 6,100
15th Mario Eder, Austria, € 6,100

There’s already talk about Living the Dream returning to Austria this summer with winners of upcoming online satellite tournaments.

Chris has already won his way to the next Living the Dream poker adventure, so I look forward to see inghim at TKPT St Maarten.  Tim will be playing in the TKPT online satellite tournament final at Intertops Poker on Sunday so with any luck he’ll be back in our next series of videos as well!

Until next time… keep living the dream!

Win Weekly Bonuses up to $500 during $270,000 Spring Garden Event at Intertops

As the world awakens from its winter slumber to the fresh scent of spring blossoms in the air, Intertops Casino is celebrating the season of rebirth and rejuvenation with its $270,000 Spring Garden casino bonus giveaway. Every week until May 2, hundreds of players will receive bonuses up to $500 each. There will be $30,000 in weekly prizes and one lucky player will receive a $1000 cash prize at the end of the event.

“Spring brings us a new sense of hope and excitement,” noted Intertops’ casino manager. “And so does some extra cash in your casino account!” 

Intertops Casino players earn reward points when they play any of its real money casino games. A leaderboard shows players’ ranking and each week the top 300 on the scoreboard get bonuses up to $500 each.

The top twenty players each week are also entered in a grand prize draw for a $1000 cash prize. To qualify for additional bonuses up to $150 awarded on Thursdays, all players have to do is play their favorite casino games on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.

Video: $30,000 in Weekly Bonuses during Spring Garden Event at Intertops

Earn reward points when you play to qualify for up to $500 in weekly bonuses.

Intertops Casino has hundreds of real money online casino games from Realtime Gaming (RTG) but one of the most popular during this season of springtime delights is bound to be the Enchanted Garden slot game, a fantasy set in a mythical garden inhabited by unicorns and fairies. Garden and Fairy Princess symbols trigger free spins and hitting Firefly symbols during those free spins wins even more free spins. Enchanted Garden’s progressive jackpot, which can be randomly triggered by any winning combination, is currently almost $5000.

The Spring Garden casino bonus event continues until May 2, 2016. Players can check their current ranking any time at http://casinopromotions.intertops.eu/springgarden where complete contest details are also available.

A favorite with online casino players all over the world for nearly 20 years, Intertops Casino is known for its excellent customer service, hassle-free deposits and withdrawals and huge selection of online casino games from RTG.

$333 Casino Bonus + 33 Free Spins for New Caesar's Treasure Slot from NuWorks

Slots players at Lucky Club Casino can now experience the glory of Ancient Rome with its newest real money online slot game from NuWorks Games, Caesar’s Treasure. To give players some free money to try the new game, the metro-style online casino is offering a colossal casino bonus up to $333. Caesar’s Treasure Casino Bonus 100% up to $333 PLUS 33 Free Spins Bonus code: LCCAESAR Valid until March 31, 2016

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Lucky Club Casino offers dozens of unique games from Nuworks Gaming including Martian Mania, Bank Bandit and the new vampire-themed Fangtastic. Its Monster Millions slot currently has a progressive jackpot of over a million dollars. Lucky Club, which recently increased its new player welcome package to a series of casino bonuses totalling $2222, offers dozens of online casino games from Nuworks Gaming with several secure banking options, it is able to welcome players from all over the world.

Three Strikes and They're Out

There was no joy in Seefeld after Day 1, the mighty Living the Dream team had struck out. Sadly, all three of the players from Intertops and Juicy Stakes bust during the first day of CAPT Seefeld.

Daniel Montagnolli, who was playing pretty aggressively for the early hours of Day 1 was the first to go. He bust at the first level. Chris Perkins was playing pretty tight but was prepared to get aggressive if and when the situation was right. At level 5, just before the dinner break, he went all in when he later realized he probably should have folded. And he was out. That left Tim O'Keefe as the only member of our team still at the table after the dinner break. Then, 11 hours after they first sat down, he was out too.

Video: Living the Dream: CAPT Seefeld, Episode 4 – Three Strikes and the Living the Dream Team is Out

Somewhat overwhelmed by aggressive German players, all three team members are out after Day 1.

Living the Dream Team Warms Up for the Main Event at CAPT Seefeld

Living the Dream team members Daniel, Tim and Chris, were a little shaken after busting out pretty early in the 550 Euro tournament they played on their first day in Seefeld, Austria. They'd all won their way to Austria in online satellite tournaments at Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker. Good players. But that first day in Austria? Bad cards… weird moves by other players… What can you do?! Then after a good night’s rest – and a better understanding of how their competition plays -- they were optimistic about their prospects heading into the 2000 Euro Main Event that began Friday afternoon.

Tim was up to 42K at the second level and if that had held up he could’ve been sitting pretty. “Hey, I’m saving it all for the Main Event!” he laughed as his team mates consoled him in the casino bar afterward.

