Archive for January, 2009

Latin American Poker Tour Shows Promise For The Future of The Region

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

With the considerable success of the recently held PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour in Vina del Mar, Chile, the outlook is remarkably positive for the future of online casinos and poker playing in Latin America. Although it was an Argentine man named Fabian Ortiz who took the grand prize, the majority of the top contenders in the event consisted primarily of Latin American players. This is very heartening to people behind the scenes who have, for a long time, wanted to see an increase in popularity of gambling and online casinos and poker really develop as an industry.

A couple of professional sponsored players, Humberto Brenes, of Costa Rica, and Adre Akkari, of Brazil, took part in the competition while representing Team PokerStars but neither player was savvy enough to make it all the way to the final table. The final table saw Ortize taking home $141,426 and Vincenzo Gianelli of Venezuela taking second place and $78,570. In third place was Damian Salas of Argentina who scored $52,380. In fourth place securing $39,285 was a Brazilian man named Leandro Balotin. Rounding out the top five pack was a Colomian man named Hernan Villa who took home $28,809.

The next big casino event in the works for the Latin American Poker Tour will be in Uruguay at he Mantra Resort Spa and Casino in Punta del Este. With such an increase in enthusiasm for casino and poker games, these Latin American events are going to develop into big events in the world of poker. It is only a matter of time before many people in the online casino and poker industry look toward the happenings in Latin America to take their cues from.

Virtue Fusion Launches ‘Marine Mayhem’

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

A brand new multi-player slots game just got launched within the last week and the prospects for this amazing new slots machine is sure to set the world of online casinos on its head in a big way. The game, Marine Mayhem, comes from the people at Virtue Fusion. What it does that is so unique and innovative is that they combine the best of both worlds from slots and bingo. That is a true online casino aficionado’s dream.

For players at online casinos who have a hankering to get in on the action, what they will get involved in is some fierce competition. Slot players will be battling against each other to try to get their hands on part of the “community jackpot”. The whole idea behind this game is sure to spark some curiosity among the more adventurous casino players who are looking to try something new. This game represents one of Virtue Fusion’s main goals as a company to stay ahead of their rivals by bringing something creative and fresh to the market of online casinos.

The folks at Virtue Fusion are excited to receive feedback about their new game, Marine Mayhem. They said they feel very confident that their loyal players will respond in very positive ways. The new game, Marine Mayhem also features some aspects that will be warmly familiar to players such as chatting options and thrilling opportunities to get in on some mini-game action. You can try out this new game at a wide variety of different casino sites including Ladbrokes, William Hill, Bet365, Mecca Bingo, Jackpot City, Mecca Games, and Blue Square.

Doyle Works To Serve American Players

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

When Doyle Brunson, a veritable legend of poker and a genuine hero to fans and players of online casinos and poker rooms, first conceived of the idea of having his own online poker site, he never thought he was have any problems with being able to have U.S. players being able to play on his site. But now, he has had to confront this particular problem not once but twice since he started up his wildly popular online casino and poker site.

Back in the day, Brunson’s site was part of the Tribeca Table Network. After awhile the site made a switch over to Prima Poker. Finally, it developed a relationship with Microgaming, one of the most popular software platforms and suppliers to many wonderful online casinos. While Doyle Brunson had the expectation of being able to extend the services of his poker and casino site to anyone who wished to come on it, that has proved rather challenging since Microgaming has been ordering the sites that carry their software to reject all players who reside within the United States.

After all of the changes and the hassles, Doyle’s Room has had to switch software providers once again so that they will be able to guarantee access to the site for their loyal collection of American online casino and poker players. This time they are using Cake Poker. This will hopefully be a safe place where they can stay for the long haul and it looks promising since the only state they don’t accept players from is Kentucky.

Microgaming Lets Loose With 7-Million-Dollar Jackpot

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

It was about the time that the state of Kentucky began to try to seize the domain names of a great long list of online casinos that the folks at Microgaming decided to pull out of the United States market almost entirely. In turn, what this has meant for online casino operators and players is that if the online casinos are run on Microgaming software, they were ordered to stop accepting any players who reside within the United States. Needless to say, this development has hit the industry devoted to online casinos and Internet gaming very, very hard. And American players have gotten incredibly frustrated with this situation as well.

