Derren Brown, a celebrated English master of thaumaturgy, self-proclaimed spiritualist and illusionist extraordinaire, has met his match. According to his mind-blowing acts, he can do everything from pulling tarantulas form hats to reading minds and hypnotizing innocent members of the audience.
The name, Viktor Blom. The reputation, capricious. The arena, PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker (a.k.a. SCOOP). The prize, over $1 million. That about sums up the high-stakes Main Event that saw a field of near 600 slowly and meticulously whittled down to nothing as the infamous ‘Isildur1’ emerged victorious at one of the card room’s most prestigious online poker events.
Jackpot City Casino, a Microgaming powered industry leader for 15 years running, has announced the introduction of four brand new virtual slot machines gracing it already immense menu of gambling amusements. Two of them are designed for the online casino, while another two have been infused into the Jackpot City Mobile Casino.
For years now, online poker has been the second largest grossing internet gambling industry, behind the immense online casino industry. Online bingo has always been a big money maker for operating networks as well, but as of this year, PlayTech is actually reporting first quarter figures wherein online bingo has become a more profitable business than its massive iPoker Network.
In just two more weeks, poker enthusiasts worldwide will train their eyes upon the gambling mecca that is Macau as it plays hosts to one of the most talked about poker events in the history of the game.
No deposit bonus gambling is the perfect way for a beginner gambler (or a seasoned gambler who knows the tricks) to get started with online games like free slots or poker.
As many of you know, PokerStars has been in negotiations to purchase the Atlantic Club Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey since entering into contract with the owners in December of 2012. The deal seemed to be going well until suddenly, in April, Colony Capital LLC, which controls ownership of the casino, called the deal off when the expiration date for purchase passed.
Anyone who knows poker knows Daniel ‘Kid Poker’ Negreanu. He’s the charismatic, cool-headed Canadian poker pro with five WSOP bracelets, 2 WPT title and more than $18 million in live tournament cash winnings
It’s taken more than two years of player complaints for the world’s largest online poker room, PokerStars, to finally put an official end to the unethical practice of “bum hunting” on its virtual cash tables.
There has been widespread debate over a practice that has become known as “rat-holing” at online poker sites for years. PokerStars is attempting to address the issue with a ‘complex solution’; one that would involve software enhancements to impose specific, compulsory rules to prevent rat-holing by players.
There’s a new online bingo site on the world wide web, and all you have to do to find it is follow the rainbow. You just might find a pot of gold at the end, but you will definitely find a throng of gay bingo fanatics. Launched in April 2013, it’s called Fierce Bingo, and it was specifically designed to accommodate the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gendered (LGBT) community.
It’s that time of year again, when the most seasoned professional poker players, as well as any amateur who can gather up the required buy-in, gather at the Rio Las Vegas in Nevada, USA to participate in the World Series of Poker. The most prestigious of all live poker events in the world, the 2013 WSOP is slated to kick off on Wednesday, May 29, packed with 62 events that culminate in the grand finale; the WSOP Main Event.