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The Association of Players, Casinos and Webmasters has announced that it has unveiled the first Social Networking Site for the online gaming industry.

APCW were the first to publish print media for gaming affiliates. What's more, they were even the first to produce weekly video webcasts covering entire industry news and events. And this is the first time that they have introduced Social Networking dedicated to players, webmasters, affiliate managers, and casino operators.

Slotland, specialized in slot games for web and mobile, are offering for the weekend of March 1 & 2 a special bonus titled Pisces Promotion to celebrate the beginning of March. On March 1 they offer bonuses up to 25% and on March 2 up to 200%!

The Jackpot Factory casino group and their affiliate network Brightshare are obviously on an award winning spree! As reported in their press release dated February 26, 2008, they have won several prizes in the 2008 Online Gambling Awards hosted by Gambling Pharaoh. Jackpot Factory won the "Best Reputation" award, while Brightshare took home the "Best Affiliate Program" award, and Jackpot Factory's All Slots Casino went away with the "Best Casino Games" award.They had recently won prizes from Casinomeister and Online Gambling Insider.

The press release also announced that All Slots Casino will be launching next month the long-awaited Lara Croft sequel titled Tomb Raider - The Secret of the Sword Video Slot.

It is reported that the UK Culture Secretary Andy Burnham has declared that a compulsory levy is ‘not an empty threat’ as long as the Responsibility in Gambling Trust (RIGT) does not receive adequate funding from the licensed gambling operators. Burnham said: “I was surprised to hear that only 360 out of 3800 licensed gambling operators have contributed to the RIGT. That is unacceptable. Promises have been made and they have not been met.”

Telegraph.co.uk reports that the London Stock Exchange registered a sharp rise of the share of the Online gambling group Sportingbet by 4¼ to 47¼p. This is attributed to the continuing rumour that the Austrian betting giant bwin may offer a 70p-a-share takeover proposal. Bwin was in takeover talks with Sportingbet until last July.

Sources report that the UK government is about to abandon the plan of building a Super-Casino in Manchester. The alternative plan is to build 16 smaller regional ones. Read more ..

The February Newsletter of the standards organisation, e-Commerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA), reports a heavy demand for seats at the next training course in Responsible Gaming to be conducted by eCOGRA together with Gamcare, starting March 19, 2008. Over 40 delegates from companies accredited by eCOGRA or under current review have already registered.The course, the third of its kind, has been designed to cover all aspects of responsible gambling awareness and implementation. The attendees will be coached on how to train their staff adequately and regularly to deal with responsible gambling issues. Read more ..

The editorial board of the Casino City Times has selected top-10 celebrities who might be good poker players, writes Vin Narayanan, their managing editor. The list, not to be taken too seriously, places George Clooney at No. 4 ("Everything Clooney touches turns into gold"), Sir Anthony Hopkins at No. 2 ("Can anyone reading this imagine Phil Hellmuth or Sam Farha trying run over Hannibal Lecter on the felt? I sure couldn't. And that's why he's No. 2 on the list"). Next week they want to publish a list of celebrities they think will not make good poker players.

Good to have something to laugh at in the serious business of gambling.

The award-wining 32Red online casino has announced that it has launched their French online casino service.

The Gibraltar based online casino was awarded the Casinomeister Best Casino award for 2007. That was their fifth consecutive year holding the title. What's more, Pat Harrison, the Director of operations for 32Red, was awarded the Casino Manager of the year.

If you wish to have a look at the new French Casino, then go to the website http://francais.32red.com

32Red Marketing Manager, Mark Quayle, said, "32Red is a recognised, quality brand and product and we're delighted to be able to bring our casino to French speaking players." He further said, "The introduction of Euro bonuses, including sign-up and monthly offers, means we can enter the French market confident of success.

Bally Technologies has introduced its new iVIEW Display Manager at its annual Systems User Conference in Las Vegas this week.

Gaming operators will now be able to create picture-in-picture capability on the iVIEW display, the main game display, the second game display, or any game display associated with the device. Gamings operators are greatly benefited from this as they do not have to modify their existing games or purchase new games to implement this technology across any manufacturer’s games.

