All Canadian online casino players are in for a treat this autumn. State run operator Loto-Quebec has just been given approval to launch a brand new online casino website based on their Swedish model. This new online casino which has been approved aims to be a reputable online casino and there will be some measures put in place to ensure that fair gaming is in place.
This new online casino website will be established in conjunction with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation and the Atlantic Lottery Corporation. This is being done so that these companies can cash in on their share of the estimated $600 million that the online gambling industry earns in Canada each year.
According to the Quebec Finance Minister, Raymond Bachand, the citizens of Quebec are not being protected and their money is going to illegal channels. According to a report issued by CTV it seems that people in Quebec have access to more than 2,000 online gaming websites and these include some websites that are hosted by the nearby Kahnawake jurisdiction.
Loto-Quebec will be introducing some great things on their new websites and these will include measures to weed out problem gamblers. Some of the things you can expect to see will include age verification and deposit limits.
This sounds like it be a very good and reputable online casino to play at and it is a pity that we have to wait until the autumn before it goes live. Once it does go live I’m sure it will be very popular and you can guaranteed that I will have a review here on this blog to tell you all about it and what you can expect in terms of jackpots and promotions. I’m sure like most online casinos you will have the usual games such as roulette, blackjack, online poker and slots games. There will also be progressive jackpots too and because this new website will includes two lottery corporations there is sure to be something for everyone.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
If you would like to represent your country in online poker then you will want to hear about Everest Poker. This leading online poker room has just launched their fourth edition of their European Cup Competition. This competition will see novice players in 15 different country battle it out in one of the largest freerolls ever.
If you live in any of the countries that are allowed to play you have from now until April 2010 to join one of the 15 member teams. The countries included in the European Cup Competition are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Holland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Games will commence in April and there will be a live final in May. This final will take place in a top Southern European resort and the winner from these 15 teams will get to take home a share of the €100,000 prize pool and of course the 2010 title.
There will be a combination of fee online and live qualifiers to determine the members of each of the 15 teams and these events will be taking place all across Europe and on the Everest Poker website. Each winning team member will receive a prize package for the live final in May. This prize package will include accommodation, travel and event activities worth €2,000.
According to a statement from Everest Poker they have actually simplified the qualification process for the European Cup 2010 and this year the tournament is open to 15 different European countries. There are 225 live final places to fill so there will be 15 players from each country on a team.
If you are a resident in one of the 15 countries listed above and an avid online poker player then all you have to do is visit the Everest Poker website to find out more about the European Cup 2010 and find out how you can qualify for a place on one of the 15 teams.
Online poker huge and with more and more fantastic tournaments taking place there really isn’t a better time to learn this skill. Online poker website are increasing in popularity each year and the amounts of money being won are phenomenal. You could change your whole life by winning one of these online poker tournaments.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
If you are a fan of online poker you will be delighted to hear that Bluff Europe is teaming up with Celeb Poker to give players the chance to win a seat in the upcoming Irish Open. This is part of their regular Card Gang tournament series. Bluff Europe is one of the world’s most popular poker magazines and they are always part of some great poker tournaments.
The Irish Open will start on the 1st of April and it is one of the highlights o the European poker calendar. The Irish Open is also one of the longest running no limit Texas Hold’em poker tournaments in Europe. It is also the world’s second oldest tournament after the Word Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
On the 25th of February at 8pm this month’s Card Gang tournament will take place on the Celeb Poker website. Bluff Europe has revealed that the top 10 finishers in the tournament will win a token that they can use at an online super satellite for the Irish Open. The token is worth €188 and there will also be the usual cash prizes up for grabs in this Card Gang tournament too. The full cash prize details can be found by visiting the Celeb Poker website.
Qualifying players from the satellite event will win a package to the Irish Open tournament that is worth €4.800. This prize will consist of the buy in fee of €3,500 to the main event and €350 for a five night stay at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin from the 31st of March including breakfast each day. Players will also receive €800 for flights and spending.
The Irish Open is always a very popular poker tournament and if you would like to get your hands on a free seat all you have to do is get your free token for the qualifying satellite by playing in this month’s Card Gang tournament on the Celeb Poker website. You can find all the details on the Celeb Poker website so be sure to go and check it out and read all the terms and conditions.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
Real Deal Poker will soon be launched and one of the things they are promising their players is fair games. They have even gone as far as saying that any players who find irregularities will get odds of 100/1. The Real Deal Poker website is committed to providing a game of poker that players can trust and all players are invited to try and prove their games are not fair.
The Real Deal Poker website will be launching next month and this online poker website will feature the automated Cut N Shuffle system. This system replaces the standard random number generator and this will give players the experience of being in a real live casino.