Chris was getting good cards early in the 500 Euro tournament he played as a warm up. He was up to 40K quite quickly. Then he made a squeeze play that didn’t quite work out. He shoved it Ace 5 suited in the small blind and was called by Ace-ten. He was out.

“I got my stack in with monster draw,” said Daniel after he too was out. “I opened with a straight on the flash draw. Unfortunately he flopped a straight.”

Daniel had committed himself to a check race and there was no way to fold. He was free to join the team in the bar to re-group and prepare themselves for the 2000 Euros Main Event the next day.

Video: Living the Dream: CAPT Seefeld, Episode 2 -- What are Ya Gonna Do?!

Daily video reports from CAPT Seefeld will continue through this weekend

The Gamblogger Joins Three Online Players Living the Dream in Austria this Weekend

This week I'm with three online satellite winners from Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker who are in Austria for the 800,000€ CAPT Seefeld poker tournament. In the days prior to the Main Event Chris, Daniel and Tim played as many smaller tournaments and cash games as they could, taking the opportunity to check out their competition. They all agreed that the field is fairly soft and so were a bit disappointed not to have picked up some cash before the big tournament that brought them to the picturesque Tyrolian ski resort.

Video: Living the Dream: CAPT Seefeld, Episode 1 -- Checking Out the Competition

Daily video reports from CAPT Seefeld follow three online satellite winners from Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker at the 800,000 Euro tournament in Austria.

“It’s taken me awhile to get used to these European players’ style,” said Chris who came to Austria from Pittsburgh. “They all seem to be extremely cautious or extremely aggressive, not too many that fall somewhere in the middle like I do.”

“The structure of these smaller tournaments sucks,” said Tim O’Keefe from Texas. “They’re too fast. No time to get a read on the other players. I’m looking forward to the Main Event where we have more time and more chips to play with.”

“The way the Main Even is structured, you can easily grind because you get 50,000 chips and sixty minute levels. You don’t have so many showdowns like in the turbo tournaments,“ agreed Daniel, a local poker pro who lives in nearby Innsbruck.

“It’s so deep and the blinds increase so slowly so you can really play your hands and you’re not all in all that often. You’re always deep. That’s very nice!”

"Living the Dream -- no better way to describe this trip!” said Tim. “I've only been in Austria two days and would already say this is an experience of a lifetime! The amazing architecture, history and beautiful scenery have kept me so busy and excited, that I almost forgot we are here to play poker!! Haha It might be too amazing here to play as both Daniel and I have come up short, getting pretty unlucky in a couple of the smaller buy in events so far. No worries though, I'm convinced we are just saving all for the main event!”

“The people at Intertops have done an incredible job here,” he added. “They’ve gone above and beyond for us players. I cannot thank them enough!”

Intertops and Juicy Stakes Poker, the main online poker rooms on the Horizon Poker Network, have become well known for running online satellite tournaments sending winners to live tournaments in Europe and the Caribbean. Last fall, five online winners went to CPT Punta Cana together and right now there’s an online satellite tournament series in progress that will send five players to the TKPT tournament in St Maarten in April. The series continues until March 6th with Step 1 tournaments in the three-tier series (buy in $2 + $.20) every day at 11am, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, 8pm and 10pm EST. From there, you can win your way to Finals held Sundays at 9 pm EST, where $3000 prize packages are awarded to the winners, or buy-in to those events for $100 + $10.

My Living the Dream: CAPT Seefeld video series will continue with video reports from the Main Event.

Get a $10 Freebie to Try New Mobile Keno at Miami Club

Miami Club Casino has just added Keno to its new mobile casino for smartphones and tablets. The mobile casino now features 39 of its most popular games including slots like Triple Gold, Monte Magic and Lucky Irish slots as well as video poker games like Joker Poker.

To celebrate the addition of the new game the casino is offering players a $10 free bonus. Until February 29, this bonus can be claimed using coupon code FEBM1610 via the mobile casino cashier.

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Miami Club, an online casino popular all over the world,  is well-known for its unique selection of games from Wager Gaming (WGS) and for its frequent one-day, seven-day and month-long slots tournaments which can now be played on iOS, Android and Windows mobile devices as well as desktop or laptop computers.

Living the Dream Team is on its Way to Austria for CAPT Seefeld

Members of the Living the Dream team, all online satellite winners from Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker, are on their way to Austria to compete in the CAPT Seefeld poker tournament next week. Daily video reports from the world class ski resort near Innsbruck begin on Wednesday on the Living the Dream poker blog.

Meanwhile, online satellite tournaments where five online players will win their way to the Caribbean for the TKPT tournament in St Maarten in April, continue until March 6th. Step 1 tournaments in the three-tier series (buy in $2 + $.20) are held every day at 11am, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, 8pm and 10pm EST. From there, players can win their way to Finals held every Sunday at 9 pm EST, where $3000 prize packages are awarded to the winners, or buy-in to those events for $100 + $10.