Bryan Kelly, Bally’s Vice President of Advanced Development, said, "In recent years, significant innovation on gaming floors has come from the associated systems attached to the games. By taking this approach, we will be able to continue this trend and bring innovation at a faster rate and with less complexity than by going through the game CPU, as is being suggested by some manufacturers. iVIEW DM is also consistent with Bally’s strategy of providing an operator-owned Network of the Future that creates a ubiquitous experience, regardless of manufacturer."

Bruce Rowe, Bally’s Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, said, "The most exciting thing for me is that we have been able to demonstrate this capability not only on Bally games, but on other manufacturers’ products including IGT and Aristocrat."

Get ready for the 6th Annual Asian iGaming congress and exposition (AiG, formerly PCiG) which is going to start from February 26-28 2008 in Macau.

This event will be the biggest and the best event in Asia. According to reports, there will be two pre-conference summits and an extended conference. The Asian gambling market is supposed to be the fastest growing market in the world and it is estimating a growth of 14% in revenue.

This event will include representatives from: 1stRed.com - 777Mobile - Addisons - Alderney Gambling Control Commission - Asian Logic - Bear Stearns - Berwin Leighton Paisner - Betgenius - Boss Media - CryptoLogic - CWC Gaming - CY Foundation - Entertasia - ESL - Gobi Partners - Goncalves Pereira, Rato, Ling, Vong & Cunha - iFaFa - Jupiter Entertainment - Ladbrokes - SESCO - Pacific Lottery - PhilWeb - Playtech - Rajah & Tann - StatsOnSports - The Dumbarton Group - University of Macau - Venturing Unlimited - World Mahjong Tour - Wozhongle (China Gloria) - WSN.com

Shadowserver Foundation, a watchdog group of security professionals that gathers, tracks, and reports on malware, botnet activity, and electronic fraud, reports a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack earlier this week on various gaming sites, including Full Tilt Poker, Titan Poker, Virgin Games and Party Poker. As a result, some of the sites were not accessible to visitors for hours. Read more ..

FIFA, the international body governing soccer, has created in cooperation with online casinos and bookmakers the organization Early Warning System (EWS). To prevent gambling fixes, EWS will collect information from over 200 bookmakers and online gambling sites about betting patterns and other observations. They will also include in their database police reports and rumors from players and officials. The objective is to track sources trying to manipulate soccer results for betting purposes. Read more ..

Peter Moffitt has been appointed as the new President of Octavian International. He held a number of senior positions prior to his appointment.

Harmen Brenninkmeijer, CEO of Octavian, said, "We are very excited to add Peter to our management team. "His addition as President further strengthens the Octavian management team to ensure that Octavian and PacificNet meet their growth objectives in the global gaming market. Peter’s experience will help ensure that we hit each of the milestones that have been set and help us focus on delivering our long-term growth strategy."

He further added, "At Unicum, Peter was extremely successful in streamlining the development of systems and games, achieving a 400% increase in game output while also improving quality of development. Peter has vast experience of the global gaming market and of leading smarter technology development and process refinement. Peter also played a major role in the merger of Unicum and SmartGames and that experience will also be invaluable as we embark on the next stage in Octavian’s growth."

According to reports, Octavian will collaborate with other PacificNet gaming subsidiaries such as PactGames and Take1 Technologies. The main responsibilty of Moffitt will be in the field of technical, R&D, production and delivery functions within Octavian’s worldwide systems.

Europe will soon have a new prepaid Mastercard for online gaming. This MasterCard can be used at ATMs worldwide where players can make online payments.

Gaming operators will have huge benefits as it will reduce the costs of transfers and cheque fees. Customers too will benefit from this MasterCard as their winnings will be transferred back to the card instantly.

According to Patrick Seguev, CEO at Intercash, “The gaming sector has been crying out for a secure, reliable and globally recognised prepaid card solution.We are delighted to be the first provider to be given with approval to issue MasterCard gaming payout prepaid cards.”

He further said, "Richard Jones continues: “Prepaid cards are ideally suited to the gaming sector and will bring a host of benefits to the industry. Gaming companies are marketing heavily into Europe at the moment and we therefore expect substantial interest from the industry in this product, as it is the first MasterCard approved prepaid card programme.”

Despite the promises made by the Government to restrict the numbers of casino, the number of casinos in Uk is more than 100. According to reports, gaming firms have already applied for 125 smaller casinos and 16 "regional" centres.

