January 25th, 2012 by Leo S. Class | Posted in Casino News | No Comments »
Tagged as: Promotion
888ladies, the UKs market-leading bingo and gaming portal, has announced the launch of a new promotion for those still suffering with a Christmas hangover.The website is looking to cheer up those still struggling to shake off the excess of the festive period by offering them the chance to win a share of a new cash prize.Players interested in the £500 Extra Lbs Bingo promotion will find that all they have to do to qualify is play more bingo.”We all carry a little holiday weight after living it large during Xmas and New Year, but now you can shed lbs & win pounds as our £500 Extra Lbs Tournament is worth its weight in gold,” the site explained.”Instead of calorie counting, youll be counting extra cash between January 19th and February 5th 2012. J
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January 24th, 2012 by Carl D. Garcia | Posted in Casino Life | No Comments »
Tagged as: Poker, Poker Tournament
The vast majority of online poker players out there are freeroll hunters who are looking to build a bankroll. And theres nothing wrong with this because freerolls present an excellent opportunity to make money without having to risk your own. However, you also have to keep in mind that your time is at stake in freerolls, so its important to value this time when playing. That said, lets take a look at some freeroll poker tournament strategy you can use.
Play Tight, Wait for Hands The number one piece of poker strategy advise you should keep in mind for freerolls is to play tight and wait for good poker hands.
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January 22nd, 2012 by Nancy W. Dooley | Posted in Casino Online | No Comments »
Tagged as: Annie Duke, Daniel Negreanu, Negreanu
Annie Duke and Daniel Negreanu are in the news again but fortunately not together. The last time they appeared in the same news item it did not make good copy.
Annie Duke is now the Commissioner of the Epic Poker League, which is reportedly in the process of an acquisition deal with Pinnacle Entertainment. In an interview given to The Las Vegas Sun Annie was dismissive of the younger poker professionals. Annie said, “When somebody wins the Main Event, in general, they are known for a little while, and that’s kind of it. There are lots and lots of winners in the last five years, yet none of them have become huge stars and none of them have been able to generate the ratings that the original poker players did. The
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Select Casinò di Venezia skins including VeniceStar are offering “Variable Tables with reduced rake rates” that will run every morning through December 31st. Standard cash table rake is 5% up to a max of 5, but variable rake tables will be reduced to 2% up to a 5 max. These tables will run daily from 4:00 CET until 12:00 CET. At 12:01 CET the tables revert to regular rake until 4:00 CET. The tables are identifiable in the lobby by the 3 multi-coloured arrows near the table name, as shown below.
Also in December they are running 3 microstakes Rake Races for Apple products. Find more…
January 12th, 2012 by Leo S. Class | Posted in Casino News | No Comments »
Tagged as: Florida, Megacasinos Florida
Special to GamingToday
Edging its way into the rarified air of the big time gaming industry, the state of Florida has been on a crash course to rival such stalwart states as New Jersey, California, Mississippi, and even Nevada.
Only 20, even 10, years ago such a notion would be characterized as ridiculous, crazy, impossible and disastrous.
Well, it’s interesting what a down economy can produce quickly and successfully in the way of big boy gaming.
In 20 years Florida’s gone from a comatose pari-mutuel industry to introducing a lottery, then allowing children into race tracks, followed by cross track simulcasting, to national and then international simulcasting, to penny ante poker rooms, to full bore poker tournaments, to state of the art slots and electronic blackjack at the South Florida race tracks: full bore Racinos.
This, while elected legislators and governors insisted repeatedly gaming was inconsistent and unnecessary to the Sunshine State. Goi
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