Video: Satellite tournament winners will compete at CAPT Seefeld in Austria

Daily video reports following 4 players at their first live tournament in Europe begin February 25th at Live-Dream-Poker.com

“I can't stop thinking about the tournament in Austria!” said Chris Perkins, one of the online winners joining the team in Seefeld. “For the past few days I have been feeling like I am going to do really well,” Chris said on the Living the Dream poker blog today.

“The structure of this event is by far the best live tournament structure I have played with 50,000 starting stack and 60 minute blind levels. This structure favors my style so much. I really think this is going to be the tournament that is going to allow me more freedom with poker. I don't know why I am getting that feeling, but this just seems like my time.”

“I’m really looking forward to welcoming the team to my home turf!” said Daniel Montagnolli, an Austrian poker pro who was with the team in Punta Cana last fall and who will also be with them in Seefeld. “I love this area and I know they will too! CAPT Seefeld is one of the best stops on the Casinos Austria poker tour. There will be players from all over -- lots of professionals but lots of recreational players as well.”

Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker are the leading online poker rooms on the Horizon Poker Network.

Deposit this Week to Claim R2900 Leap Year Bonus February 29th

Leap Years come just once every four years and South Africa's Springbok Casino thinks such a special date should be celebrated. They’re offering a massive 2900 Rand February 29th Free Bonus on Leap Day next Monday. Everybody that deposits between February 22nd and February 29th can use coupon code FEB29-FREE to redeem a R2900 free bonus with a massive maximum payout of R3500 on Leap Day, February 29th.

Most people would be hard pressed to explain why there is an extra day in February. Explaining the Chinese calendar which adds a leap month periodically is even more complicated. One thing is for sure though: every fourth February there’s an extra day to play slots.

Video: South African online casino celebrates leap year with R2900 free bonus

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“What better way to spend this bonus day than doing what you enjoy most?” asked Springbok manager, Daniel Van Wyk. “To keep those reels spinning even longer, we decided to give our players a nice big free bonus for Leap Year!”

Ever since the 30’s when the L’il Abner comic strip character Sadie Hawkins decided the unmarried women of Dogpatch should have one day to chase bachelors and catch a husband, Sadie Hawkins dances, where women ask men to dance rather than the other way around, have been popular in North America. In the spirit of Sadie Hawkins’ hillbilly culture, Van Wyk recommends the casino’s popular Hillbillies Cashola, one of its hundreds of online slots and table games from RTG, all played in Rands with service in English or Afrikaans.

What Makes Online Roulette so Popular?

Online roulette is one of the most popular online casino games there is. It pulls a huge amount of players each day, with every respectable online casino having the classic table game in their repertoire. But what makes online roulette so popular with players? What keeps them coming back time and time again?

Online roulette offers the excitement of traditional roulette

But it emits the somewhat frantic nature of placing bets and abiding by table etiquette to allow players to get to grips with games and play at their own pace.

This is particularly useful given the rise of mobile players who are looking for a quick fix of roulette and may only want to bet on one spin of the wheel. This, generally, isn’t something you would do on a physical table where longer sessions are much more fun and rewarding.

Another bonus is the flexible chip values, which, depending upon your digital casino, can be set as high or as low as the player requires. Whereas in traditional casinos, minimum chip values will be determined by the house, which may put them out of budget for players with a smaller gaming bankroll. If you are looking to test the water, 32Red have a variety of user friendly games over at http://www.32red.com/games/roulette.

For those who are still looking for the traditional interaction with the dealer and other players around the table, there’s always live roulette, which replicates the best elements of physical roulette, but allows people to enjoy them from the comfort of their own home. In many ways, live, or video roulette, is more convenient that it's physical counterpart, which is why everyone from 32Red, to Jackpot247 carry a live video version of the game.

Roulette can be rebranded and revamped

Traditional casinos are exactly that - traditional. This closes them to innovation and the latest trends. The same cannot be said for digital casinos, who are generally at the forefront of gaming innovation.

It is also much easier for exciting sponsorship or advertising deals to be struck up with digital gaming service providers, with the best example of this being through the hugely successful roulette games that make use of massive progressive jackpots, which are becoming increasingly popular with the heavy hitters.

Part of its popularity is that it takes the tried and tested roulette format, loading it with exciting mini games and bonus features which brings the table game out of its traditional format, and draws in players who wouldn’t normally have an interest in roulette games. It also makes it possible to cash in on the accumulated jackpot by placing normal wagers, thus making the potential wins much higher.

In fact, research has shown that online casino gaming is the go-to method of gaming throughout the UK, with it seeing the most amount of interaction, surpassing even physical casinos and bookmakers, with part of this popularity no doubt being down to online roulette and how easy it is to pick up and play.

Håkan Dahlström