The Cut N Shuffle system is patented and this will include a cut function and burn cards function. This is something that no other online poker website has and it is going to be successful. In addition to this, Real Deal Poker will also be implementing Game Check and this is a unique audit software that produces post game results. This will be excellent for players who want to see how they are doing.
One thing that really stands out about this new online poker website is that fact that they really seem to be all about player satisfaction. Dissatisfied players on this website can require an independent third party audit of any of their games for a small fee. All the data including video captures of the originating deck will then be sent to an auditing agency. This is a great feature and I think it is going to be very welcome.
All in all, this new online poker website sounds like it is going to be well received by players and with player satisfaction being on top of the agenda I’m sure there will be plenty of players lining up to join the Real Deal Poker website when it launches. This new online poker website will launch next month so be sure to keep an eye out for it if you enjoy playing online poker games. There is no information available as yet as to what games will be provided or what tournaments they plan on holding. Once the website launches though I will be sure to take a look and report back to you.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
The Cake Poker Network is one of the world’s leading online poker networks and they have just announced that they are adding eight brand new rooms and this includes a domain from Phil Laak also known as the Unabomber.
Unabomber Poker will feature Phil Laak in action along with a blog that will be updated regularly and there will also be some great chances for players to win some great prizes including a chance to play against Laak in him monthly home game in Los Angeles.
According to Laak they knew that they wanted to launch the best poker site possible and by joining a network that focuses on players rewards and accepts player worldwide they knew they would be one the right track. He also went on to say that he has loved getting involved from the start and he says that he is blogging regularly on the blog so be sure to check it out.
Laak was born in Dublin and he recently won the NBC’s Poker After Dark for the second time. He is also on the cover of the latest issue of Bluff Europe. The addition of Unabomber Poker to the Cake Poker Network is really exciting and Phil’s enthusiasm for the game brings great energy to the Network.
In addition to Unabomber Poker, the Cake Poker Network has also added another seven partner websites and these include 7Win Poker, Redback Poker, Amsterdams Poker, Safari Casino, Dime Line Sports, R2R Poker and Burro Poker. The Cake Poker Network has also stated that there will be many more exciting additions coming in 2010.
If you are a fan of online poker then the Cake Poker Network is well worth checking out and they have some really great partner websites too. Why not take a look today and see which website suits you best.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
Royal Apollo has just announced that they are launching a weekly series of promotions on their online casino along with a new VIP Loyalty scheme that will go six levels deep and offer players even more bonuses and special offers.
The Royal Apollo casino is powered by Rival and they revealed that their VIP players will now be able to take advantage of their Royal Club, Royal Bronze, Royal Silver, Royal Gold, Royal Platinum and Royal Diamond schemes.
The Royal Diamond is this website’s most lucrative level and it offers players 25% cashback on their previous week’s losses along with a $250 welcome bonus. In addition to this players will also receive an extra 25% bonus on all of the Royal Apollo’s alternative payment methods as well as the Royal Diamond weekly 50% bonus, good player extras and seven comp points for every $1 they wager on slots and six points for table games.
Royal Apollo is also a US Friendly website and they have also introduced a weekly schedule of bonuses. These bonuses kick off each Monday with the Happy Monday’s promotion and this will see players receiving a 60% cashable bonus up to $100 and a $750 high roller bonus.
On Tuesday there is Slot Mania where players can enjoy a 100% bonus on slots games up to $500. On Wednesday they offer a $6 free no deposit windfall along with a 30% extra on blackjack and video poker. On Thursdays players will be rewarded with a $50 cashable bonus on deposits of at least $25 and players will also get 50% bonus on the range of slots games on Fridays. Saturdays are Saturday Night Fever and this features a 100% reload bonus and players are also offered a $75 cashable bonus with the Rock on Sundays promotion.
All in all this online casino is offering some really great promotions each and every day and all you have to do to be a part of it is to sign up for a player account.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
Sega Corporation which is one of Japan’s giants has just become the latest company to enter into the online gaming market. Sega has just launched its very own Sega Casino and Sega Poker websites and this news was announced just last week.
Sega Casino is operated by the subsidiary Sega Game Limited and it features a suite of great online casino games including blackjack and roulette. This online casino will also feature some customised Sega branded slots too such as Virtua Fighter, House of the Dead and Nights. The Sega Poker website offers some great live multi player poker for up to 30,000 concurrent competitors.
These brand new Alderney licenses websites will offer customers unique promotions based on the Sega franchise. They do however prohibit players that are based in the US, Japan and other jurisdictions where online gambling is outlawed. This is a shame but it is good news for any that lives in a country where they can register as I’m sure these new online gambling websites from Sega are going to be a huge success.