During a line-by-line debate on the Gambling Bill, Culture Minister Richard Caborn told MPs, "We can say with certainty that there will be no more than 150 casinos. We are going to see casinos springing up across the country with more machines offering bigger jackpots and that is unacceptable and irresponsible."

Professor Mark Griffiths, of Nottingham Trent University, who is Europe's only professor of gambling studies, said: "Generally, increased access to gambling opportunities leads to an increase in problems."

According to the Gambling Commission it is dealing with 78 casino applications, rather than 125, because according to them some of the casinos will be withdrawn.

It was a Friday night and three longtime friends were found dead on Saturday morning in Florida while they were on their way from a high stakes poker game which went bad.

Jerome Anthony Henry, Richard David Smith, and Robert Erwin Ford were all found dead near a former bar on Carver Street.

According to Putnam County Sheriff Dean Kelly , the triple-murderer was arrested after 19 hours. Duane Demaris Crittenden II, the criminal, also faces three murder charges.

According to the police , Crittenden committted the murder and then went home to his wife. The cops arrested him at the 2200 block of South Pine Avenue. Crittenden is now being held at the Marion County Jail and is expected to face a Putnam County judge sometime this week.

Italian Tennis Pro Giorgio Galimberti has been suspended for 100 days after he was found guilty for gambling on Monday.

Galimberti was also fined for $35,000. The ATP has stated that Galimberti bet on tennis from June 2003 to January 2006 but did not specify if he bet on his own matches.

Gayle David Bradshaw, the ATP's executive vice president of rules and competition, said, "Everyone connected to the ATP Tour has a duty to abide by the rules, especially those designed to protect and uphold the integrity of our sport, and the ATP will continue to instigate disciplinary proceedings against anyone found not to be doing so."

Galimberti is ranked No. 1,009, with his highest ranking No. 115 and his career singles record 9-21. It is to be noted that Galimberti is the fourth Italian player suspended for gambling. It was last year that Potito Starace, Daniele Bracciali and Alessio Di Mauro were found guilty of gambling on matches.

Bradshaw said, "The ATP's Tennis Anti Corruption Program is clear in regards to gambling on tennis matches by ATP players, player associates and staff. It unambiguously states that gambling on any form of tennis matches will not be tolerated."

Rummyroyal has announced the launch of its Online Multiplayer Kalooki Tournament at CAP Euro 2008. Having more than 25,000 registered users, RummyRoyal has been the first choice for online gaming.

This announcement was made at the conference, which took place in London, England from January 24 - 27, 2008. Buy-in amounts differ per tournament and the amount is deducted from players' accounts as soon as they register which is a small fee taken by RummyRoyal to facilitate the tournament.

So. if you wish to know the full schedule of upcoming tournaments and an online Kalooki demo, then visit www.rummyroyal.com

The 2008 Nautica Charity Poker Festivals will shift from a 20,800 sq. ft. tent operated on a seasonal basis to a year-round location inside The Powerhouse at the Nautica Entertainment Complex.

According to reports, the location for Nautica Charity Poker Festivals will be on the ground floor of the Powerhouse in a 12,000 sq. ft. It is expected that charities will earn over $1.5 million of net revenue annually in the year-round.

"We look forward to continuing the tradition of helping charities raise much-needed funds in 2008," said Pat McKinley, Executive Vice-President for Jacobs Investments, Inc., owner and operator of the Nautica Entertainment Complex and coordinator of the Festivals. He further said, "The festivals have accomplished exactly what we hoped. They generated significant funds for local charities and provided another entertainment alternative for the people of Northeast Ohio."

Dave Grunenwald, Vice President of Development/Leasing for Jacobs Investments, Inc, said, "We would like to thank the Cuyahoga County Commissioners for their continued support of the festivals and the charities that benefit from them."

If you want to get more information on charity qualifications and the Festivals, you can visit NauticaCharityPoker.com

With the aim to become a major casino destination, Yarmouth will add a new casino which is expected to attract 75,000 visitors a year.

According to reports, plans are already in the works to set up several resort casinos in the area.It is expected that this casino will have 70 vacancies for this job.

Owner Patrick Duffy said, "I have already shown I can deliver, investing nearly 1 million pounds in the town for every year I have been in business." Patrick is also planning to open a seventy five bedroom hotel which will include conference center, shops, and five star suites. To add more, it would also have ten pin bowling and a multiplex cinema.

