Poker is growing in popularity around the globe! With its global appeal someone can incorporate a poker game into any vacation. Here are the top spots to play a hand.
1. Las Vegas, Nevada
2. Melbourne, Australia
3. Paradise Island, Bahamas
4. Monte Carlo, Monaco
5. London, U.K.
6. Macau, China
7. Barcelona, Spain
8. Los Angeles, CA
9. San Jose, Costa Rica
10. Dublin, Ireland
What’s going on here?? From Reuters:
Ireland’s biggest bookmaker said on Thursday it would pay out more than 1 million euros ($1.35 million) on bets that Barack Obama will be the next U.S. president, three weeks before the election.
Dublin-based bookmaker Paddy Power said it made the “unprecedented decision” to pay on bets taken so far, following Wednesday’s final campaign debate between Obama and his Republican rival John McCain, which polls judged the Democrat to have won.
“We declare this race well and truly over and congratulate all those who backed Obama,” Power said in a statement.
“Although he seemed a little out of sorts in last night’s final debate we believe he has done more than enough to get him across the line on November 4.”
The bookmaker said the overall betting trend had shown “one-way traffic” for the Illinois senator since the start of the summer, with odds shortening to 1-9, meaning a bet of 9 euros is required to make 1 euro profit.
The odds on McCain winning are 5-1.
Power said it had taken more than 10,000 bets on the 2008 U.S. presidential election, the majority in support of Obama.
In June a wager of 100,000 euros was placed on Obama to win at odds of 1-2, it added.
From CasinoGamblingWeb.com:
John Juanda had to stare down Daniel Negreanu for much of the final table at the World series of Poker Europe Main Event. That is not an enviable task for any poker player.
What was not well known before this final table is that Juanda has as nice a resume on the poker tables as Negreanu. After the tournament was over, Juanda had even more bragging rights when he emerged as the champion.
Juanda endured the longest final table in World Series of Poker history on his way to the championship. He was the chip leader much of the way, and played nearly flawless poker. he now adds another bracelet to his others.
“A relieved Juanda had this to say after his win. “This is the longest final table that I have ever played. It’s so long ago when I won my last bracelet.” It might have been long ago, but there is no doubt that he is a true champion and one of the greatest players of his generation.
As for Negreanu, he was making waves at the Main Event throughout. He held the chip lead at several different points in the tournament, but was unable to put together a chapionship run in the end.
The focus of the poker world will now shift back to the United States. At the beginning of November, the World Series of Poker Main Event will resume with its final table.
LONDON, December 5 /PRNewswire/ — Europe’s largest pub poker league has launched its very own online poker room with the assistance of leading managed service provider Inside Gaming. The Nuts Poker League (TNPL) has joined the largest online poker network which offers more than GBP8 million in guaranteed prizes every month and that attracts a staggering 75,000 unique players from around the world every day.
Players will not only be given an opportunity to play through a variety of special tournaments hosted by the network, but Nuts players will also be invited to play in nightly “Lock In” tournaments which have been specially created to capture the community feel that has already been generated through the landbased events in pubs across the UK.
TNPL found fame last year when Managing Director Steve Bellis, appeared on the ground breaking BBC program Dragons Den. Steve had two of the five Dragons committing to fund his project to take his poker league to the next level and although he originally accepted the offer, like any good poker player, when it came to the detail he folded. Steve has never regretted turning down the Dragons offer of investment since he has grown his business into the largest pub poker league in the UK which boasts more than 19,000 members.
On any one night, over 600 poker players can be found competing in one of the many pubs that have signed up to the league throughout the UK. Another advantage of taking TNPL online will be to bring other Nuts players from around the UK, to play together in the nightly Lock In tournaments from the comfort of their own home when they can’t make it down to the pub.
Commenting on the company’s transition to the online market, Steve said “I have always believed and understood the value of TNPL and although I can respect the expertise and contacts each Dragon could bring to the table, when it came to the crunch, the Dragons wanted too much. We have been looking to combine the pub poker league with an online offering for a while - but it was important that we took our time to find the right partner. Inside Gaming has grasped a true understanding of our business and has the flexibility to create bespoke tournaments to suit our players and allow us to continue creating the community environment that we’ve worked hard to establish.”
About Inside Gaming
Inside Gaming provides a fully managed online gaming service, specialising in the deployment and management of online casino, poker and bingo products, which are mostly powered by Playtech - the industry’s leading supplier of online gaming software.
About The Nuts Poker League
The Nuts Poker League provides weekly poker events for players of all ages and abilities across the UK, by ensuring that novice players through to experts can have the “Las Vegas experience” in their local. Have you been grabbed by the Nuts yet?
I’m biased since we’ve worked with gambling clients forever. But I think the US is hypocritical because gambling advertisers pretty much underwrote much of the web’s development.
The United States must change an Internet gambling law that discriminates against European companies by preventing them from offering services in the U.S. market, the European Union’s top trade official said on Thursday.
“What we need to see is a change in U.S. legislation that removes that discrimination against EU operators,” EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson told reporters before heading to Capitol Hill to discuss the issue with U.S. lawmakers.
“It’s not in the interest of American consumers to have good responsible competitors in this market excluded by regulatory mechanisms.”
