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British online gaming operator William Hill is one of the biggest in the business, with betting on dozens of sports, from popular competitions like the English Premier League and Grand Slam tennis to the more obscure events from around the globe. Sports Betting Promotions The dynamic site includes a whole host of features to improve your sports betting experience, including in-play betting, live streaming of events and even its own radio station. Customers are kept happy by a constant flow of promotions, headlined this month by the January accumulator bet, which gives you the chance to get up to 30% extra on your winnings. Simply place a wager on any sports bet at William hill to be in the running. Manchester United Odds English football always features prominently, and this week the focus is on specials involving Manchester United, top of the English Premier League and still unbeaten with more than half the season already played. Here are some of the current William Hill odds on Manchester United: How many games will Man Utd lose in the Premier League?: 0...12/1, 1...4/1, 2...11/4, 3...11/4, 4...4/1, 5+...4/1. Who will score the most Premier League goals?: Hernandez 11/10, Rooney 11/8, tie 10/3. Will Man Utd better their points haul from the first half of the season?: Yes 10/11, same amount of point 6/1, no 6/5.
Full Tilt star Dan "jungleman12" Cates has topped the money list of online poker pros in 2010, bursting clear of the field with earnings of $5.5 million throughout the year. Cates was already well ahead of the rest of the field leading into the New Year's holiday when he won more than $500,000 in one long session of $300/$600 half no-limit Texas Hold'em/half pot-limit Omaha cash games. Beating the Competition In a big year for Full Tilt Poker, Cates beat out three other members of the leading online poker room for the money title, with Norwegian Andreas "Skjerboy" Torbergsen hitting $3.7m, Tom "durrrr" Dwan $3.6m and big name Phil Ivey recording $3 million to round out the top four. Following his runner-up finish at the 2010 Aussie Million 100k event Ivey rocketed to the top of the all-time money earnings list for poker pros. According to the Hendon Mob's list, the 34-year-old Las Vegas native has made a total of $13.86m in his career, ahead of second-placed Canadian Daniel Negreanu, who has made $13.12m. Negreanu's PokerStars high-performing colleagues made considerably less than the best of Full Tilt in 2010. Vanessa Selbst took $2.87m in live winning for the year, followed by Liv Boeree with $1.83m. Here's a look at Liv.
On the back of a massive £3.9 million jackpot being hit on Christmas Eve, bet365 is keen to extend its list of big winners in 2011 and further cement its reputation as the online bingo site for those who want to win life-changing sums of money. bet365 Bingo is powered byVirtue Fusion software and even though it was only established in 2008, it already boosts over five million satisfied customers. Yet it is working hard to attract even more with a great selection of 90 Ball, 80 Ball and 75 Ball Bingo games together with great promotional offers. For instance, you will be treated to a £25 welcome bonus when you register and spend just £5. Side Games Strength Additionally, bet365 offers a solid selection of side games to enjoy such as slots, roulette and scratch cards and bingo games to suit any size bankroll. In recognition of such excellence, bet365 was named Operator of the Year and Casino Operator of the Year by eGaming Review Awards in 2010. It also won the Best Website Performance award and placed in the eGaming Review's Annual Power 50.
The London Affiliate Conference is back bigger and better than ever this year, and looks set to break the barrier set last year when 2,200 attended the event. This year's LAC which will be held from Thursday January 27 through to Sunday January 30 at London's Old Billingsgate Market, offers a whole host of benefits and reasons for affiliates to attend. We at Online Casino Reports have already signed up in anticipation! Free Admission For a start, before even getting into details about the events, admission to this conference is 100% free for all affiliates, as it is for all conferences organised by iGaming Business. Learn from other affiliates through the two-day conference program, which puts a range of topics and educational information on the table through panel discussions and presentations. And if that's not enough, there are also the networking opportunities that come from attending this social event with other movers and shakers in the industry. Chance to Learn and More An array of parties, drinks functions and of course the iGB Affiliate Awards night on the Thursday give everybody extra opportunities to network and socialise. This mix of professional and leisurely settings always seem to provide the perfect combination for some great networking.
MasterCard and Visa have been busy lobbying for online gambling reform in the United States, with both credit card companies unhappy about the current state of legislation. Lobbying to Repeal the Ban The two global giants have complied with the regulations set out by the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which put the onus on companies that process transfers between players and online gambling operators. According to a disclosure report released this past week, MasterCard Inc. spent $840,000 during the third quarter to lobby the federal government on a range of issues, including Internet gambling and online payments. That followed the $2.33 million it paid lobbyists in the second quarter of 2010, when the financial overhaul bill was before Congress. For purposes of comparison, during the same three-month period the Poker Players Alliance reportedly spent around $500k and PartyGaming around $60k on online gambling lobbying. HR 2267 Bill The MasterCard disclosure is broken down into two key areas: specific lobbying issues and general lobbying issues. The latter contains a reference to Congressman Barney Frank's H.R. 2267 bill (the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act), which seeks to overturn the effective ban on online gambling introduced by the 2006 UIGEA.