PokerNews and T6Poker have announced that it will launch €12,000 worth of PokerNews Cup Austria Freerolls on Thursday February 21 at 14:00 EST.

Lucky players will get a fantastic chance to win a great package to Salzburg, Austria.The 2008 PokerNews Cup Austria will run from April 23-27 at the Concord Card Casino.

Players need to download TPoker through the links on PokerNews. They should first register for a new account and make a deposit of at least €6 in rake. After this, the player must manually register for the freeroll.

So try your luck at this golden opportunity to win a great amount of money.

Nick Slade,a professional from Preston, Lancashire in the UK became the lucky winner of PartyPoker's European Open IV.

The 45 year-old scooped $200,000 and the PartyPoker.com European Open IV title last week.

The final table included WSOP Europe winner Annette Obrestad, Premier League winner Juha Helppi, former European Open champion Ian Frazer and Josh Tyler.

Nick said, "I did a lot of work studying Annette before the tournament because I thought that if I was to get anywhere she would be there or thereabouts. I basically knew that if she got a lot of chips she would continually try and re-raise me with a bag of rubbish and it proved to be right. I knew that Frazer would try and be the table captain, Helppi would be seriously solid and Tyler was a good player after encounters in cash games."

According to a PartyPoker.com spokesman, "There is little doubt that Nick Slade was amongst the outsiders at the start of the tournament and at the start of the final table. We congratulate him on his win and after all he has been through we hope this is a new dawn for him and his family."

Last year's champion of the German football Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart, has filed suit against the new German Interstate Treaty on Gambling, according to Erwin Staudt, the club's president. He said in a press conference: "The monopoly on sports betting is a significant disadvantage for the German professional football in the international competition.". Read more ..

Like the “Nigerian 419er” Scam, you may now come across some Lottery scam congratulating you for huge lottery wins e.g. in the EUROMILLIONS ESPANA email lotto, in which your email address was supposedly "picked randomly" by some intelligent software. Read the SCAM - EUROMILLIONS ESPANA, published on the website of European Lotteries. Read also “Dutch”, “Belgian”, “British”, and “Swiss” Lottery Scam.

SGN, the world's largest gaming network, announced launching of a new platform, SGN Gaming Hub, that can be used by game developers to install all their games free of charge. They can go to apps.facebook.com/sgndeveloper/ to submit their games to the network. It is SGN's vision to enable talented gaming developers become truly independent developers potentially making big revenue from SGN's platform. Read more ..

The Third-Annual No-limit Texas Hold’em Celebrity Poker Tournament to benefit Opportunity Village will begin this Saturday at 1 PM in the Caesars Palace poker room in Las Vegas.

This great tournament is open to the public where it features a $500 buy-in with unlimited $300 rebuys through the sixth round. Check-in begins at 11:30AM and the tournament will kick off at 1 PM. The winner will get a chance to win a seat at the main event’s final table. The lucky winner of the main event will receive a $10,000 seat into the WSOP main event and extra cash.

Now for those who do not wish to play in the tournament but are interested on attending the VIP reception and fashion show can gain entry by making a donation of $50.

When it comes to celebrities, the participants include Ronn Lucas, Thunder from Down Under performers, Bobby Slayton, Robin Leach, poker pro Oklahoma Johnny Hale, Skip Martin, Louie Anderson, and others.

Heber, one of the world’s leading manufacturer of electronic gaming control systems,has appointed Eurocoin Ltd. as their new Heber’s X-Line's product. Accordingly one can get Heber’s Development Kits available directly from Eurocoin.

Garry Holland, UK Sales Manager, Eurocoin Ltd, said, "We are delighted to have been appointed as resellers of Heber’s X-Line peripherals. This partnership brings further benefits to our customers, who can now source all of their key gaming system components from Eurocoin. Heber is a world-class brand and X-Line fits perfectly into the Eurocoin portfolio of product."

On the other hand, John Malin, Heber’s Sales Manager, said, "The partnership with Eurocoin is a great opportunity for both parties to add value to their respected customer base. It also increases the strength and positioning of both Heber and Eurocoin in the gaming industry."

