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March 12, 2012

New Games And Redesigned Software Mark The New Year Season

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Titan Poker, one of most popular online poker rooms, has upgraded its software in a bid to fasten its loading power and improve performance. The software has been redesigned completely to achieve desired results.

The new software has a new size that puts almost zero strain on the eyes. With 1000×700 pixels and easy navigation menu, it promises poker players to detect cash tables with ease and to join the tournaments of their choice without hassles. The new software’s menu harbors a graphical list of games, tournaments, and tables, plus a “quick seat” feature that enables players make their choice in seconds.

The redesigned lobby allows players to keep track of their progress statistics on point buildups, number of hands played, and their status of bonus redemption.

But, Titan Poker has also taken care of its players that love the old version. Players can easily switch back to the older viewing mode of the game with just a click of their PC mouse.

Redesigning new software is one of the latest and the most noteworthy steps to enhance the online gaming experience. But, Titan Poker is not content with this. More attractive changes are in the pipeline.

For example, Titan Poker will launch new tournaments, along with more interesting promos and gaming activities that intend to lure novices as well as veteran poker players on the web. Till then, players can try out the newly designed poker software by downloading it from the site absolutely free.

This Season’s New Online Games

On one hand, there is redesigning of software; on the other hand, there are top online casinos ready with new games to let players kick off the New Year with smashing hits.

The new games are Megaspin Break da Bank Again and The Grand Journey, both from Microgaming. One of the casinos that have launched the new games in the first week of this month includes Internet Casino La Vida.

The release of both these games, once again, reflects the ability of Microgaming to capture the players’ imagination and present them in the form of graphics on screen. These launches also indicate that Microgaming intends to provide many other surprises to its players throughout the year.

Megaspin Break da Bank Again is based on the original game “Break da Bank Again.” It has increased the action by four, which helps it provide a super slot, along with high rewarding combinations of Scatter and massive Free Spins. When Scatter symbols of 2, 4, or 5 appear, players get 15 to 25 free spins. During this, all the wins by players are multiplied by 5.

The Grand Journey has surged the most excitement in the gaming world this month. It features a prehistoric backdrop with early-age animals wandering across the landscape. The game also has angry volcanoes at their full bursting stages and stunning Amazons featuring dense and lush forests. All this makes for a vibrant and interesting game screen. Players get transported to another world, which gives them a unique “gaming high.” The Free Spins Bonuses, Expanding Wilds, Multipliers, and other such features bring a sense of familiarity to this prehistoric backdrop.

Players can play both the newly launched games by registering free at Casino La Vida.

November 18, 2011

Halloween Bonus At Rushmore Casino

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Rushmore Casino is relatively new yet one of the top casinos you can find on net. Powered by Real Time Gaming Casino, it offers a unique gaming experience to its customers. The best part is that it also accepts US players. Currently, the casino is offering a special Halloween Frightfest Bonus.

Described by the casino as “Fang-tastic 300 percent bonus worth up to $1000,” this is an occasion that should not be missed at all. It is only the luckiest players who will receive the 300 percent bonus match. The rest will have to settle for a lower fraction. The promotion or Halloween bonus is available till October 31, 2011.

How to Get Halloween Bonus

In order to participate in this promotion and receive a bonus against deposits, players need to select a number between one and ten. They need to provide this number to the Rushmore Casino’s customer support representative via Live Chat or phone. They then receive a random trick or bonus between 50 percent and 300 percent match worth up to $1000.

There are some conditions associated with this Halloween bonus. First, each number falling between one and ten can be used up to five times a week which may lead to a roll-over prize of bonuses. Second, the deposits must me made using credit cards, Moneyline Wallet, and gift cards. As most casino players use credit cards to make deposits, this is not really a binding on them.

Third, in order to qualify for Halloween Fightfest bonus at Rushmore Casino, a minimum of $25 is required to be deposited by the players in their accounts. As it is not a big amount, it will not impose any financial burden on them. Fourth, the Halloween bonus is only for the purpose of wagering, and, therefore, cannot be cashed out. But, the winnings from wagering the bonus can be cashed out.

