The promotional spin for the satellite version of World Series of Poker is on an all-time high at Royal Vegas Poker. Players can participate in this on-going tournament till the month of May, 2012 and win a seat for the WSOP 2012. Two exciting packages of €3,500 and €10,500 will be given off to the lucky players.

Players interested in betting can cash in a share of $1,000 by participating in any of the three PokerTime Triple tournaments. This promotional offer is valid from the 1st of April, 2012 to 22nd of April.

The Speed Freerolls on every Thursday at Royal Vegas Poker give away $250 to some lucky players. Interested players can participate in these tournaments by using just one point. Players can also earn some real rewards through the PokerTime Loyalty programme. Royal Vegas Poker is providing a 30% rakeback on real rewards earned by the players.

These Poker Free roll will be held on the 13th of April, 2012 at 7:30 PM, from which the top 40 poker players will be selected and assigned to a horse. The winners will be awarded with a cash prize along with an exciting offer.

The Viva Las Vegas promotional offer from Sky Vegas Poker is an excellent opportunity to players to earn a chance to win a Las Vegas package of £10,000. The package includes return flight tickets for two along with a 10 days hotel accommodation in Las Vegas. This promotional offer is valid for the month of March, April as well as May.

Poker Players get a chance to participate in the Sky Poker Tour 2011-12 through Sky Vegas Poker and win poker  prize money of £250,000. Leg five of this poker series is fixed for the 28th of April, 2012, which is a one day event.

The Sky Poker tour includes bounty hunter events along with 6-max, official side events and leader boards. New Poker players can receive as much as a £1000 as welcome bonus upon sign up along with a Free £10 on registration.

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888poker offers new players a special welcome bonus. Players are given £5 to try their luck at different games as also an additional $400 bonus deposit.  This of course requires the special 888poker bonus code so that novices may first get the hand of online gambling before they start investing their own money.
 
The free £5 that is given is devoid of any deposits and this has proved to be an effective marketing tool to bring in more and more online gambling enthusiasts. Players have the option of downloading the poker client or play directly from a browser. Regulars can even set daily limits for themselves so that they don’t play more than they can afford to. The safety of online transactions moreover is assured and all credit card and bank account details are kept confidential.

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Betsson Poker players can also participate in the Luck Eggs Freerolls this April. The main is to earn as many points as possible and those who finish in the top 10 will have the chance to win a share in the $6,000 bounty being offered.

Those willing to bet more and win more are recommended to get a seat in the April Race Game on offer at Betsson Poker. The prize here is $20,000 and the offer is only valid for April. To participate in this promotion players are required to sign up with Betsson Poker and earn as many player points as possible during the promotional period.

There are many other delighting offers available at Betsson Poker.  Sign up today and join in the fun and excitement of online poker.

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Mr. Lipparelli announced that online poker operators with licences and technical systems endorsed by the State of Nevada could indeed start offering real money online poker.  He further went into details as regards the timeline for Nevada’s online gaming application process and confirmed that operators with approved licences and systems could start operating without the need for further legislation.

Licence applicants will most probably start appearing on the agenda of the Nevada Gaming Control Board around the month of May and June.  Applicants having had their licences successfully approved will then undergo a technical evaluation.  Though the timeframe as regards this part of the process still remains to be defined, it is probable that the first set of approved systems will be launched in the fall.

Operators filing for application will undergo their technical evaluation by late spring or early summer.  As per Mr. Lipparelli, operators who have had their systems reviewed by test labs in the past could most likely be in operations by late December 2012 or early 2013.

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Pokerstars is already licensed in the Isle of Man, France, Italy, Estonia and Denmark. They have also applied for a license to offer their services in Spain.Pokerstars.eu will soon go live, probably next week. This new site will allow European players to play online poker without having to pay any tax, as Malta belongs to the European Union. Finland and Sweden are amongst the first countries that would start using the new site as soon as it is launched.

Head of corporate communications at PokerStars, Eric Hollreiser commented on the news saying that it is not easy getting an online gambling license. “It is a process that demands that the applicant produce the necessary evidence showing that it has an ethical and totally secure approach to the business. PokerStars is happy to go through this procedure if this means that it would profit to the players, the company and the business as a whole. PokerStars prides itself for being licensed in so many jurisdictions and this very fact should make players feel that they are dealing with a totally safe and solid company.”

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According the Belgian Gambling Act, players are only allowed to play on approved sites, and Belgium’s four largest Internet service providers will block unauthorized sites, such as PartyPoker.com and iPoker.

Belgians will be able to play on PokerStars.be, Partouche.be, and GPWin.be. Belgium took a different approach to the matter, unlike countries such as Italy and France. Belgium did not exclude itself from the rest of the internet gaming world, so its players, despite signing up through a “dot be” site can still play at tables with players from other countries.  Therefore the online poker experience for players on PokerStars.be will be the same as those who play on PokerStars.com. However, Italian customers may only play against other Italians on PokerStars.it. French players may only play with one another on PokerStars.fr.