It was a celebration time for SportXction when America’s Interactive Systems Worldwide (ISW) announced that there has been a 26 percent rise from its SportXction system in the UK.

It has announced that the monthly wagering volumes from its SportXction system has risen to $3.8 million from the previous record of $2.9 million achieved last October.

It is operated in Great Britain by subsidiary Global Interactive Gaming Ltd. The company said that it is very enouraged by this growth.

The New Jersey firm also said it has hit $261,000 which was the total amount retained by its system after winning wagers are paid. This is for the first time that figure has ever surpassed $194,000 and the total amount wagered is 6.82

percent.

Purple Lounge has bagged another award for exceptional Poker Customer Service and has been scooped the coveted Readers Choice award for 'Best Poker Customer Service' at the annual awards from Gambling Online Magazine.

Purple Lounge CEO Matthew Larter, said, "We knew our Customer service was exceptional because our members have been telling us so for years and their loyalty has proved the point. Purple Lounge Poker has some of the highest customer retention in the market and it's the personal touch and market leading VIP programme that keeps Purple Lounge players loyal. We knew we were doing things the right way but it's great to have this recognition from our players and the gaming public in general. We didn't know that we were even short listed for the award until we actually won it. We thought after we heard the good news that, hey we should be putting ourselves forward for more of these awards, but really it's all about the customer and their experience so we'll keep on focussing on what we're doing."

Purple Lounge poker which was launched in November 2005 has successfully acquired over forty thousand non-US registered players offering a sophisticated online gaming and entertainment experience with a luxurious feel.

Las Vegas-based Harrah's Entertainment has announced that it has opened Scotland’s largest casino in Glasglow.

The casino which is situated on the city's Springfield Quay, is owned by London Clubs International, whose US parent company owns the famous Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Harrah’s stated that its $50 million Alea casino will cater to primarily working-class players. This largest casino will have more than 150 staff. The new casino has got a main slot machine gaming floor. It has also got three bars, a restaurant, a live music room and views over the city’s River Clyde.

Nicola MacKenzie, Sales and Marketing Manager for Harrah’s, said, "As far as we're concerned, the days of casinos being the domain of men in tuxedos are over. There's no formal dress code, as long as you're smart and tidy you will be more than welcome."

A Glasgow City Council spokesman said: "The casino at Springfield Quay has brought hundreds of jobs - through its construction and now on opening - to Glasglow, and is the latest sign of the ongoing regeneration of the Clyde and the city."

If you are looking forward to earn an extraordinary new rewards then here is a good news for you.

UltimateBet.com has launched a new loyalty program called "RAI$E" which happens to be the biggest loyalty program in Online Poker History

UltimateBet.com spokesperson, George MacLean, said, "RAI$E is a revolutionary new loyalty program that turns an already extraordinary online poker experience into a lifestyle altering one. We've raised the stakes and dramatically altered the online poker landscape in a way that truly benefits online poker players around the globe."

There are five levels to the RAI$E program - Member, Player, Contender, Legend and Icon. Online poker players can rise through the RAI$E ranks and unlock the doors to additional benefits based on the number of Status Points earned in a one-month period.

The additional benefits include:

* Access to UltimateBet.com's exclusive Ultimate Auctions site where players can bid on such priceless items like a golf game with poker celebrity Phil Hellmuth; invaluable telephone lessons from the pros; trips to Aruba and more!

* Redeem UltimatePoints for cash - up to $1,000 per month

* Redeem UltimatePoints for poker tournaments and merchandise - more options than anywhere else

* Access to UltimateBet's VIP Host through email or phone

* Exclusive free tourney invites, merchandise and auctions available to specific tiers

* a 10% discount at the UltimatePoints Store

* 9% APR interest on their UltimateBet account balance

* Private tourneys with the pros

* VIP trips to live events including the WSOP and the Aruba Poker Classic

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India Poker Tour will take place in Autumn 2008 which will comprise four fabulous tournaments that will attract some of India's. This tournament will see the world's best players battling for their share of an expected $1 million.

This will be the first-ever poker tour to be staged in India and it promises to make the game a phenomenon in the world's second most populous nation. The tour will kick off in Mumbai in the month of September and will move on to Bangalore.

Delhi will be the third place before the Grand Final is held in the beautiful coastal state of Goa.