Sega has been a trusted brand and a favourite among the gaming industry for over half a century is what a statement from Sega read and this is true. Sega is a household name and they have been creating games for years. According to them it is there goal to translate their attributes to offer leading online casino and online poker websites and they want to give their players every opportunity possible to participate in the entire Sega experience.
These brand new Sega websites have been designed and developed in collaboration with online casino software provider Playtech Limited. Sega have also stated that they have plans to release even more platforms over the next year.
This is exciting news for the online gambling industry and it will be good to see how well Sega do over the next coming months. Sega is a really big brand name and I’m sure that the will be welcomed into the online gambling industry too. After all, who doesn’t remember Sonic the hedgehog?
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
A brand new online casino called Casino La Vida launched last week. This new online casino is powered by Microgaming and it offers all registered players a chance to play in over 450 different games. You will find everything from table and parlour games to classic casino titles and video slots.
The customer service that is being offered by this new online casino is second to none and it is available 24 hours a day in a number of different languages too. Players can contact customer service in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish. This is great for all the European players who want to sign up with this online casino as it means they can contact customer support in their own language and this makes it so much easier for them to get answers to their questions.
This new online casino has stated that their promotions will be competitive and out of the ordinary so this is something to look out for. The message behind this new online casino is all about lifestyle and according to statements the launch of this new online casino was not conform to the current industry standards. Statements also revealed that all the employees of this online casino has a say in what they would want from their online casino experience and all of this was taken into account when this online casino was being created.
The idea behind Casino La Vida is to allow players escape from the daily grind and this online casino invites players to take some personal time for leisure and luxury. This all sounds really wonderful and I must admit it is a good way to sell a new online casino by giving off the impression that the online casino is all about enjoying life but I think only time will tell how well this online casino really does. For most online casino players it really is all about the games and the jackpots that are on offer so it will be good to see what Casino La Vida is really all about.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
It was complete online success for one Greek player over on the Titan Poker website. The Titan Poker online casino is powered by Playtech and the lucky Greek player won $252,000 in less than two month after taking down a pair of its recent events. Athanasios Ntalakas is a regular player at the Titan Poker website where he has been playing for over two years now. He first took home $52,000 on the 23rd of November after he won the first Texas hold’em no limit freezeout event of the Titan Poker’s European Championship of Online Poker Tournament.
The Greek player who is a native of Athens then went on to beat this accomplishment by defeating 1,675 other players on the 10th of January to take home the top prize of $200,000 in the Titan Poker’s monthly One Million Dollar Guaranteed Prize Tournament. Ntalakas outlasted 1,240 other players for his November win but he did state that the final table of the 10th of January’s event was by far the toughest he has ever played. He went on to say that people were not afraid to put their chips in the middle and put you to the test constantly by three betting and shoving. Ntalakas said that he was fortunate to win his big flips and even when he was low on chips his friends continued to encourage him. Finally he made it to heads up with Neil Channing with a two to one deficit. He said that he steadily managed to acquire the same chips and at the final hand he was lucky to outdraw Neil. He said it was a tough and a great match.
Ntalakas said that his experience so far at the Titan Poker website has been amazing and he is planning on continuing his experience for a long time to come and he is also going to try in the satellites for the live events. He said his win at the One Million Dollar Guaranteed Prize tournament is by far his biggest poker accomplishment and he said that winning is a great feeling and he can’t wait to experience more.
It sounds like this player is doing really well on the Titan Poker website and you could too if you are a registered player on this website. There are some great tournaments for you to take part in and some fabulous cash prizes to be won too.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
The leading online poker room Full Tilt Poker have just introduced their new Rush Poker format to give their players the chance to take part in up to four times more hands per hour than usual standard ring game play. Full Tilt Poker have described Rush Poker as the ultimate high speed poker experience and they have also stated that it has been designed to minimise the time between hands and keep their players in the action at all times.
Rush Poker, according to Chris Ferguson who was the main event champion at the 2000 World Series of Poker, is the greatest innovation in online poker since poker started on the internet. Rush Poker is a truly amazing fast paced game and you always have a decision to make. You are never waiting for other players to finish the hand.
Unlike the standard ring games where competitors join one table and then face the same opponents in every hand, Rush Poker players have a large player pool spread across multiple tables. When a player folds their hand they are then immediately moved to another table with different opponents for the next hand even if the current game is still in play. It sounds really great and gives players a lot more action and excitement.
Rush Poker also has a feature called quick fold and this is available at the tables to help speed up the games even further and it also allows players to fold a hand even before it is their turn to make a move. There is a full video tutorial for the Rush Poker feature on the Full Tilt Poker website and it is well worth watching if you are looking for a bit more action in your poker games. This new addition to the Full Tilt Poker website is set to be extremely popular and if you want to be in on the action all you need to do is visit the Full Tilt Poker website and see what all this fuss is about.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