The European Union and other trading partners have been in compensation talks with the United States over Washington’s decision to retroactively remove gambling services from the market-opening commitments it made as part of the 1994 Uruguay Round world trade agreement.
The United States took that step after the World Trade Organization ruled in a case brought by the tiny Caribbean nation Antigua and Barbuda.
Congress has since passed a broader online gambling ban.
EU-based gambling firms have urged the bloc to seek as much as $100 billion in compensation for being shut out of the U.S. market.
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A Brussels think-tank has accused the US government of reneging on commitments made to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over internet gaming.
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Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles (PRWEB) October 2, 2007 - With small fields and huge prize payouts, PokerListings.com (http://www.pokerlistings.com/gnuf), and GNUF.com’s (http://gnuf.com/partner/?track=1ecbd12fe72da7ed8738a4d6c80568b2) regular co-sponsored freerolls are easily one of the best-kept secrets in online poker.
Quite literally: The per-player value is off the charts.
That just shows the kind of creativity they have at Gnuf and, bottom line, you’re always going to get something out of the ordinary
And fast approaching on Oct. 12: One more high-value freeroll, with a lucrative package for the EPT Dublin main event up for grabs.
“No exaggeration,” says Camilla Sundell, press secretary for PokerListings.com, “no marketing bluster. Our co-sponsored freerolls with Gnuf are just great value.
“We held a $25,000 WSOP Europe freeroll for 35 players. Our weekly freerolls consistently draw between 10 and 30 players.
“Where else in online poker can you find that? No 8,000 player crapshoots. Not a second of wasted time. Just solid opportunities, time and again, to cash and win first-class live tournament packages - this time, to one of the most vibrant and engaging places in the world in Dublin, Ireland.”
Two easy ways to qualify: Option #1, earn 50 Gnuf points between Sept. 10 and Oct. 10 to play a qualifying tourney on Oct. 11; top 10 in the qualifier go on to a following day final.
Option #2: Collect 1,000 points to automatically qualify for the Oct. 12 final, where the winner takes a $13,000 package, including buy-in plus expenses, for the Oct. 30-Nov. 3 European Poker Tour event in Dublin. An extra $2,000 in cash is also spread to the rest of the freeroll field.
As an added bonus: New players who sign up through a PokerListings.com link also receive a $500 sign-up bonus at 100% match - 10 times the standard.
“Gnuf,” says Sundell, “as a poker room, is also seriously one of the best-kept secrets in online poker. And they understand exactly what players are looking for: modern graphics, imaginative promotions, big tournaments and a place to make your game better.
“One of their current promotions: They strapped two giant, half-ton dice to a helicopter and rolled them down a mountain. Now they’re giving away a kayaking trip around Greenland and cash to players who bet on or guess how the dice rolled.
“That just shows the kind of creativity they have at Gnuf and, bottom line, you’re always going to get something out of the ordinary,” she adds. “We hope our players benefit from it as much as we enjoy seeing what they’ll come up with next!”
About PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com (http://www.pokerlistings.com) was launched in 2003 and quickly became the largest online poker guide in the world. It provides poker players with in-depth analysis of all major online poker rooms, the world’s best sign-up bonuses and promotions, breaking poker news and detailed content on strategy, tours, tournaments and the game’s best players. PokerListings.com also has the best live poker tournament reporting on the Web, including unparalleled year-round coverage from the WSOP, the World Poker Tour, the European Poker Tour and more.
London, UK (PRWEB) September 28, 2007 — With the US market closed and the majority of players on the network based across Europe, this is seen as a positive move that will be great for CelebPoker and its players - the Euro is a much stronger currency than the Dollar at the moment, giving players the chance to effectively win a lot more money.
During the conversion, CelebPoker have advised that any disruptions to their players will be kept to a minimum. The switch will be implemented between 30th September and 1st October and it is anticipated that players may experience some problems accessing the site. All player accounts, pending bonuses, buy-ins and prize pools will be shown in Euros as of this date. Poker tables within the software will still offer a variety of currencies but deposit and withdrawal transactions will only be processed in Euros.
The exchange rate to be used for the currency changeover is from the European Central Bank.
CelebPoker are committed to constantly improving their software and playability, in order to give poker players from around the world the best possible online poker experience. The feeling is that the currency change will definitely be welcomed by CelebPoker’s loyal players.
Linda Donovan, Poker Room Manager at CelebPoker.com, explained:
“Our first priority is to provide the best service possible to our valued online poker playing community, and as the majority of them are based in Europe, this move will be a really positive one. As most of our players currently use the Euro everyday, the currency change is definitely a necessary move for CelebPoker. I am confident all of our players from around the world will also relish opportunity to play for bigger cash prizes and see this as a really positive move.”
Players who use e-wallets such as Neteller or MoneyBookers in US$ currency have been advised to request an E-wallet in Euros( from their provider.
Players with any queries, regarding this development, are encouraged to contact the CelebPoker team with out hesitation. Details can be found at http://www.celebpoker.com
GIBRALTAR, September 7 /PRNewswire/ — A jackpot of more than EUR60,000 for a stake of only EUR0.49 is up for grabs at the world’s first 49c online casino.
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