Imran Hassan, Director of Operations, said "ur goal is to add poker to the pastimes of the card and sport-crazed fans of India. India traditionally has had a long history of being a card-loving nation. So we hope the launch of the India Poker Tour (IPT) will now help to satisfy India's craving for skill based card games."

Crown Bingo has announced that it would donate 50% of the prize pool to the North East Variety Club's Children's Charity on Valentine's Day.

If a player signs up and make a deposit on that very night then £10 will be donated to charity. New players will receive a bingo bonus of £10 if they email customer support with the code "ILOVEU."

Dan Smyth, managing director of Crown Bingo said: "We always like to support a local charity and when we heard about the Variety Club's Gold Heart Appeal on Valentine's Day it seemed like a perfect link up."

Norman Kaphan, Chief Executive for The Variety Club said,"Whether raising money to build a paediatric unit, donating a Sunshine Coach to a school or taking a group of children on a fun-packed 'Variety at Work' day out, Variety Club aims to make a real difference. Pledge your support for The Variety Club and buy a gold heart today."

So, don't wait. Support the UK's best loved charities by playing Crown Bingo between 7pm and 9pm on this Valentine's Day.

EuroMillons Lottery is all ready to announce the jackpot prize up to $15 million, which happens to be the largest single lottery prize money in gambling's history.

If a single individual wins this prize, he/she would be the largest individual payout in the world. In case nobody wins this week, then the money will be distributed between the people who are on the next prize level down.

The lotteries are available in Portugal, Switzerland, France, the U.K., Spain, Belgium, Austria, Luxembourg, and Ireland. So, try your luck and who knows you may be the lucky winner to make it to the largest individual payout in the world.

To become instant millionaires, players rush to the mega million jackpots at the Atronics's eMillions. Live since April 2007, the jackpot is linked to more than 150 of of Atronic’s e-motion machines.

If you are a player and play max-bet you could win the progressive jackpot starting at a guaranteed 1 million Euro. What's more, players have also the opportunity to win a fixed prize of 2 million credits which equals to 100,000 euros when they play for less than max-bet.

Jelle van Battum, Holland Casino Product Manager, said: “After careful consideration Holland Casino decided to offer our new Mega Milions Jackpot concept on Atronic´s eMillions WAP machines. The decisive pro’s of eMillions are the possibility to offer a large jackpot, minimum 1 million Euros, with a high hit frequency and most importantly, the very clear max-bet button displaying the jackpot amount. This has proven to be an excellent and easy to understand feature for our players. They know instantly how to play for the jackpot and what the award is. The eMillions, together with our revolutionary 3D signage, have proven to be a great success since the launch at the end of April, with 12 jackpot hits so far and player reception still outstanding.”

Regional Sales Executive, Michael Seils commented: “Atronic’s R&D department is currently working on the next two Mega Millions game titles to accompany the existing four titles; French Fortune, Gold Seekers, Himalayan Gold and Fantasy Forest. The new games will be smoothly integrated into the WAP link in 2008. This strategy will further strengthen the attractiveness and performance of the entire concept amongst Holland Casino’s players.”

Come February 16 and 17, the next Global Gaming Events Inter-forum Online Poker Tournament will be sponsored by RedKings.

Michael Golembo of RedKings said, "For many serious online poker players their online poker community is a second home. A little rivalry between forums really builds community so we're happy to get involved by donating great prizes."

Global Gaming Events Owner, Jason "Wolf" Rosenberg said, "As the premier facilitator of intercontinental and multi-forum events, we are very happy to be working with RedKings. We are excited to see which country will win the competition."

The tournament will begin with a free roll of $1,000 cash prize from RedKings. On the second day there will be a $5 + $.50 buy-in with $3,000 added to the buy-ins at stake. What's more, RedKings has added a bonus prize for the winning affiliate of an extra 5% revenue share for 12 months.

If you wish to pre-register for this great event, then you need to go to www.globalgaming events.com by 3:00pm EST / 8:00 pm GMT on Feb. 13. You also need to first register at RedKings.com

Rens S., from the Netherlands, was playing at home while drinking coffee. He plays regularly at 32vegas.com. He just plays for fun, but keeps on fantasizing about the Jackpot. On this day he was winning a bit and loosing a bit. and just at the moment he decided to quit and continue to play the next day, he hit the jackpot! He couldn't believe his eyes. He drank another cup of coffee and asked his best friend to check it. Also he couldn't believe it. The day after he checked his account again, the sum of $2.5 million was still there. And then a nice young lady from the casino called him to congratulate and assist him with his winnings. Read here the full interview, also the interview of Diane B. who won $2,060,189.01 in late 2006.