The network of casinos that are powered by Microgaming is currently in possession of a jackpot prize pool that is worth more than $7 million. That is heartbreaking news for anyone who loves some good casino action. As it turns out, that figure is by fat the biggest payout amount in the whole world on Internet gambling right now. Nobody else even begins to come close to that staggering figure.

But if you happen to be a fan of online gaming, don’t take this news too hard. There are still plenty of fantastic opportunities for you at other online casinos. The people at Real Time Gaming have been doing everything in their power to fill up the void that Microgaming has left in its wake. They are taking advantage of their absence and they currently have more than $4 million up for grabs in their total jackpot prize pool. That is a pretty decent pile of cash for sure.

Looking Forward To The World Series Of Poker Of 2009

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

In the world of online casinos and poker rooms, there is no single yearly event that is more highly anticipated than the World Series of Poker. Last year’s big event, that took place during the summer of 2008 was a tremendous success. The competition, consisting of some of the biggest casino and poker names in the business, was fierce and thrilling. And best of all, the location for it was Las Vegas and for top casino action, you really can’t beat Vegas. The event drew all kinds of famous celebrities like Boris Becker and Matt Damon. Unfortunately their poker skills were not as strong as their celebrity status so they ended up making an early exit from the competition. They couldn’t measure up to the power of the pros. Overall it was a wondrous and highly entertaining spectacle of poker.

This year looks to be no different. The organizers are pulling out all the stops. With the addition of several new games into the line-up like a staggering $40,000 buy-in no limit Texas Hold’em contest, this event is set to be the best one yet. Players from online casinos and poker rooms all across the world follow the tournament’s highs and lows. The event organizers have 57 gold bracelets that people will be vying for during games held in May , June and July.

The top player of last year’s big event was Peter Eastgate. He managed to best Ivan Demidov in the main event in a fierce heads-up battle. And what did Eastgate get for all of his hard work? Well, he got to leave the competition with $9.1 million in winnings. Not too shabby if you ask me! Another fan favorite is the H.O.R.S.E. event which is second in popularity among casino fans only to the main event.

Platinum Membership Offers Inside Access at PokerSwat.com

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

PokerSwat.com is one of the top sites for getting help to improve your game at online casinos and poker rooms. If you have been itching to get the upper hand on your fiercest casino rivals, you need to go to this site to take advantage of this amazing opportunity to get the latest and hottest tips from the pros who know the ins and outs of the game of poker. Don’t worry too much if you are a big commitment-phobe.

They offer three different levels of membership to meet your specific needs and desires. If you are steadfast and determined to gain as much ground as possible in your poker game and at all different kinds of online casinos for that matter, you can go for full glory and become a platinum member.

It is the last and highest tier membership and it provides you with the ultimate access to all this tips and assorted videos from the best of the best among casino and poker professionals in the business. The platinum membership costs $24.99 for each month’s membership and when you first join, you are required to pay $49.99 for the sign-up fee. You gain full access to each and every video the casino site possesses plus some amazingly helpful podcasts and special live chats that feature a handful of different professional players who are famous throughout the world of every online casino and poker room. If you sign up for longer chunks of time like three, six or twelve-month stints you can earn special discounts on your membership. Or there is always the free membership which lets you access forums on the site, five different sample videos and access to the blogs.

Three Tiers of Poker Aid Await You At PokerSwat.com

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Depending on how deep your desire to improve your poker game runs, and how deep your pockets are in this unbelievably shoddy economy, you will have three different tiered levels of assistance you can choose from once you are a member at PokerSwat.com. If you want to kick butt and take names at your favorite online casinos and poker rooms this is the place to come to in order to really do some damage to your opponents.

You can obtain a silver membership for $13.99 each month in addition to the $23.99 sign-up fee you must pay when you first join as a member. At this level you get access to a ton of helpful videos featuring a long list of pros up to fifty cents/one dollar in cash games. And that’t not all. They also have micro-limit multi-table and single-table casino tournaments. As a silver member you would also have access to the casino pros’ blogs and various articles focused on strategy. Also you will be in front-row position to get in on some awesome free-roll events here and there.