Before withdrawing their winnings, players will need to wager their bonus as well as deposit at least 25 times. Wagering on blackjack, video poker, and Texas Hold’em bonus poker contribute the one-third of their original value. Any bets placed on craps, roulette, baccarat, bingo, and Pai Gow poker will not fulfill any obligations toward meeting any wagering requirements.

New Attraction at Rushmore Casino

There is other new attraction at Rushmore Casino. The $10,000 free roll slots tournaments run from 8 PM on Fridays to 2 PM on Sundays. Each event accommodates only 1000 players and allows only 1000 players to make a deposit. This means each week first 1000 players will get free entry.

Powered by RTG software, Rushmore offers an augmented gaming experience to its players. The high-quality graphics, amazing sound effects, easy-to-use interface, and excellent bonuses make it one of the most preferred casinos among players.

Rushmore casino offers more than 80 exciting games to its players. Right from table games to American and European roulette, baccarat, video poker, tri card poker, blackjack, and craps, the casino allows you to play the game of your choice. Additionally, all the credit card details and personal information are absolutely safe.

October 25, 2011

Irish Firms Listed In Full Tilt Fraud Case

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Two Irish subsidiaries of the American online poker site Full Tilt Poker have been called up as defendants in the case accusing the poker group of using $440 million of players’ funds to pay off its board members and owners.

Preet Bharara, a US attorney brought the case to a New York court earlier this week.He accused Full Tilt Poker of using $440 million of players’ funds in order to pay a number of its directors including Howard Lederer, Raymond Bitar, Rafael Furst and Christopher Fergurson. Bharara claims that between April 2001 and 201, $41 million was given to Bitar, $42 million to Lederer and $11.7 million to Furst.

Irish connection

Pocket Kings Consulting Ltd and Pocket Kings Ltd, both of which are Full Tilt Poker companies based in Ireland, have been put on the defendant list, which was included by Bharara in the formal complaint he filed in the court.

Located in Cherrywood, Dublin, Pocket Kings is responsible for providing customer and management services, IT and software to the poker group. The Irish based company employs about 800 people. However, due to the suspension of gambling licenses by Channel Island regulators, which has caused websites to close, around 250 of those jobs could be lost.

The director of both Pocket Kings Ltd and Pocket Kings Consulting Ltd has been named as MrBitar. Bitar is also a Pocket Kings Ltd shareholder and a director of Tiltware.

Charge amendment

In April, Full Tilt Poker was charged with bank fraud and money laundering. Bharara wants the charges held against the poker company to be amended. Last week he said in a statement that Full Tilt Poker was not a legitimate poker company, but a global Ponzi scheme.

Bharara accused the poker group of misleading its players over the safety of their money and cheating them out of their funds. He also explained how Full Tilt had assured its players that their money was kept separate from the company’s money. However, this was later found out not to be the case.

Low funds

Investigations discovered that by the end of March, Full Tilt owed its players around the world $390 million, $150 million of which was owed to US citizens alone. However, in its bank account was found only $60 million.

Mr Lederer told his associates in June that only $6 million was remaining in the account. He then warned latern that a number of clients were asking for their money to be returned and that there would be issues reaching even $5 million for those cases.

A statement released by Bharara’s office said, “Much of the money that was distributed was transferred by the board members and owners to accounts in Switzerland and other overseas locations.”

The allegations have not yet been tried by the court, as they are accusations only.

October 9, 2011

WSOP 2011 November Nine Congratulated

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On the eighth day of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), the November Nine were finally named and HollywoodPoker have now congratulated them for making the event one of the world’s largest poker championships.

The November Nine

The final hand was dealt at 2:10 am. Eoghan O’Dea beat John Hewitt with his KJ against the Costa Rican’s pocket 33. Once Hewitt had been eliminated, the November Nine was clear.

The November Nine who made it to the WSOP 2011 Main Event final table were:

  • Martin Stasyko (Cyech Republic)
  • Eoghan O’ Dea (Dublin, Ireland)
  • Matt Giannetti (Las Vegas, NV)
  • Phil Collins (Las Vegas, NV)
  • Ben Lamb (Tulsa, OK)
  • Badih Bou-Nahra (Beliye City, Beliye)
  • Pius Heiny (Cologne, Germany)
  • Anton Makiievskyi (Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine)
  • Samuel Holden (Sussex, UK).