GPWin.be is the Belgian offering of GoldenPalacePoker.com, and as such, is part of the iPoker network.

For joining Virgin Poker, players are instantly rewarded with a 200% bonus where they can be credited with a total of £600 in terms of bonus. All players need to do is make a qualifying deposit for the 200% bonus to be credited in their bonus account. The bonus is then released to players in chucks of £5 for every £25 rake.

For the festive season Virgin Poker has devised its own December calendar where daily Rake Races, Sit & Go Races, Double Guranteed Tournaments, Freerolls are scheduled to take place. The offers that really stand from the list are the Double the GTD tourney, the €50K FREE SEAT tourney and the Sit & Go Sled Race.

The Double the GTD tournament as its name suggests, will have a prize pool twice the original amount, giving a chance to one in five players participating in the tournament to win a share of the money. The tourneys are scheduled as follows 6th, 8th, 13th, 15th, 20th & 22nd Dec and are meant to take place at 17:30 & 19:30 GMT.

Another occasion of winning big money that Virgin Poker players will surely not miss is the opportunity of participating in a €50k Guaranteed Headhunter tournament. All players have to is secure a place in among the 10 remaining players of the tournament to qualify for the €50k Guaranteed Headhunter tournament. The qualifying rounds to the tournament are scheduled for the 3rd, 10th, 17th Dec.

The Sit & Go Sled Race sounds to be quite a challenge but knowing poker players, we know they will be up to the challenge. The Sit & Go Sled Race takes place over a 24 hour period, where top players participating in Sit & Go tournaments, achieving the best places, are allocated points according to their respective ranking. The top 20 players at the end of the race day will then each be rewarded with a cash prize amounting to €50. The race days are scheduled for 4th, 11th & 18th Dec.

With so much promos on offer, online poker players are sure to remain busy during the festive season with a chance of winning some real big money prizes.

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Ruderman was accused of operating a huge Ponzi scheme; unlawfully utilizing investors’ funds to pay off his gambling debts.Maguire is one of the pool of celebrities like Gabe Kaplan of “Welcome Back Kotter” fame and Nick Cassavetes, who gained hundreds of thousands of dollars from Ruderman at exclusive and closeted poker games which took place at posh Beverly Hills hotels and private venues.

Even if Maguire, Kaplan, Cassavetes and others have been sued in Ruderman’s cases, it should be noted there are no criminal charges against them.A close party to Maguire commented that the bankruptcy trustee is trying to collect some of the funds from the celebrities involved and he is concerned that Maguire has still not learned his lesson from all this. It seems that the Spiderman superstar has not quit playing his favorite game; poker. He certainly has the means to gamble and gamble big with a circle of people as passionate as him for this game.

Maguire is a high profile celebrity poker player, just as Ben Affleck, Jennifer Tilly, James Woods, etc. He has finished in the money in several events and has been tutored by poker professional Daniel Negreanu. It is said that Tobey has won $10 million by playing poker in Hollywood.

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Although their supremacy is unrivalled in the league at the moment, Manchester City has already conceded 3 defeats this season, 2 in the Champions League group stage and including the Community Shield fixture where they were beaten by arch rivals Manchester United.

This Sunday they travel to Anfield to take on Liverpool. Both sides are quoted at 17/10 at William Hill whereas other major sports betting sites like Ladbrokes and Bet365 considers the Manchester’s side favourite with odds at 7/5 and 13/8 respectively. Liverpool team moral must have been boosted by the win over Chelsea and the fact they did not play during the week, gives them an advantage over Man City. We think putting some money on Liverpool could be a decent bet.

Other fixtures this weekend see Newcastle traveling to Manchester United after their City trip last week. Without surprise Manchester United are favourites with odds at 2/5 on 888 and 4/11 on Skybet. It could however be a tighter game than the Red Devils expect especially after the Champions League exertions in the 2-2 draw against the Portuguese side of Benfica during the week.

Another interesting fixture is the Chelsea vs.  Wolverhampton Wanderers, it will either signal a Chelsea revival or add further pressure to AVB tenure as manager. The London side is favourites to win with odds at 1/4 on Betsson and PaddyPower.

Tomorrow’s London’s derby will see Fulham take on Arsenal. The north London team is favoured to win with odds at 4/9 on William Hill and Bet365. We might also see history in the making, with Arsenal’s striker Robin Van Persie on track to become the player with the most goals over a year in the EPL.

With some of the biggest names in football and with fiery contests, the EPL is currently the most hard-fought football league and the most popular in the world.

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