Get ready for the 2008 Great British Poker Tour which will take place at Gala Maybury Casino in Edinburgh on the 27th February 2008. Players get the chance to win more than GBP 1 million prize pool and also the opportunity to be crowned as Gala Casinos British Poker Champion 2008.

Here is the schedule for the 2008 GBPT:

* Edinburgh: 27 Feb - 2 March: Gala Maybury Casino

* Nottingham: 16 - 20 April: Gala Casino Maid Marian Way

* Bristol: 18 - 22 June: Gala Harbourside Casino

* Liverpool: 17-21 Sept: Gala Casino

* Stockton-on-Tees: 22 - 26 Oct: Gala Casino Stockton-on-Tees

* Bristol: 1 - 7 Dec: Grand Final, Gala Harbourside Casino

Mark O'Donnell, Gala Casinos British Poker Tour Manager, said, "What sets us apart is that we attract the best poker talent from across Britain and Europe alongside amateur players and relative newcomers to the game. The tour promises to have something for everyone: nail-biting clashes, absolute professionalism and the unique Gala Casinos atmosphere of the live events. A prize at the final table is genuinely within everyone's grasp. The Gala Casinos British Poker Tour really is the people's poker tour."

Harmen Brenninkmeijer has been appointed as the CEO of Octavian International, a recently acquired subsidiary of PacificNet.

Octavian, which has become the leading and innovative global developer of networked games and systems for the casino, AWP and lottery markets, is also a leading supplier of third party equipment from many of the gaming world’s leading manufacturers. It was in January 2008 that PacificNet acquired Octavian.

Harmen said, "I am delighted to join the PacificNet board and very much look forward to contributing to the company’s planned growth in the global gaming sector. PacificNet has a strong gaming focus and the acquisition of Octavian has further strengthened that position."

Tony Tong, Chairman and CEO of PacificNet said, "The gaming industry experience and expertise that Harmen and his team add to the overall PacificNet offering is considerable. Harmen has extensive commercial experience in gaming markets throughout the world, and Octavian games and systems have already been selected in no less than 24 gaming jurisdictions across the globe. The appointment of Harmen to our board is an important step towards PacificNet achieving its ambitions in the growing and hugely exciting global gaming market."

Come March 11th and Polish Open Poker tournament will be held in Warsaw, Poland. This was announced by the European Poker Tour, which is gainibg popularity day by day.

The tournament will be held from March 11th to March 15th and will take place at the Hyatt Hotel, at the company's casino. If you wish to make your entry into this great tournament, then you need to pay $8600 and the prize fund for the tournament may be more than $3 million.

It was last year that 706 players played in the euro 10,000 and the prize pool reached almost $10 million. So, make your way to this great tournament by paying the entry fee.

Foxwoods Resort Casino has announced that it is giving away $250,000 on February 17 and 18, 2008.

One winner will be selected every 15 minutes, from 12:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. for $2,500. What's more, one Wampum Rewards member will walk away with $50,000 at 8:00 p.m. each day. For guest users, they can enter by playing slots, table games, and poker or by entering at any kiosk beginning at 6:00 a.m. on each day.

Guests can dance all the night once the Presidents Day Cash Giveaway ends and can also enjoy the free entertainment in The Club. So if this excites you, then just visit www.foxwoods.com and sign up online.

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Times Internet Ltd, part of The Times Group, India's largest cross-platform media and entertainment company, has announced that it has partnered with Hovr, the world's leading ad-supported mobile content and social gaming service, to launch Gamezone, which will be India's first free mobile gaming portal offering hundreds of fun, addictive mobile games to Indian consumers free of cost.

Now mobile subscribers will be able to download and play mobile games and that too free of cost. They will also be able to challenge friends in multi-player games.

With more than 235 million India mobile subscribers, mobile gaming has become the largest gaming platform in India.