The event

Before the Main Event final table the competition was fierce. The worldwide appeal is even evident within the final nine players. Altogether, 6,858 poker players entered the WSOP 2011 and a prize pool of $64.5 million has been collected for the tournament. Even though there were many negative thoughts surrounding “Black Friday,” WSOP 2011 has been heralded as the third largest event of its kind in history.

A large and varied number of poker players came to take part in the event, mainly due to the fame and fortune connected to the WSOP. Participants included online poker players, live poker professional, and celebrities including Nelly. A number of poker websites used satellites in order to allow players to take part in the WSOP 2011.

HollywoodPoker

HollywoodPoker got involved with a large number of poker tournament qualifiers in order to give their players a good chance of playing in the WSOP 2011. The event qualifiers took a number of different formats including Daily Qualifiers, which involved a small buy-in of only $2.20, and also $35 Sit N Go Qualifiers. The site also included free-roll tournaments connected to the WSOP 2011 online poker satellite. This gave players the chance to win WSOP Main Event packages without the need for spending money on a buy-in. In total, HollywoodPoker gave away nine WSOP 2011 Main Event packages, each worth $14,000, as well as 36 Side Event packages valued at $3,600 each.

“HollywoodPoker aimed to make the WSOP 2011 main events accessible to poker players, no matter the size of their bankroll. The same actually goes with other big live poker events such as the GSOP Live and World Poker Tour,” poker room manager at HollywoodPoker, Ronald M., explained. “We want online poker players to thrive in live poker tournaments as well.”

Remaining tournaments

All of the November Nine are guaranteed to walk away with a money prize of at least $782,115, meaning they will all be millionaires once the championship is over. But, the pressure is still on. The last of the WSOP 2011 poker tournaments will start on November the 5th, 2011 and the WSOP champion will be revealed on November the 7th, 2011.

October 7, 2011

Lobbyists Push Congress To Legalize Online Poker

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On Tuesday, the American Gaming Association (AGA) made its strongest call yet to Congress in an attempt to make online gambling legal. They stated that legalization was vital in order to protect US citizens from gambling operators that function illegally.

Frank Fahrenkopf Jr., President of the AGA, said in a statement that “There are no longer any good reasons to put US citizens at risk by continuing to outlaw online poker in the USA.”

Code of Conduct

Officials from the association created a Code of Conduct for online poker. In it they gave an overview of what measures would be necessary for a regulatory framework which would protect players in the USA as well as stop minors from gambling. It would also assist problem gamblers and help law enforcement for identifying and prosecuting any illegal operations.

The Code of Conduct addresses six principles:

  • Extensive background checks should be done to keep criminals out.
  • Proper identification should be enforced to prevent minors and cheaters from playing.
  • Regular auditing and testing should be conducted to keep games fair.
  • Exclusion process should be carried out to prevent minors and cheaters from accessing the sites.
  • Responsible gaming protections should be implemented for patrons and problem gamblers.
  • Anti-money-laundering procedures should be put in place.

Besides this the AGA has also released a YouTube video which explains how having unregulated poker line can be hazardous to Internet players.

Taking Action

Fahrenkopf explained in an interview that the association was neutral on two bills put forward by Congress which attempted to address the issue. The statement released on Tuesday shows that the association is in favor of legalization.

“We believe that this is the time to get this done. It’s all about educating members of Congress about not only Internet poker, but poker in gaming in general,” Fahrenkopf said.

On Monday Congressional Quarterly stated that Fahrenkopf had been seen on Capitol Hill using the argument that by legalizing online poker, additional tax revenue would be created along with between 10,000 and 15,000 sector jobs, both public and private. In addition to this, he has apparently proposed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that he should add online poker legalization to President Barack Obama’s job-creation package.

Push for Regulation

Despite the crackdown at the beginning of this year, US citizens continue to play online poker on a daily basis. The US Justice Department charged a number of gambling operators back in April of bank fraud and money laundering. These sites included Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, and PokerStars.

Fahrenkopf explained that by using their proposed Code of Conduct, US players will be able to gamble in a secure environment. He stated, “Online poker operators must adhere to the same stringent regulations that have proved effective in governing brick-and-mortar casinos.”

Using these guidelines, the AGA believes that online poker could be properly and effectively regulated, thereby protecting American players, creating employment, and increasing revenue into the country.

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