If you find that the silver tier membership isn’t quite enough to sate your thirst for gaining more insight into how to maneuver on online casinos and poker rooms, you can kick things up a notch and move on to the gold membership. A gold membership costs $19.99 per moth and the sign-up fee is a little bit more at $39.99. Being in possession of gold status at PokerStars.com puts you in position to view casino and poker videos up to $3/$6 in addition to some thrilling mid-stakes tournaments. This site is an online casino fanatic’s dream.

Get Hot Tips From The Pros At PokerSwat.com

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

If you want to learn some of the top tricks from within the world of online casinos and poker rooms, it is well worth your while to check out the insider tips offered at PokerSwat.com. This relatively new site provides sage advice from some of the best and brightest young players in the casino and poker industry. If you are a member of this site, you are then privy to all of the priceless gems these folks can send your way. If you want to get the best of your worst rivals at your favorite online casinos and poker rooms then you should definitely think about becoming a member of this site.

The professional players involved in PokerSwat.com are some of the top minds in the game. They are well regarded throughout the online casino and poker industry the world over. Many of the faces featured on this casino tip site are ones that you might recognize from some of the major events in the realm of online casinos. They include James Obst, Marty Smith, Christopher Egemo, Terje Augdai, Alec Torelli and Aurangzeb Sheikh. This is a diverse and phenomenal lime-up of highly skilled veteran players who are offering up their tried and true suggestions to the members of PkerSwat.com.

The people at PokerSwat.com who put all this together are very proud of the service they feel they are providing to the casino world with this new development. There are several different levels of membership that interested casino and poker players can apply for. It all depends on how much you have to spare and how badly you want to improve on your poker game.

Good Times For All At the Asian Poker Tour in The Philippines

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

The after part y of the Asian Poker Tour’s stop in Manila is already getting set up with the makings of being one of the best nights of the year in the world of online casinos. With FHM sponsoring the party, they have a plan, once the main party has subsided, to take the top online casino and poker players from the competition and bring them around the check out all of the sights in and around Manila.

Another key event for this stop on the Asian Poker Tour will include the Asian Poker Tour Celebrity Challenge. It will be hosted by FHM, Jbet and Ray Ban and take place on the 27th of January. More than 20 exciting and well-known celebrities will participate and there is at least 200,000 pesos donated by a selection of generous sponsors that will end up going to ward the winning celebrity’s charity of choice. This whole shindig is making itself to be the dream of any player at any casinos anywhere in the world.

But if you thought that was it for the big, flashy events that will be a part of the Asian Poker Tour’s Manila leg, you sure guessed wrong. There is also the PKR Headhunter Tournament to keep the action on the side hot and kicking when there are lulls in the main event. It is set to begin on the 28th of January at about 19:30. From all things told, this is setting up to be one of the premier poker events in the world of online casinos for this year.

Virtue Fusion Launches ‘Marine Mayhem’

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

A brand new multi-player slots game just got launched within the last week and the prospects for this amazing new slots machine is sure to set the world of online casinos on its head in a big way. The game, Marine Mayhem, comes from the people at Virtue Fusion. What it does that is so unique and innovative is that they combine the best of both worlds from slots and bingo. That is a true online casino aficionado’s dream.

For players at online casinos who have a hankering to get in on the action, what they will get involved in is some fierce competition. Slot players will be battling against each other to try to get their hands on part of the “community jackpot”. The whole idea behind this game is sure to spark some curiosity among the more adventurous casino players who are looking to try something new. This game represents one of Virtue Fusion’s main goals as a company to stay ahead of their rivals by bringing something creative and fresh to the market of online casinos.

The folks at Virtue Fusion are excited to receive feedback about their new game, Marine Mayhem. They said they feel very confident that their loyal players will respond in very positive ways. The new game, Marine Mayhem also features some aspects that will be warmly familiar to players such as chatting options and thrilling opportunities to get in on some mini-game action. You can try out this new game at a wide variety of different casino sites including Ladbrokes, William Hill, Bet365, Mecca Bingo, Jackpot City, Mecca Games, and Blue Square.