Dinesh Wadhawan, CEO and MD of TIL, said, "Based on the sheer number of mobile subscribers and consumer interest in ad-supported mobile content, we believe that mobile marketing is poised to overtake online marketing in India within the next few years." He further continued, "TIL was looking for a partner with a powerful and compelling offering to revolutionize the mobile gaming industry in India, and we found that partner in Hovr. Hovr brings a deep understanding of the Indian market, along with strong, carrier-grade technology, an attractive catalogue of mobile games and a powerful mobile advertising platform."

Deepak Gupta, VP of Business Development at Hovr, said, "Partnering with TIL, the most innovative mobile and entertainment company in India, furthers Hovr's goal of leveraging our white-label ad-supported mobile gaming solution to drive the mass market adoption of mobile gaming in one of the largest and fastest growing mobile markets in the world."

Devilfish Gaming, which operates the online Devilfish poker site, has announced that it is planning a GBP 3.2 million listing on Plus Markets in London.

The company is chaired by the biotech entrepreneur Kevin Leech. The website has more than 6,000 registered users. It however does not allow American players and most of the site's users are in the UK.

Devilfish Gaming is one of the few internet gambling companies to float since the bans on financial transactions with online gambling companies in the USA imposed 15 months ago.

Microgaming has been awarded as the "Best Software" At 2008 CAP which was held last Friday night.

Microgaming was recognised for its higher lifetime customer values and also for its continued dedication for its market leading technologies and games.

Roger Raatgever, CEO, Microgaming, "We are delighted to win this award, especially since we know that this has come directly from the whole affiliate community at large. As one of the founders of this industry, we feel we have a

responsibility to drive it forward, both in terms of games and technology development."

He further thanked for voting them, "To receive recognition for our work directly from the affiliate community is a strong validation of our continued hard work. We would like to thank all those that voted for us."

Gaming Laboratories International will present its 7th annual Regulators Roundtable and Users Conference from February 6-8 at the Tuscany Suites Casino in Las Vegas.

The main topics which will be discussed in the Rountable includes advances in server-based gaming, GSA protocols and interoperability testing, mobile gaming, malfunctions, network security, slot math, technical standard writing and verification tools.

You can visit or www.gaminglabs.com or you can also call (702) 914-2220 in order to make your reservation which is free of charge for regulators.

GLI President and co-founder James R. Maida said, “The reality is, many of the technologies we have been talking about in theory for the last couple of years are here, ready to go onto the casino floor, and it is imperative for regulators to fully understand the technologies and the potential impact they may have on jurisdictions. That’s why we present the Roundtable free of charge, to help protect the integrity of the industry.”

The Royal Flush Club Members site, a leading online poker club and poker school, has announced that it has appointed new poker pro. Brett ("Gank") Jungblut, a renowned online and live-game poker professional,has been selected as its resident poker pro.

Gank will be providing instructional videos and will be participating in webinars and teleconferences with its Poker Underground members. He will also be an active player in Royal Flush Club tournaments, chatting with the members...etc.

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Rick Braddy, President and CEO of Royal Flush Club, said, "We're excited to have Gank join in the fun and learning going on here at Royal Flush Club. We know that the presence of a WSOP champion will elevate our members' play and increase our knowledge of the game overall, increasing everyone's winnings – and that's the name of the game, making more money at poker."

Get ready for the action as European Open IV begins today. This event will see the rematch between World Series of Poker Europe winner, Annette Obrestad and the WSOPE Main Event runner-up, John Tabatabai.

When asked about the rematch Obrestad said, "I'm looking forward to this for sure. It was great fun playing with John in London. He's an amazing player, and I have a lot of respect for him. I can't wait to play against him again."

Phil Helmuth has confirmed that he would participate in the event by joining Jesse May to provide commentary for the great event. What's more, there will be familiar faces like Juha Helppi, Andrew Feldman, Michael McCool, Roland de Wolfe, Andy Black, Marty Smith, Roy Brindley, Ian Frazer and Surinder Sunar.

A PartyBest spokesman said, "There is a lot of excitement about this year's European Open, and Hellmuth is sure to add value in the commentary box." He further said, "It will be interesting to see the rematch between Obrestad and Tabatabai, but there are so many players to look out for who have had success in this format. The money has been for Hellmuth, but the likes of Helppi, Frazer and Flood have all been well-backed in recent hours."