This week is a big one for sports betting, with the FA Cup and NFL playoffs in full swing, and championship favorites starting to emerge in both competitions. Soccer and Football In England, the draw took place yesterday for the FA Cup fourth round, with several match-ups that guarantee early elimination for some Premier League heavyweights on the weekend of January 29. In the NFL, the wildcard playoffs are over and the National Football League title is now a battle between eight contenders, which will become four by next weekend. In the AFC, Pittsburgh will host Baltimore and New England hosts the Jets, while in the NFC, Chicago hosts Seattle and Atlanta hosts green Bay. Promotions Titan Bet has put out the challenge to all big-spending customers, with the promise that each week it will credit GBP 50 (or currency equivalent) to the five customers who have single bets of GBP 10 or more at the longest odds. Odds FA Cup (William Hill): Man Utd 4/1, Chelsea 11/2, Man City, Arsenal 6/1, Tottenham 7/1, Everton 14/1, Aston Villa 25/1, Bolton 28/1, all others 33/1 and over.) NFL title (Titan Bet): New England Patriots 2.70, Atlanta Falcons 5.50, Green Bay Packers 6.00, Pittsburgh Steelers 6.50, Chicago Bears 8.00, Baltimore Ravens 10.00, New York Jets 13.00, Seattle Seahawks 67.00.
William Hill Sport is full of the information that punters want to see to help them make an informed betting decision on all of January's big events. Balls of All Sizes Football, the persistent favourite sport to wager on, will this month see the Barclays Premier League, the Clydesdale Bank Premier League (due to be big freeze there are plenty of mid-week games) and the La Liga in Spain. All of these offer over 175+ different markets on every match and 100+ in-play betting opportunities. Additionally, the Australian Open (the first Grand Slam tournament of the season) gets underway from 17 January. As for golf fanatics, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship tees off on 20 January and the Volvo Golf Championship begins just a week later in Bahrain on 27 January. When it comes to cricket, William Hill Sports has it covered regardless of whether it is an international test match or one day cricket. In the coming weeks we have India v South Africa, England v Australia and Pakistan v New Zealand in the One Day International Series. Horse Racing Finally, there is some great National Hunt racing scheduled January, with the best coming from courses such as Cheltenham, Sandown, Ascot, Haydock and Doncaster. Don't forget that there is live betting available for many of these matches such as the ODI cricket matches which will even offer over by over betting.
Leading online gaming software provider Microgaming has launched an Android casino games package, making it the first company to make such an offering for the device. Microgaming said it launched the Android gambling app as part of its ongoing enhancement of its casino products. An Industry First Betway Casino has already launched the Android casino app in both trial and real-play versions on the Android v2.2 Froyo devices running Adobe Flash 10.1. Now that one online casino has taken up the challenge, it will be interesting to see who else signs up in the hopes of becoming the best Android casino. Microgaming head of casino Mike Hebden said the interest around the new Android casino platform was massive, saying that the Froyo user interface and experience is comparable to the iPhone. "Android has more momentum than any other platform and is largely driving the increased sales of smartphones," he said. "A number of pad style devices will also soon be running Android v2.2." More Apps to Follow It is expected that in the coming months Microgaming mobile partner Spin3 will also release more apps for the Android device as part of a broader platform. According to one study Android devices are expected to overtake iPhone, BlackBerry and others to become the most popular mobile operating system in the world by 2014.
Re-introduced due to popular demand, online poker giant 888poker is offering all new players $8 in free playing money with no need to even make a deposit. How to Get Yours Simply register to play and you will instantly claim your $8 (or currency equivalent), on top of the offer of the 100% bonus on your first deposit, up to a maximum of $400. In addition, 888poker is calling on you to try out its new 3D software and to take advantage of a whole range of promotions in January and February. Play More for Freerolls New for 2011, players can win a share of some $75,000 in prizes with the Play More tournament series. Under this exciting new promotion, the more you play the more you will be rewarded. Play two days a week for entry into the weekly $500 freeroll, play four days a week for entry into the weekly $4,000 freeroll, and play six days a week for entry into the fortnightly $10,000 free roll. Another popular promotion making a comeback is the Big 8c, which offers seats to the exclusive $50k challenge for just an 8c buy in. 888 poker will be hosting three Big 8c tournaments each week, right through to the end of February.
Europa Casino paid out one of the biggest jackpots of 2010, when a Canadian hit gold on the Beach Life progressive slot just before Christmas, the online casino announced this week. And the Winner Is... Life changed forever for Jocelyn Sirois when she struck the $524,556.55 (CAD) jackpot on the Beach Life slots game. Sirois, who will no doubt now enjoy spending some of the winnings on some real beach life said she was attracted to Europa Casino by the speed and design of its games but also by its service. "The online support is highly responsive...The games themselves are easy to understand and the explanations of the games when I do need them are clear and concise," said Sirois, who has been a member of Europa Casino since August 2008 and had won several smaller jackpots previously playing online keno. Progressive Jackpots Developed by leading online gaming software company Playtech, Beach life is a 5-reel, 20-line progressive video slot machine with colorful graphics and a summer theme. The jackpot was won by placing a maximum bet to turn up five smiling suns on the 20th pay line, but smaller prizes can also be won throughout the game for smaller bets. Other reel symbols include beach babes, ice cream, surfers, a cocktail and the treasure chest.
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